Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 386



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Episode 386

“A scout… … .”

Jeon chewed over the words he had heard from Mandy earlier.

Somehow, it didn’t feel good.

Jeon also did not know exactly where the place name Sacheon referred to.

Because it is the exact opposite direction from where Zeon wandered, and it is too far.

If what Jang Woo-hang said is true, the straight-line distance between Sacheon and Neo-Seoul is over three thousand kilometers.

Even Jeon didn’t know the situation that far away.

It wouldn’t be strange if there were colonies in places Zeon didn’t know about.

He knew little about China.

In China too, everything collapsed during the Great Destruction.

In particular, the areas adjacent to Korea disappeared without a trace, so even after more than a hundred years, no one even remembered the name China.

Zeon knew about China thanks to Deioden, but many people may not even know that such a country existed.

Although he didn’t tell me why, Deoden didn’t have very good feelings toward China.

“You built an underground city? How many people did you have to cram into it?”

I’ve heard that in the past, the population was as numerous as the sand on the beach. However, during the Great Destruction, most of them would have died or been eaten by demons.

Nevertheless, it was clear that they had tremendous strength, as they survived tenaciously and built a huge underground city.

“What are the odds that someone who set off from three thousand kilometers away would make it to Neo Seoul? It can’t be explained by mere luck. It must mean that they have exceptional abilities… … .”

Zeon looked at the city hall.

By now, Jin Geum-ho would have probably met Jang Woo-hang.

“Well, I guess you made a good decision.”

To be honest, I was curious about what Jang Woo-hang’s purpose was. However, I wasn’t too worried about what his intentions were.

That is, if his opponent is Jin Geum-ho.

It was Jin Geum-ho who rebuilt Neo Seoul alone.

This great city can exist in a devastated world because he led the people with strong leadership.

It was never easy to deceive a man like that and plan something.

“Wow!”

At that moment, Remura’s exclamation burst out from within the room.

Then Brielle’s voice was heard.

“Did you see that? This is a spirit.”

“So pretty!”

“Isn’t she pretty? Say hello! This child’s name is Lily.”

“Hello! Lily!”

Following Remura’s shy greeting, Lili’s hearty laughter flowed out.

In the room, Brielle summons Lily and introduces her to Remura.

The two girls’ laughter continued to flow out through the door.

Zeon left the house and let them play to their heart’s content.

Because it was late at night, there weren’t many people on the streets.

Zeon walked along a quiet street for a while before leaving the slums.

Where he was headed was the desert.

Walking alone in the desert on such a dark night would have been tantamount to suicide, but that was not the case for Zeon.

Zeon, who had come out into the distant desert, took a moment to catch his breath.

The reason he came out into the desert in the middle of the night was because he had something to confirm.

“At that time, the core of the rock crocodile was definitely absorbed into me.”

I’ve fought countless demons, but this was the first time I’ve seen the core of a demon absorbed on its own.

Because of that, something changed inside his body. However, he was so out of it that he couldn’t notice what the change was.

I had to check for changes when I had time.

If you are aware of your own body condition accurately, you can respond reliably to any unexpected variables.

Zeon stood on the sand and focused inwardly.

A vast desert with wavy, sunset-colored sand was visible.

That was the essence of the sand wizard.

It was also the essence of Zeon.

It was a familiar sight to him.

Because it was something I saw every time I looked inside myself. But today, it was a little different from usual.

It feels like a slight foreign body sensation.

Zeon tilted his head.

This was the first time I felt this way since I awakened as a sand wizard.

Zeon focused on the foreign body.

After concentrating for a while, I was able to figure out what the foreign object was.

‘It was you.’

A single, tiny pebble standing alone in the fine sand.

Zeon realized that it was the core of the rock crocodile.

The rock crocodile was a creature that was a fusion of a golem and a crocodile.

The one and only being that has never existed before and will never exist again was the rock crocodile.

The nucleus of such a rock crocodile was absorbed into its body and remained in crystal form.

Xeon focused his consciousness on the core.

The task was to obtain and communicate nuclear information.

Xeon was so focused on the core that he didn’t even realize the time was passing.

I didn’t realize how much time had passed.

When Zeon opened his eyes again, the sun was high in the sky.

“ha!”

Zeon let out a faint sigh.

Standing still for so long and concentrating so hard made his head hurt like it was going to burst. But that little pain was nothing compared to what he had gained overnight.

“Sand Soldier!”

Suddenly, Zeon summoned soldiers made of sand.

In an instant, dozens of sand soldiers appeared in front of him.

Sand Soldier was Xeon’s favorite skill.

Sand Soldiers were quite useful when dealing with lower-level Awakened beings or demons who engaged in mass warfare. However, their limitations were also clear.

Because it is made of sand, it is easily destroyed.

Of course, it would have been possible to rebuild it immediately after it was destroyed, but it is true that the efficiency would have been reduced accordingly.

But Zeon found new possibilities in the core of the newly absorbed golem.

“enforce!”

As soon as he finished speaking, the Sand Soldier’s appearance began to change.

Tsk tsk tsk!

The rough texture of sand changes into smooth rock.

It was the power of the rock crocodile’s core.

Converting sand into rock and reinforcing it.

In this way, the rock crocodile grew in size.

In an instant, the sand soldier turned into a solid rock soldier.

At this point, it was embarrassing to even call them Sand Soldiers. It would have been better to call them Stone Soldiers.

But Zeon had no intention of changing his name.

Regardless of their appearance, Sand Soldiers are created through the power of the Sand Wizard.

“What happens if I release the summons?”

Xeon immediately unsummoned the Sand Soldier.

Kukookung!

As soon as he released the Sand Soldier’s body collapsed.

The broken rocks became sand again.

Born from sand and returning to sand again.

Zeon looked around.

Now that we know the power of the Rock Crocodile’s core, it was time to figure out just how powerful it was.

Zeon said, looking into the empty space.

“Gaia!”

-Beep!

Suddenly, high in the sky, a large whale flew in with a cute cry.

Gaia shoots out like a meteor and lands like a feather, ignoring the laws of gravity as it approaches the surface.

Zeon looked at Gaia with slight surprise.

“You’ve grown bigger.”

After absorbing the Grim Reaper’s scythe, it grew to around seven or eight meters, but is now almost ten meters tall.

If it grew at this rate, it seemed like it wouldn’t be long before it grew as big as its mother.

Although he grew bigger, his cute face remained the same.

-Beep!

Gaia gently swirled around Zeon.

Because it was so huge, Gaia was able to gently hit it, but Zeon couldn’t help but stagger greatly.

Zeon said with a smile.

“Now, I guess I won’t be able to fight any of the powerful demons.”

-Beep!

“Can you give me a lift?”

-beep!

“thank you!”

Zeon climbed onto Gaia’s back.

Because it had grown so much compared to before, it had a sense of stability.

As Zeon climbed aboard, Gaia let out her characteristic cry and flew into the sky.

Gaia quickly broke through the thick clouds and reached high in the sky.

As I rose above the clouds, I saw a sea of ​​dazzling stars.

Starlight poured down on my entire body.

It was a spectacle that could not be seen from the ground.

Gaia’s massive body shone brilliantly in the dazzling starlight.

Gaia looked truly happy as she floated across the sky, bathed in starlight all over her body.

Zeon seemed to know why Gaia spent so much of her time in the sky.

Just as the sea suits an ordinary whale, the vast sky suits Gaia.

Moreover, the fact that none of the flying demons living in this area were capable of harming Gaia also played a role.

At best, the wyverns were the most threatening creatures, but even they did not dare to attack Gaia, who had grown so large.

At least in this vicinity, there were no evil forces capable of harming Gaia.

It was the same even then.

A flock of demons flying in the distance were seen turning in surprise at the sight of Gaia.

It is a hasty evasion as if one has encountered a natural enemy.

Thanks to this, Zeon was able to comfortably ride on Gaia’s back and focus on his original purpose of searching for the demons.

A distance that would take at least three to four days to travel at full speed in a car was covered in an instant on Gaia.

A swarm of demons moving in a swarm appeared in Zeon’s sight.

Gagagagak!

A swarm of giant locust-like creatures were moving around, making eerie noises.

Zeon frowned.

“Is that a red grasshopper? Why is it here?”

The red locust was a small insect about a meter in size.

Killing one isn’t difficult, but the problem is that they come in packs.

At least a few hundred, and up to several thousand.

Although they are small in size, they have a huge appetite and can eat anything.

Once they catch you, any demon will disappear from the world in an instant, leaving not a single bone behind.

A demon who cannot deploy a force field will be swept away in an instant if he gets caught by a red locust.

The problem is that this is not the habitat of red locusts.

The red locust was a devil that lived far to the south of here.

“Has the desert’s devil topography changed again?”

This is not a very pleasant thing for humanity and Neo Seoul.

This is because we have to re-create the topographical map of the Demonic Land that we have worked so hard to understand so far.

Above all, the red locusts themselves were a problem.

Their titanium shells simply deflect most attacks.

A fearsome defense, teeth that can gnaw at anything, and a ferocious personality befitting a demonic beast.

They were natural predators and hunters.

If they catch up, even the smallest group of survivors will disappear without a trace.

“Good! At least we found them now.”

Although there may only be a few hundred at the moment, once they have eaten their fill of food and started mating, the number will soon increase to thousands or tens of thousands.

That’s why survivor groups in places where red locusts mainly live periodically hunt them to reduce their numbers. If they miss the timing, a great disaster can strike.

Even Jeon didn’t know how they got so far away.

The important thing is that if we don’t wipe them out at this point, a catastrophe will strike.

Zeon said to Gaia.

“Wait here.”

-beep!

“It won’t take that long.”

Zeon, who had reassured Gaia, fell vertically to the ground.

The sand on the ground gently accepted Zeon’s body as it shot down at a terrifying speed.

Come on!

The red locusts were bewildered by the sudden appearance of Zeon. However, they soon began to drool and rush towards Zeon.

At that moment, Zeon muttered.

“Summon! Reinforced Sand Soldier.”

Pass!

As soon as he finished speaking, numerous sand soldiers rose up from the sand.

They were sand soldiers made of rocks.

Zeon ordered the Sand Soldiers.

“Don’t leave a single one behind, wipe them all out.”

Kukuku!

As soon as his words left his mouth, the reinforced sand soldiers rushed towards the swarm of red locusts.

Come on!

The red locust bit the sand soldiers with its sharp teeth. The red locust’s teeth, which could easily crush the flesh of even the most powerful beasts, were instead breaking apart.

bang!

The reinforced sand soldier’s fist struck the head and torso of those guys.

Kieee!

The red locust’s body bursts out with an eerie scream.

It was the beginning of a massacre.