Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 295



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Episode 295

Romina escaped the slums and entered Neo Seoul.

“Ugh! It stink. My nose feels like it’s going to rot.”

It seemed as if the stale smell of the slums still lingered on my body.

Romina shook her clothes to get rid of the lingering body odor.

The musty smell of the slums was torture for a sensitive elf like her.

That’s why Romina didn’t like coming to the slums on missions.

“I can’t help it. I can’t disobey Eli’s orders.”

It was Eli, the second-in-command of the Northern Sector, who gave her the order to contact the Helbrin mercenaries.

Before entering the North sector, Romina took off her robe, revealing a tight black suit.

Romina headed straight to Eli’s residence.

Eli’s residence was in a remote area of ​​the North District.

It was such a shabby place that it was hard to believe that the second-in-command of the North District was staying there.

Eli was currently in a state of self-discipline.

It is a punishment for moving troops without permission against the White Bear Caravan.

When she was first ordered to return to duty, Eli was confident that she would return soon. However, even after a considerable amount of time had passed, Serian had not called her.

Because of that, Eli’s anger reached the top of his head.

Eli was angry and couldn’t be held accountable for anything.

Romina knew better than anyone that if you get nitpicked for no reason, you’ll end up becoming the target of someone else’s anger.

After spraying some perfume to completely mask the smell of the slums, she knocked on Eli’s door.

“Elijah! It’s me, Romina.”

“Come in!”

As I opened the door and went in, I saw Eli sitting on a chair, pouring a glass of alcohol.

Romina knelt on one knee before her.

“I received the order and went.”

“What about work?”

“Good. The Helbrin mercenary corps has agreed to rescue one hundred slaves.”

“Are you sure?”

“Yes! I definitely took responsibility.”

“Of course it should be like that.”

“I…….”

Eli looked at Romina with a sullen look as she trailed off.

“why?”

“Do you really have to save the slaves?”

“Are you ignoring me too?”

“No, it’s just that I’m worried… … .”

Crack!

At that moment, Romina’s face suddenly turned around.

Eli slapped her on the cheek without warning.

In an instant, his face swelled up and his mouth was torn open, bleeding.

Romina held back the moans that threatened to burst out.

Because I know that if I scream here, Eli will get even more excited.

Eli grabbed Romina’s chin and looked at her face.

“Are you worried about me right now?”

“I, I’m sorry.”

“So you’re saying I’m a kite with a broken string?”

“no.”

“But why are you spitting on my orders?”

“I have committed a mortal sin.”

“You shouldn’t commit a sin that deserves death in the first place. Right?”

“you’re right.”

Romina nodded hurriedly.

Eli patted her cheek a couple of times and then sat back down in his chair.

“I do it all because it’s necessary and calculated. You just have to follow my orders. Do you understand?”

“I will keep that in mind.”

“That’s right.”

Only then did a satisfied smile appear on Eli’s lips.

Eli picked up the wine glass on the table.

The wine glass contained wine as red as blood.

She said after taking a sip of wine.

“How long do you think I’m going to stay like this? I’m going back to my place. No, to a higher place… … .”

For a moment, Romina covered her mouth.

Even though she was exiled here, she was still the second-in-command of the Northern District.

In the northern district, there remained a large group of people who followed her.

That’s why Serian couldn’t completely get rid of Eli, and only exiled him here.

Even though he was exiled, the fact that Eli was second in command remained unchanged.

‘If it’s a position higher than Lee In-ja… … surely it’s Serian… … .’

Romina held back a scream.

Because my heart was beating so hard that it felt like it was going to burst out of my mouth.

Eli said, putting down his glass of wine.

“If you want to follow me and climb to a higher place, move diligently. Don’t have any doubts… … .”

“Yes! I will do that.”

Romina answered, bowing her head.

The corners of Eli’s red lips curled up at her seemingly complete submission.

She looked out the window.

Beyond the window, in the distance, I could see the tallest building in the North District.

It was the building where Serian, the ruler of the North District, was located.

‘Just wait a moment, Serian! I’ll be back soon.’

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Clexi Inspiration asked as he placed food in front of Zeon.

“So you couldn’t find it?”

“yes!”

“You really are quite the man, searching all the streets as Brielle said.”

“Because it’s better to make sure of everything before moving on.”

“That’s true. Then I’ll check to see if any people and dwarves have moved into the slums recently. It’s an unusual combination, so if they really have, they’ll be noticed right away.”

“Suin looks just like an ordinary person, doesn’t he? Can you spot him?”

Suin is a human who can literally transform into a beast.

The most representative of these were the Lycanthropes, who were werewolves.

They were a very small race even in the Qurayyans, but they came to Earth along with other alien races.

The characteristics of Suin are the same as those of humans in normal times.

They are almost indistinguishable in appearance.

Of course, if you dig into the details, you can find differences, but at first glance, they appear to be almost the same.

Because of this, it was nearly impossible to distinguish between people just by looking at their appearance.

“Still, I should look for it sometime.”

“Then please.”

“You don’t have to ask. Since it’s Brielle’s business, it’s only natural for me to step forward. Brielle is no stranger to me either.”

“yes!”

Zeon smiled.

If Argos’ eyes moved, it would be much easier to find the watermen and dwarves.

Because their eyes and ears are spread throughout the slums.

‘This relieves my worries.’

If they’re the ones who really kidnapped Brielle, then we can catch them and hold them accountable, and if it’s not them, that’s not a bad thing either.

Jeon picked up his chopsticks with ease.

The food that Clexi inspired was a noodle dish with lots of meat.

It looked like beef noodles, but there was no way it contained real beef.

It would have been better not to know the identity of the meat.

Slurp!

Jeon held the bowl and put the noodles and meat inside into his mouth.

Clexi Inspiration asked.

“How does it taste?”

“It’s the end.”

When Zeon raised his thumb, Clexi looked satisfied as if he had expected something like that.

Zeon finished all the noodles in an instant and got up from his seat.

“I ate well. I’ll go now.”

“Please come visit often and keep me company.”

“I will do that.”

Zeon bowed his head slightly to Clexi and then headed home.

I just spent half a day doing Brielle’s work. But I didn’t feel like it was a waste of time.

Because it was better for Brielle and Zeon to make sure and then go.

Zeon suddenly remembered the woman he had met a while ago.

‘Why did the elf come to the slums?’

The ethnic groups in the northern area rarely enter the slums because they are reluctant to live in the filthy environment of the slums.

Elves in particular like clean environments and rarely visit this place.

‘Are you related to them?’

It bothered me that different races had entered the slums at the same time.

Zeon knew.

It means that things that seem unrelated sometimes lead to deep connections.

Also, sometimes, intuitions that cannot be explained logically turn out to be exactly right.

“hmm!”

It was when Zeon stopped for a moment and thought about it.

“Huh?”

Suddenly, someone in front saw Zeon and let out a shout of surprise.

When Zeon looked ahead, he saw an elf wearing a French coat.

‘I’m seeing a lot of elves today.’

The elf wearing the French coat was someone that Zeon knew.

“Are you… Borin?”

She was Borin, the leader of the Blue Leaves Special Forces in the Northern District.

Borin approached Zeon with a slight frown.

“As expected, it was you, Zeon….”

I wanted to speak to you informally like we did when we first met, but I couldn’t.

Her opponent was a human she despised, but he was too strong.

She didn’t have the guts to spit out informal language to the super-strong man who had single-handedly subdued the unpredictable demon Balrog.

One could not help but be cautious in one’s attitude toward natural heat.

“I didn’t expect to see you here, Lord Jeon.”

“I never expected to meet you, Borin. What brings you here?”

“I came on personal business.”

Borin answered vaguely.

Because I couldn’t reveal the fact that I was searching the area on Serian’s orders.

But Zeon’s reaction was strange.

“Is that so? I thought you came with that elf earlier.”

“That elf? Have you seen any other elves besides me?”

Until then, Borin had no particular thoughts.

Even though the elves were reluctant to go to the slums, it wasn’t that they didn’t go there at all. However, what Zeon said next made her come to her senses.

“Was it the Spider Queen?”

“yes?”

“The second in command in the North District. The elf who was by her side.”

“What is that?”

“I remember the elf who was with Eli when he raided the White Bear Caravan.”

At that moment, Borin felt the blood in his body turn cold.

“Really?”

“I have a decent memory, that’s for sure.”

“You mean Eli’s entourage came to the slums?”

“yes!”

“Why are Eli’s entourage here… … .”

Borin muttered without realizing it.

Eli had been demoted for leading the White Bear Caravan raid. It was called a demotion, but in reality it was closer to a suspended sentence.

In any case, she was in a position where she could not engage in external activities.

‘But you sent your close associates to the slums? Why? What are you aiming for?’

Serian’s orders had long since disappeared from Borin’s mind.

It’s been quite some time since I’ve been searching the Neo Seoul area under Serian’s orders, but I still haven’t figured out what the source of the mysterious waves is.

Because of that, I was a little tired.

A job with a clear goal suited her better than something so insubstantial.

Borin felt the need to investigate the elf Zeon had spoken of.

She asked cautiously.

“Do you happen to know the name or characteristics of that elf?”

“I don’t remember the name, but I remember the red hair.”

“You mean you were caught?”

“Yes! It was a bright red hair, like it was burning with fire.”

Borin’s eyes lit up at Zeon’s answer.

Because among the elves under Eli, there was only one with blazing red hair.

‘Is that Romina?’

Borin was an elf who also knew.

I remembered it even better because I wasn’t on good terms with her.

Borin said to Zeon.

“It was nice meeting you today. I would like to talk to you more, but I have something to do and I have to go first. See you next time.”

“Yeah.”

“then…….”

Jeon muttered as he watched Borin’s back as he left.

“It looks like something is happening in the North District.”

Meeting Borin was a coincidence, but it was Zeon’s intention to bring up other elf stories to her.

Since I touched it so lightly, there will definitely be some kind of reaction.