The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live A Normal Life [EN]: Chapter 81

The sun was high in the sky.

Cairo soldiers guarded the First Defense Line. They looked at the border. It was a normal, boring day for them.

Guard duty was always boring.

They couldn’t even see an ant. The guard duty was even more boring because his assistant didn’t talk much. There wasn’t much to say.

Finally.

The sergeant couldn’t stand the boredom anymore.

The older soldier sat down. He leaned against the wall. He spoke quickly, “I’m going to sleep. Wake me up if someone comes or when our time is over.”

“Understood.”

This was normal.

No one ever came to the Southern Front. So, there was no need for two people to stay awake and watch the border.

How much time had passed?

The junior soldier urgently called out to his superior.

“S-Sir, wake up! You have to see this!”

“Blast it all. What is it… Gasp?!”

The senior soldier woke up slowly.

He was about to yell at the junior soldier because he was angry. But then he saw what was happening beyond the fortress walls, and he couldn’t speak.

In the distance.

Many people were coming towards the First Defense Line.

They looked like armed soldiers. The flag of the Hector Kingdom was waving in the wind in front of them.

His mind went blank.

The senior soldier stared for about ten seconds. Then, he realized what was happening and yelled at his junior.

“Contact the commander right now! Hurry!”

“Y-Yes, sir!”

The situation was terrible.

Even though this was the front line.

It took a long time for the commander to hear about the enemy. The commander, Count Donald, wasn’t even wearing his armor properly. He rushed over in a panic when the enemy was very close.

“What in the world is going on!”

Count Donald was the commander of the First Defense Line.

He looked at the border with a pale face.

It was just like he had heard.

The Hector Kingdom was coming closer. Soon, they would be attacking the fortress walls.

The manual said they should attack immediately. They were supposed to use the weapons on the fortress walls to stop the enemy. But the soldiers were ready to shoot their arrows, and he couldn’t tell them to do it.

‘…Do they really want to start a war with Cairo?’

Hector and Cairo had a good relationship.

He knew that the Hector Kingdom was having problems recently. So, they shouldn’t want to start a war.

Maybe it was just a military exercise or something else.

If they really wanted to start a war, they wouldn’t wave their flags and come in the daytime.

And.

The Hector Kingdom had no reason to start a war.

In their society, wars needed a good reason, just like everything else important.

His mind became complicated.

The soldiers were waiting for the order to shoot. But Count Donald didn’t give it.

‘If I give the order, a war might start. I’m just an aristocrat, so I can’t handle that. The Hector Kingdom is coming with their flags, so maybe they want to talk. I should talk to their commander first. Then, I can decide what to do.’

Count Donald was in charge. But he was just a figurehead. He had no experience in war.

In the end.

“Put down your bows for now. If we show that we don’t want to fight, the Hector Kingdom will agree to talk.”

He made a big mistake.

The Hector Kingdom didn’t want to talk.

As they got closer to the fortress walls, they started playing war drums and ordered everyone to charge.

Boom! Boom!

“All-out charge!”

“Attack!”

Tap tap tap!

It all happened very quickly.

The Hector soldiers charged with weapons to break through the walls. The Cairo soldiers were confused and didn’t know what to do.

War had begun.

They never thought this would happen on the Southern Front. They couldn’t believe it was real.

Finally.

Count Donald realized what was happening.

He had only imagined it, but now it was real. He had to stop the enemies from getting over the fortress walls to survive.

“Everyone, fire your arrows!”

“Fire!”

Papapap!

Hundreds of arrows.

The arrows flew into the sky and rained down on the enemy. But not many enemies died.

The Hector Kingdom had raised their shields and prepared. But the arrows weren’t very accurate.

Most of them didn’t even fly far enough and fell to the ground. The arrows that did reach the enemy were blocked by shields.

That was because.

They had not trained enough. Some soldiers had even been drinking since noon. Their faces were red.

If they had known that a war would break out, they wouldn’t have drunk alcohol.

But the war was sudden. They couldn’t shoot arrows well when they could barely stand.

It was a mess.

They hadn’t killed many enemies before they reached the fortress walls. Other problems happened all over the fortress walls.

“We’re short on arrows.”

“Hurry up and get more arrows!”

“The magic weapons aren’t working?”

“What the heck!”

It was a disaster.

They hadn’t prepared the arrows in advance. Some soldiers ran to get arrows. The magic weapons were old and covered in dust, and they didn’t work.

This showed how relaxed and careless Cairo had become.

The Western Front was dangerous, and people could die easily. But the Southern Front was too comfortable. They had forgotten even the most basic things for defending the border.

In the end.

Thud.

Ladders were placed against the fortress walls.

Count Donald saw the enemies climbing up quickly. He realized how big his mistake was.

‘We won’t last long at this rate.’

His face turned pale.

The situation was bad.

He knew they couldn’t win with just the First Defense Line. He shouted to a soldier.

“Contact the reserve unit right now! Send everyone to the First Defense Line. Tell the royal family that the Hector Kingdom has started a surprise war! This is urgent. Move quickly!”

The situation was terrible.

War had become real.

Now, they had to pay for being careless.

At that time.

Henry and his soldiers heard that the Fifth Defense Line had also been attacked. They were moving quickly.

“Huff, huff.”

He was out of breath.

They had been walking for a long time. Now, they were trying to run as fast as they could without rest. He felt dizzy.

The Fifth Defense Line was farther from the reserve unit than he thought.

The officer said it would take about two hours to walk. That meant they had to run like crazy for at least an hour.

‘Are the people on the Southern Front really clueless? The reserve unit is supposed to help the defense line quickly in an emergency. Shouldn’t it be closer? Ugh, stupid bastards.’

He cursed in his mind.

Just a day ago.

Henry had thought it was good that the reserve unit was in a quiet place. But he had forgotten about that.

The reality was hard.

Roman and his troops were not in Henry’s sight.

‘Roman Dmitry must have arrived quickly, right?’

Roman had led his troops and ran out quickly after hearing about the war.

He disappeared from Henry’s sight in less than three minutes.

Henry tried to follow, but he was too fast and disappeared quickly.

Henry suddenly felt ashamed.

He had been resting in the shade with other nobles, making fun of Roman Dmitry for training so hard. But when the war started, Roman was much faster.

Henry and his soldiers were panting like him.

Everyone looked like they were about to die.

It was hot, and they were running non-stop. His mouth was dry, and he felt like he was going to get dehydrated.

In the end.

Henry plopped down on the ground.

He was only ashamed for a moment.

He gave up and said, breathing heavily, “Huff, huff. Everyone, stop! Huff, let’s take a break!”

If they didn’t go quickly.

The Fifth Defense Line would be in danger.

But what could he do?

His heart felt like it was about to explode.

Henry lay down on his back, as always.

The First Defense Line was attacked first.

But the Fifth Defense Line was in danger of collapsing.

Bang!

Rumble!

“The gate has been breached!”

“Stop them!”

The gate was smashed.

The steel gate was weak because it had not been taken care of. The gate broke when the Hector soldiers hit it a few times with their weapons.

Then, hell began.

People were screaming because the enemies were climbing up the ladders and rushing in through the gate.

Baron Bruce was the commander of the Fifth Defense Line.

He retreated with a pale face.

‘It’s over here.’

The Southern Front was called paradise.

There was a reason for that.

Baron Bruce was a bad person. He gave people a comfortable life in exchange for favors. He didn’t make the people of the Fifth Defense Line do their duties as soldiers.

He thought there was no risk because war would never happen.

He had received a favor from Viscount Veil this time. He had put nobles who were useless in the reserve unit of the Fifth Defense Line. He was happy this morning because he was going to get paid for that.

That’s why.

He knew.

Even if the reserve unit arrived, they couldn’t win.

‘I can’t defend the Fifth Defense Line. I have to run away to live.’

He made his decision quickly.

There was no point in staying and dying.

Baron Bruce shouted.

“Hold your positions to the end! If this place is breached, innocent people will be in danger! Everyone, risk your lives and never back down!”

He shouted loudly.

He didn’t want to risk his life at all.

But.

He needed people to buy him time.

Baron Bruce made people die for him. Then, he ran away quickly, without being seen.

“Commander! Where are you going!”

“I’m going to contact the royal family directly. So buy me some time.”

Some people grabbed Baron Bruce.

He lied to them.

He thought it was important to save his life first, no matter what they said later.

Baron Bruce was fat.

Normally, he would be panting after running for one minute.

But he was really fast today.

Baron Bruce ran away from the Fifth Defense Line quickly. He was sweating a lot.

‘I have to run to the rear. If I get to the rear base, I will be safe from the Hector Kingdom.’

How far had he run?

Then.

Baron Bruce saw a group of people running quickly.

Roman Dmitry was in front of them.