Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 106

Magic is Learned for Nothing – Episode 107

The Archpriest’s Resurrection (1)

Numerous people trapped in the lowest level trembled.

There seemed to be at least thirty of them. There was no distinction between men and women, but all were completely naked. They were simply confined in cages like pigs and cows.

Captured hunters.

Dungeon hunters, treasure hunters, jewelry hunters, etc.—their occupations varied. However, they all shared a similar concept: they excavated or looted something.

All of them had infiltrated the ‘Ancient Dungeon’ to plunder it, only to be captured by the guardians of each level.

Those with low combat power became ghouls.

Or resin vampires.

But those with some skill became…

…sacrifices to be offered to Archpriest Cyclops.

When the magic mixed in their blood combined, Archpriest Cyclops would eventually be resurrected.

The condition for resurrection was blood magic.

If they were ordinary people, 10,000 would be needed; if they were martial artists who could use magic, 1,000 would be needed.

If they were master-level beings, only three would suffice.

However, no matter how powerful the guardians of each level were, they could not stop master-level martial artists.

So, Lilac lured warriors below that level and used them as sacrifices for Cyclops.

But…

The one who invaded the dungeon with Legion was definitely a master-level being. Otherwise, the guardians of each level would not have been so easily defeated.

By human standards, there were countless 5-star and 6-star knights, and 5th and 6th circle mages.

Such beings were indiscriminately crushed by just two people.

More precisely, by that large man.

It was an aura that transcended common sense.

An immense aura. All enemies who touched his aura knelt without enduring a single blow.

A complete monster.

-Krrr…

Archpriest Cyclops was still asleep.

His body was being eroded by Gracia, a demonic beast from the Demon Realm. Gracia, known as the Carnage Beast, was over 9 meters tall, and its dark magic was impossible for a human body to handle. Nevertheless, Cyclops remained here, his mind sealed.

The moment his mind awakened-

He would take over the nearly perfect body of the demonic beast Gracia.

To do so, a vast amount of blood magic was needed.

Lilac approached the cage.

The captured hunters cowered as she approached. Their reason had been removed, but their instinctive fear remained.

-Clang.

Lilac opened the cage and pulled the nooses around the hunters’ necks. The hunters were dragged out powerlessly.

They were dragged to the blood pond.

“No… no…”

They struggled weakly. But having lost everything except their blood magic, their chances of escaping Lilac’s grasp were zero.

Lilac swung the nooses around and threw them into the blood pond. The hunters were pulled along and plunged into the blood pond. They thrashed about, trying to escape. They had clearly seen what happened there.

They didn’t want to die like that.

“Ugh, s-save me. Save me.”

Some of the hunters’ hands reached the edge of the blood pond. A glimmer of relief flashed in their eyes.

But-

At that moment, the body of Cyclops, or rather, the demonic beast Gracia, who had been sleeping, opened its eyes.

-Krrrrrr.

* * *

Legion and Drais were standing in front of the steel door to the lowest level, followed by the guardians of each level.

The guardians of each level did not look pleased. It was less about betraying Archpriest Cyclops and more about the unimaginable energy emanating from inside the steel door.

Legion and Drais also felt it.

“This is really unique. What on earth is this energy?”

Legion tilted his head.

-Analysis impossible.

Mark also shook his head. He wasn’t perfect either. Even with constant updates, the world was still too vast. It might take 1,000 years to fully understand everything.

The same was true now.

A tremendous energy surged from beyond the steel door.

It was a very alien energy. Not demonic energy, nor the energy of the dead. Yet it wasn’t human energy either.

It was neither one nor the other, but it was incredibly strong.

“Maybe we should plan our approach before going in…”

The moment Drais suggested this-

Legion kicked the steel door open.

“Huh?”

“Why bother complicating things here? Let’s just see what’s going on first. Then we can figure out a plan.”

“Ah, well, if you insist…”

Drais clicked his tongue.

Just a few hours ago, his master had been so dejected.

But he had quickly recovered. He kept saying, ‘What the heck, let’s just do it.’

That was his conclusion.

What the heck, let’s just do it.

It was a surprising reaction. The feeling of facing an insurmountable wall was generally the same for everyone. But the ways to overcome it varied greatly.

No one had ever thought as simply as Legion: ‘Okay, let’s give it a try.’

Drais could finally glimpse Legion’s strength.

It was his personality.

His resilience to despair and disappointment was irrationally fast. Others might spend years consumed by emotion, unable to escape the shock, but he would shake it off in just a few days, or even a few hours.

Drais chuckled.

Yeah, that’s my master.

The first thing Legion saw was a grotesque figure standing in the center of the blood pond.

The figure’s eyes were bloodshot.

His pupils were invisible. His long, flowing silver hair (now blood-soaked) did not obscure his fierce gaze.

“Hey, when did you get here?”

Legion pointed to Lilac, who stood there with a triumphant expression.

“Hmph, this place is practically my home. What business is it of yours how I got here?”

“Yeah, that’s right. This is your home. Then what’s that? The landlord?”

Legion pointed to the grotesque figure, who was increasingly radiating killing intent.

It was hard to see him as human.

“Landlord, you say. That’s true, but it sounds incredibly unpleasant. That is the true master of the dungeon! Archpriest Cyclops, who once tried to rule the world but was tragically reduced to this state!”

“Whoa! What, that monster is Cyclops? But what’s this about trying to rule the world? I don’t think I heard that earlier?”

Ignoring Legion’s question, Cyclops opened his mouth.

“A tragic accident…”

“That’s right. A tragic accident. The reason why Cyclops-nim [a respectful suffix in this context] had no choice but to become like this!”

“I don’t want to know.”

Legion cut him off coldly.

“…”

Lilac glared at Legion with fierce eyes, then opened her mouth.

“Cyclops-nim was attacked by a man as big as me. A man who was incredibly strong.”

“I said I don’t want to know.”

Lilac seemed to have somewhat anticipated Legion’s personality. She didn’t bother trying to reason with Legion and just said what she had to say.

“At the time, Archpriest Cyclops-nim could use 7th circle dark magic. Amazing, isn’t it? 7th circle. Our Cyclops-nim, who possessed immense magic power capable of destroying a small city with a single wide-area spell, was defeated by a man wielding only a sword. Can you believe it?”

“I can believe it.”

“What makes you say that you can believe it!”

“Even our Drais here could probably do that much, right?”

Legion pointed to Drais.

He shrugged as if it were obvious. That much was like swimming with his eyes closed.

“You madmen! You really don’t know your place! Our Archpriest Cyclops-nim is such a great person…”

Listening to Lilac’s words, Legion felt like he had been hit in the back of the head.

“Hey! So, what are you? Did you lie to me?”

Legion glared.

“You told me to clear the dungeon, but it turns out you were just a pawn of that old geezer!”

“Hmph! Either way, you’re dead here, you virus!”

“You’re kidding me. If he’s so great, why is he in such a state?”

“That’s because of a tragic accident.”

“Yeah, a tragic accident. If you’re going to suffer something like that, you’re not a big deal.”

“Eeeek.”

Lilac, realizing that she couldn’t win against Legion with words, bit her lip tightly. Since they were going to kill them anyway, what was the point of arguing? It was time to take action.

At that moment.

콰콰콰쾅! [Sound of something breaking]

The chains binding Cyclops’ arms snapped.

These weren’t ordinary steel chains.

They were made of black magic stone, created to forcibly seal the power of the Demon Realm. Black magic stone was a mineral used to replace the power of the Demon Realm when it couldn’t be used in the human realm.

A being from the Demon Realm with mediocre power couldn’t even breathe when sealed by black magic stone.

And those chains made of black magic stone had all been broken.

Splash, splash.

Cyclops crossed the blood pond and came out. His eyes grew increasingly ferocious.

-Krrr, you bastard! Alexander…

Although it was hard to tell, the soul of Cyclops, who had been invaded by the demonic beast Gracia, had awakened.

* * *

Legion looked back and forth between Lilac and Drais.

“That old man knows me?”

He searched his memories, but he had no recollection of ever seeing such an old man.

“I don’t know any old man like that.”

Of course, he wouldn’t know. Besides, Cyclops was a figure from five hundred years ago. There was no connection between them.

Ah! There was one.

Our ancestor?

Could it be…?

“Hey, Lilac. By any chance, did the person who defeated that old man have the surname Alexander?”

Legion asked.

“Grrr, Alexander. That monster-like being. What did he eat to be born with such a sturdy body? I’d tear him to pieces if I could.”

That’s right. That’s right.

That old man was defeated by our ancestor.

-Come to think of it, there was a book like that in the library.

What book?

-Your ancestors seemed to like showing off a lot. All the book titles were like this.

-The Path I Must Take.

-I Will Never Fall or Regret.

-The Absolute Being is Lonely, But I Will Even Enjoy That Loneliness.

That’s so cool?

-……Is that cool? I suspect he had a mental illness from excessive self-love? Anyway, one of them wrote in detail about the monsters he caught. How to catch Archpriest Cyclops.

Really?

Legion’s eyes sparkled.

If his ancestor had written down the strategy for that monster-like Cyclops, he thought he could defeat him easily.

What is it? What is it?

-Archpriest Cyclops of the Stone Church. He’s called an archpriest, but his skills are the lowest. Difficulty B. You can easily catch him if you just beat him up.

Legion’s brow furrowed. And he looked at Cyclops, who was resurrecting with tremendous energy.

How is that a B difficulty?

“Drais.”

“Yes, sir.”

“Is that Cyclops guy only B-grade difficulty?”

“Who said that? That monster is B-grade?”

“Someone just said that. They said you can easily catch him if you just beat him up.”

“Bring me the human who said that. Can they say that after seeing the monster’s rising energy? If he fully resurrects, even I can’t stop him. We have to finish it before that. The difficulty is S-grade.”

“Really?”

“Yes, sir. Don’t say such dangerous things.”

Legion nodded.

As expected, the overall combat power of our ancestors is immeasurable. If they had just honed their skills, they would still be living lavishly on the continent, but why did they have to mess with the queen…

Why would they do such a thing unless they were crazy?

Ah, damn it! What a mess this is thanks to them.

Always! Learning strange magic.

“Okay, let’s go. Let’s take down that bastard… and sweep up all the treasures in the dungeon.”

“Do I get some?”

“9 to 1.”

Drais didn’t think he could ever get 9. What kind of person was this? But this was something. He thought he wouldn’t even get 1.

“Okay. Don’t change your mind later. You have to give me 1.”

“Don’t worry. I keep my promises perfectly.”

Magic began to gather in Legion’s Bidet Staff.

For the first time in a while-

Legion was really going to cast a spell for the first time in a long time.