Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 271

Mammon’s Tragedy 2

-Kuaooo!

By the time the Bone Dragon raised its head, Legion’s iron swords had already shattered the magic barrier.

Yet, the Bone Dragon remained unfazed.

Its skull, the most robust and massive in the world, couldn’t possibly be pierced by a mere human’s attack.

Thus, the Bone Dragon lifted its head even higher and charged fiercely.

-Uwoooo!

In contrast, Legion was slightly taken aback.

The aftermath of tearing through the magic defense had forced his twin iron swords backward with considerable force. The resulting shockwave was more significant than anticipated, making it difficult for Legion to bring the two swords forward again.

His stance kept getting twisted.

As he faced the oncoming pressure and the massive head, a forgotten memory resurfaced in Legion’s mind.

That nightmarish… passive skill.

He almost became friends with a goldfish because of that skill!

-Actually, you were pretty much friends.

Mark quipped, but Legion ignored him.

Didn’t he have the Iron Head skill? Even a dragon wouldn’t dare to hammer nails with its head!

“Damn it! Let’s do this! At least you used to be smart!”

Legion spun his body and charged forward.

-Kua!

The Bone Dragon accepted the challenge with disdain.

The Bone Dragon reinforced all its bones, stiffened its neck, and aligned its hardest bone—the forehead—with Legion.

That guy would crash into him and turn into a bloody mess.

Legion gritted his teeth.

A moment where the wind, the world, everything that existed, and even time seemed to stop, their heads collided in mid-air.

Those who witnessed that unprecedented, epoch-making moment passed down the tale to future generations:

“The hardest thing in the world is Don Quixote Van Halen’s head!”

Cracks began to form on the Bone Dragon’s skull.

The shattered magic barrier fragmented like shards of glass, and faint light seeped through the cracks in the Bone Dragon’s skull.

The frenzied violence and endless undead summoning ceased as if a switch had been flipped.

Like a magic Ferris wheel that had its power cut.

It stopped with a hiss.

“Amazing! That’s Don Quixote Van Halen for you!”

“I told you. The kingdom’s strongest warrior is Don Quixote Van Halen.”

“Incredible. Even if Don Quixote Van Halen is strong, who would have thought he could take down a Bone Dragon.”

“With a headbutt, no less! A man with the guts to headbutt a dragon! Don Quixote Van Halen is the strongest in our kingdom!”

The numerous knights and mages who had been relentlessly attacking the Bone Dragon exclaimed in admiration.

No one had been able to penetrate the barrier surrounding the Bone Dragon.

It seemed nearly impossible due to the barrier generated by the Bone Dragon’s near-infinite magic power.

To break through that barrier and even shatter its head!

All the assembled knights purely praised Legion’s strength.

Or rather, Don Quixote Van Halen’s.

“Damn, my head is the hardest on the continent!”

Legion, excited, banged his head, groaning. Damn it, the knuckles beneath the gauntlet felt like they were about to break.

-Danger! The Bone Dragon is not dead. Magic power is explosively increasing!

“Huh?”

-Don’t let your guard down. It’s undead! Its life force is greater than anyone we’ve met so far.

“Still, its head is broken. How can it move? When Mammon’s head broke, he was in a catatonic state for a while.”

How many times did Sephia break that skull when they first met Mammon? Based on that experience, he thought this guy would be similar….

-It’s a monster one level above Mammon.

Mark was right. The Bone Dragon’s broken head began to regenerate.

“This guy is quite something, isn’t he? It’ll be fun to beat him up.”

Legion jumped up and relentlessly pounded the regenerating dragon’s head.

A look of bewilderment appeared on the dragon’s face.

Being a skeleton, the slight redness on its cheeks, as if blushing, was Legion’s intuitive sense of its bewilderment.

Below-

Kwakwakwakwang!

Dreyza’s Dragon Slayer spells flew.

The Bone Dragon, its barrier shattered, was taking a beating from Dreyza’s aura.

His attacks were a collection of auras!

His aura consumed a lot of inner energy, but its density was much higher than that of other knights.

It was thanks to the Dragon Slayer spells.

Dreyza imbued the Dragon Slayer spells with the aura of ‘Madness,’ which elevated his aura by two levels as if they were originally one.

Dreyza shouted.

“Aren’t you always too late as usual?”

Legion, who was relentlessly pounding the Bone Dragon’s head, looked down and shouted.

“The main character always appears later. Didn’t you know?”

“Ah, yes.”

Dreyza smiled again.

-Flap, flap, hi. Long time no see, Dreyza.

Bibyeo Bibyeo landed next to him.

If Nubyeo Nubyeo carried Legion, Bibyeo Bibyeo, the number two of the Wyvern tribe, carried Dreyza. Bibyeo Bibyeo had once faced Dreyza head-on in the village.

He almost died.

None of Bibyeo Bibyeo’s attacks worked on Dreyza.

The flames from his mouth, the body slams, the claw attacks that could cut through steel—Dreyza lightly stepped on Bibyeo Bibyeo and beat him like a dog.

Each punch resonated in his heart.

Bibyeo Bibyeo decided then that he should never mess with Dreyza again. He was definitely smiling as he beat him. He didn’t know how it felt to beat someone while smiling, but Bibyeo Bibyeo knew very well how it felt to be beaten by someone who was smiling.

It was the scariest feeling he had ever experienced.

The next time he hated someone, he planned to beat them silently while smiling.

If Dreyza’s master, Legion, hadn’t made a contract with the Wyvern tribe, he would have died.

Dreyza stroked his chin as he looked at the giant Bibyeo Bibyeo.

Ah, this shouldn’t be happening. I feel like I’ve become a dog, Bibyeo Bibyeo thought, wearing a pleasant expression.

“Long time no see, Bibyeo Bibyeo.”

-Yes, yes. I’m a little late.

“It’s okay. My master has a bad personality and always nitpicks about being late, but I don’t.”

-Is, is that so?

“Don’t you believe me?”

-I believe you, I believe you. Of course.

“Good. Then take good care of my back.”

-Don’t worry. I’ll keep a close watch.”

Bibyeo Bibyeo quickly took flight.

Bibyeo Bibyeo joined forces with Nubyeo Nubyeo and fired Wyvern Breath at the Bone Dragon, who had finished regenerating in the meantime.

Kukukukukung!

The Bone Dragon’s regenerating bones were now on fire.

Regeneration was gradually slowing down. The redness on the Bone Dragon’s cheeks was also deepening.

The Wyverns in the sky, the ignorant human on the ground, and the demon-like guy who kept flitting around his head….

This was a disaster.

The Bone Dragon decided to attack the most annoying guy at this moment.

Those damn Wyverns buzzing around like gnats!

You’re all dead!

-Kuaooooooo—!

The Bone Dragon used its tail and forelimbs to strike at the Wyverns. The Wyverns narrowly avoided the Bone Dragon’s attacks.

It was a breathtaking attack to watch.

Even the Wyverns, once the Bone Dragon focused on them, found it difficult just to evade. Nevertheless, thinking that the Bone Dragon was not as scary as Dreyza, they did not leave the Bone Dragon’s side.

Thanks to them-

Legion and Dreyza had time to reorganize their ranks.

“Shall we go too?”

Legion infused his twin iron swords with aura.

A transparent film enveloped the twin iron swords. Obvious spatial distortion. Strangely, it was a transparent, barely perceptible aura.

What did the master do to get something so unique?

“Let’s.”

Dreyza chuckled and drew up his inner energy.

Dreyza’s ‘Hegemon’s Fangs’ were also engulfed in the aura of madness. Tremendously powerful energy sparked between the two absolute powerhouses.

“I’ll join in too.”

Raiden said.

“You too?”

“I can’t just keep receiving help. I won’t be a hindrance.”

An enormous chill emanated from Raiden’s entire body. Ice crystals formed around him in an instant.

He might have weakened, but he was by no means negligible.

In particular, Raiden’s aura of ‘Freezing’ was an extremely low-temperature aura.

His attacks dulled his opponents.

It was an ability that Legion and Dreyza did not possess. It might not be a big problem now, but it would be much easier if Raiden joined in.

“Let’s go.”

“Let’s go.”

Three 7-star warriors attacked simultaneously.

With this much power, they could even take on a dragon.

Dreyza and Raiden kicked off the ground and performed aerial leaps.

They moved towards the Bone Dragon as if there were stairs in front of them, stomping their feet.

Numerous auras were generated in the air, striking the Bone Dragon. The Bone Dragon, which had been momentarily distracted by the Wyverns, suffered considerable damage before launching an attack on Dreyza and Raiden.

Unlike Dreyza and Raiden, Legion ran towards the Bone Dragon.

Legion tried to perform an aerial leap, but was rejected due to his weight. It was the same reason he couldn’t use teleportation.

So, Legion jumped up at once and devised a strategy to endure with his body when necessary. He had already broken its skull, so he thought he could block its tail with his head.

-Huh?

Mark’s questioning voice was heard.

Why?

Legion, who had blocked the Bone Dragon’s tail attack, was rolling on the ground. It was the third time already, and the Bone Dragon’s tail was also tattered.

Dreyza and Raiden were still attacking the Bone Dragon without taking a single hit.

Legion was genuinely embarrassed.

What good was having a hard head if it looked like he was just getting hit anyway?

What’s wrong?

When Mark didn’t answer, Legion asked again.

-We’re screwed.

Why?

-Baserabap and the three Guardian Mages have appeared, leading a magic squadron. And behind them… I see some strange figures, probably people from the kingdom.

-Yikes!

This was a very difficult situation.

The Marquis family had openly attacked… what would happen if he met Baserabap and Don Quixote Van Halen here? This could potentially become a very serious problem.

What should he do?

-Maybe, it would be better to take off that armor… If you mess up, you could become a traitor to the kingdom.

Hell! If I take this off, won’t I become a slime? A monster without a shell?

-Still… you have to sacrifice yourself, even if it’s just for the territory… Huh? Oh!

What now? Why?

-That man coming from over there, he looks familiar.

Legion looked in the direction Mark was pointing. Men with a familiar aura were approaching. He felt like he had seen them somewhere, but he couldn’t remember.

A short, stout man wearing iron armor.

He was wearing a helmet, so his face couldn’t be seen.

Although he couldn’t see his face, he would bet all his money and his hand that the man was ugly.

Who is that?

-Wow! I didn’t realize it last time, but now I see. I think that man is the real Don Quixote Van Halen.

Wow! Really?

-Really!

Damn it, this is bad. What if that guy sues me for impersonation?

-You should probably… take off the armor.

How many days are left?

-Get sued, become a traitor, and ruin your family. Your choice.

Damn it!

Legion, feeling rushed, quickly looked for Sarah Connor. Sarah Connor was nowhere to be seen.

Instead, Shuttle was holding something in his hand and waving at Legion.

“Are you looking for this?”

How did that bastard get that?

It was definitely Skin Powder.

* * *

Legion tilted his head, puzzled, as he received the ‘Skin Powder.’ Why do you have this? he wondered.

“She gave it to me before she left.”

“Who? Sarah Connor?”

“Yes.”

Come to think of it, Sarah Connor had been missing since a while ago. Could she have run away alone?

“She gave this to you and left?”

“Yes, she said to transfer 100,000 gold to her magic account. She’s sorry for causing trouble for the boss.”

“She didn’t just run away?”

“I don’t think so. She said the readers hate her. So she left.”

Legion tilted his head, seemingly not understanding.

“Wait a minute? She left because the readers hate her? Did she say where she was going?”

The most bewildered person was Raiden.

He had decided to protect Sarah Connor for the rest of his life. No matter how much the readers criticized Sarah Connor, he was going to cherish everything about her.

And she left him?

“She said she would look for you later when the readers forget about her.”

“When they forget about her?”

“I don’t know, so don’t ask me anymore. It’s natural to be kicked out when your popularity drops.”

Shuttle shrugged.

After meeting Legion and Dreyza, his presence as a 6-circle necromancer was gradually fading.

It felt like he was dispensable.

He was afraid that he would be kicked out too.

Maybe… he should create a personal skill. Dreyza’s pigtails and hair quality were burdensome, Raiden’s foolish innocence was annoying, and Mammon’s bobbed hair was ambiguous….

Should he seduce that Bone Dragon?

He smiled contentedly.