Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 52

Raidrun urgently cut across the Black Fortress.

‘Fortunately, they aren’t moving fast.’

Perhaps to move stealthily, the intruders were moving slowly.

It didn’t seem too difficult to catch up.

After running for a few minutes, Raidrun was able to stand in the path of the intruders.

All he could see were four humans wearing black hoods.

The men paused, noticing Raidrun who had suddenly appeared.

“We’ve been found out.”

“The magical energy that guy is emitting is no joke. Everyone be careful.”

The intruders seemed wary of Raidrun, keeping their distance.

Then, the one in the middle stepped forward and took off his hood.

“It can’t be helped, that guy is the Red Nightmare.”

The one who stepped forward was Oseld Gefen.

His face was flushed with anticipation for the battle.

“The Red Nightmare… this won’t be easy.”

In contrast, the others seemed quite serious.

Raidrun, the Red Nightmare.

The most famous demon among humans.

Not only was he incredibly powerful, but he was also famous for carrying out massacres like a machine, without an ounce of emotion.

Since he was a martial artist rather than a mage, his battles were even more raw and brutal.

The mercilessness he showed on the battlefield was enough to instill fear in countless humans.

“Lord Oseld, is it possible?”

“Enough. More than enough…!” Oseld said, unable to hide his excitement.

“I thought this would be a boring mission without the Glutton… but to be given an opportunity like this! This is the best!”

His eyes gleamed with madness as he genuinely rejoiced.

Facing those eyes, Raidrun couldn’t help but frown.

‘That human… is at least a division commander level.’

Oseld Gefen was consumed by madness; Raidrun felt magical power on par with a division commander emanating from him.

He might just be all show and no substance, but judging from the atmosphere, that was unlikely.

‘The target is probably Abelson Mariotte.’

From the start, their goal must have been to rescue Abelson Mariotte.

Having been entrusted with an important mission, they would have brought the best elites.

‘Besides, the other three are at least regiment commander level…’

Honestly, Oseld Gefen alone was a difficult opponent.

His chances of winning in a one-on-one fight were less than 30%.

On top of that, the other humans were also strong and could not be ignored.

If they joined in, his chances of winning would approach zero.

The situation was not good.

‘For this to happen when Hemiss-nim [a respectful title] isn’t here…’

It was impossible for Raidrun alone to stop enemies with such power.

It would be possible if all the soldiers stationed in the Black Fortress came out, but it was clear that they would escape with Abelson before that happened.

‘What should I do…’

As he was deep in thought, Choi Hyun-seok’s voice came from behind.

“Raidrun-nim!”

‘Choi Hyun-seok… did he follow me?’

He told him to wait there, but it seemed he had followed.

‘I should be grateful right now.’

He was in a situation where even one pair of hands was precious.

Even though Choi Hyun-seok was a patient, he had to borrow his strength.

Of course, not for combat.

From the start, even if Choi Hyun-seok was healthy, there was nothing he could do against such strong opponents.

There was something else Choi Hyun-seok had to do right now.

“Raidrun-nim… what’s going on?” Choi Hyun-seok asked cautiously, sensing that the atmosphere was unusual.

Raidrun said, not turning around and watching the enemy.

“They are here to kidnap the next Saintess.”

“Those guys are after Abelson again…!”

“Choi Hyun-seok, listen carefully. I’ll only say this once, as there’s no time.” Raidrun spoke like a machine gun.

“Take the next Saintess and run away right now. And you must gather all the executives of the unit. Regular soldiers are not needed. Only go to the high-ranking officers above the battalion commander level. Only they can stop those guys.”

“Understood.” Choi Hyun-seok nodded without asking anything.

He didn’t worry that he might not have understood the order properly.

He was a smart man.

“Go!”

At the same time as Raidrun’s shout, Choi Hyun-seok started running.

At the same time, the humans also moved.

“Where do you think you’re going!”

“Stop him! Things will get difficult if there’s a commotion!”

Three men moved to chase Choi Hyun-seok.

At that moment, Raidrun raised his fist and struck the ground.

Raidrun-style martial arts, Form 7 – Gyukgoejakpa [Ground Shattering Wave].

The fist touched the ground.

With a roar, the ground overturned, and dirt and rocks soared.

Kugugugugugugung!

“Keuk…!”

The intruders who were trying to chase Choi Hyun-seok had no choice but to retreat.

The vision was blocked by thick dust everywhere.

If they went in there, they could be attacked.

Soon the dust cleared and the vision returned.

The intruders’ eyes widened slightly at the revealed scene.

Raidrun was in a position with his fist slammed into the ground.

‘A fist…? Is he saying he hit the ground with his fist?’

It was such a large-scale explosion that they naturally thought it was magic.

They didn’t expect it at all.

“The Saintess cannot be taken unless Hemiss-nim allows it.” Raidrun got up from his seat.

He glared at the intruders.

Instead of his usual bull-like round eyes, they were fierce like a buffalo.

“Permission? I wasn’t planning on getting permission from that witch in the first place.” Oseld said with a smirk.

Raidrun’s face hardened even more coldly.

“You are a rude human. Only the Demon King does not need to seek permission from Hemiss-nim.”

“…”

“I will teach you manners from now on, so learn well… so that you can be born as a polite human in your next life.” Raidrun loosened his body lightly and continued.

“Raidrun was also an excellent teacher when it came to etiquette education.”

***

Choi Hyun-seok headed straight to the room where Abelson was.

Tadadadadada!

Even though it wasn’t during battle, he was literally sprinting with Rachel’s buff [a magical enhancement].

At that moment.

★☆★☆ Hero Quest! ★☆★☆

Evil humans have come to kill Abelson Mariotte!

As a hero, you have a duty to protect the next Saintess.

Be sure to protect her!

And… you never know, love may bloom as you overcome adversity together…! ?

· Goal: Protect Abelson Mariotte

· Reward: 1,000 Hero Points

‘A hero quest at this timing?’

The timing was one thing, but the content was even more absurd.

‘Love may bloom… don’t give me that crap! Who are you kidding!’

If possible, he had a small wish that love would definitely bloom.

‘Okay. It’s not like it’s been a day or two since the Hero Quest started talking nonsense.’

It was always the case that the Hero Quest made fun of him.

What was really strange was the sentence written in the first line of the Hero Quest.

‘What does this mean…?’

Choi Hyun-seok read the quest content again.

Evil humans have come to kill Abelson Mariotte!

No matter how he looked at it, it was a strange sentence.

‘Evil humans? Kill Abelson Mariotte?’

The guys chasing him now were probably rescue teams sent from the Holy Empire of Gatrein.

In other words, objectively speaking, they were on the side of justice.

But evil humans?

Doesn’t that content look like humans are the villains and the Demon King’s army is justice?

‘And the reward is too big.’

The reward was a whopping 1,000 Hero Points.

He couldn’t figure out what criteria the reward was based on.

Choi Hyun-seok shook his head to shake off his thoughts.

‘Now is not the time to argue about the quest content. Let’s just focus on rescuing Abelson.’

Just in time, Abelson’s room came into view.

A total of four guards were guarding the front.

The guard captain with the cow head came forward.

He looked strangely at Choi Hyun-seok, who had appeared at this late hour.

“What’s going on?”

“Heok… humans… humans have invaded.” Choi Hyun-seok said, panting.

“Humans?”

“Yes! Their target is Abelson. We need to evacuate her to a safe place quickly.”

The guard captain shook his head at Choi Hyun-seok’s words.

“That won’t do. I haven’t heard anything from Raidrun-nim.”

“I’m on my way after hearing Raidrun-nim’s orders!”

“I can’t believe it. If what you say is true, Raidrun-nim would have told me directly.”

Like superior, like subordinate, this cow-headed guard captain resembled Raidrun in his stubborn behavior.

Frustrated, Choi Hyun-seok shouted.

“This is not the time for that! Get out of the way quickly!”

“This guy…!”

Just as Choi Hyun-seok was about to break through by force, a commotion arose from behind.

When he turned around, he saw three men wearing black robes approaching.

‘They’ve already caught up!?’

Perhaps because they had already cut down many demons on the way here, red blood was dripping from their swords.

“That’s…”

The guard captain’s eyes widened for a moment, then quickly cooled down.

He opened the way.

“…Go in.”

“Yes?”

“We’ll buy you time.”

The guard captain sensed it – that they would die in this place.

Even so, he just pulled out his weapon with a blank face.

“Take this. If you show it to the other commanders, they will listen to you.”

The guard captain handed over something like a nameplate with a cow head drawn on it.

“…”

Choi Hyun-seok nodded once and received the nameplate.

He opened the door to Abelson’s room as if he were about to break it down.

He saw Abelson’s face in surprise.

“Choi Hyun-seok…?”

“Humans have invaded. We have to evacuate!”

It was a brief explanation, but there was no problem in understanding the situation.

Kwaang…! Kwang!

The noise of battle was already heard outside the door.

Choi Hyun-seok picked up Abelson.

“Kyaak…!?”

“I’m sorry, but the situation is urgent!”

The situation was urgent.

To move even a little faster, he had no choice but to run with Abelson in his arms.

It was definitely not an act to satisfy personal desires. Absolutely not!

‘Where should I go next…!?’

Choi Hyun-seok’s head was spinning quickly.

‘The first person I need to meet is the regiment commander.’

Currently, there are two regiment commanders in the Black Fortress.

And each regiment has five battalion commanders.

‘Two regiment commanders and ten battalion commanders… or nine?’

Originally, there were a total of ten battalion commanders, but since Doras died, there are only nine now.

‘Anyway, I have to gather those guys in one place!

Choi Hyun-seok organized his thoughts and continued to run.

At that moment, the noise of the battle that had been heard stopped.

‘Already…!?’

His heart became anxious.

The fact that the noise stopped meant that the fight was over.

Perhaps all the guards were dead.

Choi Hyun-seok gritted his teeth.

‘I have to run faster!’

He had been staying in the Black Fortress for a while, so he knew where the nearest regiment commander was.

As he was heading to the nearest regiment, he heard a familiar sound.

“Kwang!”

“Bobo!?”

For some reason, Bobo was running towards him.

“You wonderful kid! You came because you thought your brother was having a hard time!”

“Kwang!”

Was it truly because of his noble bloodline?

A divine creature was a divine creature.

He must have sensed something strange and came to find him.

“Abelson, get on top of Bobo.”

Choi Hyun-seok put Abelson on top of Bobo.

He was so big that there was no problem getting on.

While he was at it, Choi Hyun-seok himself got on Bobo’s back.

Bobo was much faster than he was running.

“Okay! Bobo, run!”

“Kyaaaa-!”

Bobo started running at an incredible speed.

A sense of speed as if riding a motorcycle and speeding!

Choi Hyun-seok was a little relieved.

‘Okay. At this rate, they won’t catch up easily.’

Even until this point, Choi Hyun-seok thought if he just went to where the regiment commander was, he would be able to live.

No matter how strong those guys are, they won’t be able to do anything to the regiment commander.

However, it didn’t take long for his expectations to be shattered.