Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad [EN]: Chapter 79

Something was tearing through the forest at an incredible speed.

It was moving so fast that the eye couldn’t follow.

Each time it stepped on the ground, a thunderous sound echoed.

Sand and dust swirled in all directions.

The spreading noise and magical energy caused an unexpected commotion in the forest.

“Kieeeek!”

“Keruk! Run away!”

Something that terrified the creatures of the forest simply by running.

Its identity was none other than…!

“Choi Hyun-seok!”

It was Raidrun.

Raidrun was sprinting with all his might.

His destination was the Demon Land, Inemosit.

Originally, he should have used the space-time gate, but it had been destroyed by the humans.

Thanks to that, Raidrun was sprinting to Inemosit on his sturdy legs.

“Just hold on a little longer! I’m coming!”

The distance from the Black Colossus to the entrance of Inemosit was over 500km.

It wasn’t a distance that could be reached in a short time, especially by running, but…

Raidrun made the impossible possible.

Approximately 3 hours since he departed from the Black Colossus.

Inemosit was already beginning to come into view.

“Haa! Haa! I just need to go a little further!”

Tons of sweat poured from Raidrun’s entire body.

More than half of his magical energy was already gone, and his legs were trembling so much that it was difficult to even stand.

Even so, Raidrun ran with all his might.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

Each time he stepped on the ground, a sandstorm arose, and his figure shot out like a cannonball fired from a cannon.

Raidrun was fighting a battle more difficult than any battle he had fought so far.

‘Finally, the gate…’

The gate began to appear in the distance.

‘I should rest for about 3 minutes to recover my strength and then deal with the humans.’

Raidrun’s plan was this.

Recover his strength with a short rest.

Deal with all the impudent humans who dared to attack Choi Hyun-seok and the Demon King’s army.

Afterward, restore the gate and return to the Black Colossus.

‘No. There’s no time to rest! I don’t know what danger Choi Hyun-seok might be in at this moment!’

On second thought, even 3 minutes of rest was a luxury.

Choi Hyun-seok’s life might be in imminent danger.

Resting in this situation was out of the question.

Raidrun decided to deal with the humans right away.

At that moment, he could spot two men next to the gate.

“Choi Hyun-seok…?”

It was Choi Hyun-seok, half-dead, and Battalion Commander Roiger.

***

Raidrun was very pleased to hear the whole story.

“Hahahaha! You dealt with those humans, Choi Hyun-seok. You’re indeed the man I recognize!”

Raidrun laughed heartily and slapped Choi Hyun-seok on the back.

Instantly, blood gushed from Choi Hyun-seok’s mouth.

“Keuheok!”

“M, my bad! Are you okay!?”

“I think I’m going to die…”

Currently, Choi Hyun-seok was barely clinging to life due to the side effects of Promot [a powerful but dangerous substance].

Thanks to drinking high-grade potions one after another, he wasn’t about to die immediately, but he was still seriously injured.

Like a broken ceramic patched up with tape, barely maintaining its shape.

He had to rest completely until he was fully healed.

Raidrun wore a pitiful expression.

“Choi Hyun-seok! Sit here. I’ll heal you.”

He said, placing his hand on Choi Hyun-seok’s shoulder.

Instantly, Choi Hyun-seok jumped up.

“I, I’m fine! Healing, you say!”

“Hmm, but I think it would be better to get some healing…”

“I’m perfectly fine. Look! I’m full of energy! Haha!”

Choi Hyun-seok suddenly started doing jumping jacks.

‘What is this crazy blockhead trying to do again!’

Previously, Raidrun had injected magical energy to heal Choi Hyun-seok, and he had almost died.

Of course, the situation was different now.

Choi Hyun-seok could now freely control magical energy.

And while using Promot, horns would grow on his head like a demon.

Even so, he didn’t want to receive Raidrun’s healing.

It was a kind of PTSD [Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, a mental health condition triggered by a terrifying event].

‘Abelson isn’t here either…’

Abelson Marriott, who was in charge of healing, was not here.

If something went wrong, he would die.

He didn’t want to take unnecessary risks.

“Keuheok, haa! I’m perfectly fine like this… I politely decline the healing.”

Choi Hyun-seok refused the healing, sweating profusely from the pain.

Raidrun reluctantly nodded.

“I understand. Go back to the Black Colossus and get healed by the Saintess…”

Raidrun lowered his head with a gloomy face, like a man who had been rejected for a date.

Choi Hyun-seok changed the subject to divert the attention.

“Ahem, Raidrun-nim [a term of respect]. By the way, what do we do now?”

“What do you mean?”

“The gate is broken… and the Black Colossus is very far away, isn’t it?”

Choi Hyun-seok and Roiger were very exhausted.

It was difficult even to stand, so they couldn’t run to the Black Colossus.

No, even if they were fine, they couldn’t do that.

Raidrun, who ran over 500km in 3 hours, was out of his mind.

“Don’t worry. I brought the materials to make a gate.”

Raidrun took out various devices from his chest.

There were things that looked like jewels, and stones with strange patterns drawn all over them.

Some looked like mechanical devices.

“Are you saying you’re going to make a gate here yourself?”

“It’s not that difficult.”

Choi Hyun-seok nodded with a reluctant face.

‘Is a space-time gate something that can be made so easily…?’

Just the miscellaneous items that Raidrun took out were a bundle.

How was he going to assemble that and make a gate?

Moreover, Raidrun was a martial arts type.

The wriggling muscles over his red skin felt like magic.

But that muscle didn’t guarantee magical skill.

“Hmm, is this how you do it?”

Leaving Raidrun to prepare on his own, Choi Hyun-seok cautiously approached Roiger.

He whispered in Roiger’s ear.

“Roiger-nim. Is a gate something that can be made easily?”

“No.”

Roiger answered bluntly.

“Even with the materials, experts would have to work on it for a day.”

“…Then is Raidrun-nim’s magic skill at an expert level?”

“Well, I’ve never heard of Raidrun-nim using magic.”

“If… what happens if the gate goes wrong?”

“You die the moment you enter.”

As the conversation continued, Choi Hyun-seok’s expression darkened.

‘Ah… I think I’m really going to die…’

He desperately pretended to be okay, but Choi Hyun-seok was really not in good condition.

To be honest, it was a miracle that he was not losing consciousness.

This meant that it was not the time to be carefree without receiving treatment.

‘Should I really get treatment from Raidrun…?’

Just as Choi Hyun-seok was seriously contemplating, Raidrun stood up.

“It’s complete.”

“Yes? Are you already done?”

It had only been an hour since Raidrun had been fiddling with something.

“Stay away. You might be adversely affected by the magical energy.”

Raidrun put his hands together.

Soon, tremendous magical energy began to flow from his body.

Woooooong!

The magic circle on the floor shone brightly, and soon a gate was created.

However, the gate that was created was somehow strange.

It was only half the size, and the black membrane-like thing was undulating with a very uneasy feeling.

Raidrun didn’t seem to think it was strange, and nodded with a satisfied expression.

“It’s disposable, but not bad.”

Choi Hyun-seok glanced at Roiger.

“Is that okay…?”

“I won’t yield the lead. I’ll go in last.”

“You’re being mean.”

As the two hesitated, Raidrun approached.

“What are you doing? Hurry up and go.”

“Yes…”

“Choi Hyun-seok, go in first.”

“Me first…?”

“You need to go and get treatment quickly.”

Choi Hyun-seok, who had been rolling his eyes around, gave up and stood in front of the gate.

“Um…”

Looking back, Raidrun was looking at him with an expression that said, ‘Why aren’t you going in?’

Choi Hyun-seok sighed.

‘Please just let me live.’

After a simple prayer, he stepped into the gate.

Woooooong!

The gate rippled.

Choi Hyun-seok felt like his insides were turning upside down.

“Kkeueuk…”

It was a completely different feeling from the normal gates he had passed through before.

He felt like he had to throw up everything inside him right away.

“Haa… Haa… Have I arrived…?”

Choi Hyun-seok, who had regained his senses, struggled to lift his head.

Then, he saw a familiar landscape.

It was the Black Colossus.

“Fortunately, I arrived properly… um?”

The place he arrived at was definitely the Black Colossus.

But it was very different from when Choi Hyun-seok had left.

“What’s going on again?”

The Black Colossus was half-destroyed.

The huge castle, about the size of a city, was shattered.

Moreover, the sky was completely black, like looking at a scene from the end of the world.

“Did I come here properly…? Did I time travel to a future where the Demon King’s army was defeated…?”

Just as Choi Hyun-seok was muttering, he felt an intense magical energy that made his skin crawl in the distance.

An intense magical energy that couldn’t be compared to what Raidrun had emitted a little while ago.

It was a familiar magical energy to Choi Hyun-seok.

‘Lip monster…?’

Hemis’s magical energy was engulfing the entire Black Colossus.

***

“Damn it… I’m really going to die like this.”

Park Hyun-ah spat out her saliva.

The saliva, which was sticky and stuck to the floor, was dark red and mostly dead blood.

When she raised her head, she saw the person who had caused all this.

“Mouth. Isn’t this enough?”

The Gourmet Hemis.

She was floating in the air, looking down at Park Hyun-ah.

Unlike Park Hyun-ah, who was half-dead, Hemis looked unscathed.

“Ohoho. What do you mean by enough?”

“You know too. That I’m not a traitor.”

“I don’t know?”

Hemis grinned.

Park Hyun-ah’s face contorted even more.

‘That bitch… is using me as a punching bag for her anger.’

She heard that it had been over 100 years since Hemis had last appeared on the battlefield.

In other words, Hemis had been holed up in this Black Colossus for 100 years.

She was so frustrated, and then something happened that pissed Hemis off.

And she, who happened to be there, had become a punching bag like this.

“By the way, you’ve gotten quite strong. I don’t think you could have lasted this long 3 years ago. Are you still a hero?”

“Are you senile from living too long? It’s been over 3 years since I quit the hero business, what hero.”

“Oh my, don’t deny it.”

Hemis slowly approached.

Hemis, standing in front of her, raised her hand and stroked Park Hyun-ah’s chin.

“No matter what anyone says, you are a hero. A human hero can never become a demon.”

“…”

“How long did you think you could survive by using your brains?”

Park Hyun-ah slapped Hemis’s hand away!

“Don’t bullshit me. What do you think the Demon King will do if he finds out you’re acting like this?”

“It’s funny that you’re looking for the Demon King because the hero is at a disadvantage! Ohohohoho!”

“That shitty laugh is always shitty no matter when I hear it… Keuheok!”

Instantly, Hemis reached out and grabbed Park Hyun-ah’s neck.

“You bat-like bitch. How dare you mention the Demon King?”

“Kkeueuk…!”

“I hope you don’t misunderstand. The Demon King won’t always be watching your back.”

“Keo, keoeok…!”

“I’m the one who has been watching since the Demon King was breastfeeding. Even if I kill you here, the Demon King will just click his tongue once, right? Don’t you think so too?”

Gradually, Park Hyun-ah’s face turned red.

She tried to resist, but her body wouldn’t listen.

The tentacles that came out of Hemis’s mouth began to wrap around Park Hyun-ah’s body.

“Still, thank you. Thanks to you, I got to stretch my body after a long time.”

“S, stop…”

“Okay. Now, just die.”

The tentacles wrapped around Park Hyun-ah’s body tightened even more.

At this rate, Park Hyun-ah’s body would be torn to pieces.

Just before Park Hyun-ah stopped breathing.

“Hemis-nim. Please stop there.”

A familiar voice was heard from behind her.

At the same time, Hemis’s lips twisted.

“Hemis-nim.”

The voice was heard again.

Hemis reluctantly turned around.

Then, she saw a giant cow-headed demon.

“This is the Demon King’s message to stop now.”

It was Ozges, the leader of the Cowden clan to which Raidrun belonged, and the commander of the 5th Legion of the Demon King’s army.