Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 486

Legion gritted his teeth.

The grade 19+ book he had painstakingly acquired had vanished. He searched everywhere, but it was nowhere to be found.

He had a hunch who it was.

There was only one person who cleaned his room.

Heizler!

The head of the ugly and ill-tempered maids!

What did Bacon even see in her to date her? Oh, you didn’t know? It’s been hinted at for about 500 chapters that they were flirting.

Hey, hey, Bacon, nobody knows.

Looks like no readers are interested in you.

Ah, this isn’t the time to be thinking about that.

In reality, there’s a big difference between videos and books.

Videos have a much better visual effect, but they get boring quickly. There’s no aesthetic depth to them.

But books are different.

They’re far superior for expressing imagination. You can divide a situation into 101 different scenarios and imagine them. Ah, it’s great that I can set her appearance to my liking.

-In the future, there’s a game called ‘Bishoujo games.’

Huh? Bishoujo games? What’s that?

-A shortened term for ‘pretty girl dating simulation.’ The adult version is overwhelmingly popular.

So? Why are you telling me that?

-If you were born in the future, you’d be 100% an otaku [a person with obsessive interests, particularly in anime and manga]. You’d probably lock yourself in your room and play those games all year round.

Your mom would be crying and banging on the door, saying, ‘Legion, Legion. If you have any complaints, talk to us. We’re ready to talk to you.’

Then you’d say, ‘Shut up! Don’t knock on the door! Damn it, annoying.’

You’d be the ultimate in filial impiety [lack of respect for one’s parents].

In a mold-filled room, without working and only playing Bishoujo games, drinking, and smoking for years, you’d cough up blood.

What is it? That scenario?

-Listen to it.

I don’t want to listen.

-Just listen. You’d cough up blood and shout, ‘Mom, Dad, save me!’ But Mom and Dad would be out working to feed you, their child. Mom’s a building cleaner, Dad’s a chauffeur.

There’s no one at home.

You’d meet your end alone in your room.

Without ever being filial.

You’re a real son of a bitch.

Holy crap…….

Legion was speechless.

He didn’t know why he was being called a son of a bitch for what he did.

He was just thinking about the differences between books and videos. He wasn’t even thinking about doing Bishoujo games or whatever.

Honestly, I’m very nervous.

I only slept for about 3 hours. And that was only because Silcut forced me into the room.

“Lord, you must rest now. You need to be in top condition to fight those crazy fanatics. There’s no need to get exhausted already.”

That’s what he said.

So I rested.

I just read a book while resting.

Is that such a capital offense?

-Now, go wash up and go out. Drayger, Lich Mamon, and Preetia should be coming out of the desert room soon.

Okay. Okay.

Thanks to hearing that strange noise, I snapped out of it.

Legion took off his clothes and went into the bathroom. He shaved his beard (until a few years ago, he only had a little bit of fuzz, but lately, he’s been growing a thick beard. If he doesn’t shave for even a day, it looks unsightly and stubbly. It seems like he’ll never go back to being a pretty boy like on the cover. Sad) and washed his hair with anti-hair loss shampoo.

He felt much better after washing up.

Now, let’s go to the situation room.

Please, let me only hear good news.

* * *

Legion’s office was too small to be used as a situation room. So, the entire first floor of the mansion was used as a situation room. Dozens of full-time soldiers and Gibs’ guild members were collecting information in real time.

Legion, with a sandwich made by Decarson in his mouth, approached Gibs and Silcut.

He glanced at Decarson once. He didn’t notice that he was being watched.

Thinking again…….

Poor old man.

He could have grown into a leading role in one episode, but now he’s been reduced to making meals for the soldiers.

Maybe this is the last scene he’ll be in.

I’ll give you a raise if you survive the war, Decarson.

“How’s the situation?”

Legion asked Gibs.

“Well, it’s very bad.”

“How bad?”

“Very…….”

“The situation is bad even though dozens of Sword Master-level warriors have been deployed?”

That’s an absurd amount of power.

All the exclusive servants have become Sword Master-level warriors. The core forces of Force and the Orc Legion, the core forces of the Vampire Legion, and the commanders of the full-time soldiers have all undergone tremendous upgrades in the desert room.

In terms of ground forces alone, they surpass the Empire in terms of quality. They can’t compete in terms of numbers, but the Sword Master-level forces far exceed the Empire.

Even though they poured in such an absurd amount of power-

Are they being pushed back?

“First, the northern front.”

Gibs pointed to the CCTV screens installed throughout the territory.

Legion judged that the kingdom’s last battleground would be his territory.

He really hated it.

Because it was clear that the territory would be devastated.

But it was an unavoidable choice. The entire land of the kingdom had fallen into the hands of the Stone Head Church.

More than 30% of the land had been turned into a land of death due to the spores spread by the crazy undead.

The Eastern Continent was almost on the verge of annihilation.

How great would it be if the Western, Southern, or Northern Continents helped at times like this.

But that probably won’t happen. The kingdoms of the Southern and Northern Continents, which are much weaker than the Eastern Continent, will have a hard time just taking care of their own lives.

They’re probably busy preparing for war right now.

Once the Eastern Continent is finished, it’ll be their turn.

So, Legion had installed all sorts of weapons throughout the territory.

Thousands of landmines were installed within the territory. Civilians could be harmed, but it couldn’t be helped.

If the walls were breached and the enemies started to invade, there was a risk that the inner castle would collapse helplessly.

To minimize the risk, a large number of CCTVs were also installed. Thanks to this, it was possible to grasp the overall progress of the battle to some extent.

It’s true that a dog eats half of what he earns in his own house [a local saying meaning it’s easier to keep track of things at home].

In other areas, it wouldn’t have been easy to figure out how the enemies were coming out like this.

Legion looked at the screen with the northern front that Gibs was pointing at.

It looked very far away.

It was only possible to see how the enemy and allies were mixed up.

“All the nearby CCTVs have been destroyed. We can only check from this distance.”

“What are these guys?”

“It seems to be the main force of the Stone Head Church. The undead legion and the fanatical religious group are all gathered. Especially the most threatening ones are these guys.”

Gibs pointed to dozens of dragons with his finger. They were indiscriminately firing breath at the allies.

Dozens of barriers set up by the Vampire Legion were being pierced at once.

“What about the Golem Legion?”

They were one of the units that Legion trusted the most. Their combat power was on par with the entire full-time soldiers.

The number of individuals was small, but their combat power was at the highest level. In particular, Kill Stone’s stats were so high that even Legion was speechless. That’s why the Golem Legion was deployed at the forefront.

“Annihilated.”

“Annihilated?”

“Yes.”

Legion narrowed his brow. A headache started. His temples throbbed.

The Golem Legion was powerful, but the enemies were formidable as well. In particular, he was worried that the Golem Legion’s magic power would run out first because there were so many of them.

But annihilated!

“How?”

“To be exact, they all self-destructed.”

“Ugh.”

“A tremendous amount of energy was emitted from this place. In an instant, more than half of the Golem Legion was swept away by the strange energy. Kill Stone ordered the remaining Golems to self-destruct with the enemies.”

“I was just starting to get attached to them. Can the Vampire Legion hold out?”

“They can’t. More than half of the vampires have already disappeared. The enemies’ attack power is incredible. The strongest vampire unit has been deployed, but…….”

“But?”

“They were wiped out after taking down three young dragons and one wyrm-class dragon [a powerful type of dragon]. It’s only a matter of time before the Vampire Legion collapses. If they collapse, the Goblin Legion and the nobles’ troops will be massacred.”

“Tell them to retreat.”

“Retreat?”

“Yes, as quickly as possible to the inner castle. We’ll fight the final battle there.”

“Understood.”

“What about the eastern front?”

The exclusive servants, the Orc Legion, and all the full-time soldiers were dispatched there.

In terms of functionality, the Golem Legion might be better, but in terms of overall stats, they were far superior.

In particular, the one leading them was Bacon.

Bacon and Force had reached Grand Master.

It was hard to imagine them collapsing.

“The situation is even worse there.”

“What?”

Gibs pointed to one side of the screen.

Light flashed from the entire body of the giant thing that looked like a grub.

At the same time, thousands of rays of light spread in all directions. In an instant, dozens of CCTVs went out at the same time.

“What is it? This?”

“I don’t know. He’s emitting this energy every minute.”

“What’s this?”

Legion pointed to the super-giant creature that had broken down the walls. It wasn’t even certain if it was a living thing. He only judged it to be a living thing because it was wriggling and moving.

“I guess it’s the final evolved form of the undead. There’s only one, but after he appeared, the full-time soldiers began to collapse helplessly. Look at this.”

“It’s because of this guy. The energy he emits at the same time reaches as many as 2,000 shots.”

“He fires 2,000 shots at the same time?”

“Yes. The power is comparable to the breath spewed out by a wyrm-class dragon. No matter how strong the full-time soldiers are, it’s hard for them to withstand it. The same goes for the exclusive servants and the Orc Legion.”

Even Legion couldn’t imagine it.

Could he block 2,000 breaths fired by a wyrm-class dragon?

He can use super magic.

He can extinguish dozens of shots with a wave of his hand. But 2,000 shots is a different story.

The combined energy is beyond imagination. If it were concentrated in one place, the entire duchy could be destroyed by the powerful energy.

The territory was holding out thanks to the subordinates who were fighting at the cost of their lives.

“So, what are the casualties on our side?”

“Commander Bacon is missing.”

Legion’s brow furrowed. He’s the most important person on the eastern front.

The difference between having him and not having him is huge. Perhaps the person who has made the greatest progress in the territory is Bacon.

From being a mere deserter to reaching Grand Master now.

Moreover, he has excellent ability to command soldiers.

Frankly speaking, he could be said to be a general.

He’s dead?

The only person who could replace him would be Force.

“Find him no matter what. He won’t be dead. A Grand Master shouldn’t die so easily.”

“I’m sorry, but there are only a few CCTVs left on this side. It’s important to look after Commander Bacon, but it’s even more important to look after the situation. If we’re not careful, we might miss their advance route.”

“That’s enough. Launch the drones. Use all the remaining CCTVs to find Bacon.”

“Understood.”

Gibs nodded.

He also thinks that Bacon should not be lost. But he saw him being hit directly by the energy wave of the god-level undead first.

He was completely evaporated along with the walls.

The probability of him being alive was extremely low.

Still, if the lord wants it, he has to find him.

Hoping that Bacon is alive.

“Retreat all the troops on the eastern front. Blow up the walls to delay the advance of the undead legion even a little bit. How many landmines are buried?”

“2,000.”

2,000 was enough to bury the eastern region all at once.

If the enemies were gathered in one place, it was also a tremendous amount of magic bullets that could blow away thousands, or even tens of thousands if you were lucky, at once.

It can be said that all the landmine bullets in the territory have been exhausted.

King Lauzel lost the entire port of Sodo. He blew it away completely. Thanks to this, a considerable number of undead disappeared from there.

If it hadn’t been for King Lauzel’s decision, the undead’s advance speed would have been much faster.

At least a week or more.

It’s the time when landmine bullets and many other magic bullets could not be produced.

Thanks to the combined efforts of the national kingdom citizens, nobles, and royalty, Legion was able to draw out the maximum power.

“We’ll fight the final battle in the inner castle.”

Legion said as if he had made up his mind.

But the eyes of many subordinates, including Gibs, were shaking.

To fight the final battle in the inner castle was no different from blocking the escape route from the beginning.

This is a desperate stand.

The final battle is about to begin.