The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 278

It was a strange and confusing sight.

Suddenly, a being of pure white light appeared. She seemed to control a holy power.

People were so surprised they couldn’t speak. Then, a group of soldiers appeared, led by the pure white knight. They rushed onto the battlefield.

“Destroy the evil forces!”

The sound of metal hitting metal rang out – CLANG! The ground shook – RUMBLE!

Hundreds of swordsmen were there. Light glowed around their bodies.

At first, no one knew who these new soldiers were fighting for. Were they friends or enemies? But then, they saw them attacking the Imperial Army. It became clear they were on our side.

Where did they come from? Nobody knew. But it was clear they thought the Chronos Empire was evil. And they were bravely fighting against so many enemies.

“Ugh!” “Aargh!” Screams came from everywhere.

The bright white light cut through the Chronos soldiers quickly. When the enemy soldiers tried to fight back, it was no use.

Suddenly, everything changed. These mysterious soldiers were winning against the huge Chronos army.

Behind the fighting soldiers, the pure white knight walked forward quickly and shouted loudly.

“You arrogant and greedy people! I warned you! If you try to cover this land in darkness, and take power that humans should not have, we will stop you. But you didn’t listen. You took power you shouldn’t have to try and take over the land.”

A soft sound filled the air – Whirr! The light around her grew brighter and stronger. She was completely surrounded by pure white light.

“In God’s name, I will destroy evil. Be blessed.”

With a gentle touch – Pat – a powerful wave of light spread out – Rumble! The light energy flowed everywhere.

It was a blessing, a gift of holy power. Not just the white swordsmen, but also the Dimitri and Cairo soldiers felt new strength flowing into them. They opened their eyes wide in surprise at this amazing power.

Everything that had happened was impossible to understand. But now, the white knight had said she was against the Chronos Empire. Chris knew what he had to do.

“Soldiers! With me!” Chris shouted and ran forward. He knew these white soldiers were now their allies, and he would fight with them against the Chronos Empire.

From that moment on, the battle was completely in their favor. The Chronos Empire soldiers were being defeated easily.

The Chronos Empire had already been having trouble fighting against Roman Dimitri alone. Now, they couldn’t stop the Dimitri soldiers, who were suddenly full of energy again.

And the swordsmen with the white knight were incredibly strong. They moved like lightning and their swords cut through everything.

Duke Bamford was very confused by everything that was happening. He felt like he was losing control of the situation.

‘What is going on?’ Duke Bamford thought, his mind racing. This war had taken a completely unexpected turn. Everything was changing too fast.

He knew about the pure white knight. He had sent Sheffir to stop her, but Roman Dimitri had gotten in the way and Sheffir had vanished. Everything was going wrong.

The Chronos Empire still had many soldiers. They had more soldiers than the enemy, but the situation was getting worse. Duke Bamford knew he had to make a quick decision.

‘If this goes on, we will be completely destroyed,’ he thought, his teeth clenched in anger and fear.

He was furious inside, but he was not foolish. He wouldn’t let his pride get his soldiers killed for no reason.

“Retreat! All troops, retreat now! We will fall back to the old castle and plan our next move!” he yelled, his voice filled with frustration.

Retreat? It was a strange order for the Chronos Empire. They were known for never giving up. But now, faced with defeat, they were running away.

The troops started to retreat quickly, heading towards the old castle. It wasn’t a big castle, but it was still a place to defend.

He thought that if they defended the old castle, they could hold out until more Chronos Empire soldiers arrived.

It was the best choice Duke Bamford could make right now. Even if he was blamed for losing the battle, he needed to make a decision that would let them fight another day, instead of losing everything here.

But then, as they reached the old castle, Duke Bamford’s blood ran cold. High above them, on the castle walls, a Dimitri flag waved in the wind. And he saw someone there, making flames.

He realized it was Felix. “…Damn it,” Duke Bamford muttered. They had walked right into a trap.

Flora Lawrence knew that good plans were all about the small things. When Roman Dimitri said he would fight the Chronos Empire directly, Flora Lawrence had an extra idea.

“The old castle is important, no matter what happens in the big battle,” Flora Lawrence explained. “If we win, the Chronos Empire might run to the old castle to defend themselves. If we lose, we can use the old castle to attack them from behind. So, we need to give up the food in the old castle now and hide in the secret tunnels. Then, when the time is right, we can decide whether to take back the castle and attack the enemy when they come, or block them from escaping to the castle.”

She believed in Roman Dimitri. But as a strategist, she always wanted to make the plan as good as possible. Everyone agreed with Flora Lawrence’s idea.

The white knight was something they hadn’t planned for. But now, the Chronos Empire was running to the old castle, and the soldiers already there were ready to do their part.

“Fire Rain!” Felix shouted. With a whooshing sound – Whirr! – flames rained down from the sky. His magic turned the ground into a burning sea. He was incredibly powerful in this attack.

The flames crashed down – Wham! – with a whooshing sound – Whirr! “Aaargh!” The Chronos soldiers screamed as the fire burned them. The soldiers behind them were shocked and confused.

In front of them, the Phoenix wizards who were in the old castle attacked with magic. Behind them, the Dimitri and Cairo soldiers, with the white knights, charged forward. The Chronos soldiers were trapped.

If they had known the old castle would be taken, they would have brought supplies to attack a castle. But they had nothing to defend themselves against the magic from above.

They were in a terrible situation. They panicked, not knowing what to do. The enemy soldiers were being defeated very easily.

“They are trapped!” “Defeat them all!” The Chronos soldiers were pushed back, like they were standing at the edge of a cliff.

Attacked from the front and behind, the Chronos soldiers fought back with desperation, but their faces showed they had lost all hope.

There were hundreds of thousands of them. But numbers didn’t matter anymore. They had lost the will to fight, and now they were going to lose.

“Don’t give up! We are Chronos! Chronos never loses!” Duke Bamford yelled, his neck red with anger. But his face showed only despair. He fought on, even though he knew it was over.

Duke Bamford could not believe it. The Cronos Empire was losing. It seemed impossible.

Duke Bamford fought hard with his sword. Suddenly, *whizz!* an arrow flew from nowhere and hit him in the eye. His eyes went wide with shock and pain.

*Thud!* He fell to his knees.

“Ugh,” he gasped as another arrow went right through his heart. Warm blood poured out, staining his armor red. His sight became blurry. He knew then. It was the end.

This war against Dimitri was a total loss for the Cronos Empire. Everyone had thought they would win, but they were wrong. The war changed in a moment. When they saw they were losing and their leader fell with a scream, the Cronos soldiers lost hope. Even though they had more soldiers, they gave up. After that, everything fell apart. Soldiers ran everywhere to save themselves. Some dropped their weapons and surrendered. Others fought on, wanting to be brave for the Cronos Empire. But they died, and seeing them die made even more soldiers run or surrender. Shouts and screams filled the air. The ground shook with running feet.

The war was finished. They had won! Soldiers from Cairo and Dimitri cheered loudly.

“We have won!” they shouted.

“Long live Dimitri!”

Again and again, they chanted one name:

“Roman! Roman! Roman! Roman!”

It was all because of Roman Dimitri. He had defeated Hannibal, the Cronos knights, and Sheffir, the powerful mage. Without him, they might have lost, even if a god had helped them. Roman Dimitri wasn’t even there, but it didn’t matter. They knew he would come back. The air was full of happy shouts and cheers.

Chris wiped blood from his face. He walked towards a figure standing nearby. She was very strange. On a battlefield full of dead bodies and rivers of blood, this knight in pure white armor looked like she didn’t belong. Chris was curious.

“Thank you for helping us,” Chris said. “But… where did you come from?”

This white knight was a mystery. No one had ever heard of anyone like her in Salamander Continent. But she spoke as if she knew the Cronos Empire very well. It was all very confusing. She and the swordsmen with her were clearly very strong, and they couldn’t hide it. The white knight looked at Chris. She was beautiful. Her skin was as white as snow, and her golden hair moved in the wind. She looked so beautiful that Chris wondered if she was even human.

She spoke,

“I am Isabel, Queen of Luna. I come from Arcadia, the only human country beyond the endless mountains.”

Arcadia. Luna. Isabel. Chris was surprised by these unexpected words.

Sheffir was dead. A secret passage opened. Roman Dimitri stepped through. He wasn’t on the battlefield anymore. He was at the foot of the endless mountains. He was back in Dimitri for now. He used magic to send messages and found out Isabel was real and that they had won the war. Isabel asked to meet him in Kairos, and Roman agreed. But first, he went somewhere else, not to the warp gate. He needed to check something in Dimitri before he left. He went to the library in Dimitri. It was a large room filled with old books. He looked for ancient books, books that told the stories of famous people from long ago. He read through many books and found some names he knew.

[Maximilian] – A wandering swordsman who became famous across Salamander Continent. As a 5-star aura swordsman, he traveled the continent, facing those called the strong, and caught the eye of the Cronos Emperor, becoming important. At that time, he obtained the surname Maximilian and contributed to the Cronos Empire under the name Count Maximilian. And… once ranked 1st in Cronos, he met a peaceful death in the history books. This was the story of one person’s life.

This book told the story of Maximilian’s life, a man who became very famous in history. But Roman Dimitri looked at something else. Before he was known as Count Maximilian, the books mentioned his real name. It said: ‘Count Maximilian. His real name is Sven.’ Sven. That was the name of the shadow who attacked Dimitri! If the book had only said ‘Sven,’ Roman might not have made the connection. But now he knew.

[Mystic] – He is a mysterious being. He developed magic that controlled space, something new and exciting in magic on the continent, but unlike people’s interest, he disappeared suddenly. A magician who once studied with him said that his name was ‘Mystic’.

[Ellington] – A long time ago. Born as the eldest son of the Ellington family in the Cronos Empire, he was a magical genius recognized by the continent’s wizards. He understood magic deeply at a young age and played a major role in making magic better and stronger in the Cronos Empire, but like Mystic, he disappeared at some point. As a result, there were many rumors in the Cronos Empire. The ‘disappearance of magicians’ was something that happened many times in history, and now that no clear evidence remains, people have doubts about whether Ellington even existed. The Ellington family also disappeared into the history books after the disappearance of the eldest son. People guessed his real name, and several names were mentioned as his real name, including Sheroni, Sherpe, and Sheffir.

Mystic and Sheffir were also in the ancient books. So, these shadows weren’t new. They were people from history books! People who were famous and important long ago were now ‘shadows’ for some reason.

But there was more. Roman Dimitri remembered four names from Sheffir’s memories. The last name made him gasp.

“What?”

“What could this mean?” He found the last name in a famous book, not in the old history books. It was written in big letters at the top of the first page: ‘[Emperor Aleksandr] The founder of Aura.’ That was the name Roman Dimitri had been searching for!

Suddenly – *Flash!* – the Cronos Emperor opened his eyes. He woke up from sleep and frowned because of the strong pain. “…Is anyone there?” he said, his voice dry and cracked. “I said, is anyone there?” His face looked weak, but his eyes were different. They were clear and sharp, not weak like they had been before.