Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 241

A lone cabin stood halfway up an unnamed mountain.

Inside, a woman was deep in thought, arms crossed.

“Those bastards. Why are they so quiet these days?”

Half a year had passed since leaving the Marriott Kingdom.

Park Hyun-ah had been constantly moving between such hideouts.

Though many were destroyed in the fight against Gatrein, dozens of these hideouts still remained across the continent.

“Hmm, it’s strange. Whether it’s fireballs falling, lightning striking, or typhoons raging, there should have been some kind of commotion by now.”

Currently, Park Hyun-ah was deep in thought [considering her options].

“Why is it so quiet?”

It was too peaceful.

For the past few months, the Gatrein bastards who had been chasing her relentlessly were nowhere to be seen.

This marked the longest period of peace in a week.

Considering they had found her within three days no matter where she hid, this was unusual.

Thanks to this, she had rested well, but she was starting to get restless.

“Should I go after them first?”

It wasn’t just out of boredom that she was thinking of invading Gatrein.

It was a kind of revenge for her fallen comrades.

Besides, they were enemies she had to face someday.

Now that her body had recovered, it was just a matter of engaging in battle.

‘It’s been about three months.’

It had been six months since she impulsively left the Marriott Palace.

During that time, she had desperately tried to fully recover her body.

As a result, after three months, she had recovered enough to fight without any problems.

Since then, she had been fighting Gatrein non-stop.

Therefore, this sweet week of rest was the first she had enjoyed in three months.

With so much time on her hands, she naturally thought of one man.

‘Choi Hyun-seok… Has that bastard not returned yet?’

According to the news, Choi Hyun-seok had also left the Marriott Kingdom.

Where the hell was he holed up?

He wasn’t answering calls and had completely disappeared from the continent.

She thought she would run into him again while fighting Gatrein, but contrary to expectations, she had not seen Choi Hyun-seok even once so far.

“I don’t know! He’s a capable bastard who can take care of himself. He’s probably doing well.”

She didn’t think Choi Hyun-seok would die alone now.

A legendary powerhouse wouldn’t die that easily.

If Choi Hyun-seok had really died, there would have been a fierce battle.

Naturally, news would have spread in some way.

Since that wasn’t the case, he was probably eating well and living well somewhere.

“Anyway, I can’t keep resting like this. I have to go out now.”

Park Hyun-ah jumped up from her seat.

Her condition was at its peak after a long rest.

It was time to move again to smash Gatrein once more.

***

Park Hyun-ah left the cabin and used space 이동 마법 [teleportation magic].

Her destination was the Klubi Fortress.

It was a military base of the Gatrein Holy Empire.

After 이동 마법 [teleporting], she walked for about an hour, and Gatrein’s unique white walls began to appear.

Park Hyun-ah smiled as she basked in the pouring sunlight.

“Ah~ Shit. The weather’s nice. It’s the perfect weather for fireworks.”

It’s common sense that fireworks aren’t easily seen during the day.

But the reason she said this was simple.

“Let’s make it cool and blow it up.”

The 불꽃 [fireworks] she would launch wasn’t so weak that it would be obscured by this sunlight.

“슥슥~ 삭삭~” [sound of drawing]

Park Hyun-ah began to draw a magic circle while humming a tune.

Each time her hand moved, the ground glowed, gradually creating a complex pattern.

“This should be enough.”

About the time it would take to drink a cup of tea passed.

Finally, Park Hyun-ah put her hands together in front of the completed magic circle.

Woo-oong…!

The magic circle voraciously began to devour her magic power.

In the process, a terrible pain surged.

It was the price for pouring too much magic power at once.

“Keuh…! It eats well!”

Park Hyun-ah didn’t writhe in pain.

Instead, she glared at the magic circle with a fierce smile.

This pain was nothing more than a sign of the completed magic’s power.

To her, this level of pain was more than familiar; it was welcome.

Deeng- Deeng- Deeng-!

A huge bell rang out from the Klubi Fortress.

Soon after, divine power gathered in the defense magic surrounding the fortress.

“Yeah, yeah. You guys need to prepare too.”

There was no way they wouldn’t know about using such large-scale magic.

It was a vast amount of magic power that could be felt even from dozens, no, hundreds of kilometers away.

Since that magic power was gathering right in front of them, the fortress must be in chaos by now.

“Even if it’s futile, isn’t struggling the duty of a human being!”

She shouted, and at the same time, the magic circle stopped devouring magic power.

All the magic power needed to activate the magic had been gathered.

“Let’s go!”

Park Hyun-ah slammed the ground hard and reached out her hand.

Arcane Magic – Fireworks

The beginning was a single 불꽃 [firework].

Pee-woo-oong! Pow-!

The 불꽃 [firework] flew quickly and exploded, blocked by the fortress’s defense magic.

Although the explosion shook it, the defense magic easily withstood the attack.

However, Park Hyun-ah’s magic was just beginning.

As if the first 불꽃 [firework] was a signal flare, 불꽃 [fireworks] began to fly in from all directions.

콰과과과과광-! [sound of explosions]

The 불꽃 [fireworks] collided with the fortress in succession, causing large-scale explosions.

The power contained in each 불꽃 [firework] alone was at the level of a high-ranking 용사 [hero] magic.

There were hundreds of such 불꽃 [fireworks].

She couldn’t see inside, but it was obvious what the fortress was like now.

The ground would be shaking from the impact, making it difficult to even stand properly.

“Oh, it’s holding up a bit this time?”

Park Hyun-ah’s eyebrows twitched.

Normally, the defense magic should have been broken and the fortress should have been smashed by now.

But the fortress’s defense magic was holding on, albeit precariously.

To be precise, it was desperately blocking the 불꽃 [fireworks], repeatedly breaking and regenerating.

“Hoo.”

Three minutes passed, which was short for Park Hyun-ah but felt like an eternity to the enemy.

Finally, all the 불꽃 [fireworks] disappeared.

The fortress had managed to hold on somehow, although it was partially destroyed.

Soon after, as if they thought the magic was over, a huge number of troops began to pour out of the fortress.

“They’re really coming out like a swarm of insects. But what to do?”

Park Hyun-ah smiled as she looked at the white swarm pouring out.

“I still have one shot left.”

Arcane Magic – Fireworks

The 화려한 불꽃 [splendid firework] to decorate that finale was still 남아 있었다 [remaining].

딱-! [snap]

Park Hyun-ah’s finger flicked lightly.

The final 불꽃 [firework] was launched.

Pee-woo-woo-oong-!

A 불꽃 [firework] dozens of times larger than the 불꽃 [fireworks] that had been launched so far.

The noise was also so loud that it sounded like a fighter jet passing by.

“꽝 [boom].”

In time with Park Hyun-ah’s exclamation, the huge 불꽃 [firework] landed on the fortress.

The defense magic, which had already reached its limit, was easily broken.

The 불꽃 [firework], still not losing its power, 그대로 [directly] plunged into the center of the fortress.

Hoo-woo-oong-!

A huge flame soared hundreds of meters above the ground.

Her hair fluttered in the tremendous wind.

Soon, a noise that seemed to collapse the world struck her eardrums.

콰아아아아아앙-! [massive explosion]

The scorching heat could be felt even from a distance!

Not only the soldiers inside the fortress but also the white walls surrounding the fortress.

They succumbed to the ultra-high temperature.

The power far exceeded that of the highest-level 용사 [hero] magic.

This was the true value of 비전 마법 [arcane magic].

If the enemy hadn’t desperately defended, it would have ended like this.

If it had collided without filtration, not only the fortress but also the surrounding area would have been blown away.

Ppu-uu-uu-! [sound of a horn]

“It’s the enemy of God! Kill her!”

“Waaah-!”

Along with the sound of the horn, paladins and priests rushed in from all directions.

Even though their base was destroyed, the enemies didn’t lose their momentum.

Should they be called the elite troops of the Holy Empire?

At this point, there seemed to be quite a few people who had anticipated the attack and were waiting outside the fortress.

There were also 영웅급 [hero-level] mixed in here and there, so it was clear that they had prepared a lot.

“I should run away soon.”

Now that she had played cool, it was time to leave.

It wouldn’t be difficult to deal with the enemies there right now, but the problem was what would happen afterward.

While fighting those guys, reinforcements would endlessly pour in from other places.

At first, she didn’t know this and almost died while trying to deal with the remaining troops.

After that, Park Hyun-ah had been maintaining a tactic of inflicting damage with large-scale magic and then immediately retreating.

“Space 이동 [teleportation] is still not working.”

She had used space 이동 마법 [teleportation magic] out of hope, but it didn’t activate.

A large-scale 역장 [barrier] was 펼쳐져 [deployed] in the area to pursue Park Hyun-ah.

“Is it time for another running race?”

Park Hyun-ah lightly stretched her body.

From now on, she had to work her legs hard to shake off the pursuers.

It was already a familiar thing, so there was nothing to be flustered about.

Unless they set up a 미리 포위망 [pre-emptive encirclement], they could never catch Park Hyun-ah.

Even if a 전설 [legend] came.

‘After all, combat power is king.’

Currently, her combat power was 650,000.

Generally, the combat power of 전설급 [legend-class] was between 300,000 and 400,000.

Compared to the fact that even the most 날고 긴다는 [skilled] 최상급 전설 [top-tier legend] couldn’t exceed 500,000, 650,000 was an overwhelming figure.

‘Well, fighting isn’t just about combat power, but…’

Of course, the power of 전설 [legend] wasn’t simply determined by combat power alone.

The countless combat experiences they had accumulated and the skills they had honed over a long period of time were the essence of 전설 [legend].

In fact, Park Hyun-ah couldn’t subdue Kinley Fusel when she faced her one-on-one.

In terms of combat power alone, Park Hyun-ah was 160,000 higher, but they had a close match.

‘Running is a different story.’

However, what Park Hyun-ah was trying to do now wasn’t combat.

A chase where they were chasing and being chased.

It was just a simple run.

No matter how skilled they were.

When it came to running, which wasn’t a complex element that affected combat, the outcome was ultimately determined by specs [physical abilities].

The reason why Park Hyun-ah had been able to escape from Gatrein so far was for this reason.

“Then see you next time!”
“You rat-like 년 [bitch]! Do you think we’ll let you escape!”

No sooner had she spoken than an angry female warrior was seen running from afar.

Kinley Fusel and her colleagues, Gelling and Asmund.

It was the 전설 [legend] trio.

They probably used the space 이동 [teleportation] gate as soon as they heard the news of the battle and rushed over.

When 역장 [barrier] was 펼쳐져 [deployed], they couldn’t use 이동 마법 [teleportation magic], but the gate wasn’t affected at all, so it was possible.

“How incompetent is a 년 [bitch] who has been chasing a mere rat for three months?”

Park Hyun-ah 피식 웃고 [smirked] then 박찼다 [kicked off] the ground.

쿵 [thud]!

At the same time as the ground 갈라짐 [split], her 신형 [figure] was 쏘아진다 [launched] at a terrifying speed.

“Stop there!”

“Bullshit! Would you stop if you were me?”

The 전설 [legend] trio was chasing from behind.

Park Hyun-ah was 치고 나가는 [surging forward] in front.

The distance between the two was gradually widening.

At this rate, it seemed like she would be able to shake off the pursuit before long.

But Park Hyun-ah knew.

‘It can’t be that easy.’

The enemy wasn’t stupid.

Recently, Gatrein had been conducting countless such chases.

Naturally, soldiers would be waiting on the expected escape routes, forming a 포위진 [encirclement].

‘I wish this would end within a day this time.’

Park Hyun-ah 작게 한숨을 내뱉었다 [sighed softly].

This boring chase lasted at least half a day, no matter how short it was.

At first, it was shorter than that, but as the enemy’s skill gradually increased, the chase became longer.

There were times when she had been running for two full days.

Just thinking about that time still made her legs feel wobbly.

“They’re coming! Catch him!”

“Spread the 결계 [barrier]!”

“Don’t let him pass!”

Far away, priests and paladins gathered on one side of the forest could be seen.

If left unchecked, they would create a 결계 [barrier] and try to trap her.

It would be too late after the 결계 [barrier] was 펼쳐지고 [deployed].

She had to 날려서 저지 [stop] the magic before that.

“Get lost without being 질척대지 [annoying]!”

Magic power 넘실거렸다 [surged] from Park Hyun-ah’s body.

It was 갖추고 [taking] the form of magic and was 직전 [about] to be 쏘아지기 [launched].

“끄아아아 [Agh]!”

“What is that!? Block him!”
“It’s no use! Too fast…! Keheok [cough]!”

Suddenly, the enemy’s 진형 [formation] began to 무너지기 [collapse].

Of course, the 결계 [barrier] didn’t 발동 [activate].

Park Hyun-ah 유유히 스쳐 지나갔다 [sailed past] over the heads of those guys.

‘What? Is there someone else besides me?’

Just before 지나치기 [passing] the guys.

Park Hyun-ah 훑었다 [scanned] the 전장 [battlefield] to see what was going on.

“Uh…!?”

Park Hyun-ah, who was 가로지르던 [crossing] the 허공 [sky], quickly 멈춰 섰다 [stopped].

A man standing 멀뚱멀뚱 [blankly] among Gatrein’s paladins, 바라보는 [looking at] herself.

The 서로’s 시선 [each other’s gaze] of 당황한 [embarrassed] 얽힌다 [entwined].

She had been 찾아다녔는데 [searching] so much, 설마 [never thought] she would 마주칠 [encounter] in a place like this.

“누님 [Sister]? What are you doing here?”
“What are you doing here?”

It was a 사제간’s 재회 [reunion between master and disciple] that was 이뤄진 [happening] in half a year.