Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 334



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Episode 334

The one who responded to Zeon’s appearance was a man who appeared to be in his mid-forties.

A muscular, hulking figure, more than five meters tall, with a bearded, angular face. Sharp, devil-like eyes and a blunt nose.

A huge amount of black hair that stretched out in all directions like a lion’s mane.

The man wearing a one-piece suit of armor covered in pitch-black scales had an incredible aura.

His momentum was so overwhelming that Zeon’s face was distorted. But what really surprised Zeon was not the man’s five-meter-tall body and momentum.

It was because of the being lying in front of the man with its limbs spread out as if it had been dissected.

The man with pale skin and a blue-green crown on his head exuded a terrible aura of death.

Even though he was clearly dead.

The dead man’s eyes were filled with distrust.

It was a look in his eyes that showed he could not believe his own death until the very end.

Zeon instinctively knew that this was the one he was looking for.

“Necromancer?”

“Yes! A necromancer. His name in Kurayan was Pilgram.”

The one who answered was a giant over five meters tall.

Zeon looked at the giant.

The giant also looked with interest at the human who had entered Pilgram’s dwelling without permission.

According to his calculations, it would have taken at least ten more hours for humans to arrive here, and that too at the cost of more than two thousand casualties. However, since humans arrived ten hours earlier than expected, it was bound to be interesting.

The man said.

“Wait a minute. I have to deal with this guy first. Otherwise, he’ll keep coming back to life like a cockroach.”

Kwajik!

He thrust his forearm into Pilgram’s chest and tore him apart.

Every time, Pilgram’s body fluttered like a fish.

The man who had been searching through Pilgram’s chest for a long time finally smiled.

“Found it!”

What he took out from Pilgram’s chest was a piece of purple jewel the size of a little fingernail.

The moment Zeon saw the jewel, he felt his heart sink.

The ominous waves flowing from the unidentified jewel stimulated Zeon’s heart.

Even the highest grade magic stones and items couldn’t give Zeon this feeling.

It was as if I was seeing something right before my eyes that shouldn’t exist in this world.

Zeon asked, feeling the blood in his body turn cold.

“What is that?”

“It’s better not to be curious. Humans are things that cannot be handled.”

“So what is it?”

“Do you want to know?”

“yes!”

“I’m sorry, but this is something that humans are not even allowed to know about.”

“That means you’re admitting that you’re not human.”

“Yes! I am not human. As you can guess.”

The man straightened his back.

A huge aura filled the underground space as a muscular giant, over five meters tall, moved.

It seemed like the owner of the space that originally belonged to a necromancer named Pilgram had changed to a man.

He was a necromancer who could summon an infinite number of zombies, ghost dogs, specters, and duras.

The necromancer’s abilities were so great that he was even able to create monsters called the Bone Drake and the Bone Hydra.

It was a place that such a person made his territory.

Basically, the territory has the effect of multiplying the owner’s abilities.

Because everything is arranged according to the owner’s disposition and ability, such an atmosphere never changes easily.

Even after the owner died.

As such, this place should have definitely reeked of Pilgram. But the moment the man straightened his back, everything in the area fell under his control.

It is like taking over someone else’s territory in an instant and making it your own.

Pilgram, who had turned into a corpse, disappeared completely at some point, leaving behind no ashes.

If this happens, even a necromancer who refuses death will never be able to resurrect.

No demon Zeon had ever seen had ever performed such an absurd feat.

Even Leviathan.

So, this meant that the opponent in front of Zeon right now was a being stronger than Leviathan.

Zeon stared at the man intently.

“Are you… a dragon?”

“There was a dragon… ….”

The man neither admitted nor denied it.

Zeon’s eyes sank deeply.

No one knows better than he the weight and awe that the name Dragon carries.

Because it was Zeon who fought the dragon until the end together with Deioden.

At that time, the main force of the fight was Deioden, and Zeon only played a supporting role, but he was still clearly aware of the dragon’s strength.

The man in front of Zeon now was a being that was comparable to that dragon back then, or maybe even superior.

The goosebumps on Zeon’s skin that had been rising since a while ago and wouldn’t go away were proof of that fact.

‘At this level, it must be stronger than Hyelton.’

The dragon that Deioden hunted with his life’s sacrifice was none other than Hyeltun.

The man in front of Zeon now was much stronger than him.

If this man decides to cause a scene, all the Awakened people who came here will be annihilated.

Zeon was nervous and secretly increasing his dominance.

The man seemed to notice that fact and snickered.

“It seems like you find my presence here burdensome, Sand Wizard!”

“Do you know me?”

“I can’t help but know. This isn’t a good place for conversation, so let’s move first.”

Exactly!

The man snapped his fingers.

For a moment, Zeon felt a dizzying sense of floating.

At the same time, the surrounding scenery changed rapidly as if the photos were being quickly mixed.

Zeon knew what this feeling meant.

‘Teleportation is this easy?’

When I came to my senses, I saw that Zeon was high in the sky.

I could see the distant landscape of the earth beneath my feet.

If Zeon didn’t have the ability to float in the air by blowing sand, he would have been very embarrassed.

-Beep?

At that moment, I hear Gaia’s voice in my heart.

Gaia is trying to come out, sensing Zeon’s crisis.

‘Hold on, Gaia!’

Zeon stopped Gaia from doing so.

The opponent was a monster whose power was endless. If you rashly bring out Gaia in front of such a monster, you never know what might happen.

In the worst case scenario, that monster could covet Gaia.

Gaia was such a rare being.

Zeon knew very well how greedy dragons could be.

The moment it sees Gaia, that monster will surely extend its reach.

‘Did you shed the dragon’s body?’

A moment ago the man said he was a dragon, in the past tense.

His words will not be false.

Because dragons don’t like to lie.

Shhhhh!

Every time the man moved his body, the black scale armor moved as if it were alive.

‘Isn’t that armor, but your own scales?’

Otherwise, I couldn’t explain that sense of unity.

The man said.

“Here, you can talk comfortably without worrying about the safety of other humans.”

“I guess so.”

Zeon nodded.

Even Jeon didn’t know the exact coordinates of this place. However, he could tell that it was quite far from where the Magic Stone fanatic was.

At least the man’s attack wouldn’t affect the humans near the magic stone mine.

In that case, Jeon could also talk to the other person with a little more peace of mind.

Zeon, who had gathered his thoughts, opened his mouth.

“That’s amazing.”

“What’s so surprising? That I was a dragon? Or that I killed Pilgram?”

“The fact that you moved.”

“Is that so? I guess I’m not the only one who’s seen a dragon. Well, my kind is a bit lazy. I’m a bit special though.”

“That jewel must have moved you.”

“Why do you think so?”

“Otherwise, you wouldn’t be hunting necromancers like Pilgram.”

No matter how strong a necromancer is, in the end he is still just a necromancer.

No matter how many S-class demons you create, like the Bone Drake or Bone Hydra, in the end they are still demons.

From the dragon’s perspective, the necromancer and the beasts he created were nothing more than claws.

A dragon steps forward to kill such a being?

That’s ridiculous.

At least according to Zeon’s common sense.

It had to be something worthwhile enough for the dragon to step forward himself.

The jewel that Pilgram held in his arms.

It was most likely the jewel that made the dragon move.

The problem was the identity of the jewel that made the heavy-assed dragon move.

The man smiled.

“You are truly special.”

“What are you talking about?”

“It means that you can see through the essence. It is as special as that heterogeneous ability.”

“Are my abilities heterogeneous?”

“At least not commonly. There were no sand magicians in Kurayan either.”

“Wasn’t there a desert there?”

“Yes, but no one cared. Kurayan was a rich place, and there was no need to worry about things like the ability to control the sand.”

“It was a nice place.”

“Yes! No one would have expected that an ability that no one paid attention to would be so useful. Even he… … .”

“that?”

Zeon’s eyebrows twitched.

The Dragon Man showed his respect by mentioning him, albeit momentarily.

There was only one being that the dragon could respect.

“That’s what Krasias said.”

“As expected, you knew.”

“Because there’s no way I wouldn’t know.”

“It’s funny! It’s really funny! I’m a human who knows I’m a dragon and still acts calmly, and doesn’t even dare to be intimidated by the name Krasias. Hahahaha!”

The man burst into a loud commotion.

At the sound of his laughter, the clouds in the sky were swept away as if by waves.

It was truly an incredible force.

Even at the sound of his laughter, Zeon remained calm.

“Even if you say Krasias, isn’t he already dead? Why should I fear a dead being?”

“Do you really think so?”

“What do you mean?”

“Do you really think that Crasias is dead?”

“Didn’t you die by being disintegrated into particles in exchange for terraforming the Earth?”

“It actually disappeared like that.”

“It sounds like you’re saying that might not be the case.”

“Think about that as you wish.”

Zeon’s expression hardened at the man’s answer.

Because it was clear that if his guess was true, the consequences would be very dire.

The man looked down at his feet and said.

“The conversation has gone on too long. Before you go, I think I should test your strength.”

“Before that, I’d like to know your name.”

“Hah! You arrogant bastard. My name is Nigel.”

Pakang!

At that moment, the scales covering Nigel’s entire body spread open, revealing his true form.

It was a wing.

A pair of wings so large that they seem to cover the world.

The scaled body hidden within was revealed.

Looking at it this way, I can clearly see it.

Nigel is not human.

It’s not a dragon either.

Between a dragon and a human.

It’s a half-demon dragon.

The strongest being born by taking only the strengths of dragons and humans.

He said to Zeon.

“See if you can survive, Sandman!”