The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 601

In a world facing monsters, the Great Korean Empire was a nation fighting for survival. After Roman Dmitry disappeared, the Great Korean Empire waged a bloody battle.

Against the monsters surging in like a black tide, the soldiers of the Great Korean Empire did not retreat.

“For the Great Korean Empire!”

“Attack!”

For many weeks, those who had followed Roman Dmitry and trained hard unleashed explosive power, slaughtering the monsters. Terrible shrieks echoed from all directions.

The monsters’ flesh tore, their heads were cut off, and blood splattered everywhere. The soldiers formed a dense group, not allowing the monsters any space to get through. The soldiers stood shoulder to shoulder, a wall of steel and determination. No monster could break through their line.

The soldiers of the Great Korean Empire formed a strong defense, but the problem was that there were simply too many enemies.

“Kraaah!”

Crack!

A soldier screamed. After dealing with a dozen monsters, he couldn’t avoid the fangs of an A-grade Werewolf. This was happening to many soldiers.

Like small holes appearing in a giant dam, many people were hurt or killed. Above the sky, a giant Red Dragon spread its wings.

While other countries faced one type of S-grade monster, dragons of all kinds appeared in the skies of the Great Korean Empire. There were different colors and different sizes.

[Fire Breath.]

[Poison Breath.]

Whoosh!

Kwakwakwakwakwakwak!

A blast of fire roared from the dragon’s mouth, turning the ground to ash. Green poison mist poured from the dragon, making soldiers cough and fall. The moment a massive surge of magic threatened to engulf the people, the magicians of the Great Korean Empire’s Hundred-One group unleashed their power. (Hundred-One group is a group of magicians.)

“Great Shield.”

“Great Shield.”

Wham!

Rumble!

An enormous clash occurred. Each time the breath exploded, the magicians showed signs of strain. They were shaking, their faces were red, and they were gritting their teeth. But they knew that giving up would mean the collapse of the Great Korean Empire in that instant.

There was no retreat. Even as a fellow magician collapsed beside them, vomiting blood, the backup soldiers, who had been waiting, filled the gap and unleashed defensive magic. The Great Shield magic looked like a wall of light.

It was a tense battle. Sweat dripped down their faces, muscles screamed in pain, but their eyes were fixed on the enemy. Every breath was a struggle, every moment a fight for life. In the fight to the death, several humans revealed their presence.

‘Flash.’

Tap tap tap!

Lee Tae-sung, the leader of the direct forces, plunged into the space teeming with monsters. His swordsmanship, reaching its peak, butchered the A-grade monsters, and he leaped up, landing on the body of the Red Dragon.

Then, he plunged a sword with shimmering aura into its neck. As the Red Dragon thrashed, trying to throw Lee Tae-sung off, Jang Yun-tae, the magician from Hundred-One, who had been watching, cast a hindering spell.

“Blind.”

He obscured its vision. The magic of darkness seeped into the Red Dragon’s eyes, and the Red Dragon instantly removed the magic.

But one second was enough. Lee Tae-sung repeatedly stabbed the vital point with his sword and was immediately thrown off by the Red Dragon’s magic, plummeting to the ground.

“Fly.”

Jang Yun-tae caught Lee Tae-sung. Having been taught magic by Kim Pan-seok, he grew into a black magician (a magician who uses dark magic) and was one of the most important forces in the current situation.

Monsters swarmed towards the location where Lee Tae-sung was falling. Jang Yun-tae’s eyes sharpened.

“Revival.”

It was a magic scroll. Jang Yun-tae filled the magic recorded by Kim Pan-seok with his own magic power, unleashing it with reduced strength. (The dead rise slowly and are weaker.)

The dead rose from the ground. They clashed with the monsters. The dead were trampled and torn apart, and the mere elimination of one Red Dragon was not enough to make a difference as another danger swept through the capital of the Great Korean Empire.

Still, what was certain was that the soldiers of the Great Korean Empire did not give up. Even if their comrades died, even if there was no sign of the monsters decreasing, they expressed their will to endure, like Lee Tae-sung and Jang Yun-tae, who were desperately resisting.

They believed in Roman Dmitry.

They firmly believed that he, who had created the current Great Korean Empire, would resolve all the dangers and return. The belief stemmed from Kim Jun-hyuk.

Kim Jun-hyuk, Roman Dmitry’s representative, did not retreat from the battlefield. Knowing that the presence of a commander was important for morale, he not only raised his voice actively but also utilized formations appropriately.

It was a project prepared for 49 days. The formation of the entire city of Incheon. If they had not made such preparations, even the strongest army would have suffered more damage than they were currently experiencing. Hope was revived.

Even while looking at the desperate scene, they gained the driving force to endure each time a report of an Absolute being dealt with came in.

Kim Jun-hyuk shouted, “A report just came in that the White-Clothed Magician has additionally defeated an Absolute. Currently, the number of Absolutes is understood to be twelve, not nine, but including the Absolutes dealt with by His Imperial Majesty Roman Dmitry, we have already killed three. Endure! The continuous reports of victory prove that we are at an advantage. If we endure and survive to the end, the Absolutes will surely pay the price for hurting humanity.”

And then, Volfir appeared in the Great Korean Empire.

Volfir grasped the core. He knew that the destruction of the Great Korean Empire would affect all of humanity more than the collapse of other countries.

So, he appeared in the Great Korean Empire. Watching the humans fighting to the end, Volfir was genuinely impressed.

“I acknowledge you. Even if this world is destroyed, your fighting spirit will be remembered forever.”

Swish.

He raised a finger.

And then.

“But that’s all.”

He used his power. Explosions erupted everywhere, and a massive tidal wave surged as if to wipe out all of humanity. It was a disaster that those who had already reached their limits could not handle.

They had no choice but to be helplessly attacked by the monsters, and the buildings in Incheon collapsed, destroying the most important formation. The artificial power created by the buildings was now gone. (The buildings created a special power to help the humans.)

Rumble!

It was intentional. Volfir judged that he had to take away the elements that were advantageous to humans.

News of Brakan arrived. He didn’t care. At first, he was shocked by the fact that an Absolute had been defeated, but now he judged that it couldn’t be helped if those who didn’t properly follow his orders died.

Only one or two more had died. As long as the Absolutes, including himself, remained, it was not a problem to destroy humanity with just one being. Incheon was dyed with death.

The screams of humans echoed from all directions, and Volfir savored the terrible sound as he stepped back.

“I will return soon.”

He was faithful to his role. Having wiped out Incheon with a single act of power, he immediately disappeared beyond the dimension and headed to Busan in the Great Korean Empire this time. He intended to turn the entire Great Korean Empire into a wasteland.

Even if Roman Dmitry crossed the boundary of dimensions, all he would be able to see was a sad sight. The boundary of dimensions is the world of the Absolutes. (It is another world.) Now that he had decided to use the boundary, there was no way for Roman Dmitry to catch up with it.

In the place where Volfir disappeared, Kim Jun-hyuk was lost in thought. He was worried and thinking about what to do.

There was no answer. The formation was destroyed, and a greater number of monsters than they had dealt with so far were constantly pouring in. The defense system of the Great Korean Empire was not as strong as it had been at the beginning, and some were even showing signs of exhaustion.

How long will they last? Three hours? Two hours? No, he couldn’t even guarantee one hour.

In fact, he may have been ignoring the truth all along. The fact that people’s desperate struggles were completely unrelated to victory but were merely struggles just before death. The key to survival was not in the hands of the people.

If Roman Dmitry could not deal with Volfir, people would have no choice but to be pushed one step closer to the edge of the cliff each time Volfir appeared in the Great Korean Empire.

‘I can’t give up like this.’

Fear tried to take over, but he pushed it down. He remembered what he had to do. Like Roman Dimitri, who promised to win, he would not give up. He stepped forward. He spoke loudly, trying to cheer everyone up again. But then… bad news came quickly.

“Shelter A in Sector A is gone!”

“Shelter B in Sector B is also falling!”

Hearing all the bad reports, he felt his strength leave him.

One problem became many problems very quickly. As problems started outside, the shelters inside also started having problems, one after another.

*Rumble, rumble.* The ground shook. The city walls had fallen. The way they were fighting before did not work anymore. Monsters rushed in quickly over the broken walls.

Many people who tried to defend Shelter A in Sector A were now dead. Only a few people were left, desperately trying to block the monsters in the ruined area. They *had* to hold them back. They knew that if they fell, civilians would be hurt or killed right away. So, they could not move back at all.

*Thud.* Something heavy fell nearby. *Kraaah!!* A monster roared.

“Haa… haa…” Kang Min-ho breathed hard, like he was about to die. He didn’t know how much time had passed. His face was covered in sweat and tiredness. ‘This is it. I can’t go on much longer.’

It had been a long time since the city walls fell. It was amazing they had lasted this long. Kang Min-ho had asked for help as soon as the walls broke, but he got very bad news from the main castle.

[The situation here is also very bad. I’m sorry.]

Help from there… or from anywhere… was not coming. The situation was the same everywhere. People were dying and no one could help. Sending soldiers to help one place was not possible at all.

It was a terrible situation. Kang Min-ho had practiced facing terrible situations, but training was just training. It was not real.

Dead bodies were all around. Soldiers had lost hope. This was real life, and it was cruel. Training could not prepare them for everything. Everyone felt deep down that they would die here.

‘There’s no other way,’ he thought. ‘Roman Dimitri is fighting a very powerful enemy. It would be selfish to ask for help just to save this shelter, which is not even a very important place in Incheon. We have to solve this ourselves, with the soldiers we have here.’

He gripped his sword tightly.

He remembered the Jo Dong-seop incident from before… He was lucky to live then. People called it a victory for humans, but Kang Min-ho knew he could die any time since then. If even the Avatar could not win against the monsters in the end, then disaster would come. He would not be able to escape death then.

He knew he would die unless Roman Dimitri helped. But he accepted it. He would die.

Still, he was thankful he could live a little longer and protect his daughter until the end. ‘I will use my special power now.’

*Rumble!* He used his life energy.

He had already given up on living, so he felt no regret.

Kang Min-ho jumped forward and ran towards the monsters rushing at him.

“Kraaah!”

*Flash.* The sword moved fast. *Wham!* He cut off a monster’s head.

He quickly cut off the arms and legs of the monsters coming at him. He swung his sword to help a soldier next to him who was in danger.

Just then, he had to lean back quickly. A monster’s sharp claws almost hit his nose. Kang Min-ho clenched his teeth and hit its head hard.

*Thud!* The sword went deep into its face.

He shook off the thick blood and faced the monsters rushing at him again.

Kill. Kill. He killed again and again.

For every ten or so monsters he killed, his sword and body covered in red blood, he got hurt once or twice. He felt no pain.

But as more and more monster bodies piled up, and as he could taste blood in his mouth more and more, Kang Min-ho knew he was getting slower and slower.

*Snap.* Something tore. His arm hurt badly – his forearm had just been cut.

Kang Min-ho ignored the pain in his arm and cut off the monster’s head. But now, his body did not move like he wanted.

He was at his limit.

Even his special power was almost gone. If his power ran out, he would die.

‘Is this the end?’ he thought.

He felt weak. Was this the end of the fight? Would humans survive?

Even if he died, he hoped Roman Dimitri would keep his promise and protect his daughter. He *had* to.

Only then could he accept dying.

Kang Min-ho did not care about his own life anymore. He had already lost his wife and didn’t want to lose anyone else he cared about.

“Ugh.” He coughed up blood.

He could not see clearly anymore. He tried hard to lift his sword to block the monsters until the very end. Then, he saw something very strange.

Among the monsters… a human was walking.

It was very strange.

He looked to be about 40 years old. A man with long red hair, tied back, walked among the monsters like he was just taking a walk.

The monsters moved aside for him. Actually, they seemed scared.

The monsters could not think clearly for a moment because of the strong smell of blood coming from the man.

Fear. It was a fear deep in their instincts.

Suddenly, the man stopped walking.

Kang Min-ho looked up at the man in front of him. The man spoke, his voice sounding both strong and sad.

“Let me ask you something. Are you working for Emperor Roman Dimitri?”

Kang Min-ho was unsure. What was happening?

In that moment, a thought hit him like lightning. A shiver ran down his spine. Without thinking, he said the truth.

“Yes, I am.”

“I see,” the man said. “Then, the Dimitri Empire will join this war, starting now.”

Dimitri! The name everyone wanted to hear!

Kang Min-ho’s eyes opened wide in shock. If this man was from Dimitri, who was he?

*Sreung.* The man pulled out his sword.

The monsters were slowly realizing what was happening and started to close in again. The man said one word quickly.

“My name is Kevin.”

That name sounded familiar. Kang Min-ho’s eyes opened even wider in shock.