Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 87

Sand Mage Of The Burnt Desert Chapter 87

Episode 87

When John disappeared, Brielle trembled.

“eww! Upset.”

Brielle was making a fuss as if there were bugs crawling all over her body.

Zeon sighed.

“They won’t just leave me alone. “Why are there so many greeds…”

In the past, even before Zeon left the slums, Yohan was the ruler of Dongdaemun.

At that time, Jeon, who had briefly gone over to Dongdaemun, returned with his crane.

This is because Dongdaemun, ruled by John, was filled with fanatics.

There were many people who followed John and worshiped an unknown god.

Conversation was difficult, and living a normal life was even more difficult.

Because of that, Jeon gave up on adjusting in Dongdaemun and returned to Sinchon.

After that, for a while, Jeon did not even set foot towards Dongdaemun.

“As soon as Goran disappeared, they immediately targeted Sinchon. “You move a lot faster than I thought.”

In the slums, losers from each region were exquisitely balanced, keeping each other in check.

Goran was one of them.

When he disappeared, John was the first to show his teeth.

“I don’t know if Eaton can really stop Dongdaemun.”

Zeon shook his head slightly.

In a way, it was clear that all of this happened in a chain because he eliminated Goran.

It is not that there is no responsibility at all.

However, that does not mean that Xeon is responsible for this situation.

The slums were originally like that.

If they show even the slightest weakness, they bite and shake without mercy.

Even a child with a simple face is no different from a wild beast.

In order to survive in a place like this, you had to give up your poor consideration and sense of justice.

Brielle asked.

“What kind of god do humans worship?”

“well! I do not know. why?”

“The eyes of those who serve God are full of greed…”

“It’s the same for elves.”

“What are you talking about? “Elves are pure.”

“Among the elves I’ve met, not a single one was pure. Even elves would probably become corrupted quickly if they were caught by John.”

“no it’s not. “Elves have strong mental power.”

Brielle strongly denied it.

“Mental strength doesn’t matter. “As long as greed exists in your heart, you can become corrupted at any time.”

The elves of Kurayan came to Earth to live.

The number of creatures that can live in one world is limited.

If life from another world enters, the life here should decrease accordingly.

Even the elves knew that.

That their survival means the death of the people of Earth.

I came to Earth knowingly.

Although the Earth became a desert as an unexpected side effect of terraforming.

In order to survive, they also became vicious.

At that moment, greed took root in their hearts.

The elves currently on Earth should be viewed as a completely different life form from the elves of Kurayan.

Although they themselves will deny it until the end.

Brielle glared at Zeon with a pouting expression.

Either way, Zeon walked on indifferently.

In the end, Brielle also followed Zeon.

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The buildings in Dongdaemun were particularly large and complex.

Like most buildings in slums, they were expanded haphazardly, resulting in a misshapen size.

However, Dongdaemun went too far.

Because they tried to accommodate as many people as possible without considering the strength and stability of the building, they ended up being larger than the buildings in other areas.

Therefore, people living in Dongdaemun had to live with the fear that it might collapse at any moment.

As you squeeze through the maze-like buildings of Dongdaemun, you come across a particularly large and tall building.

It was a building reminiscent of a church that disappeared from this land a long time ago.

The building looked exactly like a church except that there was no cross on the exterior. So people also called this place a church.

There was a large room inside the highest spire of the church.

This was the residence of John, the ruler of Dongdaemun.

Yohan stood with his back to me and looked down at Dongdaemun.

Before he became the ruler of Dongdaemun, this was a battlefield of the might of the jungle.

They plundered the poor people who could not enter Neo Seoul, divided by class.

“Humans without discipline are no different from demonic beasts. “The most powerful rules are those established by God.”

John reorganized the slums under the pretext of God’s word and created a strong command system unique to Dongdaemun.

After that, the conflict disappeared.

Of course, minor conflicts and incidents continue to occur, but at least there have been no major incidents in which numerous people die at once.

John was satisfied with just that.

And he was sure he was not wrong.

“We must continue to create the second and third Dongdaemun.”

It calms the chaos in the world by excluding all orders and leaving only one powerful order.

That was John’s final goal.

His eyes turned to the walls of Neo Seoul in the distance.

“Ultimately, spreading the word of God to the foolish people beyond that wall is what I live for.”

“Everything will happen according to John’s will.”

At that time, a woman’s voice was heard from behind John.

John recognized the identity of the woman who appeared without turning his head.

“It’s Jaekyung. “I was going to call you anyway, but it worked out.”

“I came here knowing that would be the case.”

“Your cleverness makes me happy.”

John smiled and turned around.

Then, a plain-looking woman wearing a nun’s uniform appeared.

The woman with her eyes slightly lowered gave me a somewhat sacred atmosphere.

Her name is Kim Jae-kyung.

Kim Jae-kyung was an orphan.

As she wandered around aimlessly, Johan took her in and raised her until now.

Jaekyung Kim grew up to be a more faithful believer than anyone else.

Jaekyung Kim asked cautiously.

“What do I need to do?”

“I need to go to Sinchon.”

“You mean Sinchon?”

“Yes. “I will use your power to convert an unbeliever.”

“The unbeliever has made John feel uncomfortable. “Who is that?”

“It’s called Xeon.”

“Xeon? All right. “I will meet him and persuade him.”

“You have to be careful. “It seems like you have quite a strong mentality.”

“You know, right? “No matter how strong your spirit is, you become helpless in front of me.”

Kim Jae-kyung smiled softly.

Johan nodded as he saw her blushing and smiling like a shy girl.

Having raised him from a young age, I knew Kim Jae-kyung’s abilities better than anyone else.

She will perform her duties admirably.

“Take care.”

“yes!”

With the answer, Kim Jae-kyung went out.

Yohan, who was left alone, knelt down and muttered.

“Everything will go your way.”

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On the way back home, the wind suddenly picked up strong.

Brielle frowned and pressed the cone hat with both hands.

“no way! This damn sandstorm. “It’s really gross.”

Desert winds inevitably bring sand.

Fine sand, which is difficult to see with the naked eye, is mixed in the wind.

That’s why I wasn’t very happy when the wind blew to cool me down.

Brielle lowered her head deeply to avoid the sandstorm as much as possible.

On the other hand, Zeon held his head high and faced the sandstorm head-on.

To others, the sandstorm was unwelcome, but to him, it was as warm as a mother’s touch that he had no memory of.

The sand didn’t harm him.

Instead, he hovered around him and gently touched him.

Zeon enjoyed the sand with a faint smile on his face.

In some ways, it seemed as if the sand was playing a trick on him. However, Brielle did not see the scene because she had her head down.

After a while, the wind stopped and the sand flew away and disappeared.

Only then did Brielle raise her head and shake off the sand that had accumulated on her cone hat.

“Ugh! “I really hate sand.”

Seeing Brielle looking fed up, Zeon smiled slightly and walked away.

Brielle, who was walking along with Zeon, tilted her head.

“But why is there no sand on Zeon’s shoulders? “Have you already turned it on?”

“huh!”

“It’s faster than it looks. Actually, I don’t like sand either. right?”

“no! “I like sand.”

“Well, since I’m dealing with sand, that might be the case…”

“Shh!”

“huh? why?”

“Birds listen to words during the day, and mice listen to words at night.”

“what?”

“I’m telling you to watch your mouth. Because of that, I swore…”

“Ah!”

Only then did Brielle remember that Zeon manipulates sand.

If you are a sand wizard, Zeon will naturally not experience any discomfort due to sand.

Zeon said to Brielle.

“You go in first.”

“What about Xeon?”

“I have to stop by somewhere.”

“where? Goblin market?”

“no!”

“Then where?”

“Stop talking nonsense and just go in. “Kid!”

“Tsk!”

Brielle clicked her tongue.

Knowing that she wouldn’t tell me if I insisted any longer, she headed home alone without any hesitation.

Zeon looked at her for a moment and then walked away.

The place he was heading to was the desert area outside the slums.

Brielle might not have felt it, but Zeon could smell it mixed in with the sand and wind.

It was an alien smell that was hard to smell in the slums.

Since Zeon was awakened as a sand wizard, he could take charge, but other awakened people could never take charge.

Getting out of the slums wasn’t that difficult.

Like Neo Seoul, it was surrounded by a wall, but it was not very high and there was no one guarding it.

The anti-magic power that exists in Neo Seoul has made demonic beasts reluctant to approach, and in fact, not a single demonic beast has come near here in the past few decades.

Because of that, not only Neo Seoul but even the people in the slums were not worried about the evil beast’s approach.

What people worry and fear are humans, not demon beasts.

Awakened people regularly go out and defeat demonic beasts, so they encounter them often, but it is difficult for ordinary people to even meet a demonic beast once in their life.

Zeon left the castle wall behind and walked in the sand.

Slurp!

The sand moved and sent Xeon forward.

“It definitely seems to be around here…”

Zeon stood a few kilometers away from Neo Seoul and looked around.

All I could see was sand.

Xeon increased his dominance. Then, I felt the movement of something deep underground.

“hmm!”

Zeon frowned for a moment and waved his hand. Then the sand beneath Zeon’s feet began to move in all directions like waves.

In an instant, a large pit formed beneath Zeon’s feet.

It was a huge pit, thirty meters deep.

Kieee!

In the middle of the pit, a caterpillar the size of an adult was wriggling.

On the surface of the caterpillar, there was a pattern that resembled a ghost.

Zeon frowned and muttered.

“As expected, it was a ghost dragonfly larva. “Why is this guy here?”

The ghost dragonfly is a flying type demon beast.

For a demonic beast, its combat power is not high, so it is not very threatening.

Of course, that’s true for an awakened person like Zeon, but for ordinary people, it’s no different from a disaster.

The problem is that this is not the habitat of ghost dragonflies.

They mainly inhabit terrain hundreds of kilometers away from Neo Seoul.

In particular, their young larvae are sensitive to external energy and do not go to places with strong anti-magic power like Neo Seoul.

If Neo Seoul’s anti-magic power had been intact, he wouldn’t have even dared to approach this place.

“There definitely seems to be a problem with Neo Seoul’s anti-horsepower.”

Kieee!

The caterpillar exposed to the outside struggled. Then a foul smell pierced Zeon’s nose.

The smell Zeon smelled in the slums was the smell of ghost dragonfly larvae.

Their smell is so foul and strong that once you smell it, you can’t forget it.

Chu Chemical!

The caterpillar spit acidic spit at Zeon.

It was an extremely poisonous substance that would instantly melt if even a drop of it touched the body.

“Tsk!”

Zeon clicked his tongue and waved his hand. Then a red-hot flame broke out and instantly burned the caterpillar along with its spit.

Grumble!

Zeon silently watched the caterpillar disappearing into ashes in an instant.