Episode 63
The forest near the black giant.
This place, where countless demons fight each other, is ruled by the law of the jungle.
It is a forest of demons where the roaring and noise of battle never ceases!
But today was different than usual.
“Kuuuu! Let’s get started!” “I’ll be the first to enter!” “I’ll be the battalion commander! No, I’ll be the regiment commander!”
A thousand or so demons gathered together and gave off a murderous aura.
All of these people have at least the rank of company commander or higher.
Those who are good at something gather together and spew out magic energy, making it hard to breathe.
The nearby demons had already noticed the ominous situation and didn’t show their noses.
“There are 20,000 anchovies over there… There are 35,000 pigs over there. There are over 40,000 crocodile heads over there.”
Choi Hyun-seok put on his combat power meter and looked around.
Since they were all aiming to become battalion commanders, their fighting skills were formidable.
When you look at it roughly, the average combat power is around 30,000.
Choi Hyun-seok, whose fighting power was in the mid-20,000s, was at a level that was barely average at best.
“I expected it, but… it won’t be easy.”
At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok was muttering.
Rachel put her head out from his bosom.
“Sir, are you scared?”
“Who is scared?”
“Hey, I guess I’m scared?” “I wasn’t scared at all. I’m used to this kind of situation.”
“You’re familiar with it?”
“Think about it. Of all the guys I’ve fought so far, is there anyone weaker than me?”
Looking back, Choi Hyun-seok was always the underdog.
But being underdogs doesn’t necessarily mean being losers.
Choi Hyun-seok was an underdog and a winner at the same time.
“What happened to those guys who were acting tough in front of me? They’re all lying down with their coffin lids closed. So this time, I’ll be the one laughing last!” “Oh! The warrior’s spirit is really building!”
Choi Hyun-seok shouted, pounding his chest, and Rachel clapped her hands repeatedly next to him.
Both of them are acting more exaggerated than usual, perhaps to relieve tension.
‘I can do it. It’s actually quite easy.’
Choi Hyun-seok gathered his courage and finally sorted out the situation.
‘Avoid unnecessary fights. The goal of this match is to reach the destination first anyway.’
The winning condition is to reach the destination, which is about 20km away across the forest from here, which is the starting point.
You don’t necessarily have to get first place.
You just have to be in the top 100 out of the thousand or so people gathered here.
A simple calculation would put the probability at less than 10%.
It won’t be easy, but it’s a fight worth taking on.
‘Run forward without looking back, and especially don’t go near those with high combat power.’
At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok was organizing his thoughts.
A large demon nearby approached.
The goat-like creature stroked his handsome beard.
“You are the man of rumors.”
He suddenly appears and looks down at Choi Hyun-seok while speaking.
“You dare to challenge the Demon King’s army officers as a human being. You’d better prepare yourself.”
Choi Hyun-seok’s face distorted.
“What the hell is this?” “Shh! Warrior, hold on! You shouldn’t be fighting before we even start!”
Why was it that Rachel was saying the right thing?
Choi Hyun-seok also decided to endure it because he thought her words were right.
I’m definitely not scared of this goat guy’s fighting power of 40k.
“I’m a little busy. Let’s talk later.”
As Choi Hyun-seok waved his hand and spoke, the goat snorted.
“Huh! You cheeky brat. I’d like to step on his head, but I don’t think that’s necessary. You’ll be dead as soon as the game starts anyway.” “Okay, okay. Okay, then you should just get out of here.”
Choi Hyun-seok said indifferently.
The goat’s hands that were stroking his beard suddenly became rough.
“Be careful… I’m not the only one targeting you.”
“what?”
“Please, I hope you stay alive and don’t die until Holgot comes to find you.”
With those words, the goat demon, Holgot, turned around.
Rachel ran out when she saw the back of the goat Holgot moving away.
“Huh! This is a running race, you idiot! And watch out on the road at night! If you catch me, I’ll rip your f*cking beard off!”
Then Holgot turned around.
Rachel was startled by the murderous goat eyes and hid back into Choi Hyun-seok’s arms.
“Even the goat has sharp ears…”
“Are you scared?”
“I wasn’t scared! I let it slide. Those guys can’t do anything if you grab their beards and pull them!”
Rachel tugged at Choi Hyun-seok’s collar while grumbling.
Choi Hyun-seok chuckled and pushed Rachel away.
“Okay, then just talk some more.”
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I feel a little less tense thanks to Rachel.
Choi Hyun-seok turned his head and looked in the direction the goat had left.
‘There are a lot of guys after me?’
The meaningful words he uttered at the end lingered in my head.
After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and shook the thought away.
‘No matter what, I have to give it my all.’
I didn’t want to go to the lab even if it meant dying.
Whether it’s a goat or a pig.
We will move forward, destroying everything that blocks our path.
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“We will now begin the competition to select the regimental commander and battalion commander of the 3rd Corps of the Demon King’s Army.”
The game was led by Roiger, a high-ranking demon and commander of the 3rd Corps’ direct regiment.
“Fighting is permitted, but deliberately killing the opponent is prohibited. The executives will be monitoring in real time, so everyone should be careful.”
Even though he spoke not very loudly, his voice, amplified by magic, was clearly heard by everyone.
“Then from now on…”
Rogers stretches his hands to the sky.
Magic energy surges from his hands.
“The game begins.”
The magic that rose into the sky exploded, creating a spectacular firework display.
At the same time, a thousand demons started running.
“Hahahaha! Get out of the way!”
A black-skinned, buffalo-like demon shouted.
The bastard charged forward, pushing away the demons blocking his way.
“I, Durkan, will proudly pass in first place!”
Buffalo quickly took the lead.
The moment the guy was laughing heartily and trying to get rid of another demon.
A fist like a boulder flew in.
“The little ones are noisy.” Crunch!
The buffalo’s head was sunken after being hit by a punch.
“Ugh, ugh…”
“It doesn’t seem like he’s dead.”
The demon with its fist outstretched had a body as hard as a rock, and it seemed closer to an inorganic substance than an organic one.
The buffalo left his head behind and ran forward.
The buffalo was dying, but it wasn’t dead yet, so there was no need to worry.
“Kkihyaat! I’ll rip all the muscles in your legs!” “I’ll accidentally cut off your neck!”
In addition to this, slaughter took place everywhere.
Even though the game had just begun, dozens of demons were already on the verge of death.
“You ignorant bastards. Why do you insist on running to the ground when you could just fly in the sky?”
Some demons moved from the ground to the sky.
The rat-like creature was confident of his victory.
“Squeak! There’s no rule against flying in the sky, but you’re crawling on the ground. How can you be that stupid!”
The little mouse squeaked and laughed.
“It’s a bit of a shame to just leave. Squeak!”
If we continue like this, we’ll definitely get first place, but that’s no fun.
I felt like I had to give a gift to the idiots who were getting hit below.
The rat baby concentrated.
“Kkiit!”
The magic energy that spewed out from the rat’s body spread like fog, and soon poured down as rain.
Swaaaaaaah!
The true identity of this rain is a vicious poison that melts skin.
No one will die here to this extent, but it would be quite painful.
“Goodbye, you inferiors!”
The moment when the baby mouse flew away, smiling contentedly.
The bastard’s eyes opened wide.
“huh?”
I wonder when it flew in.
A log as big as a house is looming right in front of us.
“Tsk, tsk!”
It’s already too late to avoid it.
Phew!
The rat, hit directly by the log, fell to the ground with all of its bones crushed.
“Get out of the way, get out of the way! I’m number one!” “If I kill them all and go in, will I become the regimental commander right away!?”
The forest was a total war zone.
Although there were regimental commanders on duty here and there, they could only watch.
Their expressions were filled with annoyance.
There seemed to be no intention whatsoever of stopping this confusion.
In these extreme circumstances…
The only human, Choi Hyun-seok, was running quite far ahead.
“What the heck! What is this acid rain!?”
Choi Hyun-seok frowned as he blocked the rain falling from the sky.
Even though I protected my body with magic, it felt like it had a strong acidity that stung.
“I’ll stop it!”
“thank you!”
Rachel cast a protective spell over Choi Hyun-seok’s head.
Only then was Choi Hyun-seok able to turn off the acid rain and continue running.
“Rachel! How many do you think there are in front of me?!” “Not that many. About a hundred?” “Okay! If we keep going like this, we can get into the top 100.”
It’s still going smoothly.
This is because Choi Hyun-seok ran while avoiding fights as much as possible.
The moment I thought, “Things are going much more smoothly than expected because the idiots are fighting back and forth on their own…”
“There you are. Human!”
A familiar silhouette approached from the side.
Before the game, the goat tribe started a fight
It was Holgot.
The man running while stroking his beard quickly approached.
Choi Hyun-seok’s expression suddenly became frowning.
“Just go your own way!” “That can’t be. How dare a human be ranked. I, Holgot, can’t stand it!”
Holgot stretched out his hand in the same running posture.
A baseball-sized bundle of magic energy pours out from the bastard’s hand.
“Die by mistake!”
“What is this crazy goat saying!?”
Choi Hyun-seok was shocked and dodged.
Each and every baseball contains tremendous magical energy.
Those baseballs rain down like bullets from a machine gun.
‘What kind of crazy technique is that!?’
One hit wouldn’t kill you, but it could have seriously injured you.
Tudadadadadada!
The magic that poured down like a bundle destroyed the entire forest.
Choi Hyun-seok moved his body desperately.
But it wasn’t enough to avoid all the attacks while running.
“Hero! Don’t worry and run, I’ll stop you!”
“good!”
Rachel had become increasingly more trustworthy lately.
As Choi Hyun-seok’s magical power grows stronger, the number of things Rachel can do increases.
Thanks to Rachel’s assistance, Choi Hyun-seok was able to overcome the crisis without any damage.
“This guy…!”
As Choi Hyun-seok effortlessly blocked the attack, Holgot’s beard trembled.
The guy was angry.
I don’t like the sight of a mere human being evading my attacks and running forward persistently.
“I will kill you…!”
Holgot, who had given up on the rule of no killing, raised his magic.
A huge mass of magic soared into the sky.
The magic soon splits into countless beads.
“Rain of beads!”
As Holgot shouted, a rain of beads poured down onto the ground.
Choi Hyun-seok’s pupils grow wide as if they are going to pop out.
‘This can’t be avoided. It has to be stopped!’
The magic I feel is unusual.
Choi Hyun-seok hurriedly hid behind a rock.
At the same time, Rachel strengthened her defensive magic.
Toucan, toucan, toucan!
A small ball of marbles covered the area where Choi Hyun-seok was, causing a huge explosion.
‘It’s bearable. The power has decreased as the range has increased.’
Fortunately, the force wasn’t that strong.
Choi Hyun-seok was able to block the attack without taking any significant damage.
But the situation was different for other demons nearby who were swept up in magic.
Unprepared, they were hit directly by numerous bomb beads.
“Kyaaah! What kind of kid are you!?” “How dare you attack me, Ulkakkuk? You seem to want to die!”
The demons who were suddenly swept up in the wide-area magic were furious.
Selective Intermittent Explosion Disorder is a common illness that most members of the Demon King’s Army have.
Those who participated in the game with the goal of becoming a battalion commander were no exception.
They looked around fearlessly to find the culprit who had cast wide-area magic.
At that moment, Holgot pointed at Choi Hyun-seok and shouted.
“That human used magic!”
Everyone’s eyes were turned to Choi Hyun-seok.
Choi Hyun-seok glared at him with eyes that seemed ready to kill him, but the man stroked his beard and responded leisurely.
“You really are a human!” “I didn’t like the fact that a human was in the Demon King’s army.” “How dare you attack me, Ulkak-kuk. I guess I’ll end up killing you by mistake.”
The atmosphere was not good.
Choi Hyun-seok waved his hands urgently.
“No! Not me! I don’t even know how to use magic like that!” “Then was it magic that came out by mistake?” “This isn’t funny! I feel like I could accidentally use a finishing move from my hand too!” “My magic is starting to move by mistake!”
There is no communication.
Choi Hyun-seok bit his teeth.
‘These rotten guys…’
When I turned my head, Holgot was already far away.
“Tonight’s dinner is human stew!”
“Kill him!”
“Just go your way, you crazy bastards!”
We’re now halfway to the finish line.
Even though they could have won easily if they continued to run like this, the demons seemed to have no intention of doing so.
“Bloody Blade!”
“Horn of Praise!”
Magic flies in from all directions, fists and feet intersect.
Choi Hyun-seok ran, squeezing out every bit of his strength.
‘You little goat. If you catch me, you’ll die for real!’
I will do whatever it takes to deal with the goat.
Of course, not on purpose, but by mistake.
