The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 211

A hurried voice.

Panting breaths.

The shadow reacted as if it knew someone was on the other end. It seemed Roman Dmitry was calling.

Baron Charlton spoke.

“Truly remarkable. You attacked Echorche’s base and defeated all the shadows. Our plan failed, Roman Dmitry. You are more dangerous than we thought. Assassinating you in a normal way is impossible. To send more than Echorche and shadows… that would be like starting a war, not just an assassination.”

It was a one-sided conversation.

Even without a response, Baron Charlton was certain the other party was listening.

“But don’t think Chronos will give up because of this. Emperor Chronos wants you dead, and we always meet his expectations. If we fail once, we’ll try again. If we fail twice, we’ll try a third time. We will keep sending assassins until you are dead. How long can you, just one person, withstand the Empire’s attacks? Cairo and Dmitry alone can’t protect you. To go against Chronos is to ask for a disaster.”

These were not empty threats.

Over the years, the Chronos Empire had proven what they could do.

They had crushed anyone who dared to rebel, and people chose to ignore it.

Even if someone spoke out alone, no one would help.

They were a powerful nation that said they wanted to take over the continent. No one wanted to face their anger.

Maybe someone could resist them at first.

But after years of silence, they were now helpless against the Empire’s repeated cruelty.

Baron Charlton tried to put pressure on Roman Dmitry.

He knew Roman Dmitry was strong but was sure he would fall in the end.

However,

“Interesting.”

“…Interesting?”

“When did the Chronos Empire start talking more than acting? When the Chronos Emperor first announced the assassination, you were sure you would succeed. But I am still alive. You can keep trying to assassinate me. Hire another assassin guild, send shadows. That is my problem. But let me give you one warning.”

Roman Dmitry grabbed the shadow’s neck.

He squeezed the shadow tightly, letting the choking sounds go through the phone.

“Somewhere in your mansion is a gift from me. A very strong poison that I would have used to kill you if I had wanted to. Remember this: Assassination is not just your game. If you want to kill me, it would be faster to start a war with soldiers instead of these sad assassination attempts.”

This was new.

Even with Chronos’ threats, Baron Charlton didn’t remember anyone ever talking back like this.

“I am really looking forward to seeing your face when you find the gift.”

With that,

Roman Dmitry hung up.

Baron Charlton’s mansion was turned upside down.

A gift from Roman Dmitry?

This meant someone had broken into the mansion. Baron Charlton was furious and ordered the servants to search everywhere.

They found a suspicious box in the supply warehouse.

“…No one has come in from outside in the past week. It looks like someone got past the guards and left the box in the warehouse.”

“Damn it.”

Baron Charlton felt sick.

Inside the box was a bottle with a clear liquid.

At first, they were afraid to touch it, thinking it might be poison. The servants quickly moved it to the magic tower, Behemoth, still in the box.

Roman Dmitry had warned about a poison assassination.

If they thought about using it to kill someone, they needed to know if the poison could be stopped.

The box was rushed to Behemoth. Everyone in the Empire knew of Behemoth. They were the experts in poisons and antidotes. Their labs were filled with bubbling potions and strange, dangerous chemicals. Accidents happened often, which meant they had become the best at curing poison on the whole continent.

Mateo, Behemoth’s most skilled poison master, leaned over the box. He was a thin man with sharp eyes that missed nothing. He carefully examined the bottle, his brow furrowed. He swirled the clear liquid gently. *Slosh.*

“Hmm,” Mateo murmured, his voice low. “Colorless, odorless… This is troublesome indeed. You’ve brought us something very nasty.”

“Stop talking and see if you can stop it.”

“Understood.”

Mateo nodded.

People usually thought that detoxification magic could cure all poisons, but that was wrong.

Detoxification magic had limits.

To really cure a deadly poison, the magician needed to create detoxification components and get rid of the poison’s source.

Behemoth was known as the best on the continent because of their skill. At first, Mateo looked at the poison without worry.

First, he went to the laboratory.

There, he gave the poison to a slave and watched what happened.

The poison worked fast.

Without warning, the slave suddenly vomited blood and trembled.

“S, save me… cough.”

It was a sign of poisoning.

Mateo stood back and used his magic.

“Cure Poison.”

Light burst out.

He checked the slave’s body with detoxification energy, spreading it to cure the poison.

But the slave didn’t get better.

Mateo’s confident look turned to sweat. He tried hard to cure the slave in any way he could.

In the end, the slave died.

Mateo looked at the pale body and wiped his sweat with a handkerchief.

“Where did you get this? This poison is so strong that magicians who see it for the first time can’t cure it. To find out how to stop this poison, I need to do more experiments.”

“If I were poisoned by this, could you save me?”

“…To be honest, I’m not sure right now.”

Baron Charlton’s face became serious.

A poison that Behemoth couldn’t cure.

This meant they couldn’t cure it. Roman Dmitry had a very strong poison.

Looking at it now,

It was like Cort’s death.

If Roman Dmitry had wanted to kill him, he might have died from this poison.

His blood ran cold.

Cort died, blood coming from his mouth. I looked down at him and smiled. Seeing myself like that, I knew this was a big problem I couldn’t ignore.

“Find a cure for this poison, now. Use everything you have. This poison is from enemies of the Chronos Empire. I know it might take time, but ‘impossible’ is not an answer I will accept.”

“Understood, Your Majesty.” Baron Charlton quickly hurried away.

Roman Dmitry.

The more I hear about him, the more I see he is dangerous.

First, I must tell the Emperor everything that has happened.

The series of events.

The Chronos Emperor listened about Shadow’s failure and the strong poison. His face stayed cold and still.

“People have always fought against the Chronos Empire. But no one has ever been so bold as to face us directly and refuse to obey. Baron Charlton, what kind of man do you think Roman Dmitry is?”

“…I think he is the kind of man who would break before he would bow.”

“You are right. We told the Cairo Royal Family to give us Roman Dmitry. They chose to fight us instead, bringing in the Kingdom Alliance. And now, this attack. Ecorche and Shadow are strong enough to kill the King of Cairo. But they failed to kill Roman Dmitry. And they showed us they could attack us back. Roman Dmitry will never agree with us.”

In all of history, there has never been someone like Roman Dmitry.

Doesn’t history show what happens to those who fight strength with strength?

Baron Charlton shrank back.

Knowing what kind of person the Chronos Emperor was, he dared not add another word.

“For the Empire to stay strong, we cannot let anyone set an example of defiance. But now is not the time to start the war Roman Dmitry talks about. People think Chronos is holding back because we are not strong enough to take over the continent. But we know that’s not true. If we fix just one thing, Chronos can achieve its big goal.”

Roman Dmitry doesn’t know the real truth. The power we show is just a small part of our strength. The power people fear is not our true power. He is just a frog in a well. If he knew how truly strong Chronos is, he would not dare to fight us or say foolish things about war.

That is why the Chronos Emperor did not express anger.

No matter how much he struggles and thrashes, Roman Dmitry will be nothing more than an ant that briefly crossed paths in history.

However.

That does not mean there is a reason to keep him alive.

“Summon the demons from the abyss.”

Baron Charlton’s eyes went wide.

The demons of the abyss.

They were not like the Shadows, the Maim.

Using them showed how much they wanted Roman Dmitry dead, no matter what.

“As you command.”

Baron Charlton bowed his head.

The Chronos Empire.

The Emperor’s word was law, and situations where one presented a different opinion were not permitted.

“Soon, we will have our chance. Then, we will show all enemies of the Chronos Empire what happens when they fight us. We will make an example they will never forget. Roman Dmitry, the hero they admire, will be destroyed.”

He leaned back.

Seated on the throne, he looked down at the nobles lined up behind Baron Charlton.

From beginning to end.

The nobles who had been watching the situation expressed their intention to blindly follow the Emperor’s orders through silence.

They were certain.

Roman Dmitry.

As the Chronos Emperor said, he would soon remain as ‘one cruel precedent’.

At that moment.

Roman Dmitry was heading to his territory.

Baron Charlton.

The potent poison that had plunged him into terror was a realization of a technique from his previous life.

‘This poison is probably new. Even magic might not easily cure it.’

The poison came from the Sichuan Tang Clan.

They are famous for having thousands of strong poisons. They killed many people in the Demonic Cult when Baek Jong-hyuk took over Murim. They are very good at killing many enemies at once. If Baek Jong-hyuk wasn’t immune to all poisons, taking over Murim would have been much harder.

In the end, Baek Jong-hyuk cut off the head of the Sichuan Tang Clan leader. When their leader died, they surrendered. Baek Jong-hyuk took in the Sichuan Tang Clan and learned their secrets about poison.

Even if Baron Charlton succeeds in detoxification.

It wouldn’t matter much.

The potent poison that killed Cort and was sent to Baron Charlton was just one of thousands, and Roman Dmitry had many more threatening poisons in his mind.

Although the changed environment restricts the perfect implementation of the Sichuan Tang Clan’s poisons, if a full-scale war begins, assassinations accompanied by poison will plunge the enemies into terror.

Poison is one of my weapons. I showed it to them on purpose. Chronos tried to kill me, so I needed to show them there would be a cost.

‘Now, the Chronos Empire will have to be careful. They know Dmitry can also use poison to attack. They won’t just kill anyone around me easily. They will try to weaken us slowly. That helps Chronos, but poison can still be very powerful for killing many people at once.’

It was a kind of threat.

The enemies failed in their plan.

Then there are two options.

Either try to assassinate him again, or kill the people around him, excluding himself.

Roman Dmitry prepared for the latter by using potent poison.

Unable to prepare for every situation alone, he protected those around him by holding a knife to the opponent’s throat.

A plan to buy time.

It was a temporary measure.

Since war would break out someday, it was necessary to make thorough preparations in the meantime.

‘The Chronos Empire cannot hide its ambition to conquer the continent. In the near future, they will surely declare the conquest of the continent, and from then on, I won’t be able to stop my people from dying. I can only prepare as much as possible. The perfect solution for us is to win the war.’

The wind was salty.

He could smell blood.

Dmitry was already caught in the vortex of war and could never be far from blood and death.

Soon.

He arrived in Dmitry.

However, even before announcing the victory, there was news waiting for Roman Dmitry.

“…My Lord, a message has come from the Valhalla Empire.”

The Valhalla Empire.

We just dealt with Chronos, and now another enemy shows up.