Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 55

Oseld Geffen.

He was the strongest of the four hounds dispatched on this mission to assassinate Abelson.

In fact, he was essentially the leader of this group of attackers.

“I’ll hold off Raidrun, so you guys focus on killing the Saintess.”

Thus, Oseld volunteered to tie down the Red Nightmare, Raidrun.

The Black Star without the Gourmet Hemiss.

The strongest demon here right now is Raidrun.

So, if they could just tie him down, there wouldn’t be much difficulty in completing the mission.

After persuading them like this, the other hounds easily agreed.

‘Of course, it’s all just an excuse!’

In reality, Oseld’s true purpose was the battle itself.

Nothing was more enjoyable to him than fighting a strong opponent.

He couldn’t allow the others to interfere and spoil the fun.

‘Let’s enjoy this slowly!’

With that, Oseld entered the battle, thoroughly excited.

Just pure enjoyment.

There was no assumption that he might lose, even in the slightest.

Objectively speaking, Oseld’s power was definitely superior.

Raidrun, his opponent, probably knew this fact as well.

So, Oseld was only thinking of killing Raidrun after enjoying the battle to his heart’s content.

That was definitely the plan.

‘Heh heh… To lose like this… It’s absurd.’

Oseld looked up at the sky, lying on the ground.

Blood flowed endlessly from his mangled limbs.

‘Why did I lose…?’

If he had to find a reason, there were many excuses.

His condition wasn’t good due to being tortured for a long time.

The prosthetic arm he used instead of his severed left arm was unfamiliar.

However, even with those disadvantages, Oseld had gained the upper hand against Raidrun.

That is, until he awakened.

‘To break through the wall at that exact moment, what bad luck…’

The moment he thought he had Raidrun cornered, Raidrun broke through his limits and awakened.

After that, he was relentlessly pushed back by the awakened Raidrun and ultimately defeated.

‘Raidrun-style martial arts, was it…? What a joke…’

To create a fighting style named after himself, he thought the guy was excessively self-conscious.

‘Well, either way, I’m grateful…’

As a result, he had lost, but he had no regrets.

Because he had fought his best in the greatest battle.

Frankly, he even wondered if a piece of trash like himself deserved such a wonderful end.

‘This is the end…’

His consciousness gradually faded.

In the last moment, for some reason, the face of an old man he hated came to mind.

‘Pope… I’ll go ahead and wait. Let’s meet again in hell.’

***

Dark night.

Choi Hyun-seok was fighting the enemy, relying on the faint moonlight.

Whoosh!

The sword reflected in the moonlight flew towards him.

Choi Hyun-seok raised his arm to block it.

Clang!

Even though the blade and skin made contact, a metallic sound rang out.

His body, strengthened to the extreme by magic power and demonic energy, was already as strong as steel.

“Kuh-ah…!”

Choi Hyun-seok spat out a black breath and threw a punch.

The enemy, already exhausted, couldn’t avoid it.

Thwack!

The punch struck his chest.

The enemy staggered back, groaning.

“Kuh!”

Choi Hyun-seok rushed forward and pressed the attack.

Bang! Crash!

Each time a fist was thrown, a loud noise echoed.

The enemy was constantly retreating, barely managing to back away.

Thus, the battle was clearly in Choi Hyun-seok’s favor, no matter who looked at it.

But Choi Hyun-seok wasn’t happy at all.

‘I’m reaching my limit soon.’

Choi Hyun-seok sensed it.

His body couldn’t hold out any longer.

He glanced around.

Bobo was lying on the ground, bleeding.

“Hee… Hee…”

Fortunately, he seemed to be alive, panting for breath.

But he wouldn’t last long.

“…”

Abelson had her hands clasped together, her eyes closed.

She was probably praying to the god she spoke of.

Choi Hyun-seok looked forward again.

‘If I lose, everyone dies.’

The moment he was defeated, everyone here would die.

If he wanted to live.

If he wanted to save them, he had to win.

At that moment, black blood gushed from Choi Hyun-seok’s mouth.

“Keuh!”

It seemed like there really wasn’t much time left.

‘Is this how I die…?’

He had endured the pain of his whole body burning as he fought.

He had fought with his life on the line.

But victory only seemed to grow further away as time passed.

‘If only, if only I had one more strong blow…!’

He could have pushed the enemy, but he didn’t have enough time.

He couldn’t win because he lacked the power to deliver a decisive blow to finish him off.

That fact was so frustrating.

But more than anything, the most frustrating thing was death itself.

‘Is this life also… without even a single romance…! Just struggling like a dog and then dying…!?’

Choi Hyun-seok bit his teeth without realizing it.

‘I can’t accept it.’

He couldn’t accept it.

Choi Hyun-seok could never accept it.

He stopped in his place.

“Why? Have you already reached your limit? Huh?”

The enemy’s taunt was heard.

“Let me tell you something. In a fight between strong opponents, fighting spirit like Promot [a technique that enhances physical abilities] is poison. If the opponent only focuses on defense, you’ll be helpless!”

The enemy was spouting facts he hadn’t even asked about.

“You’re going to die anyway, but I’m telling you this in case you might use it in hell. Keep it in mind! Hahaha!”

The guy laughed loudly, as if he was already sure of his victory.

Choi Hyun-seok ignored him and focused on his breathing.

‘Raidrun, sir… I really have no choice.’

Raidrun’s teachings flowed through his mind.

“You can’t use other fighting spirits while using Promot.”

“Why is that?”

“In the first place, fighting spirit is about activating the body to its limit. What do you think will happen if you push a body that has already reached its limit with Promot even further?”

“Will I die…?”

“Yes. You’ll die.”

To explain fighting spirit in one sentence, it’s a technique that pushes the body and magic power to the limit with the best efficiency.

That’s why you can’t use fighting spirit while using Promot.

It’s the same as putting another load on a motor that has already reached its limit due to overload.

If you do such a thing, the motor will explode.

‘But you know… it’s the same thing if I stay like this.’

Choi Hyun-seok thought.

His motor had already exceeded its limit.

Even if he stopped moving right now, he wouldn’t be able to prevent the motor from exploding.

If so.

If the motor is going to explode anyway…

Wouldn’t it be okay to make one last run before it explodes?

“You are a traitorous heretic, but salvation is open to everyone. Kneel down and repent now. Then, at least you might be able to step on the threshold of heaven!”

Choi Hyun-seok focused his mind, looking at the enemy’s spouting mouth.

‘Raidrun-style martial arts…’

He whipped his body, which was already pushed to the limit, once again.

At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok’s body tore and burst, and blood splattered everywhere.

Seeing that, the enemy laughed.

“Hahaha! This is really a rare sight!”

Choi Hyun-seok ignored him.

He only slowly pulled his fist back.

With terrible pain, blood poured out once again.

His consciousness faded.

‘Form 1…’

Even in the midst of that, the magic power and demonic energy inside his body swirled and steadily gathered into his fist.

[Proficiency in Fighting Spirit Raidrun-style Martial Arts has increased]

[Proficiency in Fighting Spirit Raidrun-style Martial Arts has increased]

[Proficiency in Fighting Spirit Raidrun-style Martial Arts has increased]

….

He ignored the incoming notifications.

He only focused on completing the technique.

“Are you still thinking of fighting? I really have to acknowledge your will alone!”

The enemy shook his head exaggeratedly and clapped his hands.

Choi Hyun-seok grinned, looking at him.

“I still have one shot left.”

In the last moment.

For some reason, he no longer felt any pain.

In his mind, there was only the thought of completing this technique.

Raidrun-style Martial Arts

Form 1 – Total Annihilation (初戰搏殺) [First Battle Decisive Strike]

At the same time as it was activated, a whirlwind was unleashed.

“Huh…?”

In an instant, the enemy’s face contorted with embarrassment.

Kwaaaaaa-!

A storm mixed with magic power and demonic energy engulfed him.

***

“Keuh-heok! Keuh-heok!”

Lucas widened his eyes.

He hurriedly looked around.

‘Did I lose consciousness!?’

Fortunately, it didn’t seem like much time had passed.

His consciousness had been cut off for only a brief moment due to the impact.

‘This one was really dangerous.’

Lucas stared at the floor.

There, Choi Hyun-seok was lying covered in blood.

‘What a crazy bastard…’

You shouldn’t use other fighting spirits while using a continuous fighting spirit.

This was really common sense.

It was something you should never do unless you were planning to commit suicide.

But this human being used not just any other fighting spirit, but also used Promot, which could be said to be the most dangerous, to the extreme, and then used another fighting spirit.

Frankly, the fact that the technique was activated at all was a miraculous event.

At that time, Lucas frowned.

‘He’s still breathing…?’

Choi Hyun-seok was still breathing.

Although it was a faint breath that could be cut off at any moment, it was certain that he was alive.

‘He’s tougher than a cockroach…’

Lucas raised his sword.

His arm was trembling, probably because his injuries were quite severe.

But there would be no problem finishing off a dying bug here.

“I’ll end your tenacious life.”

Just before Lucas’s sword fell.

Thump!

Someone grabbed his hand.

“Huh?”

Lucas looked back with a bewildered expression.

There stood a muscular, bull-headed demon covered in blood.

“Huh? Why are you…?”

The Red Nightmare, Raidrun.

Why was the guy who should have been killed by Oseld Geffen here?

Instead of an answer, a red fist flew towards him.

The huge, seemingly solid fist approached in slow motion.

‘Ah, no…!’

Lucas screamed inwardly.

But no matter how much he shouted, reality didn’t change.

The red fist gradually grew larger.

Just before it touched his face.

Lucas decided to close his eyes.

‘Ha, it’s literally a red nightmare…’

At the same time as that thought, the fist struck his face.

Kwaaaang!

Lucas’s head exploded like an explosion.

Blood and flesh fell from the sky.

Thud, thud!

Raidrun knelt down, getting hit by the fragments of that flesh.

“I’m sorry for being late, Choi Hyun-seok.”

***

Tears welled up in Raidrun’s round eyes.

“Choi Hyun-seok! What on earth have you done!”

It was useless to shout.

There was no way he could answer.

Right now, Choi Hyun-seok had suffered such serious injuries that it was a miracle he was alive.

The external wounds that were visible on the outside also looked dangerous.

His body, the inside, was more serious than any external wound.

His whole body was thoroughly destroyed from the inside.

From his organs to his skin.

There wasn’t a single place that was intact.

‘I warned you so much not to use fighting spirit!’

The reason why Choi Hyun-seok was like this was obvious.

He probably used Promot.

Perhaps he even used Raidrun-style martial arts on top of that.

“Saintess! You can save him, right!?”

Raidrun shouted.

Abelson frowned without looking back.

“Be quiet, you’re disturbing my concentration.”

She was now pouring all her mind into Choi Hyun-seok.

She had to save Choi Hyun-seok no matter what.

‘Please… you can’t die like this!’

Abelson prayed earnestly.

That Choi Hyun-seok could live.

He was someone who should never die like this.

‘You are the only hope…!’

Abelson saw potential in Choi Hyun-seok.

To her, who had already given up on everything, Choi Hyun-seok was salvation and hope.

That such Choi Hyun-seok would fight for her and die?

This was something she herself could never tolerate.

‘Definitely. I will save you no matter what. So hold on a little longer.’

Radiant divine power began to emanate from Abelson’s body as she repeated inwardly.