Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 101

Magic is Learned for Nothing – Episode 102

# 102

The Strongest Servant 2

“A crystal that permanently increases stats….”

I ate it because I was told to, but it’s been an hour and nothing has changed. My Lord wouldn’t lie.

“Did anything change for you?”

“I feel a bit bloated?”

“Me too… I need to poop.”

“Me too.”

Bacon nodded. There was a musty smell that made him not want to eat it, but he had no choice.

He barely managed to eat it, but he doesn’t feel any better.

Did the Lord play a trick on us?

But then-

Suddenly, letters appeared on the retinas of the exclusive servants.

-Congratulations, Bacon.

-Congratulations, Lotto.

-Congratulations, Jonnaen.

-Congratulations, Piranha.

The surprised exclusive servants looked at each other. They rubbed their eyes, wondering what it was, but the letters did not disappear.

-By the glory of Legion, you have gained a new ability. It is a passive skill, ‘For the Glory of Legion.’ Intelligence increases by 1 each time you consume a jewel given by Legion.

This is a very valuable stat.

The higher your intelligence, the faster you can learn magic.

“What, what is this?”

The exclusive servants looked at each other, staring at the status windows that appeared simultaneously. Everyone looked like they hadn’t adapted yet.

* * *

Hymo barely blocked the dark magic that unfolded before his eyes.

It was dark, rising black magic. If it had been Hymo in the past, he wouldn’t have been able to block even one strike and would have been burned to the bone.

But he wasn’t the old Hymo.

“Hail Legion! Legion is the master of all things, glory to Legion!”

-Your earnest wish is reaching him. Divine power continues to increase. It has reached 10 percent, 15 percent, and 18 percent. You can now completely block black magic below the 4th circle [a measure of magical power].

That’s it.

Hymo gritted his teeth and pushed in with his shield.

Pajijik! Pajijijijik!

The shield full of divine power completely deflected the dark rising of the black magician.

“T, this can’t be.”

The black magician’s face turned paler and paler.

He scoffed when only five mercenaries came to catch him. Even if fifty mercenaries of this level came, he wouldn’t be worried, but only five.

He felt very bad that he was being underestimated.

He thought he would catch the five mercenaries alive and stuff them. The body is stuffed, but the head is alive. They can also communicate. What a great collection.

However, his hopes were soon shattered as he fought the mercenaries. The other four mercenaries are skilled, but that’s it. They can’t do anything to him. Two powerful black magic spells would wipe them all out.

But that bald guy is the problem.

Every time he looked for Legion, tremendous divine power poured out, neutralizing his magic.

“Who the hell is Legion!”

The black magician couldn’t contain his curiosity and shouted. He had never heard of a god named Legion. If it is a new god, he must inform the main church immediately.

He had never seen such powerful divine power in recent years.

“You don’t know Legion! You impudent bastard! Legion is handsome. Legion is cool! Legion’s heart is warm! How can you not know such a person!”

Hymo’s divine power increases again.

“Damn it. What kind of prayer is this!”

“What good is a prayer! The heart is important!”

Hymo gritted his teeth and shouted. Even if he was armed with divine power, he couldn’t block all black magic. He sprinkled the expensive holy water, but it was far from enough to block the guy’s black magic. The armor other than the shield had already begun to corrode.

Buffalo, who was the same tanker [a character specialized in defense], did not participate in the battle at all due to lack of divine power.

The only allies who could be of help were the wizard Mizsett and the archer Hailer.

With their original strength, they were no match for the black magician. Nevertheless, the reason they chose to fight the black magician was because of a jewel they had accidentally discovered.

The mercenaries were heading to Alexander Territory.

Legion and they had a contractual relationship.

Simply put, it is the relationship between a mercenary and an employer.

They only need to bring information that would benefit Legion and receive compensation for it.

How simple is that?

However, their thoughts changed after eating the ‘crystal’ Legion gave them.

No, the values ​​they had lived by had changed. The crystal was not worth 100 gold. It was worth more than 10,000 gold or even 100,000 gold to them.

Legion, who gave them such a precious crystal without hesitation, seemed so great. He had a heart as vast as the ocean that they could never follow even if they were reborn.

Especially-

Hymo and the dark elf Hailer, who had faith in Legion, insisted that they must serve by Legion’s side.

Steel and Buffalo, who had not yet consumed the ‘crystal,’ were just curious about what had happened to them.

Would they be able to upgrade amazingly if they ate the crystal too? So Steel and Buffalo did not object to returning to the hellish Alexander Territory.

It was when they reached Alexander Territory.

They found a black magician.

He was not alone. Twenty skeletons surrounded about fifty slash-and-burn farmers [farmers who clear land by cutting down and burning vegetation]. The slash-and-burn farmers staggered, carrying what looked like heavy objects. Children and women carried items that even adult men would have difficulty lifting.

They don’t know what the black magician is doing.

Whether he was looting graves or awakening the Demon King, they would never have intervened in the first place.

However, Hymo and Hailer were paladins [holy warriors] with strong faith in the ‘Legion Church.’ The powerful divine power transformed them into completely different people.

“You bastards! How dare a black magician act near Legion’s territory! We will not forgive you on behalf of Legion!”

That’s how the battle began.

Mizsett, Buffalo, and Steel couldn’t even stop them.

Hymo and Hailer recklessly ran towards the black magician and the skeletons.

But the opponent was too strong this time.

Hymo gritted his teeth.

“Mizsett! Hailer, get ready! I will break through the guy’s range!”

Mizsett and Hailer nodded.

Mizsett used fire magic, which was strong against black magicians, and Hailer’s arrowheads were filled with divine power.

“Let’s go! Wooaaah!”

Hymo’s divine power reached its peak.

* * *

“Haa, haa, haa.”

Hymo and the mercenaries gasped for breath.

It was the most battle-like battle in recent years. If it hadn’t been for Mizsett’s Fire Rain and Hailer’s barrage of divine power, the mercenaries would have all died here.

Fortunately, the black magician was at the 4th circle level. He was also a non-combat black magician.

It was a stroke of luck for the mercenaries. Hymo said it was thanks to ‘Legion’s blessing.’

For a while, they were just getting hit.

He picked a fight with the president’s exclusive servants and got beaten like a dog, got caught by Sepia the ogre and got beaten, and got beaten for targeting the president.

Looking back now, it is a miracle that he is still alive. From a third person’s perspective, it would have been understandable if he had lost his life a long time ago. Thinking about it that way, his respect for the president grows even more. He is a grateful person who does not recklessly harm people’s lives.

“Keuheuk, what the hell… which paladin order are you from?”

The black magician asked, panting.

His eyes were full of disbelief. He had to pass this on to the main church at all costs. He never expected that this secret would leak out. If he had known this would happen, he would have activated double and triple protection.

“We are not a paladin order.”

“What?”

“We are the ‘Kill the Dragon’ mercenary group. You must have heard of it at least once, right?”

“…….”

Damn it, haven’t you heard of it?

“Are you going to hide your identity until the end?”

The black magician’s voice gradually faded. The light gradually disappeared from his eyes.

“We are different from you rats who live hidden in the dark. We never lie.”

“……Are you really mercenaries? Believing in a god named Legion?”

“What do you mean by god?”

“What do you mean?”

“He is Baron Legion of the Alexander family. He is the lord of the territory adjacent to the Dusselruff Mountains.”

“Ah, this bastard… he’s lying until the end….”

The black magician, thinking that he was being teased until the end, became enraged, and the wound he had suffered became even larger. In the end, he glared at the mercenaries and died.

“Fighting black magicians is too dangerous. I don’t want to do it again.”

Only then did Hymo relax.

The same was true for the other mercenaries. They took a deep breath. Mizsett and Hailer, who had used all their magic power, collapsed to the floor.

Suseuseuseuseuseuk-

The black magician’s body began to decompose.

The surprised mercenaries took a step back.

Rumor has it that black magicians use a terrifying magic called ‘Corpse Explosion’ when they die.

Such a fluttering death!

It feels similar to the casting of an extremely evil magic that explodes all the mana that the black magician has accumulated throughout his life at once.

If he is a 4th circle master, no living thing within a 30-meter radius will survive!

“Run away! As far as possible!”

Hymo shouted.

But everyone felt that it was already too late. Just when everyone was standing still in despair, the black magician began to turn into dust and scatter in all directions.

It seems that he was so surprised that he died that he was unable to cast the ‘Corpse Explosion’ magic.

“Wow! We barely survived.”

“I know. It’s a relief that this guy was a bit of a fool.”

All that remained was the black magician’s dirty black hood and all the items he had been carrying.

Hymo looked at Mizsett.

No one among his colleagues could keep up with Mizsett when it came to items. Mizsett, who nodded, got up from her seat and carefully examined the items the black magician had dropped.

“This is a black magic stone.”

Mizsett muttered, picking up a dark gray jewel.

“Black magic stone?”

Black magic stones were jewels that could contain the energy of darkness and were often used by black magicians. It is a jewel that is worth a decent amount, but it is not enough to compensate for the hard work.

“Yeah. If you put it on the market, it’s about 20 gold?”

“Only? What else?”

“There’s nothing else.”

“That’s strange. He was definitely trying to hide something so desperately.”

“Yeah, I saw that too. Then is it this?”

Mizsett unfolded a leather map.

Travelers do not prefer paper maps. This is because they tear easily even when it rains. But leather maps last quite a long time. Once you buy one, you can use it for 3 or 4 years.

Mizsett’s expression gradually hardened as she unfolded the leather map.