Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad-Chapter 80

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Ozges looked at Hemis with firm eyes.

“If you don’t stop, I’ll have no choice but to take action.”

Hemis was causing havoc in the Black Giant Star.

Upon hearing the news, the Demon King immediately gave orders.

Only another Corps Commander or the Demon King could stop Hemis.

His choice was to send Ozges, the 5th Corps Commander.

“How did you know to come here?”

Hemis tilted her head.

“Given the timing, you came right as I started causing trouble. How did you know to come all this way?”

Time-wise, the Demon King must have sent Ozges the moment trouble started at the Black Giant Star.

It would have been impossible without having surveillance planted in the Black Giant Star.

“I’m disappointed that you’d put surveillance on me.”

Hemis’s tongue licked her massive lips.

“Makes me feel like a traitor. Though I’m not the actual traitor consorting with humans. Who was that from the Demon King’s castle again?”

“…Lord Hemis. Your words are going too far.”

Ozges’s face hardened.

Even for Hemis, criticizing the Demon King could not be tolerated.

“I’m going too far…?”

Hemis threw Park Hyun-a whom she had been holding.

As if no longer interested in Park Hyun-a, she approached Ozges.

“Right. I went too far. Even though I’ve been stuck in this fortress for a hundred years following the Demon King’s orders, I arrogantly ran my mouth without knowing my place? Is that it.”

“…”

“It’s all my fault, isn’t it? Don’t you think so too? Ozges.”

The demonic energy flowing from Hemis’s body began to constrict Ozges.

A cold bead of sweat ran down Ozges’s back.

‘Lord Hemis is still the same…’

A hundred years had passed since he last saw Hemis in battle.

However, Ozges still vividly remembered those times.

The overwhelming force that single-handedly swept away human armies.

That ancient monster who had lived even longer than the Demon King was still strong even after a hundred years.

No, she seemed even stronger than before.

‘I have no choice. I’ll have to buy time.’

Originally he had hoped to resolve this through dialogue, but if it came to violence, there was only one option.

To buy as much time as possible.

Even among Corps Commanders, Hemis was in a different league.

A monster possessing strength approaching that of the Demon King.

Against such a monster, Ozges’s best option was just to buy time for Park Hyun-a to escape.

Even though Park Hyun-a was human, she was still a Corps Commander of the Demon King’s Army.

She shouldn’t die meaninglessly in a place like this.

“*inhale*, *exhale*…”

Ozges steadied his breathing.

He would watch for when Hemis let her guard down.

From his perspective of having lived for so long, Ozges was merely a young demon.

So he had to stake everything on her first all-out strike.

“Ozges…”

Finally, as Hemis approached and placed a hand on Ozges’s shoulder.

Just as demonic energy was about to burst from Ozges’s body.

“Enough. Let’s stop here.”

Hemis walked past Ozges.

“The Demon King will probably summon me soon. I’m already worried about what lecture I’ll get.”

“…”

“Don’t you think the Demon King’s been nagging more lately as he’s gotten older? Ohohoho!”

Watching Hemis’s retreating back as she laughed, Ozges let out a sigh.

“I survived…”

It was pure instinct.

When Hemis placed her hand on his shoulder, taking that 1 second pause instead of attacking immediately.

For some reason, his whole body had been dominated by the feeling that he shouldn’t attack Hemis right now.

What would have happened if he hadn’t hesitated and attacked right away?

If nothing else, one thing was certain.

‘I would have died…’

Everyone in this Black Giant Star would have died.

The demonic energy coming through Hemis’s hand into his shoulder was terrifying enough to be certain of that.

‘No, I’m not even sure if demonic energy is the right term for it.’

Ozges shook his head as he left the scene.

***

Several days had passed since the hero attack incident.

The tournament naturally ended with Choi Hyun-seok’s victory, and Choi Hyun-seok became Battalion Commander.

However, he hadn’t officially been appointed yet.

Currently, the Black Giant Star was in the midst of expansion construction, and with many commanding officers having died this time, the atmosphere was chaotic in various ways.

Choi Hyun-seok estimated it would take about a month before his official appointment.

“Therefore, until then, I’m free!”

Choi Hyun-seok shouted while clenching his fist.

His shout echoed emptily through the tent.

Bobo, who had been dozing in one corner of the tent, glanced at him briefly before closing his eyes again.

“Hero! What do you mean by free!?”

Rachel jumped up and down on Bobo’s back.

“Remember what the lip monster said at first? To only rise up to Battalion Commander.”

“Hmm, did she say that?”

“She did. Now that I’m essentially Battalion Commander, I’m completely free!”

Choi Hyun-seok said in an extremely excited voice.

Rachel looked at him with drowsy eyes.

“Hero, have you forgotten what freedom means after living as a slave for so long?”

“What are you suddenly saying?”

“Your freedom should be escaping from this Demon King’s Army!”

“Ah… Is that so?”

“What do you mean ‘is that so?’ That’s exactly what it is! Hero, let’s just escape now!”

Rachel sat on Choi Hyun-seok’s shoulder.

She looked around and whispered in a hushed voice.

“With the fortress under repair, the atmosphere is chaotic, so they might not even notice if we escape…!”

Rachel was right – currently the Black Giant Star was extremely busy.

A large-scale engineering unit had been dispatched to expand the fortress.

With numerous soldiers living in tents, the interior was practically in chaos.

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They might succeed in escaping if they tried during this time.

However, Choi Hyun-seok’s expression wasn’t very good.

“Let’s say we succeed in escaping. Where would we go after that?”

“Where else! We should go where humans live!”

“You said it yourself, right? That the Holy Empire of Gatren is the biggest and strongest country on this continent.”

“Yes.”

“How many times have I fought with the Holy Empire so far?”

“Umm… Two or three times?”

“And where were all the Heroes I just killed from?”

“The Holy Empire, right?”

“So here’s the question.”

Choi Hyun-seok grabbed Rachel by the scruff of her neck and held her in front of his face.

Rachel, dangling in mid-air, stared blankly at Choi Hyun-seok.

“If I leave the Black Giant Star, no, the Demon King’s Army, what do you think those Holy Empire folks will do?”

“Well…?”

“They’ll obviously try to kill me!”

“Well, maybe not…”

“Maybe. But look at the current situation. Somehow I’ve completely sided with the Demon King’s Army. This has essentially become my protection zone now.”

Choi Hyun-seok was right.

Though unintentional, he had somehow ended up opposing humanity’s strongest nation.

For some reason, the Holy Empire had branded him as a traitor Hero.

Conversely, his position in the Demon King’s Army kept rising.

Having achieved the Battalion Commander position promised by Hemis, his path forward would be even smoother.

“And look at my body. Using demonic energy and having horns that go in and out of my head – would they accept me over there?”

“That would be a bit difficult…”

“It’s not just difficult, I don’t think they’d even treat me as human.”

“…”

“Now you understand? There’s no reason for me to turn my back on the Demon King’s Army and return to the human side at this point.”

This incident had helped Choi Hyun-seok make up his mind for certain.

First, he would stay with the Demon King’s Army for now.

He was still lacking in power.

This level of strength wasn’t enough to live independently without belonging to any faction.

He needed even greater power.

“Division Commander… No, I need to become a Corps Commander. At that level, I could go anywhere without being looked down on.”

Corps Commander.

He had heard there were only around 50 people in the Demon King’s Army who were Corps Commanders or had similar power levels.

In human terms, it was equivalent to being called a legend.

Considering that normally a country only had two or three Legends, this indicated an incredibly powerful position.

“Until then, I’ll gather strength in the Demon King’s Army. Since it’s come to this, I’ll thoroughly exploit the Demon King’s army.”

“Oho, Hero. I’m seeing you in a new light!”

Rachel clapped her hands and looked at him with sparkling eyes.

Embarrassed by the praise, Choi Hyun-seok cleared his throat and scratched the back of his head.

“Ahem, this much is basic!”

“Indeed, no one can beat you when it comes to scheming thoughts!”

“…Is that a compliment?”

“Of course!”

Rachel’s eyes were incredibly serious.

Choi Hyun-seok felt a bit uncomfortable but decided to let it slide.

“Good. Seems like I’ve sorted out the plans for now.”

Choi Hyun-seok got up from his seat.

He shivered while frowning as if something was uncomfortable.

“Ugh, I thought I was better but this is killing me…”

“Are you still in pain?”

“Yeah. I need to rest more.”

Actually, Choi Hyun-seok had been bedridden for the past few days.

Except for receiving treatment from Abelson and eating meals, he spent all his time sleeping.

And today.

He finally had enough energy to talk at length, but fatigue was already setting in.

“Still, there’s one thing I need to check before lying down again.”

“What is it?”

“What else? Combat power.”

Choi Hyun-seok grinned.

“It probably increased tremendously.”

His level had risen significantly from the last battle.

Currently, Choi Hyun-seok’s level was 592.

His detailed stats were as follows:

▫Level: 592

All four basic stats had exceeded 200.

And ‘Demonic Energy’ which used to show as a question mark (?) now displayed proper numbers.

A new hidden stat ‘Fighting Spirit’ had also been unlocked.

After thinking briefly, Choi Hyun-seok checked the effects of Fighting Spirit first.

□ Fighting Spirit

‧ Effects:

– Increased resistance to mental debuffs.

– Increased concentration during battle.

“Nice. Simple but contains just what’s needed.”

“That stat might unlock other effects when it increases more later.”

“Oh, that’s good!”

Choi Hyun-seok’s face brightened.

To begin with, the Fighting Spirit stat was something entirely new.

In other words, it was an additional benefit, so he was quite satisfied.

And now hearing that it could unlock more effects as it grew, he naturally couldn’t help but be pleased.

“It’s a shame we can’t raise hidden stats with bonus points.”

“Focus on the main stats. You’re busy enough raising Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Magic.”

“Yeah, yeah.”

After understanding Fighting Spirit.

Choi Hyun-seok raised his gaze to check demonic energy.

His eyes fixed on the demonic energy value of ‘141’.

“That’s really high…”

Considering he had never specifically invested in it, it was an extremely high value.

Choi Hyun-seok scratched his head with an ambiguous expression, unsure whether to laugh or cry.

“Well! Getting stronger is good anyway.”

It’s not like he could get rid of the demonic energy that had already developed.

Choi Hyun-seok decided to think positively about his increasing demonic energy.

“Now then, time for the grand combat power measurement.”

“Wonder how high it’ll be?”

“Well…”

Choi Hyun-seok knew as well.

Combat power wasn’t an absolute indicator.

Strength, Stamina, Agility, Magic, Demonic Energy, and so on.

It was merely a numerical representation of stats that directly affected combat.

In battle, numerous factors besides just stats affected the outcome, including abilities, skills, personal experience, and more.

Stats were just one part of it, but.

Still, they couldn’t be completely ignored either.

“After all, you need good basic specs to do anything.”

“That’s right.”

“Last time I measured, wasn’t it around twenty-five thousand?”

“Yes. It was around there.”

Before the Battalion Commander tournament began.

Choi Hyun-seok’s combat power was around 25,000.

Since his stats had increased quite a bit since then, he had high expectations.

“Okay, to the right… Yes. Stop!”

Rachel, who had placed the Combat Power Meter on the table, positioned Choi Hyun-seok like a photographer.

“Stay right there.”

Rachel looked at Choi Hyun-seok through the lens.

Diriririri…

Along with a cheerful sound, the numbers on the lens began to rise.

Beep!

Finally, the measurement was complete.

Rachel unconsciously let out an exclamation.

“Ooh…!”

“What? How much is it?”

“It’s over 50,000!”

“What!?”

Choi Hyun-seok was shocked.

50,000?

Simply comparing numbers, he had become twice as strong as before.

[Combat Power: 52,908]

“To be exact, it’s fifty-two thousand nine hundred and eight. Hero, you’ve really gotten incredibly strong.”

“At this level, I can definitely say I’ve become a proper Battalion Commander.”

Generally, a Battalion Commander’s combat power was around early 50,000s.

Choi Hyun-seok had been fighting against strong opponents even when he was much weaker.

But now his stats were similar to theirs.

He was confident he wouldn’t lose even if he fought against a Battalion Commander now.

“Come to think of it, wasn’t Bobo’s combat power less than 50,000 before?”

“Right! It was around forty-seven thousand, I think?”

Rachel remembered quite accurately.

The shock had been too great back then.

“Back then, your combat power was 1,500, but Bobo’s was almost 50,000, so we were really surprised.”

“Right. That’s true.”

Choi Hyun-seok grinned.

“But now I’m stronger?”

His combat power had surpassed Bobo’s.

In other words, there was no reason to hold back against Bobo anymore.

A smile bloomed on Rachel’s face.

“Hero. Shall we teach that mutt a lesson today?”

“Hehe. That’s good. After all this time being pushed around!”

Choi Hyun-seok clenched his fist.

He would give Bobo’s large smack while he’s sleeping.

“Hero. Don’t stop even if he cries out in pain!”

“Of course! But wait a moment.”

Choi Hyun-seok suddenly stopped.

“Why? Just when it was about to get fun!”

“You never know. We should check Bobo’s combat power too.”

Choi Hyun-seok was thorough about these things.

To properly practice the principle of being strong against the weak and weak against the strong, you need to know yourself and your opponent.

“Come to think of it, Bobo’s size isn’t ordinary. Seems like he’s grown twice as big as before.”

“Really? Looks the same to me.”

“Let’s wait and see.”

Choi Hyun-seok looked at Bobo with the Combat Power Meter.

Beep!

Soon the measurement was complete.

The number that appeared was completely unexpected.

Rachel curiously pressed her face close to Choi Hyun-seok.

“Hero! How much is it?”

“One hundred and thirty-seven thousand.”

“What?”

[Combat Power: 137,520]

Choi Hyun-seok, who had been staring blankly at the number, turned around and went to lie down on the bed.

“Ah… Maybe because I’m not fully recovered, but I’m feeling dizzy. Need to lie down for a bit.”

“Yes. Let’s take a break!”

It seemed they were still a hundred years too early to teach Bobo a lesson.

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