Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad-Chapter 29
“Uwoooooh!”
As soon as the duel began, Kurken kicked off the ground.
He charged forward with terrifying momentum, wielding a massive iron club.
There was no feeling out period – he went straight for the attack.
‘Phew, let’s begin!’
Hyun-seok also rushed forward to meet him.
His movements were much faster than before, thanks to using magic.
The enemy closed in instantly.
Soon they were close enough to see each other’s eyes.
Kurken launched the first attack.
“Uwoh!”
He swung the iron club down with all his might.
Hyun-seok twisted his body and narrowly avoided it.
Kuuung-!
The ground split where the club struck, creating an explosion-like sound.
Hyun-seok gulped as he was hit by the flying sand.
‘As expected, he’s gotten stronger.’
This confirmed it.
Kurken had become stronger.
Even though he could already crush rocks like tofu before.
Now he had become an unmanageable monster.
‘One hit and it’s over.’
The power and speed of his club swings far exceeded expectations.
Even a graze would surely result in serious injury.
‘I need to calmly dodge while building up damage.’
Hyun-seok dodged the club and planted his fist into Kurken’s face.
Kwajik!
The punch landed heavily.
It was a clean hit.
In a fighting match, it would have been a knockout blow.
But the enemy wasn’t human.
Kurken only staggered briefly without falling.
‘This was expected anyway. Keep moving.’
Hyun-seok continued his attack without panic.
His fists mercilessly pounded into the face.
Pubububuk!
“Kwaaah!”
Kurken repeatedly staggered backwards.
‘The momentum has shifted.’
He had gained the upper hand.
Hyun-seok planned to finish it while maintaining this momentum.
Even Kurken wouldn’t be able to endure continuous hits to the head.
As a living creature, he would eventually have to fall.
That’s what he thought.
Until the monster glared at him with fierce eyes.
‘Danger…!’
Warning bells rang in his head.
Even while taking punches to the face, Kurken’s eyes remained fixed on him.
His pupils should have been unfocused, but they were too clear.
‘I need to get away!’
Hyun-seok instinctively realized something was wrong.
Just as he tried to back away.
“Uwaaah!”
Kurken swung his club as if he had been waiting for this moment.
‘Can’t dodge this.’
It was too late to avoid.
In that case, there was only one option left.
‘Block it!’
Hyun-seok raised his arms to guard.
The iron club came crashing down onto his arms.
Kwajik!
He felt the heavy impact and.
His body went airborne.
‘Ugh, need to regain posture quickly…!’
Hyun-seok fought against his swimming consciousness.
He had to prepare for the next attack.
He slid across the training ground while correcting his posture.
Even then, his eyes remained fixed on the enemy.
“Heok, heuk!”
His chest heaved with heavy breaths.
His face twisted involuntarily.
“Haa, this is so unfair.”
He had landed dozens of clean hits.
In contrast, the enemy only landed one.
Yet even with his guard up, he had taken overwhelmingly more damage.
His left arm was broken and couldn’t move properly.
“Uwoooooh!”
Kurken moved again.
He swung his club with terrifying momentum.
Buwoong! Bung!
Each time the club swung by, it made a sound like a hornet’s wings.
Cold sweat broke out as chills ran down his spine.
‘Why is he getting even faster than before!?’
For some reason, Kurken had become even faster.
It was enough to drive one crazy.
“Uwoh! Uwooh!”
Kurken pressed Hyun-seok hard.
The momentum was shifting again.
‘Does this muscle pig have infinite stamina or what?’
Hyun-seok observed Kurken again while dodging his attacks.
“Kwaaak!”
His eyes had turned completely black by now, and.
Drool was dripping from his mouth.
That definitely wasn’t normal.
He was clearly going insane.
What Hyun-seok didn’t know was that this was a phenomenon occurring as the demonic energy’s corruption entered a critical stage.
‘Phew, it’s okay. I can still do this.’
He gathered his thoughts.
He needed to find opportunity within crisis.
‘His movements have become simpler.’
They weren’t particularly skillful to begin with.
But now they had become extremely crude beyond that.
Though faster, they were easier to dodge due to their simplicity.
‘Now!’
While dodging an attack, Hyun-seok waited for his chance and launched a kick.
“Die!”
Kwajik!
The kick connected with the jaw.
Kurken’s head snapped back as he staggered backwards.
Hyun-seok sensed his opportunity had come.
‘I need to use the martial technique now.’
Continuing to fight like this wouldn’t be enough to kill him.
He needed a powerful technique to finish this decisively.
This was the moment to use the martial technique he learned from Reidrun.
‘I need to succeed perfectly in one go.’
The Reidrun-style Fighting Technique was too advanced for Hyun-seok.
Not only was the physical burden immense, but it also consumed a lot of mana.
Moreover, it required preparation time, so it had to be used at exactly the right moment.
‘Focus…’
Hyun-seok’s right arm pulled back smoothly.
Shwaaa…!
A small wind stirred as magic gathered in his arm.
At the same time, Kurken regained his senses and his eyes flashed.
“Kweooooh!”
He roared and swung his club.
But Hyun-seok didn’t dodge.
Instead, he thrust his fist toward the incoming club.
Reidrun-style Fighting Technique.
Form 1 – First Battle Annihilation
Fist and iron club collided.
Kwajik!
The iron club infused with powerful demonic energy was solid.
It withstood the martial technique without breaking.
However, Kurken’s body holding the club was different.
“Kwoh!?”
As Kurken’s wrist snapped, the club flew into the air.
In that moment, a smile appeared on Hyun-seok’s face.
‘Farewell.’
His fist touched Kurken’s chest.
Kwaaaa!
A storm of magic erupted.
The impact sent both Hyun-seok and Kurken flying in opposite directions.
“Kheuk!”
Hyun-seok, smashed into the arena wall, coughed up blood.
‘This technique is really brutal.’
Hyun-seok wasn’t Reidrun.
Therefore, even using the same technique produced completely different results.
‘Anyone watching would think I was the one who got hit.’
His whole body creaked from the technique’s recoil.
Moreover, he had little magic left.
‘Still, he must be dead.’
A technique that put this much strain on its user.
Surely the opponent who took it directly couldn’t have survived… But this assumption was utterly shattered.
“Uwoooh!”
A battle cry came from the opposite side.
When he looked up, he saw Kurken, already back on his feet, charging towards him.
Choi Hyun-seok made a dumbfounded expression.
“What is that…?”
There was a hole in the middle of Kurken’s chest large enough to fit a baseball.
Yet the creature was still moving alive.
Black vein-like things could be seen weaving like cobwebs to fill the hole.
‘What on earth did that lip monster do!?’
Such grotesque and insane abilities didn’t seem like Kurken’s.
It was probably Hemis’s work.
Choi Hyun-seok forcefully got up with his creaking body.
“Uwoooh!”
“Don’t you have any conscience!? Let me date too, damn it!”
Choi Hyun-seok ran forward while spouting nonsense.
‘Dodge, and use Fighting Technique one more time!’
His body was already in tatters.
Using Fighting Technique again here would be dangerous for Choi Hyun-seok himself.
However, there was no choice.
Without Fighting Technique, he couldn’t inflict proper damage on the creature.
Even if it was dangerous, he had to take the risk.
“Kweeeek!”
Kurken charged forward while drooling.
Choi Hyun-seok tried to dodge while watching the creature’s movements.
‘Dodge the club one more time and use Fighting Technique again.’
However, once again, Choi Hyun-seok’s prediction was wrong.
Kurken didn’t swing the iron club he was holding.
Instead, he just rammed into Choi Hyun-seok while running.
Choi Hyun-seok, who was already exhausted, couldn’t avoid this sudden attack.
Bang!
Hit by the body slam, Choi Hyun-seok flew like a bullet.
***
Hemis was watching the match quite intently.
‘He certainly fights well.’
In the early stages of the match.
Despite being physically inferior, Choi Hyun-seok pressured Kurken.
Considering the short preparation period, it was an incredible skill.
‘Oh? Reidrun-style Fighting Technique?’
Even Hemis couldn’t help but be surprised when Choi Hyun-seok used Fighting Technique.
‘To master Fighting Technique in such a short time. He’s certainly not ordinary.’
She knew that Choi Hyun-seok’s talent wasn’t ordinary.
But this wasn’t just a matter of being exceptional.
In just a few days, he not only learned to handle magical power but also mastered Fighting Technique.
It was truly heaven-sent talent.
‘Well, he still can’t win though.’
Still, the outcome of this duel was predetermined.
Hemis had prepared for the duel as maliciously as possible.
Not only did she inject magical energy into Kurken, but she also cast a curse of immortality.
As a result.
“Uwoooh!”
Kurken was rampaging with a hole blown through his chest.
‘Kurken can’t last long in that state, but it doesn’t matter.’
Choi Hyun-seok was already in tatters.
If Kurken was given just a little time, he would decide the match.
It was at that moment of thought.
Bang!
Finally, Choi Hyun-seok was hit by the body slam and flew.
He remained motionless, embedded in the arena wall.
“It’s over.”
Hemis said.
“Looks like I won the bet, don’t you think?”
“…”
“I should stop this now. The winner has been decided.”
While killing an opponent in the commander selection battle wouldn’t be a problem, it shouldn’t happen now.
Choi Hyun-seok shouldn’t die easily.
After playing with him thoroughly, watching Reidrun kill him personally.
That could truly be called the main event.
“Shall we go then?”
Just as Hemis was about to step forward.
Reidrun, who was beside her, stopped her.
“Commander. It seems it’s not over yet.”
“What are you saying? Hyun-seok is already…”
Hemis stopped mid-sentence.
The corner of her mouth slightly curled up.
“Oh~ You’re getting up?”
Hyun-seok was rising again.
It should have been impossible.
Hyun-seok’s bones throughout his body were clearly shattered, making even breathing difficult.
There was only one way such a Hyun-seok could move.
Controlling the body using magical power.
Using magical power to move the body in place of bones and muscles.
“Reidrun. What’s the secret? How did you teach him that in such a short time?”
Hemis was genuinely curious.
Controlling the body with magical power was quite an advanced technique.
Hyun-seok had only been given about three days.
In that time, a human who couldn’t even handle magical power had learned to control it.
Not only had he mastered martial arts, but he’d also learned advanced techniques.
It should have been impossible.
That’s what made it more interesting.
The match was becoming exciting again.
“I’m asking what’s the secret? How exactly did you teach him?”
Hemis asked.
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Reidrun’s answer was unexpected.
“It wasn’t me.”
“Huh?”
“I never taught him that technique.”
Reidrun had personally taught Hyun-seok.
That’s why he was more bewildered than anyone about the current situation.
Because he had never taught Hyun-seok such techniques.
‘Hyun-seok. Just what have you done…?’
Though the reason was unclear, one thing was certain.
The real duel was just beginning.
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