Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 264

The Seven Legends divided into three teams.

Park Hyun-ah and an independent Legend formed one team.

The Legends of the Drasen Empire and the Domis Kingdom formed another.

Finally, Choi Hyun-seok and Kinley Fusel teamed up.

There was a reason they didn’t move all at once and bothered to divide into teams.

It was to stem the tide of fanatics surging toward the border region of the Drasen Empire.

“The enemy is scattered throughout the continent. To ensure the safe retreat of the refugees, we must first deal with the groups of fanatics dispersed in the border region.”

For a safe and quick retreat, it was necessary to deal with these troublesome smaller groups.

However, even this was no easy task.

Though called ‘smaller groups,’ even these numbered over ten thousand fanatics.

Massive legions exceeding a hundred thousand were also frequently encountered.

It was clear that a catastrophe would occur if these fanatic groups, possessing power surpassing ordinary armies, were to encounter the refugees.

“We have arrived.”

Southwest of the Gatrein Holy Empire.

The border region with the Drasen Empire.

Choi Hyun-seok arrived at the operational zone with 500 magic soldiers from the Drasen Empire.

“The enemy will pass through this vicinity in about 30 minutes. We will prepare in advance.”

The magic troop commander reported and immediately began preparations.

This was a one-time opportunity.

All 500 soldiers had to successfully execute a large-scale linked magic spell, so meticulous preparation was essential.

Choi Hyun-seok sat on a rock, observing the magic troops moving around.

With nothing else to do until the enemy arrived, he decided to simply watch.

“By the way, if a small group is 50,000, how large is the total force?”

The enemy they were facing this time was estimated to be about 50,000.

This was a number that would require a small kingdom to mobilize its entire army.

Dozens of such groups were scattered around this vicinity alone.

The large group descending from northern Gatrein was said to number over 30 million, making it impossible to even guess the overall scale.

“The empire’s citizens alone number 50 million. Adding the numbers from each kingdom, the total should be considered more than double that,” Kinley Fusel said with a grim expression.

“Double of 50 million is 100 million. I can’t even imagine that number…”

In reality, even a gathering of just 10,000 people could be overwhelming.

With about 100,000 people, the scale was beyond imagination, becoming so densely packed that it felt grotesque.

But 100 million was 1,000 times that of 100,000.

No matter how much he thought about it, he couldn’t fathom such a vast scale.

“Are you planning to kill all the people who have been mind-controlled?” Kinley Fusel suddenly asked.

Choi Hyun-seok scratched his head and pondered.

“Well, I doubt if it’s even possible in the first place…”

The enemy wasn’t just simple fanatics.

They possessed combat power surpassing ordinary soldiers and were fanatics with bodies akin to zombies.

If there were 100 million of them, even Choi Hyun-seok couldn’t win.

“Well, even if it were possible, it wouldn’t make sense to kill all those people. I heard that the Drasen Empire is looking for a way to undo the mind control.”

“That’s a relief.”

“But, if it’s impossible to undo the mind control… If those people have to live as fanatics forever…” Choi Hyun-seok swallowed and continued, “We’ll have to get rid of them no matter what.”

An unprecedented mass slaughter would occur.

History might record him as the greatest murderer of all time.

Even so, if that was what he had to do, Choi Hyun-seok was prepared to do it without hesitation.

“Because that’s how we can protect the remaining people. Or else there’s no future, right?”

“That’s right… That’s true…” Kinley Fusel nodded, her face filled with deep gloom.

She understood Choi Hyun-seok’s words intellectually.

It was also something she had prepared for.

However, the fact that she had to kill countless people with her own hands, civilians who had been living ordinary lives until recently, weighed heavily on her heart.

“Even hell would be horrified. I don’t know if there’s a place worse than hell, but if it exists, that will be my final place…”

“Go ahead and reserve it. I’ll go after enjoying myself to the fullest,” Choi Hyun-seok said with a grin.

It was then that the magic troop commander’s report was heard.

“The enemy is coming! 5 minutes until engagement!”

“Has the time already come?”

Time flew by in an instant while chatting about this and that.

Choi Hyun-seok got up from his seat and dusted off his rear.

“Then shall we go and cut the tickets to hell!”

***

Thump, thump, thump-!

50,000 people raced across the plains.

The speed was so fast that a huge cloud of dust formed along their path.

“It’s starting!”

The empire’s magic troops gathered mana towards the magic circle they had prepared.

The magic circle shone brightly, voraciously consuming mana.

Woo-oong…!

The magic circle continued to emit light and noise.

When the distance to the enemy was less than 1 km.

The magic circle flashed dazzlingly, and the sky turned red.

“May you forgive us…” The magic troop commander muttered quietly.

Soon, the red sky began to spew out hot flames.

Whoosh-!

The vast plains were instantly engulfed in flames.

Fanatics do not die easily.

You have to destroy their heads or hearts, but that’s not easy with area-of-effect magic.

So, the most effective method was to burn them completely with flames.

“Hehehe! It’s hot! It’s hot!”

“Kikik! It’s God’s trial! God has given us a trial!”

“Don’t stop! Endure the trial! Kkhahaha!”

A sudden rain of fire.

One would expect them to be flustered, but the fanatic group did not waver at all.

Rather, they laughed even louder and raced across the plains even faster.

They did not stop even as their bodies melted.

If their legs disappeared, they moved by crawling on their arms.

Ordinary humans would have turned to ashes in an instant, but their tenacious regenerative power clung to life even in the hellish flames.

“A more powerful trial!”

“If we endure the trial, God will acknowledge us!”

Suddenly, the fanatic group stretched out their hands and used divine magic.

It was a low-level magic that created water nearby, but the scale was extraordinary when tens of thousands of people used it.

Splash-!

The streams of water shot out in all directions and confronted the flames.

The flames that had been swallowing the fanatics quickly subsided.

The regenerative power surpassed the burning, and their bodies began to recover quickly.

“These monstrous…!” The magic troop commander gritted his teeth.

The enemy’s damage was less than expected.

Originally, he thought he could wipe out half of them, but when he opened the lid [saw the results], he couldn’t even eliminate a quarter.

“Magic again…!”

“That’s enough. It doesn’t seem like it would be effective even if we did that, and we don’t have time to use magic leisurely.”

The fanatics were already right in front of them.

It was dangerous to use magic again here.

“Please help with the support!”

“I’ll go too!” Choi Hyun-seok and Kinley Fusel rushed out.

The fanatic group, seeing the two coming towards them, shone their eyes.

“Hehehe! Non-believers! We must preach the teachings of God!”

“Kkhahaha! For rest!”

“For rest!”

Choi Hyun-seok drew up mana and unleashed it towards the middle-aged man running at the very front.

Nobilis

Form 4 – Authoritative Death

A powerful straight punch.

As he thrust out his fist, a purple storm raged.

Kwaaa-!

Hundreds of fanatics were swept away in an instant, torn to pieces.

‘They are tougher and more tenacious than ordinary humans, but it’s still manageable.’

No matter how zombie-like their bodies were, they could not withstand the fighting spirit used by Choi Hyun-seok.

However, the damage to the enemy was too small compared to the mana used.

At this rate, even if he used all his mana, he would not be able to deal with even half of the enemy.

“Strong! This is also God’s trial!”

“Rest! Rest!!!”

The fanatic group rushed in without stopping at all, even after seeing hundreds of people being torn to pieces right in front of them.

Retreat does not exist for them.

‘Do I have to go into melee combat?’

Choi Hyun-seok decided to confront them with pure melee combat to save as much mana as possible.

Crack! Bang! Snap!

Whenever something touched his fist, it shattered and burst.

The body that had reached the level of a Legend could tear apart steel with the power of pure flesh alone, so there was no way a fragile human body could withstand it.

“Hehehe! My arm is broken!”

“My leg doesn’t move. No! Now it moves! Kkhahaha!”

The problem was that the enemy was not ordinary humans either.

Unless you cut off their breath, they recovered from most injuries in an instant.

Choi Hyun-seok had no choice but to change his strategy to destroying their heads or hearts.

Pop! Pang! Splatter!

The heads burst with a cheerful sound, and blood, brain fluid, and skull fragments splattered in all directions.

A thick blood mist formed around Choi Hyun-seok.

The appearance of the fanatics, shining their eyes brightly in it, became even more grotesque.

“The non-believer is too tough!”

“Bite them with your teeth!”

“Kkhit! Magic! Magic! Use magic!”

The pressure from the fanatics is getting stronger and stronger.

Movements like wild beasts rushing in with their nails and teeth.

Divine magic flying in without distinguishing between friend and foe.

Even if you eliminate one, two fill its place.

If you eliminate two, five attack at the same time.

“Kkhikhi! Tear them limb from limb!”

“Crush them! Make them realize the wrath of God!”

Hundreds of fanatics covered Choi Hyun-seok.

The moment when Choi Hyun-seok’s figure disappeared as people were crushed by people.

Kwwaaa-!

Mana exploded, and the fanatics covering Choi Hyun-seok flew in all directions.

Choi Hyun-seok immediately kicked off the ground and soared into the sky.

“Shibal [Korean slang, similar to ‘shit’]… This is worse than fighting the undead.”

Skeletons were so fragile that they would break just by touching them, so he didn’t feel any pressure.

In comparison, the fanatics were much more numerous than the undead, and each one was stronger than a skeleton, so the physical fatigue increased rapidly.

“Huk… Huk…” Kinley Fusel also seemed to have escaped, panting in the sky.

“Are you okay?”

“This much is nothing…”

“Save your stamina. We haven’t even dealt with half of half of them yet.”

It was then that magic flew in.

Woooong! Woooong!

Thousands of divine magic flew in from the ground.

The fanatic group had indiscriminately fired magic towards the sky.

Each one was at a ticklish level, but that didn’t mean it was okay to be hit hundreds or thousands of times.

It was the same principle that being bitten by mosquitoes a few times is itchy and annoying, but being bitten thousands of times is life-threatening.

“We shouldn’t fall! We have to go back in…!”

Choi Hyun-seok, who was shouting, paused.

The fanatic group gathered together and began to soar into the sky.

They stepped on each other’s shoulders and heads, creating a giant human tower and quickly approached.

“Hehehe! Got you!”

The fanatic at the very front.

An old man who looked to be over 60 years old smiled grotesquely and reached out his hand.

“Ah, shibal…”

Kwaaaaa-!

The tremendous mass created by hundreds of humans crushed Choi Hyun-seok.