Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 408



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Episode 408
There are sewers underground in Neo Seoul as well.

Of course, crocodiles live in the sewer. That’s why it’s called the crocodile den.

The Neo Seoul and slums above ground are separated by high walls, but the crocodile caves underground are connected to each other.

Just hearing it, it seems like anyone could travel between Neo-Seoul and the slums through the underground, but the reality was not like that.

Neo Seoul has installed barriers, traps, magic circles, and barriers in all sewers leading to the outside.

That’s why even those born in the crocodile den couldn’t dare enter Neo Seoul. But, as is the case everywhere, there are bound to be holes.

More than a hundred years have passed since Neo-Seoul was founded.

As time passed, a weak spot appeared in the barrier. The crocodiles focused on attacking the weakened barrier, and eventually were able to create a hole that would allow them to enter Neo Seoul.

However, only a very few people knew of the existence of this hole.

The most representative example was Croker, who died at the hands of Zeon.

Croker used this loophole to smuggle goods from Neo Seoul and sell them on the black market.

After Croaker died, the hole was left to rot.

There was someone sticking his head out of a long-neglected hole.

“There is no one.”

The one who stuck his head out and looked into the sewer on the side of the slum was none other than Deng Zhuping. After confirming that no one was there, he crossed over first, followed by Zhang Wuhang, Mo Yonghan, and Heukno.

Heukno grumbled with a frown.

“Ahem! It smells terrible.”

“To this extent, it’s no different from the geomantic one, so why are you frowning so much?”

Mo Yong-han attacked that black slave.

“Hehehe! Well, it does smell similar to my hometown.”

“Now that we have this guy, won’t our hometown also become like Neo Seoul?”

Mo Yong-han tapped his chest.

In his arms was the eye of Ban-go, which was a complete copy of the structure of the Magic Stone Power Plant.

At that moment, Jang Woo-hang’s expression changed seriously.

“Shit!”

“What’s wrong, Captain!”

“Do you feel the explosion?”

“no!”

The black man shook his head.

Jang Woo-hang continued speaking with a stiff expression.

“If a bomb made from the core of a volcanic mole exploded, the aftershocks should have reached here. But I can’t feel any vibrations.”

“Then the bomb didn’t explode?”

“Once it starts, it’s impossible to stop, so how?”

Jang Woo-hang’s face was filled with distrust.

The volcanic mole was a demonic creature that lived in volcanic areas near the subterranean planet.

As its name suggests, this demon lives by digging holes in volcanic areas and has a unique ability to store volcanic heat in its core.

The volcano’s incredible heat-filled core was a great weapon in itself, but when processed with the vision of the subterranean, it became a bomb of incredible power.

The bomb, which could never be stopped once set off, had enough explosive power to blow up a large mountain.

If it had exploded in Neo Seoul, the shock wave should have been felt underground here. But the fact that no warning sign was felt meant that the bomb had not exploded.

Zhang Wuhang asked Deng Zhuping.

“Have you figured out the structure of the sewer?”

“No! But it’s not hard to find the way.”

Deng Zhuping had a very special ability.

Hard!

The sound of his teeth grinding reverberated through the basement.

The sound bounced off obstacles like walls and water, or disappeared.

It was impossible for an ordinary person to feel or detect such a change in sound. However, Deng Zhuping’s ears vividly heard such a change in sound.

It was a technique called echolocation.

Bats use echolocation to find their way accurately even in the dark.

Deng Zhuping was born with a naturally keen hearing.

Just by changing the sound, a 3D map of the entire area is created in your head.

The range that Deng Zhuping can detect with echolocation is over a hundred meters. There is no risk of getting lost even in the dark.

“Everyone, stay close behind me. If you get lost, you’ll never be able to get out of here.”

Hard!

Deng Zhuping used echolocation to find his way.

Jang Woo-hang spoke to Deng Ju-ping, who was ahead.

“I hate to say this, but we’d better move a little faster. He’ll be on the hunt soon.”

“I’m doing my best anyway. Huh?”

Deng Zhuping, who was walking ahead, suddenly stopped walking.

“what’s the matter?”

“There are people gathered over there.”

“What number?”

“One bunch is a hundred people, so maybe two bunches?”

“You mean two hundred people?”

“They seem to be people who live underground. I guess we call them crocodiles here?”

“That’s great!”

In the darkness, Jang Woo-hang smiled eerily.

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“You little shits! If you get caught, you really won’t be left alone.”

Eloi gritted his teeth as he crawled out of the hole.

As I chased the wolf, all kinds of filth got on my body. No matter how much I washed, the smell would not go away, and it made me feel nauseous.

Her anger towards the wretch who had dragged her into such a dirty place was paralyzing her reason.

“Do you think I’ll miss you if you come into such a dirty place?”

Eloi was a half-elf.

Basically, their senses were much more sensitive than those of humans.

Their sense of smell and eyesight were several times better than those of humans.

Because of that, the stench made me suffer several times more, but it wasn’t difficult to trace their traces left in the darkness.

When a living thing passes by, it inevitably leaves a trace.

It wasn’t that hard to track it down, as long as you looked for things like the swaying of sewage flowing on the floor and moss that had been crushed by people walking on it.

It would have been impossible for a normal human, but it wasn’t that difficult for Eloi.

She pursued the wolf pack at a frightening speed.

The damp smell and the waves in the air told me that the harbour was not far away.

That was when.

Why, why!

In the darkness, the sound of insects’ wings flapping could be heard.

She knew what that sound meant.

“Damn bugs!”

It was clear that Heukno had once again sent the young ones of the Bulgogi flying.

The darkness on the other side was rippling.

The cubs of the tyrants were flying at a terrifying speed, filling the passage with black smoke.

At that moment, Eloi shouted as she stabbed the crazy nine-tailed fox with all her might towards the children of the demon slayer.

“Rain Spear!”

In an instant, an illusionary spear made of mana shot out at a terrifying speed.

Kwakwakwakwang!

The swarm of demons collided with the spear made of mana, causing a chain explosion.

It shook as if the sewer was going to collapse.

In fact, rocks were falling from the ceiling in droves.

Fortunately, it didn’t collapse, but it was enough to make Eloi feel cold.

“Bogs!”

Eloi ran down the passage where the explosion had occurred, her surprised chest clearing.

Because of the nature of the Explosive Pups, when one explodes, the others nearby will explode as well, so there weren’t any left.

Thanks to this, Eloi was able to quickly escape the scene of the explosion.

A dead end appeared in her sight.

Because it is a section that bends at a right angle, it looks like a dead end.

Instead of slowing down, Eloi kicked off the wall and twisted his body. Then, a vast space that was hard to believe was underground appeared.

Naked people were gathered in the vast space.

“what?”

Eloi’s eyes widened at the sight he saw for the first time.

She also knew that there were crocodile dens underground, but she was surprised because it was her first time seeing one with her own eyes.

The residents of the Crocodile Den looked at Eloi with expressions of fear.

Eloi soon found out why.

A significant number of residents were lying on the ground, bleeding.

It was clear that the wolves had attacked the villagers.

Residents lying on the ground bleeding appeared to be in danger of losing their lives.

“Fuck!”

It was when Eloi approached them, swearing.

“Sister! Wait a minute.”

Suddenly a familiar voice was heard.

Eloi stopped and looked towards the place where the sound came from, and saw a ghostly figure flying towards him.

It was Levin.

Levin was flying in with Remura.

“Levin?”

“Don’t touch them, Sister! They’re weird.”

At Levin’s words, Eloi looked closely at the villagers. Then, he saw a familiar object hanging on the chest of one of the villagers.

“Is that the bomb?”

It looks exactly like the bomb that Zeon found and took from the defense tower.

The problem is that the silver wires extending from the bomb connect to the residents like spider webs.

If Eloi had jumped into the crowd without knowing it, the talisman would have been broken and exploded.

“You evil bastards! What on earth do you value human life for… … .”

Eloi trembled at the viciousness of the Wolves.

Levin, who had landed on the floor with Remura, asked.

“Is that what those kids did?”

“That’s right! If you touch this, it will explode.”

“Haa! These crazy kids!”

He planted a bomb in the body of the youngest child and tied everyone around him with his silver.

To make matters worse, there were people in the middle of it all who were deeply wounded and groaning. If left alone, they would die one hundred percent of the time.

Even if you can’t defuse the bomb, you still die.

In a situation where neither one nor the other could be done, Remura stepped forward.

“I’ll take care of them. Don’t worry about them, just take care of the bomb.”

“okay!”

Levin looked at Eloi after answering.

“Sister!”

“say!”

“You know Remura, right?”

“of course!”

“Remura will heal the wounded. Sister, please watch over Remura and the others for a while. Those who will protect him will follow soon.”

Jetoya was running here with the Awakened.

“you?”

“Since I don’t know how to dismantle it, I’ll just fly at full speed with the bomb.”

“Huh! You’re just like Zeon.”

“Did you do that too, hyung?”

“okay!”

“Hehehe! It wasn’t much of a help to you, hyung. I feel relieved for some reason.”

“what?”

“Because I feel like you’re the same human being as me.”

“It’s pointless!”

Eloi chuckled.

On the one hand, I felt like I could understand Levin’s feelings.

Because he himself had the same thoughts.

Sometimes, I felt a sense of discomfort when I saw Zeon, who had transcended human limitations. I wondered if they were really living beings like us.

Thanks to this occasional glimpse of humanity, I felt a sense of kinship.

That was when.

Beep beep!

The bomb attached to the child’s chest flashed with an urgent sound.

It has entered the countdown phase.

Levin, without another second’s thought, turned into a ghost and approached the child.

Levin, who had passed through all the gates in an instant and arrived in front of the child, said:

“Close your eyes, it’ll be okay.”

“yes!”

Levin closed his eyes as the child had told him to, and immediately forcibly removed the bomb attached to his chest before flying up at full speed.

Levin, who had passed through the ground in an instant, reached the high sky above the slums. Reaching high altitude in the blink of an eye, Levin threw the bomb in his hand with all his might.

Kwaaaaang!

At the same time, a huge explosion occurred.

“Ugh!”

Levin was blown away by the explosion.

He was able to survive because he was in a ghostly state.

Just then someone flew towards Levin.

“Are you okay?”

The owner of the voice was none other than Zeon, who had flown in on the sandstorm.

“brother?”

“These bastards! They’re determined to blow up Neo Seoul.”

Zeon’s eyes scanned the vast desert.

Even in the thick darkness before sunrise, Zeon detected faint movement.

“That’s the place.”

We found them moving secretly far from the slums.