Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad-Chapter 65

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The first race competition has ended.

The first 100 demons who reached the finish line cheered.

Most demons who couldn’t make it hung their heads.

However, there were others who really wanted to cry.

The demons who died.

Despite the competition lasting just over an hour, there was tremendous damage.

The estimated death toll is about 40 people.

Severe injuries exceed 200 people.

Including minor injuries, most participants suffered injuries big and small.

Because of this, the next competition was postponed to three days later than planned.

“Phew… That’s fortunate.”

The postponement of the competition was fortunate for Choi Hyun-seok as well.

“What is?”

“My magical power and demonic energy were barely hanging on. If the next competition had started right away, it would have been very difficult.”

“Ah.”

“One day should be enough to recover. Let’s rest for now…”

Choi Hyun-seok lay down on Bobo’s back.

When he closed his eyes, today’s competition played back like a video.

Choi Hyun-seok naturally began to review the competition.

‘Using magical power and demonic energy together is still very awkward.’

He was gradually getting a feel for how to handle the fastidious demonic energy.

However, he was still inexperienced in many ways when it came to using demonic energy and magical power together.

‘Still, the fortunate thing is that the fighting technique has been officially registered in the status window.’

Choi Hyun-seok opened the status window.

There was a new fighting technique that wasn’t there before.

▫Skills: Reidrun-style Fighting Technique, Reidrun-style Fighting Technique Modified Magical Strength, Plomot, Nobilrace.

Nobilrace, located at the very end of the ‘Skills’ section.

Choi Hyun-seok checked the detailed description.

□ Nobilrace

‧ Proficiency: 2%

‧ Description: An incomplete fighting technique consisting of 3 forms.

‧ Background: A fighting technique created by Choi Hyun-seok and Reidrun that uses both magical power and demonic energy. It maintains strong output stably by utilizing the advantages of each.

It kindly listed the creators as Choi Hyun-seok and Reidrun.

Choi Hyun-seok smiled, feeling proud for no particular reason.

‘From now on, I should focus on completing Nobilrace.’

For Choi Hyun-seok, Nobilrace was the best fighting technique.

Although its drawback was high mental energy consumption due to difficult control.

This would naturally be resolved as proficiency increases.

‘The final goal is to rank within the top 8. I can definitely do it.’

Currently, 100 people remain.

He must be among the top 8 to avoid going to the laboratory.

Choi Hyun-seok reached out and clenched his fist.

‘Wealth and honor! A hero who monopolizes beautiful women! I thought it was just a distant story, but maybe…?’

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If he keeps getting stronger like this, maybe such a dream-like day will come?

Defeating Reidrun.

Defeating Hemis.

Maybe even defeating the Demon King to become the world’s strongest?

Just as Choi Hyun-seok’s delusions were getting out of control.

Rachel climbed on top of Choi Hyun-seok’s head.

“Hero!”

“What?”

“Your eyes look disrespectful!”

“What nonsense is that?”

“Like you’re having some ridiculous delusions? That’s how it looks.”

“It’s annoyingly specific.”

Choi Hyun-seok reached out and pressed Rachel’s cheeks.

“Are you using some kind of mind-reading technique?”

“I’m not Guye or something, what mind-reading technique? Say something that makes sense, Hero.”

Rachel clicked her tongue.

Her eyes were strangely condescending, making him feel like he was being treated as the neighborhood fool.

Choi Hyun-seok shouted angrily.

“It makes even less sense that you know who Guye is!”

“I just really love dramas! Hero, want to play a game naming drama protagonists?”

“Ugh… Forget it. I’m tired, go play somewhere else.”

“Gu Jun-pyo!”

“I said I’m not playing!”

“Do Min-joon!”

“Go away!”

“Hero, are you dissing our Min-joon right now?”

“…”

Choi Hyun-seok decided to just close his eyes.

‘I should rest well until tomorrow.’

He won’t react no matter what Rachel says beside him.

“Han Gi-joo!”

“Cheon Seo-jin!”

“Choi Eugene!”

That day, they say Choi Hyun-seok had a bizarre dream of being shot by a Korean-American captain in a Paris penthouse.

***

Early dawn.

Two women were standing in the forest near the Black Giant Star.

“Hmm~ nice.”

Hemis spread her arms wide.

Her huge lips opened wide as if trying to take in all the forest air.

“…”

The forest was quiet.

This was because Hemis was emitting her presence intensely.

Not just the forest beasts, but even mere ants and insects fled in terror.

That’s why the forest was infinitely quiet.

“What are you doing here?”

Park Hyun-a, standing beside her, spoke in a grumbling voice.

“The second competition starts today, right? We need to prepare.”

“Prepare?”

Instead of words, Hemis answered with action.

Her lips began to split vertically.

Rrrrrip-!

Her lips spread about 2 meters wide.

From within, something armored in black armor jumped out.

“Ugh… Disgusting.”

Park Hyun-a watched with a disgusted expression.

The being in black armor approached Hemis and knelt down.

“I am in your presence, my lord.”

“It’s been a while, Motem.”

The black-armored one’s name was ‘Motem’, a demon who became Hemis’s subordinate very long ago.

Motem’s true identity was undead.

Being a corpse, the concept of lifespan didn’t apply.

He simply waits forever inside Hemis until she calls him out like today.

“About a hundred years?”

“Exactly 97 years, 3 months, and 11 days have passed.”

“Time flies.”

Hemis smirked at Motem’s precise time calculation.

“I called you today because I have a favor to ask.”

Hemis explained what Motem had to do.

After hearing all the explanations, Motem nodded.

“You want me to take the flags from the demons here?”

“Yes. But don’t kill them.”

“Understood.”

“The goal is to collect all 100 flags. Can you do it?”

“Yes.”

“Then I’ll leave it to you.”

Motem bowed his head and disappeared into the forest.

Park Hyun-a, who had been watching silently, finally spoke.

“What are you thinking?”

“About what?”

“This competition. Teams of 4 competing to steal flags, right?”

“That’s right.”

“That guy you just spat out is clearly at least division commander level. How can the competition proceed if you let something like that loose?”

This competition’s event is flag stealing.

Four people form a team, making 25 teams total.

Each team is given 1 flag.

Also, 75 flags are scattered randomly in the field.

To summarize, 25 flags held by teams.

75 flags scattered in the field.

25 + 75 makes 100 flags total.

“After 48 hours from the start, the 10 teams with the most flags advance to the next round.”

“Right.”

“But if you let something like that loose, they’ll be too busy running away to collect flags?”

For the participants, Motem is like a natural disaster.

They absolutely cannot defeat Motem who has division commander-level power.

In the end, participants will have to focus on not losing their flags rather than collecting them.

“That’s exactly what I want.”

“What?”

“Creating a situation where they’re desperate to escape is the picture I want.”

Park Hyun-a’s brow furrowed.

“You’re planning to evaluate their escaping skills?”

It’s an approach that doesn’t match a competition to select Demon King Army battalion commanders.

The previous running competition was the same.

Park Hyun-a couldn’t understand what Hemis was thinking in planning such competitions.

“Explain so I can understand.”

“Oh my? I thought you were just vulgar, but you’re stupid too?”

“Should I really kill you…”

“Ohoho! I’ll explain once so listen carefully!”

Hemis continued speaking with a high-pitched laugh.

“The Demon King Army executives are all stupid like you. These so-called commanders only know how to fight head-on.”

Park Hyun-a nodded.

Though she didn’t like it, it wasn’t completely wrong.

The only condition to become an executive in the Demon King Army is strength.

If you’re strong enough, you can become anything – battalion commander, division commander, corps commander – that’s how the Demon King Army works.

“That’s why they can’t even push back mere humans and are stuck in this backwater.”

“…”

“I thought about it. How to make smart ones into commanders. That’s how this competition came about.”

“You’re saying this competition method is to select smart ones as commanders?”

“Yes. Even the first competition, running, was like that.”

Running.

It had very simple rules – just run toward the destination.

However, many demons forgot this original purpose and fought each other.

As a result, those who understood the situation and rules passed.

Although minimal fighting power was needed to bypass obstacles and reach the finish line in a short time.

In the end, it was a competition difficult to pass without intelligence.

“This competition follows similar logic.”

“Stealing flags?”

“No. More precisely, it’s about keeping flags while running away.”

On the surface, it looks like a competition to fight other teams and steal flags.

However, the essence of this competition depends on how you escape while protecting the flag.

“Most of these guys, when they become commanders, only know how to order ‘Charge!’ I don’t want such idiots becoming executives in my unit.”

All demons are naturally aggressive.

This competition tests whether they can suppress and control such tendencies.

Making appropriate judgments according to the situation for the purpose.

In other words, the requirement is to see if they can make the decision to ‘retreat’ – something considered shameful by demons.

“Do you understand?”

“Ah… There’s some logic to it.”

Park Hyun-a nodded with a somewhat disgruntled expression.

She glanced at Hemis.

‘She acts like an airhead usually, but she’s raising lots of cunning schemes inside.’

Hemis’s competition is simple yet rational.

It selects those with appropriate capabilities while not losing sight of strength, which is the essence of the Demon King Army.

While it might seem silly by human standards, it’s truly remarkable progress for the Demon King Army.

If commanders continue to be selected by such standards, the overall power of the Demon King Army will greatly increase.

At least there won’t be results like charging blindly and being completely annihilated.

“Whatever else, don’t you think it’ll be interesting? I’m already excited to see how Choi Hyun-seok will handle this competition!”

Hemis’s lips split wide as if just imagining it was enjoyable.

Park Hyun-a also internally agreed with Hemis’s thoughts.

‘That hero. He was definitely interesting.’

He handles both magical power and demonic energy simultaneously.

This is impossible even for herself.

Even if they brought the Demon King, it would be impossible.

It was like ignoring the laws of physics.

‘Natural talent for handling magical power. It must be a miraculous product created by several coincidences overlapping.’

That’s why Park Hyun-a couldn’t help but look forward to it.

She was very curious about how the variable called Choi Hyun-seok would grow and become a new joker.

Whoosh…

‘That’s refreshing.’

The wind blew, brushing through Park Hyun-a’s hair.

This new wind will change many things.

***

“Oh shit…”

The curse came out before he knew it.

It couldn’t be helped.

The current situation was one where cursing was unavoidable.

“You…!”

Holgot trembled as he stroked his beard.

“Do you think I could be on the same team as you!”

“Sigh, I don’t want to team up with you either, so could you shut up?”

The 100 demons gather in groups of 4 to form 25 teams.

The team assignments had just finished.

Incredibly, Choi Hyun-seok was on the same team as Holgot.

“I can’t accept this! Why should I, Holgot, form a team with a lowly human!”

“Could you show some consideration for the human who has to team up with a goat, eagle, and centipede? Hm?”

Choi Hyun-seok’s team consisted of Holgot who resembled a goat.

Ikigly with an eagle head.

And finally, Pedisen who resembled a centipede.

‘Ah… Everything’s going dark…’

While Holgot was shouting that he couldn’t be on a team with Choi Hyun-seok.

Ikigly just silently watched ahead with arms crossed.

Pedisen kept moving his feet and rolling something, which upon closer inspection was a clump of dirt.

It seemed he was playing with dirt.

‘This is truly a total crisis.’

A human, goat demon, eagle demon, and centipede demon becoming one team.

Choi Hyun-seok genuinely started worrying about the next competition.

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