[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-died-and-became-a-noble-s-heir":3,"chapter-i-died-and-became-a-noble-s-heir-i-died-and-became-a-noble-s-heir-chapter-220":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Died and Became a Noble's Heir",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1522949,1975,"Chapter 220: Demonstration","i-died-and-became-a-noble-s-heir-chapter-220",220,"\u003Cp>The legend of Jakar was already spreading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack found an empty spot against the far wall, away from the main clusters of demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The position gave him a clear view of the chamber’s entrance and most of the interior space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He settled against the wall, his armored back resting against the frozen surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold didn’t bother him, his armor kept him warm enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around him, the barracks continued its normal rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demons gave him a wide berth, whether from respect or fear, it didn’t particularly matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack’s red eyes dimmed slightly behind his visor as he allowed himself to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind of light awareness that let his body recover while keeping his mind partially alert for threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The noise in the barracks gradually decreased as more demons settled in for their own rest periods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The constant activity never stopped completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was always someone awake, but it ebbed into something more manageable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack’s breathing slowed, his armored form completely still against the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hours passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, someone approached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two demons approached from different angles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved with the practiced silence of those who’d done this kind of thing before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Opportunists who saw a sleeping soldier as an easy mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t here to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just to satisfy curiosity. Just to see what was beneath the helmet that Jakar had threatened death to protect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, who doesn’t love a good joke?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first demon crept closer from the left, his hand extending slowly toward Jack’s helmet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His claws were retracted, trying not to disturb the sleeping warrior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second approached from the right, ready to assist or grab the helmet once his companion loosened it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their fingers came within inches of the helmet’s edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack’s eyes flared open, burning red behind the visor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands shot out with speed that defied what they thought was possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clawed fingers wrapped around both demons’ throats simultaneously, his iron grip was hard and unforgiving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two demons froze, their eyes widening as they realized their mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack stood slowly, lifting both demons by their throats as he rose. Their feet left the ground, kicking uselessly as they clawed at his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must not have been clear,\" Jack said, his voice carrying that same flat, emotionless tone even while choking the life from two demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I told Kaedor what would happen if anyone tried to remove my helmet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon on his left tried to speak, his mouth working around the crushing pressure on his windpipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"P-please... we didn’t... we’re sorry...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other demon’s eyes rolled with panic, his hands beating against Jack’s armored forearm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack’s grip didn’t loosen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just held them there, suspended and choking the life out of their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While his red eyes stared at them through the visor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No mercy for stupidity,\" Jack said simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right leg swept up and across, his boot connecting with the first demon’s knee with devastating force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bone shattered, fragmenting under the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon’s scream was strangled by Jack’s grip on his throat, coming out as a wet gurgle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His leg bent at an unnatural angle, the joint destroyed completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack released him, and the demon collapsed to the ground, clutching his ruined leg while trying desperately to draw breath through his crushed windpipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second demon thrashed harder, his panic intensifying as he watched his companion’s fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His claws dug into Jack’s armor, scratching uselessly against the black and crimson plates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack turned toward the weapon racks that lined the barracks walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked calmly, dragging the struggling demon with him as if carrying a sack rather than a living being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon’s feet scraped against the floor, his hands still fighting for freedom that wouldn’t come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack reached the rack and selected a sword with his free hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade was standard issue, nothing special.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed the demon on the ground, his hand still locked around the demon’s throat, pinning him in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon’s eyes went wide as he saw the sword, his struggles becoming frantic. \"No! Please! I’m sorry! I’M SORRY!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack drove the blade down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword punched through the demon’s shoulder, pinning him to the floor like an insect to a board. The demon’s scream tore through the barracks, high and ragged with agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood pooled beneath him, spreading across the black ice in a dark stain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack released the demon’s throat and straightened, leaving him pinned and screaming while he walked back to the weapon rack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He selected another sword, this one slightly heavier, but better balanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, the demon with the shattered leg had managed to crawl several feet, dragging himself desperately toward the barracks entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His broken leg left a trail of blood, the limb useless and twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing came in ragged gasps, each one harder than the last as his crushed windpipe struggled to make words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack activated his Demonhand ability. Black scales rippled across his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Demonhand: ACTIVATED]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked toward the pinned demon calmly, the sword held loosely in his transformed hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon’s screams had devolved into sobbing pleas, his free hand reaching toward Jack in supplication. \"Please... I have a family... please...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack raised the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade came down in a perfect arc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon’s head separated from his shoulders cleanly, rolling away from the body as blood fountained from the stump. The corpse twitched before going still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon with the shattered leg had made it perhaps ten feet from where he’d fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His crawling had slowed, his strength failing as blood loss and pain took their toll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard Jack’s footsteps behind him and tried to move faster, his fingers clawing at the ice, his broken leg dragging uselessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack appeared beside him by blinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His transformed hand shot down, clawed fingers wrapping around the back of the demon’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted the struggling demon off the ground, holding him at eye level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon’s hands grabbed at Jack’s wrist, trying to pry the grip loose. \"Mercy! Please! I’ll do anything! I’ll serve you! I’ll....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack squeezed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crushing pressure started at the base of the skull, his clawed fingers digging into vertebrae and soft tissue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon’s begging cut off as his windpipe collapsed completely, his eyes bulging as he tried desperately to draw breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack squeezed harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The neck gave way, fragmenting under the pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon’s body went limp immediately, his arms falling to his sides as his spine severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn’t dead yet. His eyes still moved, his brain still functioning for these final few seconds as shock and massive trauma overwhelmed his system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack released him, letting the body crumple to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he raised his sword one final time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade swept across in a horizontal arc, the edge catching the demon’s neck cleanly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head rolled away from the twitching corpse, coming to rest several feet away with eyes still wide in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack deactivated Demonhand, the black scales receding back into his armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked to the weapon rack and replaced the sword, then turned back to survey the barracks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every demon in the chamber was staring at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some had frozen in whatever they’d been doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weapons were half-cleaned and conversations abandoned mid-sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others had moved closer, drawn by the sounds of violence, witnessing the aftermath of what happened to those who disrespected Jakar’s boundaries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silence was absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>",1237,"2026-06-06T05:43:29.280Z",1,"novelbin.me","0c76e9ce958fdc3413b91085c9547932c8697d96452e245a38864335934829e8","i-died-and-became-a-noble-s-heir-chapter-221","i-died-and-became-a-noble-s-heir-chapter-219",649,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-died-and-became-a-noble-s-heir-cover.jpg"]