The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 474

Cha Dong-cheol’s statement was unexpected.

The moment Cha Dong-cheol said ‘Dimitri,’ Roman Dimitri felt confused.

‘He said that ‘inheritance’ means a connection to another world. Dimitri from another world. Could the Dimitri Empire I created be the same one they’re talking about?’

He couldn’t believe it easily.

If that was true, he needed to know for sure.

Cha Dong-cheol shouted and charged forward. Blue energy burst around him like a wave. Roman Dimitri watched him come, a strange feeling in his chest. The name ‘Dimitri’ echoed in his mind. He didn’t use his full power, letting Cha Dong-cheol attack first.

*Clang!*

*Clang! Clang! Clang!*

Swords crashed together. Sparks flew. Cha Dong-cheol attacked again and again, his face red with anger. His eyes were sharp and full of hate. He wanted to win.

The surroundings were torn apart. Dust and pieces of the floor flew everywhere. The air crackled with energy.

Roman Dimitri blocked the attacks easily.

Even Cha Dong-cheol was surprised that his attacks were blocked.

People watching were amazed. To them, it looked like a great battle.

But Roman Dimitri knew every move Cha Dong-cheol made.

‘It’s definitely the Asura mental cultivation and Asura sword technique that I taught the soldiers of the Dimitri Empire.’

Even after hearing the name Dimitri and seeing the Asura sword technique, Roman Dimitri still wasn’t sure.

Dimitri could be just a name, and the Asura sword technique could have come from somewhere else.

This was the future. Even though the Central Plains Murim was gone, it didn’t mean everything from his past was gone too.

‘When I taught the soldiers, I changed some of the martial arts to fit the new world. The martial arts Cha Dong-cheol is using are exactly the same, even the parts I changed. If the Dimitri Empire they’re talking about is the one I created, I can’t ignore it.’

Cha Dong-cheol’s inheritance and the soldier named Rodney…

Roman Dimitri remembered that Rodney was a common name. He must have been just a regular soldier. How could a regular soldier have so much power across different worlds?

The best guess was that something special happened when they fought the Demon World.

Roman Dimitri led the attack that crossed into other worlds.

He paid the price, but maybe it affected others too.

One thing was sure: Cha Dong-cheol wasn’t worth fighting anymore.

Cha Dong-cheol attacked dozens of times while Roman Dimitri thought, but he couldn’t land a single hit.

Cha Dong-cheol knew something was wrong. He couldn’t accept it and attacked again, but then he felt a sharp pain in his arm.

Flash.

“Kraaah!”

He couldn’t see it, and he couldn’t react.

His arm was cut off, and Cha Dong-cheol fell to the ground.

* * *

“Keuh, Keuheuh.”

He breathed hard.

Cha Dong-cheol was in shock from the pain and what had happened.

His opponent was stronger than he thought.

He couldn’t even touch him, and when Roman Dimitri decided to end it, he lost an arm.

He leaned against the wall.

Sitting on the floor, Cha Dong-cheol looked up at Roman Dimitri with scared eyes.

“Answer my questions. Your answers will decide what happens to you.”

His voice was cold.

The Red Moon guild members were frozen. They couldn’t help their leader.

They were too scared to fight after seeing Roman Dimitri defeat Cha Dong-cheol and many others so easily.

Roman Dimitri spoke.

“Tell me everything you know about the inheritors.”

“What is that… Kraaah!”

“…I told you to just answer the questions.”

He stabbed Cha Dong-cheol in the stomach.

Cha Dong-cheol screamed and twisted in pain.

Now he knew that Roman Dimitri was crazy.

He didn’t know why he was asking, but he had to answer.

“Okay, as I said, inheritors are people who have memories from other worlds. We don’t know how many worlds there are, but we know about the Dimitri Empire. For example, Richard from the United States has the power of Karis, a great swordsman from another world. But people say the Dimitri Empire inheritors are the strongest. ”

He kept breathing heavily.

Even though he was in pain, he kept talking because of Roman Dimitri’s cold look.

“The Dimitri inheritors are special because they conquered the Demon World. Richard was beaten by Samuel from Spain, who has ‘Dimitri’s Flash.’ Many top-ranked hunters have Dimitri memories. That’s why even regular soldiers like me are treated well as Dimitri inheritors.”

Dimitri’s Flash…

It felt strange to hear Chris’s title here.

“And the inheritors’ powers can’t be taught. It’s like the memories are part of your body. We don’t know how it works. I used the Stone of Memories to connect to another world. It’s risky, but it’s worth billions of dollars. If you get the memory of someone strong, like Dimitri’s Flash, even a weak person can become a strong hunter.”

He had nothing more to say.

Cha Dong-cheol looked at Roman Dimitri and spoke carefully.

“That’s all I can tell you for now. Please, spare me,” Cha Dong-cheol’s voice was shaky but desperate, like a man pleading for his last chance. “Red Moon did not know who you were and made a serious mistake. Just one mistake, right? If you forgive us this time, because I am telling you everything… Red Moon will strongly support Roman Dmitry. From now on, Red Moon will take care of everything you need while you stay in Incheon.”

His voice was full of worry, like he truly meant what he said. He didn’t care about his pride anymore.

If his enemy was too strong to fight, he had to live, even if he had to beg.

Five years ago, it was the same.

When he knelt before the demon, Cha Dong-cheol was nothing more than a weak human begging for life.

“Just one mistake, you say.”

He turned his gaze to Cha Dong-cheol and the Red Moon guild members.

The lives of all the Red Moon members depended on Roman Dmitry’s choice.

The moment his eyes met Kang Min-ho’s, Roman Dmitry said in a cold voice, as if he wanted to show Kang Min-ho something important, “I want a rule set that does not allow even one mistake. I’ll grant you a painless end as a reward for answering honestly.”

At that moment.

Thwack!

Cha Dong-cheol’s head flew off.

This was a clear message: No one from Red Moon would live.

He went outside.

As he walked, dragging his heavy sword behind him, the metal scraping loudly on the floor, bright red blood dripped from the edge of the sword, falling like heavy tears onto the ground.

Red Moon. They were all dead. All of them, without a single exception.

Roman Dmitry calmly looked up at the sky and asked Kang Min-ho, who was following him,

“Kang Min-ho. Do you know anything about the name Roman Dmitry?”

“Well, I don’t know much. I know that the successors of Dmitry are special, as Cha Dong-cheol explained, but if you’re asking about the name Roman Dmitry itself, this is the first time I’ve heard it.”

“Is that so.”

Like Cha Dong-cheol and Kang Min-ho said earlier, people only knew the name Dmitry.

If so, the inheritance ability didn’t explain much, and it seemed people didn’t know that he had founded the Dmitry Empire. He didn’t feel the need to reveal that fact.

He didn’t know whether the fact that he was a being from another dimension would be beneficial or detrimental, but for now, there was no need to do so.

‘What is certain is that this world is connected to the Salamander Continent. A problem arose in the dimension due to the existence of an absolute being, and that is manifesting in various ways, such as inheritance. If so…’

Perhaps, there might be a way to return to the Salamander Continent.

Roman Dmitry accepted the dimensional shift out of concern that the world would collapse, but if he made good use of the connection with this world, he might also be able to solve that problem.

Of course, these were just hypotheses. He didn’t know if it was actually possible, but the idea of two worlds connected gave him a chance to continue the life he had before. This new purpose told him what he had to do in the future.

Roman Dmitry said,

“Kang Min-ho. From now on, there is something you must do for me.”

Ten minutes before the Red Moon incident, an emergency was declared in the Incheon government.

“Is that true?”

“Yes. The Apex Hunter killed Red Moon’s Go Sang-ho and is now heading to Red Moon’s headquarters with Kang Min-ho. It seems inevitable that the two will clash if things continue this way.”

“…Damn it.”

An unidentified individual of Apex rank. They hadn’t approached him as Kang Min-ho requested, but they had planted people around him in preparation for any possible situation.

Thanks to that, they were able to quickly grasp the situation. Red Moon had approached the Apex Hunter, and a dispute arose between them, causing the situation to escalate. A clash between the two was not good.

From the Incheon government’s perspective, both Red Moon and the Apex Hunter were needed to prepare for the chaos of the Great Cataclysm.

“What are you planning to do?” The aide asked cautiously.

He was deep in thought. The dispute had become unavoidable with Go Sang-ho’s death. If the Incheon government intervened, they might get caught up in the dispute while trying to protect the Apex Hunter.

‘Is the Apex Hunter worth that much?’

B-rank. He was precious. The reason Incheon suffered so much damage during the 5th Great Cataclysm was because they couldn’t handle the higher-ranked monsters.

So, they had to secure even one more skilled person. To face a different outcome from the last Great Cataclysm, he knew all too well that half-hearted preparations wouldn’t be enough.

‘Most of the skilled hunters in Korea are affiliated with the central government. Aside from the fact that the central government offers good conditions, there are no skilled people who would risk coming down to dangerous Incheon. In that sense, the unidentified Apex Hunter, who seems unaware of Korea’s internal affairs, is a great opportunity for the Incheon government. Even if this incident causes irreparable problems with Red Moon, it’s worth gambling if they can acquire a skilled person.’

He gritted his teeth. There was no other way.

Kim Jun-hyuk said,

“Prepare the Direct Control Unit.”

“…Are you sure?”

“Isn’t there no other way? I tried to hide the existence of the Direct Control Unit as much as possible, but now is the time to reveal it.”

“Understood.”

Direct Control Unit. An organization created by Kim Jun-hyuk by pouring everything he had into it. It was time to reveal the power that people didn’t know about.

Ten minutes later, Kim Jun-hyuk moved personally. Before anything happened to the Apex Hunter, he hurried to Red Moon’s headquarters.

And so.

“…What is this.”

Kim Jun-hyuk stopped in shock at the entrance of the Red Moon building. His eyes widened as he took in the scene of horror. The once grand lobby was now a scene of carnage, bodies sprawled everywhere like broken dolls. The metallic smell of blood filled the air, making his stomach churn. The corpses, chillingly cooling inside, caught Kim Jun-hyuk’s eye. He had arrived too late.