Chapter Summaries

Suye summoned a powerful Silver-rank Hell Unicorn from the unicorn remains and planned his next Fire Magic spells before falling asleep. He woke to find the second battle on Marathon Plain already underway, with four formidable Persian legions looming behind the Persian Three Armies.

• Suye summoned a Hell Unicorn whose Hell blood and Miracle Stone had transformed it from a pure-white unicorn, and Wang Dachui explained its likely powers and limits.
• Suye chose Burst Fireball and Flame Demon Snake as his next spells, then inscribed their Magic Arrays and fell asleep at dawn.
• Wang Dachui told Suye that visitors had gone to the battlefield while he slept, and Suye hurried out after waking to the sound of horns.
• Suye reached Marathon Plain and saw the Persian Army fighting in a new formation, with a Giant Legion, Flying Snake Legion, Magic Beast Legion, and War Elephant Legion behind its Three Armies.

Suye surveyed the Persian forces and the Greek reinforcements before unleashing a new black-flamed Burst Fireball on the Persian ranks. The blast devastated the warriors caught in its radius, while a Silver Warrior survived by driving the Hellfire away with his Silver Divine Power.

• Suye saw the Flying Snake Legion, Magic Beast Legion, war elephants, and Giant Legion guarding the Persian army, and recognized the giants as the Greeks’ greatest threat.
• Suye found Pallas fighting a Silver Immortal Army warrior and spotted Hote, Jimmy, Albert, and other familiar fighters among the reinforcements.
• Suye joined the archers and Golden Mages on the left wing, then began chanting Burst Fireball; nearby mages mistook him for a traitor until they saw his dark Magic Array.
• Suye’s black, red-flecked fireball traveled 110 meters and exploded among the Persian warriors, killing or severely burning those within its radius.
• The Silver Warrior repelled the Hellfire with his Silver Divine Power and escaped the flames.

Suye used Fire Magic Evolution to devastate Persian forces and summon a formation of Hell Demon Snakes across the battlefield. The Greek and Persian armies watched in shock as twenty-five serpents turned Suye’s position into a powerful frontline.

• Suye cast repeated Burst Fireballs that killed Persian soldiers and drew the attention of nearby troops and mages.
• A Golden Mage identified Suye as a Silver Mage with Fire Magic Evolution and ordered a report to the general requesting protection.
• Suye summoned a Hell Demon Snake whose rapid, powerful fireballs terrified nearby soldiers.
• Suye walked along the battle line and summoned twenty-five Hell Demon Snakes, forming a line more than seven hundred meters long.
• The thirty-man Spartan Squad returned to guard Suye as Spartans cheered and the mages from various city-states stared in disbelief.

Persian commanders measured the enormous magic cost of using Magic Dissolution against Suye’s Hell Demon Snakes and decided to assassinate him. As Suye started his homework, a sudden attack engulfed the shield protecting him in powerful Golden Mage spells.

• Hell Demon Snakes devastated the Persian front, and Golden Warriors failed to stop them with spear throws because the snakes quickly reformed.
• Persian mages used Magic Dissolution on several Hell Demon Snakes and found that each took an average of fifteen applications, costing over 150 times the magic the snakes consumed.
• Persian commanders and mages planned to assassinate Suye with a Two-Way Teleportation Gate while other Persian forces drew Greek attention.
• Suye replenished the Hell Demon Snakes, returned to the Greek ranks, and went into his Magic Tent to do his homework.
• The Persians launched a sudden attack on Suye, and a hemispherical shield protected him as numerous large-scale spells struck around it.

Suye and the Greeks survived a Persian ambush and annihilated its elite forces, but Maduo Si deployed Persia’s four ace legions, led by the Giants, forcing the Greek army to prepare for their charge.

• Commodus and Castor protected Suye from the Persians’ magic until Suye teleported them away, while prepared defenses trapped the Persian forces and the Greek counterattack destroyed them.
• The Greek army celebrated its victory and routed the Persian front, but Maduo Si sounded four horns and ordered the Persian forces to deploy.
• The Four Ace Legions advanced, led by a hundred armored Giants, and the Greeks contracted their formation to meet the charge.
• Greek Mages summoned Servants, cast traps, and prepared Spear of the Four Elements as the Giants approached.
• The Greek soldiers rallied, shouted that they never feared, and prepared to face the Giants.

Suye summoned a Hell Unicorn that transformed into a magma-armored monster and terrified the Persian Giant Legion. The chapter ended with the giants fleeing through the Hellfire Magma that engulfed their forces.

• The Greek Allied Forces attacked the advancing Giant Legion with Magic Servants, Spears of the Four Elements, and Anti-Magic Arrows, but barely harmed the giants.
• Suye summoned a Hell Unicorn and promised to let it lick him if it showed the Giant Legion its strongest power.
• The Hell Unicorn grew larger, became covered in magma and Hellfire, and manifested the Giant Bloodline’s Mountain Armor Talent.
• The Hell Unicorn charged the Giant Legion and unleashed a hundred-meter fountain of Hellfire Magma that swallowed the giants and Magic Beast Legion.
• The Darkness Talent took effect, and the terrified giants abandoned their weapons and fled.

The Greek forces routed the Persian Army after the giants and war elephants turned against them, then advanced on the Persian camp. When a Fate Sorcerer used Fate Collapse against Suye’s Hell Unicorn, the divine ability failed, and the Unicorn unleashed a massive Hellfire Magma eruption that caught the Persian elite and both Fate Sorcerers.

• The giants, Magic Beasts, and blindfolded war elephants stampeded through the Persian Army, triggering a rout as the Greek soldiers charged.
• Greek mages destroyed the Flying Snake Legion with prepared spells while the Greeks pursued the fleeing Persians.
• The Hell Unicorn scattered Persian warriors with Hellfire Magma, and the panicked soldiers broke through the low walls and flooded into their camp.
• Persian Golden Mages and Warriors advanced from the chaotic camp as the Greek generals ordered their soldiers to retreat and collect the wounded and spoils.
• Suye directed the Hell Unicorn toward the Fate Sorcerers, whose Banishment Spells failed before the younger Fate Sorcerer struck it with Fate Collapse.
• The Hell Unicorn resisted Fate Collapse and erupted in Hellfire Magma at the Persian camp entrance, engulfing the elite troops and the Fate Sorcerers as the young man realized the Fate Tablet had not protected him.

After the Greek forces defeated the Persian army again, Suye realized the nobles might obstruct him and pretended to be exhausted so he could withdraw from the battlefield. The Greeks prepared for the navy’s arrival while Andre discussed Suye’s growing reputation with another Athenian noble.

• The middle-aged Fate Sorcerer killed the Hell Unicorn with Fate Holy Flame, but its final attack and Illusion killed several Persian warriors and mages.
• Faste, Euclid, and Suye discussed the delayed Greek navy and the nobles’ self-interest as the Greek forces held back from attacking the Persian camp.
• Suye counted the six fallen Spartan Warriors and heard Commodus say that he and Castor had earned enough battle merits.
• Castor warned Suye that nobles might threaten him, so Suye pretended to be ill and let the Spartans carry him back to the fortress.
• Euclid assured Suye that Faste and Miltiades would protect his battle merits, while Suye and his companions mocked the Athenians on the city wall.
• Andre and Charles praised Andre’s prospects and discussed Suye’s battle merits, comparing him unfavorably to Aristotle.

After the Greeks’ defensive battles brought rising casualties and inflated noble commendations, Suye urged Euclid to keep Plato Academy out of the next fight as the Noble Faction prepared to attack. The chapter ended with Suye unsettled by Euclid’s forgotten warning and Pallas’s fleeting recognition of him, while the next battle loomed.

• Andre defended his ambition to become a general and change the standing of mages, while Charles acknowledged their growing battlefield influence.
• Miltiades was reported unable to command because of his old wounds, and rumors spread that nobles were maneuvering to seize military credit.
• Suye stayed in his room as the Greeks fought three defensive battles; the nobles received commendations even as Greek deaths and injuries mounted.
• After the Noble Faction decided to fight outside the fortress the next day, Suye asked Euclid to withdraw Plato Academy, and Euclid agreed while admitting he had forgotten something that might help avert a crisis.
• Suye passed Pallas, who sensed a resemblance to someone but concluded that his changed build and manner made him different.
• Suye struggled to focus, then studied and learned six Silver spells, including Wind of Deviation, Hazy Blur, and Frost Bloom.

Suye reconsidered his long-term magic training and decided to prioritize the Air Combat Stream and Hydra Legion Stream. Confined to his courtyard by General Faste’s orders, he learned that Pallas had avoided the day’s battle and had asked about Suye.

• Suye concluded that he should focus on magic streams that could support his rise to Legendary and beyond, especially the Air Combat Stream and Hydra Legion Stream.
• Four soldiers barred Suye from leaving the courtyard under General Faste’s orders, warning that disobedience would cost him all his military merits.
• Commodus and Castor explained how the current commander could use the battle to strip Suye of his merits or blame him for defeat.
• Suye asked Castor to check whether Plato Academy would fight and to warn Pallas to stay out of battle if possible.
• Castor returned and said Plato Academy was taking the day off because Pallas had arranged with Euclid not to fight unless General Miltiades ordered them.
• Castor told Suye that Pallas had asked about him, and Suye asked what her reaction had been.

Suye used a magical Water Screen to study the battle and Persian camp, identifying signs of a hidden ambush and questioning the source of the Persians’ confidence. Afterward, Castor privately offered him a place in the Demigod Family through marriage to his sister Helen, leaving Suye stunned by the revelation that Pallas had sworn never to marry.

• Castor brought Gold Mage Antoine to create a Water Screen showing the battlefield and Persian camp.
• Suye noticed that Persian commanders seemed unnaturally relaxed and that parts of the camp appeared prepared to conceal ambush troops.
• Suye reasoned that the hidden troops might be meant to attack Greeks lured toward the Persian camp, while the Persian Navy showed no clear signs of joining the battle.
• Antoine praised Suye’s strategic insight and offered to recommend him to Plato Academy and the Athenian military.
• Castor sealed himself and Suye inside a room and asked whether Suye would consider joining the Demigod Family by marrying his sister Helen.
• Suye was bewildered by Castor’s proposal and by the news that Pallas had sworn never to marry.

Castor tried to recruit Suye into Sparta by revealing the Pandion Family’s secrets and promising him a powerful future, but Suye remained unconvinced. As the battle continued, Suye predicted the Persians’ movements, and the Greeks faced the arrival of ten thousand Immortal Army warriors.

• Castor revealed that Pallas was likely an unmarried woman and argued that Suye could strengthen Sparta by joining his family or marrying another Spartan princess.
• Suye left Castor and wondered whether Pallas’s distance from others came from her being an unmarried woman and whether her curse could be lifted.
• Commodus noticed the Persians retreating in formation, and Suye warned that they might use hidden strength if their attempt to lure the Greeks failed.
• The Greeks refused to pursue the Persians recklessly, rested after advancing, and then withdrew in order when the Persians charged again.
• Ten thousand Immortal Army warriors emerged from the Persian camp, and Suye’s question about their appearance left everyone alarmed.

The Persians revealed a Plane Ship carrying the Giant Legion and Flying Snake King Legion, crushing the Greek forces in the third Battle of the Marathon Plain. The Greeks fled to Marathon Fortress, where the gates shut with more than a thousand soldiers left outside, and the Persian commander ordered an attack on the city.

• Castor realized the Persians might be using a Plane Ship, and Antoine sent an urgent military report after considering that it could transport the Elite Army.
• Suye explained that the Persian commanders would change after their defeats, and the Greeks realized the Plane Ship was appearing above the battlefield.
• The Plane Ship revealed the Flying Snake King Legion and Giant Legion, including the Giant King, who charged into the Greek forces demanding the Hell Demon Beast.
• The Greeks retreated as the Flying Snakes bombarded them and the giants rampaged, while a Persian voice claimed the Plane Ship had only transported soldiers and then vanished.
• More than a thousand Greek soldiers were shut outside Marathon Fortress; they turned back to fight, and Maduo Si ordered the Persians to attack the city.

The Persian Army and the Giant Legion attacked Marathon Fortress, but the Greek fleet arrived and forced them to retreat. General Themistocles reached the fortress and punished the nobles who had abandoned its defenses, leaving Suye and the Spartans stunned by his conduct.

• The Giant Legion hurled boulders at Marathon Fortress, devastating the walls while the Greek defenders' catapults inflicted few casualties.
• The Greek fleet appeared off Marathon Bay, and retreat horns sounded as the Persian Army withdrew with the giants.
• Suye watched the fleet through the Water Screen as Castor identified Themistocles, whose reputation left the Spartans conflicted.
• Themistocles flew to the walls, berated the nobles for abandoning their posts, and kicked them off the walls and into nearby buildings.
• Suye asked Castor and Antoine why the nobles tolerated Themistocles, and Castor explained that the general had become a legend so he could act as he pleased.

After Marathon Fortress was saved at great cost, Suye blamed himself for the political decisions that had led to the soldiers’ deaths. Euclid then recruited him for a dangerous plan to infiltrate the Persian flagship, leaving Suye reluctant but on his way to meet Themistocles.

• Suye reflected that the warriors had sacrificed their lives while a Saint Realm general lost his position and the nobles lost their military achievements, and resolved not to make the same mistake again.
• The Greeks counted more than seven thousand dead and over three thousand who later died of their wounds, and Suye understood why Themistocles had attacked the nobles after flying over the battlefield.
• Euclid explained that the Persian flagship was protected by powerful magical detection and that destroying it could cripple the Persian Navy.
• Euclid revealed that Suye’s Devil bloodline could conceal magical traces while his Water Element bloodline could make him appear to be a water creature, enabling him to approach the flagship in fish form.
• Euclid offered Suye the first merit if he attempted to carry a Magic Artifact to the flagship, then took him to meet Themistocles after Suye agreed to hear more.

Suye and Euclid discussed Aristotle’s devastating Continuous Barrage talent before visiting General Themistocles. Themistocles greeted them enthusiastically and served seafood as they prepared to talk.

• Euclid told Suye that Themistocles would protect him because he wanted Suye to write a comedy starring him.
• Euclid described how Aristotle’s Continuous Barrage had destroyed an Egyptian army of thirty thousand, earning him the name Flame Demon King.
• Suye and Euclid went to Themistocles’ residence, where Themistocles greeted Suye with a crushing hug.
• Themistocles brought Suye and Euclid inside and served them bluefin tuna and other seafood.

Suye negotiated terms with Themistocles for joining the plan to sink the Persian flagship, then went with him and Euclid to test whether his Miracle Servants could carry out the mission. The chapter ended with Suye summoning Wang Dachui and Di Aotian aboard the Greek fleet’s warship.

• Suye assessed the seafood with Themistocles and agreed to explore founding a specialized seafood fishing company after the Battle of Marathon.
• Suye asked Themistocles for fair military merits, future military assistance in Athens, and first choice of mage-related spoils or access to the military treasury; Themistocles agreed to his terms.
• Suye and Themistocles discussed using Magic Servants to approach the Persian flagship, and Themistocles urged Suye to test the idea without risking his own life.
• Suye, Themistocles, and Euclid traveled by Magic Carriage to a Greek allied warship and headed to its stern.
• Suye summoned Wang Dachui and Di Aotian, whose advances in rank astonished Themistocles and Euclid; Wang Dachui showed off until Suye kicked him.

Suye and Themistocles trained Di Aotian and Wang Dachui to carry out a revised attack on the Persian fleet during the Battle of Marathon. As the land battle began and the Giant Legion prepared to advance, the two servants slipped into the sea, while Suye and Themistocles waited for the right moment to strike the Persian Flagship.

• Suye tested his Water Element bloodline in the sea while Euclid cast Transformation Spell on Di Aotian and Wang Dachui, disguising them as yellowfin tuna.
• Themistocles decided Di Aotian and Wang Dachui would use Magic Artifacts to destroy the Persian Flagship and unleash the Sea Burst Crystal, and he trained them aboard the Magic Battleship for two days.
• As rain fell over Marathon Plain, Andre chose to stay inside Marathon Fortress while the Greek and Persian armies assembled for battle.
• Suye and Themistocles watched the land forces clash and waited until the Giant Legion began to move.
• Suye sent a signal to the Golden Mage, who cast spells on Di Aotian and Wang Dachui, and the two disguised servants leaped into the sea toward the Persian fleet.

The Greek Navy destroyed the Persian Flagship, unleashing a massive wave that flooded the Persian camp and crushed Persian morale. As the Greek land battle resumed against the Giant Legion and Flying Snake Legion, Suye rode the Hell Unicorn toward the battlefield.

• The Persian Flagship’s mages spotted two unusually large tuna, but the tuna launched a Demon Destroyer arrow and a crystal that triggered a devastating underwater blast.
• The Persian Flagship was pierced by silver light and destroyed, and the resulting pillar of water and waves sank ships and flooded the Persian camp.
• Themistocles ordered the Greek Navy to advance, and the Greeks charged as the Persian forces faltered.
• Maduo Si sent the Giant Legion and Flying Snake Legion into the fight, steadying the Persians and threatening the Greek advance.
• Suye asked Themistocles where he was needed, summoned the Hell Unicorn, and rode toward the battlefield in armor of black hellfire and scarlet lava.

Suye’s Hell Unicorn drove the Giant King’s Legion and Flying Snake King’s Legion into retreat, turning the Persian army’s advance into a rout. The Greeks counterattacked and pursued the Persians, while Maduo Si was left confronting the Giant King and the Fate Sorcerers.

• Suye rode the Hell Unicorn toward the battlefield, and the giants who had faced it before fled, prompting the Giant King and Flying Snake King to chase after them.
• The Greek and Persian armies clashed as Suye tried to steer the Hell Unicorn away from the elite legions, but it charged straight at the Giant King.
• The Hell Unicorn unleashed Hellfire Magma, and the Giant King and his legion fled in terror once they sensed its aura.
• The Flying Snake King withdrew as well, and the Greeks charged while the Persian army’s morale collapsed and its soldiers fled.
• The female Holy Domain Fate Sorcerer urged Maduo Si to surrender, and the Giant King said his giants could refuse to fight and would surrender for ransom.