Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 21

Kulkan greeted Choi Hyun-seok, who was drenched in blood, with a cheerful hello.

“Choi Hyun-seok! You’re alive!”

“Kulkan, sir! How did you get here…?”

“I found a cave while escaping and came inside! Lucky me!”

It seemed Kulkan didn’t know this was Talas’s nest.

‘Lucky my ass…’

Choi Hyun-seok swallowed a hollow laugh.

He wondered how Kulkan would react when he found out this was Talas’s nest.

“By the way, where is this place?”

Just in time, Kulkan asked.

Choi Hyun-seok smiled bitterly and said,

“It’s Talas’s nest.”

“Ah, it’s Talas’s nest…”

Kulkan nodded and muttered, then his eyes widened.

“What did you just say!?”

“I said it’s Talas’s nest.”

“That can’t be…”

“It’s certain. I killed a Talas here.”

Choi Hyun-seok casually kicked the Talas corpse on the floor.

“And these round things you see here seem to be Talas’s eggs.”

“…”

Kulkan didn’t answer and stared at the eggs with unfocused eyes.

“Kulkan, sir?”

“I came into Talas’s nest, huh…”

Kulkan suddenly smiled brightly.

“This is really amazing!”

“Yes?”

“These soft eggs are top-notch ingredients! Most guys die without ever tasting this!”

Kulkan hurriedly tore an egg open.

Then, he buried his head in the egg and began to devour it ravenously.

“Puaaah! So fresh! Slurp slurp!”

“…”

“Choi Hyun-seok, you eat too! Natural eggs! Especially Talas’s eggs are a precious food that only high-ranking executives can dream of!”

Kulkan ate the eggs mindlessly like someone who hadn’t eaten for three days.

“Heh heh…”

Choi Hyun-seok was so dumbfounded that he burst out laughing.

“Keuheuh! These bouncy things are amazing! What are you doing!? You should enjoy this last supper!”

“…”

“This is a secret, but… it’s really good for stamina! You’ll regret it if you don’t eat it now? Keuhahaha!”

Kulkan burst into a crazy laugh.

‘Crazy bastard…’

Choi Hyun-seok closed his eyes.

“Wagu wagu wagu!”

Kulkan, who was madly digging into the eggs, was already tearing open his second egg.

Even though his stomach was bulging like Namsan Mountain [a prominent landmark in Seoul, South Korea, often used as a reference for size], he didn’t seem to want to stop.

“Kulkan, sir! This is not the time for this! Shouldn’t we escape quickly!?”

“Huh? Escape?”

Kulkan tilted his head at the word escape.

“We’re already dead meat.”

“Yes?”

“The guys who were chasing me must have already started entering the nest. They’ll be here soon.”

“…”

“Didn’t you see the queen? You can’t beat her. I guarantee you’d need a division commander-level executive to handle her.”

Kulkan continued to eat the eggs.

“Is this what they call a rat in a trap? Anyway, we’re already dead, so let’s enjoy the last supper! Hahaha!”

His eyes had completely gone mad.

Choi Hyun-seok decided to step back for now.

“I’m okay… You eat a lot, Kulkan, sir…”

A curse word slipped out without him realizing it.

A disrespectful attitude he would never normally do.

But Kulkan, who had already gone crazy, didn’t seem to care at all.

“Okay! Wagu wagu!”

Kulkan was eating the eggs again mindlessly.

Choi Hyun-seok sighed deeply.

“Haa… What do I do now.”

The Kulkan he had trusted had become a useless glutton.

“Rachel, is there any way?”

Choi Hyun-seok asked Rachel.

“Well… It’s a really hopeless situation.”

Rachel also thought about it, but she couldn’t see a way out.

Currently, this place is a dead end with only one passage.

If they go outside, countless Talases will be waiting.

Maybe the queen would be there too.

What can they do in this hopeless situation?

Just as Rachel’s brow furrowed deeply.

“Choi Hyun-seok, what is this?”

Kulkan, who had approached, suddenly stuck his face close.

Rachel, startled, screamed.

“Kyaaaa! Pervert!”

Choi Hyun-seok sighed and answered casually.

“It’s just my magic or something.”

What’s the point of sucking up when they’re going to die anyway?

It was doubtful whether sucking up to a crazy guy would be of any use.

“Oho! Is it like a familiar [a magical companion or creature bound to a witch or wizard]?”

“Yes, yes. Something like that.”

“Can I eat it?”

“Get lost.”

Choi Hyun-seok glared with cold eyes.

Kulkan looked at Rachel with a regretful look, then went back to the eggs.

“Woogeok woogeok woogeok!”

Kulkan was eating the eggs ravenously again.

With that sound in the background, Rachel stroked her chest.

“Hoo… I almost lost ten years of my life. That ugly thing stuck his face out and acted up!”

“Leave him alone. He’s already crazy anyway.”

“I told you, I didn’t like that muscle pig from the beginning.”

Rachel grumbled, glaring at Kulkan.

“Forget it. Think about what to do in the future. Is there any way?”

“Well… To be honest, it’s really bleak. I can understand why that muscle pig went crazy.”

Rachel made a sullen expression at Choi Hyun-seok’s question.

“Can’t you do something with magic?”

“What magic?”

“Well, teleport or something! Or hide with stealth and escape… Can’t you do that?”

“That’s like a 1-circle mage using dragon magic [referring to an impossible feat, as a low-level mage cannot perform high-level magic].”

“Huh? What does that mean?”

“You don’t have enough magic power, so don’t even dream about it.”

“Then don’t you have a secret technique? A hidden ultimate move or something…”

“No. This isn’t a situation we can handle on our own…”

Rachel sighed deeply.

“Are you just going to sit still and die? You have to do something!”

“I mean, it’s not a situation where we can do anything…”

Rachel stopped talking.

Then she grabbed Choi Hyun-seok’s shoulder and shouted.

“Hero!”

Choi Hyun-seok was a little embarrassed by the sudden momentum.

“Why all of a sudden?”

“Go into the Hero Shop! Go in and search for the Encyclopedia of Magical Beasts! Is it there?”

“Oh. It’s here.”

As Rachel said, an item called Encyclopedia of Magical Beasts existed.

□ A useful encyclopedia to know! – Magical Beasts Edition

Description: Contains almost all information about almost all magical beasts.

Ability: –

Required Hero Points: 50

“Buy it.”

“Why do you need this?”

Overall, it was an ambiguous item.

He couldn’t help but doubt whether it was worth investing important Hero Points in this.

“You said it yourself! Are you going to die like this!?”

“That’s not it.”

“So let’s find out information about Talas. Maybe there’s another way out.”

“Hmm, that makes sense.”

Choi Hyun-seok quickly understood.

‘Let’s think positively. It’s a necessary item to keep fighting magical beasts in the future.’

Come to think of it, the items he had bought from the Hero Shop had never disappointed him.

A large bone that large dogs like.

Matsalt [likely a portmanteau of “masala” and “salt,” referring to a seasoned salt blend] with plenty of MSG [monosodium glutamate, a flavor enhancer].

He bought them for 30 points and 20 points each, but as a result, Choi Hyun-seok was very satisfied.

“Okay. I’ll buy it.”

If he dies like this, he won’t be able to use the points anyway.

Choi Hyun-seok closed his eyes and pressed the buy button.

Then a book fell with a thud.

“The thickness is brutal.”

Choi Hyun-seok clicked his tongue, looking at the encyclopedia with its enormous thickness.

“What are you doing!? Hurry up and look it up. Every second counts!”

“Okay.”

Choi Hyun-seok quickly looked through the dictionary.

What he wanted was information about Talas.

Fortunately, he was able to reach the desired page not long after.

“Generally, it takes 3 years for Talas to grow into an adult…”

“The queen’s body length is about 4m, and the length including her legs is over 15m…”

“The hardest part is the legs. To attack Talas, attack the relatively weak torso, especially the head… Ah! That’s why I was able to catch it.”

At first, it was just basic information.

What is the size, what are the characteristics, what are the threatening weapons, and what are the weaknesses, etc.

It would be very useful when hunting, but it’s not the information he needs now.

Choi Hyun-seok quickly moved on to the next content.

“Talas digs weak ground to create huge caves. Strengthen the weak ground with saliva containing magic…”

The book also explained why Talas can create such huge caves.

In this way, he mastered all the explanations related to Talas.

Choi Hyun-seok closed the book.

“Did you find a way?”

“It’s ambiguous…”

A plan was drawn in his head.

But it was still incomplete, a flimsy thing full of loopholes.

“But it’s not like there’s no hope at all.”

Choi Hyun-seok approached Kulkan.

“Kulkan, sir.”

“Wagu wagu!”

Even when Choi Hyun-seok called, Kulkan was busy digging into the eggs.

“Kulkan, sir.”

“Wagu wagu wagu!”

“Hey.”

“Jjeop, jjeop!”

“Hey, you!”

Choi Hyun-seok slapped Kulkan on the cheek.

Slap!

Kulkan’s eyes turned sharply as he was slapped unexpectedly.

His eyes were filled with fierce murderous intent.

“Ku, Kulkan, sir! Are you awake!?”

“Huh…?”

“It seemed like you were hit by evil magic, so I woke you up!”

“Ah… Is that so…”

Kulkan easily understood.

It seemed like he hadn’t come to his senses yet.

Choi Hyun-seok hesitated to slap him on the cheek one more time.

‘It would be dangerous to hit him more.’

First of all, he had to start persuading him in this situation.

“Kulkan, sir. Do you happen to know how to use fire magic or something?”

“Fire magic?”

“Yes. I mean magic that shoots flames.”

“Hmm… I can do something as simple as shooting flames.”

“Oooo!”

Unexpectedly, Kulkan seemed to use magic too.

‘What the hell is this guy’s real identity?’

Overwhelmingly stronger combat power than other company commanders.

He looks stupid when you look at him, but sometimes he looks knowledgeable.

And he even uses magic.

‘Let’s put it aside for now. The important thing is to escape.’

Choi Hyun-seok put aside his thoughts about Kulkan and continued.

“There’s a way to get out.”

“Choi Hyun-seok. Talas’s skin is strong against fire. It’s hard to kill Talas with my magic. Especially for the queen, it would be like a warm compress.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

“Huh?”

“Fire is not needed to burn Talas.”

Kulkan made an expression that he didn’t understand at Choi Hyun-seok’s words.

“You’ve been saying strange things since a while ago. Has your head gone crazy?”

“Keuheum!”

Choi Hyun-seok was momentarily angry, but he managed to endure it.

“Listen to my plan first and then judge.”

Choi Hyun-seok explained his plan as briefly as possible.

He had to move as quickly as possible because he didn’t know when the guys would come.

“…That’s it.”

Kulkan, who had heard everything, was lost in thought.

It was Kulkan in a serious state, not the stupid Kulkan.

“The probability is too low. It’s extremely dangerous. In fact, it’s not even a plan.”

“But it’s not 0 percent, is it? We should at least try it rather than die like this.”

“That’s true, but…”

Kulkan hesitated.

No matter how he thought about it, the operation Choi Hyun-seok said was too unlikely to be realized.

Then Choi Hyun-seok put his hand on Kulkan’s shoulder.

“Kulkan, sir! Don’t you have to eat delicious things in the future!? To do that, you have to survive somehow!”

Delicious things!

Kulkan’s eyes widened at the magic spell.

“Okay. Now that there’s hope of survival, I can’t sit still.”

The man with 35,000 combat power, Kulkan, stood up.

‘Big…!’

Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes widened.

This is because Kulkan’s abdomen, which had eaten so many eggs, was as huge as a mountain.

‘I wish he would be as active as he ate…’

Just as Choi Hyun-seok was feeling uneasy.

Suddenly, cooks began to rush in from the entrance.

“Uwaaaa!”

“It’s the head chef! I’m alive!”

It seemed that the surviving survivors had flowed to this place.

Seeing them, something flashed through Choi Hyun-seok’s mind.

‘The last puzzle that was missing from the plan has been put together.’

Heaven helps those who help themselves.

Good manpower appeared just when there was a shortage of hands.

‘Let’s survive this hell.’

It was time to start the last operation at the risk of his life.