Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 103

Sand Mage Of The Burnt Desert Chapter 103

Episode 103:

The hotel where Zeon was staying had room service.

In other words, you can eat as much as you want even if you are in your room.

Ding dong!

The hotel staff rang the bell for Zeon’s room.

Soon the door opened and Zeon came out wearing a robe.

‘He’s a strange person.’

The employee looked at Zeon and clicked his tongue.

I thought it was strange to see Zeon wearing his robe and hat even though he was in the room.

There was definitely a customer like this.

These are people who are fully dressed and want to be comfortable once they enter the hotel.

The security at this hotel was perfect.

It was protected by a barrier and had awakened people standing guard, making intrusion from the outside almost impossible.

However, there was a high possibility that he was a criminal or a dirty person who couldn’t even feel comfortable in his room.

Zeon clicked his fingers wordlessly.

The employee pushed the stretcher cart with food on it and entered the room. Then he put the food down on the table and said hello.

“Enjoy your meal.”

As the employee closed the door and left, Zeon, who had been slouching up until now, raised his head.

Zeon’s face, revealed beneath his hat, was entirely made of sand.

It was a Sand Soldier, not a Xeon.

In an instant, the Sand Soldier collapsed and returned to the sand.

All that was left in the room after the employee left was cold food and a pile of sand.

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Demon beasts were a threat to humanity.

The territory of humanity, which once dominated the entire Earth, has now been reduced to a very small portion, and most of the remaining land has become the territory of demonic beasts.

Neo Seoul is also making efforts to expand its territory in some way, but no significant results have been achieved so far.

The only area where Neo Seoul had influence was the magic stone mine area.

We have not yet established a foothold in the desert further away.

It was common knowledge that the farther into the desert you went, the stronger the demons were. There was no way to know what kind of demon might be hiding under the sand.

Although the demonic beast was a threat, paradoxically it was also a valuable resource.

The more powerful the body of a demonic beast, the better the resource it becomes.

There is nothing to throw away: leather, scales, bones, blood, internal tissue.

If you happen to come across a magic gem, it’s like hitting the jackpot.

In terms of cost-effectiveness, magic stones mined from mines are much better, but magic stones collected from demon beasts have a completely different level of performance.

In some cases, magic stones obtained from boss-level monsters contained skills. It was random which skill would appear, but if you were lucky, it could lead to a huge increase in power.

Therefore, in Neo Seoul, numerous parties and raids were mobilized to hunt demon beasts and subdue dungeons.

The demonic beasts hunted by the awakened people enter Neo Seoul and are disbanded.

Gaaaa!

The huge gear wheel was spinning furiously, cutting off the corpse of the demonic beast. The magically treated cogwheels had tremendous strength. However, just by cutting off one of the legs of the gigantic beast, all of its teeth fell out and it quickly became tattered.

“Fuck! “It took me out.”

“Replace it quickly.”

I had no choice but to replace the blade and dismantle it again.

After changing the blade countless times, the gigantic beast was dismantled.

The workers moved it carefully, fearing that not a single drop of blood would be shed.

Tajik folded his arms and carefully observed the work process.

The company he considered most important was, of course, Condor SSC. This is because all of his weapons are based on the Condor SSC.

But that didn’t mean we could neglect other companies.

His master, Xiao Lun, was a scary person.

At first glance, it looks like he was just sitting by and leaving everything to his henchmen, but in reality, he was watching closely.

They were given great authority, but if they did not fulfill their mandate, they were punished mercilessly.

Knowing that fact, Tajik always looked around the companies he was in charge of and tried to identify problems.

The next destination after the magical water processing company was a chemical dye company.

I wonder what’s so great about a chemical dye company, but the dyes made here are very special.

It has the same performance as stealth, concealment, and energy shielding.

If applied to the awakened person’s armor, the chance of survival increases accordingly.

For that reason, various researches were conducted here to upgrade chemical dyes.

Tajik looked at the dye bubbling in a large vat.

It was a dye based on blood extracted from a B-class demonic mane lizard.

Mane lizards have acidic blood.

The acidic blood was so severe that even a drop or two on the iron plate would make a hole in it.

There was nothing to say if it touched human skin.

It was an instant for a person to melt.

Hunting wasn’t easy either.

It was so good at hiding and was so cunning that hunting it down required a lot of preparation.

Because of this, mane lizards rarely entered the factory.

This time I was lucky and was able to save it.

Tajik watched the work process for a moment and then came out.

After leaving the factory, he headed to his residence.

His residence was in a high-rise building not far from the factory.

This was also a privilege he could enjoy because he was Xiao Lun’s henchman.

“huh?”

Xiaorun, who had been walking down the alley for a while, suddenly raised his head.

Because I felt a strange sense of discomfort.

It was an alley where I usually walked. But something was different from usual.

It felt strangely dark and gloomy.

“I can’t see the streetlights.”

In Neo Seoul, street lights existed even in the most deserted alleys. The same was true of this place where Tajiks passed by every day.

But today there were no street lights.

“Barrier?”

“It’s not a barrier, but a sand film that blocks it from the outside.”

At that moment, a soft voice was heard from one side of the alley.

“who is this?”

Tajik looked in the direction the voice came from.

At that moment, someone walked out from a dark corner of the alley.

The moment he saw his appearance, a deep furrow appeared between Tajik’s eyes.

“Are you Xeon?”

“This is how I get to see it again.”

The person who smiled and greeted me warmly was Zeon.

Tajik made a bewildered expression.

Because I really didn’t expect to meet Zeon inside Neo Seoul.

“How did you come to Neo Seoul?”

“Luckily I got a temporary pass.”

“Temporary pass?”

“yes! “An acquaintance of mine gave it to me a while ago, and I’m using it like this.”

“I heard he’s a fairly high-ranking official to the point of issuing a temporary pass. It’s pretty good. “I can’t believe I have that kind of connection.”

“I was lucky.”

Tajik seemed to be talking comfortably with Zeon like an old friend. But I was endlessly searching and looking around.

“It’s a unique ability. It’s a sand barrier. “I guess this is your skill?”

“yes!”

“It must be very useful.”

Tajik’s eyes sparkled.

He immediately saw the usefulness of Zeon’s skills.

“What is the grade? What is the range? How long can it last?”

“….”

“Aren’t you going to answer me?”

“I’m asking you to reveal your bottom line. Would you do it?”

“That’s it again. “There’s no way I’m going to confide in you like that.”

Tajik scratched his head.

In an instant, his eyes changed.

His eyes glowed as coldly as a snake.

“I have one last suggestion. Come under Xiaorun. “I will treat you with the best treatment.”

“If that were the case, I wouldn’t have used such a troublesome method to come into Neo Seoul.”

“As expected, you are the type of person who likes to move directly with your body rather than having a normal conversation. Coincidentally, I also have that kind of wealth.”

“It’s good.”

Zeon smiled.

The inside and outside were completely blocked with a sand film. From the outside, you won’t be able to tell what’s going on inside. But the duration is not very long. It shouldn’t drag on for too long.

If someone passes by and sees it, they will definitely think it’s strange.

At that moment, an ominous blood-red aura rose from Tajik’s entire body. It was proof that he was an awakened martial arts fighter.

Tajik was a B-class martial artist.

Sreung!

He pulled out a small dagger from his belt.

The dagger, curved like a crescent moon, was only about thirty centimeters long. However, a great sense of anticipation was felt on the curved blade.

“It looks like something from a dungeon.”

“I call her Bloody Elena. “Once she is chosen, she always sees blood and takes the other person’s life.”

Tajiks gave daggers female personalities and names.

This is because he was so fascinated by the power of the dagger.

Elena of Blood had an effect called ‘amplification’.

When using Elena of Blood, about 30% of the body’s abilities are amplified.

It was a huge increase in power for the Thirty Pros, as they say.

Tajik said, licking Elena’s blood with his tongue.

“I won’t kill you. “Because you are a very special person.”

There were many ways to use Xeon as long as it didn’t stop breathing.

You can make it immortal by cutting off its limbs, leaving only its body behind, and placing it in a specially treated storage container, making it listen only to your commands.

It was an inhumane method that would have been unthinkable in the past, but under Xiao Lun, anything is tolerated.

Zeon sighed softly.

“That’s why it’s such a dangerous ability.”

“no! This is a useful ability. You will greatly contribute to the development of Neo Seoul. “Whether you want it or not.”

Pot!

The moment Tajik finished speaking, he rushed at Zeon.

Tajik quickly closes the distance, leaving behind only illusions.

Zeon snapped his fingers.

At that moment, dozens of sand strands shot out like flashes of sand from the sand film surrounding them.

The sand blaster was opened.

“It’s impossible.”

Take it easy!

Tajik swung Bloody Elena and cut down the sand blaster.

There was nothing that the blood-red aurors aboard the Bloody Elena could not cut down.

“First, the legs.”

Shhh!

Tajik crouched low and aimed at Zeon’s legs.

Zeon’s body was pushed backwards just before he was cut by Elena’s blood, which was flying at an alarming speed.

It was as if someone was pulling Xeon by tying it with an invisible thread.

Stepping back, Zeon snapped his fingers again.

Shhh!

Countless streams of sand were fired at the Tajiks.

Tajik swung Bloody Elena again and again.

The sandblaster was broken and shredded.

But no matter how much I cut down, there was no end to the sand blaster.

“crazy! “How much mana do you mean?”

Tajik opened his eyes wide.

Zeon was like a mirage.

It was clearly visible and right in front of my nose, but I couldn’t catch it.

A rain of sandblasters pouring down whenever they are caught.

It felt like a torrential rain of sand was pouring down.

Grains of sand cut by his dagger bounced into his eyes and mouth.

In the end, Tajik couldn’t stand it any longer and unleashed his secret skill while swearing.

“Fuck! Elena Blade!”

Shhh!

Dozens of red auror blades were created from Elena of Blood and flew towards Zeon.

A secret skill that will inevitably lead to death once unleashed.

The thought of capturing Zeon had long since disappeared from Tajik’s mind.

All he could think about was that he had to kill that annoying being that irritated him.

The blades made of red aura flew in, completely blocking Zeon’s direction to avoid.

“It’s over.”

It was at that time that Tajik was certain of Zeon’s death.

Suddenly, dozens of soldiers appeared and surrounded Zeon.

The Sand Soldiers blocked Tajik’s skills with hand-to-hand bullets.

Quaaaang!

With the explosion, the blades made by Sand Soldier and Auror shattered.

“What is this?”

Tajik opened his eyes in surprise.

I was so surprised that I didn’t even notice Zeon approaching behind me in an instant.

Zeon reached out and grabbed Tajik by the neck. Then Tajik collapsed as his entire body lost strength.

“Tsk!”

Zeon carefully picked up the falling Tajik.

It would be difficult if your precious body got hurt.

That’s why they took so long to subdue him without causing any damage.

“What have you done to my body? I can’t let it go.”

“What are you planning to do from now on?”

“what?”

Instead of answering, Zeon took out a glass bottle from subspace.

What Zeon took out from inside the glass bottle was something that looked like a piece of wire.

“What is that?”

“Don’t you want to drink some water?”

Zeon smiled.