Episode 7
The central square of the Hemorran Fortress.
Choi Hyun-seok was doing physical training with 3,000 slaves.
“Jump on command! One! Two!”
At first glance, he seemed very energetic, but in fact, Choi Hyun-seok’s mind was full of worries.
‘I need to do combat training soon…’
At first, they sang ceremonial training and military songs as a show to Raidrun.
It was obvious that if we suddenly started combat training, it would arouse suspicion, and we had to first increase work efficiency.
As I gradually started to see results, I was planning to gradually increase the training time and secretly mix in combat training…
‘Why are you so interested!?’
Raidrun watched Choi Hyun-seok training every day.
“It’s okay! It won’t be long before you lose interest!” “Right? It will!”
Choi Hyun-seok and Rachel expected that his interest would not last long.
Raidrun is a high-ranking officer of the Demon King’s Army.
What fun would there be in watching slaves being trained?
But unfortunately…
“Great! Great!”
Raidrun was really fun.
It’s not just a passing interest.
Raidrun’s interest in morning training grew with each passing day.
He started to actively offer his opinions to Choi Hyun-seok, and now he has even moved his office to a location overlooking the training center (square).
This is why combat training is a dream.
‘Sigh… What should I do with this…’
Choi Hyun-seok wiped his face with his hand.
‘The only good thing is that the charisma stat keeps rising…’
About ten days left after starting training.
In the meantime, charisma rose by a whopping 8 points to reach 20.
Ability control also increased from F to E rank.
But we cannot be satisfied with this alone.
Choi Hyun-seok’s goal is rebellion! Coup d’état!
The goal is to drive out the small-headed raiders and capture this fortress.
‘No. Let’s calm down. We shouldn’t rush things. We should take it slow, step by step…’
It was when Choi Hyun-seok continued his thoughts.
“Wow…!”
“Kyaaaaaaa-!”
A commotion was heard from afar.
“what?”
“what’s the matter?”
The mood among the slaves became chaotic.
Choi Hyun-seok attracted everyone’s attention by clapping.
“Everyone, focus! Training isn’t over yet!”
I don’t know what’s going on, but it has nothing to do with me being a slave.
For now, it was right to focus on training.
The moment I thought that.
“Choi Hyun-seo-eok-!”
A loud shout was heard, loud enough to shake the fortress.
Looking back, I saw a giant Raidrun running towards me at incredible speed.
It was such a terrifying speed that a cloud of dust rose up behind him, just like in a cartoon.
“Yes, yes!?”
“There is no time. We must leave the fortress immediately!”
Raidrun said, grabbing Choi Hyun-seok’s wrist.
Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes began to roll 360 degrees.
‘What are you talking about all of a sudden?’
What on earth is this crazy little brain talking about?
At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok was flustered.
From a distance, men in armor began to run toward them.
“Over there! That’s the captain! It’s the Red Nightmare Raidrun!” “Common soldiers, get out! The knights will take care of it!”
Five heavily armed knights rushed towards Raidrun.
As soon as he saw that sight, Choi Hyun-seok roughly understood the situation.
‘The human army has arrived!’
I don’t know the exact circumstances, but the human coalition forces invaded the Hemorn fortress.
The fortress had fallen and it was clear that Raidran was trying to abandon it and flee.
‘But why is this crazy little bastard trying to take me away!?’
Choi Hyun-seok cautiously glanced at Raidrun.
‘What should I do? Should I hit him now?’
Choi Hyun-seok still hasn’t forgotten the first day he fell into this fortress.
Raidran was hit hard by his own head kick, but did not land a hit.
It’s a formidable piece of work.
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And what about strength?
Just grabbing it would have crushed my ankle and left me crippled.
‘But I’ve grown since then. And this time, I even have support.’
Five knights running towards Raidrun.
You could tell at a glance that they were wearing heavy armor.
And yet, it was showing incredible speeds that surpassed the average person.
It was clear that he was a very talented person.
‘Let’s take a chance and run away while the knights deal with Raidrun.’
If anything, I was thinking of shaking off Raidrun and running away to the humans.
At that moment, Raidrun suddenly disappeared.
Shush-!
It was a moment that seemed like an instant.
Raidrun had already reached the five knights.
Kwung, Kwak! Boom! Kwak! Puhwaa!
You can’t even see what happened.
With just a wave of his hand, Raidrun sent armored knights flying like cannonballs.
“uh…?”
Choi Hyun-seok’s jaw dropped so much that it almost touched the floor.
‘Rice, it went through the wall…’
A man was slammed into a wall.
It didn’t just crash, it dug into the wall.
The armor they were wearing had exploded and their once sturdy bodies had long since turned to blood clots.
“Choi Hyun-seok. What are you doing? I told you to hurry and go!”
Raidrun urged, wiping the blood from his fist.
Choi Hyun-seok, who had been blankly staring, finally came to his senses and nodded.
“Yes, Lord Raidrun!”
A tear ran down Choi Hyun-seok’s eye as he ran out of the fortress.
***
It’s a peaceful journey.
The air was clear, and all you could see were endless grasslands and horizons.
Several carriages are passing along the road following the scenery.
It was a carriage pulled by a horse-like beast called Drakhorn.
Dalgrak… Dalgrak…
In the silence, only the sound of the dragoon running can be heard.
Choi Hyun-seok was sitting alone in the carriage’s cargo space.
His eyes are wide open like a madman’s.
I’ve been staring at the sky for five hours now.
‘I’m finished now…’
Choi Hyun-seok let out a deep sigh.
A day has already passed since we left the Hemorran Fortress.
In the meantime, the Human Alliance sent out pursuit parties several times to capture Raidrun.
“There you are! Almost there!”
The pursuers rode their horses and galloped forward with great enthusiasm.
The number is a whopping 100 or so.
The few surviving Demon King’s troops could only tremble in fear.
Raidrun stepped forward alone.
“You are the Red Nightmare Raidrun.”
“okay.”
“I will cut off your head today and destroy the status of the kingdom, kkaaaah!”
The commander of the pursuit party who tried to establish the status of the kingdom by cutting off Raidrun’s head.
He died with his throat cut out.
And that too, alive.
The pursuing party all froze when they saw that sight…
A massacre occurred.
Red Nightmare Raidrun.
At that time, Choi Hyun-seok was able to properly understand why Raidrun was called the Red Nightmare.
‘I was trying to beat that guy… I wasn’t in my right mind.’
Raidrun was beyond the level of what humans could do.
I even felt stupid for trying to stand up to that guy.
Choi Hyun-seok smiled sadly.
‘Hello… Another world… Hello… Adventure… Hello… My second life…’
Choi Hyun-seok had a dream.
Go to another world, embark on a great adventure, and become a hero who defeats the Demon King!
After that, a kind and pretty blond noblewoman
After meeting Young-ae and having a sweet relationship, he ended up getting married!
Have lots of rabbit-like children and build a happy family.
In my old age, I had grand plans to spend my time watching my grandchildren play in a small mansion!
“It’s over now…”
The hero who defeated the Demon King?
The reality is that you are being dragged away as a slave without being able to deal with even a single officer of the Demon King’s army.
‘I’ll be dragged around like this my whole life, and eventually, when my usefulness wears off, I’ll be eaten.’
blond nobleman
What about Youngae?
The only people I see here are other shabby slaves in the same situation.
“ha…”
It was when Choi Hyun-seok let out a sigh as if the ground was collapsing.
“Hero. Hero…!”
At that time, Rachel sat on Choi Hyun-seok’s shoulder and whispered.
“Wake up, my lord!” “Call me a slave, not a lord…” “Please, wake up!”
Rachel raised her small hand and slapped Choi Hyun-seok on the cheek.
match!
But Choi Hyun-seok didn’t react at all.
It would be good if you could at least get angry.
“Eww…!”
Rachel continued, her fists clenched and trembling.
“Sir! They say that even if you go into a tiger’s den, you can survive if you just keep your wits about you!” “How do you know that proverb…” “That’s not important right now! What I mean is that you can turn this situation into an opportunity!”
At the word opportunity, Choi Hyun-seok’s head turned weakly.
“What an opportunity…”
“You can properly grasp the situation of the Demon King’s army. If you escape later, it will definitely be of great help in becoming a hero…” “You’re talking about escaping!”
Choi Hyun-seok caught Rachel.
“If you hadn’t sent me to the Demon King’s fortress in the first place, this wouldn’t have happened!”
“…”
Rachel was embarrassed by Choi Hyun-seok’s words.
She rolled her eyes here and there, then quickly lowered her head.
“sorry…”
“Whew… that’s enough. What’s the point of thinking about what’s already happened?”
Blaming Rachel now won’t change anything.
Choi Hyun-seok muttered self-deprecating words.
“Choi Hyun-seok. What’s going on?”
Suddenly, a huge head reminiscent of a bull popped out.
Red Nightmare. It was Raidrun.
“It’s nothing! Haha!”
Choi Hyun-seok smiled brightly as if he had never been so depressed.
“It’s good to see you’re healthy.” “Of course not! I’m a corpse without my health!” “Yes. I’ll be arriving at the 3rd Corps headquarters soon, so please take care of me then.”
“yes…?”
Choi Hyun-seok made a dumbfounded expression.
Please take care of me. What?
Raidrun continued his explanation.
“Didn’t I tell you? I’m going to meet the commander. I’m planning on officially enlisting you in the Demon King’s army.”
Honey was dripping from Raidran’s eyes as he spoke.
“Ah, uh, ah…”
Choi Hyun-seok, who suffered brain damage, was unable to speak and was instead babbling.
“What’s the problem?”
For a moment, Raidrun’s eyes turn fierce.
Choi Hyun-seok came to his senses in surprise.
“Ah, no! I was so honored that I didn’t even realize it! Hahahaha!” “I see! Keuhaha! As expected, you are the man who is most suited to the Demon King’s Army!” “Of course, only you, Lord Raidran! Hahahaha!” “Is that so!? Hahahahahaha!!!”
It is said that the two men’s laughter lingered in the carriage for a while.
***
Same time.
The human coalition forces that had captured Fort Hemorn were freeing the former slaves.
“Citizens of the Mariott Kingdom, come this way!” “This is the Dracaen Empire!”
The atmosphere is quite chaotic.
A whopping 3,000 people were held captive in the Hemorn fortress.
It seemed like it would take quite some time to send them all back to their hometowns.
“Umm… where should I go?”
Choi Hyun-seok’s slave colleague, Park Tae-su.
He was in deep trouble.
‘You can’t even call him a warrior right away, and this is…’
There were nearly a hundred people in similar situations to Park Tae-su.
These are the unfortunate ones who fell into the Demon King’s fortress despite being warriors.
At that time, they were gathered in one place and couldn’t do anything.
A soldier approached.
“Are you guys warriors?”
People’s faces brightened at the soldier’s words.
“Yes! That’s right!”
“All warriors, please follow me.”
The soldier guided the reserve soldiers.
The warriors began to get excited with slightly excited expressions.
“We’re going to be treated properly now, aren’t we?” “Of course! We’re warriors!” “Of course! There’s no way we’re getting treated like this!?” “If it weren’t for old Rachel, we could have lived comfortably!” “Now we’re finally starting to act like this world!”
When everyone gets excited and says something.
Only Park Tae-soo remained silent.
‘Something’s strange…’
Park Tae-su is a man without any particular abilities.
However, there is one reason why I was able to endure and live in society for over 30 years.
He held the line well.
At work and in society.
He had an uncanny sense of when and which line to grab in order to survive and rise above.
‘The atmosphere is strange.’
Park Tae-soo’s intuition rang the alarm.
This road is a rotten rope now.
If you hold on to this and try to climb up, the rope will break and you will fall.
‘There’s no harm in being careful.’
Park Tae-su carefully left the line.
It was just to observe the situation for a moment.
Because the atmosphere was so chaotic, it wasn’t difficult to get out.
‘Let’s follow secretly and if the atmosphere seems good, let’s join later.’
The reserve soldiers continued to move, following the soldier’s guidance.
The place we finally arrived at was an empty lot.
There were a lot of heavily armed knights and soldiers there.
The old man in the middle.
Olaben Grimire, the Duke of the Dracaen Empire and Commander of the Allied Forces, greeted the warriors with a welcoming face.
“Welcome, warriors.”
Commander Olaven took a step forward.
“May I ask, is there anyone among you who is not a warrior?”
The warriors shook their heads at Olaven’s question.
“We all came here as warriors.”
“okay.”
At that moment, Olaven smiled crookedly.
“Get started.”
What should I start with?
The doubts didn’t last long.
Swaaaaaaah-!
Arrows rained down from all sides.
“Gyaaaah!”
“Cough, ugh! Save me!”
The warriors tried to escape, but it was impossible.
All the roads had already been blocked by soldiers.
“Eww…! Eww…”
“Cough…”
Hell was over in an instant.
Before we had time to have a cup of tea, all the warriors were dead.
The soldiers displayed meticulousness by stabbing the chests of the fallen people one by one to ensure their deaths.
A look that looks quite familiar.
It didn’t seem like it was done once or twice.
“Commander. We killed them all.” “Good. We didn’t miss anyone, did we?” “I heard that the fortress gathered all the warriors in one area and managed them. No one should have escaped.” “Really? The Demon King’s men are always helpful. Hahaha.”
Commander Olaven laughed heartily, as if he was truly delighted.
And the man watching him from afar, Park Tae-soo, trembled like an aspen tree.
‘What, what is going on!?’
I have to get away from here.
The moment you hear that you are a warrior, you will die.
‘If only we could rejoin the ranks…’
At that time, Park Tae-su was carefully turning around.
A soldier blocked the way.
“Oh, are you by any chance a warrior?” “Yes, yes!? No!”
Tae-su Park, flustered, waved his arms urgently.
“That’s strange. A person with black hair would either be a warrior or a demon. Are you a demon by any chance?”
Suddenly a demon? I am not that kind of being.
Park Tae-su shook his head with his mouth tightly shut.
“Then you are the warrior! Please follow me. I will guide you separately.”
“Oh, no…”
The face of the soldier extending his hand was filled with an undeniable kindness.
