Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 102

Choi Hyun-seok’s first move was to find Bobo.

“Bobo!”

Bobo, who had been lazily napping, cracked open one eye.

His eyes were full of weariness.

It was as if he were complaining about being disturbed during his nap.

“Kwang…”

“This isn’t the time to be carefree! Let’s go, quickly!”

At this very moment, Raidrun would be charging at full speed toward the operational area.

Every second was precious.

Raidrun was a crazy bull-headed demon who could cover 500 kilometers by running.

No matter how strong Choi Hyun-seok had become, he couldn’t match that speed.

And if Abelson was with him, they would never make it on time.

That’s why he needed Bobo.

In terms of raw power, Bobo was not inferior to Raidrun, so he could definitely keep up.

“Kwang…”

The problem was that Bobo didn’t seem interested at all.

He was still growing and slept a lot.

Bobo closed his eyes again.

“Don’t do that, please help me!”

“Kwang…”

“Our Bobo. How about we go for a walk?”

At the word ‘walk,’ Bobo opened his eyes again.

Interest seemed to be piqued, and his eyes began to fill with excitement.

“I’ll feed you lots of delicious things too! Don’t you want a snack?”

“Kwang!”

Bobo jumped up.

As expected, the promise of walks and snacks was irresistible.

“Ms. Abelson! Get on right away!”

“Yes!”

Abelson wasn’t strictly needed for this operation, but he decided to bring her along for her safety.

He couldn’t leave Abelson alone in the castle without Raidrun and Choi Hyun-seok.

‘This isn’t the Black Star [referring to a previous, more dangerous situation]. Anything could happen at any time.’

It would be safer to move together than to leave her alone in Gadrak Castle.

Abelson agreed with his reasoning.

“Alright! Let’s go!”

“Kyaa! Warrior! It feels like we’re going on a picnic! I’m so excited!”

“Shut up!”

Just as he was about to leave the barracks with Bobo, a group of soldiers came running.

A demon, who appeared to be the commander, blocked their path.

“Stop! Stop! I am Vice Commander Keunraduk!”

At the words ‘Vice Commander,’ Choi Hyun-seok stopped.

“What’s going on?”

“That’s what I want to ask. Where are you going?”

“I was getting restless just staying still. I was thinking of patrolling outside the castle.”

“That won’t do.”

Vice Commander Keunraduk shook his head.

“You are under the Commander’s orders to stay here in Gadrak Castle.”

“Excuse me?”

“I’m telling you to stay put!”

“What’s the reason?”

Choi Hyun-seok asked.

Keunraduk rolled his eyes around as if contemplating, then opened his mouth.

“It’s for your safety.”

“Safety? Are you talking about my safety?”

“Yes! The Commander has ordered Choi Hyun-seok and the Saintess to stay in Gadrak Castle for their safety!”

Choi Hyun-seok chuckled.

‘The guy who couldn’t get enough of trying to catch me suddenly says safety?’

Grat’s eyes when he looked at him and Abelson at their first meeting were still vivid.

He made it obvious that he was displeased but reluctantly accepted it.

Now he’s talking about safety?

It was bound to be suspicious.

‘Could it be that these guys are trying to hand me and Ms. Abelson over?’

It had been a constant question.

Why did they specifically exclude Choi Hyun-seok and Abelson from the dangerous operation?

Isn’t the easiest way to trap them by lumping them together with Raidrun?

‘They were planning to reassure us and then get rid of us while we were in the castle.’

If they had told them to move together from the beginning, he would have been even more suspicious.

But the order to stay put added to the confusion.

Looking back now, it seemed like a kind of trick.

“Anyway! Stay put! If you resist… I’ll punish you for disobeying orders!”

Vice Commander Keunraduk shouted urgently.

Choi Hyun-seok nodded and raised his fist.

“Vice Commander.”

The middle finger slowly rose.

“Go eat shit.”

“Huh?”

“Bobo! Let’s go!”

“Kwang!”

Bobo roared and charged forward.

Keunraduk frantically shouted.

“Stop them! I said stop them!”

“It’s no use! Kkyaaaak!”

Currently, Bobo’s combat power exceeds 150,000.

This is top-tier even among regiment commanders.

It’s almost on par with a division commander.

In fact, Vice Commander Keunraduk’s combat power was just over 130,000.

In other words, in this Gadrak Castle without Grat, there was no one with higher combat power than Bobo.

“Yorris got eaten!”

“It’s a monster!”

Bobo ran, crushing the soldiers blocking his path.

Filling his belly in the process was a bonus.

Rachel was very excited and jumping up and down.

“Good! That’s it, you mutt!”

“Kwang!”

“Let’s go! To save our Raidrun!”

Bobo shot out of Gadrak Castle like an arrow.

Vice Commander Keunraduk could only watch blankly.

“…”

Keunraduk, who had been standing blankly, suddenly started running somewhere.

Currently, Grat had left Gadrak Castle to carry out the operation.

The deal with the humans was only known to Grat and Keunraduk, so he had to report it directly.

“I have to inform the Division Commander! The communicator! Where is the communicator!?”

***

On the road to the battlefield.

Grat was in very good spirits.

‘Everything is going smoothly.’

Once this matter was resolved, Grat would completely seize control of the 8th Division.

It would be reborn as Grat’s own 8th Division, not the 8th Division under the 3rd Corps led by Hemis.

‘Hehe! I wonder what kind of expression Hemis will make when Raidrun dies. He cherished him like his own child.’

The thought of Hemis’ lips twisting made the corners of his mouth rise involuntarily.

It would be good advice for her, who had treated him like a half-wit.

Wooong…!

Suddenly, the communicator lit up brightly.

Grat frowned and picked up the communicator.

‘Is it the Vice Commander?’

It was a communication from Vice Commander Keunraduk, who remained in Gadrak Castle.

-Division Commander Grat. It’s a disaster!

“What’s going on?”

-Choi Hyun-seok and the Saintess have escaped!

“What!?”

Grat’s eyes widened.

Choi Hyun-seok and the Saintess escaped.

‘There’s no reason for those guys to escape. Could it be that the information leaked? No. This is a plan that only I and the Vice Commander know. It can never leak.’

Choi Hyun-seok and the Saintess were ordered to stay in Gadrak Castle.

It was an order that wouldn’t be bad for them either.

They could stay in the safe castle without having to go to the battlefield.

“What the hell did you do!? You should have stopped those bastards from getting out of Gadrak Castle!”

-That’s… I couldn’t help it because of the Corps Commander’s pet…!

The Corps Commander’s pet.

It was probably named Bobo.

Grat sighed.

‘Things are getting twisted.’

He doesn’t know what the guy’s purpose is.

What’s certain is that he noticed something.

“Did you confirm where he’s going?”

-They say he’s heading to Raidrun’s operation area.

“I see…”

-What should we do?

Grat thought for a moment and opened his mouth.

“Contact the Holy Empire immediately. Choi Hyun-seok and the Corps Commander’s pet have gone there, so tell them to take care of them together.”

-Understood!

“You must get confirmation from the Empire. Now that they’ve gone outside the castle, they must never survive. They must be dealt with for sure. That’s the only way we can live. Do you understand what I mean?”

-Yes!

“Go.”

The communication ended.

Grat threw the communicator away in annoyance.

Clang!

The communicator broke, and fragments scattered everywhere.

“Damn it! Shitting on a perfectly cooked meal!”

Now he has no choice but to trust the humans.

‘Did they say two heroes are moving this time? It’ll be touch and go.’

The Holy Empire dispatched two heroes to kill Raidrun.

That would be enough for Raidrun, but if Bobo joins, it becomes precarious.

‘First, I’ll take care of things here. If Raidrun survives… then I’ll have to step in myself.’

Grat prayed earnestly.

Please let the human army annihilate the Demon King’s army.

***

Worshton Gesred, radiant and faithful.

A large man with a strong presence, he was the chief in charge of this operation.

“Sir Byron. Is everything ready?”

Worshton said.

Byron Hane, who was next to him, smirked.

He was also a hero of the Holy Empire and was in charge of being the bait in this operation.

Nominally, Raidrun would ambush this unit to eliminate Byron Hane, a young hero of the Empire.

“Is there anything to prepare? Sir Worshton. There are two heroes of the Empire. It’s a fight we can’t lose even if we wanted to.”

Worshton shook his head.

“You must not be careless. The opponent is the Red Nightmare Raidrun. It won’t be easy.”

Byron Hane shook his head.

“Sir Worshton is too worried. There are two heroes and a special weapon prepared to capture the Red Nightmare. Besides, he’s alone.”

Byron Hane’s lips curled up slightly.

“To be honest, it’s overkill. I could have easily handled the Red Nightmare alone. Tsk.”

Watching Byron Hane click his tongue, Worshton turned his head.

‘He’s just a young hero…’

Byron Hane had just received the title of hero.

He was only 25 years old.

Having reached the top at a young age, it was natural for him to have such confidence.

‘The Red Nightmare’s strength is estimated to be mid-to-low among division commanders. Sir Byron’s words are not wrong. But capturing alive is much harder than killing. It wouldn’t hurt to be thoroughly prepared.’

Originally, they were planning to kill Raidrun.

But the operation was changed midway.

From killing to capturing alive.

‘It’s an unprecedented event.’

The demons capture humans.

Soldiers are used as slaves, and nobles are used for trade.

But humans do not capture demons alive.

They only execute them.

Because they have no value as prisoners.

Using demons as slaves is uncontrollable and only causes accidents.

Capturing high-ranking commanders and using them for trade is not accepted by the Demon King’s army.

“We don’t need any cripples captured by humans.”

The Demon King’s army did not ask for the return of demons captured by humans.

“Thank you for disposing of the trash for us.”

Given this situation, it was natural common sense for the human side not to take demon prisoners.

However, this operation is different.

The upper echelons of the Gatrein Holy Empire exceptionally decided to capture Raidrun alive.

“Raidrun is the only confidant of the Glutton Hemis.”

“If we do well, we can lure the Glutton into a trap.”

“It’ll be a bit of a hassle, but we can deal with him then after seeing the Glutton’s reaction.”

Raidrun is a cherished subordinate of the Glutton Hemis.

Raidrun was the only one in the Demon King’s army who received Hemis’ favor.

That’s why Gatrein wanted to test the waters.

What kind of reaction would Hemis show if Raidrun was taken prisoner?

If there was even a slight reaction, it would be a great opportunity.

If they did well, they could trap and eliminate Hemis.

It doesn’t matter if she doesn’t care.

They can just kill Raidrun then.

“You never know when he’ll strike. Always stay on your toes.”

“Yes!”

The soldiers answered vigorously to Worshton’s words.

‘It won’t take long.’

Worshton and a thousand soldiers continued to walk.

On the surface, they had to appear like an ordinary unit that didn’t know anything.

They shouldn’t show any signs of preparing for an ambush in advance.

How long had they been walking?

Kooong… Kooong…! Kooong!

Noise began to rise in the distance.

The ground rumbled as the noise gradually approached.

Worshton shouted urgently.

“What’s going on!”

“It’s the enemy! Raidrun is running towards us!”

At the same time, the enemy’s identity began to appear in Worshton’s eyes.

Kooong! Kooong! Kooong!

A muscular giant with red skin was crossing the prairie.

Each time he kicked the ground, a roar sounded and dust rose.

‘An ambush…?’

To think he would break through head-on like this.

In a way, it was a charge that best suited the word ambush.

In the blink of an eye, Raidrun was right in front of them.

In an instant, Raidrun’s thigh swelled, and he kicked the ground with all his might.

Tuwoong!

He flew into the sky with pure leg strength.

Watching Raidrun descending from the sky, Worshton shouted.

“Block…!”

The Red Nightmare descended.