Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 369



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Episode 369

Crazy!

That was the only word that came to mind.

The sight that unfolded before Levin’s eyes was astonishing.

When a tree is carbonized, it means it is already dead.

It was impossible for new leaves to sprout from the crystallized tree, subjected to high temperatures and pressures.

Even in a world where unexpected miracles occur quite frequently.

The smile disappeared from Levin’s face.

He asked, reaching out to the sprout.

“Is this… this real?”

slap!

At that moment, Brielle slapped Levin’s hand away with her palm.

“Ouch!”

“Are you crazy? What are you going to do if you touch it wrong and die?”

“So this is real?”

“Yes! It’s true. A real sprout born in the desert. It was the will of this tree that made the sprout bloom.”

Brielle’s voice was shaking.

Elves were a forest race.

They were born in the forest and returned to nature from the forest.

Of course, he loved the forest more than anyone else. But Brielle had never seen the forest even once.

Because I was born on Earth and grew up in the desert.

Even with the power of the high elves, they could not grow anything in the desert. They had no choice but to adapt to the dry desert and survive, let alone grow trees or grass.

Because of that, this was the first time Brielle had seen newly sprouted leaves.

“iced coffee!”

Brielle rested her forehead against the tree.

She closed her eyes and tried to commune with the tree.

Communicating with a dead tree was impossible even for a high elf. But surprisingly, a faint will was felt from the carbonized tree.

The will to make it sprout.

“You have been fighting for a long time.”

Gulp!

Tears ran down Brielle’s cheeks.

“Hey, hey! Are you okay?”

“I need to see other trees too.”

“what?”

Brielle looked at the other trees without Levin even having time to stop her. Levin, who was looking at the trees following her, couldn’t help but be greatly astonished.

Buds were sprouting on other trees too.

All at once, as if they had made a promise.

Brielle’s legs gave out and she collapsed to the ground.

The dark elves also reacted in the same way.

“oh my god!”

“how?”

“A forest is born here.”

Although their skin color was different, dark elves also loved the forest.

Thanks to their aggressive nature, they are well-adapted to living in the desert, but they still always miss the forest.

Not only Brielle and the dark elves, but any elf could not help but shed tears at the sight.

Jeon asked Goduwon.

“Is what’s happening right now related to Haru?”

“It would be better to see it with your own eyes. Come into the forest with me.”

“I’ll take Brielle too.”

Zeon pointed to Brielle, who was still crying with her forehead against the tree.

“Do that.”

“Thank you, Brielle!”

As soon as Goduwon’s permission was given, Jeon called Briel.

Brielle approached Zeon, wiping away her tears.

“Yeah! Why?”

“Hello! This is Mr. Ko Du-won, the master of this black forest. Everyone abandoned this forest as dead, but he protected it with his daughter until the very end.”

As soon as Zeon finished speaking, Briel bowed her head to Goduwon.

“Thank you! For not giving up and protecting me. The kids are all grateful to you too, uncle.”

“Did the tree speak?”

“I can feel emotions.”

“You are just like my daughter.”

“Mister’s daughter?”

“Yes! Haru said the same thing. He said that these children still had the will to grow, and that they would sprout new shoots someday. So he always spoke to these children and treated them as if they were alive. And then, not long ago, new shoots started sprouting from the dead trees.”

Brielle was quite surprised by Goduwon’s words.

What Har had accomplished was a feat of such magnitude that even the high elves could not have accomplished it. No high elf could have brought forth new shoots from a charred tree like this.

If that were possible, the high elf village would have already been turned into a forest.

Zeon and Briel followed Goduwon deep into the Black Forest.

The inside of the Black Forest was so dense with carbonized trees that sunlight could not penetrate even during the day. Because of this, it was shaded and felt particularly cool.

Goduwon looked around and said.

“In the past, we didn’t dare to come here because of the bomb blast. Thanks to you, we were able to come here. Thanks to you, the territory has expanded greatly, and people who were living scattered all over have gathered here.”

“You mean the people who were fighting the demons earlier?”

“Yes! We are the same Goya clan as me. We were scattered because of the bombings, but we gathered again.”

“That’s fortunate.”

“Thanks to you.”

“I didn’t ask for your thanks.”

“Still, it is something that deserves gratitude.”

Jeon made a puzzled expression at Goduwon’s blunt words.

Brielle looked at Zeon with a puzzled expression.

“What the heck is a bomb bee?”

“They are the kind of guys who charge and blow themselves up as soon as they see the enemy.”

“That’s vicious.”

Goduwon interrupted their conversation.

“Those guys were occupying the deep part of this forest, and I didn’t even dare approach them. It’s thanks to Zeon that this forest has regained some life.”

“Oh my… … .”

“There it is. Haru is over there.”

At that moment, Goduwon stretched out his hand and pointed towards the forest.

Where his finger pointed was the largest-looking tree in the black forest.

Although it was carbonized black like other trees, its size and circumference were very different.

The tree was so huge that you had to look up at it for a long time to see the end.

There was an alien white object under a huge tree stump.

It was as if I was looking at a giant silkworm cocoon, round as a ball.

Zeon asked.

“Is this Harra?”

“Har, that’s right. Do you remember the egg hanging from the Queen Bomb Bee?”

“Yes! You said it was a spirit egg?”

“That’s right. It glowed and became like that. Haru is in there now.”

It is said that Haru lived with the spirit egg for eight long years after Zeon left. Whether he was sleeping, resting, or working, he never took the spirit egg off for even a moment.

Everyone who entered the Black Forest told me to give up, but Haru spoke every time.

“This child is alive. I can feel it.”

In fact, she treated the spirit egg as if it were a living creature.

Many people shook their heads at Haru’s appearance. Some even said that Haru was crazy.

But Haru paid no attention to their words and took care of the spirit egg. Then, a few days ago, this change occurred.

“As soon as Haru and the spirit’s eggs turned into worms, the demons attacked.”

From then on, it was a series of hellish days.

At first, the lower-level demons nearby came rushing in.

Defeating the lower-level demons wasn’t that difficult. However, as time went on, powerful demons from further away attacked. And today, it got to the point where higher-level demons like the armored gorilla and the saber-toothed tiger attacked.

If Zeon and the Dark Elves had not arrived in time, the Black Forest would have fallen into the hands of the demons.

Brielle approached the white cocoon as if possessed by something.

Goduwon tried to stop her.

“Hey! Wait a minute… … .”

“Brielle is a high elf. She’ll be fine.”

“High elf?”

“Yes! You can think of him as a spiritual leader of the elves. He will only help Haru, and will never harm him.”

“Is that so?”

Goduwon nodded with a look of understanding.

Meanwhile, Brielle approached Kochi and carefully placed her hand and forehead on it.

Jeon and Goduwon closed their eyes and quietly watched Brielle communicate with Gochi.

I didn’t know how much time had passed.

After a long time of conversation, Brielle finally opened her eyes. There was a gentle glimmer in her eyes.

The slightly golden eyes were mysterious.

The golden veil quickly disappeared, but the mysterious atmosphere remained.

Brielle opened her mouth.

“Don’t worry, Haru is fine.”

“okay?”

“Yeah! I just can’t move because it’s an important moment.”

“If it’s an important moment, then maybe?”

“The spirit will be born soon.”

Brielle answered with a big smile.

In that moment, Goduwon’s legs gave out and he fell to his knees.

“at las…….”

A cramp was forming in his shoulder.

Brielle continued speaking, placing a hand on Ko Du-won’s shoulder.

“My sister said. Please wait a little longer. Please hold on a little longer… … .”

“Hold on?”

“More demons will come after the spirit. They will be much bigger and stronger than the demons we saw earlier.”

Zeon nodded at Brielle’s words.

“I see. It’s just like Gaia.”

“Yeah! If you eat spirits, you can grow.”

“The sprouting of new shoots from dead trees must also be the influence of spirits.”

“The moment the spirit is born, this place will no longer be a dead land. Trees will grow, grass will cover the land, and greenery will spread.”

Brielle had no idea what kind of spirit would be born. But she knew one thing for sure.

That anything is difficult to start.

What I’m saying is that once you open the gate, the rest becomes much easier.

When the first spirit was born on Earth, there was a high chance that the next spirit would be born.

“Is it different from Gaia?”

“Gaia is not a pure spirit. She is the first child born after the spirit of Kurayan fused with a whale to survive. Perhaps Gaia’s birth influenced Har’s sister’s spirit. We will have to wait and see if Gaia comes out to find out more… … .”

Gaia was in a deep sleep, digesting the Scythe of the Grim Reaper. As of now, it was unknown when Gaia would wake up.

“I must protect this place from the devil until the spirit is born.”

Zeon concluded.

Zeon and Goduwon came out to the outskirts of the forest and soon gathered the dark elves and people together.

“hmm!”

“Cahem!”

The two races, who had come together for the first time in their lives, did not get along well and wandered around.

Neither Zeon nor Goduwon thought that the two races could be merged right away.

We had been ignoring and keeping each other in check for a long time, so it was impossible to open our hearts and get along all at once.

Zeon, who had been looking around for a moment, opened his mouth.

“Floah!”

“say!”

“Have you seen it?”

“If you’re talking about sprouts, then yes. A miracle is happening in this dead forest. It’s truly amazing!”

“It’s not just a miracle.”

“What are you talking about?”

“It is a miracle created by the determination and will of a child born between a human and an elf.”

“Wait a minute! So a half-elf created this miracle?”

Flora and the dark elves looked at Zeon in disbelief.

Like other pure elves, dark elves tend to look down on half-elves.

Brielle also initially looked down on Mandy, a half-elf. But as time passed and she got to know her better, she began to accept her.

Likewise, the dark elves and humans here also needed that kind of time and experience.

“A spirit is about to be born in this forest.”

“Is that… is that true?”

“yes!”

“Oh!”

In that moment, Flora and the dark elves all knelt on the floor as if they had made a promise.

Big tears fell from their eyes, just as Brielle had shed them.

“When the spirit is born, this forest will come to life perfectly.”

“A forest… … . Oh my god!”

The older dark elves covered their faces with both hands and sobbed.

Unlike the younger Dark Elves, they remembered the dense greenery of Kurayan, and because of this, their yearning for the forest was incomparably stronger.

Flora said to Zeon.

“Can we live here too? Can we be accepted as residents?”

“It’s not my decision. It’s his.”

Jeon pointed to Goduwon. Then Flora approached Goduwon, knelt on one knee, and said.

“Lord of the Forest. Please accept our clan as residents.”