Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 192

“So, you thought you could make a fool of the Deus Church.”

Vincenzo, who had been stooped over, straightened his back.

He was skinny and hunched over, so I didn’t realize it, but he was quite tall.

He looked well over 180cm.

His wrinkled skin was now filled with muscles.

“Damn, the old man is still going strong.”

Choi Hyun-seok smiled bitterly.

Red blood was flowing from his mouth.

‘What kind of religion picks its leaders based on fighting ability?’

Cardinal Vincenzo, who I thought would be powerless.

He was stronger than I imagined.

At least a quasi-legendary powerhouse.

Could it be that all the cardinals are hiding such power?

Choi Hyun-seok shook his head at the dizzying thought.

‘Let’s get a grip. First, I need to figure out his strength.’

He glared at Vincenzo, his eyes shining.

‘Where the hell is that power coming from? It doesn’t seem like just magic.’

There are many spells or auras that temporarily enhance physical abilities.

Some of the paladins I fought before used such powers.

It wouldn’t be strange if Vincenzo used enhancement magic.

But it doesn’t make sense that he gained such power with just simple magic.

‘Enhancement magic only works if there’s a certain base to build on.’

No physical enhancement magic can turn 0 into 100.

Enhancement magic only creates synergy when the basic physical abilities are already in place.

In other words, it was right to assume that the old man Vincenzo had powerful abilities from the start.

“You seem to be thinking a lot.”

“Oh, I guess you could hear my brain working all the way over there.”

“It’s okay. I also have a lot of questions to ask you.”

Cardinal Vincenzo’s muscles swelled up even more ferociously.

The muscles, which had become larger than those of an average bodybuilder, felt bizarre.

“Shall we enjoy the rights of the victor?”

Vincenzo spoke as if he had already won.

“The rights of the victor? Good. Don’t start talking nonsense after you lose.”

Choi Hyun-seok had no intention of losing either.

“Come.”

“I’m coming even if you tell me not to!”

The two men began to clash in earnest.

Nobilis

Form 5 – Usurpation

Choi Hyun-seok kicked off the ground.

At the same time, Vincenzo frowned.

He missed the movement due to the speed being too fast.

Whoosh!

Choi Hyun-seok had already reached Vincenzo’s side.

He spun around in the air and launched a kick.

Vincenzo hurriedly raised his arms to protect his head.

Kwaaaang!

The impact was much stronger than expected.

Vincenzo, unable to withstand the force despite blocking, was thrown into the hallway.

‘Not yet.’

I can definitely feel that the attack landed.

But it’s not enough to take him down.

Choi Hyun-seok continued his attack, riding the momentum.

Crack, Kwaang! Bang!

Fists and feet crossed, striking Vincenzo’s entire body.

Vincenzo was busy blocking the onslaught of attacks.

“Die!”

This time, a roundhouse kick landed on Vincenzo’s abdomen.

Koo-oong!

Vincenzo broke through the wall and crashed into the room.

‘Tsk, I have to admit he has some durability.’

Choi Hyun-seok clicked his tongue inwardly.

He had already allowed dozens of attacks, but his eyes were still alive.

It was truly terrifying durability.

“Let’s see how long you can last!”

Choi Hyun-seok jumped into the collapsed wall and kicked again.

At that moment.

Thud!

A thick hand grabbed his ankle.

Choi Hyun-seok instinctively realized something was wrong.

“Ah, shit.”

Soon after, Vincenzo began to swing Choi Hyun-seok around indiscriminately.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

There was no technique.

Only overwhelming power.

Vincenzo repeatedly slammed Choi Hyun-seok into the floor.

‘This ignorant bastard…!’

Choi Hyun-seok forcibly held onto his fading consciousness.

If he lost his mind here, it would be defeat.

‘Now!’

Aiming for the timing, he twisted his body in the air.

Crack!

He kicked the man’s temple once again.

“Keuk!”

This time, Vincenzo seemed to have been shocked as well, staggering back.

In the meantime, Choi Hyun-seok got up and checked his condition.

“Ha, I almost became minced meat.”

Fortunately, he had protected his body with mana, so there were no major injuries.

But he couldn’t rest assured.

If he had been held for a little longer, his mana would have dissipated, and all the bones in his body would have been crushed in an instant.

“Keueung… I guess I’m getting old too. I can’t get used to it.”

Vincenzo shook his head and regained his posture.

“Are the other cardinals as ignorant as you?”

“You insolent bastard. How dare you utter such nonsense to a servant of God.”

“A servant of God? Do you perhaps serve the God of Gym Rats? There’s no other explanation.”

Vincenzo trembled at Choi Hyun-seok’s words.

“You… how dare you insult God…!”

Vincenzo’s muscles, which were already huge, began to swell even more.

“Uh… it’s getting bigger again…?”

Ultra-giant Vincenzo.

It was now hard to see him as a person.

Is this what it would feel like to see the Hulk from the movies in real life?

For some reason, he had also grown taller, and now he was eye to eye with Choi Hyun-seok.

“Hoo…”

Vincenzo’s eyes shone fiercely.

“I’ll fold your spine in the opposite direction.”

“Umm…”

Choi Hyun-seok’s expression darkened.

The thought that he could really do it with that body grew stronger.

“Your Majesty!”

“Hurry! We must save His Majesty!”

It was then that hurried footsteps and shouts were heard.

“Royal Knights, surround them both!”

The royal knights, who had belatedly appeared, surrounded Vincenzo and Choi Hyun-seok.

“You bastards! How dare you do this in the royal palace!”

A knight who appeared to be the captain stepped forward and shouted.

But Vincenzo didn’t back down and shouted even louder.

“Shut up!”

“C, Cardinal Vincenzo…?”

The knight blinked.

He didn’t recognize him because he had become too huge, but the voice was familiar.

Looking at his face, it was the same as Cardinal Vincenzo’s.

“Yes. I am Cardinal Vincenzo.”

Vincenzo pointed at Choi Hyun-seok.

“Royal Knights, deal with that monster immediately.”

***

At the same time.

Abelsson manipulated the mirror in the bathroom and entered the secret warehouse.

“Hurry!”

“Yes!”

Rachel had also come to help with the search.

The two rummaged through the warehouse, looking for the records left by Lace Marriott.

“Where is it? Where is it!?”

This was just a gamble.

Whether Lace really left a record.

No one knew if she would have kept it in this warehouse even if she did.

‘It must be here…’

However, Abelsson was certain.

Lace would have definitely left a record.

And it would be here.

“Here! Come over here!”

Then Rachel’s urgent voice was heard.

“This box. Doesn’t it seem suspicious?”

“This is…”

The royal family’s private warehouse contained valuable items that were not commonly seen.

Most of them were precious metals or magical tools, and important documents filled one wall.

But this box was strange.

A worn-out box with no magical power.

The decorations were quite fancy, but the color had faded, so it didn’t seem valuable.

It was an object that didn’t fit in this place at all.

“This is the box Lace used to play with when she was young.”

One day, Lace Marriott asked the king for this box.

Then she gathered all her siblings.

“Lace. What is this?”

“We’re going to write down what kind of mindset we’ll have when we lead the country!”

“Huh?”

“Let’s open it together when someone becomes king! So that everyone can remember their mindset at this time.”

Lace, who had been unusually precocious since she was young.

The siblings, who were impressed by the youngest sibling’s suggestion, nodded with warm smiles.

‘To think that a child of only seven years old said such a thing…’

Abelsson bit her lip.

The expression of her younger sibling, who looked desperate at the last moment, came to her mind.

“…”

It was not that she regretted it now.

She killed her younger sibling with her own hands, but it was necessary.

No, it was something she had to do.

“What are you doing! Open it quickly!”

“Ah, I’m sorry.”

Abelsson, who had come out of her reverie, opened the box.

The first thing she saw was a few crumpled pieces of paper.

Each of the four siblings wrote their resolutions.

“It’s here…”

Under the paper were the pieces of evidence she had been searching for.

Lace’s diary and all the transaction details with Cardinal Vincenzo.

Some of them seemed to be magical storage devices.

They were probably magical tools containing videos or audio.

“Let’s move right away.”

Abelsson closed the box and left the secret warehouse.

When she went outside, she saw Choi Hyun-seok and Vincenzo fighting fiercely.

‘That’s Cardinal Vincenzo…?’

Abelsson was the princess of the kingdom and a saint, so she knew Vincenzo.

He was a skinny, hunched-over old man, but now he was a monster with muscles bulging like balloons.

‘Choi Hyun-seok is struggling. We need more reinforcements.’

Abelsson passed them and headed straight to the second floor.

There was something more important to do than directly joining Choi Hyun-seok’s battle.

‘I need to persuade King Lavrune to move the Royal Knights.’

She had to persuade the current King Lavrune Marriott.

Then she could move all the Royal Knights and the capital’s security forces.

No matter how strong Vincenzo was, he wouldn’t be able to handle them all and Choi Hyun-seok at the same time.

The remaining forces in the capital could also be dealt with naturally.

“Lavrune!”

Abelsson, who had finally arrived at the king’s chamber, shouted.

“Abelsson, Older Sister…?”

Currently, Abelsson had released the magic that changed her appearance, so he quickly recognized her.

“Come with me. There’s something we need to do.”

“But…”

A paladin stood in her way.

“Traitor Abelsson Marriott. If you’re thinking of assassinating His Majesty…!”

Before he could finish speaking, a mace flew at him.

The paladin hurriedly raised his sword to block it.

Clang-!

The impact was heavier than expected.

The knight, who had not expected Abelsson to have this much power, was flustered.

‘I haven’t heard anything about this…!’

A brief moment of panic in battle is fatal.

He failed to block the mace that flew at him again.

Kwajik!

With a gruesome impact sound, the paladin, whose head was crushed, was thrown against the wall.

Lavrune stared blankly at his cousin, who had subdued a high-ranking paladin in an instant.

“Come with me.”

“Yes…”

Lavrune nodded silently and followed behind.

Without any power, he could not disobey Abelsson’s words.

While moving, Abelsson quickly explained the situation.

“Inside this are the evidence that Cardinal Vincenzo and Lace Marriott harmed the kingdom.”

“What do you mean…?”

“The traitors are actually them. Everything was planned by them, and I was just framed.”

The two had already arrived at the battle scene on the first floor.

They could see Vincenzo and Choi Hyun-seok confronting each other, and the Royal Knights.

“Abelsson!”

Choi Hyun-seok, who found Abelsson appearing with the king, widened his eyes.

“I brought the king with the evidence!”

“You did a great job!”

Abelsson quickly pushed Lavrune forward.

“Lavrune. Order the Royal Knights to capture Cardinal Vincenzo.”

“Wait, can you explain what’s going on…”

Then a shout that echoed through the royal palace was heard.

“Lavrune!!!”

“C, Cardinal Vincenzo…?”

“Have you forgotten who you owe your throne to!”

Lavrune’s body trembled.

It was definitely Cardinal Vincenzo’s voice.

The appearance was different, but the face and voice were definitely Vincenzo’s.

Then Abelsson placed her hand on Lavrune Marriott’s shoulder.

“Lavrune. How long are you going to be swayed by a mere clergyman? Act like a king.”

“But…”

“Lavrune Marriott!”

“Lavrune! Hurry!”

Abelsson and Vincenzo shouted from both sides.

All eyes were on Lavrune Marriott.

Depending on whose side he took, the Royal Knights would move.

And the tide of the game would be reversed.

Lavrune Marriott swallowed hard.

“The, Royal, Knights…”

The trembling voice showed that he was extremely nervous.

“Help Cardinal Vincenzo and punish the traitors….”

Lavrune Marriott could not finish his words.

Because a mace was embedded in the back of his head.

Kwajik!

Lavrune Marriott collapsed to the floor.

Red blood dripped from Abelsson’s mace, which was standing behind him.

“…!”

Everyone wore shocked expressions.

In the silence, Abelsson opened her mouth.

“King Lavrune Marriott has passed away due to an unfortunate incident.”

Abelsson stepped on Lavrune’s corpse and declared.

“From now on, I, Abelsson Marriott, as the rightful heir to the throne, order the Royal Knights.”

Her clear gaze turned to the Royal Knights.

“Deal with that ugly old man.”