Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad-Chapter 74

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Choi Hyun-seok narrowed his eyes and watched ahead.

A mysterious group that suddenly appeared.

Though they were all wearing hoods and hard to see clearly, they didn’t seem like demons.

The body shapes visible above the hoods were clearly human.

‘Who are these guys?’

As he pondered.

The one in front removed his hood.

As expected, a human face was revealed.

The others began removing their hoods as well.

Swoosh…

Though it was just the simple act of removing hoods, their movements were perfectly synchronized as if they had practiced countless times.

Rather than being impressed by their uniformity, somehow it felt eerie first.

‘Something’s wrong with these guys. Their eyes are unfocused.’

There was something strange about the atmosphere of those blocking the way.

Eyes without focus.

They looked like soulless dolls.

Choi Hyun-seok couldn’t shake off the unsettling feeling from that alien sensation.

“Hero! They’re human! Let’s quickly go help them!”

“Wait.”

“What is there to think about!? They’re about to be killed by those stupid demons!”

Rachel shouted urgently.

He understood what she was trying to say.

They were backed into a cliff, and to survive they needed to grab even at straws.

But Choi Hyun-seok shook his head.

His instincts were screaming.

No matter how dangerous, you can’t run from wild dogs into a tiger’s den.

“Isn’t it strange? Why are there people here, why, especially at this timing?”

“This isn’t the time to question everything. Can’t you see? Those people are heroes!”

“I get it, so just get in first.”

Choi Hyun-seok pulled Rachel into his arms.

Meanwhile, he quickly scanned with his eyes.

‘About fifty in number.’

‘Asian features rarely seen in this area.’

‘Black hair that can’t be seen except on demons.’

He quickly analyzed and synthesized several pieces of information.

Reaching a conclusion wasn’t difficult.

Heroes.

As Rachel said, they were likely heroes.

‘What’s strange is I can’t sense any magical power from them.’

This is Inessimot, where dangerous magical beasts roam.

It means this isn’t a place where ordinary people without magical power can freely come and go.

‘There must be something…’

As Choi Hyun-seok bit his lip pondering.

The man standing at the front of the hero group stepped forward.

Unlike the others who looked dazed, he had clear eyes.

“I am hero Taylor Andrew.”

The man’s name was Taylor Andrew.

As Choi Hyun-seok expected, he was a hero.

At that moment, a hero quest notification appeared after a long time.

[Hero Quest!

Oh my! You’ve encountered a group of vicious heroes!

There seems to be no hope against those villains.

Survive however you can!

Thanks to the sudden quest, Choi Hyun-seok learned two things.

One was that the hero group was hostile.

The other was that they were unbelievably strong.

Strong enough to award 1,000 hero points just for surviving.

‘Avoid battle and slip away naturally.’

Choi Hyun-seok waved with a friendly smile.

“Oh! What a coincidence. I’m a hero too. So what brings you here, Hero?”

“Demon hunting.”

Taylor approached while drawing his sword.

Choi Hyun-seok nodded while maintaining the kindest expression possible.

“Ah, demon hunting! That’s great! I hate demons too, could you perhaps let me join?”

“Declined.”

“Well, can’t be helped then. Carry on. I’ll be on my way. Haha!”

Choi Hyun-seok laughed heartily and started walking.

“Let’s bring justice to the world by dealing with demons! Fighting!”

Finally striking a fighting pose before walking toward the forest.

At that moment.

Slash!

Choi Hyun-seok’s hair was cleanly cut by the flying sword energy.

Cold sweat ran down his back.

Glancing back, trees and rocks had all been cleanly cut by the sword energy.

‘What power…’

If he hadn’t instinctively ducked, it would have been his neck rather than his hair that was cut.

Choi Hyun-seok looked at Taylor with shocked eyes.

“W-what are you doing between fellow heroes…?”

“Traitors will be eliminated too.”

“Traitor? I told you I’m a hero too?”

“I know you’re a hero. Save your excuses about why you became a traitor for after you die.”

“Damn…”

It seemed impossible to avoid battle.

The guy seemed to already know information about him.

Choi Hyun-seok took a battle stance while drawing up magical power and demonic energy.

‘Direct confrontation is absolutely impossible.’

Even from just one strike, he could tell clearly.

This hero called Taylor was on a different level.

In terms of the Demon King’s Army, he would be at least regiment commander level.

Maybe even higher than that.

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‘In this case, I need to buy time.’

So all he could do now was buy time.

He had no choice but to hold out until other demons arrived somehow.

‘Focus…’

Choi Hyun-seok opened his eyes wide.

It was to not miss even a moment of Taylor’s movements.

He knew from experience.

Speed and power.

An enemy overwhelming him in every aspect.

Against such an opponent, every moment of battle needs to be fought like it’s the last.

That’s why he needed to maintain an intense level of concentration that felt like his head might burst.

‘Here he comes!’

The moment he thought Taylor was planting his foot.

He was already swinging his sword right in front of him.

It was such incredible speed that even reacting was difficult.

‘Don’t shrink back.’

Choi Hyun-seok instinctively knew.

In this situation, hesitant evasion would be poison.

There was only one action he could take to survive now.

‘Dive into his reach.’

Choi Hyun-seok took a step forward.

Perhaps not expecting this response, a brief confusion flashed in Taylor’s eyes.

Slash!

The sword grazed his shoulder, blood droplets spraying into the air.

The sharp killing intent contained within made him feel once again how overwhelmingly superior the enemy was.

But Choi Hyun-seok didn’t stop.

To survive, he couldn’t stop.

He had to keep moving and make his decisive moves.

‘Striking techniques won’t work. Go for unfamiliar grappling.’

Choi Hyun-seok grabbed Taylor’s waist.

Even with overwhelming power, Taylor was still human.

His weight including armor was just over 100kg.

For Choi Hyun-seok who transcended human strength, that was a light weight.

‘Drive him down…!’

He broke his balance with a leg sweep, then grabbed and turned him.

In the blink of an eye, Taylor spun once in the air.

And fell head-first to the ground.

Boom!

Taylor’s neck bent as he was slammed to the ground.

Choi Hyun-seok didn’t stop and went into his combination.

Aggressive demonic energy boiling up from within.

This was the time to use the Fighting Technique he had learned for moments like this.

Reidrun-style Fighting Technique

Form 7 – Breaking Wave Strike

His tightly clenched fist drove downward.

Even in his confusion, Taylor raised his hands to block.

The power difference between them was overwhelming from the start.

Choi Hyun-seok’s fist was inevitably blocked.

However, this was expected.

The real attack started now.

Crackle…!

Reidrun-style Fighting Technique, Form 7 – Breaking Wave Strike.

A technique that sends shockwaves over a wide area by vibrating demonic energy.

It could be called an area-of-effect technique.

There was a reason for using an area attack against a single enemy.

Even if the attack was blocked like now, the vibrating demonic energy wouldn’t stop.

Choi Hyun-seok’s demonic energy began spreading in all directions past Taylor’s hands.

Boom!

The ground overturned as the vibrating magical energy shook the area.

Rising dust clouds momentarily blocked vision.

Using that gap, Choi Hyun-seok quickly retreated.

“Huff… Huff…”

The combination executed in the blink of an eye.

Though it was a brief moment, his breathing was rough from using all his strength.

Even while tired, Choi Hyun-seok watched ahead with sharp eyes.

It was too early to relax.

The enemy was still alive.

“What an annoying style.”

Taylor walked out through the dust clouds.

He spat on the ground with a ‘ptui!’

It was red saliva mixed with blood.

‘Is that all it did…’

Choi Hyun-seok’s face hardened.

As expected, the enemy was too strong.

Despite using full power, the damage to the enemy was minimal.

The basic stat difference was too large.

‘Can’t do it twice. What should I do?’

This time it worked only because the attack method was unexpected and he couldn’t respond.

The next attack had little chance of success.

Choi Hyun-seok didn’t have many cards left to play.

‘Do I have to use Plomot?’

As he seriously considered using Plomot, the Fighting Technique he wanted to save until the very end.

“Human! There you are!”

“Wait! Cutting off one leg won’t kill you!”

“Humans! There are lots of humans!”

The reinforcements he was waiting for arrived.

***

Hero Taylor Andrew.

He glared ahead with fierce eyes.

At the end of his gaze was the traitor hero Choi Hyun-seok.

He seemed tired in that short time, breathing heavily.

Taylor watched that appearance carefully.

‘This guy… What is he?’

He knew rough information about Choi Hyun-seok.

A traitor who entrusted himself to the Demon King’s Army while being a hero.

Not very strong in power but growing quickly.

And for detailed reasons unknown, he was one of the highest priority elimination targets.

However, Taylor’s doubt wasn’t about such personal details.

‘For a brief moment… I couldn’t respond.’

He allowed Choi Hyun-seok to attack.

No, it would be more accurate to say he was one-sidedly beaten for a moment.

‘Considering our power difference, this shouldn’t be possible.’

This wasn’t arrogance but an objective fact.

There was an immeasurable gap between Taylor and Choi Hyun-seok.

In fact, even after being hit while defenseless, Taylor hadn’t taken much damage.

That’s why it was even more incomprehensible.

How could he, who was overwhelmingly stronger, be forced to take hits one-sidedly.

Taylor’s mind became complicated.

‘Moreover, that last Fighting Technique… Releasing vibrating demonic energy. It’s not a technique that someone of his level should be able to use.’

The Fighting Technique Choi Hyun-seok used at the end.

Though it looked like simply striking down with demonic energy in his fist, it wasn’t as simple as it appeared.

In terms of the Demon King’s Army, it was a high-level technique that at least a regiment commander-level demon should be able to use.

It wasn’t a technique that should be possible for Choi Hyun-seok, who seemed to not even reach battalion commander level.

‘The power of the technique is strange too. It’s a level of power that absolutely shouldn’t be possible at his level.’

There was another strange point.

The output of Choi Hyun-seok’s technique was too high.

Generally, the magical power used for one technique is about 2-3% of total capacity.

Even forcing it, it never exceeds 5% of total magical power.

This was the same for demons using demonic energy.

But Choi Hyun-seok used over 30% of his magical power at once.

How was such control possible?

Even if possible, raising output that high should be too much for the body to handle.

That was common sense.

Yet Choi Hyun-seok who used such an absurd technique was fine.

Though breathing heavily, he doesn’t seem to have taken much physical damage.

‘Full of strange things. Looking back, even avoiding that first attack didn’t make sense.’

When Taylor first swung his sword.

He had seriously intended to cut off Choi Hyun-seok’s head.

But Choi Hyun-seok narrowly ducked his head and avoided death.

Some might think making a fuss over one dodge is excessive, but considering the gap between them, it was definitely strange.

‘I thought he was just a weird guy who used both magical power and demonic energy… But there’s definitely something there.’

Why was one seemingly insignificant traitor on the highest priority elimination list?

He thought it was simply because he was a unique existence who used both magical power and demonic energy.

But after directly clashing, he could understand.

‘A strange… No, dangerous guy.’

Taylor had to admit it.

Choi Hyun-seok was dangerous.

Though his low stats made him easy to handle now, what about next time?

Though called a traitor, he was still a hero.

Eventually he would level up and his stats would rise.

It was clear that once he reached regiment commander-level specs, dealing with him would become very difficult.

‘Need to nip this in the bud.’

An irregular who uses non-standard power.

Such variables needed to be dealt with before they grew bigger.

Just as Taylor was about to move to kill Choi Hyun-seok.

“Human! There you are!”

“Wait! Cutting off one leg won’t kill you!”

“Humans! There are lots of humans!”

The demons participating in the tournament appeared.

Looking at the ones who came without him having to search, Taylor grinned.

‘Thanks for saving me the trouble.’

Today. No demon, including the traitor, would leave this place alive.

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