Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad-Chapter 96

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After Rotark died, the battle ended almost boringly easily.

The fierce ground battle was settled with just a few gestures from Hemis.

Choi Hyun-seok didn’t forget to collect experience points by finishing off the remaining enemies around him.

After the harvest time passed.

Choi Hyun-seok encountered a welcome friend in the ruined Black Giant Star.

“Bobo! You’re alive!”

“Heh! Heh!”

Bobo ran over excitedly.

Though he looked terrible with blood and flesh stuck to him, Choi Hyun-seok wasn’t much different.

Choi Hyun-seok vigorously patted Bobo’s head.

“Kid. Your combat power isn’t just for show after all.”

The last measured combat power for Bobo was over 130,000.

Looking at just the numbers, it was almost approaching division commander level.

No matter how impressive the Chimera was, it would have only been a single meal for Bobo.

“Mutt! You’re alive and didn’t die!”

Rachel circled around Bobo making small talk.

Bobo, who was staring blankly at that sight, stuck out his snout.

“Ptui!”

A bone that flew out of Bobo’s mouth hit Rachel.

“Kyaaa! What are you doing, you crazy mutt!?”

“Kwang, kwang!”

Bobo barked excitedly.

The slight upturn of his mouth was clearly a sneer.

“Our Bobo has gotten much smarter! Does combat power increase make you smarter too?”

“Looking at the Hero, that doesn’t seem to always be the case?”

“Shut up.”

Choi Hyun-seok checked Bobo with the Combat Power Meter.

[Combat Power: 152,325]

“Hmm… It increased tremendously within that time…”

It had increased by nearly 15,000 since the last measurement.

It was an inexplicable phenomenon.

All Bobo did was eat and sleep.

“Is this what they call good genes…”

The Demon King’s pet.

The bloodline of the King of Beasts was more powerful than expected.

“Mr. Choi Hyun-seok. You’re safe.”

Abelson’s voice was heard.

Turning around, he saw Abelson standing there looking a bit tired.

“Yes. Are you alright, Miss. Abelson? You don’t look well.”

“I’m fine. I’m just tired from moving around after a long time.”

At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok became curious.

‘What would Miss. Abelson’s combat power be?’

He hadn’t checked until now.

He hadn’t thought she would have any combat abilities.

But Abelson showed excellent performance in this battle.

Although limited to demons, it meant she had quite impressive combat abilities.

Choi Hyun-seok looked at Abelson with the Combat Power Meter.

[Combat Power: 71,835]

It was a much higher number than expected.

‘Looking at just physical ability, it shouldn’t even be 10,000.’

Even 10,000 was a high estimate.

He thought it would be a few thousand, but it’s over 70,000.

This was almost the same as Choi Hyun-seok’s numbers.

“Mr. Choi Hyun-seok.”

“Yes?”

“Your gaze is making me uncomfortable.”

“Ah, I’m sorry.”

Lost in thought, he had been staring at Abelson without realizing it.

Choi Hyun-seok cleared his throat and turned his gaze away.

It seemed he would need to think about the mystery of her combat power later.

“By the way, Hero.”

“What?”

Rachel landed on his shoulder.

Choi Hyun-seok answered without turning around.

“What’s going to happen now? The Black Giant Star has collapsed like this.”

“Well… I don’t know either.”

The hero and his dedicated fairy look at the Demon King’s Army castle that was their base.

The collapsed Black Giant Star.

One of the continent’s top fortresses was completely destroyed.

It’s beyond the level of repairs like before.

They would need to clear the debris and build from scratch, which wouldn’t be done in a day or two.

“Plus, almost all of the 3rd Corps direct units are dead. I guess they’ll probably move the corps headquarters?”

“Move the headquarters? Would they go that far?”

Just as Rachel was questioning that.

An answer came from behind.

“That’s right. We’re moving the headquarters.”

It was a beautiful voice.

Quickly turning around, they saw Hemis and Reidrun approaching.

Rachel was startled and hid herself.

Bobo ran over wagging his tail so hard it might disappear.

“Why do you keep hiding when everyone already knows?”

“Ahem…”

Hemis smiled looking at the direction Rachel disappeared to.

Feeling awkward, Choi Hyun-seok cleared his throat unnecessarily.

Rachel, seeming to think hiding wasn’t right in this situation, carefully showed herself.

She peeked out from behind Choi Hyun-seok’s shoulder with just her head showing.

Hemis, who wasn’t interested from the start, ignored her.

“Anyway, with the corps headquarters in this state, we have no choice.”

“Then where are we going?”

“I’m thinking. First, we’ll need to chase out a useless division commander and use it as temporary corps headquarters.”

“I see…”

There are five divisions total under the 3rd Corps.

In order, from the 6th Division to the 10th Division.

They are all units belonging to the 3rd Corps.

Hemis planned to use one of the division headquarters as temporary corps headquarters.

“Reidrun.”

“Yes, Corps Commander.”

“Is that crocodile head still alive?”

“If you mean the 8th Division Commander, yes, he’s still there.”

“Right. Shall we go there first?”

At the suggestion to go to the 8th Division, Reidrun’s expression hardened.

“The 8th Division is located at the very front line within the corps. Will that be alright?”

“That’s exactly why we’re going.”

“Understood.”

The 8th Division is at the foremost front line within the 3rd Corps.

In other words, it means it’s where the fiercest battles take place.

While it wasn’t an appropriate place for corps headquarters, Reidrun didn’t argue.

If that was Hemis’s will, he would simply follow.

“Then I’ll leave it to you, Reidrun. Gather the remaining people and go to the 8th Division first.”

“Are you not coming, Lady Hemis?”

“No. I have some business to attend to.”

Hemis raised her hand pointing somewhere.

“They’ve already come to escort me.”

There stood a demon they hadn’t seen before.

Meeting Hemis, he bowed politely.

“I greet you, Lady Hemis.”

“Who are you? I haven’t seen you before.”

Hemis’s head tilted slightly as she faced the unfamiliar demon.

She had thought a corps commander or the Demon King himself would come.

“I am Risen of the Drectra.”

“Ah.”

Drectra.

Made up of elite soldiers directly under the Demon King, even Hemis was seeing them for the first time.

‘Not bad.’

At least regimental commander level.

While she didn’t know how high this Risen’s position was within the Drectra, it seemed they weren’t just a group of random individuals.

“So what’s the matter?”

“The Demon King has called an interim corps commander meeting. He says the meeting will start right now.”

“I see.”

Hemis smirked.

She thought the Demon King would make a move, but it was much faster than expected.

Starting a meeting right after the battle ended.

“Then, excuse me for a moment.”

Risen approached.

Standing beside Hemis, he drew up his demon energy.

“We’ll be moving.”

Whoosh!

With a flash of black light, Hemis and Risen disappeared.

***

The Central Great Hall of the Demon King’s Castle.

This was the place that collapsed during the last meeting due to the psychological warfare between the Demon king and Hemis.

Fortunately, the restoration work was completed quickly.

Cracks and damage to the outer walls could be quickly repaired with magic.

But how about today?

Those seated in the Great Hall think,

This time the Demon King’s Castle might really collapse.

That’s how heavy and sensitive today’s meeting agenda was.

“Speak up. Listening to excuses is the duty of a ruler.”

Demon King Tegrad spoke sharply.

A different atmosphere than usual.

His gaze fell on Hemis who was sitting there.

The corner of her mouth rose slightly.

The Demon King smiled back.

His eyes held burning anger.

“Do you find this situation amusing?”

Recently, Hemis fought Park Hyun-a and drove her to near death.

She ignored the Demon King’s order prohibiting private battles between corps commanders.

Though it reached a critical situation, fortunately it ended with mediation from other corps commanders.

The problem is that another incident occurred not long after that trouble.

However, this time the weight of the agenda is different.

If the last time was assault and battery,

This time it’s murder.

“A corps commander died. Yes. So this is the kind of fun you were looking for. You violated my orders and killed a fellow corps commander for fun.”

“Oh my, Demon King. People might misunderstand if they hear that. I’m also a victim, you know?”

“You’re saying the exact same thing as last time.”

“Because it’s true.”

When she fought Park Hyun-a, Hemis said,

She was also a victim.

There was a human attack, and she had no choice because she thought Park Hyun-a was a traitor.

The Demon King reluctantly accepted her excuse.

And then warned her.

This must never happen again.

But Hemis violated the Demon King’s orders again.

This time she went beyond fighting and killed a corps commander.

Her excuse is the same now as it was then.

She claims she’s the victim.

“Didn’t I report it? Rotark led his corps forces and attacked the Black Giant Star.”

Hemis spoke the truth.

While there might be things she’s hiding, she means she didn’t report any lies.

“In this situation, isn’t it already showing great restraint that I didn’t wipe out the 2nd Corps myself?”

“Why did Rotark lead forces to attack you?”

“I don’t know. As you know, Demon King, Rotark was like a child I raised. I’m also angry and frustrated about this situation.”

Hemis’s large lips formed a sly smile.

Demon King Tegrad ran his hand through his hair and let out a deep sigh.

‘This is truly irritating.’

There’s circumstantial evidence but no physical evidence.

Yes. As Hemis said, she was practically Rotark’s guardian.

She protected and nurtured Rotark since he was young.

Why would such a Rotark attack Hemis?

The Demon King thought Hemis must have provided the cause.

Whether she instigated Rotark or manipulated his mind.

‘She must have created a situation that would make Rotark attack Hemis’ – that was the Demon King’s thought.

‘In the end, it’s just a thought.’

Without evidence, there’s nothing that can be done.

Especially against someone as influential as Hemis.

As she said, she was clearly the victim in this incident.

There’s nothing Demon King Tegrad can do here.

“Did you… Have to kill him?”

“About that. Rotark was much stronger than I expected? If I had tried to hold back moderately, I might have been the one in danger.”

This too was true.

Rotark was much stronger than Hemis expected.

And if she had continued to control her power as she had been doing, it would have been dangerous.

Of course, that ‘control’ meant not even using half her power, but there was no need to voice such things.

“I understand.”

Demon King Tegrad stopped pressing Hemis further.

His hardened expression made it impossible to tell what he was thinking.

Tegrad turned his head to look at Park Hyun-a.

“Why were you there?”

All eyes turned to Park Hyun-a.

The other Corps Commanders seemed curious too.

Park Hyun-a scratched her head at the suddenly passed baton.

“Uh… I had some business?”

“What business exactly.”

Tegrad’s eyes flashed dangerously blue.

Even though he wasn’t emanating any pressure, it felt suffocating.

Park Hyun-a frowned as she continued speaking.

“Actually, that rat suggested we team up to take her down. So while I was considering what to do, I decided to just watch.”

“Why didn’t you report it.”

“What if I had? My position would have become awkward too. When that rat was going berserk with his eyes rolled back, there’s no law saying arrows won’t fly my way, right?”

“Hmm…”

Tegrad closed his eyes and fell into thought.

‘I have no choice.’

There’s nothing he can do about this incident.

It makes no sense to punish Hemis and Park Hyun-a here.

Setting aside whether it’s possible, doing so would create a huge void in the entire Demon King’s Army.

‘Rotark’s death alone is already too great a loss.’

Rotark’s power wasn’t just about military strength.

The 2nd Corps, centered on Rotark and the Skevin Clan, was responsible for supplies and support for the entire Demon King’s Army from the rear.

With the core of such a corps gone at once, it was clear there would be major disruptions in the war against humans.

If he were to punish other Corps Commanders in this situation,

That would really be the end.

The Demon King’s Army would collapse, unable to stop the human attacks.

In the worst case, humans might even reach the front yard of the Demon King’s Castle.

Having organized his thoughts, he opened his eyes.

“Be careful not to let something like this happen again.”

“Of course!”

“You really need to be careful.”

The Demon King glared at Hemis for a moment.

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Hemis calmly received that gaze.

“Let’s end it here.”

Soon the Demon King declared the meeting over.

“We’ll discuss the next 2nd Corps Commander to succeed Rotark another time.”

The interim corps commander meeting ended.

On the way out of the Great Hall,

A deep smile hung on Hemis’s lips.

She was pondering the Demon King’s final words.

‘Be careful, he says… How amusing.’

She had been careful for the past hundreds of years.

Though she was buried deep in a cave, the cave that confined her has collapsed.

Sorry to the Demon King, but

She had no intention of stopping now.

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