Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 375



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Episode 375

The sun was clearly blazing hot, but it felt cold.

Not only the human Awakened, but even the dark elves shivered as the hair on their entire bodies stood on end and a chill ran down their spines.

“What the heck?”

“Who is the author… … .”

They were all warriors who had lived their entire lives fighting in the desert.

They were the owners of a strong fighting spirit who would not blink an eye in the face of even the most serious incidents and would not back down no matter how large the demons were. However, even they froze and could not move the moment they saw the man.

I was overwhelmed by the strange atmosphere emanating from the man.

Even Levin and Briel, who were floating in the air, had pale faces and could not do anything.

The only one who was free was Zeon.

Zeon’s body rose into the air.

The sand floated his body.

Zeon stopped in the exact same position as the man.

The man shook his head slightly and muttered.

“You’re really disobedient. Well, it’s good to be confident, but you have to be careful about what you say to the other person.”

bang!

Before the man could finish speaking, a loud noise erupted from Zeon.

An invisible energy attacked Zeon.

Shockwave.

It was an attack magic that the man used.

It was an attack magic with tremendous power.

Shockwave, which had tremendous power especially against humans, was not a magic that could be easily unleashed.

Because the power is so strong, there is a delay in activation. However, the man simply unleashed the shockwave without any warning.

It was an impossible task for an ordinary human being.

The man was confident that Zeon had sustained serious injuries. However, the moment he saw Zeon, the smile on his face disappeared.

Because Xeon was so fine.

He didn’t look at all shocked or flustered.

She was looking at the man with an indifferent expression, as if she was looking at a cow or a chicken.

The man felt his blood run cold at the sight of Zeon.

“Yeah, so that’s what a sand wizard is. He can cancel out shockwaves by vibrating the sand for a brief moment.”

Shockwave was a sonic attack.

The best way to quell a sonic attack was to generate a frequency of similar range to cancel it out. However, Xeon generated sound waves by vibrating sand particles for a brief moment.

It was an incredible reaction speed that was hard to believe was from a human.

The man said, throwing his hat back.

“My name is Kalinan. What is your name?”

“This is Zeon.”

“Yes, Zeon. You are worthy to speak to me.”

Kalinan, who had taken off his hat, raised his head and looked at Zeon.

He was a handsome man with a soft face, as if he had been sculpted into porcelain.

Her dark blond hair, golden eyes, and pointed ears stood out.

Zeon saw through his identity at a glance.

“You’re an elf.”

“I was an elf.”

“Are you denying the past?”

“I guess we have to see that the present has changed.”

“I was born an elf, but I’m not now? Is that how I should understand it?”

“You’re pretty smart for a human.”

Kalinin looked quite impressed.

“I’ve heard a lot of stories like that, Kalinan!”

“A sand wizard. You can be proud. There was no such awakened person in Kurayan.”

“Thank you.”

“You don’t have to be thankful. You’ll die by my hand anyway.”

“Before that, let me ask you one thing. You were the one who gave the bone necklace to Chuanka, right?”

“So you killed that old orc.”

Zeon confirmed Kalinan’s existence through the bone necklace, and Kalinan pursued the being that killed Chuanka.

In a way, it was inevitable that the two people would meet.

Kalinan glared at the Har and the spirits behind Zeon. To be exact, he was drooling at the spirits.

“I should be grateful to you. It was thanks to you killing that old orc that I was able to discover the spirit.”

“Yuri is already soul-connected with Haru, so how can you be so greedy? Isn’t that too immoral?”

“Just cut off that soul connection and that’s it. Just hand over that spirit and I’ll go away. Then I’ll spare your life.”

“When I see you, I think of someone.”

“What nonsense are you talking about?”

“Nigel the Half-Dragon!”

“… … .”

“As expected, you knew. I just poked you.”

Zeon’s eyes glowed coldly.

Callinan and Nigel looked strangely similar.

They had nothing in common – race, build, or spirit – and yet they were strangely reminiscent of each other.

Kalinin’s golden eyes glowed terrifyingly.

“How do you know Nigel? Where have you seen him?”

“What is your relationship with Nigel?”

“Answer me, human! Before I tear you to pieces.”

“You are the one who answers my question.”

“How dare you, you insolent man, speak so carelessly in front of anyone?”

“Mutant elf?”

“what?”

“Like Nigel, you too have changed for some reason. Could it be related to the purple gem?”

“… … .”

Kalinin said no more.

That alone was enough of an answer for Zeon.

Nigel the Half-Dragon also spoke like Callinan.

It was a dragon.

In the past tense.

In fact, he chose to abandon his mighty dragon body and become a half-demon dragon.

This was something that would never happen under normal circumstances.

This means that an individual can break free from the confines of its species and be reborn as a new being on its own.

If that were possible, the dragon Hyeltun that Deioden faced would have already shed its form.

It was something that even Hyeltun couldn’t do with pure ability.

Then Nigel and Callinan shouldn’t have been able to do it either.

It cannot be said that the two’s pure abilities surpassed Hyeltun’s. However, the fact that they were able to do it made it impossible to help but think that they received help from some special object or being.

The first thing that came to mind was the necromancer Pilgram.

Although he was killed by Nigel, Pilgram also possessed abnormally powerful abilities.

All the undead he summoned were beyond common sense.

Nigel retrieved the purple gem from Pilgram’s chest. So Zeon thought.

It is clear that the purple gem gave Pilgram such an abnormally strong power. Otherwise, Nigel would not have shown up to retrieve the purple gem himself.

Ultimately, the conclusion comes down to one thing.

The purple gem was the problem.

All who hold the jewel will gain powers beyond the limits of the species.

Zeon asked.

“The purple gem, is it related to Krasias?”

“You really can’t handle it. How much do you know?”

“Nigel said so. Do you really believe that Krasias is dead? A powerful being like Nigel wouldn’t have said something like that in vain, so the jewel must have something to do with Krasias.”

“You’re smart. Of all the people I’ve ever seen, you’re by far the smartest.”

“Thank you for the compliment.”

“This is not a compliment. This is a declaration of war that I will kill you.”

“okay.”

Even when Kalinon threatened to kill him, Zeon responded calmly, as if it had nothing to do with him.

Kalinan’s golden eyebrows twitched.

Because I didn’t like Zeon’s attitude.

Kalinan was an elf who came from Kurayan.

Even in Qurayyan, few people knew of his existence. He had lived for so long that few people remembered him.

Even after coming to Earth, he lived alone.

As I get older, my greed disappears and I start to dislike hassle.

I didn’t even want to interact with other elves, so I wandered the desert alone.

One day, a turning point in his fate came to him.

I just got my hands on the purple jewel that Zeon mentioned.

That day, he was reborn, free from the limitations of the elf species.

Just like Nigel.

Kalinan wasn’t originally very greedy. But after he got the purple gem, he became full of greed.

He was satisfied only after he had what he liked, and he thoroughly destroyed what he did not like.

That was why he gave Chuanka a bone necklace.

He gave Chuanka and the Orcs a bone necklace containing some of his powers in order to strengthen them and destroy those he did not like. However, his intentions were crushed by Zeon.

That’s why I didn’t have good feelings towards Zeon.

“You broke my toy, so I’ll take something precious from you.”

“If you can, by all means… … .”

“You’re crazy. You deserve it. But you have to be careful about what you say to your opponent.”

“You know what?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Nigel said the same thing as you. He was just as talkative as you. He would look down on people as if he were some kind of god, and he would talk like that. I guess the gem made him hyper-conscious.”

“cheeky!”

Callin’s lips twitched.

Zeon’s provocation had irritated him.

In an instant, a golden light burst from his eyes, and another shockwave erupted.

Oh my!

“Ugh!”

“evil!”

Everyone in the Black Forest covered their ears and collapsed due to the intense sound wave attack.

My ears were ringing and my brain was vibrating as if it were paper.

Because of that, I couldn’t come to my senses.

Even Flora’s eyes lost focus and she started drooling, even though she wasn’t directly hit by the shockwave.

This time, Zeon shattered the shockwave by vibrating the sand particles. However, his expression was not very bright.

Still, I was quite shocked.

My stomach turned and blood gushed out.

The tremendous shock shook my insides.

At that moment, Kalinon soared high into the sky.

“Callinn muttered as he reached a height where the black forest looked like ants.

“I’ll destroy it in one breath. Wide Area Spallation.”

Phew!

The sound resonates.

The space around the Black Forest howls.

The sound surrounded the entire black forest as if it were inside a giant bell.

The sounds overlapped and were amplified tens or hundreds of times.

An inaudible sound struck the black forest.

“Kwaaak!”

“S, save me… … .”

Every living thing in the black forest screamed.

Their bodies were seething.

The moisture inside the body boils in response to external sound waves, as if it were put in a microwave oven.

In just a few dozen seconds, all living things’ bodies will burst apart.

At that moment, Zeon moved.

“Chat!”

With his shout, the sand on the ground rose up.

Woohoo!

The smoky sand particles vibrated as they collided with each other.

This is a wide-area application of the technique used to defend against shock waves.

The sound ate the sound, and the sound waves that had been stirring the entire black forest disappeared.

Thanks to this, silence came to the black forest for a moment.

A look of bewilderment came over Kalinin’s face.

Because it was a sight he had never expected.

But it was still too early to be surprised.

The real surprise started now.

-Beep!

A large whale popped its head out into the empty sky.

Gaia has finally awakened from her slumber.

Gaia, who had digested the Scythe of Death, had grown several times larger than before.

Gaia raised her head and looked at Kalinan.

-Beep?

“They are our enemies.”

-beep!

Gaia’s eyes became fierce.

As Zeon climbed onto her back, Gaia flew up at a terrifying speed.

The rapidly expanding face of Kalinin.

Xeon has raised his dominance.

Kwaaaa!

The sand swirled, pushing Gaia forward at an even more frightening rate.

An elf beyond the limits of the species?

So what do you want me to do?

“Just because you’re born as a new species doesn’t mean your blood doesn’t flow.”

Zeon, who had become one with Gaia, rushed towards Kalinan at a terrifying speed.