Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 162
Sand Mage Of The Burnt Desert Chapter 162
Episode 162
Many people gathered in the slum square in the morning.
“Wow!”
“There are a lot of dogs.”
Brielle and Levin gaped at the people gathered in the square.
Today was the day the Pegasus attack team departed.
Naturally, they thought that many people would come out to see their departure ceremony, but the crowd gathered in the square far exceeded their expectations.
It was a time when there was nothing to enjoy.
Even this outing ceremony was entertainment for people.
“It comes out over there.”
“It’s a Pegasus attack team.”
The Pegasus raid team appeared with people cheering.
Ten desert buggies and twenty large transport vehicles. It was a huge event with over two hundred awakened people accompanying them.
Although there are numerous dungeon raid teams in Neo Seoul, there are not many places where this many people can be mobilized to raid dungeons.
Lee Ji-ryeong was at the head of the Pegasus attack team.
“Wow!”
People cheered tremendously at Lee Ji-ryeong’s appearance.
Even though he could ride a buggy, the sight of Lee Ji-ryeong just walking gave off an incredibly intimidating feeling, like a lion.
Lee Ji-ryeong stopped at the square and enjoyed the cheers of the people for a moment.
At that time, the wind blew and blew Lee Ji-ryeong’s hair. People reacted even more enthusiastically to the sight of the lion fluttering its mane.
“Lee Ji-ryeong! Lee Ji-ryeong!”
“Wow!”
Lee Ji-ryeong, who had been enjoying people’s reactions for a while, walked up to Zeon.
He spoke to Zeon.
“You’re here!”
“Because I promised.”
“Are you ready to leave?”
“As you can see.”
Zeon looked at Levin and Brielle.
Ji-ryeong Lee frowned slightly.
The only luggage Levin had on his back was the backpack.
“Is that okay?”
“It has everything you need in there.”
“Is it a subspace backpack? “Then I guess it doesn’t matter.”
Lee Ji-ryeong did not ask where he got the subspace backpack. I think that a man of Zeon’s size would definitely be able to save him.
At that time, a woman wearing a gray robe approached Ji-ryeong Lee. Unusually, her hair and even eyes were gray.
She asked Lee Ji-ryeong.
“Is this you, Zeon?”
“that’s right! Neo Seoul’s only sand magic site. Say hello!”
“Nice to meet you. Zeon! “My name is Kelda, the rescue team leader of the Pegasus Attack Force.”
“I am also pleased to meet you. “Mr. Kelda!”
Zeon slightly bowed his head in greeting.
Kelda looked at Zeon closely.
Perhaps because his eyes were gray, he showed little emotion. So it looked like gray glass beads.
“Thank you for your success in conquering the dungeon. If you experience any inconvenience while accompanying us, please feel free to tell me. “I will be able to resolve most issues on my own.”
“Keep that in mind.”
“Then…”
Kelda bowed her head and left.
Lee Ji-ryeong said.
“Then let’s go too. Please take the buggy at the very rear. “I left it empty for you.”
“thank you.”
It was then.
Levin, who had been quiet until now, raised his hand and spoke.
“Can I drive that car?”
“you?”
“yes! I really wanted to drive it. “Why not?”
Lee Ji-ryeong frowned at Levin’s bold remarks.
In the Pegasus raid, he was a god.
No one dared criticize or argue against his decision. Once he decided, that was it.
Of course, the awakened member of the Pegasus attack team was riding in the car that Zeon was going to ride.
He was a buggy driver and watchdog. However, if Levin is driving, you have to make him get off.
When Lee Ji-ryeong thought for a moment, Zeon spoke.
“I wish we could go on a ride together. “I feel very uncomfortable when other people are with me.”
“I can’t help it. “Let’s do that.”
“thank you. “I’ll be careful not to break the car.”
After Levin thanked Lee Ji-ryeong, he ran to the buggy.
Lee Ji-ryeong said to Zeon.
“Then we’ll meet again at the magicite mine.”
“As expected, maintenance is done there.”
Zeon shook his head.
The Magic Stone Mine, located a hundred kilometers from Neo Seoul, was a major source of supplies.
Almost 100% of attack teams or caravans that go on long expeditions, such as the Pegasus Attack Team, stop there to check their preparations or receive supplies that are lacking.
Once you leave the Magic Stone Mine, there is no such thing as a safe shelter. You will literally face the heat demons of the desert with your bare body.
This was the reason why sometimes people came out saying they wanted to return from the magic stone mine.
Zeon got into the buggy with Brielle.
Levin was already sitting in the driver’s seat.
“Hehe!”
Levin kept laughing as he touched the buggy steering wheel, wondering what was so good about it.
Brielle said something while looking at Levin, who she likes, even drooling.
“You look like a pervert.”
“You don’t know.”
“what?”
“A man’s heart.”
“What nonsense?”
“A buggy is a man’s dream. “If you get behind the wheel like this, everyone will be like me.”
Levin stroked the steering wheel as if he were touching a precious treasure.
“I can’t stop you!”
In the end, Brielle turned her head and looked away, but Levin didn’t care.
It was impossible for a boy from the slums to get a chance to drive a buggy.
No matter how sturdy a car was, it would easily break down when out in the desert. That’s why I didn’t entrust driving the car to anyone.
Because it was a special situation and I was accompanying Zeon, I entrusted Levin with driving, but under normal circumstances, he would never have gotten behind the wheel.
Zeon gave up the front seat to Brielle and sat in the back.
At that time, the vehicles in front began to move. Then Levin hurriedly put the car into gear.
Then, when I stepped on the accelerator, the car began to jerk and move.
Levin shouted excitedly.
“Goes.”
“Do you really know how to drive?”
“Then I told you to just trust your brother.”
“You have to have faith.”
Brielle muttered with an anxious expression.
Several years have passed since I was captured by human hunters and brought to Neo Seoul. At first I thought this place was hell. So I waited for the day to escape. But when I thought about leaving Neo Seoul even for a while, I felt strange.
It’s not like I’m leaving completely, I’m just leaving for a while to clear the dungeon. However, I already missed the house I live in now.
“Tsk! “It got weird.”
Brielle pouted her lips.
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The Pegasus attack force was largely made up of four teams.
The first was the exploration team.
Their mission was literally to explore the dungeon.
Their main mission was to find hidden dungeons and determine their size and information.
The dungeon discovered this time was also discovered by them.
The second was the base team.
They establish a base within the dungeon and help the raiding party easily attack it.
The third was the strategy team.
These were the main members of the dungeon raiding party.
An attack plan is created and implemented based on the information collected by the exploration team.
The fourth and final one was the rescue team.
They stand by at the base and play a role in rescuing the attack team if they fall into crisis.
Of course, it was made up of outstanding awakened people.
The person leading the rescue team was Kelda, a gray-haired woman.
Her nickname in the Pegasus raid was Gray Witch.
Kelda was sitting next to Ji-ryeong Lee.
Not only was he the leader of the rescue team, but he was also Lee Ji-ryeong’s secretary.
In fact, her main role was as a secretary rather than as a rescue team leader. So, whenever I set out to conquer a dungeon, I always sat next to Ji-ryeong Lee.
She said in a calm voice.
“A total of three hundred awakened people were mobilized for this mission. Two hundred of them belong to our Pegasus and the remaining hundred are mercenaries. “We put all the mercenaries into the transport vehicle.”
There were also different levels of transport vehicles.
Good transport vehicles were equipped with facilities for simple cooking and showering. Pegasus raiders were assigned to such vehicles.
Of course, the old transport vehicles were occupied by mercenaries.
Since it was a vehicle built to transport dungeon by-products, of course there were no amenities and the ride quality was poor.
Nevertheless, the mercenaries could not say a word of displeasure.
This is because mercenaries are rarely given the opportunity to conquer such large dungeons.
If you participate in dungeon raids like this, you will immediately gain experience.
As this experience accumulates, you will be given the opportunity to conquer larger dungeons later.
That’s why he was carried into the luggage compartment of a transport vehicle without even saying a word.
“A total of 10 days’ worth of food was loaded, and we plan to buy 10 more days’ worth from the magicite mine.”
“So is this enough to last a total of twenty days?”
“yes! “I have never spent more than ten days clearing a dungeon, but this time, considering the difficulty of the dungeon, I prepared twice as much.”
“Was the food stored in subspace?”
“yes! “The subspace items were distributed and stored in two places, and the food purchased from the magicite mine will be stored in other items.”
“It’s perfect.”
Ji-ryeong Lee smiled with satisfaction.
Kelda’s work was always perfect, which made him satisfied.
Lee Ji-ryeong asked as if he had suddenly remembered something.
“Why can’t I see the awakened people in the western area?”
“They decided to join us at the Magicite Mine.”
“Are you going to the magicite mine first?”
“yes! A supervisor dispatched from city hall also decided to join us at the magicite mine.”
“Everyone is selfish.”
Ji-ryeong Lee frowned.
As in this case, even if a dungeon was discovered and conquered, all unearthed items did not become entirely the responsibility of the raiding party.
To enter a dungeon, you must obtain permission from the city hall.
This is because if you target the city hall without permission and are found out, you will be kicked out of Neo Seoul.
However, it was not possible to fool city hall.
In general, to conquer a large-scale dungeon, numerous awakeners and supplies are needed. Of course, moving all that would require a huge amount of money.
City Hall was aware of the flow of all funds.
Because of that, it was impossible to deceive City Hall in the first place.
Once a dungeon attack is requested, the city hall dispatches a supervisor.
The supervisor watches the progress of the dungeon raid and checks to see if any items or items are being stolen.
It was almost impossible to steal items without their eyes.
The supervisor investigates the items discovered by the raid team and reports them to city hall, and city hall levies taxes based on this.
So, the supervisor dispatched to the dungeon is a kind of tax collector.
Of course, there was no target group that would like the supervisor.
“Have you figured out the identity of the supervisor?”
“sorry. “We will identify and see if we can accommodate them as soon as they join.”
“Take care of that problem.”
“yes! And Zeon.”
“Why Xeon?”
Jiryeong Lee looked at Kelda.
“Isn’t Xeon him? Who killed the captain’s younger brother…”
“That’s right!”
“But are you still accompanying me?”
“Why don’t you kill me?”
“yes!”
At that moment, a cold smile appeared on Ji-ryeong Lee’s lips.
“I promised.”
“yes?”
“I will forget the resentment I have for killing that bastard.”
“Do you plan to keep that promise?”
“What do you think?”
Lee Ji-ryeong asked Kelda a question.