Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 300



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Episode 300

A sand tornado was literally a whirlwind of sand.

Although the range is smaller than Sand Storm, the concentrated destructive power is much stronger.

Its power increases further when dealing with a single entity.

Just like right now.

Gagagagak!

The sand tornado spun around, grinding away at the body of the bladed warship.

The bladed frigate flapped its wings in an attempt to escape the sand tornado, but to no avail.

The sand tornado, spinning at a terrifying speed, would never allow the bladed frigate to escape.

Kieeee!

The bladed warship let out a scream.

This is because all the feathers that protected their bodies, which were harder than steel, were plucked out, and their bare skin was exposed to the sand.

The bladed frigatebird was able to fly at supersonic speeds thanks to its feathers covering its entire body.

The feathers, which were as strong as diamonds yet lightweight, were able to survive sand tornadoes without any problems.

The body of the blade-winged warship, with all its feathers plucked out, was too fragile.

Quagagagagagak!

The bladed warship was completely torn apart, and the feathers torn from its body scattered like snow in the air.

“Do you think this feather could be of any use?”

Brielle took off her hood and caught the falling bladed frigate feather.

Brielle, who had put the feather into the subspace, looked at Zeon.

Zeon, who had caught the bladed warship, climbed higher and looked around.

In Zeon’s sight, a cloud of yellow dust rose from the horizon.

“Over there!”

It was when Zeon had pinpointed the location of the scavengers.

Wedge! Wedge!

A creepy cracking sound echoed over and over again.

Another batch of bladed warships appeared.

They flew towards Zeon at a frightening speed, as if they were enraged by the death of their own kind.

Zeon said to Brielle.

“Let’s go down to the ground.”

“huh!”

Now that I knew where the scavengers were moving, I didn’t have to force myself to fight the bladed warships.

Zeon and Brielle descended to the ground at high speed.

Fortunately, the bladed warships did not attack them as they descended to the ground.

It seemed that it would never descend below a certain altitude.

That was a good thing.

If those kinds of demons had come down to earth, it was clear that there would have been no one left.

Because unless you had eyes on your head, it would be nearly impossible to avoid the attacks of the bladed warships that descended from the sky.

Zeon spoke to Brielle and Gaia after confirming that the blade warships circling the air were quickly disappearing.

“let’s go!”

“huh!”

-beep!

Zeon moved in the direction he had seen in the sky.

Gaia and Briel followed behind Zeon, who was running forward with sandy steps.

Gaia, who was worried that Brielle would keep falling behind, put her on her back.

“thank you!”

-Beep!

Gaia replied that it was okay and quickly followed Zeon.

‘If we keep going like this, we’ll be able to catch up with them in two hours.’

No matter how good the Scavenger’s mobility is, it can never be faster than a Zeon with its sand-walking abilities.

They’re far behind now, but at this rate they’ll catch up in no time.

But then an unexpected obstacle appeared.

Wow!

Suddenly, a giant demon appeared from the sand.

It was a demon that looked like a beetle that had been blown up hundreds of times its size. Every time it breathed, flames would flow out.

“Titan beetle? Was this its habitat?”

The Titan Scarab was literally a giant scarab.

Its shell, as hard as titanium, has tremendous defensive power, and the super-heated flame breath it shoots from its mouth can instantly melt any demonic beast.

It was a very difficult demon to deal with.

In normal times, there would be no problem.

You can avoid him or take your time dealing with him.

But the problem was that in order to quickly catch up with the scavengers, they had to pass through here.

The Titan Scarab fired its flame breath towards Zeon without warning.

Fuhuahahak!

Zeon built a wall of sand to block the creature’s breath. Then the creature charged forward with its massive body.

The Titan Scarab knew that its huge, solid body was a weapon, so it attacked with its entire body.

bang!

The giant body of the Titan Scarab was left there like a rock, where Zeon had retreated.

At that moment, Zeon unfolded the sand mixer.

Gooosh!

Sand particles that rotate at high speed around the Titan Scarab.

The sand mixer was capable of instantly grinding down even the most powerful demons, but it was ineffective against the Titan Scarab.

This is because the strength of the Titan Scarab’s shell is beyond imagination.

In some ways, it was a demon that was the polar opposite of Zeon.

It would take quite some time to hunt a demon that couldn’t be broken down even by sand.

Moreover, the Titan Scarab can even use flame breath.

That meant it was resistant to fire.

An Awoken who uses ordinary fire magic could never catch a Titan Scarab. But Xeon was no ordinary Awoken.

“Sand Gehenna!”

The sand particles rotating at high speed glowed red.

The sand particles melted and turned into lava.

Although it was immune to fire and did not take much damage, the super-hot lava was enough to panic the Titan Scarab.

More than half of its massive body was struggling, submerged in lava.

The bastard’s body also turned red.

Then Zeon called Gaia.

“Gaia!”

-Beep?

“Move the elements and cool the area around him. Can you do it?”

-beep!

Gaia answered shortly.

It meant that it could be done.

It wasn’t that difficult for Gaia, who was a spirit life form.

“Freeze it immediately.”

-Beep!

Gaia cooled the air around the Titan Scarab with her answer.

Swish!

The temperature drops in an instant.

Frost formed on the red-hot shell of the fire beetle.

Zeon, who confirmed the appearance, spoke in a cold voice.

“An object that has been heated and then cooled is just as easy to destroy. Cremoa!”

Kwaaaaang!

In an instant, the sand on the floor of the Titan Scarab exploded.

The Titan Scarab’s shell, weakened by the attacks of ultra-high temperature and ultra-low temperature, exploded together.

Zeon passed by the gigantic titan scarab’s body, which was exploding like a volcano, without even looking at it.

Meanwhile, Brielle placed a fragment of the Titan Scarab’s shell into the subspace inside her hood.

I figured there might come a time when I would need it.

＊＊＊

Kuwaang!

A mushroom cloud could be seen rising in the distance, accompanied by a loud noise.

“what?”

“Did a volcano erupt?”

The Awakened Helbrin Mercenaries, who had been busy plundering, looked at the horizon in surprise.

It was at least several dozen kilometers away.

Yet the explosion was so massive that the vibrations and pressure were felt.

It was not unreasonable for them to think that a volcano had erupted.

Hotsim frowned.

“A volcano? If so, there would have been signs like an earthquake.”

“Then what is it?”

Hashim’s gaze grew fiercer at the stupid question of the subordinate next to him.

“The fact that something out of the ordinary has happened in this desert is proof that there is a problem. Akashi!”

“Net! Captain.”

“Isn’t that the place where the demon you mentioned was hiding?”

“It seems right.”

Akashi answered with a serious expression.

The place where the mushroom cloud is rising now is where the Helbrin mercenary force took a detour following Akashi’s warning.

At that time, Akashi used detection magic to detect a giant demon hiding under the sand.

The Helbrin mercenary force took a large detour because there was no need to deal with the giant demon.

Thanks to that, I was able to pass through the area safely without touching the demon.

“Did you say it was a B-class demon?”

“Judging from the bio-reactions and mana density, it was definitely a B-class or higher demonic beast.”

“Is that so?”

Hotsim’s expression became more serious.

Dealing with the B-class demons hiding under the sand was a burden even for him.

If the entire Helbrin mercenary force rushed in, there was nothing they couldn’t catch, but it would take a long time.

There will be many more casualties.

It was difficult to deal with such a huge demon.

So much so that the Helbrin mercenary force would rather avoid it than confront it.

It was clear that such a huge demon was being hunted by someone.

“It’s possible that another demon invaded their territory and they fought, but the odds of that happening are slim.”

It is rare for other giant demons to invade the territory of such a huge demon.

Unless you are absolutely confident that you can win.

But Hotsim knew very well that such cases were extremely rare.

“That was someone hunting with intent.”

“Hunting? Then is it something done by humans?”

“It could be a human, or an elf. But you know what? Sometimes, ridiculous beings show up.”

One of the reasons the Helbrin mercenaries have been able to survive in the desert so far is because they avoid such beings.

“So someone was hunting the Titan Scarab?”

“That’s what I think.”

“Who is it?”

“It’s frustrating because I don’t know that. I have a bad feeling about this.”

At Hotsim’s words, all the Awakened ones took on serious expressions.

They knew.

How accurate is Hotsim’s feeling?

If he said it was bad, it was really bad.

Hotsim called one of his subordinates.

“Alton!”

“Yes, Captain!”

“Let’s do that.”

“Is that what you mean?”

“Yeah! The environment is just right.”

Hotsim looked around.

The place they were was a survivor village.

A village where about thirty people lived together.

Among them, there are about ten who are suitable for use as slaves.

The rest were either too old or too young.

Those people were all killed.

Because of that, the smell of blood was reverberating through the survivor village.

Alton answered.

“Understood, Captain! Let me show you what I’m capable of.”

“We have to finish this as quickly as possible.”

“Don’t worry.”

Alton began to move diligently.

The Hotsim mercenary force took the captured slaves and left the survivor village to watch Alton work.

Alton was an enchanter.

An enchanter who delved into one thing that exploded.

He had the ability to infuse objects with his mana and cause them to explode.

Since it was only a D-rank and took time to work on, it was not usually used in looting scenes.

However, given enough time, it was an ability that could be more powerful than anyone else.

He planted explosives throughout the survivor village.

After Alton’s work was finished, the Helbryn mercenaries retreated to a huge sand mountain several dozen kilometers away from the village.

Hotsim took out his telescope and watched the survivor village.

This telescope, which the Enchanter worked on, could see from dozens of kilometers away.

How much time had passed? Someone appeared in the village they had plundered.

It was too far away to see the details, but it looked like an adult man and a young girl. Beside them, a large balloon-like object was floating.

“As I expected, there’s a pursuer. Alton!”

“Yes, Captain!”

“Blow it away!”

“Right now?”

“immediately!”

“All right.”

Alton activated his ability along with the answer.

Kwaaang!

A huge explosion engulfed the man, the girl, and the balloon.