Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 445

Magic is Learned for Nothing – Episode 446

# 446

Awakening (2)

The pills swallowed by the believers temporarily boost their physical abilities by up to 200 percent.

It’s a new product created by the cult’s research team through blood and sweat.

Originally, their research focused on body modification.

What if they could permanently upgrade the human body through modification?

The research began with the premise that they could endlessly produce soldiers with 5-star abilities.

Research on human body modification continued for quite some time, but it failed to yield any significant results.

The reason was simple.

There was a shortage of volunteers for human body modification.

Initially, many believers volunteered after hearing rumors that abilities could be upgraded through human body modification.

However, not a single one of them survived.

Even those who did survive didn’t last a year before dying.

Naturally, the number of volunteering believers plummeted.

It became impossible to continue human body modification.

The Archbishop, who had shown interest in the early stages of the research, no longer paid attention.

One day, he summoned the human body modification research team and said, ‘We’ve spent enough money. If there are no results, we have to stop. How long are you going to cling to an unattainable dream?’

It was a warning.

Stop wasting the main church’s funds. If you waste any more, you’ll be the ones getting body modifications.

The team leader knelt before the Archbishop and begged.

‘I have a brilliant idea.’

‘What brilliant idea?’

‘We will continue the research in the Nex House Kingdom.’

‘Does that make sense?’

‘The abilities of those who undergo human body modification last for at least a year. The problem is that they die after a year due to cell breakdown.’

‘So?’

Only then did the Archbishop show interest. With an amused expression, he sat on his high pontifical seat, propped his chin, and looked at the team leader.

‘We will make a deal with Duke Trebia.’

‘What are you planning to give them?’

‘We will give them our research. In return, we will receive an unlimited supply of research materials from them. They are a kingdom, so they must have a lot of prisoners.’

‘Do it.’

‘Yes?’

‘I said do it.’

‘Th-thank you.’

‘Give me progress reports.’

‘Understood! I will definitely! Definitely make the research a success.’

Duke Trebia accepted the team leader’s proposal. The potential reward was too great to refuse.

If successful, the benefits they would reap would be beyond imagination.

The problem was the research materials.

First, 100 people.

Then, 1000 people.

Then, another 1000 people.

Numerous prisoners died, vomiting blood, unable to withstand the experiments.

Nevertheless, Duke Trebia couldn’t stop the research because there were occasional successful cases, even if they only lived for a year.

Moreover, they had come too far to quit.

Time passed.

The prisoners of the Nex House Kingdom were running out.

Even prisoners who had committed minor offenses like petty theft were used as experimental materials.

It was no longer possible.

So, Duke Trebia turned his eyes to the Baroque Kingdom.

To King Gong!

He made a deal with the devil.

That’s how the numerous human body modification knights from King Gong’s side were born.

In the end-

The experiment failed.

The team leader accepted his failure and knelt before the Archbishop.

‘I will gladly accept any punishment. Please, give me my punishment!’

The Archbishop smiled gently and said.

‘I can’t say you are without sin, but thanks to you, the two kingdoms have suffered great damage. It’s not a bad result. So, I will give you one more chance. Give up on human body modification research. Upgrade the abilities of the believers in another way!’

The team leader saved his life.

If he failed this time, he would be killed as an example.

He had to succeed no matter what.

That was the Devil’s Pill! [A pill that enhances abilities].

Once taken, it greatly activates abilities for about 24 hours.

Now, they have mass-produced pills that can double their abilities.

The team leader was developing pills that could increase abilities by 3x and 5x.

The believers took the pills developed by the team leader, and their strength and mana greatly increased.

Currently, their estimated abilities are at least that of 5-star knights.

Except for John Wick, the knights cannot defeat them. If there is a complete difference in abilities, even veterans cannot handle it.

If a toddler who knows how to fight fights a non-fighting adult, who will win?

No one would think that the fighting child would win.

That is the answer.

Except for John Wick, the knights cannot stop the believers who have taken the pills.

That’s why John Wick and the knights were prepared to die.

The princess is dead.

A huge storm was brewing in the kingdom.

It was no exaggeration to say that the starting point was their failure to protect the princess.

Perhaps they would have to bear the full brunt of the king’s wrath. No, they definitely would.

They might receive the punishment of exterminating three generations of their families.

Rather-

Let’s die fighting here.

We must kill even one more of those bastards.

If those bastards get out of here safely…

Even if they were forgiven by the king, they wouldn’t be able to bear it.

Even now, countless citizens are dying in the rain. The screams heard through the rain are too terrible.

Sadly, due to the princess’s death, several times, several tens of times more deaths were waiting for the kingdom.

‘We must never let those bastards return safely!’

A powerful aura blade was generated from John Wick’s sword. The knights also desperately created mana blades.

The believers, enhanced with the pills, smirked while twisting their lips.

What can you do to us?

‘Let’s go!’

The moment John Wick and the knights were about to throw their lives at the believers!

A huge firebolt fell from the sky.

The firebolt burned dozens of believers at once.

It was magic so powerful that everyone’s mouths were wide open.

There was only one person among their allies who could use magic this powerful.

No, it seemed more powerful than any magic they had ever seen.

Kukukukukuku!

The floor hit by the firebolt sizzled. The rain and the boiling floor met, and a huge amount of steam rose into the air.

Everyone looked at Legion.

Legion, who had been busy blocking the Demon King until just now.

There shouldn’t be any time to pay attention to them.

Swaaaaaaa!

‘Legion, is that Duke Legion?’

John Wick muttered, swallowing hard.

The appearance was Legion.

But something was different.

What should he say, the atmosphere.

It was clearly different from before. It was as if they were seeing Legion with a changed soul.

* * *

Extreme anger causes mana poisoning. People with mana poisoning have their blood vessels twisted and die vomiting blood.

But when they encounter anger that surpasses that, their blood vessels don’t twist but expand.

Legion went through his fourth puberty.

First puberty.

It refers to distinguishing between men and women only by their genitals when they are first born.

Second puberty.

Acne appears.

The testicles grow.

Height increases and weight increases.

Hair grows in the armpits and genitals.

A beard grows and the voice becomes thicker.

Third puberty.

The body becomes capable of learning mana.

Mana can be converted into magic power.

They become mages, knights, archers, and warriors.

Fourth puberty.

Only Grand Masters are capable of it.

They become Super Grand Masters.

They shed their human form.

They can use 9-star and 9-circle magic simultaneously.

(It’s different from rebirth).

Legion, who had completed his fourth puberty, felt that his body had changed significantly.

Pdrddk.

Legion is not happy that he has become surprisingly strong.

What he is happy about is-

He can chew up those damn bastards.

Legion waved his hand.

A firebolt with the power of 8 circles strikes down with just his will. There was no need to cast spells in detail.

It’s also different from the Dragon’s Dragon Words [Draconic language spells].

Kwakwakwakwakwang!

The firebolt that struck down according to his will fried all the believers except for Count Annabelle.

Count Annabelle’s bewildered appearance was visible. He looked at Legion. He seemed to feel something was wrong. He’s trying to run away.

No way.

Legion raised two fingers upwards. A huge pillar of fire, tens of meters high, soared above the earth.

The pillar of fire rotates and becomes a tornado.

‘Wh-what? What is this?’

Count Annabelle shouted with fear-filled eyes. It was a situation far beyond his imagination.

He had never seen such a terrifying pillar of fire. Escape is impossible.

He instinctively feels that he will be finished with just a slight touch.

Ultra-high heat exceeding tens of thousands of degrees!

He mistook it for being in hell.

Legion stepped on the air and went down.

Kkulkeok.

No one could speak to Legion.

Baserabapap was just looking at Legion.

Legion and Count Annabelle, who had entered the pillar of fire, faced each other.

‘You… you monster bastard…’

Count Annabelle cursed and gritted his teeth. It was the enhanced pill that gave him 3x the ability, specially supplied to him.

Pdrddk.

Count Annabelle twisted his neck from side to side.

Momentarily, unbelievable power surged from his entire body.

The team leader said-

‘The 3x enhanced pill is effective, but the side effects are quite severe. You will experience pain like death for at least 7 days. So, don’t use the 3x enhanced pill unless you have to. The 2x enhanced pill should be enough.’

But now, the 2x enhanced pill is not enough.

Even if he had to endure pain like death, he needed the 3x enhanced pill now.

As expected-

He is overflowing with power.

Tremendous magic power was soaring from his fingertips and toes.

With this much power, he could drop this monster-like Duke Legion into hell!

‘Kahahaha! Die!’

Count Annabelle threw a fist full of magic power at Legion.

It was a fist that could crush a huge rock in one blow.

It was a fist that could smash an ogre, the strongest monster on land, in one blow.

It was also the straight punch that Count Annabelle was most confident in.

But he had the wrong opponent.

He just got stronger-

Legion was a Super Grand Master in a realm that humans could not reach.

In Legion’s eyes, Count Annabelle’s fist seemed to be crawling slowly.

It doesn’t hurt even if I get hit by this fist.

There was no need to avoid it.

He grabbed Count Annabelle’s fist with his palm.

‘Huh?’

Count Annabelle is very surprised. How dare you grab my straight punch? That was the expression on his face.

‘What huh.’

Legion clenched his palm tightly.

Then-

With a thud! Count Annabelle’s fist disappeared.

Blood, bones, and muscles are separated.

Just because he took the 3x enhanced pill doesn’t mean the pain disappears. He was just too surprised to even scream as he looked at his missing fist.

‘Is it painful?’

‘You son of a bitch!’

‘I’m in pain too. Because of you.’

Legion brought his forehead to Count Annabelle’s forehead.

Count Annabelle struck Legion’s entire body dozens of times with his remaining fist, but he didn’t budge.

Count Annabelle’s back, which had been pushed back while hitting, finally touched the wall of the castle.

Forehead and forehead touched.

Each other’s pupils can be seen right in front of their noses.

‘Ughhhhhh.’

Count Annabelle’s teeth clashed up and down.

He thought he could handle it if he took the 3x enhanced pill. He thought that if he defeated him easily and returned to the cult, he would be treated as a hero.

But there was something fundamentally wrong.

Legion was several times, no, several tens of times stronger than he had expected.

The prediction was completely wrong.

That look.

Look at that look.

Someone comes to mind.

Who is it?

Who is it?

Ah! The Archbishop!

Unbelievably, Duke Legion’s eyes were very similar to the Archbishop’s.

What if their abilities are equal?

He can never beat Duke Legion. He should have run away no matter what.

‘It’s too late.’

Legion said in a low and indifferent voice, as if he had noticed Count Annabelle’s thoughts.

Legion puts strength on his forehead.

Count Annabelle resisted with all his might, but…

From the beginning, the idea of resisting was wrong.

Ttutuk.

Count Annabelle’s neck breaks.

Soon, his waist follows and breaks.

The more Legion pressed with his forehead, the more Count Annabelle’s entire body folded like a blanket.

Ttududuk-

Ttududuk-

Ttududududuk!

‘Kulkulkulkul!’

A huge amount of blood spurted from Count Annabelle’s mouth. Broken bones pierce through the flesh.

Please, please, he begged.

It hurts too much.

It’s not a request to be saved.

Just kill him.

That’s how he begged.

Legion said.

‘Fuck off.’

He slammed his forehead down as it was.

Pajijijik!

Count Annabelle was embedded in the floor with all the bones in his body broken. He had become a lump of meat that could not be recognized.

But he is still breathing.