Magic Is Learned For Nothing [EN]: Chapter 489

Endless Despair 1

A storm of undead artillery raged relentlessly.

The exclusive servants continued their desperate struggle to defend against it, but the end was clearly in sight.

The exclusive servants had already reached their limits.

A Grand Master and twenty-four Sword Masters.

All were Magic Swordsmen.

They possessed power strong enough to overthrow a nation, but against the undead, they were proving ineffective.

“Haa, haa, hey! Damn it, you alive?”

Bacon nudged Johnna’s side with his foot as he lay collapsed. Johnna was covered in blood. At a glance, it was hard to believe he was still among the living.

His stomach was torn open, his intestines visible.

“Damn it, don’t kick me. That really hurts.”

Fortunately, he could still speak.

“Still kicking, I see.”

“Ugh.”

Johnna gulped down two emergency healing potions he had received from the priest.

The priest had instructed him to drink one potion only when his life was in imminent danger, as the potion contained narcotic substances that could impair his judgment.

Yet, he had drunk two.

Originally polite, Johnna began to curse indiscriminately. (I’ve omitted the curses, as they’d likely offend.)

The effect was undeniable.

The wound in his stomach, which had been torn open to reveal his intestines, was definitely healing.

The problem was that many other exclusive servants had also sustained significant injuries.

Poop had his left arm blown off after being grazed by an energy blast fired by a grub. Mount Sanbong, which had taken a direct hit, had completely disappeared.

Poop screamed as he looked at his missing left arm.

“No! I don’t want to end up like Forse!”

Piranha grabbed his shoulder and shook him.

“Snap out of it! You know that anime, ‘Iron Arm, Iron Leg, Rocket Punch’? Do you know how many copyrights Forse gets from that anime’s success? You could end up like that, too.”

Poop stared at Piranha with a dumbfounded expression.

“Then you should blow off your left arm.”

“I have a wife.”

“What does your wife have to do with your left arm?”

“…….”

“What is it?”

“It’s something only married people understand. So, shush.”

“You crazy bastard…….”

“Do you guys have to talk nonsense even in this situation! You crazy bastards! Ugh! That bastard’s shooting again!”

Lotto formed a shield and jumped to one side. The grub was firing another energy blast. Its magic power seemed endless. It had already fired energy blasts more than ten times.

Thanks to that, the area was devastated. The collapse of the castle walls was nothing in comparison.

The snow-capped peaks of the Dusselruf Mountains, visible in the distance, had vanished without a trace. Perhaps because the peaks had disappeared, landslides were occurring everywhere, visible even from here.

“I really can’t lift a finger. I’m exhausted.”

Lotto lay down on the cold stone floor, his back against it.

“Hey, hey, do you want to be eaten by the undead? You might become part of that grub’s body. Do you want that?”

“Ah, I really don’t want that. Should I just commit suicide?”

“Even if you commit suicide, you’ll become undead.”

“No matter how I die, I’ll become undead?”

“That’s why you have to annihilate at least one more of those things before you die. I promise you this. If I’m alive when you guys are about to be eaten, I’ll turn you into ashes without a trace.”

Lotto gave Bacon a dumbfounded look.

“Thanks a lot, friend.”

“No need to thank me. Now, let’s go.”

The exclusive servants squeezed out their last bit of strength and charged at the approaching undead.

They had decided to give up their lives here. They were even planning to use their innate energy.

Even if it’s just one more.

Let’s drag even one more to hell.

Hundreds of Dark Knights blocked their path.

Perhaps because they were all united, the magic swords simultaneously emitted powerful auras. Twenty-five 7th circle spells fell upon the heads of the Dark Knights.

Kukukuku Kwang!

Hundreds of Dark Knights, boasting powerful defenses, could not withstand the exclusive servants’ magic and auras, shattering into pieces and scattering.

However, the number of undead exceeded hundreds of thousands. Even if hundreds of Dark Knights disappeared, it made no difference.

Rather, the undead army swarmed even more to capture the exclusive servants.

-Kuaaaang!

The undead, their eyes wide open at the reaction of life, trampled on each other. Weaker undead were even being bitten by the larger ones.

Surprisingly-

The energy wave of a God-class undead flashed, sweeping away the same undead army.

Dozens of Bone Dragons and Dark Towers were swept away by the energy wave, disappearing without a trace.

“Damn it, we must look really delicious.”

They knew why those things were doing that.

The undead are fanatically fond of the life force possessed by living beings. It’s not that they absorb it and convert it into energy. They absorb the aura of death and convert it into energy.

When you think about it, life force doesn’t help them at all. Nevertheless, the undead were madly fond of life force.

Like moths drawn to a flame.

-Kkiiing, kkiiing.

The sound made by the God-class undead was so pathetic that it was hard to believe.

What should I say?

It was similar to the sound of a young child crying after losing their parents. Of course, it was a completely different life form from a young child.

It was targeting us.

Thousands of eyeballs rolled around, looking this way.

Energy gathered in the eyeballs.

“Ah, damn it, this is really the end.”

“Let’s not curse. Let’s go nicely.”

“How do we go?”

“If we get hit by that energy wave, we’ll be gone before we can even scream. Can’t we just close our eyes?”

“Tss, shut up. I don’t want to die. Hey, Commander!”

“Why are you calling me? I’m praying right now.”

“My kids are waiting for me at home. Can I slip away for a bit?”

“Are you going home to die?”

“Wouldn’t it be better to die holding my kids? They’re still young and easily scared.”

“Go ahead. Hurry home and have a meal with your kids. It’ll be your last supper. Make sure to have meat dishes if possible.”

“Ah, thank you. Guys, go on ahead. I’ll join you later.”

“Tss, it’s good to have a family. Yeah, take good care of the kids. We’ll go first.”

However-

Before Piranha could slip away, the grub’s eyeballs flashed. Until now, its artillery had been indiscriminate. That’s why it hadn’t been focused on one spot.

It was different now.

The energy wave was flying only towards the exclusive servants.

“Hey, hey, Piranha! Hurry up and go. We’ll block that.”

All the exclusive servants except Piranha stood in a line, blocking the God-class undead’s energy wave. They shouted at Piranha to go quickly.

“Damn it, you’re really bringing tears to my eyes. You bastards. Thank you.”

Piranha clenched his teeth. Why wouldn’t he want to be with his friends? He desperately wanted to face the end with them.

However, thinking of his rabbit-like children and fox-like wife trembling at home, he couldn’t possibly stay here.

Sorry, friends.

The place where I’ll die is…….

Home.

I’ll apologize in the afterlife.

It was then.

A flash of light burst forth.

It was like thunder.

The light was so intense that even the undead with strong magical resistance had to close their eyes.

And-

An unbelievable thing happened.

The grub’s energy wave, which even Grand Master Bacon couldn’t stop, disappeared in an instant.

It was completely annihilated.

The exclusive servants looked around in disbelief.

“You bastards, your balls are completely shriveled up. How can you fight properly if you’re so scared?”

Dreyzer was floating in the sky.

* * *

The survivors of the Vampire Legion, who had barely survived, and the mages, knights, and soldiers of the Magic Tower passed by Preitia.

Their faces were devoid of life.

-This is Duke Legion’s order. Everyone, please retreat calmly. We will move to the inner fortress and reorganize our ranks.

The speakers installed everywhere repeated the same words. If it hadn’t been for the words coming from the speakers, it would have been even more chaotic.

The Vampire Legion is strong.

They freely use red magic and black magic. Their physical abilities are also far superior to those of humans.

Normally, their confidence soars to the sky.

Some vampires even said this:

“If it weren’t for Duke Legion, the southern region would have become our vampires’ land. But we vampires are no different from humans. We know gratitude. So, we don’t invade below the Dusselruf Mountains.”

That’s how confident they are.

But even those vampires tasted a bitter defeat in this battle.

In the beginning, they had achieved relatively good results.

They even scoffed at the Golem Legion that appeared in the front lines.

“They’re just dolls, no matter how strong they are.”

However, the Golem Legion was stronger than expected. Surprisingly, the golems had defeated tens of thousands of undead.

Even the undead who had evolved to the 3rd grade couldn’t use their power properly against them.

The fanatics who were with them were also blocked by the Golem Legion and couldn’t advance properly.

Thanks to that, the Vampire Legion was able to block them without much sacrifice.

Because they could fight mainly with long-range artillery.

No matter how many of them there were, they seemed to be able to somehow block them as long as they had the Golem Legion.

But after the dragons appeared, the situation completely changed.

It was the first time even they had seen hundreds of dragons.

The entire army was dispatched to stop them.

The elite unit risked their lives to stop them. Each and every one of them was a vampire warrior called a genius.

However, there was too much difference in individual stats from the start.

The elite vampire unit fell like autumn leaves.

They could only take down about three or four dragons after losing more than half of the Vampire Legion.

It was a complete defeat.

The mages of the Magic Tower-

The human armies were also scattered and annihilated.

A force of 80,000.

They shouldn’t be calculated simply by numbers. All of them were those with abilities above the knight level.

They were on a different level from soldiers.

Nevertheless, they were defeated as miserably in a short period of time.

The survivors were not even half.

Fortunately, they were able to slow down the advance of those things by detonating thousands of mines at once.

They drooped their shoulders and retreated according to the voice coming from the speaker.

Not a single one of them was smiling.

Everyone seemed to be sensing their future.

Only one person was breaking through them and moving forward.

It was Preitia.

Dreyzer pointed to Shuttle and said to her.

“Take him with you. He’s more useful than he looks.”

Shuttle frowned. More useful than he looks to a 9th circle necromancer? *I’m going to sulk. Hmph.*

“It’s okay. You take him.”

“Are you going to be okay alone?”

“If I’m not okay…”

“It seems dangerous.”

“It’s okay. You take this guy. It’s easier for me to move alone. That’s how it’s been, and that’s how it will continue to be. And…….”

“And?”

“This is a problem with the dragons. My race is going down the wrong path. I’m the only dragon who can fix it.”

“You might be facing the Dragon Lord and Ancient-class dragons.”

“I guess so.”

“Can you handle their combat power?”

“Hey, hey. Who do you think I am?”

“Red Dragon Preitia.”

“I used to have the power of an Ancient-class dragon. What about now?”

“Dragon Lord class?”

“I don’t know about that……, but my super magic power has already exceeded its limits. So, there won’t be anything for you to worry about.”

“Call me if you think it’s dangerous. I can get to where you are in a minute.”

“Hmm, having someone on my side. It’s quite reassuring.”

“Of course. I’ll protect your back until the moment I die.”

“What is it? Is that a proposal?”

“Hmm, it’s not a formal proposal. I’m thinking of doing it with a ring when this war is over.”

“You crazy bastard. Do you think I’ll accept it? I’m a dragon. You’re just a human.”

“A human stronger than a dragon.”

“You’re so great.”

“Yeah, I’m great. Let’s survive until the end of the war.”

“I hope so. I’m going.”

“Take care.”

“You too.”

That’s how Dreyzer and Preitia headed to different fronts.

There was no need to rush.

After walking for a while, all the vampires had disappeared. There were no humans in sight either.

All that was visible were burned and crushed corpses.

The castle walls and tall buildings were almost collapsed. It would be right to say that it was devastated.

The surroundings were full of poisonous fog.

It was a very terrible poisonous fog.

It’s a poison that doesn’t cause much damage to the undead, but it’s fatal to living beings.

Look.

Even a single leaf has withered and died.

It’s the Poison Breath of the Green Dragon. The poisonous fog of Poison Breath has completely engulfed this area.

Of course, it doesn’t harm her at all.

Preitia stopped walking.

“Now, shall we show those things the taste of hell?”

Her eyes began to gleam with murderous intent.