Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert - Chapter 409



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Episode 409
“What does that mean?”

“Jang Woo-hang… … infiltrated the defense tower, stole data from the Magic Stone Power Plant, and planted a bomb.”

“that…….”

Xiaolun’s jaw muscles twitched at Chuwei’s report.

It was only then that he realized that he was the one who had given Jang Woo-hang the tower access pass.

‘Even so, why did you have an accident like this?’

I thought that since Neo Seoul was so greedy for magic engineering, he would do something great someday.

But he didn’t expect Jang Woo-hang to move this quickly.

Xiaolun asked urgently.

“What about the damage? Surely the Magic Stone Power Plant didn’t blow up?”

“Fortunately, Zeon moved the bomb out of Neo Seoul, so there was no major damage.”

“That’s fortunate.”

Only then did Xiaolun’s expression relax a little.

If the Magic Stone Power Plant had blown away, the southern district and Xiaolun would have truly been finished.

Because the city hall and the rest of the district will never leave them alone.

If the Magic Stone Power Plant collapses, Neo Seoul will immediately revert to the Middle Ages. Of course, it can be rebuilt, but it will be a very long and painful time.

There was no way to know how many more people would die in the meantime.

Chu Wei said cautiously.

“They used our access card. I don’t think the city hall will ever condone this.”

“Of course. Jang Woo-hang! I gave him some consideration because he was from the same hometown, and now you dare throw shit at me?”

It was when Xiaolun was gritting his teeth.

“Xiaolun! We’re in trouble.”

Suddenly, a subordinate came running in from outside.

His voice and expression did not usually seem urgent.

Xiaolun instinctively realized that something big had happened.

“What’s going on?”

“city…….”

“Poem, what?”

“The market has come to our area.”

“what?”

Xiaolun blinked.

I had a brief brain freeze and couldn’t react at all.

It was such a huge event.

After a while, he came to his senses and asked with difficulty.

“Really? Jin Geum-ho is coming here?”

“Yes.”

“Why him?”

“It seems like they are coming to hold me responsible for this incident.”

“You came to me for something like that?”

Xiaolun stood up abruptly, slamming his fist on the desk.

Chu Wei trembled at his anger.

“I will go and meet him myself.”

“that is…….”

“Why are you doing that?”

“Tanlong and Yeomcheong have already led their troops out.”

“What? Without my permission?”

“The situation was so urgent that they dispatched us first.”

“Shit!”

Xiaolun moved, swearing.

Tanryung and Yanqing both had personalities similar to Liehwa.

When Xiao Lun is around, he suppresses his fiery temper, but when he is not around, he tends to go wild.

If we were not careful, the problem could have gotten worse.

Before that, we had to somehow handle the situation.

Xiaolun, along with Chu Wei and the others, ran in the direction where Jin Jinhu was coming from. However, the atmosphere on the street was already ominous.

“Ugh!”

“Ugh!”

There were groans coming from all over the street.

There are countless people lying on the streets.

They all had serious injuries and were bleeding.

All those who fell and bled were Awakened from the southern district.

Xiaolun clenched his teeth and walked.

As we walked a little further, we saw the Awakened from the southern district confronting the Awakened from the city hall.

The number of Awakened in the southern district blocking the street was over a hundred, while those confronting them were only four.

Jin Geum-ho is walking around the streets of Nam-gu District with his backpack on his back as if he’s out for a walk. And Seo Tae-ran is standing next to him to assist him.

In reality, only two men were ready for battle.

They were talking hurriedly while blocking Jin Geum-ho and Seo Tae-ran.

“The welcoming speech was quite loud. I wasn’t expecting this level of hospitality.”

“But since it’s the mayor’s procession, shouldn’t this much be done?”

“Is that so?”

A middle-aged man standing with a blue jewel-encrusted cane, facing off against the Awakened in the southern district.

He had impressive blond hair that was neatly combed back without a single flaw, blue eyes, and a well-groomed beard.

The man talking to her was shirtless like a savage, and he had muscles that looked as hard as a rock.

A necklace of round jewels hanging from his neck caught everyone’s attention.

Xiaolun’s eyes trembled as he saw the two people.

Because I knew their identities at a glance.

‘That old man came today with a plan.’

Most people don’t know their true identity.

Because they operate so secretly.

They have been quietly operating for decades without coming forward, so few people know their faces.

But Xiaolun is different.

In the early days, we worked closely with the city hall, so we knew their faces.

The man holding the cane with the blue jewel in it was none other than Grain.

The second in command of the execution unit Numbers and the strongest Awakened One who rules over gravity.

Any Awakened who ever saw his ability to manipulate gravity at will could not help but fear him.

All those who are injured and groaning on the streets now are Grain’s creations. He stepped in and subdued them in an instant.

The savage chatting with Grain was also an Awakened being with equally powerful abilities.

Omujin, the ruler of steel.

Like Lee Myeong, he could manipulate steel at will.

The round jewel around Omujin’s neck was actually made of steel. Just seeing what he could do with dozens of steel pieces made into a necklace was enough to instill fear into your bones.

Omujin was the third member of Numbers.

It would be burdensome even if only one Numbers member came out, but they brought two.

It was evidence that Jin Geum-ho had come with a plan.

Xiaolun clenched his teeth and stepped forward towards his subordinates.

“Everyone, get out of the way.”

“Hey! Lady Xiaolun.”

“Xiaolun has arrived.”

The awakened people in the southern district hurriedly made way.

As Xiaolun stepped forward, Grain and Wumujin smiled.

Grain greeted me with a soft smile.

“It’s been a while, Xiaolun!”

“It’s quite a bit of a drastic greeting for a greeting after such a long time.”

“Is that so? I meant to be gentle, but I’m sorry if it offended you.”

He said he was sorry, but his expression said otherwise.

Xiaolun clenched his molars so as not to show his face, and Wu Mujin, who was standing next to him, smiled broadly and said.

“Oh my! You bit so hard. My brother went through so much trouble to look after you. So, please calm down, Xiaolun!”

“Oh my god!”

“Oh, I’m late in greeting you. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen you. You seem healthier than before. If you have any secrets, please share them with me. I want to live a long and healthy life like that.”

Omujin had a more lively personality than he looked.

Once he started talking, he kept pouring out words without giving me a moment to breathe.

Every single word of Omujin touched Xiaolun’s heart.

“You haven’t changed at all.”

“If people change easily, doesn’t that mean their day of death is near? As I said earlier, I want to live a long life. To be healthy and energetic like Xiaolun.”

“How dare you… … .”

“Oh my, I’m scared.”

Omujin hid behind Jin Geumho, making a fuss.

Seo Tae-ran didn’t even flinch at his frivolous behavior.

Because I know what kind of tragedy can happen when such a frivolous man takes action.

Xiaolun’s gaze turned to Jin Jinho.

“Why has the mayor come all the way here? Are you going to start a war with our southern district?”

“Are you asking because you don’t know?”

“I’m asking because I don’t know.”

“Are you really asking because you don’t know? You’ve become so shameless in the few days I haven’t seen you.”

Xiaolun’s face turned bright red at Jin Geum-ho’s words.

Because it was shameful to be looked down on in front of his subordinates.

Xiaolun suppressed his anger with superhuman patience.

If you have a seizure here first, it will be more difficult to control the situation.

He put out his flippers.

“I really don’t know what you’re talking about.”

“Magic Stone Power Plant. Still don’t know?”

“I don’t know.”

“Should I say that Jang Woo-hang from Sacheon doesn’t know either?”

“that…….”

“The kid you took from me caused a huge accident. Almost blew up half of Neo Seoul.”

“… … .”

Xiaolun remained silent for a moment, not knowing how to respond.

At that moment, one of Xiao Lun’s subordinates shouted loudly.

“It’s not our responsibility. How could we care less about our guests causing accidents… .”

“The adults are talking, so you should be quiet.”

Phew!

At that moment, the body of Xiaolun’s subordinate who had shouted collapsed flat.

Grain was weighing him down with its tremendous gravity.

All the Awakened in the southern sector froze as they saw the sight of a Class A Awakened being crushed to death like a fly, without even being able to scream.

Xiaolun’s face hardened at Grain’s demonstration of his power.

It wasn’t the grain that was scary.

Because he too was an S-class Awakener and had incredible abilities.

The problem is that if you mess with Grain here, you’ll end up at war with City Hall.

Right now, only two of the Numbers have been mobilized, but the rest of the Numbers and all the Awakened ones in the city hall will attack this place.

It was clear that if the city hall attacked, other districts would move as well.

They may be able to hold out for a while, but eventually the southern region will lose.

That worst-case scenario had to be prevented.

Xiaolun asked, catching his ragged breath.

“What do you want?”

“Why do you think I want what I want?”

“If you really wanted a war, you wouldn’t have brought just those two. Tell me what you want.”

“I like how you’re so perceptive. Other guys have to be explained to me in detail before they can understand.”

“Stop talking nonsense and get to the point.”

“Give me the Sun Peacock’s eyes.”

“That… … .”

Xiaolun clenched his molars.

The Sun Peacock was a S-class beast that the Southern District had hunted with all its might in the dungeon.

The pattern on the tail feathers resembled eyes, so when they were spread out, it looked like dozens of eyes were staring at them.

In fact, a beam of destruction of enormous power was fired from the eye-shaped feather, causing the death of numerous Awakened beings.

Even more frightening than that were the eyes of the Sun Peacock.

The bastard’s eyes were like radar.

It detected all Awakened beings approaching within a radius of several hundred meters and intercepted them with a destruction beam.

For the Awakened who preferred close combat, the Sun Duke’s eyes were a nightmare.

It was only after suffering numerous casualties that the Sun Duke was finally captured.

The Sun Peacock’s feathers were all taken to the research facility in the southern sector, and the eyes with radar-like capabilities were stored separately in subspace by Xiao Lun.

Before Xiao Lun could take out the Sun Duke’s eye, he asked Jin Jin Hao.

“Did you know this would happen when you handed Jang Woo-hang over to me?”

“I knew that Jang Woo-hang was an untrustworthy person.”

“Ha! I got hit.”

Xiaolun shook his head.

This is because he also knew to some extent about the Cheonan that Jin Geum-ho possessed.

From the moment Zhang Wuhang was handed over to Xiaolun, things were destined to go this way.

That was clearly the flow that Jin Geum-ho saw.

When Xiao Lun took out the Sun Duke’s Eye from subspace, Wu Mujin took it instead.

“Thank you for handing over your valuables.”

“I will not forget today’s humiliation.”

“You should be grateful, Lady Xiaolun. If the Sandman hadn’t stepped in and taken care of the bomb, there wouldn’t have been any life left in the Southern District.”

“Ugh!”

“Then we will put this to good use.”

Omujin winked as he put the Sun Peacock’s eye in his arms.

Finally, Jin Geum-ho spoke.

“If I may give you a word of advice, don’t trust your hometown people too much. Scams are usually committed by people who are entangled in petty delays.”

“… … .”