Chapter 37

Chapter 37

37. War Mercenary (1)

He fused the magic cards.

Then something keeps floating?

In the end it rose to Legendary grade?

He immediately checked.

<​Active>[Thunder Prison Predation](Legendary) -Lightning, curse-type magic -Stabs the judgment lightning bolt from the sky and extinguishes the target at the same time engraving ‘Predation Brand’. The electrocuted one’s mana is forcibly pulled and transferred to the caster. -Mana consumption: 3,200 -Lightning bolt range +40% -Lightning bolt power +50% -[Predation Brand: Grants mana transfer curse to all electrocuted targets] -[Chain Lightning: Chain lightning occurs near the point the lightning bolt fell] *Magic Residue effect: ‘Predation Brand’ remains as is in the electrocution place, and continuously absorbs the mana of the target who steps on the place.

“Oh···.”

An enormous thing came out.

Magic that maintains the power of [Heavenly Punishment], and the effect of [Mana Predation] added.

In other words, hitting and taking.

Just looking the range seems considerable, and with the [Magic Residue] effect ‘Predation Brand’ also remains in the place.

‘That place will become a place that continuously pulls out mana.’

Magic perfect for him who was mana premature.

He obtained one more Legendary grade magic with fusion.

Not only that?

‘He also learned dozens of small magics. When will he utilize all this?’

Learned, and learned again.

Just in time he decided to try the war mercenary work too, so he has to learn while using evenly here.

* * *

Two days from then.

War mercenary registration proceeded smoothly.

Whether short-term or long-term if him unconditional welcome?

“Going together with you, this is reliable! Khahaha! And this guy also long time so nice!”

So he boarded the transport plane the mercenary office operates together with Cheolmin.

Of course, not he alone came.

-Grung, grrrung!

“Hehe, this guy! Khahaha!”

Our Teri also came together.

‘By the way having to go for a long time riding this··· but what choice is there.’

He sat on a chair more uncomfortable than economy and looked at the name engraved on the wing.

[Black Lotus].

The name of the mercenary office Cheolmin belongs to.

Not large-scale, but still a mercenary group belonging to mid-sized.

Actually even so floating a transport plane is not easy, but since he is going they floated even just two?

Well, for him it is not bad.

“Before going I’ll inform about the local situation.”

Time is also many, just the two.

Cheolmin gave various explanations while going.

“Currently the most headache is precisely the ‘Red Sand Corps’. An indigenous magic warrior group of Afghanistan, becoming the main of guerrilla warfare. Even because this place is a desert area we are receiving quite large damage from the guys’ sand magic.”

The Middle East’s ‘sand mage’.

It seems he is mentioning them.

“Besides that there are also various warlords. Because these move solely by money there were also forces attached to the US forces, but recently due to their betrayal the US forces received large damage. Well, in the rumor there was also a word that they were also threatened by the Red Sand Corps···.”

“Threatened?”

At his question Cheolmin lightly nodded his head.

“Yeah. These Red Sand Corps are very vicious. Actually it also becomes the superficial reason the US forces sent a unit here. These guys behead children, elderly without distinction if not to their liking. Very cruel guys.”

Yeah, he has also heard.

A group that also commits terrorist acts in various countries, and kidnaps and extorts money.

“But recently another force appeared.”

“Another force?”

“A group called ‘Shadow’. The guy with the magically modified arm I talked about before also belongs to this side. The problem is even the US forces find it difficult to dig information about them.”

A structure entangled and entangled.

A situation where the US forces the strongest magic great country is struggling.

Well, because of this they hire war mercenaries.

“So our role is one. Helping the US forces fight, and helping the missions they separately request. But matters of such mission requests coming to us are not many so you don’t have to mind.”

“Why don’t they give to us?”

“What would it be? There multinational mercenary groups gather not just our Korea. But our Korea is a magic weak country. There are enormous guys.”

“···Ah.”

In other words the sound that there are many mages superior to us.

Anyway.

He wondered how much they exchanged various talks.

Vooooong—.

Below the transport plane window the appearance of the US forces unit unfolded.

A fortified base erected in a desert area.

A giant dome-shaped barrier surrounded the unit, and several buildings are visible.

Among them the most eye-catching is precisely the giant golem.

Kung, kung.

A giant golem that looks well over 8m circling around the unit was visible.

“Krr, isn’t it killer? A magic great country seems to be a great country. Summoning such a giant golem to protect the unit.”

Right words.

Size is size, but look at that hard body.

Summoning two such golems and using as guards.

Screech! Screeech!

Soon the transport plane landed.

When the door that was firmly closed for a long time opened the smell of mana stones spread everywhere and the wooong sound of magic weapons was heard.

A place where conventional weapons and magic coexist.

He arrived at the Afghanistan US forces unit.

* * *

“Hoo! Hoo! Hoo!”

He followed behind Cheolmin taking the luggage.

Whether a unit is a unit, the appearance of US forces jogging here and there was visible.

Not only that.

The appearance of a few magic tanks not easily seen in Korea was also visible.

“You look like a country bumpkin so don’t look around too much. Khahaha!”

“···No choice. When do I see scenery like this.”

“That is right. Kekek. First let’s go report.”

“Report?”

“Yeah, we came as mercenaries. We have to receive contract confirmation from the US forces person in charge and receive an identification tag to be able to act.”

Soon he entered a container barracks that looked like a command post.

Cheolmin as if familiar extended the documents on the desk.

“Black Lotus. Contract dispatch.”

The US forces person in charge wearing sunglasses scanned the documents then his gaze briefly stayed on him.

“Temporary contract worker, war mercenary experience none. The company must have been urgent for personnel.”

“You’re misunderstanding. That’s why I brought this friend.”

“···Quite does? Well, a contract is a contract. Anyway receive this. Mana identification tag. You have to wear it when passing the barrier. Don’t blame us even if stepped on by the golem after going out without that.”

Saying quite fierce words like a joke.

Saying such words with an expressionless face he couldn’t distinguish if serious or joke.

“Black Lotus area is D-7. You see the tent at the end over there? Unpack the luggage, and wait.”

He looked at the place the person in charge pointed.

One old tent fluttering at the place farthest from the regular army barracks was visible.

“···As expected. Always assigned the farthest, old tent. What can be done?”

Cheolmin made a bitter smile.

Such treatment seemed very familiar.

Like that he headed to the D-7 area.

On the way going the gazes of multinational mercenaries glancing at them were visible in other tents.

“Hey, Korea.”

At that time.

An unfamiliar language was heard.

But as it was from a little while ago, it was naturally translated and stuck in the ears. They say translation magic is basically laid in the unit?

Swoosh.

He turned his head to the side the voice was heard.

‘Ironclad’ attached to the tent.

It seemed a UK mercenary group.

“You guys came again?”

“Korea is amazing. They said they don’t know how to give up, to think they would come again even after being done in like that.”

At the words of the two blond heads the surrounding mercenaries giggled.

“Always feel gratitude to the US forces. Because it is a place like this that calls mercenaries like you. Do you know what it means? Like before work hard as bullet shields with a sturdy body.”

“But will that guy be okay? Just looking it doesn’t seem like a transformation type mage··· hey, if using clumsy magic do it in the corner so not to interfere with us, got it?”

“Kekekek. Even in that form dragging some strange guy. Hey! Is that raising? Isn’t it being eaten!”

This atmosphere is different from what he thought.

Was Korea’s position really this level?

All kinds of mockery poured.

Whether knowing that Teri also reacted growling.

“Just ignore. We just do our work and receive money and it is done.”

Cheolmin said calmly, but the appearance of tightly clenching his fist and trembling was visible.

Like that receiving short mockery and arrived at the tent.

Six seats were visible, but just the two of them.

“Kkeungcha. Aish, finally properly lying.”

Cheolmin who arrived at the tent lay sprawled as is.

Since he rode a transport plane worse than economy seats for a long time it is understandable.

Accordingly just as he also tried to lie···.

Weeeeeeeing—.

“······!?”

“······!!”

An alarm sounded in the unit.

What this means would be one.

“It seems the guys are raiding again.”

Cheolmin went out of the tent as if familiar, and he also followed out.

Then he came to know what the guys’ raid means.

Whiiiiiiiiiiing—.

A place not that far from the unit.

From there a giant [Sand Storm] was approaching.

“Wow, quite big. At that level twenty sand mages would be attached.”

Cheolmin said while blocking the fiercely raging wind.

“These sand mage bastards individually looking are not that threatening guys. But the problem is these guys always combine strength.”

“Combining strength means, combining magic?”

“Right. Look there. To unfold magic of that giant range it has to be a mage of enormous level, but there is no way such an excellent talent is in Afghanistan.”

Right words.

Just looking at the scale of the storm it was a size that could swallow the whole unit here.

‘But several mages gathered and made one giant magic···.’

Is it possible because it is magic using sand?

It was a quite unique method of magic operation.

But.

‘With [All Phenomena Response] it is being analyzed little by little.’

Just looking.

Such a giant [Sand Storm] magic was being naturally analyzed.

“Anyway let’s go. Defense of the unit is also included in the content we contracted.”

Whether that is true, mercenaries were also running out from other tents.

Accordingly we also ran toward the unit wall.

There mercenaries who already took positions were somewhat visible.

‘Just caused [Sand Storm]?’

Due to the flying sand the situation outside is not properly visible.

If vision is not secured he has to feel.

He immediately unfolded [All Phenomena Response].

Weeing, weeing, weeing, weeing, weeing—.

‘···Quite many?’

He detected mana inside the sand storm.

But that number was considerable.

It looked like thousands.

It seemed [Sand Storm] was magic that protects allies while covering and at the same time applies large power to the destination.

In other words, magic with many uses in various ways.

Tududududududududududu!!

Soon the unit responded with fire.

Bullets raining into the [Sand Storm] where even the front is not visible.

But somehow, the mana energy felt inside didn’t decrease even a little.

Not just covering?

“Rat bastards. Hiding inside [Sand Storm] and coming again. No matter how much you shoot guns it doesn’t hit. Basically the accuracy rate would drop severely but shooting only guns ignorantly··· tsk.”

“Now now, if wanting to earn money let’s hurry. If even one is taken by the riffraff the money drops.”

Swoosh.

The UK guys who whispered among themselves then scanned them.

Then each cast magic.

Fwoossssh. Crack, crackle! Bang! Kwaaaang!

A guy using flame magic, a guy using lightning magic.

And unfolding various attribute magics along with various bombing magics.

‘···Certainly unlike guns every time using magic the detected manas decrease.’

Although significantly less than the number of shooting guns, reducing the enemies is certainly overwhelming.

Most seemed a method using the magic bursting rather than hitting the target.

It seems not hiring war mercenaries for nothing.

The common point of such mercenaries was one.

All using element-type magic, not body or transformation type magic.

‘They don’t particularly step forward.’

The unit’s reliable barrier, and the US forces erected in the front. Mercenaries comfortably shot magic behind such vanguards.

“Kuuuuh!”

Creak creak, creak!

In the meantime, Cheolmin changed his appearance.

A large, hard rhinoceros human form.

-Then I’ll go for a moment. Since you are not the same style as me, support from the rear like those guys.

Particularly mercenaries going to the front were not visible.

Because most of the Black Lotus personnel are transformation type he thought war mercenaries were originally like that.

It seems not particularly like that.

Was this the method the magic weak country Black Lotus does war mercenary activities in the world?

‘···The words of earning money by offering the body.’

Although he chose himself, somehow it was salty.

This is why all the Black Lotus mercenaries might have been done in.

“Wait a minute.”

He briefly held Cheolmin, and placed his hand on his body.

Because there is magic he newly learned this time.

“[Divine Strength], [Swift], [Steel Skin]. [Charge Enhancement]······.”

Wooong, wooong, wooong, wooong, Wooong, wooong, wooong, wooong, Wooong, wooong, wooong, wooong,

He unfolded all kinds of grant magics.

Strength, speed, destructive power, defense, body enhancement, charge power enhancement etc etc.

He poured everything he had learned.

-···Y-you right now?

The person concerned Cheolmin was also greatly surprised.

Because it would be the first time receiving this many buffs.

-···This is no joke! Khahaha! I’ll go and come!

“Ah, please wait. I’ll use magic once first.”

-Hmm? What on earth are you trying to use···.

He made Cheolmin wait.

Trying to use something.

He gradually pulled up mana.

From the fingertips, from the toes.

The mana of the whole body started to gather to one point.

Crack, crackle. Crackle, crackle crackle!!

Soon blue current rising from his body crawled along the skin.

At that appearance the mercenaries who were beside were flustered.

“···Th-this guy why is he like this again?”

Whether or not.

He continued pulling up mana, and the more so the sparks rising from the body jumped even more.

Kugugugugugugugugung—.

Soon a large noise was heard from the sky.

A large noise incomparable to the [Lightning Bolt] he used existing.

The sky as if becoming night thick black clouds covered and hundreds of residual lightning wriggled like blood vessels.

“Wh-what is it?”

“What on earth is this guy trying to do···?”

Before he knew it the mercenaries’ gazes concentrated.

Everyone held their breath and only quietly watched.

Kugugugugugugung.

Flash────────!

As if a flash burst on the whole world, it flashed.

Then a lightning stem popping out from the black clouds.

That thickness was different from ordinary lightning stems.

Because it was almost building thickness.

Kwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaang!!

A giant lightning stem connecting the sky and the ground struck the [Sand Storm].

[Sand Storm] disappearing as if evaporating.

In the place the sand cleared a giant pit burned black appeared, and in that place sparks continuously crackled and wriggled.

Naturally the guys burned black were lined in the pit.

But unfortunately not all were processed.

Behind the cleared sand storm, the guys’ real appearance was revealed.

Still it looked like hundreds.

Crack, crackle crackle!!

Crackle crackle, crackle!!

Of course, his magic is not the end with this.

Accordingly the following [Chain Lightning].

Sparks jumped here and there from the refreshingly pierced pit.

Wooooooooong──!! Wooooooooong──!!

Then mana filling wildly.

The [Mana Predation] effect combined with [Heavenly Punishment] activated.

‘The used mana filled again.’

[Thunder Prison Barrel].

The effect is no joke?

“W-world··· what r-rank magic is that in total? 8th Rank?”

“I-I don’t know. Have you seen 8th Rank m-magic? Somehow it also seems like the appearance of [Heavenly Punishment] but···.”

“Wait a minute··· th-that is [Mana Predation] effect!”

“···What are you saying. Th-then combining [Heavenly Punishment] and [Mana Predation] s-succeeded?”

Soon the mercenaries’ murmurs were heard.

Rather than thinking it is 10th Rank magic, it seems they think it is magic combining [Heavenly Punishment] and [Mana Predation].

“Those two magics are quite h-high rank magic but th-that a Korean mage···?”

“I-insane words don’t come out···.”

“Really? Combining those two magics? That complex magic!?”

Everyone opened their mouths wide.

As they did in an instant it became quiet and whispered.

“This fuck. Because you provoked a little while ago I also did together without knowing!”

“W-would I have known! Ha, Korean origin!”

Somehow they felt a crisis.

Anyway he showed K-magic to them.

But this is not the end.

-Now it seems my turn to step up!

Kung, kung, kung, kuuung!

Cheolmin who became a giant body jumped in at an enormous speed.

Now the turn to show the rhinoceros who received K-buff.

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