Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad-Chapter 256

“I should have done this from the start.”

A deep smile spread across the Pope’s face.

He was in an extremely excited state due to his newly regained power and youth.

“I could have just stepped forward and eliminated everything myself, but I insisted on too elegant a method. Don’t you think so?”

“Haa…. Haa…”

Choi Hyun-seok didn’t answer.

He just breathed heavily while searching for any way to overcome this situation.

‘Now I have neither stamina nor magical power.’

He was already in an exhausted state.

Although he had recovered some magical power, it wasn’t enough to face the Pope and his large army.

‘Well, honestly, even if it had been one-on-one from the start… There wasn’t much chance of winning.’

The Pope was truly strong.

So strong that it made one wonder why he hadn’t taken action until now, as he said.

Even if they had fought with full stamina and magical power, he was such a formidable opponent that victory couldn’t be guaranteed.

‘Older sister seems to be barely standing right now.’

Choi Hyun-seok glanced sideways at Park Hyun-a.

Her condition couldn’t be described as good even as a white lie.

Her entire body is covered in blood.

The fact that she is still standing without collapsing is purely through willpower.

‘Is this how it ends…’

All their adventures, the time they spent desperately fighting to survive, flashed before his eyes like a kaleidoscope.

Naturally, it didn’t feel good.

Just when he thought they had finally reached the end of the story.

Who could have known such a terrible sad ending was waiting for them?

‘Get it together! Who says it’s a sad ending? It’s not over yet.’

Choi Hyun-seok gritted his teeth.

It’s not over until it’s over.

He could still fight.

He could push himself to the limit even more.

Just as he was steeling his resolve, the Pope addressed him.

“No matter how hard you think, there’s nothing you can do. Choi Hyun-seok. Don’t you understand? There’s an insurmountable wall between you and me.”

The Pope wore a sneering smile.

Facing a nearly dead enemy.

It was infuriating to hear such words from someone who fought with the support of a large army against dying opponents.

However, this is a good sign.

From experience, when someone starts running their mouth, it means they’re 100% confident in their victory.

In other words, they’ve become arrogant.

Choi Hyun-seok needed to make the most of this situation.

“Fine. I admit it. You’re so great, Your Holiness. If you’re so great, why did you hide until now?”

“You wouldn’t understand even if I told you. How could someone as ignorant as you understand a grand dream planned for over a hundred years?”

“Try me. Who knows? We might find some tiny common ground as fellow heroes.”

“Fellow heroes…? You’re saying a thug like you and I are the same kind of hero…?”

The smile on the Pope’s face hardened before crumbling away.

He looked at Choi Hyun-seok with cold eyes.

“Choi Hyun-seok. It’s been only about 2 years since you came to this land. The world is truly unfair.”

All sorts of negative emotions swirled in the Pope’s eyes.

Envy, jealousy, anger, resentment, skepticism.

When looking at Choi Hyun-seok, the Pope felt as if all his efforts until now were being denied.

“How long it took me to build this power… How many things I had to give up to get here…”

The Pope had sealed away the power he had built up so painfully, for so long.

It was unavoidable to hide his identity.

The effort he put in, from starting over again until becoming Pope and maintaining the act for decades after.

His effort was truly bloody.

Not as a figure of speech, but in the literal sense.

It was an effort marked by the blood of countless people.

“KillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillkillKILL!”

The Pope muttered like a madman.

His eyes, flashing with madness, no longer focused on Choi Hyun-seok.

He is looking at his past.

More precisely, he is recalling the countless people he had killed.

“Kill and kill again! By killing more! That’s how I got here! Do you know how hard it was for me!?”

“You madman. How would I know that?”

“I thought you wouldn’t understand. That’s fine. This is the path I chose, so I must accept it. However.”

Focus returned to the Pope’s eyes.

He was no longer looking at the past.

He only stared at Choi Hyun-seok before him with burning rage.

“Everything went wrong because of you. My efforts. The tower I built with blood and sweat for over a hundred years in this land! It’s on the verge of collapse!”

“Ah, my bad then.”

Choi Hyun-seok nodded halfheartedly in response.

“Yes! It’s your fault! You understand well. But why…”

Leaving the rambling Pope be, Choi Hyun-seok was lost in thought.

‘There’s no point in stalling any longer here.’

The enemy already knew about the Grand Temple being attacked and had sent support.

Keeping the Pope here now won’t increase the chances of successfully taking down the Grand Temple.

So now he needed to think about escape.

Fortunately, while the Pope was ranting, he had formulated a rough plan.

Choi Hyun-seok called Park Hyun-a in a low voice.

“Older sister.”

“What?”

“No matter how I think about it, we can’t both survive.”

“… What are you suddenly saying?”

“This time, just follow my lead.”

During their conversation, the Pope’s angry voice rang out.

“You two! Are you listening to me!?”

Ignoring him, Choi Hyun-seok continued speaking.

“I’ll buy time. At least you should run.”

“Don’t talk nonsense. Stop trying to act cool.”

“I said don’t ignore me!!!”

Unable to contain his anger, the Pope flew in at incredible speed.

That’s when magical power exploded from Choi Hyun-seok’s body.

KWAAAAAAA-!

The approaching Pope had no choice but to hastily retreat.

“What is this…?”

***

Terrible pain rushed in.

His skin turned black and only white sclera remained in his eyes.

Plomot Stage 3

– Withering.

‘I can probably hold out for 10 seconds at most.’

His stamina and magical power were already depleted.

Even with the improved stability of Plomot, maintaining it for 10 seconds was the best he could do.

Choi Hyun-seok immediately grabbed Park Hyun-a by the nape.

“What are you doing…!”

“Here we go!”

He shoved the last remaining potion into her possession and threw her with all his might.

PAANG-!

Park Hyun-a cut through the air like a cannonball.

‘The barrier disappeared earlier when they went to support the Grand Temple. If she can just get some distance, she can definitely escape.’

There was no manpower left here capable of properly setting up a barrier.

No legends remained who could track her.

Only the Pope. If he could just keep the Pope from moving, Park Hyun-a could live.

“You think you can escape!”

The Pope charged forward with an enraged face.

Choi Hyun-seok also ran forward without avoiding him.

‘2 seconds.’

Having thrown Park Hyun-a, now he needed to keep the Pope as far away as possible for the remaining time.

“You think you can win just because you used Plomot!”

Choi Hyun-seok rammed into the Pope at full speed.

The Pope, expecting some kind of attack, couldn’t respond to the sudden body slam.

“Kuk! What kind of trick is this!”

Ignoring him, Choi Hyun-seok continued pushing the Pope back.

SCREEEECH-!

“What are you doing…!”

Pushing the Pope at tremendous speed, they flew hundreds of meters in an instant.

‘6 seconds.’

6 seconds spent throwing Park Hyun-a and pushing the Pope away.

In a few more seconds, Plomot would end too.

The startled Pope finally noticed Choi Hyun-seok’s intention.

“Do you think this will work!? You will die here! No one can make it out alive!”

The Pope released vast magical power toward Choi Hyun-seok.

He was applying direct physical force to the magical power.

Bang-! Bang-!

Choi Hyun-seok’s body shook from the great impact.

However, he didn’t stop running.

‘9 seconds…’

Before they knew it, Choi Hyun-seok and the Pope had entered the capital, Gratiam.

Choi Hyun-seok didn’t stop even inside the city.

Boom-! Crash! Crash! Crash!

Penetrating everything in a straight line, Choi Hyun-seok crossed through downtown.

Along the path he ran, buildings collapsed with thunderous sounds.

’11 seconds…’

Now truly at the limit.

No, even the word ‘limit’ is insufficient.

He had long since surpassed such limits when he started Plomot.

Choi Hyun-seok is now squeezing out his last remnants of life force.

‘Just a little more…!’

If he was going to die anyway.

He needed to push the Pope as far away as possible.

That would increase Park Hyun-a’s chances of survival.

14 seconds. 15 seconds.

Choi Hyun-seok continued running beyond the expected time.

During this time, the Pope’s attacks came flying in, but he focused only on enduring them with his toughness while pushing the Pope back.

’18 seconds… I can’t…’

Just as he thought he couldn’t hold on any longer.

Choi Hyun-seok lost consciousness.

***

“What are you…?”

The Pope looked down with a dumbfounded expression.

Whether unconscious or dead.

Choi Hyun-seok remained frozen in his charging posture.

“I knew you weren’t in your right mind… But I didn’t expect you to do something like this, risking your life at that moment.”

They were already exhausted from battle.

If they had continued fighting as they were, both Choi Hyun-seok and Park Hyun-a would have died.

In that situation, Choi Hyun-seok made his best move.

Saving Park Hyun-a.

It could be considered an excellent decision, as having one survive was better than both dying.

‘Moreover, that final Plomot…’

The Pope knew that the fighting technique Choi Hyun-seok used was Plomot.

Stage 3 of Plomot, is the highest level of an already notoriously difficult technique to use.

Even the Pope hadn’t seen it in a very long time, and indeed, its power was extraordinary.

If Choi Hyun-seok had fought while being able to maintain Plomot Stage 3 for an extended period, even the Pope would have had trouble guaranteeing victory.

It was then that something caught the Pope’s eye.

“Hmm? You’re still alive?” 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Though very faint, breathing sounds could be heard.

Getting closer, he could tell that Choi Hyun-seok was maintaining a precarious, thread-like breath.

“What a tenacious life… As if blessed by God Himself.”

It wouldn’t have been strange if he had died during the use of Plomot.

Yet he survived even after the backlash of pushing beyond his limits.

At least his tenacious vitality had to be acknowledged.

“Anyway, our brief relationship ends here.”

The Pope stepped back.

Left like this, he would die soon enough, but the Pope wanted to witness Choi Hyun-seok’s final moments with his own eyes right now.

“You fool. If you had listened to and followed my words from the beginning, we could have made this continent into heaven together.”

The Pope muttered in a somewhat bitter tone while raising his staff.

“Remember this. Foolishness is also a sin.”

The staff slowly falls downward.

Just before it could reach Choi Hyun-seok.

Swoosh-! Boom!

A black pillar fell from the sky.

“Urgh!”

For a moment, vision was blocked by dust clouds.

Feeling the demonic energy that made his skin tingle, the Pope had no choice but to instinctively step back.

Whoosh-

As the wind blew away the dust, a seductive-looking woman in a black dress appeared.

In her arms was Choi Hyun-seok.

“Hello?”

The woman grinned and waved her hand.

The Pope knew who she was.

“Grotesque Eater…!”

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