Episode 73
Choi Hyun-seok crossed the forest without thinking.
This will attract the attention of the demons, but there is nothing I can do about it.
For now, the priority was to get away from Holgot.
“Why is that kid goat always acting like this to me?” “Sir, let’s just get rid of him!” “How are you going to get rid of him?” “Like this! Just! Beating him up!”
Rachel swung her fists in the air.
Choi Hyun-seok shook his head with a sigh.
“Just wait. We should avoid fighting now if possible.”
If anything, I would like to have a go at Choi Hyun-seok too.
But the timing wasn’t good.
So far, two contestants have been eliminated.
There are still 22 contestants left.
In order to achieve Choi Hyun-seok’s goal of making it into the top 10, he had no choice but to sacrifice his body.
‘Even if you look at that goat, his fighting power is over 40,000. There’s no guarantee that he’ll win. Even if he wins, he’ll definitely get hurt. If that happens, it’ll interfere with the upcoming matches.’
When all things are considered, it is right to avoid combat now.
But the situation was not so easy.
“Are you running away again this time?”
Holgot’s fighting power is high.
That means he has a stronger body and magical power than Choi Hyun-seok.
No matter how much Choi Hyun-seok tried to avoid the fight, Holgot persistently followed him.
“Just get out of here!” “Hahahaha! I won’t go until you die!”
Holgot, who had caught up with Choi Hyun-seok, fired a bundle of magic.
Choi Hyun-seok clenched his teeth and twisted his body.
Nobilis
Type 1 – The King’s Walk
In an instant, Choi Hyun-seok’s speed increased and a purple afterimage appeared.
The bundle of magic energy fired by Holgot barely passed the afterimage.
“This little rat…” “You’re the little rat!”
Choi Hyun-seok approached Holgot.
I tried to avoid combat if possible, but it was unavoidable.
There was no answer if I continued to run away like this.
Had to fight back.
Choi Hyun-seok began to increase his magic and magical power at the same time.
‘I have to blow away their mobility so they can’t keep up.’
I was thinking of using a new type of Nobilis.
A speculative move used for the first time in real life.
There’s no need to worry.
Having practiced countless times, Choi Hyun-seok was already a pro among pros when it came to using his body.
Nobilis
Type 2 – Expression of Respect
Choi Hyun-seok’s leg flew towards the bottom of the hole.
At first glance, it looks like a normal leg kick.
One, in order to throw this one leg kick, Choi Hyun-seok has put in tens of thousands of painstaking efforts.
“Watch out for the cruciate ligaments!”
The shin that flew like lightning was about to meet the knee.
Holgot wrapped his magic around himself and prepared for the attack.
“This little thing doesn’t even itch…!”
As for Choi Hyun-seok’s attack, I was simply thinking of hitting him with my body.
Within moments, a leg kick struck, and with the impact, a burst of purple light erupted.
A groan escaped Holgot’s lips without him knowing.
“Cough!”
The shock was stronger than expected.
I prepared for the attack with magic, but it was so urgent that I couldn’t properly block it.
Holgot staggered, lost his balance, and fell over.
“Stay there.”
Choi Hyun-seok continued his second attack without stopping.
He hit the back of Holgot’s head while he was kneeling.
Kwak, koo-ung!
With a heavy noise, Holgot’s head hit the floor.
Choi Hyun-seok clenched his fist.
‘Let’s finish it with momentum!’
A victory that was easier than expected.
It seemed like the battle could end like this.
But the combat power of 40,000 wasn’t something I got for free.
Holgot jumped up as fast as he could and blasted his magic.
“Kuaaaah!”
The magic exploding in all directions cannot be avoided.
Choi Hyun-seok blocked the attack and quickly retreated.
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The arm that had touched Holgot’s magic throbbed.
“It’s not that easy.” “Hero! That guy’s close combat skills are terrible?” “That’s right. He’s more doable than I thought. He’s probably a ranged type.” “Since it’s come to this, let’s get right up close and finish him off!”
Choi Hyun-seok was troubled by Rachel’s suggestion.
If we keep pushing Holgot like this, we might be able to win.
After briefly engaging him, it definitely seemed like he was weak in close combat.
However, I am still worried about what happens afterward.
There is no way Holgot will be defeated easily, and a lot of magic and magical energy will be consumed.
The risk of injury cannot be ignored.
“Khuuu…”
Holgot also had similar concerns.
The bastard didn’t move any further and glared at Choi Hyun-seok.
A look of confusion was clearly visible in his eyes.
It was because Choi Hyun-seok was stronger than expected.
‘Human. You clearly said you became a company commander not long ago, but why…!?’
Holgot never once doubted his victory.
The opponent is a weak human being.
He is also a rookie who has only recently become a company commander.
When I actually met him, his magic power wasn’t that strong.
Of course, an overwhelming victory was expected, but the situation was going in the opposite direction.
‘If we continue to fight like this, the losses will be too great.’
Holgot is also a clever demon.
I couldn’t help but think about the future.
“…”
A moment of silence.
A strange current flowed between the two facing each other.
The first to speak was Choi Hyun-seok.
“Hey. Get out now.” “Are you ordering a human around! Get out!” “What are you crazy goat talking about? Why are you telling me to get out after you came here!?” “I’m a brave demon! Running away is not tolerated.”
Choi Hyun-seok swallowed a laugh at the words that he wasn’t running away.
“Braveness! You ran away so well last time.” “At that time, victory was certain, so there was no reason to stay, so you left! I never ran away!”
“ha…”
Choi Hyun-seok sighed, touching his forehead.
I wish I could run over and pluck out all of Holgot’s beard.
But now is the time to think rationally and act.
‘Judging by the atmosphere, it doesn’t seem like he wants to fight any more…’
How can I avoid combat?
While I was worrying, Rachel approached me.
“Hero! You’re not running away, are you!?”
“huh?”
“That burn. You’re acting like that because you’re scared right now! Let’s just push through!”
At Rachel’s words, Holgot became enraged and shouted.
“What is that little girl saying! I wasn’t scared at all!” “I was scared! I know you’re scared and want to run away!” “The one who was scared must be the person over there!”
Holgot began to laugh exaggeratedly, stroking his beard.
“Human, run away! I’m telling you to run away while trembling in fear at the power of this Holgot-nim! Mehahahahaha!”
“…”
“Are you too scared to speak? Is that so? Well, that’s understandable. I, Holgot, understand! It’s natural for a lowly human to be scared of a noble demon! So don’t be shy and run away! I say run away! Mehahahahaha!”
Holgot rolls his eyes and talks nonstop.
I felt like I was half out of my mind.
Choi Hyun-seok closed his eyes.
‘Should I just kill him…?’
Choi Hyun-seok thinks.
If it’s for survival, you can throw your pride into the trash can.
However, running away from here was not tolerated.
I felt like I would live the rest of my life regretting it if I didn’t give that annoying goat a kick.
‘Okay. Let’s think about it for now.’
The thinking was short and the action was quick.
“Goat. Have you ever heard of a low kick in negotiations?”
“What are you talking about!?”
“Yeah. I don’t know.”
Choi Hyun-seok kicked the ground.
The target is Holgot’s left leg.
He was planning on hitting the same spot, this time breaking the leg.
“Just wait there. Let’s see if you can still talk after becoming a cripple.” “You stupid human…!”
The moment when Choi Hyun-seok was about to clash with Holgot once again.
“Found it! Human!”
“There’s a human here! Kill him!” “Don’t kill him. Just pretend to kill him!”
“Kill me by mistake!”
Participants began to rush in from all directions.
***
Choi Hyun-seok ran and ran like crazy.
When I opened the map, the locations of the participants were displayed every hour.
“What the hell is this!”
A blue dot indicating your location.
After that, more than 20 red dots followed me.
“Why are you only doing this to me!?” “I told you, it’s all because of that lip monster!”
What Hemis said just before the game.
I knew that the provocation had set the participants’ hearts on fire.
But, no matter what, I never imagined that everyone would join forces and rush in.
“This is foul play! It’s foul play!” “There was no rule saying we couldn’t join forces in this match! Mehahahahaha!”
Holgot stroked his beard and laughed loudly.
It was unclear what would happen next, but it seemed that if they could just take down Choi Hyun-seok now, that would be enough.
The other participants also had no particular thoughts.
“Human. I don’t like it.” “How dare a human receive the favor of Lord Hemis? I can’t tolerate it.” “I can’t allow a human to possess such a beauty!”
Choi Hyun-seok was speechless.
He shouted as if he was throwing a tantrum due to his rising resentment.
“She’s cute, she’s beautiful, she’s crazy! There’s nothing I can relate to!” “Isn’t it wrong to even try to understand the Demon Race?”
“I know that too!”
I know the demons are stupid.
But no matter what, there is a limit.
The level of those who applied to become battalion commanders and were selected after careful consideration is like this.
I feel like despairing at the humans who couldn’t defeat this bunch of idiots.
“Hero! I’ll buy you some time!”
At that moment Rachel turned back.
At the same time, all the magical power left Choi Hyun-seok’s body.
“Haat!”
A tremendous amount of light emanates from Rachel’s body.
It was such a bright light that it gave the illusion that the world was turning white.
“What!?”
“Ugh! My eyes are dazzled!”
The running demons stopped.
The light was so bright that I thought my eyes would burn.
Choi Hyun-seok waited for the next one with great anticipation.
“Rachel. What kind of ultimate move is this!?” “It’s over! Run away quickly!”
“huh?”
“All it does is emit light!” “f*ck! Are you going to waste your magic power on something useless!?” “At least I stopped it for a moment!” “I’m the idiot for expecting that!”
Choi Hyun-seok started running again.
While working hard with both legs, he keeps thinking nonstop.
‘What should I do? I can’t hold out like this for much longer.’
I’m somehow running away now, but I can’t keep running away.
There is a limit to the magical power and magic he possesses.
Among the participants here, there is no one with less magic than Choi Hyun-seok.
Even his physical abilities are superior.
No matter how much I think about it, running away is not the answer.
‘But I can’t fight either…’
At that time, I was lost in thought.
Rachel brought up a new idea.
“Hero. Let’s go to where the boss mob is!”
“That’s it!”
The map doesn’t only show Choi Hyun-seok and the participants.
The number of demons indicated by purple dots.
I don’t know for sure, but I was sure it would be incredibly strong.
It seemed like a way out would be possible if I created a variable using that guy.
“let’s go!”
Choi Hyun-seok immediately tried to move in the direction where the purple dot was visible.
The plan quickly ran into a wall.
‘What is this?’
An unidentified group appeared out of nowhere.
Those wearing deep hoods were blocking the way.
***
“Oh ho ho! This is going so well!” “Tsk! What’s so fun about this?”
Hemis laughed high-toned as if she was enjoying herself.
Park Hyun-ah spoke indifferently, but she also seemed curious about the game, as she kept glancing at the screen.
“I didn’t know they were all targeting Choi Hyun-seok, but I feel a little sorry about this.” “Did you put spit on your lips? How can you feel sorry when you’re grinning like that?”
“Oh my, I got caught?”
Hemis watches Choi Hyun-seok’s game in real time.
She was purely joyful.
Park Hyun-ah also found it exciting to watch Choi Hyun-seok’s story, so she continued to stare at the screen without saying much.
“huh?”
Then, the atmosphere suddenly changed in an instant.
A group of strangers appeared on the screen.
“It looks like there’s a gate over there.”
“That’s right.”
The demons guarding the gate and an unidentified group engage in battle.
The screen that was being transmitted at the same time was cut off.
Hemis called out to Raidran, who was standing behind him.
“Raidrun?”
“Yes, Commander.”
“Let’s go.”
“All right.”
There is no time to go into detail.
There’s no need for that.
The brilliant Raidrun immediately understood the order and set off.
The enemy’s target is the space travel gate.
Before that, you had to enter the gate and block the enemies, or if that didn’t work, you had to run on foot to get to Inemosit.
Raidrun leaves the door.
Only Hemis and Park Hyun-ah were left in the office.
“…”
A cold silence fell.
My body felt tingling from the magic flowing out of Hemis.
Finally, Park Hyun-ah, unable to bear it any longer, opened her mouth.
“Why are you staring at me like that?”
“Are you asking because you don’t know?”
Hemis’ lips twist slightly.
Park Hyun-ah frowned and shook her head.
“I know what you’re thinking, but that’s not it.” “In this situation. Is it possible to do it without passing on information from within?”
“that…”
Park Hyun-ah, who was about to say something, closed her mouth.
Hemis is right.
Given the circumstances, I had little information in advance and prepared thoroughly.
Of course there would have been traitors and spies.
I also know that the most suspicious being here right now is me, who appeared at the order of the Demon King.
But, he felt really wronged.
If you had planned this from the beginning, you wouldn’t have come to the Black Giant.
I hate to admit it, but even though they were both legion commanders, there was a difference in status between Hemis and me.
Park Hyun-ah didn’t want to die in a place like this.
“Snout. Think rationally. I am a human who would shudder at the thought of the Holy Empire. Have you forgotten how I came to be part of the Demon King’s army?” “If you betrayed me once, there is no reason why you cannot betray me a second time.” “That’s why! Is there a reason why you would risk your life for me and do something like this?”
Park Hyun-ah gave a passionate speech.
After hearing her story, Hemis was momentarily lost in thought.
She stands up as if she has gathered her thoughts.
“Hmm… To be honest, I don’t care if you’re not a traitor.” “What the hell are you talking about?” “I just need to get this dirty feeling out of me.”
Hemis chuckled.
A terrible magic flows out of her.
“And why are you here at this moment?”
“This is really f*cked up.”
“Okay. Wouldn’t that be fine?”
“Ha, crazy bitch…”
Park Hyun-ah let out a deep sigh.
‘f*ck. I told you I didn’t want to come…’
It was a day when he began to resent the Demon King who had sent him here.
