Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 327



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Episode 327

Zeon nodded.

“Dungeon of the Dead? The atmosphere is definitely similar.”

“I guess I felt it too.”

“Because I have experienced it.”

“If it’s Zeon, then that might be possible.”

Brielle nodded.

I don’t know exactly how many dungeons Zeon has been in, but I know that he has more experience than the average Awakened person could ever hope to complete in their entire life.

It wouldn’t be strange if one of them was a dungeon where the dead roamed.

“Wait a minute. The Dungeon of the Dead? How does that kid know about this dungeon?”

“No, I know.”

“what?”

“Do I have to tell you all that? I’m not even your subordinate.”

Seo Tae-ran’s expression cracked at Brielle’s blunt answer.

Because I never expected that a young kid like me would be treated like this.

Anyone who knew her even a little bit would not dare treat her like this. Even if they were the rulers of each district. But it was so absurd that a young, blue-eyed brat would treat her like this. She was speechless.

“How dare you!”

For a moment, her face turned bright red. But that was only for a moment, and she soon regained her composure.

It’s true that I’m upset, but I can’t fight with Brielle here and now.

Right now, only wild dog-shaped demons have appeared, but we don’t know what kind of demons will appear in the future.

I didn’t have the luxury of wasting my energy fighting Brielle.

More than anything, the existence of Zeon was too irritating to make me want to beat Brielle.

Xeon was the strongest force.

It is an indispensable entity to overcome this crisis.

I couldn’t cause trouble with Zeon just because of Brielle.

Seo Tae-ran tried to suppress his anger and asked Jeon.

“If it’s the Dungeon of the Dead, then it’s full of undead, right?”

“you’re right.”

“Now, there are dungeons with undead in them.”

“It’s fortunate that it’s a dungeon.”

“yes?”

“Just think about the undead running rampant in the outside world. It would be a total mess, and it would be a total mess.”

“I guess so.”

Seo Tae-ran nodded his head.

“Concentrate. If the true masters of this place are the undead, then you won’t end up as just a wild dog.”

“all right.”

Seo Tae-ran nodded her head as if it were a habit, but her brows furrowed.

To be honest, the ghost dogs that attacked just now weren’t that strong of an opponent. So I was able to eliminate them easily. However, if a high-ranking entity attacked, I would not be able to handle it with just the Gauntlet of Slaughter.

Then Brielle took out a few glass bottles and handed them to Seo Tae-ran.

“Take it!”

“What is this?”

“Holy water!”

“Seongsu?”

“It’s not very trustworthy since it’s sold by fanatics in Dongdaemun, but it’s holy water so it should be effective against the undead. If the situation gets dire, apply it to your gauntlet.”

“Haa! Of all people, it has to be the holy water of fanatics.”

Seo Tae-ran made an uneasy expression without realizing it.

When I think of John, I get goosebumps.

Even to her, the second-in-command of Neo Seoul, John and the fanatics were terrible beings that she was reluctant to deal with.

Those people are bringing the holy water they sell.

‘This isn’t an ordinary troll.’

Regardless of whether it would be effective or not, the fact that Brielle bought holy water from Dongdaemun without any hesitation showed that she was no ordinary fool.

Seo Tae-ran, who had been looking at Seongsu for a moment, gave orders to his subordinates.

“Everyone, put holy water on your gauntlets.”

“ancient!”

The subordinates all dipped their gauntlets in the holy water and took them out without any hesitation. Then, a faint red light began to surround the gauntlets of the slaughter.

The divine power of the Holy Water is truly infused into the Gauntlet of Slaughter.

Seo Tae-ran made a dumbfounded expression.

‘It really works? This is driving me crazy.’

She thought that as soon as she entered Neo Seoul, she should buy a large quantity of holy water from Dongdaemun.

Meanwhile, they went deeper and deeper into the darkness.

The flash radius has become narrower.

It has been reduced by one meter, from about five meters to four meters.

The darkness exerts that much power.

The old man muttered.

“I guess the atmosphere is around here… … .”

Swish!

At that moment, a wolf with a large horn on its nose appeared.

It looked at least twice as big and ferocious as the ghost dogs that had attacked them earlier.

Like wild dogs, he had no substance.

The old man clicked his tongue.

“Tch! Yeah, that’s how it should appear.”

“How did you know?”

“As expected of a grandpa. He got the timing right.”

The twin sisters gave a thumbs up, but they were not happy at all.

Like ghost dogs, ghost wolves also traveled in packs.

Only one appeared and it was impossible for it to end.

As if to prove that fact, ghost wolves appeared here and there.

Khuuuhung!

The ghost wolves roared loudly and rushed towards the Zeon party.

As expected, Seo Tae-ran’s subordinates fought against the ghost wolves.

Phew!

The gauntlet soaked in holy water exerted its power.

A phantom wolf that had no substance was hit by the gauntlet and its head exploded.

There was no need to use the Gauntlet of Slaughter to convert mana into elements. Thanks to this, Seo Tae-ran’s subordinates were able to easily reduce the number of ghost wolves.

The twin sisters were chatting excitedly.

“Okay! We don’t have to come out.”

“Then good.”

That was when.

ping!

Something flew through the darkness as if to deny the twin sisters’ words.

One of Seo Tae-ran’s subordinates was unable to react in time and was impaled by a flying object.

It was an arrow that pierced his shoulder.

It was a huge arrow, as tall as an adult.

Zeon muttered as he looked in the direction the arrow had come from.

“There was a hunter who commanded a wolf.”

Shhhhh!

As if in response to his words, arrows flew again one after another from the darkness.

Since they had seen their subordinates suffer, they were able to block the arrows without difficulty.

The old man created a defensive barrier around himself and his twin to block the arrows, while Seo Tae-ran and his men shot them down one by one.

Zeon intercepted the arrows one by one with fire missiles.

Shhhhh!

The hunter in the darkness continued to fire arrows tirelessly.

Seo Tae-ran’s men were increasingly cornered and dizzy from the sudden onslaught of arrows and ghost wolves.

Brielle looked at Zeon with a puzzled expression.

“Aren’t you going to help us? We’re going to get killed if we keep doing that.”

“They are not weak enough to be annihilated to that extent.”

“really?”

Brielle’s eyes widened.

This is because she didn’t feel that Seo Tae-ran’s subordinates were that strong.

Jeon said calmly.

“They are all suppressing their abilities.”

“Really? I didn’t feel it at all.”

“Not only you, but most Awakened people won’t notice. That’s because the power is controlled so precisely.”

“Just now, a few people died. So, they died without using their stronger hidden powers? How could that be?”

“That’s right.”

Jeon looked at Seo Tae-ran with sharp eyes.

He knew it from the beginning.

That means Seo Tae-ran’s subordinates are not normal people.

They smelled like the murderer who killed Levin’s family.

An artificial and unpleasant smell.

Although they appeared more refined than the killers, they did not have the vitality that is characteristic of living humans.

It felt more like a precisely moving doll, or a golem.

They probably won’t use their sealed power until Seo Tae-ran gives the order.

Even if the price is their own death.

No normal or willing human being could ever do that.

Because death is something that any living thing fears.

‘What will you choose? Will you let all your subordinates die like this? Or will you reveal your full power?’

Either way, until then, Zeon had no intention of helping them.

The reason they hid their power was simple.

This is to efficiently remove those who cause trouble later on.

‘Someone like me, for example.’

Knowing that fact, I had no reason to foolishly step forward and help them.

That was when.

Crunch!

Suddenly, a sharp knife protruded from the darkness.

The sword pierced the chest of the subordinate who had been pierced by the arrow earlier.

Seo Tae-ran bit her lip nervously at the sight of her subordinate staggering with a fatal wound.

‘I didn’t want to show my power here… … but I can’t help it.’

Seo Tae-ran finally couldn’t hold it in any longer and gave an order.

“I grant you permission to release the first level seal.”

As soon as she finished speaking, a look of joy appeared on the subordinates’ faces.

He had sealed his powers until now in order to appear as an ordinary martial arts awakened person. Because of that, several of his comrades died, but no one blamed Seo Tae-ran.

This is because they are beings who have no choice but to follow Seo Tae-ran’s orders.

Even if it is a death order to throw yourself into the fires of hell.

Now that the first stage of the seal has been released, it’s time to run wild.

There was no change in appearance.

But their eyes, their mood, their momentum changed.

The subordinate who had been pierced by the sword in the darkness struck the sword surface with his palm.

Pakang!

The strong sword broke and freedom was regained.

He then pulled out the sword that had pierced his chest and the large arrow that had pierced his shoulder.

Normally, in this situation, blood would spurt out from the wound. However, there was barely any blood flowing out of the subordinate’s wound.

It was a fatal wound that would have already killed any Awakened person. It was a situation that made no sense.

Brielle said in surprise.

“Are you guys trolls? What the?”

“It looks like you transplanted the regenerative powers of a troll?”

“really?”

“Those aren’t fully human. They’re bio-soldiers, just like the murderers who killed Levin’s family. And they’re upgraded… … .”

“So it was created in the same lab as the murderer?”

“I think that’s likely.”

The city secretly operates numerous research institutes.

Research institutes operating in this way carry out many secret projects that are absolutely unknown to the outside world.

Among them were modification projects that transformed ordinary humans or low-level Awakened people into powerful warriors.

It was clear that Seo Tae-ran’s subordinates were born in such a laboratory.

Whether it is intentional or not.

Seo Tae-ran’s subordinates, whose first stage of sealing had been released, were moving at a speed incomparable to before.

“Your strength has improved and your senses seem to have become more sensitive.”

As evidence, one of Seo Tae-ran’s subordinates was pulling out a hunter who was swinging a sword in the darkness and smashing his head.

Snap!

Not only did he discover the location of the hunter hiding in the darkness, he also overwhelmed him in strength and speed.

bang!

With a loud noise, the ghost wolf’s head was shattered, and another hunter who was firing arrows was hit by Seo Tae-ran’s subordinate and bounced off.

Pass!

The gauntlet soaked in holy water melted the bastard away without a trace.

The old man, who was watching the scene, clicked his tongue as if he didn’t like it.

“Tsk! The lab deliberately created something inhuman.”

Despite his criticism, there was not a single waver in the expression on Seo Tae-ran’s face.

Seo Tae-ran had two beliefs.

The first was to assist Jin Geum-ho, and the second was to protect Neo Seoul at all costs.

‘I will never forgive anyone who interferes with Jin Geum-ho and Neo Seoul.’

Her gaze suddenly turned to Zeon.

Jeon also felt Seo Tae-ran’s gaze and looked at her.

‘Zeon!’

Just looking at his face made an unpleasant feeling well up from the depths of my heart.