Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 461

Magic is Learned in Vain – Episode 462

# 462

Flames of the Azure Sky 2

The Legion’s deployment alongside Nuber Nuber was purely due to luck.

The town is in a festive mood.

The round of 16 begins tomorrow.

Gamblers, having caught wind of it, are placing incredibly high bets.

The Legion, of course, can’t resist a good bet.

His ability to amass unimaginable wealth thus far has been due to his high-risk, high-return approach.

Though, undeniably, a great deal of luck has played a part.

The Legion considered joining the gamblers but then stopped himself.

“Lord, if you want to gamble, do it somewhere else. Like Las Vegas, since that’s your city anyway. Or go to the port city of CM; they have casinos there too.”

Hazelre’s nagging, adamantly protesting that it would reflect poorly on the territory’s lord.

Alright, alright. I won’t, okay?

The Legion strolled through the streets, wondering if there was anyone to hang out with. The streets were buzzing, but he couldn’t find anyone to drink with.

His subordinates all seemed too edgy to approach.

When he went to Dreizher, the guy was radiating murderous intent.

“Master, you lost in the first round? Good job. That means I’ll take the title of the territory’s strongest.”

Why are they all so desperate for that title?

That’s how he ended up seeking out Nuber Nuber. Nuber Nuber seemed to think a bit differently from the humans.

He had made it to the round of 16, but he wasn’t particularly interested in winning. After all, even if he won first place, the latest model carriage would be too small for him to ride.

He could fly, so he didn’t really need a carriage.

He also had plenty of money.

Wyverns were among the top earners in the territory, generally in the top 10 percent.

Of course.

They were the stars of Wyvern World.

Once it opened, they would rake in the money. Just grabbing it by the handfuls, until their fingernails fell off.

“Then why did you enter the territory’s strongest competition?”

-I fought Sepia once, remember?

“You mean that time you two went at it for a week straight?”

The mansion was half-destroyed back then. His head throbbed, and he gave both Nuber Nuber and Sepia a good scolding.

-I wanted to settle things with him. Sepia claims he’s the strongest magical beast.

“Well, he kind of is.”

Sepia was someone even Dreizher and Lich Mamon couldn’t easily handle. Now, with absolute defense thanks to his items, he could single-handedly annihilate enemy tank divisions.

-I think this way.

“What?”

-I’m the strongest magical beast.

Ah, I see.

This guy was burning with his own ambition.

The Legion understood Nuber Nuber’s meaning and took another sip of his drink.

As expected, the liquor from the Vampire Kingdom was the best. Apparently, it was causing an increase in alcoholism in the territory. He could understand why.

Extreme Ice Whiskey.

Some hadn’t tasted it, but no one tasted it only once.

Even the Legion, who didn’t particularly enjoy alcohol, felt like fireworks were exploding in his mouth.

He felt sorry for Sharons, but he might have to restrict imports.

At this rate, a significant portion of the territory’s residents would become alcoholics.

Just then,

The emergency alarm went off.

A regular soldier on duty shouted urgently.

“Imperial battlecruisers detected! Approximately 30 ships. Initiating air raid alert. All wyverns and dragon knights remaining in the air force, prepare for immediate deployment within five minutes!”

The Legion was taken aback. He quickly asked the duty officer,

“The Empire? Thirty battlecruisers?”

Frankly, thirty battlecruisers could wipe a mid-sized kingdom off the map in an instant.

Where did they suddenly come from?

Did they bypass the front lines and come around the back?

Only then did the Legion realize he had made a mistake. He had sealed off the territory too tightly. No signals could reach outside the territory.

Could something have happened in the meantime? He immediately disabled the signal-jamming magic. Even as he did, he felt proud. Only someone like him could effortlessly cast such powerful magic.

At the same time, it was time for the numerous spies trapped within the territory to begin their activities.

The Legion turned on his phone and called Vasarava Bob.

-Where are you?

Vasarava Bob asked abruptly.

“At home.”

-Are you aware of the situation?

“Not really.”

-I’ll email you the details. Review it and return immediately.

“To where?”

-Where else? The capital, Poman.”

The Legion frowned slightly.

The capital, Poman, was the kingdom’s capital. But somehow, he didn’t feel attached to it.

Like anyone else, the place he felt most comfortable was right here.

“I’d like to, but there’s a problem here too.”

-What problem?

“An Imperial fleet has appeared. A whopping thirty ships.”

-Ugh…

Vasarava Bob groaned. It seemed like a situation he hadn’t anticipated either.

-Can you handle it?

“I’ll try my best.”

-I hope you can. Three legions have already been defeated here. A quarter of the kingdom’s land has been ravaged by the Empire.”

“What?”

The Legion was quite surprised to hear that.

If Vasarava Bob was telling the truth, this wasn’t the time to be holding the territory’s strongest competition or celebrating.

-The Empire’s ground forces number 800,000. They have 50 ships, including their new weapon, the aircraft carrier. We’re helpless. We have no way to fight them. That’s why we need you.”

He was probably referring to the wyvern corps he had showcased during the civil war with the Duke.

“Understood. I’ll do my best.”

-I’m asking you a favor. I’m embarrassed to say this, but… you’re the only one I can trust.”

Ugh, so much pressure.

“Understood. I’ll contact you again soon.”

The Legion turned off his phone. He turned to Nuber Nuber.

“Can you fly after drinking?”

-Krrng. Wouldn’t that be drunk driving?

“It would. That’s a serious crime.”

-I was hoping the lord would turn a blind eye today.

“Ah, am I becoming a corrupt lord?”

-Then personally stop the Empire’s bombing.

“Heh, alright. Let’s go.”

The Legion quickly climbed onto Nuber Nuber’s back.

The whole country is engulfed in flames?

Who said so?

Who said you could invade our land!

The Legion’s eyes began to turn cold.

At the same time, thirty wyverns carrying dragon knights flapped their massive wings and soared into the moonlit sky.

* * *

Kukukukukung!

A 150-ton battlecruiser was engulfed in flames. It seemed they had hit the armory directly.

Kukukukukung!

The side of the battlecruiser was blown open. A chain reaction followed. Explosions erupted from the ship’s bottom, and the battlecruiser was completely engulfed in flames.

And then, it crashed!

Numerous soldiers fell to the ground without even screaming.

“Number 3 crashed! Number 5 is half-destroyed! Number 13 crashed! Number 17 is requesting assistance. Ah! Being shot down!”

The adjutant shouted in despair.

Cold sweat streamed down his forehead. No, all the soldiers in the captain’s quarters were probably the same.

Before setting sail, they had been relaxed.

Flying over the enemy’s heads in the Empire’s proud battlecruisers?

How about that?

Just thinking about it was exhilarating.

They had endured for a long time to taste that thrill. They had willingly put up with the tedious voyage.

And finally, they were over the enemy’s heads. All they had to do was enjoy the sight of the enemies screaming as they bombed them.

But…

What the hell were those things?

Dozens of wyverns were indiscriminately attacking the ships.

Most surprisingly, they were bombing the ships from above.

If they missed, their own territory, their own people, would die.

But they fearlessly dropped magic bombs.

They didn’t know that the magic bombs had tracking magic on them. They never imagined that tracking magic, so expensive, would be attached to magic bombs.

Pinpoint strikes!

In the first bombing, a significant number of ships were already hit. Soon after, the second bombing followed.

Ships with smaller displacement couldn’t withstand the impact and crashed. If a battlecruiser was a ship, they could jump into the sea. Then there was a chance of survival.

But battlecruisers were ships that flew in the sky.

How many people could survive jumping from hundreds of meters in the air?

A battlecruiser crashing meant everyone on board was dead.

Another third bombing.

The fleet was already in chaos.

“Fire the anti-aircraft guns! Fire the anti-aircraft guns!”

Captain Nadogama shouted like a madman. He even threw off his hat. This was no time to be concerned with appearances. His face was covered in sweat.

He couldn’t lose the elite fleet to mere wyverns.

“Wyvern breath! Fired all at once. Contact from battleship number 2.”

-Loyal! This is Captain Tomb of number 2. The enemy’s firepower is too strong. This is a trap. This couldn’t have happened unless someone told them our route.”

“Ugh, I know. There’s definitely a spy.”

-I’m glad you know. Then I’ll be going first. Commander. Loyal.”

“Loyal.”

With that, the screen went black.

And the wyverns’ breath directly hit the largest ship in the Empire’s 2nd Fleet, the Australopithecus battleship.

Kukukukukung!

The Australopithecus battleship staggered. But because it was such a massive battlecruiser, it withstood the wyverns’ breath to some extent.

But it was not the time to relax.

Flap flap!

The wyverns approached and dropped the Legion and the dragon knights onto the deck of the battleship.

“Damn it, that’s an expensive ship! We can’t build this! We must capture it!”

The Legion shouted.

“Uwaaaaaa!”

The dragon knights responded.

They were already extremely stressed. They were called dragon knights, but all they did was act as lackeys for the wyverns.

Once, a courageous dragon knight had dared to argue with a wyvern.

-Bring me cream cheese pasta for lunch.

The dragon knight blocked the wyvern’s path.

“Am I your lackey?”

The wyvern glared at the dragon knight.

-Do you want to die… C…

The dragon knight bought cream cheese pasta and brought it to the wyvern.

It wasn’t just him. Other dragon knights were in similar situations.

But now, they could run wild.

A dragon knight wasn’t a knight who drove a wyvern. The wyvern knew how to get around on its own.

Their purpose was pinpoint bomb strikes and the elimination of the enemy’s leadership using the wyvern’s speed.

Would the knights who were responsible for suppressing the enemy’s headquarters be weak?

Of course not.

They were strong.

They quickly eliminated dozens of soldiers on the battleship and invaded the command room.

“Who are you!”

Tomb, the captain of the battleship, shouted as he looked at the Legion and the dragon knights.

“Take him out!”

“Yes, sir!”

At the Legion’s command, the dragon knights sent Tomb to his grave.

“Everyone, stop moving!”

The Legion shouted.

Some people pressed the emergency bell. The dragon knights spotted them and threw daggers, severing their wrists.

“Next, your necks will be cut off.”

The dragon knights shouted.

You could tell from their expressions.

Ah! This is the life.

Yes, this is what a dragon knight is.

Not a wyvern’s lackey.

The Imperial soldiers in the command room all had either dumbfounded or terrified expressions as they raised their hands in surrender.

Kukukukukung!

Even at that moment, ships were crashing before their eyes.

The firepower of the battlecruisers was far superior to that of the wyverns. But the battlecruisers were no match for the wyverns.

The difference in mobility was too great.

The battlecruisers couldn’t properly catch the wyverns. They couldn’t even do tailing, which was essential in aerial combat.

If there had been an aircraft carrier here, things might have been different.

Aircraft carriers were loaded with small, fast ships.

Their firepower was weak, but their mobility could have kept up with the wyverns’ fast movements to some extent.

In other words!

The Empire had made a misjudgment due to a lack of information.

If they had known that the wyvern corps had appeared in the civil war and wiped out the undead legion, they wouldn’t have deployed the battlecruiser ships alone.

The Legion approached the Imperial adjutant.

“What’s your rank?”

“Y-you son of a bitch. Do you know who I am? Do you think you’ll survive after pulling off something like this?”

“Heh, I guess not.”

The Legion twisted his lips and smiled, and a subspace opened, and a bone hand shot out and wrapped around the adjutant’s entire body.

“W-what is this?”

“There are many who can answer instead of you. That’s what happens when you run your mouth. Corpse Summoning.”

The adjutant was instantly drained of his life force by the summoned Lich Mamon. [A powerful undead sorcerer].

The adjutant, completely drained of life, stood there as an undead with a blank look on his face.

His soul was also swallowed. Now, he was neither a human nor a monster, but an existence that moved according to commands.

Some of the soldiers who saw the adjutant’s appearance couldn’t help but vomit.

“Okay, next. You.”