Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 319



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Episode 319

“Ugh!”

Eli looked up at the Punishers with eyes full of venom.

She was kneeling with mana restraints on both arms.

The Punishers subdued her and filled her with mana restraints.

In the process, the punishers also suffered many injuries. As expected from the second-in-command of the North District, Eli was strong.

If the Punishers hadn’t joined forces to corner her, she would never have been subdued alive.

Eli screamed loudly while wearing the Mana restraints.

“Can you please take off the restraints? If only these restraints were gone, I could get rid of you guys in an instant.”

“You’re still alive. If I cut off one of your arms, will you be a little more calm?”

Eli flinched for a moment at the cold words of the elf wearing a silver mask.

The Punisher, with his hat pulled down low, let out a deep sigh as he looked at Eli like that.

“Whew! How did it end up like this? Eli!”

“What? Who are you to talk to me like you know me?”

“You know me too. I have been watching you for a very long time.”

“Then why don’t you take off your hat and talk?”

Eli glared at the hooded punisher with bloodshot eyes.

The hooded punisher sighed again at her evil gaze.

If I had my way, I would have taken off my hat and revealed my identity right away. But if I did that, the peace I had worked so hard to achieve would have gone out the window.

If he had revealed his identity, those seeking power, including Eli, would have already contacted him or harassed him.

I didn’t like that hassle, so I lived my life hiding my identity.

If I had shown my face and gotten angry at Eli’s words just now, I could have gotten myself into trouble.

Eli shouted at the Punisher.

“See! You don’t even have the courage to show your face. Do you like living so hypocritically? Did Serian say that living like that is the right thing to do? Let’s be honest. How long are we going to live like this, parasitizing the human world? Elves are far superior to humans, so is it normal to live like this, watching what others say?”

“Do you really think elves are superior to humans?”

“They are much smarter, and their physical abilities are far superior. Their external beauty is something that humans cannot match.”

“Then why didn’t you become independent a long time ago? Instead of living in Neo Seoul while looking at the faces of humans, why didn’t you create your own kingdom in the outside world? Or did you go to the city that your people from Kurayan created?”

“that…….”

“Let’s admit what we have to admit. Although humans may be physically inferior to us, they have something we don’t. Do you know what it is?”

Eli’s face distorted at the words of the hat-wearing punisher. But no matter how much he thought about it, no answer came to mind.

The hatted punisher sighed and said.

“If you don’t know that, you will live with that delusion forever.”

“So what’s the answer?”

“It’s courage.”

“what?”

“The courage to stand up with your bare hands after losing everything you’ve ever enjoyed, the courage to fight against a demon that’s too big to handle, the courage to move stones on top of the ruins where everything has collapsed, build houses, and eventually establish a city. This kind of courage is something that elves never have.”

“Don’t make me laugh. Why don’t elves have courage? Elves are stronger warriors than anyone else.”

“Then why did you run away from Qurayyan? Why did you run away to this world instead of fighting against the destruction of the world?”

“that…….”

Eli hesitated for a moment, unable to answer quickly.

The hat-wearing punisher looked down at Eli and continued speaking calmly,

“We didn’t have the courage to fight against destruction. But humans stood on their own two feet in a world that was destroyed by force. That’s the biggest difference between elves and humans. They have the courage that we don’t. That’s why we, who lack courage, cling to the human world. You must face this reality.”

“Do you think I would fall for that kind of sophistry?”

Eli continued to struggle and deny the hat-wearing punisher’s words.

The hatted recruiter sighed.

“Phew! What’s the point of saying something like that now? It’s already happened.”

Eli’s rebellion was blocked in advance thanks to the mobilization of the punishers. However, it was not possible to prevent divisions from occurring within the northern sector.

This incident will have a huge impact on the North sector.

Those who followed Eli will rebel, and those who followed Serian will look down on them.

It was Serian’s job to heal this division.

“The Queen will be suffering for a while again.”

“What can we do? We have no choice but to help her.”

An elf wearing a silver mask approached the hatted punisher and spoke.

“There’s one more thing to solve before that.”

“huh?”

“Sand wizard!”

“hmm!”

The elf wearing a silver mask let out a sigh.

If it weren’t for Zeon, the entire North Sector would have suffered a fatal blow.

“They made insects eat each other and created a monster called ‘go’.”

“It’s horrible to imagine what would have happened if Goga had been released.”

“If it weren’t for the Sand Wizard, we would never have been able to stop it.”

“I must repay you in some way.”

“Because that’s our way.”

Although they do not have the courage to rise from the ground like humans, it is their way to repay the favor they have received.

Both favor and resentment are thoroughly calculated and the corresponding price is paid.

At the very least, if you want to live in the human world, you must be certain of your personal integrity.

The elf wearing a silver mask sighed.

“I can’t even begin to fathom how much it will cost him.”

“What good is it for us to worry about it? The Queen will take care of it.”

“Whew! You’re just putting a big burden on her.”

“It’s the path she chose. We have no choice but to secretly assist her like this… … .”

The hatted elf shook his head and looked back.

Borin and the Blue Leaf Special Forces were seen sitting on the ground, gasping for breath.

As soon as the buff ends, you start suffering from aftereffects.

Since I used up ten days’ worth of energy in an instant, I’m going to struggle for a few more days.

The problem is that even with the buffs, the Blue Leaf Special Forces still suffered many casualties.

This will also take quite some time to sort out.

It was a day full of hurts one way or another.

“Whew!”

“ha!”

The deep sighs of the punishers dispersed into the air.

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Yoo Se-hee looked at Jeon, who had suddenly appeared, with a bewildered expression.

“No, didn’t you just enter Neo Seoul?”

“It was like that until yesterday.”

“So you came out today? What on earth happened in Neo Seoul? The entire North District was in an uproar.”

“Do you know that much?”

“Because the crackdown is so thorough, I don’t know the internal situation, but I know that something big has happened.”

As soon as the incident occurred in the North District, Yoo Se-hee also tried to figure out the situation. However, all access to the North District was immediately banned, and information was completely blocked.

Because of that, I was feeling suffocated.

Zeon told her what had happened.

“The Spider Queen, the second in command of the Northern Sector, has plotted a rebellion.”

“Elijah?”

“yes!”

Zeon gave her a brief explanation about ‘Go’ and Romina.

Yoo Se-hee, who had heard the whole story, made a tired expression.

“If such a monster were released… … .”

“A lot of people must have died.”

“She’s really crazy. No matter how much power she has, how could she kill so many people?”

No matter how badly human rights have fallen in the world, there is still a line that must be maintained.

Eli crossed that line a long way.

“So what happened to Eli?”

“It looks like you have suppressed it well since it is quiet.”

“Well, that’s good. But who are the people you came with?”

Yoo Se-hee’s gaze turned to the men standing next to Jeon.

One of them was trembling like a puppy that needed to take a dump. He was Akashi, who was in the Helbrin mercenary unit.

Eli is at a loss as to what to do because he is guilty of kidnapping the people who were to be eaten by ‘Go’.

Zeon spoke frankly about him.

“My name is Akashi. I am a scout for the Helbrin mercenary force. Because of this, the Helbrin mercenary force was able to escape the demons and kidnap many people.”

“A detector? Are you saying you can detect the demons in advance?”

“yes!”

“oh my god!”

Yoo Se-hee jumped up from her seat in surprise.

That’s why Zeon’s words were so surprising.

Awakened beings who could detect the devil in advance were extremely rare.

“What is the detection range?”

Instead of answering, Zeon looked at Akashi.

It was a look in his eyes that told him to speak for himself.

Akashi hesitated for a moment, but then, unable to withstand Zeon’s pressure, he opened his mouth.

“I am a C-class Awakener. My detection range is approximately ten kilometers.”

“You can sense a demon from that far away?”

“Ah! To be exact, it’s not the ability to detect demons, but the ability to detect living beings. The only demons that can be detected from ten kilometers away are those with strong life responses.”

“You’re talking about a large bell of Class B or higher.”

“yes!”

“Then what about the small demons?”

“Those that move in groups are about seven or eight kilometers away, and small demons can be detected only when they approach from four to five kilometers away.”

“Hmm!”

Yoo Se-hee let out a sigh.

Her eyes were sparkling.

If you can detect large demons from ten kilometers away, you can avoid them.

As far as she knew, the best of the existing detectors could detect the demon from only about three kilometers away.

It was said that just for that reason, they were treated very well and received special protection.

However, the man with his eyes slit open right in front of him is said to be able to sense a large demon from ten kilometers away.

To this extent, it could be considered a human radar.

Although he may not be on par with a professional navigator, he was still a top-notch talent.

Yoo Se-hee said to Jeon.

“Here, hand it over to us.”

“He is a man who has sinned a lot.”

“It doesn’t matter. We’ll eat him up for more than the sins he’s committed. We’ll work him until he begs to be killed.”

“That’s a response worthy of the owner of the Goblin Market.”

Zeon chuckled.

To her, good and evil in people were not very important.

What mattered was ability.

If you have the ability, most sins are forgiven.

If you use Akashi well, you can open up many routes to the outside.

For example, the steel fortress that Zeon spoke of.

Even if they could just open a safe path to the steel fortress, it would be a huge gain for the goblin market.

It was enough to offset the burden of having Akashi with me.

Yoo Se-hee said.

“I will definitely repay you.”

“I don’t need anything in return, but just take good care of this person.”

Zeon pointed to the man standing next to Akashi.

“Who is this person?”

“Bryce. I’m an F-class alchemist.”

“Alchemist? Only an F-rank?”

Yoo Se-hee made a calm expression.

F-class Awakeners were so numerous that they were almost trampled by feet.

I liked the Alchemist class, but it wasn’t attractive enough to just randomly take it on.

Zeon said with a smirk.

“He can make sand hardener.”

“What’s a hardener… … . Wait! It hardens sand?”

“yes!”

“Shit!”

bang!

Yoo Se-hee slammed the desk.

It was only then that I realized how great of a being the F-class alchemist Bryce was.

“I can harden the sand into bricks and build more houses.”

“Yes! We could probably build a bunker underground.”

“Where did you kidnap that interest again?”

“I am a survivor of a village that was pillaged by the Helbrin mercenary corps that Akashi was in.”

Contrary to Hotsim’s words, the Helbrin mercenaries did not hand Bryce and the villagers over to Eli, but only kept them imprisoned in a shelter.

Akashi told Hashim’s lies in order to beg for his life, and was saved by Zeon as soon as he found out where they were being held.

Zeon said.

“Bryce has a family.”

“Okay! We’ll protect and provide shelter for as many people as you have. So hand over Bryce too.”

“You promised?”

“I swear on my name. I will take responsibility for the Goblin Market.”

“great.”

Zeon nodded.

At that moment, Bryce, who had been standing there blankly, began to shed tears.

Because Yoo Se-hee’s words were a ray of light to him who had lost everything and was in despair.

Although it wasn’t the way he had wanted, he was satisfied with the fact that everyone who had lived with him in the survivor village could now live in the slums under the protection of the goblin market.

“Thank you. Oh my! Thank you so much.”

Bryce’s sobs echoed throughout the quiet room.