Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 441

Fallen Flowers (1)

Before the Archbishop knelt the bishops of the four Stone Church splinter sects:

Inmyheart, leader of the Stone Heart Church.

Middlefinger X, leader of the Stone Finger Church.

Asphalteyes, leader of the Stone Eyes Church.

Toomuch, leader of the Stone Spear Church.

The Archbishop wore a faint, bitter smile. They were all steeped in terror, unable to lift their heads to meet his gaze.

Understandably so.

Their orders were stained with blood.

With overwhelming force, he had crushed their bases to dust.

The leaders seemed confident in their abilities, so he showed them.

How strong he truly was.

Whether they knew they were less than insects.

They knelt, watching everything they had built crumble.

Only then did they beg for their lives.

And he spared them.

Why? Out of generosity?

No.

He simply needed the manpower.

Combined, the sects added over 100,000 followers. Even if they were weaklings who would die if stepped on, they each had a role to play.

Moreover, they had grown into completely independent sects over the past 250 years.

The Stone Heart Church, for example, had created monsters using corpses.

It was somewhat fascinating.

They weren’t zombies, death knights, or combined monsters.

They were entirely unique creatures.

Their joint movements were stiff, but they compensated with rapid speed.

Their jumping ability was astonishing, even to the Archbishop.

They could reportedly jump up to 50 meters.

Their bodies were nearly indestructible (Geumgangbulgoe: a legendary monster said to be as tough as diamond, making it incredibly hard to kill).

They possessed both magical and physical resistance.

Mana blades were useless against them; only aura blades could inflict minor damage.

How many knights and warriors could use aura blades in the world?

It was a skill only accessible to those at least of 3-star rank or higher.

Even combined, knights and warriors made up less than 10 percent of the population.

And there were over 1,000 of these monsters.

Inmyheart, the leader of the Stone Heart Church, called these monsters Jiangshi [Chinese hopping vampires].

The other sects had similarly developed unique techniques.

The followers of the Stone Finger Church all used poison hand techniques.

When mastered, extreme poison gathered in their middle fingers.

The moment they raised their middle fingers in unison, a potent toxin contaminated the surrounding air.

A follower who had mastered the poison hand could kill all life within a 100-meter radius in 10 seconds.

The Stone Eyes Church and Stone Spear Church were the same.

Annihilating these sects with their special skills was too wasteful.

So, he absorbed them by force.

As the Archbishop appeared, the sect leaders bowed their heads even lower.

These were leaders who had never bowed to anyone before, each considering themselves the supreme being under heaven.

But this conflict had made them bitterly realize that there was another heaven above them.

The Archbishop of the Stone Head Church was an absolute being they could never approach.

Perhaps he was even a being aspiring to become a god.

They still shuddered.

The evil magic that had overturned their entire order was something they had never seen in their lives.

Followers unable to withstand the Archbishop’s magic collapsed in heaps, barely able to breathe.

The artificial monsters they had developed over a long time were too terrified to even try to come out.

The guardian followers risked their lives to attack the Archbishop.

The Archbishop—

did not move. He simply took a breath…

The guardian followers turned into puddles of blood and vanished.

A divine power beyond imagination!

The Archbishop spoke.

“Kneel. If you serve me to the best of your ability as my slaves, you shall gain eternal life!”

The leaders knelt.

It was no time to worry about pride, nor to beg for life.

They had to kneel.

That was the law of nature.

“From now on, I will issue commands to you.”

The Archbishop addressed the leaders.

The leaders shrank further, perking up their ears. This was it.

They had been secretly building their strength, but they had never even considered taking over the continent.

But the Archbishop—

was about to put it into action.

He, who transcended humanity, could do it.

“Raise the beacon flags! Let the world know our name!”

Their hearts surged.

They were going! Finally, they were going out into the world!

“Haaap!”

The leaders answered in unison.

* * *

The 3rd Infantry Division Headquarters, protecting the commercial city of Conjuring.

The commercial city of Conjuring was close to the border. It was a city that had naturally formed due to trade with other kingdoms.

The commercial city of Conjuring was a central point. Starting from the commercial city of Megabox in the Neck House Kingdom, it connected the empire, various kingdoms, and the Free Union in a long line.

People called that road the Silk Road [a historical network of trade routes that connected the East and West].

Because it was the only road connecting the entire continent, excluding the sea.

Thanks to this, the commercial city became a convergence of cultures from various kingdoms.

However, disputes frequently arose as merchants from many kingdoms gathered.

A security guard force was established to resolve these issues, but it was insufficient.

Bandits preying on merchants were rampant nearby, making the security situation very poor.

So, the late king stationed an infantry division of about 15,000 soldiers here.

To prevent damage from bandits, battalion-level forces were deployed on each road.

Due to the nature of the commercial city, 10,000 out of the 15,000 troops were dispatched.

They rotated every six months.

That meant that only about 5,000 troops remained in Conjuring.

Most of them were outside the city, managing waterways to prevent flooding.

Baron Sebastian, the corps commander, was directing the waterway construction, braving the heavy rain.

“Corps Commander! Corps Commander!”

The intelligence officer urgently called for Sebastian. The rain was so heavy that even shouting loudly was barely audible.

“What is it!”

Baron Sebastian raised his voice to ask.

“We need to turn the troops around! Now is not the time to be working on waterways here!”

“What? Why?”

“There’s chaos in the city.”

“What are you talking about?”

“Demonic beasts from the Demon World are pouring out in droves. They’re devouring civilians indiscriminately. The damage is beyond imagination.”

Sebastian didn’t understand what the intelligence officer was saying. How could demonic beasts from the Demon World suddenly invade the city? The intelligence officer quickly cleared up his confusion.

“It’s a portal! Some madman opened a gate to the Demon World.”

Baron Sebastian looked up at the city. It was hard to see.

Kugrrrr! [SFX for thunder]

Thunder and lightning struck fiercely.

And his face froze.

He saw it.

Monstrous demonic beasts blackening the sky above the city. They were definitely monsters not listed in any monster encyclopedia.

Baron Sebastian looked at the waterways. If it rained more by tomorrow morning, these waterways wouldn’t be able to stop the overflowing water. Then the rainwater would flow into the city.

A major disaster might occur.

But he couldn’t focus on waterway construction while knowing about the massacre happening in the city.

“Leave a thousand men behind! Everyone else, return to the city! Everyone, hurry and arm yourselves! It’s combat!”

Baron Sebastian shouted to the soldiers.

The soldiers’ faces also lost their color. They had been working on the waterways for almost a day and a half without rest.

They were extremely exhausted.

And now, suddenly, a battle with monsters.

They felt like they couldn’t stay awake for 24 hours even if they collapsed and fell asleep.

The physical fatigue was at its peak, and the mental exhaustion was indescribable.

Still, they took up their swords and spears.

Their families lived in the city.

They couldn’t let the demonic beasts from the Demon World feed on their families.

But…

What they saw when they entered the city was a hell they could never have imagined.

* * *

The city was filled with all kinds of demonic beasts.

Nugabah, resembling giant monkeys.

Starbox, moving ten pairs of wings very quickly to attack opponents with ultrasonic waves.

Pigeon, with the upper and lower body having the same shape.

Piccolo, a giant centipede moving underground.

There seemed to be at least a thousand of them.

They attacked houses, sticking their snouts inside and devouring the terrified humans.

It was unbelievably horrific.

“Magic Squad! Magic Squad!”

Baron Sebastian called for the 24-member magic squad. Their main mission was to suppress bandits and guard the city, so the unit’s firepower was very weak.

Therefore, there were very few mages compared to other units.

Baron Sebastian didn’t have any complaints. He actually found their salaries burdensome.

However, in situations like this, the help of mages was desperately needed.

Their powerful firepower was something infantry couldn’t even imitate.

The magic squad arrived. Following orders, they continuously unleashed fire magic.

But in the current situation, with torrential rain pouring down, the fire magic they unleashed had little effect.

“You fools! Use lightning magic!”

Baron Sebastian shouted at the mages.

Knowing they had made the wrong choice, the mages, their faces flushed, used lightning magic to attack the demonic beasts once more.

Jijijijijik! [SFX for electricity]

“It’s working!”

It worked better than expected. Dozens of demonic beasts were roasted and fell to the ground.

-Kuaaaaak! [SFX for monster scream]

The demonic beasts of the Demon World discovered the troops. In their eyes, the army was not a threat.

It was just a delicious prey gathered in large numbers.

Hundreds of demonic beasts rushed towards the soldiers all at once.

“Shield unit, forward! Archers, free fire! Shoot at will!”

Thousands of arrows flew through the air. The arrows that flew through the rain hit the demonic beasts.

However, even though the arrows were shot by skilled archers, they couldn’t penetrate the thick hides of the demonic beasts.

“Collision!”

Beetle-like demonic beasts collided with the shield soldiers. The shield soldiers, who were using iron shields to block the demonic beasts with their bodies, were completely distorted like rusty iron gates.

The shield soldiers were thoroughly crushed by the beetle monsters. The monsters swallowed the fallen, bleeding shield soldiers one by one.

“Get your filthy lips off my friend!”

The soldiers stabbed the backs of the beetle monsters with spears. The spears broke without penetrating the outer skin.

The same was true even when they struck with swords.

The monsters moved slowly, steadily hunting the soldiers.

Swaaaaaaek! [SFX for something tearing through the air]

As the front line collapsed, hundreds of demonic beasts jumped into the soldiers’ formation.

It was reminiscent of a giant wolf slaughtering small lambs.

They tore the soldiers’ limbs off indiscriminately and took them into their mouths.

Some monsters had ten mouths. Ten people were grabbed at once and entered the monster’s belly.

“Rising Impact!”

“Rising Shock!”

“Wind is a Habit!”

The mages of the magic squad unleashed magic until their dantian [energy center] was empty.

Thanks to the rain, the lightning magic they used exerted several times its power.

Demonic beasts weak to electricity had their wings completely burned and fell to the ground.

“It’s working!”

Someone cheered.

But there were too many enemies to be happy.

Except for the knights, heavy infantry, and magic squad, it was impossible to fight the demonic beasts.

It was literally a massacre!

The soldiers were trampled by the demonic beasts without even being able to exert their strength properly.

Not long after entering the city, the number of soldiers had noticeably decreased.

If this continued, they would be annihilated before they could even save the citizens.

It was then.

Swaaaaaaaaa! [SFX for a whooshing sound]

The demonic beasts of the Demon World suddenly retreated. The monsters that had been screaming shut their mouths all at once.

They seemed frightened.

And…

A huge tornado centered on the city soared to the end of the sky.

Thunder and lightning struck like crazy in succession.

Each time the darkness cleared, something faint could be seen revealing itself within the giant tornado.

Kugrrrrrrrr!

Soon, a man with complete form and purple skin revealed himself.

His appearance was similar to humans, but he was definitely not human.

A size of 5 meters that humans could not have. He was definitely smaller than the demonic beasts, but the sense of incongruity was 100 times greater.

The crown he was wearing was also unusual. It was emitting a brilliant light in the darkness.

The most different thing from humans was—

precisely six arms.

Six arms.

That person was well known even in the human realm.

No, could he even be called a person?

He was one of the six demon lords of the Demon World.

Jonkkaa, the 6th Demon Lord of the Six Armor Star, revealed himself.

* * *

Legion was really annoyed to see the 6th Demon Lord Jonkkaa.

“Drayger is resting? My exclusive servants are playing around? Sephiah, that bastard? NubyeoNubyeo? Shuttle? Why isn’t Mizsett showing up these days after getting paid? Why is this only happening to me!”