Not All Heroes From Earth Are Bad - Chapter 21

Kulkan greeted Choi Hyun-seok, who was covered in blood, warmly.

“Choi Hyun-seok! You’re alive!”

“How did sir Kulkan get here…”

“I found this cave while I was running away! I was lucky!”

Perhaps Kulkan didn’t know this was a Talas’ nest.

‘Lucky…?’

Choi Hyun-seok forced a smile.

He wondered how he would react when he found out this was a Talas’ nest.

“By the way, where is this?”

Just on cue, Kulkan asked.

Choi Hyun-seok answered with a bitter smile.

“Talas’ Nest.”

“Aha, Talas’ nest…”

Kulkan, who was nodding and muttering, widened his eyes.

“What did you just say?”

“It’s the Talas’ nest.”

“No way…?”

“I’m sure. I killed a Talas here.”

Choi Hyun-seok kicked the Talas’ body that was on the ground.

“And the round things you see here seem to be Talas’ eggs.”

“…”

Kulkan didn’t answer and looked at the egg with unfocused eyes.

“Sir Kulkan?”

“Entering a Talas’ nest…”

“Are you all right?”

Kulkan suddenly smiled brightly.

“This is really great!”

“What?”

“These soft eggs are the best ingredient! Most people die without having tasted it for the rest of their lives!”

Kulkan tore open an egg in a hurry.

Then he stuck his head in the egg and started devouring it.

“Pooha! Fresh! Burp!”

“…”

“Choi Hyun-seok. You should eat too! Fresh eggs! Talas’ eggs is a precious dish that you can’t even dream of unless you’re a high-ranking executive!”

Kulkan ate the eggs like a person who has starved for 3 days.

“Hehe…”

Choi Hyun-seok thought it was so ridiculous that he laughed.

“Keuha! It’s so sweet! What are you doing!? Hurry, let’s enjoy the banquet!”

“…”

“It’s a secret, but…It’s so good for your stamina! You’re gonna regret it if you don’t eat it now, you know? Hahaha!”

Kulkan burst into a frenzied laugh.

‘Lunatic…’

Choi Hyun-seok ended up closing his eyes.

“Slurp!”

Kulkan, who was digging like crazy, was already tearing at a second egg.

Even though his stomach was already swollen like Buddha, it seemed that he had no intention of stopping.

“Sir Kulkan! It’s not the time for this! Don’t you think we should escape from here!?”

“Huh? Escape?”

Kulkan tilted his head when he said to escape.

“We’re dead men.”

“What?”

“I’m sure the guys who were after me have already entered the nest. Sooner or later, they’ll be here.”

“…”

“Didn’t you see the queen? I can’t beat that. I’m sure it can even handle a commander.”

Kulkan continued, scooping up an egg.

“Isn’t this like a rat trap? Anyway, we’re dead men, so let’s enjoy our last supper! Hahahaha!”

His eyes completely spun.

Choi Hyun-seok decided to give up for now.

“It’s over…Kulkan, you gluttonous pig…”

He unknowingly cursed.

“

An insolent attitude that he would never normally do.

But already insane, Kulkan didn’t seem to care at all.

“I see! Slurp!”

Kulkan continued to dig at another egg.

Choi Hyun-seok sighed deeply.

“Haa…what are we going to do.”

Kulkan, who he had put his trust in, had become a useless glutton.

“Rachel. Is there anything we can do?”

Choi Hyun-seok asked Rachel.

“Well…it’s a very difficult situation.”

Rachel also thought about it, but there was no breakthrough in sight.

Now this is a dead end with only one path.

“

There will be a lot of Talas waiting outside.

Maybe there was the queen too.

What can they do in this situation?

When Rachel’s forehead wrinkled deeply.

“Choi Hyun-seok, who’s this?”

Before she knew it, Kulkan pressed his face in.

The startled Rachel screamed.

“Kyaak! Pervert!”

Choi Hyun-seok sighed and answered half-heartedly.

“It’s just my magic.”

What’s the point of lying when he’s going to die anyway?

He doubts it’ll do any good to lie to a man who’s already gone mad.

“Oh! Is it like a Familiar?”

“Yeah. Something like that.”

“Can I eat it?”

“Go away.”

Choi Hyun-seok retorted with cold eyes.

Kulkan looked at Rachel with a disappointed look and soon went back to where the eggs were.

“Delicious!”

Kulkan went back to devouring the eggs like a pig.

Rachel patted her chest against the background of the noise.

“Phew…that was close. His ugly face almost made me throw up!”

“Ignore him. He’s gone crazy anyway.”

“Didn’t I tell you? Didn’t I say I don’t like muscle pigs?”

Rachel stared at Kulkan and scowled.

“Forget it. Just think about what we’re going to do. Is there any way?”

“Well…to be honest, it’s looking really grim. It makes sense that the muscle pig went crazy.”

Rachel became sullen at Choi Hyun-seok’s answer.

“How about magic?”

“Magic?”

“Uh, teleport magic!? Or hiding, or tunneling, or escaping…Can’t you do that?”

“Nonsense, those are 1-circle dragon magic.”

“Huh? What do you mean?”

“With only 50 mana, don’t even don’t think about any of that.”

“Then do you have any secret skills? Some kind of hidden killer skill…”

“No. I wouldn’t hide such a thing in this situation…”

Rachel let out a deep sigh.

“Am I going to just sit still and die? We should try something!”

“Something in this situation…”

Rachel, who was muttering, suddenly stopped.

Then she grabbed Choi Hyun-seok’s shoulder and shouted.

“Hero!”

Choi Hyun-seok was a little shocked by the sudden vigor.

“Go into the hero store!”

“Why all of a sudden?”

“Hurry! Search for Demon Beasts Encyclopedia! Is it there?”

“Oh. There is.”

As Rachel said, there was an item called Demon Beasts Encyclopedia.

A useful encyclopedia to have! – 1st edition.
Description: It contains almost all the information about almost every demon beasts.
Ability: –
Required Points: 50

“Buy it.”

“What do I need this for?”

Overall, it was an item that looked somewhat vague.

He had no choice but to doubt whether he should spend his important hero points on such things.

“Hero, didn’t you say it yourself? That you were going to die at this rate!?”

“That’s true.”

“So let’s get some information on Talas. There could be something we can do.”

“Well, that makes sense.”

Choi Hyun-seok quickly understood.

‘Let’s think positively. It’s a must-have item if I want to continue fighting demon beasts.’

Come to think of it, the items bought from the hero store haven’t disappointed him.

The big bone that Bobo likes.

And the tasty salt with a lot of MSG.

Although he paid 30 points and 20 points respectively, Choi Hyun-seok was very satisfied with their results.

“Okay. Let’s do it.”

If he dies like this he won’t be able to use the points anyway.

Choi Hyun-seok closed his eyes and pressed the purchase button.

Then a book fell with a thud.

“It’s fucking thick.”

Choi Hyun-seok cursed while looking at the huge encyclopedia.

“What are you doing!? Hurry up and look. Every second counts!”

“I got it.”

Choi Hyun-seok quickly checked the encyclopedia.

What he needs is information on Talas.

Fortunately, he was able to quickly reach the page he was looking for.

[It typically takes three years for a Talas to grow into an adult…]
[The queen’s body is about four meters long, including the legs, it’s more than 15 meters long…]
[The hardest part is their legs. The torso is relatively weak, and in particular the head…]

“Ah! That’s why I was able to defeat it.”

At first, it was only basic information.

What are their size, their features, their weaknesses, their attacks and so on.

It may be very useful when hunting, but it wasn’t the kind of information he needed now.

Choi Hyun-seok quickly moved onto the next section.

[Talas digs fragile soil to make huge caves. Their mana imbued saliva strengthens the fragile soil…]

The book also explained how Talas could build such a huge cave.

He read all the information on Talas.

Then Choi Hyun-seok closed the book.

“Did you find anything?”

“It’s ambiguous…”

A plan was drawn up in his head.

But it was sloppy and full of holes, one that wasn’t complete.

“But it’s not if there’s no hope at all.”

Choi Hyun-seok approached Kulkan.

“Sir Kulkan.”

“Delicious!”

Even when Choi Hyun-seok called, Kulkan was busy digging into the eggs.

“Sir Kulkan.”

“Pooha!”

“Hey.”

“Slurp!”

“Hey!”

Choi Hyun-seok slapped Kulkan on the cheek.

Pa!

Kulkan jerked his head at the sudden slap.

His eyes looked full of life as it spun.

“K-kulkan, sir! Are you awake?”

“Huh…?”

“I woke you up because you seemed to be possessed by evil magic!”

“Oh…is that so…”

Kulkan was easily convinced.

As expected, he didn’t seem to have come to his senses yet.

Choi Hyun-seok, who was going to slap him one more time, paused.

‘It would be dangerous to hit him again.’

He felt like he had to start persuading him in this situation for now.

“Do you know how to use fire magic?”

“Fire magic?”

“Yes. Magic that shoots fire.”

“Umm…it’s possible if it’s just a spark.”

“Ooh!”

Unexpectedly, Kulkan knew magic.

‘Who the hell is this guy?’

Overwhelming combat power higher than the commanders.

Looks stupid, but sometimes knowledgeable.

And also knows magic.

‘Let’s forget it for now. The important thing is to escape.’

Choi Hyun-seok put aside his thoughts and continued.

“There’s a way out.”

“Choi Hyun-seok. The skin of a Talas is resistant to fire. It would be hard to kill the Talas with my magic. Especially the queen.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

“Huh?”

“I don’t need you to burn the Talas with fire.”

At Choi Hyun-seok’s words, Kulkan’s expression turned to confusion.

“You’ve been saying strange things since a while ago. Have you gone crazy?”

“Erm!”

Choi Hyun-seok became heated for a moment, but managed to suppress it.

“Hear me out first, and then you can decide.”

Choi Hyun-seok explained his plan as briefly as possible.

He didn’t know when they’d come in, so they had to move as fast as they could.

“…Like that.”

After hearing the whole plan, Kulkan became lost in thought.

It wasn’t the stupid-looking Kulkan, but the serious-looking Kulkan.

“The chance is low. It’s extremely dangerous, and in fact, it’s not even a plan.”

“But it’s not impossible, right? I’d rather try than die like this.”

“That’s true…”

Kulkan hesitated.

No matter how hard he thought about it, Choi Hyun-seok’s plan was too unlikely to succeed.

At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok put his hand on Kulkan’s shoulder.

“

“Sir Kulkan! Don’t you want to continue eating delicious food? To do so, you have to live somehow!”

Delicious food!

Kulkan widened his eyes at the magic words.

“Good. We can’t just sit here as long as there’s hope of survival.”

Kulkan, a demon with 35,000 combat power, sprang up.

‘Big…!’

Choi Hyun-seok widened his eyes.

This is because Kulkan’s stomach, which has swelled after eating a lot of eggs, was as big as a mountain.

‘I hope you can put in as much effort as you eat…’

When Choi Hyun-seok was anxious.

Suddenly, cooks began to appear at the entrance.

“Euau!”

“H-head cook! He’s alive!”

It seemed that the remaining survivors flowed all the way here.

Looking at them, something flashed in Choi Hyun-seok’s head.

‘The missing puzzle piece has been found.’

Heaven helps those who help themselves.

Just when he lacked the manpower, it showed up.

‘I’m going to survive this hell.’

It was time to start the last ditch plan with his life on the line.