Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 143

The attack landed squarely.

As his temple was struck, he felt the hand gripping his leg loosen.

In that opening, Choi Hyun-seok retreated.

‘How can a skeleton be this tough?’

The shin that struck him throbbed.

Clearly, he was the one who attacked, but he felt the greater impact.

Choi Hyun-seok composed himself, trying to think positively.

‘He’s not unscathed either.’

He could see cracks forming near Lopar Dozer’s temple.

However, the injuries vanished completely in mere seconds.

Choi Hyun-seok frowned and clicked his tongue.

As expected, it wouldn’t be easy.

-Fascinating… a magic I’ve never seen before. Was the Hero always such a being of power…?

Lopar Dozer said as he rose to his feet.

Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes lit up at that moment.

“I heard you died 250 years ago. Were there Heroes back then too?”

Perhaps he could glean new information about Heroes.

But Lopar Dozer didn’t answer.

He looked up at the sky and muttered.

-250 years… I see… has that much time passed…

Without skin, it was impossible to tell what expression he wore.

However, the atmosphere he exuded was dark.

He looked down at his skeletal body.

-The Mazoku [demonic race]… the war… it still hasn’t ended, I see…

“Yes.”

-After giving everything…

Suddenly, blue spectral flames ignited in Lopar Dozer’s eyes.

The creature clutched its head and cried out.

-Kuh…! Not yet, not yet…!

Abruptly, Lopar raised his spear.

Choi Hyun-seok braced himself, ready to respond at any moment.

-I still have a duty to fulfill…!

Just as he thought the battle was about to begin.

Lopar suddenly slammed his spear down.

Specifically, he struck the skull of the beast he had been riding.

-Kieeeeeee!

The beast shrieked.

Lopar didn’t stop, continuing to slam the spear down.

‘What the hell is this crazy bastard doing!?’

Choi Hyun-seok was bewildered but decided to observe the situation for now.

-I am Lopar Dozer, knight of the Mariette Kingdom!

-Kieeee!

-I shall protect humanity!

The dominant entity, Lopar Dozer, was practically the king of the undead here.

The beast wailed, unable to even resist.

Choi Hyun-seok gradually began to understand the situation.

‘He seems half-mad, but he still has some reason left. He seems to retain memories from when he was alive.’

Even as he pondered, Lopar continued to strike the beast’s skull.

The hard skull of the beast began to crack.

-I am loyal to the Mariette Kingdom… I shall protect humanity…

Lopar Dozer repeated the same words.

His spear finally pierced the beast’s skull.

At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes widened.

‘This isn’t the time!’

He couldn’t just stand by and watch.

He would miss a golden opportunity.

‘I can’t just let the experience points go to waste.’

Choi Hyun-seok finished his calculations in his head.

‘That giant beast has a combat power of nearly 200,000. Just landing the final blow would give me a massive amount of experience.’

It was practically free experience.

He couldn’t let it die at the hands of Lopar Dozer.

Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes gleamed.

‘Timing is crucial. I have to smash it right before the skull is completely destroyed.’

The weakness of the undead was clear.

Cutting off the flow of magic.

Choi Hyun-seok, with his excellent sensing and control abilities, could clearly feel it.

The magic that was stored in the skull and extended throughout the body via the spinal cord.

That meant that cutting off the spinal cord or destroying the skull would kill the undead.

‘For the sake of experience points, I’ll push myself a little…!’

Choi Hyun-seok gathered his magic.

He watched for an opportunity, then kicked off the beast’s back and soared into the air.

‘Right now!’

The senses he had honed from countless final blows were telling him.

Now was the time to strike the final blow.

He flew into the air and split his legs 180 degrees.

Raidrun-style Combat

Form 2 – Head Trample

His leg dropped vertically.

Sensing the unusual power, Lopar Dozer chose to retreat instead of blocking.

Whoosh!

The attack missed.

However, Choi Hyun-seok cheered.

‘Got it!’

The leg that passed Lopar Dozer struck the beast’s skull directly.

Thud!

His foot slammed into the skull, creating a deafening sound.

The skull, already cracked and on the verge of breaking, couldn’t withstand it.

Crack!

The beast’s skull shattered into pieces, scattering in all directions.

At the same time, the beast collapsed.

The magic that had been holding the bones together disappeared, returning it to mere bones.

Rumble!

Choi Hyun-seok dodged the collapsing pile of bones.

Soon after, a cheerful notification rang in his ears.

[Level Up!][Level Up!][Level Up!][Level Up!][Level Up!][Level Up!]….

“Yes!”

The notification rang exactly 10 times.

His level had risen by a whopping 10 levels with a single attack.

He had used quite a bit of magic, but it was well worth it.

‘Let’s raise my stats now.’

The dust raised by the giant beast collapsing had temporarily brought the battle to a lull.

Choi Hyun-seok checked his status window in this gap.

▫Name: Choi Hyun-seok

▫Title: Regular Hero

▫Level: 713

·Strength: 235

·Agility: 232

·Stamina: 236

·Magic Power: 280

·Mana: 265

·Charisma: 92

·Fighting Spirit: 37

·Bonus Points: 16

16 bonus points.

That meant his level had risen by 16 in this battle.

It seemed he had already gained 6 levels fighting the undead before killing the beast.

‘Tch, the other stats are the same.’

One disappointing thing was that his other stats remained the same.

Originally, even without leveling up, his stats would occasionally increase through training or combat.

However, these days, his stats rarely increased in that way.

It seemed that as his physical abilities improved, it became harder to push himself to the limit.

‘Well, I’ve gained 16 levels anyway, so I should be satisfied.’

Choi Hyun-seok immediately allocated his stats.

▫Level: 713

·Strength: 236

·Agility: 236

·Stamina: 236

·Magic Power: 286

·Mana: 270

·Charisma: 92

·Fighting Spirit: 37

He invested his points mainly in mana and magic power.

As Rachel had advised him before, he believed that magic power and mana would play a greater role than simple stats in the future.

Swish…!

While he was allocating his stats.

The dust from the collapsing beast was clearing.

Lopar Dozer, finally revealed, stood still, spear in hand.

-I… shall protect humanity… I… humanity…

Lopar Dozer continued to mutter the same words.

He suddenly smashed the head of an undead nearby.

-I… humanity…

Lopar Dozer trembled but continued to smash the undead.

Watching him, Choi Hyun-seok stepped back.

“Bobo. Stay back for now.”

“Kwang!”

He approached Abelson.

“Abelson, what’s going on?”

“I don’t know…”

Abelson was just as puzzled by the situation.

Lopar Dozer, resurrected as an undead, was destroying other undead.

She continued.

“I speculate that the strength of Lopar Dozer’s soul is resisting the necromancy. You could see it as a kind of mental strength.”

“If we leave him alone, he’ll destroy all the other undead, so isn’t that a good thing?”

“But Lopar Dozer will survive instead.”

“Isn’t that okay? From what I see now, it seems like a good thing.”

Since he was protecting humanity, wouldn’t it be good to have a reliable ally if they left him alone?

He had already raised his level considerably, so he didn’t see the need to confront that monster.

However, Abelson shook her head.

“No, it’s not okay. Undead resurrected by necromancy harbor hatred for the living. Even if he seems fine now, there will definitely be problems.”

As she spoke.

Lopar Dozer suddenly stopped.

-I, I am…

He was trembling so much that he could barely hold his spear straight.

-I… shall protect humanity… I…

The magic around him began to gather around Lopar Dozer.

The magic flowing out from the destroyed undead was also absorbed into him.

Gradually, Lopar Dozer’s trembling subsided.

-I am…

He smashed the skull of a skeleton next to him with his spear.

Lopar Dozer no longer trembled.

As his body stabilized, he began to destroy the undead at a speed that couldn’t be compared to before.

Crack, Bang!

Abelson blankly watched the undead being mercilessly destroyed.

Then, Choi Hyun-seok urgently shouted.

“We have to stop him.”

“Pardon?”

“His magic is rapidly recovering. If he’s really going to become an enemy as you said, we have to strike before it’s too late. And…”

Choi Hyun-seok could feel it.

After Lopar Dozer’s trembling subsided, his atmosphere had changed.

He was destroying the undead, but his purpose was different from before.

-I grow stronger…

Lopar Dozer said.

-I shall kill humanity.

***

He charged straight towards Lopar Dozer.

‘I can’t afford to stall.’

The magic in the vicinity was all gathering towards Lopar Dozer.

He continued to absorb magic as if he had no limit.

Even the undead gathered near him were now committing suicide.

The magic that leaked out as they were destroyed was also absorbed into Lopar Dozer.

He knew.

That it was most efficient for him to grow stronger than to have many other undead.

“Bobo! Go all out!”

“Kwang!”

He had confirmed Lopar Dozer’s power, albeit briefly.

This was not the time for probing.

He had to destroy him before it was too late.

He approached Lopar Dozer and immediately thrust his fist.

Whoosh!

The fist passed through the air.

Choi Hyun-seok tried to launch a series of attacks, but dodged the incoming counterattack.

Swish!

Choi Hyun-seok frowned.

The spear blade, which he hadn’t dodged properly, grazed his skin, and blood splattered.

‘The speed is too fast.’

It was the result of the difference in basic physical stats.

His perceived speed was a level above Raidrun.

It was a speed that Choi Hyun-seok struggled to even keep up with.

“Kwaang!”

At that moment, Bobo, seizing the opportunity, swung his front paw.

Lopar Dozer blocked with his spear, but he had no choice but to be blown away due to the difference in weight.

Thud!

The blown away creature crashed into a large tree.

The tree, which was about the size of a hug, broke with a cracking sound.

Choi Hyun-seok clenched his fist and ran.

“Good! Let’s keep pushing him!”

He wouldn’t have been able to win alone.

But with Bobo, he could do it.

‘I have to pour everything I have into this.’

It would be disadvantageous to go into a prolonged battle.

Choi Hyun-seok decided to decide the outcome by pushing him all at once.

Raidrun-style Combat

Form 1 – Initial Onslaught

The simplest yet most powerful fighting spirit.

Initial Onslaught flew towards Lopar Dozer.

At that moment, magic dwelled in his spear.

Slice!

The magic that flew like a storm was split in an instant.

Choi Hyun-seok continued his attack without concern.

Nobilis

Form 2 – Expression of Respect

He launched another attack towards Lopar’s lower body.

‘The guys from this world are relatively weak to lower body attacks.’

From his experience so far, the enemies in this land had often shown weakness to lower body attacks.

Perhaps they were unfamiliar with it, causing their response to be delayed.

Thud!

However, Lopar Dozer raised his spear and blocked Choi Hyun-seok’s leg.

He had blocked an attack using fighting spirit by only using magic.

Choi Hyun-seok clenched his teeth.

‘I’ll keep going like this!’

His body was starting to strain from using fighting spirit in succession.

Nevertheless, he couldn’t stop.

He had to finish him off before the offense and defense were reversed.

Choi Hyun-seok quickly rushed into his arms.

‘Spears have long reach, but it’s hard to respond at close range.’

The basics of fighting were to draw the opponent into one’s own distance.

Choi Hyun-seok, who was close to him, once again raised his magic power and mana.

Nobilis

Form 3 – The Price of Arrogance

He launched a series of punches at his abdomen.

As expected, he couldn’t respond and allowed the punches to land.

The punches were accurately embedded in his ribs, and a purple flash erupted.

‘Got it!’

He could tell by the feeling.

The attack had landed perfectly.

Crack!

His ribs shattered, and fragments scattered.

The moment Choi Hyun-seok smiled with satisfaction.

‘Damn it…’

Lopar Dozer’s fist flew.

To be exact, he struck Choi Hyun-seok with the hand holding the spear.

‘What the hell? This is ridiculous.’

It was an impossible response under normal circumstances.

However, due to the undead’s characteristic of not feeling pain, he was able to move even while being attacked.

In addition, his immense physical stats gave tremendous power even to a random punch.

Thwack!

At the same time as the shock that felt like his neck would break, Choi Hyun-seok flew away.