Magic is Learned in Vain – Episode 445 (445/502)
# 445
Awakening (1)
The Legion retreated.
“That six-armed demon is really strong.”
“I’ve never seen anyone this strong before.”
“Look at that!”
“Mamon, who stepped forward with such confidence, is getting beaten even more horribly.”
“Oh my!”
“He got grabbed by the collar.”
“I can’t bear to watch.”
The remaining five fists launched straight punches at Mamon’s face.
“Kuh-huh, hit me. Hit me more. I’m, you son of a bitch, Hwagok-dong Black Widow [referencing a local tough persona]. Once I bite, I don’t let go. I’ll suck out the black part of your eyeballs with a straw, so just you wait.”
“He’s really asking for it.”
“Saying things like that while getting hit just makes the demon angrier, so he’s only beating up Mamon.”
“Where did Daganda Z and the Bone Dragon go?”
The Legion looked for Mamon’s powerful summons, Daganda Z and the Bone Dragon.
They stepped up to help Mamon just a moment ago, but they were blown away in one hit.
It was hard to believe even after seeing the huge Daganda Z and the Bone Dragon flipping over.
“Those bastards…….”
“Found them.”
Daganda Z and the Bone Dragon were lying on the ground far away. They seemed to be badly injured and unable to move.
But then I made eye contact with those guys. Suddenly, they close their eyes. And then they didn’t move at all.
Like master, like summon.
Their master is getting completely wrecked, but the summons are lying side by side, pretending to be dead.
“Kuaaak! Stop hitting me! Am I a punching bag!”
Mamon struggles.
The demon grabbed Mamon’s luscious hair and pulled him towards himself.
Mamon resisted to avoid being dragged.
Poodeudeuk-
A handful of long, luscious hair, which had been cultivated with a lot of money, was pulled out.
The demon’s fingers were piled high with Mamon’s hair.
Mamon stopped as soon as he saw his own hair being pulled out. The murderous intent was gradually radiating from his already ferocious eyes.
The Legion swallowed.
“No way! Is Mamon about to awaken as a great mage?”
The aura emanating from Mamon’s whole body was unusual.
“You touched something you shouldn’t have. People call it a weak spot. You won’t be able to return to the Demon Realm. Why? Because I’m going to chew you into small pieces.”
“Ah! That’s such a chillingly cool line.”
“Yeah!”
“Go, Mamon!”
“You can finish off the demon.”
“Be reborn as an extreme archmage.”
A moment later.
The Legion couldn’t bear to look ahead.
Mamon was getting even more wrecked.
Again, the only reason he hasn’t died even after getting hit like that is because his body is immortal.
Mamon should be grateful to me because the vessel of that guy’s soul is inside my body.
It’s all thanks to me that he’s not dying.
Bastard.
He shouldn’t have tried to act cool.
What a disgrace.
The Legion shook his head and looked at Baserabab and Princess Rosemary.
It seemed like he wouldn’t be able to send the demon back with his abilities.
All he could do was hold on.
He was going to have Mamon, Daganda Z, and the Bone Dragons deal with the monsters, and he was going to cling to the demon himself.
If he dies?
It would be a shame, but wouldn’t that be his fate?
But he didn’t want to shout, “I don’t want to die!” and run away.
Because it would be uncool.
He didn’t want to show that kind of 모습 [Korean word for ‘appearance’ or ‘figure’] even if he died in front of a girl he liked.
But…….
The Legion stopped dead.
What’s going on?
Count Annabelle looked at the Legion. He could see his lip movements.
“Why? What? You son of a bitch! You’ve been acting all high and mighty all this time, haven’t you? How is it? Who do you think won?”
Count Annabelle pulled the sword out of Princess Rosemary’s heart.
Princess Rosemary looked at her chest as if she couldn’t believe it.
Blood was spreading quickly.
The dress she was wearing quickly turned red.
Princess Rosemary slowly turned her head towards the direction where the Legion was.
Her eyes were shaking violently. It looked like her eyes would roll back any moment.
Barely-
Barely turning her head, Princess Rosemary said to the Legion in a whisper.
“-I’m sorry.”
Princess Rosemary collapsed.
Shuaaaaaaa!
Rain poured down on her body, which was cooling down coldly.
It was such a shocking scene.
No one could move.
No one could open their mouths.
Most people didn’t understand what had happened.
That was the same for the Legion.
His eyes blinked.
I’m sorry…….
What for?
What are you sorry for…….
Why are you collapsing?
Are you dying?
Are you dying like that?
For the first time…….
Blood rushes to the top of his head.
Unimaginable anger engulfed his entire body.
Bang!
At that moment-
The demon’s magic struck the Legion. The Legion, engulfed in flames, fell to the ground.
* * *
Baserabab trembled. All sorts of thoughts were crossing his mind.
Among them, the future of the kingdom came to his mind for a moment. He lived his whole life for the kingdom.
It wasn’t for the royal family.
To many people, he may seem like a loyal subject who was loyal to the royal family.
But that is completely wrong.
Baserabab had never thought that he was loyal to the royal family.
He worked for the kingdom.
The place where he was born and raised.
The place where his parents’ sweat and tears were shed.
The reason why he was more loyal to the king than the Gongwang was because he thought that the king could make the kingdom more prosperous.
If he had judged that the Gongwang could develop the kingdom more than the royal family, he would have taken the Gongwang’s hand.
However, as Princess Rosemary was stabbed with a knife and died, he saw a vision of everything turning to ashes and disappearing, whether it was the royal family, the king, or the kingdom.
“Ah, no.”
Baserabab hugged the fallen Princess Rosemary.
Count Annabelle and the Stone Head Church believers took a few steps back.
Count Annabelle looked at Baserabab as if he was having fun. He wipes the dagger that stabbed Princess Rosemary with the pouring rain and then muttered to himself.
“Hmm, the effectiveness of the dagger with the absolute poison that kills even if it only scratches is quite good. It broke the princess’s defense pendant in an instant. I should thank Bishop Black Day.”
His words were not heard by Baserabab.
He hugged Princess Rosemary and cast healing spells in succession.
“Healing! Healing! Healing!”
Baserabab’s healing is on a different level than other wizards. If he used his full power, he could even regenerate severed limbs.
There was also a rumor that his buff and healing abilities reached the sky instead of giving up attack magic.
But such great healing abilities could not revive the dead.
No matter how much Baserabab cast healing on Princess Rosemary, she didn’t budge.
Blood gushed from her heart and seeped into the floor with the rain.
She’s getting cold.
“Ah! Princess! Princess!”
Baserabab, who was hugging Princess Rosemary and screaming, glared at Count Annabelle with fierce eyes.
“Why? Why did you do this!”
“Why? Isn’t it because there’s a purpose.”
“Do you know what will happen to the kingdom because of this!”
“I know. That’s why I did this. No, I don’t like the expression ‘did it’. This is a revolution. Do you understand?”
“Revolution?”
“Do you like the boring situation on the continent? Are you happy with the fake peace? You should know if you’re a great sage.”
“What are you talking about?”
“Humanity has evolved through war. Humanity can only develop when it is placed in extreme environments.”
“War? What war! War between the kingdom and the empire? No. That’s a massacre. How can the kingdom win against the empire!”
“Why do you think it’s a war between the kingdom and the empire?”
“What the hell are you up to!”
“It’s a continental war. Ragnarok! Armageddon! Harmageddon! It doesn’t matter what modifier you put on it. Now, only the humans selected by that person will survive. They are the new humans who represent humanity!”
“What nonsense are you talking about! Who is that person? Who the hell is behind you!”
“You’ve probably heard of it. It’s called the Stone Head Church.”
“Stone Head Church……. Were you a believer there!”
“Yes, yes. That’s right. I’ve been a believer in the Stone Head Church since I was a child. The knights here are all believers who have received professional training from the Stone Head Church.”
Baserabab groaned.
He also knew about the Stone Head Church.
He received reports about the incidents that occurred in the Magic Tower. In particular, Mizset’s master, Saibiman, strongly advised Baserabab.
“They are madmen. They can do anything based on their misguided beliefs. They will definitely harm the kingdom in some way. Now! When their power is not that strong, we must track them down and wipe them out.”
“I understand. I will report to Duke Sijinpi and activate the informants.”
Baserabab reported to Duke Sijinpi. He did not move the government’s informants.
The intelligence war with Gongwang was being waged very fiercely.
He couldn’t spare the manpower to chase after the heretics.
Instead, he commissioned the information guild to track down the Stone Head Church.
They reported this.
-They are heretics, but there is nothing special about them.
With this one document, the name of the Stone Head Church gradually disappeared from Baserabab’s mind.
After that, a civil war broke out with Gongwang, and he completely forgot about the Stone Head Church.
But!
Suddenly, the name of the heretical sect popped out of the mouth of a high-ranking nobleman in the kingdom.
How could he not be surprised?
He regrets it.
He really regrets it.
He should have paid more attention to those guys.
But even if he went back to that point in time, would he have paid attention to the Stone Head Church?
He couldn’t guarantee it.
At the time, all his attention was focused on Gongwang. A showdown that would determine the fate of the kingdom was about to take place.
In that state, he would not have been able to focus on the Stone Head Church.
In other words!
They took advantage of the kingdom’s chaos and rapidly increased their power.
The fact that they are making such a big deal means that they are ready too.
Ah! It’s a mistake!
It’s my bad move!
He couldn’t have imagined it.
He didn’t know they would do such a bold thing.
“Now that we’ve started the game, we can’t step back now.”
“Step back? Where are you going! You bad guys! You have to pay the price!”
Baserabab’s angry voice spread widely through the torrential rain.
John Wick and the knights exuded Mana Blades with a determined expression that they would never let Count Annabelle and the believers go.
Count Annabelle didn’t look scared at all. On the contrary, he looked like he was having a lot of fun.
“What are you going to do? You can’t stop me with that.”
“You can all die.”
“Don’t talk nonsense!”
“Don’t talk nonsense, and don’t regret it.”
Count Annabelle snapped his fingers. Then the believers clenched their teeth.
At the same time, their eyes shook strangely. An indescribable amount of powerful magic flowed from their entire bodies.
He couldn’t believe it.
What the hell did they do to transform the believers’ bodies so quickly?
“Is it black magic?”
“Black magic?”
Count Annabelle snorted.
“Don’t talk about black magic. This is the bio-weapon that the Order is proud of! You will experience that tremendous power for the first time! Kuhahahaha!”
Count Annabelle laughed wildly-
Kukukukukukung!
The believers were all annihilated by the sudden lightning strike.
“Huh?”