Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 268

The seven Legends, including Choi Hyun-seok, were speechless at the sight before them.

“That’s quite a spectacle.”

“…It’s not snow, is it? Not with the sun shining like this.”

Gratiaem, the capital of the Holy Empire of Gatrein.

The continent’s most prominent city was entirely covered in pure white snow.

To be precise, it wasn’t snow but a type of crystal formed by concentrated Divine Power, but it looked no different from snow.

“It feels strange.”
“Indeed, I’ve never seen anything like it in my three hundred years.”

Looking at the pure white city in the warm weather was a unique experience.

It would have been even better if there weren’t fanatic zealots wandering the city like zombies; a trivial thought crossed his mind.

“Enough with the dawdling.”

Park Hyun-ah stepped forward.

A war with the zealot horde was about to break out in Dracsel.

Perhaps it had already begun.

Every moment wasted meant more lives lost, so there was no time for leisurely chats.

“As planned, the five of you will draw the enemy’s attention.”

The operation was simple.

Five Legends from various countries, including Kinley Fusel.

They would charge into Gratiaem first to attract the enemy’s attention.

Then, if a Cardinal appeared, the plan was to escape as far as possible and buy time.

“When you give the signal, Choi Hyun-seok and I will sneak into the Imperial Palace.”

Choi Hyun-seok and Park Hyun-ah would wait for the signal from afar.

When a specific pattern of magic adorned the sky, that would be the time to move.

The two would immediately infiltrate the Imperial Palace in the city center.

They would eliminate the Pope as quickly as possible to end this tiresome war.

“Oh, and don’t forget to change tactics once we enter the Imperial Palace. From then on, you must focus on defense to prevent others from entering the palace.”

Once the final battle began, the enemy would swarm in to protect the Pope.

So, they needed to switch gears quickly.

They would do everything in their power to defend the Imperial Palace, preventing the enemy from interfering in the fight.

In a way, it could be said that their roles were reversed.

“We can’t hold out for long. We’ll have to pour out our magical power like crazy… At most, we’ll only last about 30 minutes.”
“Don’t worry. We don’t intend to drag it out anyway.”
“Understood. Then we’ll depart first.”

Kinley Fusel and the Legends flew towards Gratiaem.

A moment later.

KWA-BOOM!

Dust billowed from the city along with the explosion.

Starting with that explosion, a series of roars followed.

Koo-oong! Kwaang!

“…Infidels…!

“Kill, heeheehee…!

The laughter of the zealots carried on the wind.

Choi Hyun-seok and Park Hyun-ah stared at the city with sharp expressions.

“Hoo…”

“Nervous?”

“Aren’t you nervous, sis?”

“Totally nervous.”

Park Hyun-ah grinned.

How could she not be nervous?

The future of humanity rested on her shoulders.

The pressure from such a weighty mission felt like it could suffocate her at any moment.

‘Well, even without the pressure, it’s a situation where I can’t help but be nervous.’

Even setting aside this sense of responsibility, this battle held a special significance.

The moment to put an end to a long journey.

She had been waiting for this moment for a long time.

“No matter the process, if the result is shitty, it’s a shitty job. So, we have to finish it well.”
“Someone who values the process would foam at the mouth if they heard that.”
“Let them foam. They’re just idealists who don’t know anything anyway. I guarantee that if those flower-brained bastards were thrown into a war zone for just one year, they’d be saying the same thing as me. Or even worse.”

What could be more insane than discussing dreams and ideals on a battlefield?

If you ever see someone like that, it’s best to take care of them quickly.

They must have a screw or two loose.

Park Hyun-ah could blow their heads off without hesitation if she found such a person.

Zealots and those crazy people were no different.

After all, she was blowing off the heads of tens of thousands of people every day, so adding one more wouldn’t change anything.

KWA-BOOM! Kwaang!

The noise continued incessantly even as they talked.

It even felt like it was getting louder.

The Divine Power crystals covering the city scattered and sparkled.

“It’s later than I thought. The signal should be coming soon.”
“…Let’s wait a little longer.”

Quite some time had passed since the battle began, but there was no signal.

According to the plan, they should send the signal the moment they caught the Cardinal’s attention.

They thought the signal would come within five minutes at most, but almost ten minutes had passed without a word.

“Hmm…”

Choi Hyun-seok and Park Hyun-ah’s expressions hardened.

If this continued, something terrible could happen.

If the advance team died meaninglessly, it would be the end.

They would have to retreat without even putting up a proper fight.

“Should we join them now…?”

Choi Hyun-seok stopped talking.

Paang-! Pang! Pang!

Magic exploded, coloring the sky in various hues.

The signal they had been waiting for had arrived.

“Let’s go!”

Choi Hyun-seok and Park Hyun-ah rushed towards Gratiaem at full speed.

***

The five Legends, led by Kinley Fusel.

They rampaged wildly as soon as they arrived in Gratiaem.

“It’s a short-term battle anyway! Don’t conserve your magical power, pour it all out!”

Swords, magic, and a giant hammer were swung, smashing the city.

Then, as if they had been waiting, the horde of zealots began to rush in.

They gathered at a terrifying speed, approaching like a giant tsunami.

Goo-goo-goo-goo-goo…!

A human tsunami created by millions of people.

If you were swept away by that, you wouldn’t come out looking good, to say the least.

However, the five Legends were indifferent.

The Legends, who poured everything out without thinking of the consequences, couldn’t be stopped by something like that.

“Hee-eup!”

Kinley Fusel began to spin her hammer with a shout.

Whoong- Whoong- Whoong-

The speed of the hammer, spinning around her body as the axis, gradually increased.

When the rotation was so fast that her figure could barely be seen.

Magical power soared into the sky.

Jese Gyeokswae Gi [Form of Subjugation and Destruction]

Form 7 – Steel Whirlwind

It wasn’t just wind created by magic.

The solid magical power itself formed a giant tornado, tearing apart everything that entered it.

KWA-AAAAAAA!

“Hi, hihi! Salvation! Salvation!”
“Oh God! I’m coming now!”

A tremendous number of zealots were swept up into the tornado and soared into the sky.

They collided with each other in the whirlwind, breaking bones and tearing flesh.

“Use the biggest techniques possible!”
“Fight with the determination to destroy everything!”

Other Legends also confronted the horde of zealots with their respective fighting spirit and magic.

Buildings collapsed, the ground split, and tens of thousands of zealots fluttered like fallen leaves.

The destructive power was so great that it was hard to believe it came from just five people.

“Infidels. Daring to defile the sacred land.”
“Death to the infidels.”

“Death and rest!”

How long had they been rampaging like that?

Finally, the enemy they had been waiting for appeared.

Eight Cardinals stood in the way of the Legends.

Kinley Fusel frowned as she faced the giant mass of muscle.

“Why are there only that many?”
“It seems that only some of the Cardinals guarding the Imperial Palace have come out.”
“That’s not enough. We need to bring more Cardinals.”
“If we kill them one by one, they’ll all have to come out eventually!”

It was estimated that there were about twenty Cardinals in Gratiaem.

They couldn’t send the signal by only attracting the attention of eight people.

The Legends quickly gathered and approached a Cardinal.

“We’ll take out the one on the far left first!”
“Don’t think about conserving magical power, go all out!”

Cardinals were strong.

Just looking at their average physical specs, they were even superior to the Legends.

However, the real reason these people were called Legends wasn’t just because of their superhuman bodies.

Jese Gyeokswae Gi [Form of Subjugation and Destruction]

Form 2 – Single Point Destruction

Dracen Empire Swordsmanship

Form 13 – Shadow of the Empire

Techniques honed over hundreds of years.

Valuable experience gained from countless battlefields.

These were the key elements that made a Legend a Legend.

The five Legends charged at the Cardinal with perfect coordination, as if they had been practicing together for a long time.

“Hehe! Death to the infidels….” Kwajik-! Kwang! Seogeok! Kwaaaang!

The targeted Cardinal became unrecognizable in the blink of an eye.

Thud-

The guy who fell to the ground convulsed for a moment before stopping moving.

“Kill the infidels.”

“God guides us.”

The remaining seven Cardinals gathered together.

They seemed to realize that their opponent was not easy and were thinking of forming their own coordination.

“Shouldn’t you call more of your comrades!?”
“Where are the rest of the Cardinals hiding!?”

The Legends continued to pour out magical power and pushed the Cardinals.

There was no time.

They seemed to be overwhelming now, but that was because they were giving it their all without thinking of the consequences.

The moment their magical power ran out, the Legends would not be able to hold on and would fall one by one.

Before that happened, they had to bring in more Cardinals as quickly as possible.

“This won’t work! We’re going to strike the Imperial Palace directly!”
“What!?”

“We’ll make them come out if they don’t want to! Follow me!”

Kinley Fusel took the lead.

It was dangerous to scatter here, so the other Legends had no choice but to follow.

‘Let’s see how long you can hold out.’

The Imperial Palace of the Holy Empire of Gatrein.

The massive structure was enough to inspire awe in humans just by looking at it.

Now, the entire building was covered in pure white Divine Power crystals, doubling its mystery.

Thinking of the Pope, who was acting like a god inside, made her blood boil.

Kinley Fusel twisted one corner of her mouth violently.

“Pope! I didn’t like you from the start!”

She scraped together a lot of magical power.

She would give Choi Hyun-seok a break, but Kinley Fusel could also produce a very high output.

It was incomparable to other Legends.

She was going to show her true worth properly.

Hwiririririk!

Kinley Fusel began to spin like a waterwheel in the air.

‘I’m going to blow it up along with the Imperial Palace.’

Magical power exploded from her as she spun at a terrifying speed.

It looked like a burning cartwheel falling to the ground.

Jese Gyeokswae Gi [Form of Subjugation and Destruction]

Form 10 – Meteor Destruction

Just before Kinley Fusel’s hammer fell on the Imperial Palace.

Ten figures jumped out from inside the palace.

“Protect the temple!”

“Infidels must not be allowed into the sanctuary.”

Kinley Fusel’s hammer struck the barrier created by the ten Cardinals together.

KWA-AAAAANG-!

The barrier broke in an instant, and the Cardinals flew in all directions.

Koo-oong, koong! Koong!

The Cardinals, who were embedded in various parts of the Imperial Palace, quickly got up and flew back into the sky.

It seemed that parts of their bodies were broken, but it was not a fatal wound.

It was at a level that could be recovered within a few seconds.

However, Kinley Fusel smiled.

She had achieved her goal.

“I’m taking these guys with me!”

“Move out!”

Eight people who came out first and ten people who came out later.

They succeeded in bringing a total of 18 Cardinals.

The Legends judged that this was enough and carefully distanced themselves from the Imperial Palace.

They had to send the signal after getting those guys as far away from the Imperial Palace as possible.

“Now!”

The Legends, who had finally moved to the outskirts of Gratiaem, fired magic into the sky.

Paang-! Pang! Pang!

The magic exploded, adorning the sky with a promised pattern.

It had no killing power, but it was a loud and visually dazzling magic.

It was mainly used during festivals and was similar to modern fireworks.

“Are we guarding the Imperial Palace now?”
“Wait. Those guys will react first.”

Choi Hyun-seok and Park Hyun-ah, who saw the signal, would have entered the Imperial Palace.

They would block them if they noticed that and tried to go back.

That was their next operation.

“An infidel has invaded the sanctuary.”

“We’re going back.”

While stalling for time, the reaction they had been waiting for finally came.

The Cardinals muttered something and turned their bodies.

“Now is the time! Stop them from going!”

“Protect the Imperial Palace!”

The roles were reversed.

Now, it was them, not those guys, who were guarding the Imperial Palace.

“Not even an ant will be allowed into the Imperial Palace!”

From offense to defense.

The battle, which had entered a new phase, was becoming increasingly fierce.