Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 214
Sand Mage Of The Burnt Desert Chapter 214
Episode 214
: Fire has given people relief since ancient times.
Even though it was small, the presence of the bonfire gave the awakened people peace of mind.
Even though it was only for one day, just losing their car and wandering aimlessly through the desert put them under tremendous pressure.
“Whew!”
“I lived.”
The awakened people gathered around the bonfire breathed a sigh of relief.
On the other hand, Brielle, who was suddenly joined by numerous awakened people, pouted her lips.
I don’t like the current situation.
Just a moment ago, it felt like a cozy picnic, but now it felt like I was just standing in the middle of a goblin market.
This sudden change made my head pound.
At that time, Yongbeom Jang spoke to Jeon.
“Thank you for accepting the uninvited guests, but shouldn’t we reveal their identity now? “I think that would be fair.”
At that time, Elroy stepped forward.
“long time no see.”
“Long time no see?”
“I’m Mandy.”
“Are you a supervisor at City Hall?”
“that’s right.”
The moment Jang Yong-beom’s identity was confirmed, Mandy’s personality came out.
Fortunately, Yongbeom Jang knew Mandy.
“Why are you here? “I heard that you went on a dungeon raid with the Pegasus raiding party.”
“Do you know that much?”
“But didn’t you die while conquering the dungeon?”
“It seems like Neo Seoul knows that.”
“Because that’s what the Pegasus raid reported.”
“Those bastards!”
“Tsk! “It looks like something dirty happened.”
Jang Yong-beom clicked his tongue.
But he didn’t look that surprised.
This is because such an outrage was not that rare in the awakened world.
The world of the Awakened was where all kinds of conspiracies and tricks were rampant.
A person who leads a group the size of a Pegasus attack force is sure to be good at all kinds of tricks.
Just like Jang Yong-beom himself.
“It looks like the Pegasus raid team has returned safely.”
“I came back with a huge amount of loot. Because of that, Neo Seoul was in an uproar for a while.”
“Lee Ji-ryeong’s mood must have been through the roof.”
“Officially recognized as an S-class awakened person. “He’s really big now.”
The light that appeared on Jang Yong-beom’s calmly speaking face was clearly a look of jealousy.
Yongbeom Jang was a Class A awakener.
Unlike Lee Ji-ryeong, leading a large group was not suited for him, so he only maintained a small number of parties. But apart from that, he always had a competitive spirit with Ji-ryeong Lee.
This is because externally, he was the same A-level awakened person.
Even if I wasn’t conscious of it, I couldn’t help but compare people around me.
Comparisons were inevitable, especially in the awakened world.
Most predicted Lee Ji-ryeong’s advantage.
Regardless of individual abilities, generous points were given simply for leading a large attack force.
That was Jang Yong-beom, who was always dissatisfied.
Nevertheless, the reason he did not vote was because he was confident that he would win if he actually fought.
However, Lee Ji-ryeong became an S-class awakened person.
There was an unbridgeable gap with Jang Yong-beom.
Although the difference was only one grade, there was a huge difference between S-class and A-class that could never be overcome.
If going from Class D to Class C is like growing from a bowl to a washbasin, going from Class A to Class S can be compared to growing from a pond to a reservoir.
The total amount of mana, the skill’s experience, the sense of battle, is a state that can only be glimpsed by cracking a high wall after everything has reached its limit.
Yongbeom Jang has not yet discovered any possibility of becoming S-class.
In such a situation, Lee Ji-ryeong broke through the limit and became S-class.
If Jang Yong-beom is still at the level of a pond, Lee Ji-ryeong has become a large reservoir.
Of course, Jang Yong-beom could not help but feel inferior.
Yongbeom Jang asked.
“What on earth happened in the dungeon to make him S-class?”
“Does that matter?”
“It’s important! To me, more than anything….”
“I don’t think this is something I should say in front of everyone. “I’ll tell you quietly later.”
Jang Yong-beom frowned for a moment at Mandy’s answer, but then nodded.
Lee Ji-ryeong’s status after becoming S-class was on a completely different level than before.
Even the rulers of Neo Seoul no longer dared to ignore him.
Many awakened people lost their lives during the dungeon raid. However, many more awakened people applied to join the Pegasus raid.
Because of this, their power increased significantly compared to before the dungeon attack.
It was impossible to gossip behind someone of such great stature in front of everyone.
Yongbeom Jang looked at Jeon.
“Did you say earlier that the name of the pig-like demon was Orc?”
“you’re right.”
“What is going on? “Do you have any idea where those guys came from?”
“Originally, they are a tribe that lives scattered throughout the desert. “It doesn’t come anywhere near Neo Seoul, so it’s almost unknown.”
“Why did they suddenly appear in such a large group?”
“A monster called the Orc Grand Commander was born.”
“Grand Commander?”
“You can think of it as a dungeon boss. Anyway, with the birth of the Orc Grand Commander, he is rallying those who were scattered throughout the desert.”
Jang Yong-beom’s expression hardened at Jeon’s words.
If it was a small group, it wouldn’t be that scary.
Although the orcs were strong, a D-level awakened person could easily deal with them. However, if a great commander is born and the group becomes a huge group, the story is different.
Whether it’s a person or a magical beast, the more power you have, the more dangerous it becomes.
“What is the rank of the Grand Commander?”
“I haven’t seen it yet, so I don’t have any information.”
“is it?”
“You’ll find out soon enough.”
“Do you think we will meet the Grand Commander?”
“Maybe.”
“Interesting.”
Jang Yong-beom’s eyes shone sharply.
He was one of the quite famous awakeners in Neo Seoul.
He was a class A awakened person and was famous for his cold and destructive personality. Therefore, everyone who met him in person was afraid. However, Zeon in front of him showed no signs of fear.
Speak comfortably as if you were talking to a friend in the neighborhood.
Even though he knew that he was clearly Jang Yong-beom.
Yongbeom Jang thought that Zeon was not an ordinary awakened person.
“Now that I think about it, I don’t even know your name yet. “What’s your name?”
“This is Xeon.”
“Xeon?”
At that moment, Jang Yong-beom frowned.
Because it’s a name I’ve heard before. But I couldn’t remember where I heard it.
Aiden, who was next to Yongbeom Jang, recognized Zeon’s identity.
“You are the sand wizard.”
“Sand wizard?”
“Didn’t you say that a sand wizard appeared in Neo Seoul? “His name was Zeon.”
“Xeon? Right! He was a sand wizard. That’s why I was calm even when I lit a bonfire in the desert.”
Only then did Jang Yong-beom understand the entire situation.
If I were an ordinary awakened person, I would not have been able to camp in the desert so calmly.
“Sand Shaman… Did you also participate in the Pegasus raid? What on earth happened in the dungeon that made you appear here with the supervisor? “I understand that the dungeon that the Pegasus raiding party attacked was more than hundreds of kilometers away from here.”
“We’ll talk about that separately later. “You must be tired. Please rest.”
Zeon smiled and stood up.
Yongbeom Jang stared at Jeon’s back as he walked away.
If anyone else had been this arrogant in front of him, he would have kicked two claymores right away. But the opponent was a sand wizard.
His help was essential to survive in a desert full of orcs.
It is not something worth killing for being rude.
Giselle tilted her head.
“I’m sure I’ve seen it somewhere.”
“Didn’t you say you once accompanied us?”
“That’s right. “I’m sure I saw it, but I can’t remember where.”
“If we go together, we will find out naturally.”
“He’s pretty handsome. Do you think I’m going to try to cut him off?”
Giselle licked her lips with her red tongue.
Aiden chuckled at that.
“how? “I already have two women.”
“Do you think those things will be my opponents?”
“I think I’m better than you.”
“do you want to die?”
“Woah, calm down. “I am not your enemy.”
When Giselle raised her axe eyes, Aiden raised both hands as if he was surrendering.
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The sand was hot from dawn.
The awakened people who joined Zeon and the others grumbled and stood up.
“It’s so hot.”
“Fuck! “My nostrils are full of sand.”
The faces and bodies of the awakened people were covered in sand.
On the other hand, Zeon and the others were fine.
This is because Zeon blocked the sand with his dominance.
The other awakened people did not yet know that Zeon was a sand wizard. This is because I did not hear the conversation with Jang Yong-beom. So, I didn’t realize that only Zeon and his group were not covered in sand.
The awakened people quenched their hunger with the high-calorie energy they each brought with them.
Awakened people filled their backpacks with high-calorie energy bars because they were easy to store and provided enough energy to move for half a day just by eating one.
Zeon and the others also left after satisfying their hunger with an energy bar.
As he moved, Jang Yong-beom’s party naturally followed, followed by a group of awakened people.
Jang Yong-beom’s party followed because they knew for sure that Zeon was a sand wizard, and the other awakened people followed Jang Yong-beom’s party because they believed in it.
Yongbeom Jang approached Jeon, who was walking at the front.
“How do you find direction? Are you measuring by the sun?”
“I just know.”
“just?”
“yes!”
“I guess I don’t need a guide. What is the detection range? If you’re a sand wizard, wouldn’t you naturally use sand to detect? So, we can determine whether there is a magical beast or not.”
“What are your skills? Do you prefer the sheer destructive power of a claymore? “Can you make an Auror Blade?”
“haha!”
Jang Yong-beom burst into laughter at Jeon’s question.
Jang Yong-beom’s question was, for example, about trade secrets.
Knowing the scope of Xeon’s control allows us to understand many things.
Something like Xeon’s level attack range.
This will be important information when you encounter Zeon later.
Zeon had the same meaning when he asked Yongbeom Jang if he could unfold the Auror Blade.
In short, if you want to know this side’s weaknesses, reveal them too. And Jang Yong-beom was never one to talk about his weaknesses.
“That’s fun!”
“I don’t have much fun.”
“Why can’t we remember people like you? “If it had been like this back then, I’m sure it would have left a deep impression.”
“Because that was when I didn’t have much to do.”
“I guess it’s before I woke up.”
“yes!”
Jang Yong-beom persistently tried to obtain information about Zeon. But Zeon got through it without a hitch.
‘This guy is no ordinary snake either.’
Jang Yong-beom clicked his tongue.
In the end, I couldn’t find any useful information.
Still, I felt like I knew one thing for sure.
‘Even though he is young, he has clearly had a lot of experience. I feel my age.’
At that time, Zeon looked ahead and stopped talking.
“I guess we should stop talking nonsense.”
“Why don’t you want to talk to me?”
“Because saboteurs appear.”
“Interruptor?”
Only then did Yongbeom Jang shift his gaze to where Jeon was looking.
There was nothing visible in his eyes.
“What do you see?”
“They are orcs.”
“what?”
The moment Zeon finished answering, a cloud of dust rose near the horizon.
At that moment, goosebumps appeared all over Jang Yong-beom’s body.
‘Could it be that he sensed movement in the distance? What is this guy…’
Zeon’s detection range was wider than he had vaguely imagined.
It’s so unbelievable.