Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad-Chapter 68

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The darkness spread by Hemis lifted.

Motem’s gaze, which had been directed at the sky, lowered to face forward.

He muttered in a low voice.

“The Lord is angry.”

It was clear just from the voice.

That Hemis was not in a good mood.

-Motem. Can you hear me?

Just then, a voice echoed in Motem’s head.

It was Hemis.

“Yes, my Lord. Please speak.”

-No need to go easy on them. I don’t care if they die, crush them mercilessly.

“Understood.”

-Hmm, however, if you see anyone with decent sense, slip them a flag.

“Are you saying I should deliberately hand over flags?”

-Yes. Even if they all rush at you together, it would be impossible for them to take a flag from you anyway.

Hemis was right.

The participants would all work together to attack to avoid punishment.

But Motem was confident.

If he wished, he wouldn’t give up a single flag.

-We can’t have no one pass, so give flags to those who seem decent enough. You understand what I mean?

“Yes. I will do so.”

-Good. Just work hard for one more hour.

Hemis’s voice cut off.

Motem lightly stretched his body.

‘This should be quite interesting.’

The situation was different from before.

Probably all 100 participants would join forces and attack with determination to die.

Meanwhile, Motem had to fight while being careful not to kill them.

‘I wonder how it will go…’

Would there be anyone capable of taking a flag from him?

As Hemis requested, if someone showed truly decent sense, he planned to hand over a flag.

However, earning his acknowledgment wouldn’t be easy.

“First, these ones are failures.”

Motem stretched out his hand.

His grip was already clasped around a demon’s neck.

“Kuh, kuhak…!”

“You call this a surprise attack? It’s painful to watch.”

Motem slammed the demon in his grip straight into the ground.

Kwajik!

The demon lost consciousness with his head half-buried in the ground.

He might even be dead, but it didn’t matter.

The Lord’s orders were to crush them mercilessly without concern.

It would be fine if one or two pathetic ones like this died.

“Kill him!”

“Take the flag! He’s alone!”

As if the first attack was a signal flare, demons rushed in from all directions.

Their numbers reached several dozens.

The participants who had been lurking and observing until now all attacked at once.

The corners of Motem’s mouth, hidden behind his armor, rose slightly.

‘Come.’

Attacks flew in from all directions.

He couldn’t dodge them all.

He took moderate attacks with his body.

Kwajik, Kwaak!

The greatsword on Motem’s back remained undrawn.

He methodically crushed the participants with his heavy hands and feet.

***

Choi Hyun-seok watched the front with sunken eyes.

His lips moved slightly.

“Not yet. Wait.”

Team members who were about to rush forward stopped in their tracks.

“Going in now would only get us caught up in the fight.”

A battle was in full swing at a location slightly far away.

Each participant was equivalent to a battalion commander.

As these powerful individuals fought with determination to die, the aftermath was terrifying.

Continuous thunderous sounds suggested the entire forest was being overturned.

“We’ll wait a bit longer.”

“How long are we waiting? We have less than 10 minutes left.”

Holgot said, looking up at the sky.

As he said, time was counting down in real-time on the situation board in the sky.

[ 9:45 ]

About 10 minutes remaining.

If they couldn’t get the flag within that time, everything would be over.

“I don’t want to receive the Endurance Punishment…”

The centipede demon Pedisen spoke for the first time.

His rigid voice was thick with fear.

It was completely different from his usual self who innocently played with dirt.

That’s how terrifying the Endurance Punishment was for demons.

“Be patient. We only have one chance. We must be extremely careful.”

The battle situation was chaos itself.

Participants were firing magic randomly.

All were caught up in the thought that they needed to take down Motem and couldn’t make proper judgments.

‘More are falling from their own magic attacks than from the black armor.’

Most of the magic failed to hit Motem.

Many were falling after being hit by other participants’ magic.

Going into this situation would only add to the chaos.

‘Having large numbers just means they’ll get in each other’s way. Wait for the optimal moment to grab the flag.’

There was another reason for Choi Hyun-seok’s waiting.

‘He hasn’t tried to reclaim any flags that were taken.’

Motem only defended his flags, showing no movement to recover flags that were taken.

In other words, victory was guaranteed if they could somehow get their hands on a flag.

“Wait just a little longer. The timing is coming soon.”

Choi Hyun-seok, who was reassuring his team members, was just as anxious.

He desperately suppressed his emotions while checking the time.

[3:23]

Less than 4 minutes remained already.

They really had no time left now.

“How much longer are we waiting! The match will end at this rate!”

Holgot shouted restlessly.

At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes flashed.

‘Now…!’

They had waited and waited.

It was anxious, but they endured.

For the optimal timing.

And now.

Choi Hyun-seok instinctively knew their awaited moment had come.

He stood up abruptly.

“Now! Move!”

As soon as he shouted, his team members sprang into action as if they’d been waiting.

Choi Hyun-seok also rushed forward.

He shouted while looking at Holgot.

“Holgot! Launch it!”

“Don’t order me around!”

Despite his annoyed response, Holgot diligently used the magic he had prepared.

“Rain of Beads!”

A magic he had used against Choi Hyun-seok before.

It was magic that launched small explosive beads over a wide area.

“Die!”

But the demonic energy contained within was incomparable to that time.

Holgot poured all his magical power into it for survival.

When the beads touched the ground, a massive explosion occurred.

KWAGWAGWANG!

Seeing its power, Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes lit up.

‘At a glance it might seem damaging, but the black armor will be fine.’

Among the magic attacks participants had launched until now, there were many with even stronger power than this.

This level wouldn’t even tickle the black armor, Motem.

Yet there was a reason Choi Hyun-seok had ordered this magic to be used.

Pshwooo…

Black smoke and dust rose from the explosion, covering the area.

Vision was blocked as if a smoke grenade had gone off.

Choi Hyun-seok shouted again.

“Ikigly!”

Ikigly, who had been floating in the sky, rapidly descended to the ground.

It was at an incredible speed, much faster than Choi Hyun-seok running at full power.

“Grab it!”

Ikigly reached Motem through the dust.

His eyes were fixed on the flag stuck in Motem’s back.

‘Please!’

Ikigly quickly reached out his hand.

Tak!

But Motem’s hand was one step faster.

Motem grabbed Ikigly’s neck.

“Kuhak…!”

Watching Ikigly struggle in pain, Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes flashed.

‘Now.’

This was all within expected parameters anyway.

Choi Hyun-seok hadn’t counted on it from the start.

It would have been nice if Ikigly succeeded, but the probability was extremely low.

Therefore, the real move starts now.

He began his prepared final attack.

Reidrun-style Fighting Technique

Form 3 – Fierce Charge

Choi Hyun-seok charged forward at tremendous speed.

Black flames rose behind him as he ran.

His target was Motem’s back.

He planned to snatch the flag by attacking from behind.

At that moment, perhaps sensing the demonic energy, Motem turned around.

The distance between him and Choi Hyun-seok was only about ten meters.

Though it might seem fairly far, at this distance he could reach it in the blink of an eye.

However, Motem showed monstrous reaction speed.

‘As expected, he tries to dodge.’

In this urgent situation with sudden attacks coming one after another.

Even then, Motem tried to turn his body to avoid Choi Hyun-seok’s attack.

‘Got him.’

At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok grinned.

Simultaneously, Pedisen emerged from the ground and grabbed Motem’s ankle.

Pop!

“This…”

For the first time, a flustered voice escaped from Motem’s mouth.

KWAAANG!

Choi Hyun-seok and Motem collided.

***

A hundred demons with battalion commander-level power.

Despite being under their concentrated attack, Motem was relaxed.

No, to be precise, he was a bit bored.

‘Most are below standard.’

He had been excited to return to the world after 100 years.

But he quickly grew cold.

These ones were all trash.

None of them knew how to properly use their power.

It felt like fighting children with excessive power they couldn’t control.

‘Have the demons of this era become this weak?’

The demons of the era when Motem was active weren’t like this.

Back then, each demon was a true warrior.

Those once-mighty demons had now become strong but stupid.

‘Even just 100 years ago, it wasn’t this bad.’

Why do demons keep getting weaker as time passes?

Motem felt depressed and angry at the same time.

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’10 minutes left. There’s no one else worth giving flags to.’

Not much time remained now.

He had passed flags to five demons in total so far.

In truth, he hadn’t wanted to give even those, but had to because of Hemis’s orders.

The idiots who got excited without realizing he had deliberately given them the flags flickered in his vision.

‘How pitiful. So pitiful…’

At that moment, as Motem was internally sighing.

Choi Hyun-seok and his team members moved.

“Rain of Beads!”

Magical beads falling from the sky.

They contained explosive power.

‘Pathetic.’

Flashy on the outside but lacking substance.

Only subpar weaklings would fall to such magic.

KWAGWAGWANG!

A large explosion occurred near Motem, and he was soon enveloped in dust.

‘Hmm, was it to block vision?’

Now it seemed the real purpose was to blind him.

Then he felt demonic energy approaching rapidly from the sky.

‘The speed is decent. But too straightforward.’

Motem reached out without even looking.

As if drawn to a magnet, Ikigly’s neck came into his grip.

Ikigly struggled in pain.

Just as he was about to finish him off, he felt demonic energy approaching from behind.

‘Oh? There’s more?’

Turning around, he saw a human with a fierce expression.

‘Is this the human the lord mentioned?’

He had already been briefed about Choi Hyun-seok.

‘Ah, during the match, you’ll see a human too.’

‘A human is participating?’

‘Yes. He’s quite interesting, so you can look forward to it.’

A human that even Hemis said to look forward to.

Motem stared at the approaching Choi Hyun-seok.

‘The fighting technique itself is quite excellent, but the user is inexperienced… No, considering the amount of demonic energy, perhaps he’s actually exceptional.’

Though he didn’t know why a human possessed demonic energy.

At least his skill in utilizing demonic energy seemed not bad.

‘He’s pouring in most of his demonic energy.’

Generally, when total demonic energy is considered 100, the amount used in fighting techniques is around 5.

Even at 10, the difficulty increases tremendously and puts strong strain on the body.

Yet the human charging at him was using close to half his total demonic energy in his fighting technique.

‘It’s an impressive ability, but if this is all, it’s a bit disappointing.’

Simply pouring demonic energy into fighting techniques doesn’t solve everything.

That human would collapse from using the technique.

While he himself would still be standing.

‘Even after watching all this time, he couldn’t gauge my ability?’

Motem tried to turn his body to avoid the attack.

But somehow, a leg that had emerged from the ground was gripping his ankle.

“This…”

So this was the real thing.

Even though it was underground, he hadn’t sensed any demonic energy at all.

With a very brief moment of confusion, Choi Hyun-seok’s shoulder charged into Motem’s waist.

‘Hmm!’

The power was considerable.

Though the human’s total demonic energy wasn’t very large, it was because he poured in most of what he had.

‘This level is not enough!’

However, it was far from enough to harm Motem.

At that moment, ‘magical force’ rather than demonic energy’ moved in Choi Hyun-seok’s body.

“Magic Explosion Style!”

Magic Explosion Style.

A technique that intentionally collides magical force and demonic energy.

It was the foundational technique of the fighting technique ‘Reidrun-style Fighting Technique Modified Strength’.

Motem’s face slightly distorted as he took the attack.

‘A foreign energy I’ve never felt before.’

Though clearly demonic energy, it was different from the demonic energy Motem knew.

Violent and irregular demonic energy rushed into Motem’s interior.

‘Can’t block it. Can only endure it.’

If he had experienced similar attacks a few times it might be different, but for now, enduring was the best option.

Choi Hyun-seok’s demonic energy shook Motem’s insides.

Motem felt slightly nauseous.

‘How annoying.’

Perhaps it was because he was hit by a human he had only thought of as a plaything.

Without realizing it, his eyes sharpened.

Motem reached out toward Choi Hyun-seok.

He intended to fold this impudent human’s waist in half.

‘Hm?’

But Motem’s hand only brushed empty air.

Choi Hyun-seok had collapsed to the ground as if crumbling.

“Huk… Huk…”

Choi Hyun-seok, lying on the ground, was somehow holding a flag in his hand.

He looked up at Motem.

His lips curled up in a sneer.

It was clearly mockery.

Motem’s brows furrowed.

‘This bastard…!’

He played along for a moment and now he’s trying to climb all the way to the top of his head.

Then Choi Hyun-seok pointed to the sky with his finger.

“Above.”

Motem instinctively raised his head to look at the sky.

[00:02]

[00:01]

[Match End]

Motem’s gaze returned to Choi Hyun-seok lying on the ground.

Choi Hyun-seok, seeming to have exhausted all his strength, raised his trembling hand.

His middle finger slowly rose.

“It was shitty meeting you… Let’s never see each other again.”

And so the second match ended.

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