Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 72

Sand Mage Of The Burnt Desert Chapter 72

Episode 72

Zeon’s life in the slums was one of inaction.

I did nothing and didn’t think anything.

I sat in a daze and looked out the window all day or lay in bed and just slept.

I was desperate for a time like this because I had lived in constant tension for the past eight years.

Time to focus entirely on yourself and only for yourself.

Zeon was having such a time right now.

But endless rest did not exist.

After being stuck at home for almost 15 days and doing nothing, I wanted to breathe the outside air.

Zeon got out of bed and headed to the bathroom.

When I first returned home, the place was full of stench and filth, but now it has become quite clean.

Zeon simply washed his face and came out.

Slam!

When he came out, the watching eyes locked the door.

Now you don’t have to worry about your house being robbed.

Because the watching eyes will protect you perfectly.

Since there was no need to rush, Zeon walked down the stairs.

It was about fifteen floors down.

“Oh, that’s the older brother I haven’t seen before.”

A child coming out of the stairs saw Zeon and spoke to him.

It was a boy who looked to be about six years old.

He didn’t look that big for his age.

A slightly fierce-looking face with unfocused eyes. A somewhat languid atmosphere with slumped shoulders.

Her head was half-shaved, and flashy earrings and piercings caught my eye.

Like most children in the slums, the boy also seemed unmotivated.

There was no way for children who had no dreams or hopes and were too tired to survive each day to have any motivation.

Zeon asked.

“Do you live here?”

“yes! “It’s the last house on the fifteenth floor.”

“I see.”

“What about you?”

“The house at the end of the eighteenth floor.”

“The last house is the same.”

“I guess so.”

Zeon shook his head.

“My name is Levin. “What about you?”

“Xeon!”

“That’s a cool name.”

“I hear that a lot.”

Levin was quite talkative.

I chatted quietly about whether I was scared of Zeon, whom I saw for the first time.

“Are you in a gang too?”

“no.”

“Then what do you do for a living?”

“I have enough money to not have to work for a while.”

“IM jealous. “There is nothing in our house.”

“Is that so?”

“My mom and my younger siblings live here, but I don’t know how to make a living from now on.”

“You must be very worried.”

“So, if you have a lot of money, can you lend it to me? “I will work hard and repay you.”

“huh! no.”

“Aren’t you saying that too firmly?”

“Aren’t you too shameless?”

“Tsk! “It doesn’t work.”

Levin wrinkled his nose.

However, it wasn’t an unpleasant expression.

Living in a slum does not guarantee close ties between neighbors.

They say that was sometimes the case before the world got to this point, but not now.

At least that was the world Levin knew.

In the slums at the bottom of the human ecosystem, it was common for neighbors to rip off each other.

Here, Jeong was also another word for Hogu.

It was natural for people with a lot of affection to be ripped off by others.

As we talked about various things, we arrived at the first floor.

Outside, children who appeared to be Levin’s friends were gathered.

“Why are you coming down so late? “Sloth bastard!”

“Fuck! This bastard always makes me wait. “With nothing to do.”

As is typical for boys of this age, they greeted Levin with swear words.

Levin responded with an indifferent expression, as if he was familiar with such reactions from his friends.

“sorry! “I’m late because my new brother has moved in next door and I’m talking to him.”

“That bastard?”

“Do you look like you have some money?”

The children’s eyes were shining with greed.

Levin put his arms around the children’s shoulders and gave them strength.

“You guys! No matter how blind you are to money, be careful about people. “If you touch that guy, you’ll die.”

“what? “Has your divine energy activated again?”

“I don’t know! “Anyway, it’s better for my health not to mess with that guy.”

“Fuck! “It’s a waste.”

The children spat on the floor at Levin’s words.

They soon turned their attention off Zeon.

Levin’s nickname was ‘shaman’.

I don’t know if it’s really amazing, but most of what he said was correct.

That’s why his friends didn’t ignore Levin’s words.

Levin said, pulling his friends with him.

“let’s go! “I’m not in a good mood today.”

“why?”

“I don’t know! It’s just not good. “I can’t wait to go somewhere else.”

“Then let’s go to Dongdaemun.”

“Why Dongdaemun?”

“It’s hot there these days. Hehehe!”

One of Levin’s friends pretended to inhale something through his nose. Then the other children burst out laughing.

Levin said to those friends:

“You’re so weak that you fall off early.”

“Fuck! “What are you doing living this long?”

“You have to take some medicine to keep it from going crazy. let’s go! To Sinchon.”

Levin and his friends disappeared from Zeon’s sight, making a fuss.

“It seems like it’s been a while since you’ve been exposed to medicine.”

The drugs they were talking about were clearly cheap drugs.

It gives extreme pleasure when inhaled, but ultimately destroys the human body.

There was no one who did not know that fact. Still, people looked for drugs.

This is because there is nothing better than drugs to forget the painful reality of the moment.

Fortunately, Levin didn’t seem to have taken drugs yet, but his other friends clearly showed signs of being addicted.

It was easy to see children like that here.

It wasn’t like I was being told to stop him, and Jeon wasn’t the kind of person who would carelessly intervene in other people’s lives.

In any case, you were responsible for your own life.

Either you use drugs and become ruined, or you live hard and make a lot of money.

Zeon soon shook off his thoughts about Levin and his friends and walked to the market.

It’s been quite a while since it came out, but the atmosphere in the market hasn’t changed much.

“what? “He’s still alive.”

Old Clexi looked surprised when he saw Xeon.

Zeon said as he sat down on old Clexi’s stall.

“Did I even die? “What are you so surprised about?”

“I couldn’t see it at all, so I thought it was lost.”

“I just rested at home.”

“You mean you were stuck at home for over 15 days?”

“yes!”

“You’re so disgusting too.”

Old Clexi looked fed up.

Since no Zeon came out, even the personnel who were watching were withdrawn.

This is because it would have been a waste of manpower to monitor it any further.

This was the first time that old Clexis withdrew his personnel in the middle of the battle.

“really! “It’s unique, it’s unique.”

“What?”

“Just everything.”

In the end, because nothing was found out about Xeon, old Clexi was very uncomfortable.

It was the first time Zeon had made him this uncomfortable. So it was true that I was even more curious.

“What about meals?”

“I came to eat. give me anything.”

“Tsk!”

Old Man Clexi clicked his tongue and prepared a meal.

While waiting for his meal to be served, Zeon looked around.

Somehow, it felt like the market atmosphere had calmed down.

“What happened?”

“why?”

“It’s just that the atmosphere is a little strange.”

“It’s because there’s a poisonous snake running around these days.”

“A poisonous snake?”

“It is too cunning and has a strong poison to be dismissed as a loach.”

“So what’s going on?”

Zeon was the first to show curiosity.

“Some kind of psychopath is going around killing people.”

“psychopath?”

“They say they kill people, cut them into pieces, and decorate them like works of art.”

“Is there such a person?”

“No matter how hard it is to find a normal person in this world, it is not easy to see a crazy person like this.”

After killing a person by cutting them into pieces, the blood is drawn, a picture is drawn, and the body is cut up and decorated.

It was an act that no normal person could have done.

“And yet Goran just lets it go?”

Goran was the ruler of Sinchon.

In the grand scheme of things, he was just a criminal, but since he considered himself the ruler of Sinchon, he had some responsibility for maintaining order.

If such a bizarre killer is allowed to run rampant, the people of Sinchon may begin to distrust him.

“Is that possible? “I already sent a troubleshooter.”

“Then I guess we’ll catch it soon.”

“I wish so…”

“Isn’t it?”

“Didn’t I say I was a poisonous snake? “If you approach it thinking it’s a loach, you’re sure to get seriously hurt.”

“hmm!”

“If you really care, you will catch me?”

“It doesn’t bother me at all.”

“You seem like a heartless guy.”

“Then did you get inspiration?”

“What power do I have to catch a murderer?”

Old man Clexi was furious.

“no way! “It still looks correct.”

“Only on the outside, it doesn’t hurt. “My limbs all hurt.”

“That much has been corrected. “What are you so upset about?”

“You too can become my age. “You will find that living each day is a pain.”

“yes yes!”

Zeon answered half-heartedly and picked his ear with his little finger.

Old Man Clexi made a bewildered expression without realizing it.

Zeon was the first person on this street who treated him so comfortably.

I always met people who bowed down to me, but when I saw Zeon, I felt something refreshing.

‘What kind of life has this bastard led?’

I thought that I definitely didn’t live a normal life.

bang!

“It’s old. “Eat it up.”

Old Clexi nervously placed the food down in front of Xeon.

The soup splashed everywhere, but strangely enough, not a drop of it touched Zeon’s body. So the medicine went up even more.

“Lucky guy!”

“I hear stories like that a lot.”

Zeon answered calmly and ate the unidentified dish served by old Clexi.

Although he had a dirty personality, old Clexi’s skills were clear.

The moment I took a bite, I burst out laughing.

“young! “Splitting…”

Old Clexi also chuckled, looking at Zeon like that.

Zeon downed a bowl in no time.

“I really enjoyed the meal.”

“Are you planning on going home right away?”

“yes!”

“Aren’t you tired of being stuck at home every day? “How can a young man live like a monk?”

“Why are you stuck at home?”

“It’s a shame that youth is wasted like that.”

“I am enjoying my life to the fullest. “You don’t have to worry.”

“Tsk!”

Old Clexi clicked his tongue when words failed to make sense.

Even if you want to find out something, there is no way to find out because Xeon never comes out.

I felt like I was completely blocked by a wall.

Zeon, perhaps aware of old Clexi’s feelings, placed the money on the stall and stood up.

“I’ll come again next time.”

“joy!”

Zeon walked away, leaving old Clexi’s snort behind.

The sky was already getting dark.

On the contrary, lights were being turned on one by one in the slums.

The building where Zeon lives also lights up. But most of the time, the lights were blinking anxiously, and I didn’t know when the electricity would go out.

Zeon climbed the stairs, feeling fortunate that he had bought a magic generator before it was too late.

It was when he climbed about ten floors.

“Aaaah!”

“evil!”

Suddenly, people’s screams were heard from above.

A sharp, ear-piercing sound made Zeon walk towards it without realizing it.

The place where people’s screams were heard was on the fifteenth floor.

People were gathered at the end of the fifteenth floor hallway.

Zeon pushed through the crowd and moved forward.

The moment Zeon saw the inside of the house with the door wide open, he frowned.

Hell was spread out there.