The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 269

Right after Rascal fell.

The Chronos Empire thought Roman Dmitry would go back to the Western Front. But he went to Corta instead. Corta was an important base in eastern Chronos.

Corta was a supply base for the Cairo Kingdom’s southern army.

When the Chronos Empire sent people and supplies east, they used Corta’s warp gate. If that warp gate wasn’t working, they had to use one far away.

While Chronos was busy chasing after him, Roman Dmitry arrived in Corta with someone.

“The security is too tight, isn’t it?”

Nelson, a man around thirty years old, fidgeted with his hands. He looked around nervously.

He wasn’t part of Dmitry’s group, and he wasn’t trained to fight. But he was with Roman Dmitry.

While the other soldiers went back to the Western Front, Nelson stayed hidden and then went to Corta, leaving Rascal burning behind them.

And now, they could see where they were going.

Roman Dmitry looked at the tight security and said, “From now on, I will clear the path.”

He disappeared into the darkness.

Roman Dmitry moved to the fortress wall. He was so fast, it was like watching a shadow climb. In a blink, he was over the top.

No sound came from above. The soldiers guarding the walls stayed still, but a rope dropped down, showing it was safe to climb.

Nelson grabbed the rope and climbed up carefully. When he got to the top, he saw what had happened.

Nelson climbed onto the wall and gasped. The Chronos soldiers were standing, but they were not moving. ‘They’re dead… but standing?’ he thought, his heart sinking.

He understood why people praised Roman Dmitry.

If Roman Dmitry wasn’t the one who asked him to come, he wouldn’t have joined this dangerous plan.

Nelson followed Roman Dmitry. Quietly, Roman took out each guard they saw. It was like watching a silent hunter. Nelson could follow safely through the enemy base.

This mission had to be done secretly.

So, Roman Dmitry didn’t bring any soldiers. He sent Chris and the others to the Western Front because he was worried about leaving a gap in their defenses while they traveled to Corta.

It would take at least three days. If the Royal Alliance’s forces were destroyed before then, they would have a very difficult fight.

Nelson’s eyes lit up. They had finally arrived.

The security was tight, as it was the most important place in Corta. Nelson could see a dozen soldiers at a glance.

But he wasn’t too worried. Roman Dmitry moved like a ghost. He blended into the shadows, becoming invisible. When he showed himself, he quickly took care of the soldiers.

They didn’t even have time to scream. By the time they realized the person next to them had fallen, their own necks had been twisted.

The stage was set. Roman Dmitry looked at Nelson and said, “From now on, it’s your turn.”

“Understood.”

Nelson swallowed hard as he looked at the large warp gate.

Nelson was a warp gate technician. People said he was the best in Cairo and Dmitry. Roman Dmitry asked him to join this mission.

He wasn’t forced to come.

Roman Dmitry offered a huge reward if the mission was successful. Nelson thought the reward was worth risking his life for.

The problem was…

Weeeeeeeeee! The alarm screamed. Nelson jumped. His heart pounded in his chest. *Intruder!* the alarm seemed to yell. Bright lights flashed, making him blink. He could hear soldiers running closer, their boots loud on the stone floor. *I have to focus,* he thought, hands shaking.

The security system went off! It knew someone was changing the warp gate.

Nelson found it hard to focus on his work because his heart was pounding.

His hands trembled. The only one who could protect him was Roman Dmitry. If the enemy broke through, Nelson would die.

That’s when Roman Dmitry’s voice came.

“Just focus on your work. I’ll take care of the enemies.”

He took a deep breath. He accepted this mission only because of Roman Dmitry.

Roman Dmitry always turned impossible situations into victories. He always took responsibility if anyone was hurt.

Because of Roman Dmitry’s words, his hands stopped shaking. When he was thinking about the offer, people told him that ‘Roman Dmitry’ was someone he could trust.

He went back to work. He was going to take control of the warp gate.

He would cut off all connections to the Chronos Empire and connect new coordinates. Then, Corta’s warp gate would no longer belong to the Chronos Empire.

Roman Dmitry was doing the same thing Edwin Hector did when he took the rear base to capture the southern front.

He worked quickly. As he changed the warp gate, he heard sounds behind him, but he didn’t dare to look. Clang! Swords crashed together. Rumble! Something heavy fell. ‘It’s Roman Dmitry!’ someone yelled. ‘Attack!’ The sounds of fighting got louder, but Nelson kept his eyes on the warp gate. He couldn’t look away, even as screams echoed behind him.

Dust and smoke filled the air after the blast, but Roman Dmitry didn’t flinch. He confidently believed the explosion was part of *his* plan, not an attack against him.

He was breathing heavily.

His face was flushed with exertion, but a wide smile stretched across his lips as he finally turned around.

“I’ve done it!”

Nelson, who had been watching nervously, suddenly went white as a sheet.

Beyond Roman Dmitry’s sturdy back, countless soldiers lay torn to shreds, scattered across the floor.

Now he understood that while he was working, a one-sided massacre had taken place.

When he first spoke of the plan, the leaders of the Cairo-Dmitry alliance looked dismayed.

“You’re saying you want to destroy the Rascals to distract them, then take Cortas’s warp gate? That’s too reckless!” one of them exclaimed. “Even if you take the warp gate, Chronos is so much stronger that we’ll be at a disadvantage in any battle outside the walls.”

Chronos had hundreds of thousands of soldiers.

While they trusted Roman Dmitry, attacking first when they should be defending felt like suicide.

Roman Dmitry said, “I understand your concerns. It’s true that Chronos is much stronger. People expect Dmitry to just defend the western front from the Chronos Empire’s attacks. But I want more than that. I don’t want us to just endure until the enemy leaves and then fool ourselves into thinking we’ve won. I want the Chronos Empire to clearly admit defeat. To do that, we can’t just defend. We have to strike at Chronos’s strength and achieve results that terrify them, even if it costs us blood.”

He didn’t like Chronos’s attitude. Their arrogance irritated him.

In a situation that would normally be unacceptable, a high-ranking nobleman from Cairo asked, “It’s not that we don’t trust you, Roman Dmitry. The problem is that the Chronos Empire showed they can warp without warp gates in the war with Dmitry. If they warp to attack Cairo or other bases, we’ll be in chaos.”

“That’s right. The Chronos Empire used a technology that isn’t well-known,” Roman Dmitry replied. “But it’s not unlimited. There must be limits on personnel or time for warping without warp gates. If there weren’t, they would have attacked our bases directly instead of the western front. The fact that they’re fighting on the western front shows they have constraints.”

Perhaps the Chronos Empire was deliberately avoiding using warp to show off their power.

Whatever the reason, Roman Dmitry didn’t want to do nothing out of fear of an unconfirmed power.

“This war is life or death for both nations,” he stated. “If there’s a chance they’ll use warp, we need to confirm it in a situation we control. Remember, we’re not fighting to just survive against the Chronos Empire from a weak position. We’re fighting as equals, nation to nation. We’re going to prove to those who think of themselves as rulers of the continent that we’re not their dogs.”

His spirit was fierce, and people were taken aback by his intensity.

He always overturned impossible situations. He wasn’t one to say empty words, so his talk of a full-scale war with Chronos filled them with awe.

“When we take Cortas, the Chronos Empire will have a ‘gap,'” Roman Dmitry explained. “Our goal is to cut off the Chronos Empire’s army in the east and destroy them in a full-scale war. We only need one victory. If we win a war where armies clash, with just the Cairo-Dmitry alliance, then the spark of counterattack will spread across the continent.”

He never allowed himself to back down.

That was why Roman Dmitry, who was only from a baronial family, had reached his current position.

In a corner of the conference room, a man who had been watching with interest asked seriously, “May I ask you for one favor?”

“Speak,” Roman Dmitry said.

The man was Marquis Valentino.

As a leading figure of the moderates, he had become a pro-Dmitry nobleman in the Cairo Kingdom.

He said, “I always support you, Roman Dmitry. But just one thing: after this war, promise me you’ll make a new sword. You haven’t released a new item, and I eagerly await your collection every time! Even if you don’t give it to me and auction it off, if you just release a new sword, I’ll gather all the hidden resources of the Valentino family to fully support your operation.”

He truly was an oddball.

Marquis Valentino, revealing his collector’s desire in this situation, rather than worrying about the fate of the nation.

A bright light flared as soldiers appeared through the warp gate.

The soldiers marched out in perfect order.

First came Marquis Valentino. He brought all his private soldiers, and then soldiers from the Cairo Kingdom appeared one after another.

Marquis Valentino wore ‘Blaze,’ which he had bought from Roman Dmitry, at his waist. Just looking at the shining scabbard, you could tell how much he cared for Blaze.

Then, soldiers from the Dmitry Principality appeared.

People like Baron Lawrence and Baron Conrad brought their soldiers, and soon a large number of troops filled the area around the warp gate.

It might be a small number compared to Chronos’s hundreds of thousands of troops, but they had trained hard under Roman Dmitry’s leadership, ready for war.

However, there was an unexpected person: Kevin.

“I greet my lord,” Kevin said.

“You’ve overcome the Simma,” Roman Dmitry said.

“It’s thanks to my lord’s care.”

Leaving Dmitry, Kevin had headed to Adelaine, planning to use the warp gate there. But he learned that soldiers from the Dmitry Principality were waiting under Roman Dmitry’s orders. Hearing that they would move straight there once they took Cortas’s warp gate, Kevin joined them.

The reunion was short, but it was enough that he was safe.

Roman Dmitry looked at the troops and raised his voice, “From now on, we will turn Chronos’s eastern region into a wasteland, starting with Cortas. We will make the Chronos Empire furious. Search every corner of Cortas and eliminate all enemies!”

The soldiers spread out quickly, showing their fierce determination.

Cortas, the strategic stronghold in Chronos East, was completely captured in less than a day.

The next day, Duke Bamford received the news.