Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 322



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Episode 322

Knock knock!

Someone knocked on Zeon’s door early in the morning.

Zeon opened his eyes with a frown at the loud noise.

I tried to just ignore it and go to sleep, but it looked like he was going to keep knocking on the door until I opened it.

In the end, Zeon had no choice but to rub his eyes and walk towards the door.

“Who are you?”

“It’s me.”

A woman’s cold voice was heard from outside the door.

Zeon frowned and asked again.

“Who am I?”

“I am Seo Tae-ran, the mayor’s secretary.”

Zeon opened the door with a puzzled expression.

Because there was no reason for Seo Tae-ran to come to see him at this early hour.

Zeon instinctively felt that something had changed.

When I opened the door, I saw Seo Tae-ran wearing bright red clothes.

“What’s going on?”

“Come with me to the city hall.”

“At the city hall? What’s going on?”

“You will know the details when you go.”

“Don’t I have the right to refuse? If you just tell me to go… … .”

“This is something that Zeon is also involved in. If you don’t go, you might regret it.”

Jeon frowned at Seo Tae-ran’s threatening words. However, he soon put on his robe and went outside.

Because the Seo Tae-ran he knew was never someone who would talk nonsense.

The fact that she came out like this meant that something really urgent had happened involving Zeon.

Zeon followed Seo Tae-ran out, leaving Brielle at home.

Outside, a vehicle was waiting to take him away.

The car carrying Seo Tae-ran and Jeon entered Neo Seoul.

All the way to the city hall, Seo Tae-ran had a stern expression and said nothing.

‘Looks like something serious has happened. Phew!’

Zeon looked out the window and sighed.

I thought we had some peace after dealing with the issues in the North District, but things keep breaking out.

As if he couldn’t tolerate any rest.

Zeon felt that his fate was quite fierce.

‘It seems like it’s not my destiny to live comfortably.’

I’ve felt this since I first gained the power to manipulate sand, but I’ve always had major incidents and accidents happen to me.

When one thing is solved, another one occurs, and after the other is solved, another one follows.

I thought things would get better once I got to Neo Seoul, but the situation didn’t change.

‘Well, what can I do? I guess I should think of it as the price I pay for having great power.’

Zeon leaned against the window and closed his eyes.

When he opened his eyes again, the car had arrived in front of the city hall.

Seo Tae-ran opened the car door first and spoke.

“Let’s go.”

“yes!”

Zeon got out of the car, stretching.

Even in the elevator heading to the top floor of the city hall, Seo Tae-ran didn’t say anything.

As the elevator door opened, Jin Geum-ho greeted Je-on.

“Welcome. You haven’t eaten yet, have you?”

“Dinner? Didn’t you call me because something urgent was going on?”

“That’s right! But that doesn’t mean I should skip breakfast. Just sit down.”

Jeon frowned but followed Jin Geum-ho’s words.

As soon as Zeon sat down, the chef brought out a simple meal.

Coffee and brunch.

Although they looked simple, Xeon thought they were quite luxurious.

That is understandable, as coffee was not an easily obtainable plant.

In this day and age, only a very small number of people, even in Neo-Seoul, can drink coffee like this.

“Let’s start with coffee. It’s roasted at dawn, so it has a good flavor.”

“I’d like to drink coffee and listen to the story. What’s going on?”

“Is that so?”

Jin Geum-ho put down the coffee cup he was holding and looked at Je-on.

“Actually, there’s a problem with the magic stone mine.”

“Are you talking about the magic stone mine?”

“It’s not the one that existed before, it’s a new magic stone mine that we’re developing.”

For a moment, Zeon squinted his eyes.

This is because the newly developed magic stone mine was discovered by him and the Pathfinder team dispatched by the city hall.

Above all, Levin was there to protect his friends.

“What’s the problem?”

“The expedition sent to develop the magic stone mine is under attack by demons.”

“The demons?”

“They said that while the attack was in progress, demons gathered from outside.”

“Isn’t that enough to endure?”

“That’s right! The problem is that the place where the expedition team set up camp collapsed.”

“yes?”

“Isn’t that absurd? I’m also absurd. I clearly confirmed that the ground was solid, but it collapsed. Because of that, most of the expedition team ended up falling underground.”

“What happened to their lives?”

“I can’t confirm.”

“Not even one?”

“Fortunately, there were those who escaped when it collapsed, so we watched for several days, but not a single person was able to get up.”

It was a story that made no sense.

There were three thousand Awakened people mobilized for this expedition, and hundreds more people were sent to support them.

It’s surprising that all of them fell underground at once, and not a single one of them escaped. This is something that would never happen under normal circumstances.

It was even more absurd when you consider Levin’s abilities.

Levin, who could turn into a ghost, could easily come up no matter how deep he fell. The fact that Levin couldn’t come up meant one thing.

“There’s a high probability that there’s a barrier or something in the place they fell into.”

“I think so too.”

Jin Geum-ho nodded.

There was another problem.

At the place where more than three thousand people had fallen, demons who had gathered from outside were setting up camp.

Because of that, I couldn’t get close.

Fortunately, those who survived without falling eventually gave up on rescue efforts and reported the incident to the city hall.

It was this morning that Jin Geum-ho learned of the fact.

“So I plan to send the old man and the twins.”

Elder Ko, a member of the Numbers, was the best barrier magician in Neo Seoul.

The barrier he could not break was one that no one could break.

It was the best move the city could muster at this point.

Jeon Do also agreed with Jin Geum-ho’s opinion.

“Excellent choice.”

“So, I want you to protect them to the magic stone mine. Is that possible?”

“I have to.”

Zeon answered without a moment’s hesitation.

Among those who fell were Mandy, Levin, and their friends Aaron and Dominic.

I couldn’t just leave them alone.

Of course, Zeon had to go.

“Good. They’ll be leaving around noon. You can get ready by then.”

“Let’s do that.”

“Oh, this time, Taeran and her men will go together.”

Jeon looked at Seo Tae-ran at the unexpected words.

Still, she stood next to Jin Geum-ho with an expressionless face.

“Taeran won’t be a burden. Even though he looks like this, he’s an excellent martial artist.”

“I have no doubt about her skills.”

“Then that’s good.”

Jin Geum-ho smiled while drinking coffee.

As he emptied his glass, Seo Tae-ran filled it with coffee as if she had been waiting for it.

It looked like a machine.

Zeon asked her.

“Have you ever been to the desert?”

“No. I was born here and have lived here my whole life.”

“You mean, not even once?”

“There was no reason for me to go that far. Don’t worry. I won’t have to hold you back, Lord Zeon.”

Even at the sound of Seo Tae-ran’s confident voice, Jeon’s crumpled face showed no sign of relaxing.

＊＊＊

Upon returning home, Zeon informed Brielle that the expedition had crashed.

Naturally, Brielle packed her bags and said she would go along.

Zeon did not stop Brielle from doing that.

It was none other than Levin, a fellow family member, who was involved.

It would have been stranger if Brielle had stayed still.

“Over three thousand people have fallen into the underground space. Take everything you can, because we don’t know what the danger might be.”

“Of course. I’ve put all the potions and items I’ve made so far into the subspace.”

“good job.”

“I hope Levin is okay?”

“You’ll be fine. It’s almost impossible to hit Levin when he’s turned into a ghost.”

“I guess so?”

“don’t worry.”

“okay.”

Brielle nodded and pulled down her large cone-shaped hat.

Zeon’s gaze turned to Gaia, who was floating next to Brielle.

“Gaia, stay in my subspace until we reach the magic stone mine. Even if it’s frustrating, bear with it for a bit.”

-Beep!

“Okay! Thank you!”

-beep!

Brielle reached out and touched Gaia.

“Come out secretly when there are no people around so you won’t be bored.”

-Beep!

“Okay! I’ll hold back on what I want to see too. Come on in.”

-beep!

Gaia entered Zeon’s subspace, wagging her tail.

Immediately afterwards, Zeon spoke to Brielle.

“Let’s go now.”

“huh!”

As the two came out, the old man, the twins, Seo Tae-ran, and his men were waiting.

“Long time no see, Zeon.”

“hi!”

The twin sisters were the first to welcome Zeon.

Zeon nodded and greeted.

“It’s been a while.”

“We’re going together too.”

“Please take care of me.”

“Please take care of me too. And this is Brielle, who is going with me.”

Zeon introduced them to Brielle.

The twin sisters and Brielle also knew each other, but this was the first time they had formally greeted each other.

“Hello! I’m Eun Soo Jin.”

“I’m Eun Soo Young.”

“I’m Brielle. Please take care of me.”

Brielle also gave a brief greeting.

Although she didn’t show it, Brielle was wary of them.

Because we know that the twin sisters’ ability is telepathy.

If you let your guard down and your thoughts are read, you might discover that you are a high elf.

There was nothing good about having one’s identity revealed to untrustworthy people.

The old man also greeted Zeon and Briel.

“I can’t tell you how much it means to me that you’re here with me. Please take good care of me. And you too, little girl… … .”

“yes!”

Brielle answered in a crawling voice.

At that moment, Seo Tae-ran said.

“Since we are pressed for time, let’s stop greeting each other and head out. Jeon and the kid can ride in the same car as the old man and the twin sisters. The car is big, so it won’t be uncomfortable to ride together.”

Seo Tae-ran brought two armored buses.

One was for Zeon and his men to ride, and the other was for himself and his men to ride.

Zeon nodded and got on the bus.

They were followed by Brielle, the old man, and the twin sisters.

As soon as they got on the bus, the twin sisters started cursing at Seo Tae-ran.

“I’m unlucky.”

“Anyway, I told you that I ate a lot of rice.”

“Why did that bitch have to follow me? She’s being so annoying.”

“Ahh! Even ice can’t get colder than that.”

For some reason, the twin sisters hated Seo Tae-ran terribly.

The old man scolded them.

“Oh! I’ll listen. Stop it.”

“What, stop it?”

“How about listening to it?”

“Still, without her, the city hall can’t function properly.”

“Then you’ll be at the city hall. Why did you come along?”

“That’s right! You’re following me for no reason and making people uncomfortable.”

The twin sisters pouted.

The old man looked at Jeon with a helpless expression.

“You understand. As you can see, there aren’t many people who like her.”

“I understand.”

“Then that’s good.”

The old man sighed.

There was an unconcealable tension on his face.

Because the lives of more than three thousand people were at stake.

The only consolation is that Zeon, the sand wizard, is going with them.

‘I never imagined I’d be working with a sand wizard.’