Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad-Chapter 84

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“This is really ridiculous.”

Choi Hyun-seok looked around while letting out a hollow laugh.

He was suddenly in an unfamiliar forest, and it turned out to be 100km away from the Black Giant Star.

To fly such a distance from just a single finger snap.

He knew Hemis was strong, but he couldn’t help being surprised every time he saw such extraordinary power.

“The Corps Commander did us a favor.”

Roiger said while putting the map back in his chest.

“What do you mean by favor?”

“If you go about 30km in this direction, you’ll reach Fort Dritmon. From there, we can use the Space Transfer Gate.”

As it turned out, there was another fortress nearby.

Hemis had been considerate enough to place them where they wouldn’t have to walk far.

“Then let’s depart.”

The journey to Fort Dritmon ended quickly.

While 30km on foot might seem like a long distance, Choi Hyun-seok and Roiger weren’t ordinary humans.

Even Abelson, who was the former Saint candidate, boasted overwhelming physical abilities compared to average humans.

Thanks to that, the group arrived at Fort Dritmon’s entrance in just 2 hours.

Looking at the fortress, Choi Hyun-seok wore an unimpressed expression.

“It’s much smaller compared to the Black Giant Star.”

Though he had been excited about visiting another fortress for the first time, Fort Dritmon didn’t seem to have much to see.

It looked to be only about a quarter of the Black Giant Star’s size.

“That’s natural. Since the Black Giant Star is the largest castle in the entire Demon King’s Army, any fortress would seem small in comparison.”

“Is it bigger than even the Demon King’s castle?”

“Well… Purely in terms of size, it might be similar or slightly larger.”

“Wow, I thought it felt unrealistically large, but this is no joke.”

Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes widened.

He knew the Black Giant Star is big, but to think it wasn’t inferior even to the Demon King’s castle.

Leaving the surprised Choi Hyun-seok behind.

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Roiger approached the soldier guarding the fortress entrance.

A soldier with a goldfish head blocked their path.

“Who are you?”

“I’m Roiger. We need to use the Space Transfer Gate for the Corps Commander’s mission, so guide us.”

Roiger held out a nameplate with the 3rd Corps Commander’s seal.

The goldfish soldier received the nameplate and blinked repeatedly.

Choi Hyun-seok quietly watched from behind.

‘This guy doesn’t seem to know what that is.’

No matter how you looked at it, the goldfish head didn’t inspire much confidence.

After hesitating for a moment, the goldfish guided the group.

“Ah, understood! Follow me!”

From the fellow’s flustered appearance, Choi Hyun-seok was convinced.

‘He’s just going along with it because he’s scared when he heard it’s a Corps Commander’s order, even though he doesn’t know what it is.’

Though he had no evidence, he was certain.

That goldfish was stupid.

Soon they arrived at the Space Transfer Gate.

Another soldier managing the gate received the group.

The soldier operated the gate and said.

“I’ve set the coordinates for Fort Todun. From there, move to your destination, the 2nd Corps Headquarters, Magic Tower.”

Hearing the explanation, Choi Hyun-seok was puzzled.

“Sir Roiger. We’re not going directly to the 2nd Corps Headquarters?”

“The 2nd Corps Headquarters can only be accessed from designated locations for security reasons.”

“Ah.”

It was unexpected.

For the Demon King’s Army to care about security.

‘I don’t think the Black Giant Star had anything like that?’

Choi Hyun-seok scratched his head while following Roiger.

Abelson also silently followed behind them.

After passing through the Space Transfer Gate and arriving at Fort Todun.

A similar process continued there.

Roiger presented the nameplate.

When he stated their destination, the soldier in charge came out.

However, one thing was different from before.

‘Is this really just a soldier? They’re almost at battalion commander level.’

The soldier guiding them was quite strong.

On the surface, they were clearly just a large rat.

Even then, their height was only about 1.5m, almost at goblin level.

However, the demonic energy flowing from them was not ordinary.

Even without using the Combat Power Meter, Choi Hyun-seok could tell the soldier was a formidable warrior.

The soldier stood in front of Roiger and opened their mouth.

“Squeak! What’s your purpose for visiting!?”

“It’s the 3rd Corps Commander’s order.”

“Squeeak! State the exact purpose. Passage is impossible otherwise.”

The soldier was even intelligent.

Unlike typical Demon King’s Army soldiers, they checked Roiger’s nameplate thoroughly while asking various questions in fluent vocabulary.

Then they took out some documents and read through something.

Considering most of the Demon King’s Army couldn’t read, this one was remarkably intelligent.

Soon, having completed the procedures, the soldier nodded.

“You may pass. Follow me. Squeak!”

The group was guided to a separate Space Transfer Gate set aside.

It was a gate that went directly to the 2nd Corps Headquarters.

“Let’s go then.”

“Yes.”

They passed through the gate with demonic energy undulating on its surface.

The bizarre sensation that wouldn’t become familiar no matter how many times it was repeated.

Choi Hyun-seok frowned at the queasy feeling and raised his head.

Naturally seeing the scene before him, his eyes widened round.

“Wow…”

The 2nd Corps Headquarters welcomed him with a completely unexpected appearance.

***

Choi Hyun-seok’s mouth gaped open.

It was because of the massive building that filled his vision as soon as they emerged from the gate.

“This is incredible.”

“So this is the famous Magic Tower…”

Abelson was also just as surprised, busy looking up at the tower repeatedly.

The 2nd Corps Headquarters was a tower, true to its name as the Magic Tower.

However, its height was extraordinary.

A tower soaring high as if piercing the sky.

It was an overwhelming height that reminded him of L Tower in Korea.

“Squeeak! Visitors!”

Soldiers waiting nearby approached.

Seeing them, Choi Hyun-seok narrowed his eyes.

‘Rats again?’

Like the gate guide soldier from earlier, all these soldiers also had rat-like appearances.

“Squeak! Please identify yourselves!”

“I am Roiger from the 3rd Corps Headquarters.”

Roiger held out his nameplate.

The soldier who checked it bowed their head.

“We’ve been waiting. Squeak! I’ll guide you right away.”

Though the constant squeaking was annoying, their attitude was respectful.

As if contact had already been made, the soldier immediately guided the group.

Choi Hyun-seok smiled as if letting out steam.

“This seems like it will end more simply than expected.”

“It was always just a simple task of transporting items. Nothing difficult about it.”

Originally, he thought they would have to wait at least a day to receive the necessary materials, but that didn’t seem necessary.

There was a magic circle at the location they arrived at following the guide soldier.

“Squeak! This magic circle transports directly to the Corps Commander’s room.”

“Hm?”

For a moment, Roiger’s eyebrows twitched.

“There seems to be some misunderstanding. We didn’t come to see the Corps Commander. The spatial interference magic field…”

“We know. You’ll have to wait about a day for the items needed to create the magic field.”

“Then why?”

Why did they need to meet the Corps Commander when they could just wait quietly?

The answer to this question was simple.

“The Corps Commander is waiting. For the human behind you.”

The soldier raised his finger and pointed behind Roiger.

Choi Hyun-seok, who was in the path, slightly moved to the side.

He thought the finger might be pointing at Abelson who was behind him.

But the merciless finger followed Choi Hyun-seok as he moved.

“Um… Are you pointing at me?”

“Yes. Click! Please go up quickly.”

“Well… Alright…”

What could he do when the Corps Commander was calling?

When told to do something, you just have to do it.

Although Choi Hyun-seok felt something was off, he had no choice.

He stepped onto the magic circle.

Roiger and Abelson approached and stood beside him.

“Are you coming with us, Sir Roiger?”

“Yes. In case something happens to you, I’ll need to report to Lady Hemis.”

“…Please don’t say such unlucky things.”

“You think I want to say this?”

In fact, Roiger had a very tired expression on his face.

He was giving off a strong vibe of following along unwillingly.

‘I hope nothing happens…’

Roiger had heard rumors about the 2nd Corps Commander.

‘A psycho scientist who enjoys human experimentation…’

Though his raw power was behind other corps commanders, they said no one dared to underestimate him.

Roiger hoped this meeting would end as just a brief incident, but that seemed unlikely.

Just as he sighed from the growing anxiety.

The magic circle on the floor began to glow brightly.

***

The magic circle on the floor glows.

The 2nd Corps Commander Rotark grinned.

‘Finally, they’re here!’

Recently, rumors about Choi Hyun-seok had been spreading rapidly among the Demon King Army’s upper ranks.

He was the only survivor of the Battalion Commander Tournament that had everyone’s attention.

“I hear he’s a hero who uniquely uses demon energy.”

“A human using demon energy? That’s nonsense.”

“Hmm, what is Lady Hemis planning this time…”

“There’s a rumor he went from regular soldier to battalion commander in just a few months.”

In truth, Rotark had been watching Choi Hyun-seok long before the rumors spread.

A case that had never appeared before.

His interest in a human who could handle demon energy grew day by day.

Then he received contact from 3rd Corps Commander Hemis.

“Remember Choi Hyun-seok I mentioned before? I’m sending him over, so check his condition. Just don’t kill him.”

She didn’t specify what condition to check or how.

It meant she was leaving it to Rotark’s discretion.

He could already feel his body heating up with excitement.

‘A human who uses demon energy! They say his body is becoming demonized too?’

Recently, Rotark had been immersed in chimera research.

Among that, body changes and fusion due to demon energy were the most important subjects.

Choi Hyun-seok could provide the best data and samples for this research.

The only disappointing point was that Choi Hyun-seok was Hemis’s subordinate.

‘Tsk, should I just do it anyway? It’s troubling.’

That ancient monster extremely hates anyone touching her things.

Even without that, with ominous rumors circulating lately, he didn’t want to get involved in unnecessary trouble.

He was afraid it might disrupt his research.

If Hemis threw a hysteric fit, the Magic Tower might collapse.

Woong!

While he was briefly pondering, the group arrived at Rotark’s location.

An unfamiliar demon and two humans standing on the magic circle.

Rotark frowned at the holy power he momentarily sensed.

But upon seeing Choi Hyun-seok, he smiled brightly as if nothing had happened.

“We greet the 2nd Corps Commander.”

Roiger, who was in front, bowed his head in greeting as representative.

Rotark completely ignored him.

His gaze was fixed only on Choi Hyun-seok.

His bright red eyes bulged as if they would pop out, and his mouth split into a grin that reached his ears.

“This is… Truly a specimen!”

***

Choi Hyun-seok stood there dripping with sweat.

“Squeak, squeak…!”

A giant rat circled around him, constantly squeaking.

‘Even the Corps Commander is a rat?’

Though he couldn’t believe it, the 2nd Corps Commander Rotark also had a rat-like appearance.

The difference was that unlike the grayish-black fur of the soldiers, his was snow-white and glossy.

He even wore a white gown like a doctor.

His build was also much larger than other soldiers.

A height exceeding about 2m.

Though that was actually small compared to typical Demon King Army members, perhaps due to his Corps Commander title, he somehow gave off an intimidating presence.

‘He looks just like a lab rat that grew enormous.’

Suddenly, he remembered a B-grade movie he saw once.

It was about a mutant rat that grew gigantic from experiments, ate all the scientists, and used humans as test subjects.

The protagonist of that movie looked exactly like Rotark in front of him.

“Squeak! Amazing! In 400 years of life, this is my first time seeing this!”

“For demon energy and body to maintain such exquisite balance! Is this a product of chance?”

“No. It’s still ongoing. Squeak! At this rate, it won’t take long.”

Rotark kept muttering incomprehensible things.

He suddenly stopped and stared intently at Choi Hyun-seok.

“Human. You’re Choi Hyun-seok?”

“Yes! Commander Rotark, sir!”

Choi Hyun-seok answered with excessive tension.

“Bear with it for a moment.”

“Pardon?”

Instead of answering, Rotark placed his hand on Choi Hyun-seok’s shoulder.

At the same time, horrifying demon energy began flowing in from where they touched.

Choi Hyun-seok sharply inhaled.

‘What is this…!?’

Having Rotark’s demon energy examine his body felt indescribably repulsive.

If forced to describe it, it felt like thousands or tens of thousands of insects crawling inside his body.

Though he desperately wanted to shake off Rotark’s hand, Choi Hyun-seok endured with all his might.

‘He’s a Corps Commander. I must endure.’

The lab rat before him was, despite appearances, a Demon King Army Corps Commander.

A powerful being who could blow off Choi Hyun-seok’s head with a single gesture.

He absolutely must not offend him.

Therefore, Choi Hyun-seok quietly waited for Rotark’s observation to end.

Cold sweat began pouring down his body like rain.

‘Enduring any longer…’

Just as Choi Hyun-seok’s mental strength reached its limit, Rotark removed his hand.

Choi Hyun-seok barely maintained consciousness while gasping for breath.

“Huff, huff…”

The floor was soaked with the sweat Choi Hyun-seok had shed.

Though Rotark’s hand had only touched him for 30 seconds.

Choi Hyun-seok looked completely exhausted, like someone who had just fought a life-or-death battle.

‘I’d rather get beaten up by Reidrun for 30 minutes…’

That’s how horrific those 30 seconds were.

Choi Hyun-seok painfully raised his head.

He saw Rotark grinning while looking at him.

“Human! Your mental strength is quite impressive! Very excellent!”

“Th-thank you…”

“The influence of mental strength on your body’s endurance can’t be ignored. Interesting. Squeak!”

Rotark rubbed his hands together like someone unable to contain his excitement.

His red eyes, filled with mischief, reflected Choi Hyun-seok’s bewildered face.

“But human. Do you know something?”

“What are you referring to…”

“At this rate, you will die.”

“What?”

Suddenly saying he’ll die without any context?

But it was too early to be surprised.

What followed was even more outrageous.

“You don’t have much time left. Squeak! You’ll die within three months at most.”

A terminal diagnosis was delivered without any warning.

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