The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 592

Wang Wei-long of China. What had he been doing?

After losing to Kim Pan-seok, Wang Wei-long trained all the time. He only stopped for important government work.

He was angry with himself.

Wang Wei-long wanted to follow the Heavenly Demon and build a strong group. He wanted to be second-in-command. But when Baek Joong-hyuk appeared, he let Kim Pan-seok take that role.

Of course, he accepted the result.

He served Kim Pan-seok as his second-in-command. But behind the scenes, he practiced his sword skills like crazy to try and take back that position.

Whoosh!

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Hour after hour, day after day, Wang Wei-long swung his sword. Sweat dripped from his forehead, soaking his clothes. Each swing was a thought, a question. He knew the mural on the wall showed only a shadow of the real Heavenly Demon Sword Technique. Roman Dmitry had shown them that. If that was true, could training with these fake moves ever be enough to beat Kim Pan-seok? Kim Pan-seok, who controlled magic like a storm, seemed unbeatable. Doubt gnawed at Wang Wei-long, but he pushed it away. He had to try.

Then, he learned something shocking: Roman Dmitry was also Maron Dmitry. Wang Wei-long worried he might lose not just the second-in-command spot, but even his third-in-command spot.

Chris, Kevin, Felix, Edwin Hector, and the others. He had heard from Sebastian how strong they were.

If they had fought monsters in the Demon World with Roman Dmitry, they were strong. He felt anxious every day.

Heavenly Demon Baek Joong-hyuk was everything to the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult. Wang Wei-long worried he might lose his place to others.

So, he couldn’t stop training. He trained all day, every day. Then, he had an idea.

Even though the sword marks in the mural are not the real thing, my ancestors created a new Heavenly Demon Sword Technique just by looking at the mural. So… if I add the sword technique that the Heavenly Demon showed me directly into the sword marks of the mural, I can move into a new world, even if I can’t perfectly copy the real thing.

He felt sure this was the right way.

Roman Dmitry.

Remembering the sword technique Roman Dmitry had used, Wang Wei-long slowly changed the sword marks in the mural, following his memory of that day.

Thousands, tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands of times.

As he swung his sword more and more, the Heavenly Demon Sword Technique in the mural slowly became more powerful.

A sword technique without a set form. Free but destructive. It used internal energy to make the most effective attacks. He was covered in sweat.

Some days he was disappointed because he didn’t improve much. Some days he was happy because he had some success. Other days he just stared at the sky, having gained nothing.

But he didn’t give up.

Wasn’t he getting better, even if it was just a little bit?

Just serving the Heavenly Demon, who he had admired for so long, gave him the strength to keep going.

And now, Wang Wei-long had improved.

He felt stronger than when he last fought Kim Pan-seok.

Then, Shao Long told him about what happened in America.

“America has been badly defeated. We’ve brought together all our soldiers in China. But after seeing what happened to America… we need to be ready to face the Emperor himself. We can’t back down.”

“You are right. But I want to say something first.”

Wang Wei-long’s eyes flashed.

Hearing about the situation in America, Wang Wei-long focused on one thing.

“Before facing the Emperor, the White-Robed Wizard will come. Unlike America, we will defeat the White-Robed Wizard. He will not succeed against China.”

He remembered his promise with Kim Pan-seok.

The one-year deadline was over.

He believed in himself.

He had improved a lot. Now was the perfect time to take the second-in-command position from Kim Pan-seok.

There was a man.

The man’s hair was messy, and blood dripped from his body. He held his sword tightly and stared at what was in front of him.

“Attack!”

“Never back down!”

Millions of Chinese soldiers rushed forward. Even though many of their comrades had fallen, they still had a large number and tried to overwhelm their opponent.

But the result was terrible. No matter how many soldiers attacked, no matter how many powerful Chinese fighters used their skills against one person.

The person they were attacking used magic and easily blocked their attacks.

“Lightning Blade.”

Bzzzt!

Electricity crackled in both hands. He used it like a sword to stop every attack. At the same time, he used powerful magic.

“Fire Rain.”

Whoosh.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.

Flames rose. The people facing Kim Pan-seok were scared of the electric blade. The flames fell from above, hitting the soldiers.

It was unbelievable. Unlike America, China tried to defeat Kim Pan-seok. But instead, they lost hope because of the overwhelming power.

Despair.

They were failing just like America. The Chinese soldiers slowly realized how hopeless the situation was.

Wang Wei-long felt the same way.

He had attacked Kim Pan-seok right away, but now he was defeated and hurt. Kim Pan-seok just walked past him, like he was unimportant.

He felt like his life was pointless.

He had worked so hard to improve, but Kim Pan-seok was so strong that it didn’t matter how much he trained.

He couldn’t give up.

He was a descendant of the Heavenly Demon Divine Cult. He couldn’t give up his chance to be next to the Heavenly Demon, who he had admired for so long, just because he might lose.

He walked forward.

Wang Wei-long, who had been walking slowly, suddenly ran forward and used a new sword technique from the mural.

‘I’ll win with this one strike.’

Clang.

Rumble!

The final strike.

Magic poured out of the sword like crazy. He focused all the magic on Kim Pan-seok, not caring if he might die.

At that moment.

Wham! Wham! Wham! Wham!

Wang Wei-long saw it.

Kim Pan-seok’s magic swallowed the Heavenly Demon Sword Technique.

He was shocked.

Kim Pan-seok broke through the magic, moved close, and held out his palm in front of Wang Wei-long’s face.

“I told you. You can’t beat me. Explosion.”

Bang!

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.

Burning flames. That was the last thing Wang Wei-long remembered.

First, it was the United States. Then, the news came about China. Around the world, people were shocked. Every time another superpower seemed to fall, the news spread like wildfire.

People talked about it everywhere – online, in the streets, in their homes. “This can’t be real,” many whispered. “The United States and China are the strongest countries in the world! How could they be defeated by just one White-Robed Wizard? And now they say Emperor Roman Dmitry is even stronger? What is happening?” Fear and confusion filled the air. It felt like humanity was facing a fight they could never win.

People said that these powerful beings were like gods. They called them ‘Absolute Beings’. Many believed Emperor Roman Dmitry could defeat the Demon King, but even Kim Pan-seok couldn’t beat an Absolute Being. The Chosen Ones revealed that there was more than one Absolute Being. Emperor Roman Dmitry couldn’t solve all the problems alone because there were too many of them. That’s why this training was so important for the future.

It was a time of despair.

People realized something terrible. Even Kim Pan-seok could not defeat these powerful enemies. This meant that when the 49 days of disaster came, only Roman Dmitry could help them.

Until then, they had just accepted that the final battle was coming. Because the fate of humanity was at stake, people wanted to do their best.

But then they learned the truth.

No matter how much people risked their lives, their sacrifices would be for nothing.

It would be a meaningless death.

Just as Kim Pan-seok had easily defeated them, the Absolute Beings would easily get rid of the humans, like crushing ants with a finger.

It was a tremendous fear. The fact that they could not choose their future was an unbearable fear for humans who had lived freely.

And so, in turn.

Other countries also collapsed.

Like what happened with the United States and China, some people spoke out as if it was natural for everything to fall apart.

“If we really want to survive, we need to accept Emperor Roman Dmitry’s plans. If we didn’t know how strong the Absolute Beings are, humanity would be in chaos when the disaster strikes. So we must remember this. Even knowing that we can’t do anything, we have to accept that dying might be meaningless.”

“Many people will die. Many people will lose their families. But even if we stop all 10 major disasters, the future might still be unstable. I want to trust Emperor Roman Dmitry.”

Very slowly.

People accepted reality.

Humanity’s helplessness and bleak future.

Because of Roman Dmitry’s unexpected actions, people gradually spent time getting used to despair.

More than half a month had already passed out of the 49 days.

In the long history of mankind, 1-2 years is a short time, but in that short time, mankind faced a huge disaster.

People became Awakened.

They were different from the past.

In the past, they became Awakened through the system and became stronger than normal humans. But because of the technologies Roman Dmitry shared, ordinary people who had not Awakened could also become stronger.

The Korean Empire created the Hunter Academy to accept those who wanted to become stronger. This happened all over the world.

Jo Dong-seop was an F-Rank Hunter.

Just a month ago, he was an ordinary person, but he became F-rank through the Korean Empire’s training system.

“I wonder when I’ll become an A-rank. Still, I want to get stronger, even just a little, before the disaster strikes.”

“Do you think that’s possible? Just be grateful that you’re not facing the disaster as an ordinary person. If Emperor Roman Dmitry hadn’t created the Hunter Academy, ordinary people like us wouldn’t have been able to do anything without the help of the system. And since that system came from the Absolute Being, it’s actually quite meaningless.”

“I know, I’m just saying.”

He was talking to a colleague from the academy.

He was in the same situation as Jo Dong-seop.

Jo Dong-seop, who had been joking with him, turned around, promising to attend the training tomorrow.

At that moment.

“The sight of them trying to endure is ridiculous.”

His expression changed.

He was not the Jo Dong-seop people knew.

The Absolute Being had predicted the disaster would happen 49 days later, but it was naive to think that was all there was to it.

Absolute Beings.

There were limits to when they could appear.

But that didn’t mean they had to wait for the 49 days.

‘Roman Dmitry. There’s no way to deal with you unless you come down directly. But what about the weak humans who trust you? If some of the humans who follow you face a disaster they can’t handle, that will cause distrust throughout humanity. Because that is how weak humans are.’

He swallowed a laugh.

Seeing another colleague passing by, Jo Dong-seop greeted him with a kind face.

“You’ve worked hard.”

“Oh, go in carefully.”

He passed by the people.

He blended into the crowd as usual and headed for one place.

‘Kang Min-ho. The first human in this life who formed a relationship with Roman Dmitry. He would be a very good example.’

Suddenly.

He stopped walking.

Jo Dong-seop carefully knocked on the door.

Knock knock.

“Hello.”

No sound was heard from inside.

However, Jo Dong-seop’s sensitive senses knew that there was a fragile and small life inside.

Knock knock.

“Mina, I’m Jo Dong-seop, your father’s student. Can you open the door for a moment? I have something to tell you at your father’s request.”

The first target.

It was Kang Min-ho’s daughter.

He knew that humans would react more strongly to the death of a young life than to killing Kang Min-ho directly.

Something really fun will happen.

When the Absolute Beings bring disaster to the world, their favorite thing to do is to separate families and watch how they react.

Knock knock.

Knock, knock. Knock…….

He kept knocking.

Jo Dong-seop’s face, which had been polite, suddenly twisted.

“You’re a bad kid. Not opening the door.”

Wham!

He broke down the door.

He threw away the mask.

Just as he was about to step inside.

Flash!

Flash flash flash!

An intense light appeared.

Jo Dong-seop staggered back. When he could see again, there was a mysterious person in front of him.

He said coldly.

“I don’t recognize your face.”

Roman Dmitry prepared the best possible plans for many different situations.

Some people were doubtful at first, but this mysterious person trusted Roman Dmitry completely.

Look at what was happening.

It was happening just as he said it would.

The mysterious person, Kang Min-ho, walked out of the portal with a cold expression.

“Explain. Who are you, and why are you trying to hurt my child?”

This was something he could not allow.