Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 336



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Episode 336

“Fuck! What if you lose firepower? You’re going to get all the bastards standing there.”

“We need support here too!”

“That little octopus! How many more legs have you hidden?”

The expedition was engaged in a fierce battle with the Kraken.

The expedition team had to fight not only the Kraken, but also the demons summoned by the Kraken.

The area was reduced to ashes after fighting the S-class demon Kraken and the countless demons it commanded.

The person in overall command of the battle was Seo Tae-ran, Jin Geum-ho’s secretary.

Not only Jang Yong-beom, but even the leaders of the other attacking units were following Seo Tae-ran’s command.

Seo Tae-ran did not recognize the autonomy of each troop.

Because it was a state of emergency and I thought it would be inefficient to diversify our efforts at a time like this.

In normal times, the troop would have rebelled against Seo Tae-ran’s order, but since they had already expended a lot of energy dealing with the necromancer’s summons, they followed without complaint.

Because they know it is better for them to preserve their power.

Thanks to this, Seo Tae-ran was able to easily obtain command and exert influence.

The Kraken hunt was now drawing to a close.

The Kraken was strong, as expected from a S-class demon.

He had a skill so powerful that it could be called authority.

One of them was the ‘Contaminated Ink’ that was being spread while swinging its ten legs right now.

It literally sprays ink through ten legs.

It might not sound funny if you just heard the name, but you couldn’t say that when it actually happened.

Chewy!

Because everything that touched the ink melted.

Even the armor made in Neo Seoul was useless.

Even an aura shield couldn’t stop the ink.

The black ink instantly dissolved everything it touched, just like an acidic solution. Because of this, the sacrifices of the Awakened people increased.

It was only to this extent because the attacking party leaders took the lead and used their skills to neutralize the bastard’s attacks. If they weren’t there, the damage would have snowballed.

“Chaat! The wrath of the earth.”

“God’s slaughter!”

Pubberbubung!

All sorts of skills exploded onto the Kraken’s massive body.

The Kraken, whose force field had already been removed by the raid leaders’ attack, was greatly shocked and shook.

Boom! Kwaang!

A giant leg falls down on the heads of the Awakened like a whetstone.

The Awakened ones jumped around like grasshoppers, avoiding the bridges that were larger than the giant stone pillars. But they did not stop attacking.

It was then that Zeon returned to camp.

“wow!”

Zeon exclaimed in admiration as he watched the Awakeners hunting the Kraken.

“Zeon!”

“brother!”

Briel and Levin came running after seeing Zeon.

Zeon asked, hugging them.

“What is all this?”

“What the heck? I’m hunting an S-class demon.”

“Where have you been, hyung?”

“Is everyone okay?”

“huh!”

“Are you okay, hyung?”

Only after confirming that each other was okay did the three smile.

Boom!

Kuwaaa!

That was when.

The Kraken’s final scream echoed along with the sound of the heavens and the earth collapsing.

Finally, the Magic Stone Expedition succeeded in capturing the Kraken.

The Kraken’s massive body was seen collapsing.

“Wow!”

“Got it.”

“I hunted a S-class demon.”

The cheers of the people echoed.

As soon as the Kraken fell, the demons that had been attacking so madly fled as if they had made a promise.

Jang Yong-beom shouted while holding the Cremoa.

“We’ve secured the magic stone mine. This is now our land.”

“Wow!”

“This is a new magic stone mine.”

“This is our land.”

The people cheered.

It didn’t simply mean defeating an S-class demon and securing a magic stone mine.

It was a historical moment when the human realm expanded to that extent.

Zeon stood with Brielle and Levin and watched the crowd cheer.

＊＊＊

The S-class demon, Kraken, was a demon that had nothing to throw away.

Distribution of Kraken will be done later, and work on stabilizing the magic stone mine has begun.

The surviving mechanics and Awakened ones joined forces to build a building.

The building was made up of containers and work vehicles that had been dragged all the way here.

The faces of the workers were full of energy.

Although it was a great sacrifice, we achieved our desired goal.

It was clear that the raiding party and Awakened ones who participated in this expedition would receive great rewards.

Some will achieve great fame, while others will become rich.

Just because I participated in this attack.

But no one thought it was free or a free ride.

Because everyone made sacrifices.

Zeon sat on the roof of the car and watched the people moving busily.

At that moment, someone approached him.

It was Seo Tae-ran.

“My Lord Zeon!”

“You must be busy, what brings you here?”

“I’d like to talk to you for a moment.”

Seo Tae-ran looked blankly at Jeon.

Although her gaze was somewhat burdensome, Jeon spoke calmly.

“What are you curious about?”

“Over there… … .”

Seo Tae-ran looked at the large crack in front of the magic stone mine.

It was the crack that the necromancer Pilgram had created.

“Why is it there?”

“Is it safe now?”

Her question contained many implications.

Jeon, who had been looking at Seo Tae-ran’s face for a moment, nodded.

“yes!”

“Is it real?”

“Maybe.”

“That necromancer?”

“He will never come back to life again.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes.”

“That’s great. Then I can break down that crack?”

“Are you trying to break it?”

“I said that because I thought if I left it alone, someone else would try to get in there and make a fuss.”

“That’s true.”

Zeon nodded in agreement with her opinion.

The underground rift was the domain of necromancers.

In most dungeons, the boss disappears when he dies. But this place was different. Even though Pilgram died, he still remained intact.

Zeon thought that the reason was because of the jewel that Pilgram was holding. The jewel that made Nigel, a half-demon, move was still causing the cracks.

Although there were no items or undead left, there may still be residual thoughts or influence of the necromancer.

If an ordinary person or a low-level awakened person approaches such a place, they are bound to be adversely affected.

Those with weak hearts or low abilities might fall prey to the malice left behind by the Necromancer.

The best way to prevent this is to completely eliminate the possibility of accessing the crack.

Seo Tae-ran preferred to block the potential for problems from the very beginning. That is why she is trying to break down the cracks.

Anyway, the open-air magic stone mine was located quite far from here.

It will not have any significant impact on the open-air magic stone mine.

In that case, there was no reason to hesitate.

As soon as Jeon gave his permission, Seo Tae-ran immediately began the task of destroying the crack.

Breaking down the crack was simple.

This is because the bedrock had already been weakened by the numerous Awakened beings entering and fighting.

As several high-ranking Awakened people used their skills towards the cracked cliff, the huge rock collapsed helplessly.

The crack disappeared without a trace, and any trace of the necromancer was completely erased.

All that was left was to give each troop a share according to their contribution to the siege and to build a fortress.

It was a wide open plain on all sides.

All you can see is golden sand.

There was no cover to defend against the demons’ attacks.

If things continued like this, there was a high possibility that all those working would be wiped out when the demons attacked later.

Because of this, Neo Seoul was planning to send a follow-up force to build a fortress here.

There was nothing left for Zeon to do here.

While countless people moved to secure various vested interests, Zeon sat comfortably in a chair and rested.

Sitting on a chair under a large tent that provided shelter from the sun, Zeon looked quite relaxed. However, his feelings were more complicated than ever.

‘Nigel!’

It’s been more than ten days since the battle with the half-demon dragon Nigel ended.

During those long hours, Zeon replayed his battle with him every day.

It was unclear what Nigel’s intentions were.

But just because he was a dragon, he was a threat to humanity.

If Nigel were to attack Neo Seoul, he would suffer enormous damage.

No matter how much magical power Neo Seoul possessed, it was ineffective against beings that were out of standard, like dragons.

A battle with Nigel was going on in his head every day.

It was a fight that only Zeon could know about.

After the battle in my head was over, I was so exhausted that I couldn’t even move a finger, but other people would never know about it.

To other people, Zeon only seemed to be doing nothing but playing around. However, no one looked down on Zeon.

This is because the one who contributed the most to the Necromancer’s Rift was Zeon.

If it weren’t for Zeon, half of those breathing air on Earth right now would have died.

Knowing that fact, no one disturbed Zeon’s rest.

“after!”

Zeon sighed and got up from his chair.

As he replayed his fight with Nigel, he realized that his entire body was drenched in sweat.

As Zeon was wondering whether he should take a shower, he heard people shouting from outside.

“Wow! Here comes the follow-up unit.”

“Fuck! The secondary bastards are here. Now we can go home.”

“Hahaha!”

Zeon came out of the tent at the sudden commotion.

A large number of vehicles were seen entering the open-pit mine.

It was a secondary expedition sent from Neo Seoul.

Now that the primary expedition has secured the magic stone mine, the secondary force will be sent to build a fortress and stabilize it.

Now that the second expedition has arrived, the first expedition can return to Neo Seoul.

Naturally, people couldn’t help but cheer.

It was an open-pit magic stone mine with nothing in it.

Not only are there no entertainment facilities, but you can’t even find any convenience facilities.

After staying in a place like this for more than ten days, some people who like noise were on the verge of going crazy.

Now that the second expedition has arrived, we can leave the stabilization and defense of the magic stone mine to them and return to Neo Seoul.

Then Levin and Briel approached Zeon.

“Brother! The second expedition has arrived.”

“What are you going to do? Zeon!”

The faces of the two people looking at Zeon were filled with anticipation.

Although they had never expressed it before, the two of them were also quite bored with their life here.

Zeon did not betray their expectations.

“Okay! Let’s go back.”

“really?”

“Viva!”

The two people were jumping around happily.

It was when Jeon was snickering at the sight of those two people.

Seo Tae-ran was walking towards him with a strange man.

He was a man in his mid-forties, wearing a uniform that did not suit the desert.

Seo Tae-ran and the man who gave off a stuffy atmosphere that took one’s breath away just by looking at them stopped in front of Jeon.

Seo Tae-ran introduced the man as Jeon looked at her with a puzzled expression.

“This is Sadoski, who will stabilize and operate the Magic Stone mine. He is a B-class Awakened and is excellent at managing organizations, so he is trusted by Jin Geum-ho. We will leave the construction and operation of the fortress to him and head to Neo Seoul.”

“Nice to meet you! I am Sadowski. From now on, leave the management of the Magic Stone Mine to me. You will no longer have to worry about anything.”

Sadowski looked down at Zeon with his arms crossed.

Zeon looked at his arrogant appearance for a moment in silence.

Sadowski didn’t even blink an eye.

‘Huh! Even so, I’m just a weakling with little strength. A fortress like a mining city can never be run by anyone but an expert like me.’

He was very confident in his abilities.

His mission was to stabilize the magic stone mines and maximize Neo Seoul’s profits.

His intention was to mercilessly cut into the vested interests of those who had made poor achievements in the process.

For this, it was essential to seize the initiative.

He glared at Zeon with his eyes wide open, but unfortunately his intentions did not reach Zeon.

“I’ll take care of running the magic stone mine myself. I’m not interested in it.”

Knock knock!

Zeon passed by, patting his shoulder.

“Cough!”

At that moment, Sadowski was so shocked that he vomited blood.

I couldn’t breathe, as if I had been hit by a giant mace.

It is not a shock that even a B-class Awakened person can handle.

“Crash! Craak!”

Sadowski had to endure suffering for a long time after that.