Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 330



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Episode 330

“Ha! What the hell.”

Eloi sank to the floor.

Because my legs were shaking and I couldn’t stand it.

She raised her head weakly and looked at Zeon.

It was a truly dramatic appearance.

The fact that all these people could have been wiped out if his appearance had been just a little bit late made her feel weak.

“Damn it! When I get back to Neo Seoul, I’m going to retire as a supervisor.”

I came here just to supervise the expedition and make sure it went well, but somehow I ended up taking responsibility for the lives of so many people.

During her short time leading the herd, it seemed as if decades had been shaved off her lifespan.

Now that Zeon has arrived, it seems that he can put down the heavy responsibility and fight with ease.

Eloi, who had regained her energy, approached Zeon.

“Human! Come a little faster. No, thank you for coming. Haa! Shit.”

“Thank you for your hard work.”

As the tension eased, Zeon lightly patted Eloi’s shoulder as he continued to ramble.

Only then did Eloi regain his composure.

“Whew! This is an experience I never want to experience again. I’d rather fight a large demon than have my comrades who were fighting alongside me just a moment ago turn into zombies and attack me.”

“It seems like the owner of this space is a necromancer.”

“Necromancer? That could be it. If that damned being is… … .”

“Do you know anything about necromancers?”

“No! It’s just that there is such a class.”

“Hmm! I see.”

Zeon was not disappointed.

This was the first time a necromancer had appeared on Earth.

Naturally, there was bound to be little information.

Only Serian, who came over from Kurayan, would know the details.

In the end, I had to deal with the necromancer without any prior information.

‘I need to find the others before that. If we leave it like this, we’ll end up getting defeated individually.’

Zeon, who had gathered his thoughts, spoke to Eloi.

“There is no time to rest here. We must rescue others and join us.”

“That’s right! The more time we give them, the more their power will increase.”

“That’s the fear of a necromancer.”

“Let’s get moving.”

There was no time to relax.

Even at this very moment, the Necromancer’s power is being called fearsome.

Because his power decreases as the number of people killed by zombies increases.

So, you shouldn’t give the necromancer any time.

Because time was on his side.

The old man approached Zeon.

“If the opponent is really a necromancer, wouldn’t it be better to fight them with a small number of elite troops?”

“Yes, that’s right. After you save everyone else, you can take them out of the barrier.”

“If that happens, your power will be greatly weakened.”

“It would be better than increasing the power of the necromancer.”

“hmm!”

Still, the old man couldn’t hide his anxious expression.

The Necromancer was the first Awakened class to appear on Earth, similar to Zeon’s Sandmancer.

There was no data on him, so it was only natural to be anxious.

Zeon walked ahead and said.

“Let’s save the people first. The longer we delay, the more casualties there will be.”

“Okay.”

Zeon and his party moved quickly.

They were followed by hundreds of Awakened survivors who had survived the zombie attack. They moved right away without even having time to rest properly, but not a single one complained.

Because they too wanted to get out of this hellish place in a hurry.

I would rather fight the Kraken that was occupying the magic stone mine than fight the dead again.

Zeon moved to find the second group.

Hundreds of people were chasing after him, but not a single breath could be heard.

Although they were cornered by an unexpected situation, they were also elite Awakened ones.

I knew what to do in this situation.

We had to move as quietly and orderly as possible.

Keep your senses wide open, but your mouth closed.

This is because we can detect and respond to even the smallest changes.

Fortunately, finding the next group wasn’t too difficult.

After walking for about thirty minutes, I heard a loud noise coming from in front of me.

“Block that side. If there’s a breach, we’ll all die.”

“Fuck! If you die, you become a zombie. Just hold on somehow.”

“Eww!”

The people’s cries and shouts mixed together and irritated my eardrums painfully.

Zeon said as he ran ahead.

“Let’s go quickly.”

“I see.”

The old man hurriedly followed him.

A moment later, a huge underground cave appeared before them.

In the underground cavern, hundreds of Awakened people were fighting against zombies and other creatures.

It seemed that many had already died, and some of the zombies had awakened.

The Awakened ones who became zombies attacked the survivors using the skills they had while alive.

Although his power was significantly reduced compared to when he was alive, it was still a big enough threat.

Jeon said to the old man.

“please.”

“Leave it to me.”

The old man came out and created a double barrier.

The twins put a hand on his shoulder as if it was natural to help him.

A translucent barrier that expanded explosively pushed back the zombies that were attacking the Awakened.

When only the Awakened remained within the barrier, Zeon deployed the Sand Mixer.

Gooosh!

Outside the barrier, the sand spun at a terrifying speed.

Everything caught in the sand was ground away.

The Awakened ones fell to the ground as they saw the countless zombies that had been threatening them suddenly turn into bloody sand and disappear without a trace.

“What the heck! Did we buy it?”

“You’re alive, you idiot!”

“Haa! I feel like crying.”

“As expected, the sand magician is amazing. Grinding all those zombies in one breath.”

The surviving Awakened ones looked at Zeon with awe.

“ha!”

“Hoo!”

Zeon and Old Man Go sighed at the same time.

Both of them had depleted a lot of mana because they had used powerful skills in succession.

Fortunately, the old man was able to save some mana thanks to the help of his twin sisters, but Zeon had to handle it entirely on his own. The backlash was not small.

Zeon looked around, catching his breath.

It seemed that about five or six hundred people from both groups survived.

I decided not to think about how many people died.

Because the urgent task now is to rescue more survivors.

Seo Tae-ran approached Jeon.

“Shouldn’t you take a break?”

“The longer we rest, the more people will die.”

“I knew it. Okay, let’s get started right away.”

Seo Tae-ran nodded and walked ahead.

Brielle was impressed by the sight.

“I’m unlucky.”

“I agree.”

Eloi agreed with her.

Then Levin approached Brielle.

“It was hard to get here.”

The situation was so urgent that I didn’t have time to say hello, so I came over when I had some free time.

Brielle looked Levin up and down as she spoke.

“Where are you hurt?”

“doesn’t exist!”

“Where did you get bitten?”

“No! If I get bitten, will I turn into a zombie?”

“That’s not true! You only become a zombie when you’re dead. If you get bitten by a zombie’s teeth, it just hurts.”

“ah!”

Levin made a puzzled expression.

This is because he knew that if he was bitten by a zombie, he would also become a zombie, so he desperately tried not to be bitten.

“really?”

“That’s what it was like in Kurayan. It’s probably the same on Earth, unless they evolve.”

“Well then, it’s nothing. Now that Brother Zeon has joined, those zombies will be destroyed in no time, right?”

“Do you think necromancers only command zombies? Zombies are nothing more than servants to necromancers. The real thing will come out next time.”

“What if it’s real?”

“If it’s a high-level necromancer, then maybe a Death Knight, but if the owner of this place is a real Pilgram… … .”

Brielle shuddered as if she didn’t even want to imagine it.

Levin asked her, trailing off.

“Who is Pilgram?”

“Yes. The ruler of death born in the darkest of places. If he really came to this Earth, it wouldn’t end like this.”

“Is there such a scary guy?”

Levin’s expression also became serious.

If nothing else, he knew best that Brielle wouldn’t be talking nonsense about something like this.

The look on Brielle’s face right now was one of true terror.

I couldn’t even imagine how scary it would be for Brielle to make such an expression.

But Levin held out hope.

“But we still have Brother Jeon.”

“huh!”

Brielle nodded without a moment’s hesitation.

Zeon was the strongest person she knew.

Some people mention the market leader Jin Geum-ho, the loser of the West District, Kim Hyun-soo, and the South District’s Xiao Lun, but Briel believed that Zeon was the strongest.

Although it was Brielle’s feeling, she felt that Zeon had never given his all yet.

Even though he hid his power, he built a stronghold that could compete with the losers of other areas and Jin Geum-ho.

There was no way that such a Jeon could get tired.

Even if the opponent is the legendary necromancer Pilgram.

Brielle truly believed this, and her faith has never wavered.

Levin said, patting Brielle on the shoulder.

“We have to save the others first. If we’re late, we might have to deal with a zombie army made up of Awakened people.”

“That won’t do. Okay! I’ll come to my senses.”

match!

Brielle slapped her cheeks with both hands.

It was only then that I came to my senses.

She was following Zeon with her eyes suddenly sparkling.

I don’t know how long I walked.

The scenery had changed without them even realizing it.

“What is this?”

Seo Tae-ran couldn’t hide her embarrassed expression.

Because I didn’t realize that the scenery had changed.

‘Crazy! You tricked my cognitive abilities? Is that possible?’

There was a reason she was appointed as Jin Geum-ho’s secretary.

He became Jin Geum-ho’s closest confidant because he had such great abilities. Naturally, his senses were also much sharper than those of ordinary awakened people.

Before she knew it, everything had changed.

A cave with holes in it that resemble the intestines of a sea squirt.

The walls were soaked with blood, and corpses hung like works of art.

Corpses hanging on the wall, each in a bizarre pose.

Levin suppressed the urge to vomit.

‘그 개새끼보다 더한 악취미를 가진 새끼군.’

Even the most sadistic killer Levin knew was a child compared to the man who built this wall.

What’s even more terrifying is that the cave walls actually move wildly like the intestines of an animal.

Every time the wall moved, the corpse melted away little by little.

The sight was like the process of an animal’s intestines digesting its prey.

There was no way a person of sound mind could have endured the sight of an already horribly damaged body slowly disintegrating.

“Fuck!”

“Ugh!”

Some people with weak stomachs even vomited their stomach acid onto the floor.

That is because all those being digested in the cave, which resembled the intestines of a beast, were their comrades.

What’s even more terrifying is that some of them are alive with their eyes wide open.

“Take it!”

“Lord, kill me! Please!”

They were begging not to be spared, but to be killed.

The pain they felt was immense.

Zeon said.

“Please ease my suffering. Even if you save me, there is no chance of me surviving.”

“Damn it!”

Phew! Phew!

The Awakened ones swallowed their tears and killed their living comrades one by one.

Tears of blood were flowing from their eyes.

Zeon swept back his sweat-soaked hair.

“It’s been a while since I’ve felt this way.”