Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 402



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Episode 402

Jang Woo-hang and Jeonrangdae moved to a quiet place.

As soon as he entered a place where no one was looking, the appearance of the cavalry changed.

Knock knock! Knock knock!

Their facial muscles moved on their own with a cracking sound, then quickly returned to their original form.

“Xian, Wuchen, Heukno, Han, Zhuping… … .”

A look of suspicion appeared on Jang Woo-hang’s face as he called out their names one by one.

Because one person is empty.

“How much light?”

“He’s dead.”

The person who answered was the one at the time.

“Die?”

“I got caught by the sand magician.”

“Are you talking about… … On?”

“Yeah! I went to the goblin market to sell some stuff and got caught by bad luck… … .”

“Hmm!”

Jang Woo-hang let out a sigh.

Ma Gwang-ryang was a man with the highest level of military power in the Jeonrangdae. He played the biggest role in Jeonrangdae’s survival while losing all of its troops and coming here.

My heart feels heavy when I hear that a man like that lost his life.

And it had to be Zeon.

“Damn it! You guys just watched him die?”

“There’s nothing we can do. This isn’t the underworld. If we had come out then, we probably would have died.”

“Was it that much?”

“It was a slum, so Magwangryang was able to hold out for a little while. If they had fought in the desert, they would have been killed in an instant.”

“Hmm!”

Jang Woo-hang let out a sigh.

The person he knew at the time was a very realistic person.

She possessed a cool rationality that allowed her to make cool judgments without being swayed by the atmosphere. If she said this, it would be true.

Jang Woo-hang changed the subject to lighten the mood.

“What happened to that face earlier?”

“Hehehe! There happened to be some Awakened people hunting outside of Neo Seoul. So I killed them and stole their identities.”

The man who answered was in his fifties and had a large burn on his right cheek.

The man’s name is Mo Yong-han.

He was a versatile Awakener who could create items and even create barriers, despite being a cursed sorcerer.

He was the one who spread the cursed items on the black market.

Thanks to the money he earned from selling items, the Wanderers were able to live comfortably in the slums.

The Jeonrangdae hid in the slums, waiting for an opportunity to enter Neo Seoul.

The people who were caught in their sight at that time were the Awakened who were leaving Neo Seoul to hunt.

They happened to be six in number, like their capital city.

The Wolves secretly followed them and then attacked them.

The Awakened who were taken by surprise were completely annihilated without even putting up a fight.

The bandits took their clothes, weapons and identification cards and buried their bodies in the sand.

Forging the ID was Mo Yong-han’s job.

Since the ID cards issued by the city hall had the user’s unique mana wavelength engraved on them, they were impossible to forge. However, after staying up for several nights, Mo Yong-han discovered a loophole and was eventually able to successfully forge them.

After replacing the unique mana wavelength of the ID card with the mana wavelength of the Wand, even the face was changed with the unique technology of the Underworld.

Thanks to that, I was able to fool the Awakened guards and enter Neo Seoul.

“By the way, it’s amazing. A city like this in the middle of the desert. Honestly, I thought the slums were great, but they can’t compare to Neo Seoul.”

At that time, the city was amazed by the panoramic view of Neo-Seoul.

Heukno agreed with her.

“I really have to admit their power. Those tall buildings. It’s really eye-popping.”

Not only the two of them, but everyone who came in with them was overwhelmed by the view of Neo Seoul.

I thought it was amazing when I saw it from the slums, but when I actually went inside, I couldn’t come to my senses because of the dazzling city.

Clean streets, state-of-the-art high-rise buildings, stylishly dressed people and cars moving about the streets.

An unimaginable landscape unfolded before their eyes in the underground castle.

I couldn’t help but feel envious and amazed.

Among the warriors, a particularly small man opened his mouth.

“I want to tear it all down. Why don’t we just shove it all away and move here?”

“If you’re going to move, why destroy it? Just kick out all the humans.”

“Because just moving is no fun.”

“I told you, you’re a pervert.”

At that moment, Si-an glanced at the short man.

The short man’s name is Deng Zhuping.

He was a man who was called a cold-blooded murderer or a terrorist planner within the Jeonrangdae.

When he saw such a well-organized sight, he felt a strong desire to destroy it.

There have been more than one or two instances of problems because of that.

Jang Woo-hang calmed him down.

“Whoa, whoa! Calm down. If we cause trouble now, it will be difficult to achieve our goal.”

“Don’t worry. I know how to tell the difference between right and wrong. I know that the mission comes first, not my pleasure.”

“It’s fortunate that you didn’t forget your duty.”

“I see you are carrying out your mission well.”

“Why do you think so?”

“There’s no Moon King’s Nine Heavenly Sword. It seems it was delivered well to the target.”

“That’s right! It got to the target. Just as you planned.”

“My plans never fail.”

Jang Woo-hang nodded at Deng Ju-ping’s words.

He was obviously crazy, but he was useful.

It was also his idea to use the Moon King’s Nine Heavenly Sword to gain the favor of the Neo Seoul powers.

It was Jang Woo-hang’s job to execute it, though.

Souchen, who had been silent until now, spoke.

“Then all that’s left is to wait.”

“You won’t have to wait that long. Until then, rest in the accommodation I have prepared for you and get to know Neo Seoul.”

During that short period of time, Jang Woo-hang had prepared a shelter for the Jeonrangdae in the southern district.

It was because of such thorough preparation that Jeonrangdae took a risk and sent him to Neo Seoul first.

The black man said with a sinister smile.

“We must steal Neo Seoul’s magic engineering technology, so let’s move quickly.”

Their goal was one.

Steel away Neo Seoul’s key technologies and deliver them to the underworld.

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Jeon received a call from Yoo Se-hee early in the morning and headed to the goblin market.

“What’s going on this morning?”

“Will you go somewhere with me?”

“Where are you talking about?”

“I know you when you go.”

“Okay.”

Jeon followed Yoo Se-hee obediently.

The place she took Zeon to was right outside Neo Seoul.

The two walked together into the desert far from Neo Seoul.

A strange light appeared in Zeon’s eyes.

Because they were seen gathered in the middle of the desert.

It was the first convoy led by Kim Jin-su.

“Welcome, Chief! Lord Zeon!”

Kim Jin-su ran and greeted the two people.

Yoo Se-hee nodded and said.

“Did you find it here?”

“That’s right. Here it is.”

Kim Jin-su pointed to a large pit in front of where the agents were gathered.

Several bodies were seen tangled together in the pit.

Zeon frowned.

“Is it a corpse?”

“Our agent found it by chance. Something was off, so we brought the two of you in.”

In response to Kim Jin-su’s answer, Jeon went down into the pit and examined the body.

The tangled bodies were covered in sand to the point where they were unrecognizable. But it didn’t matter to Zeon.

As I raised my dominance, the sand on the corpse fell off on its own.

As the bodies’ true form was revealed, one of the escort members shouted.

“Oh, aren’t they the Black Wolf Team?”

“Do you know them?”

“We are a hunting team of a small elite. I know them because I’ve encountered them a few times.”

“Hmm!”

Zeon examined the body closely.

“The wounds were deep and smooth, struck by the swordsman. All were killed with a single blow.”

“Did you get hit by a sword-wielding Awakener?”

“I think so. Donna Chang’s wounds are bigger and rougher than this.”

“Who killed them and why?”

Yoo Se-hee made a face that said he didn’t understand.

It seemed that the Black Wolf team was attacked by someone while out hunting.

It would have made more sense if you were to return from a successful hunt and get ambushed. Someone could attack you to loot your loot.

Actually, such things happen all the time, so it wasn’t anything special.

The problem is that they were attacked right after they left Neo Seoul. Of course, there was no loot or anything.

As Zeon examined their bodies closely, he discovered another strange thing.

“No one has identification.”

“Why did you take my ID? By any chance… … .”

“Yes! Looks like someone needed their ID.”

“It’s probably those guys.”

“Yes! It seems that they entered Neo Seoul by stealing their identities.”

“How? Even if you have an ID, you have to have the right mana wavelength. And you also have to pass the Awakened’s inspection.”

“Have you forgotten? They are the ones who have also broken into the Goblin Market’s barrier. They must have their own method.”

“Damn it!”

Yoo Se-hee’s face was distorted.

Because she thought Zeon’s words were reasonable.

“Then I guess those guys have already invaded Neo Seoul. Those country bumpkins are really good at taking action.”

“It seems like they are very familiar with this kind of thing. They are quickly learning and using the physiology of Neo Seoul and the slums.”

“What should I do with these?”

“I guess I’ll have to go to Neo Seoul.”

“You want to find it yourself?”

“We need to go in first and think about a way.”

“Be careful not to let Xiao Lun hear about you. If she finds out you’ve come in, she won’t stay still.”

“Well, I guess I have to be as careful as possible.”

“Will it work if I’m careful?”

“There is no other way.”

“That’s true.”

Yoo Se-hee whetted her appetite.

In the slums, the influence of the goblin market was absolute, but within Neo-Seoul, it was minimal.

Because the system itself was different in the first place, those in the slums had no opportunity to enter Neo Seoul and act freely.

Although the ‘Eye of Argos’ managed by the inspiration of Clexi had planted people in Neo Seoul, it was difficult to use them carelessly.

Because if you use it for something like this and your identity is discovered, the damage will be huge.

In the end, it was best for Zeon to go to Neo Seoul himself.

Zeon asked as he climbed out of the sand pit.

“What should we do with the body?”

“If we leave it like this, it will just become food for the devils, so we should take it to the slums and cremate it.”

Jeon nodded at Yoo Se-hee’s words and increased his dominance.

Slurp!

The sand in the pit shifted, pushing the body out.

Thanks to this, the first convoy was able to collect the Black Wolf Team’s bodies without much difficulty.

Yoo Se-hee said.

“Everyone worked hard. Let’s go back to the goblin market for now.”

“Yes!”

The first convoy answered in unison.

Zeon returned to the slums with them.

As soon as he returned to the slums, Zeon headed straight to the main gate of Neo Seoul.

Most of the items I needed were carried in the subspace, so I didn’t need to prepare anything separately to enter Neo Seoul.

“Lord Zeon?”

The Awakened ones guarding the main gate recognized Zeon.

Since Zeon was an Awakened being specially managed by Neo Seoul, he was able to pass through easily without any special procedures.

‘Now everyone will know that I’m here.’

The Awakened guarding the main gate belong to the city hall. However, many of them were collecting money from each district.

The moment a dangerous or sensitive person enters Neo Seoul, each district is immediately contacted.

There is no need to say more if it is a Xeon that is subject to special management.

Everyone will be watching his movements.

I had to move to avoid their surveillance.

Zeon silently slipped into the splendid streets of Neo Seoul.