Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 265

Choi Hyun-seok’s chest heaved violently.

How many hours had he been fighting without a moment’s rest?

The plain where he stood was densely packed with headless corpses.

“Keuheok… heok…”

Kinley Fusel, standing next to him, was panting as if she were about to die.

Although she was also a Legend, her stamina was weaker compared to Choi Hyun-seok.

It was only natural, as she used a heavy hammer as her weapon, which consumed more stamina.

“Get a grip. We need to move immediately.”
“I know… heok! I know!”

They had only just dealt with one group.

They had to deal with two more groups of fanatics of this size today.

“Hoo… I’m glad we have the Magic Corps. Otherwise, we would have had to exhaust everything here.”

The support from the Magic Corps was more helpful than expected.

They steadily reduced the number of enemies with magic and simultaneously protected Choi Hyun-seok from enemy magic.

The buff magic cast from time to time was also a great help.

He had to conserve mana as much as possible and fight only with his body, but with the buffs, he could blow heads off more easily.

Thanks to that, he was able to end the battle with relatively more strength left.

“By the way, what were those monster-like guys in the middle?”

Choi Hyun-seok asked as he moved to the next operation area.

He was reminded of the unusual fanatics he had seen during the battle.

They were human, yet they had grotesque appearances, and their strength was far greater than that of ordinary fanatics.

“Probably chimeras being researched in Gatrein. Test subjects.”

“Test subjects?”

“Human experimentation. Grafting demons onto humans, or replacing organs with magical devices to produce greater power. I’ve only heard stories about such experiments being conducted in secret, but today is the first time I’ve seen them in person.”
“You guys really only did the most dog-like things.”
“…No comment.”

The Holy Empire of Gatrein and the Deusis Order.

Outwardly, they were groups that worshiped God and pursued peace, but every act they committed was the worst, below human standards.

A minority may not represent the whole, but since that minority is the leader that leads the whole, it cannot be dismissed as merely a personal matter.

It was a bitter and cruel reality.

“Come to think of it, this Hero thing, which levels up by doing this kind of crap, is just as dog-like.”

Choi Hyun-seok gave a self-deprecating laugh.

When he checked his status window, his level had risen a lot.

▫Name: Choi Hyun-seok

▫Title: Legendary Hero

▫Level: 1352

·Strength: 507

·Agility: 508

·Stamina: 506

·Mana: 632

·Charisma: 153

·Fighting Spirit: 166

·Bonus Points: 41

Bonus Points 41.

In other words, he had gained 41 levels in this battle.

It was a natural result since he had killed tens of thousands of people, but the problem was that the targets were fellow humans.

“At this rate, am I a Hero or a villain? Tsk.”

There is a justification.

To save the world.

A Hero who fights to save more people.

The exterior is flashy, but if you look inside, the job of a Hero is close to being a machine.

A killing machine that smashes people’s heads with the hammer of justice.

It was nothing new now, but every time he invested points to become stronger, he couldn’t help but feel uneasy that he was becoming a better killing machine.

The title of ‘Legendary Hero’ that took up one side of the status window felt like a medal earned by sacrificing countless lives, and his heart felt heavy.

“Sir Choi Hyun-seok. We will be at the operation area soon. This time, we have about an hour of leeway, so please focus on recovering your stamina as much as possible.”

The voice of the Magic Corps Commander pulled Choi Hyun-seok out of his sticky thoughts.

“Damn it. No matter how I think about it, I was deceived.”

Choi Hyun-seok shook his head.

A happy otherworld adventure monopolizing wealth, honor, and beautiful women!

In fact, that kind of delusional fantasy never existed from the beginning.

It was too late to regret it now.

***

The fight continued.

Choi Hyun-seok had to face groups of fanatics several times a day.

The number of fanatics he had dealt with in those five days alone was hundreds of thousands.

When the bitter smell of blood could no longer be felt.

He was summoned from the capital, Drassel.

To be exact, all the Legends on the front lines were summoned.

“Yo, everyone looks radiant.”

Park Hyun-ah, who had arrived at the headquarters first, waved her hand as she looked at the Legends entering.

Seeing their exhausted appearances, there was no need to share detailed stories.

They must have been experiencing similar things and thinking similar thoughts.

Choi Hyun-seok smiled and lightly tapped Park Hyun-ah’s shoulder.

“Noona, you look quite a sight yourself.”
“Damn it… I’ve been smelling burning meat for days, and my stomach is all messed up.”

Park Hyun-ah frowned as she spoke.

Since her specialty was fire magic, she mainly used wide-area fire magic when dealing with fanatics.

As a result, the battlefield where she was always filled with the smell of burning people.

The independent Legend who had teamed up with her said that he felt nauseous just smelling meat now.

“You’ve come, Choi Hyun-seok.”

“Sidriel. You were here too?”
“The internal cleanup was just finished yesterday. Now that the final battle is approaching, it would be good for me to exchange opinions here as well.”

Choi Hyun-seok exchanged simple greetings with Sidriel.

She also seemed to be attending the meeting as a representative of the Demon race.

After a while.

When all the attendees had gathered, Olaven Grimier rose from his seat.

“The reason I have called you all here today is to inform you of the current war situation and to give you new missions.”

The Legends were so focused on their respective missions that they didn’t know, but a lot had happened in the past five days.

Olaven Grimier convened the meeting to provide an interim check and to inform them of what to do in the future.

“First of all, the largest group that can be called the main force of the fanatics. They have passed through the center of Gatrein.”

The group of fanatics who invaded the Kingdom of Agros in the north of the continent.

In just five days after turning their backs, they had moved nearly half the distance south.

“The Empire’s intelligence department judges that the enemy will enter Drasen territory within a week at this rate.”
“Hmm, what is the current evacuation progress?”
“About 20%. The scale is so large that it can’t help but be slow. In a week, about half of them will have evacuated.”
“The enemy enters the territory with half of the refugees remaining…”

It was a situation that could not be called good even as a platitude.

The estimated number of the main force of fanatics is thirty million.

No matter how many Legends gathered, it was not a scale that could be easily stopped.

“But we have no choice but to do it.”

Everyone nodded.

Through the battles of the past few days, they had clearly realized.

How dangerous and powerful the fanatic groups were.

That’s why they had to fight even more.

To save more people, the only way was for them to kill more fanatics.

“There is also one good news. No, I don’t know if it’s right to call this good news…”

Olaven Grimier smiled bitterly and continued.

“We no longer need to fight the enemy in the border area.”
“No need to fight?”
“All the scattered fanatic groups have retreated. For now, there is no threat to the safety of the refugees.”
“Then isn’t that a good thing?”

Just listening to it, there was nothing bad about it at all.

The small groups of fanatics that pose the greatest threat to the current refugees.

The fact that they have retreated is definitely good news.

However, there was a reason why they suddenly retreated.

“A new massive group is forming inside Gatrein. They must have judged that it is more advantageous to gather and fight than to be defeated individually without meaning.”

“Ah…”

“The number of fanatics gathered so far is approximately three million. It is still increasing, and at this rate, it is expected to easily exceed ten million in a week.”

A dark shadow fell on everyone’s faces.

The main force, which is the biggest problem, is already overwhelming to the point of wanting to give up, but now another new massive group is being created.

The motivation is falling to the point of breaking through the ground.

“Hoo, I roughly understand the situation. Is there any other news besides that?”

Choi Hyun-seok opened his mouth to change the atmosphere.

If they only talked about bad things like this, they would collapse before they even fought.

“We have found some clues on how to undo the mind control, but we still need more time.”

“Besides that?”

“Um… the density of divine power on the continent is decreasing again.”

After the Empire’s sacrifice.

The density of divine power on the continent has increased about five times compared to before.

But the fact that the value is falling again aroused everyone’s interest.

“Is there a possibility that people will return to normal? Or at least that the fanatics will weaken.”
“We can’t know for sure right now. The value is also insignificant… According to the analysis results, it will take at least half a year to return to the same level as before, given the rate of progress.”

“Half a year…”

“We should see this as meaningless.”

Even if the enemy weakens or returns to normal after half a year, it will be meaningless.

The enemy has the mobility to swallow the entire continent in two months.

Even if the fanatics return to normal after half a year, they will be the only humans left on this continent.

Clap-!

Olaven Grimier clapped his hands to change the atmosphere.

“We can’t keep doing this forever. First, I will convey what needs to be done immediately. From now on, you will be divided into two teams again.”

“Two teams?”

“One team will block the main force of the enemy heading south to tie them down, and the other team will play the role of dismantling the newly created fanatic groups.”

The existing composition, which was divided into three teams, is reorganized into two teams.

Choi Hyun-seok, Park Hyun-ah, and Kinley Fusel form a team to tie down the main force of the enemy.

The remaining Legends decided to join forces to dismantle the newly created fanatic groups.

“That’s all I have to convey. If you have any questions or anything you want to say, feel free to speak.”

At Olaven Grimier’s words, Sidriel raised her hand.

“Ah, come to think of it, we haven’t heard the Demon race’s story yet.”

Everyone’s eyes turned to Sidriel.

She opened her mouth with a calm expression.

“Currently, all the Demon King’s armies are gathering here in Drassel. With additional conscription, the total size is approximately 2 million.”
“Oh, that’s more than I thought?”
“How long do you think it will take for everyone to gather?”
“It will take about two weeks for 60% to gather, including the main force.”
“Hmm… It’s definitely an amazing speed, but it’s a pity.”

More than one million demons gather in just two weeks.

This was definitely a great thing.

It was a number that humans would not be able to gather even after a month.

It can be said that it is possible because the average physical ability of the demons is excellent.

Even that was because they gave up all proper supplies and ran.

“In addition, there is a vanguard force separately organized.”

“Vanguard?”

“Approximately 150,000. Each one is composed of strong demons, so you can buy some time.”
“Wait, are you saying that the vanguard has already headed north?”

Olaven Grimier asked urgently.

They needed to gather as much power as possible, but to buy time with a vanguard of strong demons.

This was not a good idea.

However, Sidriel did not know that fact.

There was a reason why she sent the vanguard. No, a suicide squad.

“They don’t follow my orders anyway. So I told them. There is an opportunity to kill a lot of humans.”

Quite some time has passed since Sidriel became the Demon King, but there are still forces that do not follow her.

In particular, the forces gathered around Doritugs, who was the commander of the 1st Army.

The massive force, which exceeds 20% of the entire demon race, still does not follow her even now that Doritugs is dead.

Sidriel was thinking of completely eliminating them this time.

“They will be fighting and dying as they wish, so they will have no complaints.”

Sidriel grinned.