Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 114

The Great War (1)

Beach Viscount pulled back his cavalry to reorganize the battle lines.

What was happening was unbelievable. Baron Parasol’s vanguard, which had been confidently deployed, was utterly destroyed.

Well, judging by the thirty or so dead bodies at the territory’s entrance, it wasn’t a total annihilation, but…

Anyway, there’s not a single one in sight now.

The only one visible is Baron Parasol, clinging to the wall of the Legion Viscount’s mansion, squawking.

“Viscount! These guys aren’t human! They sold their souls to the devil! I tried to stop them, but a hundred cavalrymen were no match. Legion Viscount! He must be a very cunning man. He must have been raising a hundred magic swordsmen to strike our territory.”

Beach Viscount shook his head at Baron Parasol’s cry.

A hundred magic swordsmen?

Get real.

Even Duke Continent, who was arguably the most powerful man in the kingdom, couldn’t raise as many as 100 magic swordsmen.

Magic swordsmen are very difficult to train.

Even if you do train them, their efficiency is extremely low. No one would bother to invest in turning talented people into such useless magic swordsmen.

The real problem is that ogre.

Why the hell is an ogre guarding a human territory? From that perspective, it seems it will be easier to cover up this incident.

A territory guarded by an ogre.

The territory was already swarming with monsters, and the lord, Legion, was a minion of the Demon King who bathed in the blood of children.

“What do you think? Isn’t it wonderful?”

“I agree, Viscount Beach.”

“Anyway, that guy… he’s interesting, but also troublesome.”

The 20 cavalrymen who were deployed were instantly annihilated by the ogre. It’s not the movement of a typical ogre, which is powerful but lacks finesse.

It dodged all the long pike attacks of the cavalrymen as if it had learned martial arts.

And it swung its heavy mace, blowing away the cavalrymen along with their warhorses. Some of the warhorses and cavalrymen were pulverized in mid-air.

Some of the soldiers with weak stomachs couldn’t bear it and vomited.

It was a good thing that Lonestar, the son who was eager for battle, wasn’t allowed to participate. If he had seen such a sight, he would have fainted.

Beach Viscount lined up the entire army.

The ogre doesn’t attack this way either.

He’s really amazing. An ogre showing patience!

Who the hell tamed the ogre? If I could tame the ogre, it would be a great asset in the future. Beach Viscount pondered for a moment.

“Baron Handle.”

“Yes, Viscount.”

“It seems we have to withdraw the annihilation plan.”

“What? That could cause problems if we do…….”

“Do you see that?”

Beach Viscount pointed to the ogre, who was holding a mace in one hand and a round shield in the other, glaring at their side.

“The ogre?”

“Yes. Isn’t it amazing?”

“It’s terrifying. I’ve never seen anything like that before. I never imagined that twenty cavalrymen would be defeated so futilely.”

“That’s not the important thing.”

“Yes? What do you mean by that?”

“It means there might be an ogre tamer among them.”

“An ogre tamer?”

“Yes, who else could control an ogre?”

“Ah! That’s right. I was short-sighted.”

“Well, you don’t have to put it like that. But this is definitely true. Look at that guy. Isn’t he wearing armor? Furthermore, he’s showing the patience not to attack us even when he sees us. Haha! It’s really amazing.”

“Ah, so you mean we should capture the tamer alive.”

“That’s right. I mean, spare only him from the annihilation.”

“I understand. Ah, they’ve arrived.”

“They’re late. Those bastards.”

“They’re originally arrogant people. They expect the Viscount to greet them in person.”

Beach Viscount frowned. Under normal circumstances, that would be impossible. If they said such a thing, he would have thrown salt in their faces [a common expression meaning to insult or humiliate someone].

But isn’t this a time of war?

Their help was desperately needed.

Beach Viscount got off his horse and walked to where they had arrived.

At the entrance of the empty village stood thirty knights and fifteen priests.

Priests of the Main God.

They are priests, but they are also like mercenaries who are motivated by money.

Beach Viscount twisted his lips bitterly and bowed slightly to them.

They were the secret weapon.

With the blessings of the priests, the rabble of the Legion territory, who were fiercely resisting, could be wiped out in an instant.

* * *

Legion and Dreize, who had been bickering about whose fault it was that they had missed Lilac, stopped in their tracks.

-Warning! Warning! A large number of entities are targeting you and Dreize.

Legion felt it too.

Certainly, after reaching 5 stars, Legion’s senses had developed in a different dimension. In the past, he could sense people with his excellent senses, but now he can even detect the breath flowing in the air.

He unknowingly shed a drop of sweat from his forehead.

“This… we need to be careful.”

“That’s right. They are not ordinary.”

Dreize was the same. Dreize also began to slowly raise his magical power.

Both looked at the night sky at the same time.

It was daytime when they entered the dungeon, but now it is night with a full moon. I remember it was a new moon the day before entering the dungeon. They were held back by the dungeon guardians and cyclops for several days in the dungeon.

The full moon obscures the faces of the enemies.

Everyone was flapping their wings.

“Flying guys are hard to deal with.”

“Their energy is filthy too.”

“Are these the monsters?”

“I don’t know.”

-81 objects. Average height 3.5 meters. Average total combat power 12,000.

Twelve thousand?

Average combat power?

Legion was so surprised that his jaw dropped.

Of course, Cyclops and Dreize have much stronger combat power than them. But those floating in the sky are not just one.

There are 81 of them.

The difference between being able to fly and not being able to fly is enormous. Because there are not many ways to attack them. On the other hand, they have so many ways to attack us.

If a battle breaks out with those guys, it is likely to be the most difficult fight ever.

“Damn it, I barely survived because of the cyclops or whatever, and now this again. What the hell are those things?”

Legion took out the steel staff from his chest.

It’s been a while since I used it.

Using a steel staff that weighs only 30 kilograms after using the ‘bidet staff’ [likely a mistranslation, meaning a staff that was previously very heavy] that weighed over 90 kilograms made my hands feel weak. Still, this is better than nothing. It would have been a disaster if I had thrown it away because I didn’t use it.

“They are coming.”

-Brace yourself.

Legion nodded.

Whoosh!

A huge something that made a big circle in the sky descended rapidly towards Legion and Dreize. There was no speed control.

A vertical drop at tremendous speed!

“Huff.”

Dreize generated dark energy.

Black clouds billowed up and soon emitted a radiance redder than blood.

Legion shuddered at Dreize’s dark energy and aura. Dreize looks scarier than the unidentified object flying in the sky.

What the hell is that strange magic?

It was not the magic that Legion knew. Legion did not know that Dreize had absorbed all the magic power of the almost resurrected Cyclops.

Oh, let’s ask later. Now is not the time.

Legion was chanting a spell so that he could use lightning magic on the sky at any moment.

Koo-oong!

It fell in front of Legion and Dreize.

The bottom was dented because it did not reduce its speed. The shock wave is considerable. Legion and Dreize spread out a barrier to block the shock wave that was rushing in like a tsunami.

As expected of a monster with a total combat power of over 10,000.

Legion looked at the opponent who had fallen from the sky.

It was a monster with the head of an eagle, the body of an ogre, the tail of a snake, and the wings of a wyvern.

He immediately recognized what kind of creature it was.

“Chimera?”

Legion couldn’t understand why he was targeting him and came here.

-No hostility is visible. But never let your guard down.

I know.

Thump, thump.

The heavy body, over 3 meters tall, approached Legion.

“You better not come any closer.”

Dreize pointed the battle axe with aura emanating from it at the chimera.

The chimera turned its gaze to Dreize. It was an incredibly emotionless look.

-I have something to say to that person.

The chimera said.

“Who? Our master?”

-Master? That’s right. I have something to say to the master.

Dreize looked at Legion. What should I do?

Legion nodded. Judging from the fact that there was no hostility, it didn’t seem like anything would happen. That’s also why he came alone. If he was planning to target us, he would have attacked us all.

Dreize stepped aside.

He did not withdraw the aura emanating from the battle axe. It seems that he will take action immediately if something goes wrong.

He’s really reliable at times like this.

I wish he hadn’t taken my items.

Thump!

Oh my god.

The chimera that approached Legion knelt on one knee.

What? Why are you doing this!

-On behalf of my comrades, No. 1,212 thanks you for saving us from those demons.

What? Me? When? Why is the name like that? Is this some kind of motel room?

Legion looked at Dreize with a look asking for help.

Dreize also seemed to not know what the chimera named 1,212 was talking about.

I can’t help it.

In times like this, it is better to pretend to know and induce what happened. If I ask, When did I help you? it really looks cheap.

“Is your name 1,212?”

-We don’t have names. We are just called by numbers.

“All of you?”

“That’s right.”

“That’s a shame. But how did you become a chimera?”

-We are…….

No. 1,212 briefly explained how he became a chimera.

Originally, he was a hunter. A hunter who could even catch tigers. He was recognized for his skills and came out of his comfort zone to catch bigger prey and entered the Dusselrup Mountains, where he was seduced by ‘Lilac’ and trapped in a dungeon.

And he was subjected to physical experiments.

“Wait a minute, what are you talking about? You’re a hunter, but you look like an eagle.”

-My body is gone.

Legion tilted his head. I don’t understand what he’s saying at all.

-Only the brain remains.

Oh my god!

“Heo-eok!”

Dreize also seemed surprised. The sound of swallowing was heard briefly.

“Only the brain? So……. The appearance is a monster, but only the brain has been replaced with a human one?”

-That’s right.

“Doesn’t it hurt?”

-Of course it hurts. I thought I was going to die. Because my brain was extracted alive.”

Ugh, I feel nauseous just listening to it.

“Still, it’s a relief that you’re alive.”

-May I ask your name?

“Me? My name is Legion.”

-May I call you Legion-nim [a Korean honorific]?

“Um, do as you please.”

-First of all, the reason why we waited for Legion-nim is to give a warning.

“A warning?”

-That b*tch! The reason why she released us was because she was afraid of Legion-nim. But that b*tch is not that easy either. She’s much more vicious than she looks.”

“Really? Wasn’t Cyclops the bad one?”

-From our point of view, that b*tch was worse than Cyclops. Cyclops was only focused on surpassing the number one Great Sage Proud. But that b*tch’s purpose was a little different. What should I say… surviving? She was focused on that? She did all sorts of bioexperiments on us to increase her lifespan.”

Wait a minute, what is this all about?

“The one who did the bioexperiments was Lilac, not Cyclops?”

-That’s right.

“헐 [Heol – Korean slang expressing disbelief or shock].”

What kind of bizarre novel is this?

-You saw that 2/3 of us were dried up and died, right?

“Yeah, I saw it.”

-We didn’t die because we ran out of lifespan.

“Then?”

-That b*tch sucked the life force out of our bodies and ate it.