Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad-Chapter 125

“I’m here to collect my money!”

Choi Hyun-seok shouted.

It wasn’t an illusion that he seemed strangely excited.

In fact, Rachel, who was behind him, is very obviously excited.

“Destroy! Destroy! Beat them all up!”

Though she didn’t show herself directly due to Choi Hyun-seok’s warning, Rachel was enthusiastically cheering.

“Is it that bastard?”

“Yes…”

The Gold-rank mercenaries, Valen and Dorf, stood up from their seats.

Watching the two mercenaries take their stance, Choi Hyun-seok scratched the back of his head.

“Ah… This might be a bit tough?”

By Demon King’s Army standards, there were two Company Commander fighters.

Five Platoon Commander fighters.

The rest were regular soldier level, slightly over thirty people.

Forty in total.

Honestly, if he wanted to, he could sweep them away in an instant.

However, it would be a bit difficult to hold Bobo in his arms.

“Bobo, sleep over there for a while.”

Choi Hyun-seok put Bobo down in a corner.

He was a bit worried about leaving him sleeping, but he figured nothing would happen to Bobo who is stronger than himself.

“Alright!”

Choi Hyun-seok stood up and stretched his shoulders.

Looking at the organization members surrounding him, he grinned.

“What are you waiting for? Come at me.”

“Get him!”

“Uwaaaaah!”

***

He knew something was wrong from the start.

Yes, he knew things had gone wrong.

But isn’t this too much?

“Gack!”

“H-help…! Kuaaaah!”

“Run away! Run!”

Screams and blood are everywhere.

Of course, all of it belongs to the organization members.

The trusted Gold-rank mercenaries fell together with just one punch each.

Innkeeper Renof closed his eyes.

‘I’m dead…’

Though the knight said he would spare him, would he?

It didn’t seem likely he would leave loose ends when the convenient option of killing everyone was available.

He would have done the same in that knight’s position.

‘What should I do? Should I run…?’

Renof, who was thinking about escaping, shook his head.

Running away was impossible.

That knight’s senses were ghost-like and he would notice and chase immediately.

‘Then the noble lady…’

Looking at Abelson, he shook his head even faster than before.

‘My head would crack first.’

Unless you’re suicidal, you shouldn’t approach that psycho.

Even now, the lady smashing organization members’ heads with a mace wasn’t normal.

‘She’s smiling… She’s smiling…!’

She was clearly completely insane, grinning with eyes mixed with madness.

Her movements were so agile that Renof wasn’t confident he could win even in hand-to-hand combat.

‘What should I do? Think, Renof! I can’t die like this!’

At that moment, something caught Renof’s eye.

‘That’s it!’

A dog sleeping in the corner.

A strange dog that had been sleeping since their first meeting until now.

‘The knight was holding that dog the whole time. There must be a reason!’

At first, he thought it was just the noble lady’s pet.

But seeing the knight holding the dog throughout the battle made him change his mind.

There must be something about that dog!

Otherwise, there’s no way he would cherish a mere mutt so much.

‘Heheh… You fool. Leaving something important on the floor!’

Renof roughly picked up the sleeping Bobo from the floor.

He planned to use the dog as a hostage and escape on horseback.

Since the knight didn’t know how to ride a horse, he would never be able to follow.

“Stop right there!”

Renof shouted confidently.

He glared at Choi Hyun-seok while holding out a hidden knife toward Bobo.

Meanwhile, Choi Hyun-seok was still busy beating down the organization members.

“If you don’t want this mutt to die, stop!”

When he shouted again, Choi Hyun-seok finally turned around.

Seeing Renof holding Bobo, his eyes grew round.

Thinking his plan had worked, Renof smiled triumphantly.

“I didn’t want to do this. I didn’t want to take a mere mutt hostage.”

“Uh? Hey. Be careful with that.”

“Careful? Careful!? Are you afraid I’ll kill this dog? Khahaha!”

“That’s not it…”

“I was planning to run away, but I changed my mind. If you want this dog to live, get on your knees right now!”

“No, I’m saying be careful…”

“I said get on your knees!”

At that moment.

He felt something squirming in his arms.

Naturally, Renof’s gaze dropped downward.

“Are you awake?”

The dog was looking up at him with clear eyes, having woken up at some point.

“Kwang!”

The dog opened its mouth wide.

“Kwaang~”

The mouth keeps opening wider.

The mouth that kept growing soon became so huge that it went beyond Renof’s upper body.

“Huh…?”

The last thing Renof remembered was the saliva dripping between the massive tongue and teeth.

Chomp!

Choi Hyun-seok licked his lips while looking at Renof whose upper body had been severed.

“I told you to be careful…”

Choi Hyun-seok clicked his tongue with a regretful expression.

Of course, he wasn’t regretful about the death of a criminal.

‘I’ll need to find a new guide.’

He was just annoyed at having to find a new guide.

***

Arken, the boss of the criminal organization, was sitting alone in his office.

‘This is exactly when a boss should show his dignity.’

In truth, he could have escaped if he wanted to.

There was a secret passage leading to the surface within the headquarters, prepared for emergencies.

But he didn’t run away.

‘If I run away from here, the organization is finished.’

Arken hadn’t taken over the organization by force.

Outstanding political ability and charisma.

His specialty was the art of handling subordinates.

If Arken were to flee while most of his organization members were severely injured, the loyalty and respect his subordinates had for him would hit rock bottom.

Such a thing must never happen.

It’s not like Arken is just holding out without any countermeasures.

‘They must have come here because they want something in the first place.’

The intruders who attacked the headquarters must have a purpose.

Unless they’re insane, there’s no reason to suddenly raid a criminal organization.

Especially one that’s backed by the lord.

‘Since they seem skilled if played right, this crisis could be turned into an opportunity.’

Arken thinks.

Perhaps he could sweet-talk them into forming new connections.

After all, it’s quite common for yesterday’s enemy to become today’s ally.

As long as their interests align, new relationships can be established at any time.

In this field, there are plenty of people who would even shake hands with the devil if it means getting what they want.

And in this underworld, maintaining balance through subtle tightrope walking is Arken’s greatest strength.

He resolved to face the intruders with dignity.

Bang!

Right on cue, the door opened, and the uninvited guest entered.

Arken didn’t rise from his seat.

He just stared at the uninvited guest with a relaxed attitude.

He can’t lose the battle of presence.

It’s important to create negotiations on equal footing while showing the dignity of an organization boss.

“What an ill-mannered fellow. Didn’t anyone teach you how to knock?”

Arken said.

Choi Hyun-seok blinked for a while, staring at Arken.

“What?”

“Knocking is basic courtesy.”

“Ah…”

Choi Hyun-seok approached the door.

“Knock knock.”

CRASH-!

After lightly tapping it, the door was completely destroyed.

“Better?”

“Ahem!”

Arken realized that the enemy was not as easy as he thought.

‘If I lose control of the flow, it’s over. He must want something too. I need to draw that out.’

“You. Who sent you?”

“What?”

“Behind our organization is the lord. Plus, we’re connected to the mercenary guild…”

Suddenly, Choi Hyun-seok cut him off and shouted in irritation.

“Again! Again with the same words! Blah blah blah blah! I’m sick of it!”

He extends his fist irritably.

Crack-!

Arken’s head was smashed straight into the wall.

“Did you all graduate from some criminal training school or something? How many people are going to say the exact same thing? At least take turns with your repertoire. Such lack of creativity. Tsk!”

Disappointed by the criminal organization’s uniformity, Choi Hyun-seok shook his head and turned around.

“Where’s the boss? I seem to have come quite deep, but why do I keep running into these small fries?”

He asked while looking at the newly caught organization member for directions.

“Don’t try to waste time and quickly guide me to your organization’s boss. Don’t tell me they’ve already fled?”

“Uh, well… That…”

The organization member pointed at the boss who was embedded in the wall.

“That person is the boss.”

“Huh… That guy was the boss…?”

“Yes.”

“Ah…”

Choi Hyun-seok placed his hand on his forehead.

“You should have said that from the beginning…”

If he had introduced himself as the boss from the start, he would have at least listened to a few words.

‘Come to think of it, he was a bit fresher than his subordinates.’

The random request to knock was rather novel nonsense.

“Sigh. Hero! What were you thinking when you did this!?”

“Well, since the repertoire kept being the same as before, I naturally thought he wasn’t the boss…”

Choi Hyun-seok carefully pulled the boss’s head out of the wall.

“Hmm… I wonder if this can be healed…”

Blood and chunks(?) were dripping from the crushed and punctured head.

Anyone could see that treatment would be difficult, but Choi Hyun-seok didn’t give up hope.

After all, Abelson, who was once the continent’s next Holy Maiden, is here.

“Would it be possible?”

Abelson shook her head at Choi Hyun-seok’s question.

“I can’t revive someone who’s already dead.”

“Ah, so he’s dead…”

Looking again, he wasn’t breathing.

Having lived with such tough demons, he had forgotten how fragile human life could be.

Choi Hyun-seok sighed and put the boss’s head back into the wall.

“Now what do we do.”

The original plan was to get information and ledgers from the boss.

Being the largest criminal organization, there must have been ledgers recording various corruptions.

He had planned to check how corrupt the lord of Kiton is before deciding on the next course of action.

But the boss with his shattered head couldn’t speak anymore.

“Hmm… Do you perhaps know where the ledgers or such things are?”

When asked, the organization member shook his head.

“This is troublesome…”

It seemed like they would have to struggle quite a bit more.

***

Peros Gelion.

The eldest son of the Gelion family and the lord of Kiton territory was still in deep sleep today.

Despite the sun being high in the sky, he showed no signs of waking up.

Two naked women were clinging to his side, and they too were in sweet slumber.

“Lo, Lord!”

Just then, the door to the bedroom burst open and the head servant rushed in.

“Lord! Something terrible has happened.”

“Mmm…”

Lord Peros looked at the head servant while struggling to open his eyes.

“Head servant…?”

“Yes! My Lord!”

“You’ve finally gone mad… You’re absolutely dying to die…”

To dare enter the lord’s bedroom without permission.

Today would surely be the day to behead that head servant.

Just as Peros was making this resolve, the head servant urgently shouted.

“Pl, please wait a moment! My Lord! This is truly an urgent matter!”

“Well, spit it out.”

“The Arken organization has fallen!”

“What…?”

Peros frowned.

Am I not fully awake yet?

The Arken organization has fallen, he says.

Arken is the largest criminal organization in Kiton.

How could an organization that was fine just yesterday collapse overnight?

“Say that again. What did you say?”

“Arken has fallen! Boss Arken is already dead, and most of the organization members have been turned into half-cripples!”

“…!”

Finally, Peros’s eyes went wide.

Arken wasn’t just a simple criminal organization.

It was an excellent source of funding and an organization that acted as a sort of focal point that mediated various forces in Kiton and unified their power.

For such an important organization to disappear overnight!

At that moment, the woman in the Lord’s embrace woke up from the commotion.

“Mmm~ My Lord~ Why is it so noisy in the morning…”

“Get off!”

Peros roughly pushed away the clinging woman and got up.

He was completely naked, but neither Peros nor the head servant seemed to care as they were already used to it.

“Tell me in detail what happened!”

“Yes. Well…”

As the head servant continued speaking, Peros’ face turned ashen.

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