The Heavenly Demon Can’t Live a Normal Life - Chapter 93

Chapter 93 Ghost Shadow (3)

Leaving the battlefield behind.

Edwin Hector went to the barracks.

In the simple barracks designated as the command headquarters, the leaders who had received orders from Edwin Hector had already arrived

. “Jackson. Report the situation.”

“All right.”

Captain of the ranger unit.

Jackson stepped forward.

“Immediately after breaking down the 1st line of defense, I ordered the 3rd battalion to mobilize and deal with the remnants as ordered by the commander. However, from one hour ago, contact with the companies belonging to the 3rd Battalion was cut off one by one. At first, I thought it was simply a communication problem, but seeing that the three companies lost contact one after another, it seems that they were attacked by the enemy.”

“What is the expected damage?”

“About 300 people.”

His expression hardened.

this war.

It was carried out with a perfect plan for victory.

However, the fact that Hector’s warriors died due to a single variable upset Edwin Hector.

“Most of the troops on the southern front locked the gates and chose Mercury. In that situation, our damage must have been the work of Roman Dmitri, who killed Baron McCleary in the Fifth Line. Concerns became reality. Roman Dmitry chose not to flee over the mountains, but to remain on the southern front and oppose us.”

The voice subsided.

Name Roman Dmitry.

I didn’t like it from the start.

The first time the plan went awry, Edwin Hector remembered the name.

“There was a variable in the plan. Leaving Roman Dmitri alone will surely create another problem.”

“Commander.”

was one of the leaders.

The square-faced man spoke in a firm voice.

“As the commander said, a variable different from the initial plan occurred. Baron McCleary is dead and Roman Dmitri will rally the remnants to thwart our plans. But that doesn’t matter too much. The Southern Front consists of 5 front defense positions and 1 rear position. Now that the most important rear and first lines of defense are within our grasp, if the rest of the defensive positions are captured, the Southern Front will naturally lose its strength. see the forest It is more important to destroy the defensive positions in front of you than to deal with the rat named Roman Dmitri.”

Sotamdaesil (小貪大失).

Roman Dmitry is a small variable.

If you are swayed by him and fail at the siege, you cannot be sure of the success or failure of your plan from then on.

3 days.

It is not time for Cairo.

Even if they thought otherwise, they intended to completely destroy the defensive positions within three days and choke their breath.

so that.

I stopped Edwin Hector.

Hector’s Star.

I knew from experience that whenever he showed an uncomfortable feeling, he always acted out of common sense.

but.

Edwin Hector has already concluded.

“no. The important thing now is not to commit to a second line of defense that doesn’t counterattack as I expected, but to punish the variables that mess up the plan in areas I don’t expect. withdraw troops immediately We will completely exterminate the rats on the southern front from now on.”

at that point.

A look of bewilderment appeared on the faces of the leaders.

* * *

Second line of defense.

won’t last long

I couldn’t readily follow Edwin Hector’s judgment to defeat the troops now when the high ground was in front of me.

the leadership said.

“It is a reckless judgment. Remnants are only a minority. Once you’ve captured all the defenses, it’s not too late to take them down. And isn’t it possible to overturn the tide with that amount of troops?”

That’s right.

Edwin Hector was not unaware of this fact, but from the moment he first received the report, he had a constant foreboding.

instinctive sensation.

People say there is a difference between instinct and common sense.

But in the end, instinct also came from common sense.

Having revisited his plans countless times over the past year, his instincts classified Roman Dmitri as a danger.

Edwin Hector said.

“I don’t know what you mean. But as a commander, I always have to prepare for the worst. The worst thing I’m worried about is not the inability to break all five defense lines in three days, but the presence of Roman Dmitri, who may create unexpected variables while playing active on the southern front. we don’t have time Even if Roman Dmitri creates an unpredictable variable, then there is no choice but to face a worse situation than not being able to capture the defense line.”

It was a simple matter.

Problems that can be rectified and those that cannot.

Edwin Hector put his strength into the latter.

It was enough to destroy the defensive positions somehow, but Roman Dmitri’s actions could not be fully grasped.

“It’s not the worst, we just choose the lesser evil. If, after listening to my explanation, the majority still say that breaking down the second line of defense is the priority, I will give up my stubbornness and follow their opinion.”

actually.

The leaders knew.

The fact that when Edwin Hector made a decision, there must be a reason for it.

Nevertheless, I asked a common sense question because I could make a human mistake even once.

Everyone nodded.

means that you have agreed.

Jackson said on behalf.

“I will obey the command of the commander.”

do they know

with this judgment.

Hector Kingdom set foot in the Southern Mountains ahead of schedule, where Roman Dmitri was waiting.

* * *

The sun went down.

It was time for the peasants to go home and have supper with their families, and bright fires broke through the darkness in all directions.

Hwareuk.

Roaring.

Hector’s soldiers lit the torches.

“When you spot enemies, don’t rush into attacking them, blow your whistle right away. Remnants of Cairo include Aura Swordsman. If you slowly drive the enemies into a corner and attack all at once, you will be able to deal with them all without much damage!”

“All right!”

2nd Battalion 3rd Battalion.

The company commander in charge of searching some areas raised his voice.

The southern mountains are wide.

If you search indiscriminately, you might miss the enemy, so you chose to increase your troops from the bottom and climb slowly.

If enemies appear, there is a risk of losing your life, but from the moment the enemy’s location is revealed, it is possible to completely surround it from all sides.

It was Edwin Hector’s idea.

Rather than wasting time with an ambiguous search, the goal was to completely wipe out the remnants in one move.

anger.

Darkness was pushed back by the flames.

The soldiers climbed the mountain slowly.

They looked at their surroundings very carefully, to the point of being startled whenever they stepped on a dry leaf.

“Whoop whoop.”

The company commander was at the forefront.

Exhaling white breath, the company commander reflected the surroundings with a hard face.

According to a survivor who followed Baron McCleary, Roman Dmitri was literally a ghost on the battlefield.

If you’re not careful even a little bit, you might die.

No matter how much he prepared for the battle and pledged to risk his life for the country, no one, including the company commander, wanted to die first.

step by step.

When the flames light up the darkness, the areas where the flames cannot reach are colored with darkness.

“On the right?”

“Nothing wrong.”

It was a soldier following right beside him.

Seeing the soldier poking the ground with a skewer and moving, the company commander made the decision that it was safe and turned his head.

Moment.

sudden.

“… !”

Darkness overtook the soldier.

I couldn’t blow the whistle, and I couldn’t shout to the company commander for help.

fleeting moment.

The neck was twisted in reverse.

The soldier who was killed without being able to resist once properly slammed his face on the floor while making a dull sound.

However, the company commander did not hear the sound.

Not only the company commander but also the other soldiers just moved forward instead of looking back even though their comrades died right next to them.

“What about the left?”

“Nothing wrong.”

It was a sign of death.

After the company commander confirmed that there was no problem, the ensuing darkness took the soldier’s life.

one two.

At first, I didn’t feel anything strange.

but.

As the surrounding fire gradually faded, the company commander belatedly realized that things were going wrong.

“What is this?!”

His face turned white.

The soldiers are gone.

Obviously, even at the time of departure, many people were following around him, but when he looked around, the number of flames lighting up the darkness was noticeably reduced.

My heart sank.

He hurriedly blew his whistle at the fact that this had happened even though he had clearly walked away while maintaining a good distance.

no.

tried to call

fast.

The company commander’s neck twisted.

With the whistle in his mouth, he collapsed like a puppet whose thread had been cut.

That was the beginning.

all over the mountain.

Hector’s soldiers began to die one by one.

* * *

The secret did not last long.

death of soldiers.

They were soon discovered, and a loud whistle pierced the stillness and the darkness resounded everywhere.

Beep

beep- beep beep-

“An enemy has appeared!”

“Check your colleagues around you! We must block the retreat and drive the enemy into one place!”

Everyone was upset.

Soldiers turn on the light in their eyes and check their surroundings.

Among them, there were aura swordsmen who could light up the darkness with magical artifacts, but no matter how much they looked, the enemy was nowhere to be seen.

“Where the hell are you!”

I didn’t understand.

A colleague died right next to him.

Of course, it’s normal to be around, but I couldn’t understand how it disappeared without making a sound.

far away from them.

There was a man in the darkened space.

‘The judgment of Hector Kingdom is bolder than I thought. As expected, while attacking other defensive positions, I was planning to make the most of the guerrilla operation, but the Hector Kingdom gave up the second line of defense and decided that the country would cut off the variable. Who is their commander? From a surprise attack to the decision to attack the warp gate. Absolutely not an ordinary person.’

A laugh came out.

Rather than being taken aback by the way he reacted to the extreme when he was slightly touched, Roman was rather sympathetic.

Lights were lit all over the mountain.

It seemed that they did not lead a single battalion to search, but dragged all of them to the mountain, leaving only the minimum force to press the defensive position.

The mountains in the south are very rugged, limiting the terrain in which you can hide.

The commander of the Hector Kingdom was perfectly aware of that fact, and while boldly giving up the area to be discarded, he accurately attacked the area where the remnants of Cairo could hide.

Judgment was right.

In fact, Roman troops were there, but Hector Kingdom did not anticipate a single variable.

Roman Dmitry.

I didn’t know who he was.

That’s not to say the level of powerlessness.

A rugged mountain landscape and an unrecognizable darkness.

It was a limiting factor for both ankles, but Roman was able to move freely in the dark.

‘It’s a feeling I feel after a long time.’

How to fight using darkness.

People think Baek Joong-hyeok, the heavenly demon, always wants to fight head-on.

The truth is different.

A time when I still lacked power.

Baek Joong-hyeok had to adapt to living in the dark in order to meet his father’s expectations.

at that time.

People called Baek Joong-hyeok like this.

‘Ghosts.’

ghost’s shadow.

Roman was waiting for Hector’s decision.

when darkness descends

come into the mountain.

From now on, it was the stage of Baek Joong-hyuk, the heavenly demon, or Baek Joong-hyuk, the ghost.