Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 410

Magic is Learned in Vain – Episode 411 (411/502)

# 411

The Greatest Hostage Crisis 1

Dreyza, Mamma Yujiro, James, and Bacon were heading to the military city of Thema, crossing the border.

They had been having a hectic day, even after returning to the territory.

In this battle, 1,500 contract soldiers and 100 regular soldiers died.

They had to take care of the aftermath.

Condolence money had to be sent to the families of the deceased, and all the surviving soldiers had to be settled with their rewards.

In the capital, Poman, the bonus paid to the soldiers was less than expected.

The Legion’s soldiers played a crucial role in winning the battle.

So, they expected at least 50 gold, but they only received about 5 gold.

Even the team leaders were 7-Circle mages [mages of a very high rank].

They were team leaders, but their abilities were far beyond those of ordinary soldiers. Soldiers don’t typically use Mana Blades freely.

Abdul Jabbar, Beef, and Rice used Aura Blades without any difficulty.

An ordinary soldier—in other territories, they would be knight commanders.

“These sons of bitches! What the hell is this? We fought like crazy to get this little!”

The soldiers were enraged.

In fact, Dreyza, who was distributing the bonus, was also dumbfounded.

‘What is this, after we fought so hard to the death?’

They didn’t risk their lives to receive only 5 gold.

Dreyza sent a letter to Legion, saying:

-Master, the central government sent a bonus of 5 gold per person. The men are more upset than usual.

Legion sent back a reply:

-Use our money. When else would we use it? Pay the men 100 gold each. And hold a festival. Let’s send off the dead happily.

Thus, a bonus of more than 100 gold was paid to everyone again in the name of Legion.

“As expected of our Lord!”

“Lord is the best!”

“Drink, drink! Drink up!”

“It goes down smoothly. The alcohol goes down smoothly.”

The morale of the soldiers rose again.

It is true that they received a smaller bonus compared to other soldiers.

There was a reason.

Duke Sijinpi and Vaserrabap, who originally fought as part of the same royal army, had parted ways.

Duke Sijinpi wanted to root out everything related to the Gongwang faction for the sake of the next generation.

But Vaserrabap did not. He suggested only punishing the key figures and lowering the titles of the remaining nobles by one rank.

Considering the stability of the kingdom, Vaserrabap had no choice but to do so.

If all the Gongwang faction were removed, who would run the kingdom?

Even excluding the neutral faction, 40% were Gongwang faction. There were quite a few talented people among them.

But Duke Sijinpi shouted ‘No!’ He insisted that the Gongwang faction should be completely eliminated.

They are still in conflict.

Perhaps that’s why Duke Sijinpi was uncomfortable with Legion, who had been promoted to Duke.

Everyone witnessed how strong Legion and his men were.

Moreover, he was promoted to Duke, surpassing Marquis, for being recognized as the greatest contributor in this civil war.

His power has grown more than tenfold in an instant.

Now, his influence will grow even if he does nothing.

Even Marquis Persimmon, the ruler of the North, was willing to enter his duchy.

So, Duke Sijinpi and those who followed him desperately tried to undermine Duke Legion.

The bonus, which was originally measured at 30 gold, was reduced to 5 gold because of them.

Legion, who left the capital Poman to find the headmaster, could not have known that fact.

Vaserrabap did not tell Legion about it. If Legion and his men, who were known for their impulsiveness, stormed into the capital Poman, another uncontrollable civil war would break out.

Vaserrabap was also frustrated, but he had no choice but to endure it for now.

He swore that if they continued to undermine Duke Legion, who he saw as a grandson, he would not stand still.

While a festival was in full swing in the territory, another letter arrived for Legion.

-Dreyza, form an elite unit and secretly cross the Neck House border. I said elite, but don’t bring Sepiana or Nubyeonubyeo [powerful non-human subordinates]. I’m talking about an elite unit made of humans.

The reason was not written.

He was about to take a break, but he was being put to work again.

Dreyza sighed and gathered Mamma Yujiro, James, and Bacon.

They are master-class warriors.

They were the strongest among the humans in the territory.

Bacon has been called ‘Magic Sword King’ since he beheaded Marquis Ebola.

It’s a bit absurd.

Magic Sword King.

It’s absurd, but it’s also a bit cool.

‘I wonder if they’ll give me such a title.’

His fans haven’t thought about it yet.

One Grand Master and three Master-class warriors.

A tremendous force.

In some ways, it could be said to be national-level power.

It doesn’t make sense from the perspective of other territories that such powerful individuals are concentrated in one territory.

Moreover, this is the number excluding the Ogre Corps and Wyvern Corps [specialized military units].

The allied forces could not be ignored either.

Legion’s territory is beyond the Dusselrup Mountains, in the far north.

They have started trading with the Vampire Kingdom. Now, quite a lot of goods were being exchanged.

Especially very expensive ones.

Whiskey made from ice from the far north, which ordinary people cannot even afford to taste, was being supplied in large quantities.

It was an incredibly expensive whiskey that cost 30 gold per bottle in the southern region.

In Legion’s territory?

The moonshine that commoners used to drink disappeared. Whiskey from the Vampire Kingdom replaced it.

Commoners could now drink the finest whiskey for just a little more money.

There was no need to drink moonshine that would give them a headache and stomachache.

Thanks to this, there were no people who feared vampires.

Sharonz, the queen of the Vampire Kingdom, always says to Legion.

“If you need help, tell me anytime. We are ready to help you, who saved the kingdom.”

The number of the Vampire Corps reaches 40,000. Although the number is 40,000, they are stronger than 200,000 human troops when compared to human armies.

Of course.

They are the nobles of darkness.

They were one of the strongest undead.

In other words!

No matter how much Duke Sijinpi tries, he cannot destroy Legion’s territory with their own power alone.

Compromise is the only option.

I dare say that in terms of quality, they are the strongest in the kingdom.

The disadvantage is that the number of troops is too small.

If they cannot increase the number of troops to at least one legion level, 20,000 to 40,000, it will become a strange form of territory where there are only generals and no soldiers.

Anyway, Dreyza thought that the number of elite personnel was small, so he asked Porse to participate in this operation as well.

Porse refused.

“My baby is starting to talk now. He said ‘Dad’ for the first time since he was born. If I’m not here now, he’ll forget the word ‘Dad’. Do you think I’m going?”

“I don’t think you’re going.”

“You guessed it right away. I can never leave my seat.”

He was rejected like that.

So, he had no choice but to cross the border with a small number of elite personnel.

Dreyza stopped at a fork in the road.

There were three roads.

Fortunately, the signpost was erected. Strangely, there were more than 10 signposts.

-Macaroni 12,000 km.

Macaroni is the name of the capital of the Empire.

-Swag 3,300 km.

Swag is the name of the capital of the Stopbi Kingdom. Originally, the name of the kingdom was Stop to Be, but now it has become Stopbi.

-Somers 1,400 km.

It was the capital of the Neck House Kingdom.

-Military City THEMA 220km.

Dreyza paused here for a moment.

“The Ma? The place we’re looking for isn’t here. Did we take the wrong road?”

“The Ma?”

Bacon asked.

“It’s written here. The Ma.”

“…….”

‘Is he trying to be funny?’

There may be many people who still don’t understand, but just accept it as fate.

“Where is it written ‘The Ma’?”

Dreyza pointed to the signpost. ‘This ignorant bastard. Can’t even read.’

THEMA.

Bacon forcibly swallowed the rising anger. He looked at Mamma Yujiro and James.

They were also looking at Bacon with a look of ‘what’s wrong’.

Bacon thought seriously.

‘I acknowledge their power.’

‘But…….’

‘First of all, I have to teach them common sense.’

‘What the hell is this.’

“Just follow me. I know where the military city of Thema is.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

“Oh! As expected, Magic Sword King Bacon. Incredibly thorough preparation.”

‘It’s really amazing.’

It seems they still can’t believe they can’t read.

‘Just leave them alone.’

‘It’s annoying to explain.’

Bacon took Dreyza, Mamma Yujiro, and James, who were cursing, ‘The signpost is terrible,’ and headed to the military city of Thema.

* * *

Kukukukukung!

Duke Trebia and the Cobra unit, who had crossed through the portal, were speechless as they watched the tragedy unfolding before their eyes.

Around them were only crushed and broken corpses.

Earl Irony, who was fighting with all his might under his orders, was also nowhere to be seen.

First of all…….

“All troops!”

“Haap!”

“Start the war!”

“Haap!”

The knights of the Cobra unit all created Aura Blades.

Aura Blades are closely related to individual personality. Therefore, Aura Blades were sometimes called by their respective names depending on the caster.

But the auras of the Cobra unit members were all the same.

It is the same blueness as looking at the clear and high autumn sky.

The blue Aura Blades spewed out all at once, and it was an amazing sight.

“Blow the heads off the monsters!”

“Haap!”

The unit members all threw themselves into the fray.

-Kuaaaaaang!

The monsters snorted as they looked at the small prey running towards them. ‘They’re not even a mouthful.’

They swung their tails at the Cobra unit members. In an instant, about 20 houses were destroyed by the tail.

But…….

There were no unit members who died from being hit by the tail.

Everyone was able to cast Running Lightly on Grass [a spell to increase speed and agility]. They stretched forward several tens of meters with each step.

Even the monsters couldn’t keep up with their speed.

“Haaaap! Here I go! You damn monsters!”

The unit members’ Aura Blades cut through the air.

The outer skin, which had not been able to withstand much damage from previous attacks, cracked when hit by the Aura Blade.

A huge amount of green blood poured out from the wounds.

The monsters also feel pain.

-Kuooh! Oh!

It seemed like they were shouting, ‘What! These little things!’

The monsters with their legs cut off sat down on the floor.

The Cobra unit members did not hesitate and mercilessly stabbed the monsters’ faces and hearts with their Aura Blades.

“It’s here too!”

The magicians in charge of firepower support fired hundreds of fireballs all at once.

They had several times the power of the fireballs used by ordinary magicians.

Hundreds of fireballs hit the monsters’ open wounds. The soft flesh inside burst out when hit by the fireballs.

It was the military city of Thema that had been unilaterally massacred by the monsters’ attack.

It was the first time they had attempted a counterattack since the appearance of the monsters.

“Waaaaaa!”

The survivors who were secretly watching it all shouted in unison.

They can’t run away because of the monsters.

The monsters caught and ate or crushed and burst the humans who were running away.

As a result, there were quite a few people who couldn’t even go out of their houses.

Just praying that the monsters wouldn’t step on their houses.

The survivors, who were holding their breath and watching the situation, couldn’t help but shout as they watched the monsters fall.

“Haap!”

Duke Trebia ran towards the giant monster King Ghidorah.

He knew about King Ghidorah.

He couldn’t help but know because he had received all the data from the lab director, Grandfather.

King Ghidorah.

Originally a mutant of the Desert Hydra.

In fact, it was supposed to be used as the ultimate weapon.

How did it end up like this?

Duke Trebia clenched his teeth and activated the Aura Blade towards King Ghidorah.

Kwarurureung!

The sky opens.

A giant sword popped out from the sky split in half. The giant sword slowly fell towards the ground.

The speed of the falling sword is getting faster and faster.

Legion, who was eating the food made by the cook skeleton in the distance, also opened his mouth wide.

A sword bigger than the monsters was summoned.

It wasn’t magic.

It was a giant sword made entirely of Aura mass.

It was a technique beyond common sense.

‘I never imagined that such a technique existed.’

“Wow, that’s no joke.”

‘Mamon, can you really beat such a monster?’