Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 266

Among the Demon race, three prestigious families boast long and storied traditions: Ge드리컨, Soldre, and Pasik.

Ge드리컨 is particularly famous as the family that produced Doritugs, the former commander of the 1st Legion.

Each member of these three families is a high-ranking demon, and their numbers are vast.

The demons under their influence account for as much as 20% of the total demon population.

Therefore, they wield considerable influence among the Demon Assembly members.

For them, pure-bloodedness and a sense of superiority are natural, and they possess the power to uphold such ideologies.

The heads of these three families, who hold power as the central figures of the Demon race,

did not look favorably on the new Demon King Sidriel.

“How long must we endure such a whelp as the Demon King?”
“Doritugs was defeated; we have no choice.”
“That’s what’s suspicious. Is it even believable that Doritugs was defeated by that young Demon King? There must have been some trickery involved.”

From their perspective, Sidriel harbored ideologies that made them question whether he was truly a demon.

His actions often violated the established principles of the Demon race.

To them, such a mediocre individual being the Demon King is a disgrace.

Moreover, they resented how he subtly undermined their power.

Thus, the three families have been scrutinizing Sidriel’s every move.

“Finally, the Demon King has come to his senses.”

However, today is somewhat different.

Since Sidriel became the Demon King, this is the first time he has made a decision they approve of.

“Peace with humans is absurd from the start.”
“I’m not thrilled about this sneak attack, but it’s acceptable since the target is human.”

The order to annihilate humans.

Specifically, to launch a surprise attack from behind human lines.

The operation’s area, timing, and route were meticulously planned, leaving nothing to chance.

They had heard that a major civil war had recently erupted among humans, and they planned to exploit this weakness to expand the Demon race’s power.

“Is it those fanatics again this time?”
“Those beings who may or may not even be human. They were quite formidable for a while.”
“Hmph, they were insignificant. Not worth our attention.”

In fact, they had encountered human armies several times on their journey.

All of them were fanatical, bordering on insane.

They were strong *for humans*, but they were still just humans.

In the first place, the three families had brought 150,000 elite demons.

Dealing with humans whose numbers were less than half that was a trivial matter.

“It seems we’re almost there.”
“I heard there are quite a few this time; I’m looking forward to it.”
“I’ll have a feast for the first time in ages! Hehe!”

At that moment, as the heads of the three families were smirking hideously,

the demon who had gone on reconnaissance returned.

“Pirma-nim [Lord Pirma]! Disaster!”

The scout was trembling, sweating profusely for some reason.

Pirma, the head of the Ge드리컨 family, frowned at the foolish display.

“A disaster? What are you talking about?”

“…The number of enemies is overwhelming. An unimaginable number!”

“Huh?”

Pirma scoffed.

It was so absurd he couldn’t even muster a laugh.

“Is that all you have to say?”

“Pirma-nim! It’s not a force to be taken lightly! So many humans are advancing that they fill the plains and beyond…”

“Silence!”

Pirma roared.

This scout was a member of the Ge드리컨 family.

His face flushed as his subordinate displayed such a disgraceful appearance before the heads of the other families.

“Useless fool! Trembling simply because there are a few more humans? Are you even a member of Ge드리컨!”

“…I apologize.”

“If you had a brain, you’d think! If there are many humans, isn’t that a good thing? You can kill and devour as much as you want. Or do you believe that our three families could be defeated by mere humans!?”

The scout bowed his head, unable to respond.

He was upset, but further argument might cost him his head.

He thought to himself:

*That’s what you say because you haven’t seen it for yourself.*

*I’ll see if you can say that after witnessing the enemy’s forces firsthand.*

Just then, the ground began to tremble.

*Thump, thump…!*

A slight vibration accompanied the noise.

The heads of the three families looked in the same direction, as if by agreement.

“They’re finally coming!”

“The party is about to begin!”
“Time for slaughter!”

In the distance, a mass of humans appeared at the crest of the hill on the plains.

They were still far away, appearing as small as ants, but they were moving so rapidly that their approach was palpable.

*Thump, thump, thump…!*

“Hmm, there certainly are a lot of them.”
“At least 200,000, by the looks of it.”

The humans cresting the hill already covered half its slope.

Up to this point, the heads of the three families remained unaware.

That this number was merely a fraction, a tiny portion of the whole.

*Thump, thump, thump, thump…!*

The vibration and noise intensified, becoming clearly perceptible.

The humans were covering the entire hill and engulfing the entire plain.

Humans stretched as far as the eye could see.

Watching them gather in a black, writhing mass, goosebumps prickled their skin.

“H, how many are there?”
“Judging by what’s visible, it looks like over five million… and the number is still growing.”

At this point, the lips of the heads of the three families began to dry out.

The numerical disparity was already twenty to one, and the gap was widening.

“…What are we going to do?”

“What else can we do! They’re just humans. We, on the other hand, are the elite of the Demon race! This battle is our chance to prove our true worth!”

“That’s right. When you think about it, it’s not difficult. If each demon deals with twenty humans, isn’t that a victory?”

The head of Ge드리컨, Pirma, suppressed his inner turmoil.

*For those who are supposed to be the heads of families to be saying such foolish things…*

It was a completely different matter for a single demon to face twenty humans and for a group to confront another group.

Group combat was exponentially more challenging.

Besides, it was clear that these were no ordinary humans.

The number of enemies filling the plains now exceeded ten million.

Even if they were elite demons, could they truly prevail against such overwhelming numbers?

“Pirma, what’s wrong? You’re not thinking of running, are you?”

“That’s impossible… I was just pondering for a moment. I wonder what kind of plague will arise when all those corpses rot.”

“It wouldn’t be bad to create undead with necromancy. Though I don’t know if it will work, given the strength of divine power in the area.”

Pirma had no choice.

Those who fled were considered weak and cowardly.

And in Demon society, the weak and cowardly had no right to stand above others; they were meant to perish.

That was why they had no choice but to issue the same order once more.

“Let’s commence the operation according to the Demon race’s long-standing tradition.”

Pirma took a deep breath and unleashed his magic power with a resounding *boom*.

“All troops! Charge!!!”

“Waaaaaaaah!”

***

Something was wrong.

It didn’t take long to realize this.

Perhaps I knew it was wrong from the start.

I was merely turning a blind eye to a reality I didn’t want to acknowledge.

“Hehehehe! Heretic! Demons are heretics too!” “Tear them apart! Chew them! Swallow them!” “Rest for the infidels!” “Rest for the demons!”

“Rest! Give reeest!!!”

I thought something was strange from the first encounter.

These are not human armies.

They weren’t wearing the armor that human armies usually wear, nor were they carrying weapons.

It was also unsettling that all of them were exuding divine power.

And above all, their bizarre mental state was by no means human.

“My arm is cut off! Oh God! Thank you for giving me trials! Kahaha!” “Heehee, heehee! Hehehehe!” “I can tear demons apart too! Torn apart, torn apart! Torn apart! Kehehe!”

They disregard their own lives and focus only on taking the lives of their opponents.

They don’t care if their arms are cut off, their legs are cut off, or their intestines are spilling out.

Humans who are more aggressive and insane than demons.

Even though such humans existed before my eyes, I couldn’t accept it.

“They’re just humans! Kill them!”

“Waaaaaah!”

This was also a matter of pride.

They are weak humans.

And I am a predator.

How could a predator run away from its prey?

So, I stood on my pride.

I looked down on my opponent.

I turned away from the truth.

The price was… being caught by humans, whom I thought were mere prey, and being torn apart alive.

“Keuheok…!”

“Hah, stop it! Stop it! Please, keuaaaaaa!” “Hehehe! I cut it off! I cut off the heretic’s arm!” “Heheut! I tore off a leg too!” “It’s a party! It’s a partttyyy!!!”

The torn limbs of the demons fly around, scattering blood.

Beneath them, fanatics with torn smiles held a festival of blood.

Some even held up the heads of demons and shouted that they would offer them to God.

Thus, the demons died one by one.

Clearly, they were warriors who could take on a hundred men, and they killed many fanatics.

However, no matter how many they killed, the fanatics only increased.

“A, at this rate, we’ll be annihilated! Retreat… retreat…!”

Pirma, the head of the Gedriken family, ordered a retreat and looked around urgently.

“Hehehe! Infidels cannot escape!” “Heretics die here!”

“Peace and rest!”

“Rest! Rest! Rest!!!”

Wherever I looked, there were only humans laughing grotesquely.

Where did all those demons go?

The heads of other families who were fighting together had disappeared.

Could it be that they ran away first?

“You cowardly bastards!”

Pirma exploded with demonic energy and flew into the sky.

It was already too late to retreat.

I have to survive, at least.

Although I wasn’t part of the Demon King’s army, Pirma also possessed power comparable to a legion commander.

These bug-like humans.

It was impossible to deal with them because there were too many, but it would be easy enough to escape.

That’s what I thought.

Until a few grotesquely shaped fanatics stood in my way.

“Where are you going!”

“Infidel. You cannot escape. Hehe…!”

“Death and rest.”

“Death and rest!!!”

Even at a glance, they were not normal humans.

The muscles were grotesquely swollen beyond the limits of humans.

Looking at their appearance, excluding their facial features, they looked more like demons than humans.

No, even among demons, there were few races with such large muscles.

Moreover, the immense divine power felt from them was at least dozens of times more than other humans.

Each one was at a level that was not inferior to Pirma himself.

Pirma didn’t know, but these were actually cardinals of the Deusis Order [a powerful religious order].

The cardinals were reborn as complete monsters through human experimentation and the empire’s devotion.

“Do you think you can stop me!”

Contrary to his cool words, Pirma was already looking for a way to escape.

These guys are different.

Even if it was one-on-one, I wouldn’t be able to hold out for even a moment if I fought against ten of them.

“I will not forget this humiliation!” Pueoeong-!

Pirma quickly ran out, firing magic at the front.

The idea was to create distance while they were caught up in the magic.

But.

“Hehehe! Infidel! Catch the infidel!” “Catch the infidel!”

Urrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

Hundreds of thousands of humans trampled on each other, instantly creating a huge wall.

“You cannot escape.” “Kikik! Accept rest!”

The ten cardinals who had been chasing had already blocked the way.

Just in case, I tried using space movement magic, but it didn’t work.

Only then did Pirma sense his death.

“Ah, so futile….” Weeeeeeeing-! Paaaang!

Hundreds of thousands of divine magic spells flew in, and the world turned white in an instant.

“…”

Pirma disappeared without a trace.

Only four hours had passed since the battle began.

It was the death of the last demon left on the battlefield.

Dudududududu…!

The group of fanatics who had completed their mission began running south again.