Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 140

Magic Learned in Vain – 141

# 141

Bidet’s Staff 2

“Get down!”

Mark shouted urgently.

Legion, sensing an immense power approaching, reflexively ducked.

The stretched tail whipped past, like a blade, grazing Legion’s waist. The force of the graze was extraordinary. What the hell was that?

Thwack!

Because Legion dodged the attack, Nataly, who had been shouting a warning from the front, was struck by the tail and sent flying far away. Nataly crashed into the wall, grimaced in pain, and collapsed to the floor.

“What the hell! What now?”

Legion turned his head toward whatever had attacked him. He couldn’t make out the opponent’s exact appearance because his eyes were covered. But one thing was certain: the Three-Headed Medusa had recovered her magic.

Strangely, her height, which had been nearly 10 feet, had drastically decreased, now similar to that of a human female. What was going on?

-Updating information. The Three-Headed Medusa’s serpentine lower body has transformed into a human form. Female, height 180 centimeters, completely naked.

Completely naked… kind of a shame.

-If you want to see it, you can take off your blindfold. If you’re willing to enjoy a brief eyeful and then live as a statue.

Just saying.

-That’s not the problem right now.

What is the problem?

-The Three-Headed Medusa’s combat power is increasing exponentially.

Ah, I can feel that too.

The hairs on Legion’s body stood on end. The back of his neck prickled. An incredibly sinister energy filled the vast cavern.

It was a stark contrast to her earlier appearance, when she was flailing around carelessly while swinging her tail.

It felt like a different person.

If she seemed like a clueless mistress before, now she exuded the aura of the main wife [implying dominance and control].

The Three-Headed Medusa shook her shoulders from side to side. It was a simple action, but her magic surged.

She hadn’t just gotten stronger.

She had become incredibly strong.

“Damn, this isn’t snake soup [an easy fight].”

-It’s Dragon-Phoenix soup [an extremely difficult fight].

Right, if I don’t stay sharp… I’m screwed.

Legion gripped the Reinforced Iron Staff and hammer tightly.

-It’s been a long time since I’ve taken this form.

The Three-Headed Medusa looked at Legion, her gray eyes gleaming. She didn’t look angry. She was looking at Legion with a sense of great interest.

“So, the Three-Headed Medusa is a shapeshifting monster?”

-Shapeshifting monster… that’s just a term you humans arbitrarily came up with. Our race was born with the ability to live in two forms from the beginning.

Ugh, she says they’ve had two modes from the start. That’s why Medusa raids are so difficult.

-The first is normal mode. It’s easy and convenient for hunting mediocre opponents. But as you can see, it’s not a very strong body.

Huh~ She says that’s not a strong body? Of course, it’s no match for me, but it would be terrifying to others.

-The second is hunting mode. This is the true power that sustains our race. Now, it’s been ten years since I’ve been in this form, so I might not be able to control my power. Fat human… try to hold out at least.

Damn it, this is really bad.

She seems like the most dangerous one I’ve ever met. Or is it a she?

Just standing there, the energy she was emitting felt like it was tearing at my skin.

-Dodge!

Mark’s urgent voice rang out. Something flickered at the fingertips of the transformed Three-Headed Medusa. It was an attack as fast as light.

The moment he sensed the danger, Legion threw himself to the side.

Thwack-

But the Three-Headed Medusa’s attack pierced his shoulder. Surprisingly, the hole that was pierced sizzled as the flesh cooked, cauterizing the wound on its own.

The impact was considerable.

His strength drained from his shoulder, and the Reinforced Iron Staff he was holding fell to the floor. He couldn’t put any strength into his fingers.

“Damn it. What is that?”

The Three-Headed Medusa’s attack skillfully avoided the Tarantula Armor.

Of course, he wasn’t relying solely on the Tarantula Armor. His own defense was also quite high. Since he had gained weight, no one had been able to shock his fat body.

But the Three-Headed Medusa’s attack easily tore through the defense he had.

-It’s compressed heat of ultra-high temperature. It seems she’s drawing on the power of the lava beneath the cavern. The attack power is much higher than the Electric Trident. Dodge at all costs!

I know. I know. I took one hit, and it’s no joke.

-Die! Trash! Hell Laser!

Fwish! Fwish! Fwish!

Flashes of light erupted.

In his mind, the ultra-high-temperature attack fired by the Three-Headed Medusa flickered in black and white.

Legion rolled his body, but he was a little late. One of the three Hell Lasers pierced his thigh. The remaining two pierced through the cavern walls.

Kukukukukung-

The explosion occurred a long time later, indicating how deeply they had dug into the dungeon.

“Aaaargh! This is annoying!”

Legion screamed. The method of downloading the terrain and the opponent and transmitting it directly to the brain was certainly quite useful in catching the Medusa.

The problem was when the opponent exceeded a certain combat power. The monster’s attack surpassed Legion’s reaction speed. Instead of sensing and dodging, there was a slight time delay.

It was a very brief moment of ‘flinching,’ but it worked very unfavorably for Legion.

Tell me about how to adapt to shapeshifting monsters!

-There is no data on shapeshifting monsters. Dragons and Behemoths are representative shapeshifting monsters, but it was unknown that the Three-Headed Medusa was a shapeshifting monster. Sorry~

Sorry, my ass.

Neither you nor Mammon are ever helpful when I really need you.

-That’s why I’m sorry! Fighting! Only by overcoming this hardship can you become the respected Hero of Truth to the people.

Me, a respected hero?

-Real.

The kind where countless women are waiting in front of my house with bouquets of flowers?

-It’s not just ordinary women who do that.

Then?

-Even the queen has hearts in her eyes.

…….

Forget it. I don’t like queens.

Thanks to his ancestor’s affair with the queen (which his ancestor claimed was romance), his descendants were suffering greatly in the frontier. Legion had a queen complex. He instinctively avoided queens.

-Then a princess.

If she’s pretty.

-If she’s pretty?

Yeah, if she’s pretty.

Mark thought this was a big problem. Legion’s taste in women was seriously low. It was the worst compared to ordinary people. Rather than the worst, it was strange.

He didn’t even glance at the most beautiful women. He had rejected all the beautiful women he had met so far. It was outrageous in the eyes of others.

If he didn’t quickly correct Legion’s taste in women, he might make a fuss about marrying the continent’s greatest villainess.

-You cockroach-like bastard!

Fyoosh! Fyoosh! Fyoosh!

The Three-Headed Medusa’s Hell Lasers were fired incessantly. It was such a violent attack that it seemed she didn’t care if she completely destroyed the cavern.

Kukukukukukukung!

Nataly had her head buried in the ground and couldn’t even lift it. Boulders were constantly falling near the statues where she and her subordinates were.

Splash! Splash!

The lava that collided with the rocks splashed up dozens of meters. The heat was intensifying.

Legion found it difficult to breathe. Sweat flowed from his forehead beyond the limit.

“Kuh.”

Legion hopped around, dodging all of the Three-Headed Medusa’s attacks.

It was an amazing display of flexibility.

The Three-Headed Medusa was getting increasingly annoyed.

In her transformed state, she was several times stronger than in her original form. But while she was strong, it consumed an enormous amount of magic. If she didn’t quickly catch that prancing pig, she was in danger of collapsing on her own.

-I’ll finish you off!

The Three-Headed Medusa’s magic intensified. Hell Lasers were fired simultaneously from all six eyes.

“Eek!”

Legion’s face turned pale. This time, there was no way to avoid it.

* * *

Baron Signal and dozens of knights, along with over a hundred slave hunters, had entered the Demon Forest.

Baron Signal frowned. He had been staying here for several days already.

The Demon Forest, the Demon Forest, it was as infamous as the rumors said. If they hadn’t had a guide for the forest, they would have suffered considerable damage and been forced to retreat.

But-

He looked at the elf boy, Rene, who was unconscious and trapped in the carriage.

He was quite resilient for a boy. But he was just a boy. He couldn’t withstand the experts’ torture.

The boy collapsed, battered and bruised, and had no choice but to tell them everything he knew.

He didn’t act as a guide because he wanted to live. He did it because he wanted to die. The humans’ torture was so cruel that he wanted to die, and he had no choice but to act as a guide.

He lied several times in the middle, but each time, he received pain that was as close to death as possible without actually dying.

“Have you found out the source of the money?”

Baron Signal asked Baron Perio.

“Yes, the source of the money is Baron Legion.”

“Baron Legion?”

Baron Signal tilted his head. It sounded familiar, but also not. It sounded familiar, so he thought he might have heard the name once.

“He is said to be a very handsome country nobleman who first appeared at the coming-of-age ceremony held in Count Persimmon’s territory.”

“Was he? Whether he was or not, why would I have heard of him?”

“Because of the mine.”

“The mine? Ah! That crazy nobleman who was bragging about owning a mithril mine! That was Baron Legion?”

“That’s right.”

“Wasn’t he dead?”

The rumor that the country nobleman Legion had discovered a mithril mine and had become instantly wealthy had swept through the county. Many people envied him, but the nobles did not.

*That bastard will die soon.*

There were also rumors that Count Persimmon was after him. When Count Persimmon’s health deteriorated and he stepped back, other nobles swarmed in like bees.

That was all Baron Signal remembered. He assumed that Baron Legion was already dead and his territory had been torn to shreds by other nobles.

But unexpectedly, Baron Legion’s 10,000 gold note was found in the dark elf boy’s possession.

Was he not dead?

“I’m not sure. I assumed he was dead and didn’t pay attention…”

“It’s a 10,000 gold note. That’s not an amount that a mere baron would carry around. Find out about him. Whether he’s in our territory, and if so, what he’s doing. Whether he’s as handsome as the rumors say, and how capable he is, etc.”

“Understood.”

Baron Perio bowed his head.

“Good. How far has the operation progressed?”

“The rangers who infiltrated the dark elf village have returned.”

“How many?”

“About 300.”

“Oh ho, that’s at least 200,000 gold.”

“It might be more. There are quite a few elfophiles [people who are sexually attracted to elves] on the continent. Moreover, they are dark elves, who are said to be rarer than elves. There’s a reason they’re called black pearls. You can’t put a price on them. Especially young dark elves… you can name your price.”

“Is that so.”

Baron Signal licked his lips. Desire gleamed in his eyes. His father had been on good terms with the dark elves, but he wasn’t.

He thought his father was crazy.

They were money just by existing. He couldn’t understand leaving them alone.

He could capture them, have them bear children, and then sell them at high prices.

In Baron Signal’s view, the sale of dark elves was as profitable as drugs.

“The rangers have poisoned the well in the dark elf village. Soon they will be incapacitated.”

“We must not be careless. There are plenty of guys with combat power of 3 stars or higher. There’s a high possibility that they won’t be poisoned by the drug. Moreover, they even use spirits.”

“Hehe, that’s why we invited him.”

“Yes, it cost quite a bit. Has he arrived yet?”

“He will arrive soon. The pseudo-man [likely referring to someone with artificial enhancements or magical abilities] of the Magic Tower. If he joins us, we will be able to easily get our hands on even the most agile dark elves.”

Baron Signal smiled in satisfaction at Baron Perio’s words.