Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 299



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Episode 299

The Helbrin mercenary band was a small scavenger force of about forty men.

Considering that there were hundreds of scavenger groups in the desert, it was almost a miracle that the Helbrin mercenaries had survived so far. However, no one in the Helbrin mercenaries thought their survival was a miracle.

Because it gives you the ability to do so.

The leader, Hotsim, was a B-class martial arts awakened member, and the rest of the members were C-class and D-class awakened members.

If you become a C-class Awakened, you are considered a valuable force even in Neo Seoul. There were ten C-class Awakened people in the Helbrin Mercenary Corps.

Bucksher and Atli, who entered Neo Seoul for negotiations, were also C-class Awakened. However, there were Awakened who were treated more preciously than them in the Helbrin Mercenary Corps.

“How do you feel?”

“There is a life sign two kilometers ahead to the east.”

“How many people are there?”

“Not many. About six. They seem like one family.”

The man in his early twenties who answered Hotsim’s question was named Akashi.

Akashi was a Japanese awakened man with sharp, sharp eyes.

He was a magic awakener with the detection skill.

The skill was Search for Extra.

A skill that allows him to detect all living things within his detection range.

You can think of it as a kind of radar.

Akashi was a key member of the Helbrin mercenary force.

Because of him, they can easily find and plunder people hiding in the desert, and they can also detect and avoid demons in advance.

Akashi played a major role in the survival of the small group of Helbrin mercenaries until now.

Hotsim frowned.

“It’s not much. But it’s better than nothing. Go get it.”

“ancient!”

At his command, a dozen men rushed forward.

Since they were all riding Bactrian camels, they arrived at their destination in no time.

It was a hill covered with sand.

After looking around for a moment, they soon discovered a terrain that felt a little uneasy.

“Camouflage artillery!”

It was cleverly covered with a sand-like camouflage.

It was a kind of tent made by erecting several thin iron poles on a sloping sand dune and covering it with camouflage cloth.

sudden!

As we walked through the camouflage, we saw people hiding.

A man who appeared to be the eldest and a boy who appeared to be about sixteen years old attacked them, swearing.

“Fuck! I’m dead.”

“Hey!”

What they held in their hands was a knife made from the bone of an unknown beast.

Both of them were F-class Awakeners.

Of course, they were faster and stronger than ordinary people, but they were no match for the Helbrin mercenaries.

Kwajik!

In an instant, the two men were subdued with the sound of bones breaking.

“Our family is not allowed to be here, you demons!”

“Let go of this!”

The two people who were trampled by the mercenary troops struggled, but it was no use.

“Hehehe! You’re really going crazy.”

“It’s just a piece of crap. What good is there to it?”

The mercenaries looked at their families and laughed at them.

An elderly man with difficulty moving, a woman who appeared to be his mother, and two children were looking at them with terrified faces.

The mercenary who approached them spat on the floor and said:

“Six people. One of them is a piece of junk that can’t even be recycled. Damn it!”

“Please, save me.”

The old man, sensing his fate, knelt down and begged.

“Even if you save me, I’ll just give you food. Why bother?”

The mercenary stabbed the old man in the chest with his sword.

Phew!

“Cough!”

The old man looked at the mercenary in disbelief, spitting out blood.

The mercenary smiled bitterly as he looked at the dying old man.

“father!”

“Father!”

“grandfather!”

Families who had lost their loved ones before their eyes cried out. But their cries had no effect on the mercenaries.

The mercenaries trampled them mercilessly.

“Ahh!”

“Black!”

The family screamed at their kicks, but the mercenaries didn’t blink an eye and just pounded them.

This is because you have to do it this way so that the dog doesn’t resist while being dragged.

“The problem is these kids… … .”

The mercenaries’ gaze turned to the man and the boy who were stepping on them.

Even though he was an F-rank, the lowest rank, he was still an awakened martial artist. He was at a different level of danger than the low-ranking alchemists we had previously caught.

If left alive, they are a dangerous element that could turn their blade on you at any time.

It was impossible to completely subdue them without mana restraint.

“Well, it’s a shame, but there’s nothing I can do about it.”

They clicked their tongues and stabbed the father and son in the chest with their swords.

Phew!

Phew!

They killed people mechanically and without any hesitation, as if they were slaughtering a demon.

The rich man died without even screaming.

When the family members saw this and tried to scream, the mercenaries spoke coldly.

“From now on, everything you say will be the same.”

“… … .”

Their words left their families speechless.

Only then did the mercenaries smile in satisfaction.

After capturing the survivors, they returned to where the hot spot was.

“I killed three and captured three.”

“Is that all there is to it?”

“I’m sorry. I thought that if I left the rest alive, they would either eat food or rebel.”

“Tsk! Can’t help it. Akashi!”

Hotsim called Akashi.

“Yes, Captain!”

“You need to work a little harder.”

“Well, there’s nothing I can do.”

If you keep using the life detection skill, you will consume a lot of mana. Even if Akashi is a C-class awakened person, if you consume mana all day, you will just collapse by the evening.

It wasn’t a very pleasant situation for a mercenary who always had to be prepared for battle.

“I have to fill the 100 people somehow, so just work hard until then.”

“But don’t forget to take good care of it later.”

“When have you ever seen me just let it slide? Just take over the steel fortress and I’ll let the women enjoy themselves to their heart’s content, so look forward to it.”

“Yes, Captain!”

Only then did Akashi answer with a sly smile.

The Helbryn mercenary corps moved again to rescue the slaves.

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“after!”

Zeon sighed as he looked at the body.

It was discovered by Zeon and dragged out from under the sand.

There were three bodies found in total.

Old man, middle-aged man, boy.

Their faces looked similar, so they seemed like a family.

“They killed the old man because he was too lazy to drag him away, and because they thought his son and grandson might rebel.”

You could tell just by looking at the rich man’s skeleton.

This means that they are awakened martial artists.

“That’s too bad.”

Zeon was truly saddened by their deaths.

Because I know all too well how hard and difficult it is to survive in a desert where there is nothing.

He must have fought desperately against the harsh environment to protect his family, but he died so meaninglessly.

“Hoo!”

I couldn’t help but sigh at their unfortunate deaths.

Brielle lowered her head, unable to bear to look at the body.

“This is too much! How can people like this be like this? We should protect and help each other, but it’s not enough… … .”

“That’s right.”

Zeon shook his head and looked around, but the people who had caused this tragedy were nowhere to be seen.

Zeon searched the area thoroughly, but not a single trace remained.

Because the sand has buried all their traces.

No matter how fraudulent Zeon’s abilities were, he could not easily find those who were outside of his detection range.

The Helbryn mercenary force was already outside of Zeon’s detection range.

It was truly an incredible maneuver.

“It looks like all the scavengers are riding Bactrian camels.”

The only vehicle capable of that level of mobility in the desert was the Bactrian camel.

“This is giving me a headache.”

It was never easy to keep up with these highly mobile individuals.

“I guess I’ll have to go up to the sky.”

“Are you trying to look for it from a high place?”

“I think that’s the only way for now.”

“Then there’s nothing we can do.”

“Everyone, prepare well. We don’t know what kind of demons might attack.”

“huh!”

-beep!

Brielle and Gaia answered with determined expressions.

Brielle said as she climbed onto Gaia’s back.

“Don’t worry! I’ll protect you.”

-Beep!

“Okay! Let’s do our best together.”

At that moment, Zeon slowly ascended into the sky.

The sand on the floor rises like pillars, pushing his body up into the sky.

Gaia also flew into the sky, keeping pace with Zeon.

Fortunately, the demons didn’t attack until we climbed about 500 meters.

Zeon stopped five hundred meters away and looked around, but the Helbrin mercenaries were nowhere to be seen.

“I guess I’ll have to go a little higher.”

Kuuu!

A thick sandstorm pushed him further up.

It was when we had climbed about two hundred meters higher.

Wedge!

Suddenly, a huge crashing sound erupted from far away.

“Ouch! What the heck?”

When Brielle realized this and screamed, something gray was already covering them.

Boom!

Gaia’s body shook violently with a loud noise.

Something flew in at an invisible speed and crashed into us.

It was fortunate that Gaia had deployed a force field, otherwise this attack would have resulted in a goal.

The object that collided with Gaia moved away at a terrifying speed.

Because of that, I couldn’t even confirm the shape.

The thing that flew far away made a sharp turn and then flew back at a terrifying speed.

Phew!

A sonic boom occurred at a speed exceeding the speed of sound.

At that moment, Zeon erected a sand wall in front of him.

bang!

An object flying at a speed exceeding the speed of sound slightly changed direction as it pierced through the sand wall.

Thanks to that, Zeon, Brielle, and Gaia were able to stay safe.

In the brief moment when the sand wall broke through, Zeon was able to confirm the identity of the demon flying in at supersonic speed.

“Blade Battleships.”

It was a flying demon that looked like a warship expanded tenfold in size.

It was so huge that its wingspan when fully spread was a whopping five meters.

It flies twenty-four hours a day, riding the wind, hunting and eating low-level beasts like bullet hummingbirds.

In terms of pure combat power, it was only around C-class.

The problem is that he’s fast.

That was also fucking fast.

It flew at a speed exceeding the speed of sound.

Besides, its wings were sharp and strong like blades.

If you flew at supersonic speed and slashed with your wings, there would be no object that wouldn’t be cut apart.

It seemed like this place was the domain of the Blade Warship.

Like most demons, the Blade Warship cannot stand to see other beings enter its territory.

Phew!

The bastard flew in again, creating a sonic boom.

By the time he realized the sonic boom, the Blade Warship was already right in front of Zeon.

The bastard’s blade-like wings were flying towards Zeon’s neck.

At that moment, Zeon, who had been preparing in advance, opened his mouth.

“Sand Tornado!”

In an instant, a huge sand whirlwind appeared in front of Zeon and swallowed up the Blade Warship.

Kwaaaa!