Sand Mage of the Burnt Desert Chapter 73

Episode 73:

A drawing similar to a bird with its wings spread wide was drawn.

It was a strange bird with three heads, three wings, and six legs.

It was closer to a chimera than a bird.

It was okay up to that point.

Because the person who drew the picture may have unique tastes.

The problem is that the picture was painted with human blood, not paint. And where the bird’s head should have been, there was an actual human face.

At the ends of the three pairs of wings were human arms, and at the six legs were actual human legs, placed like ornaments.

So, someone killed people, painted with their blood, and decorated their bodies.

“You stink.”

It was a world where it was not strange for people to kill other people.

Even at this very moment, someone is probably dying somewhere. However, the massacre that took place before Zeon’s eyes was different from those.

It was clear that he killed not for survival but to satisfy his own pleasure and desires.

“Tsk!”

Zeon clicked his tongue.

This is because the terrible bloody smell stimulated my sense of smell.

The blood of demonic beasts and humans was different.

It had the same bloody smell, but human blood was much more pungent. That’s why I didn’t know why demonic beasts were so greedy for human blood.

The victims all seemed to be members of the same family.

The heads of a middle-aged woman and a boy and girl who appear to be children.

The wide-open eyes and open mouth vividly conveyed how much fear he had felt in his lifetime.

“That’s the work of that psychopath.”

Xeon sensed that it was the person that old Clexi had mentioned.

While he was away for a while, a massacre was committed three floors below his house.

The more I thought about it, the worse I felt.

Because it felt like his territory was being invaded.

It was then.

“Huh mom? Hey guys!”

I heard someone’s voice from behind.

When I turned my head, I saw a boy standing there in confusion.

Zeon immediately recognized his face.

“Levin! No way…”

It was clearly Levin, the boy I met when I left the house earlier.

Then I remembered that I had said that Levin’s house was right here, at the end of the fifteenth floor.

Levin came glimmering into the house.

They looked like they couldn’t believe the terrible scene that unfolded inside the house.

When despair reaches its peak, your mind becomes empty.

Just like Levin now.

Levin couldn’t think of anything.

My mother and younger siblings were fine until they left home not long ago. Although I had been fighting since morning and said things I didn’t mean to, I still didn’t want to die like this.

“no!”

Levin, who came to his senses late, screamed.

“Ugh!”

“What’s happening?”

The people watching shook their heads.

They were originally people who were indifferent to other people’s household chores, but this time they couldn’t.

Because it happened right in front of their house.

If they had done something wrong, they could have been the victims.

People shuddered and were thankful that they had not become like that.

“Ugh!”

Levin cried loudly, holding the severed heads of his mother and younger siblings.

Even after seeing that, no one came forward to comfort him.

“Well, I only pity the dead.”

“Anyway, the smell of blood can reach our house.”

“I wish I could clean it up so it doesn’t stink, but I don’t know if that kid has the spirit to do that.”

What they were worried about was that they were not able to properly dispose of the body, so it was infested with bugs and the smell would spread to their house.

Zeon looked at that figure indifferently.

Levin seemed to have used up all his energy while crying, so he couldn’t even control himself.

His whole body was stained red with the blood of his family.

I thought that perhaps even that appearance was what the psychopath who committed this act wanted.

“I can’t help it.”

bang!

Zeon closed the door to the house, blocking people’s view.

“Some bastard is going to kill my family. “I will definitely find you and kill you.”

Blood dripped from Levin’s eyes as he hugged his head and sobbed.

The corner of the eye was torn and blood was flowing out.

Tears and blood mixed together and fell to the floor.

Light was leaking from Levin’s wrist.

Xeon knew very well what that phenomenon meant.

‘You have awakened.’

It was clear that a rank insignia, the mark of an awakened person, had appeared on Levin’s wrist.

The martial arts world is red.

The magic world is blue.

The magic world is gray.

Those who combine with the machine receive a black rank insignia.

Most awakened people did not escape this category. However, there were sometimes exceptions.

Xeon was a representative example.

His rank insignia was as orange as a burning desert.

The awakened ability was not from the existing lineage, but was that of a sand mage.

The light flowing from Levin’s wrist was also unusual.

Bright purple.

It was a color that Zeon had never seen before.

Xeon looked closely at Levin’s wrist.

There was a purple light in the last, seventh line.

It meant that he was an F-class awakened person.

If you are level F from the moment of awakening, you are average.

Because many awakened people start at F level.

Xeon also started at F level.

Just because you are ahead of the starting line does not mean you will grow first.

Some people grow slowly even if they work hard their entire lives, while others move up the grade at a rapid rate even if they start at grade F.

The growth mechanism is different for each person and each awakening ability.

What is important is not the level but the awakening ability.

The purple rank insignia was something Xeon had also seen for the first time.

I don’t know what Levin’s awakening ability was, but it was clearly very rare.

It was then.

Levin’s body, which had been vowing revenge, suddenly became transparent and rippled like waves.

It looked like a ghost I had only heard about.

Pabababak!

An enormous amount of energy emanated from Levin’s body, which instantly turned into a ghost.

The energy destroyed everything in the house.

＊＊＊

After releasing a burst of energy, Levin lost consciousness.

Then, the body that had become transparent returned to normal.

Zeon put Levin aside and gathered the bodies in one place.

The torn bodies were truly horrific.

Those with a weak stomach wouldn’t even dare to touch it. However, Zeon touched the body without any change in his expression.

I have had many more terrible experiences than this.

At this level, there was no way to cause any agitation in Xeon.

Zeon muttered as he gathered the bodies together.

“I hope you go to a good place….”

Hwareuk!

In an instant, the pieces of the body were engulfed in flames.

It was a fire caused by Zeon.

The ultra-high temperature fire burned the bodies in an instant.

If there was a fire of this magnitude, the entire house should have burned down. But other parts were fine.

As if the space had been cut out, only the part where the body was burned.

It was a sight that would have shocked fire-type wizards if they had seen it.

Among the various types of magic, the most difficult to control was flame type magic.

Due to the nature of the fire spreading through the medium, it was not easy to precisely control it.

However, while the fire was starting indoors, it was precisely controlled to prevent other parts from burning.

Like a wizard who was born with flame-type characteristics from the beginning.

The fire extinguished, burning only the body.

Zeon opened the window to let out the heat. Afterwards, the remaining ashes were collected.

Three people were burned, but only a couple of handfuls of ashes came out.

Zeon put the ashes into the empty bottle.

After looking around the empty house for a while, Zeon came out carrying Levin.

All the people who had come to see the murder scene disappeared and were not seen.

It attracted attention because it had nothing to do with them anyway.

It was a scene that showed how meaningless the affection between neighbors was here.

Zeon returned to his house with Levin.

After putting Levin on the bed, Zeon sat on the sofa. And I remembered the scene I saw earlier.

Levin became transparent like a ghost and radiated tremendous energy.

“Turn into a ghost… Is it the same ability as Specter?”

Not all demonic beasts had strong bodies.

There were parasite-like forms that lived on and manipulated other magical beasts, such as the ghost Yeongashi that Zeon had acquired a while ago, and there were also magical beasts in liquid form that changed depending on the situation without a fixed body at all.

Slime was a representative magical beast.

Specter was one of these unique entities.

It floats intangibly like a ghost and makes mental attacks.

People whose minds are not strong will be possessed by the Specter and lose their will or be manipulated.

“It’s an energy release.”

If I had to classify it, it was close to electrical energy.

If so, it was clear that Levin possessed both characteristics at once.

I’ve occasionally heard of awakened people with two characteristics, but this was my first time seeing them in person.

It was clear that Levin was an irregular like himself.

I don’t know what his limits are, but it was clear that if he grew well, he would become a huge force.

Levin was in a deep sleep, motionless, like a dead person.

Immediately after awakening, I was exhausted because I consumed a huge amount of energy.

Zeon left Levin behind and looked out the window.

Cheap neon signs were cluttering my vision.

＊＊＊

It was three days after the incident that Levin woke up.

When Levin came to his senses, his mood had changed significantly.

Thin cheeks, sunken eyelids, and deeply sunken eyes.

It was as if ten years had skipped.

Levin sat blankly for a moment and looked at Zeon.

“Is this your brother’s house?”

“okay!”

“It looks good.”

“I spent some money.”

“It somehow seemed like it was there.”

“I have enough to live on.”

“Is that a magic power generator?”

“that’s right!”

“and! “I’ve only heard stories, but this is my first time actually seeing it.”

“It’s my first time buying it myself.”

“As expected, rich brother! “We are friendly.”

Levin smiled brightly.

Zeon looked at his face for a moment and picked up the glass bottle that had been left by the window.

“that?”

“receive!”

“….”

“It’s your family. “I cremated myself without your permission.”

“thank you.”

A crack appeared on Levin’s face, which had been trying hard to pretend to be Taeyeon.

Levin bowed his head, holding the glass bottle deeply in his arms.

Zeon looked at Levin in silence.

Zeon knew that sometimes it is better to watch in silence than to give hasty consolation.

It was a while later that Levin raised his head again.

He said, forcing a smile.

“Thank you, brother!”

“What are you going to do now?”

“I have to go back home. “If you leave it alone, others will take over.”

“and?”

“We have to find it. “The guy who killed my mother and younger siblings.”

Levin’s voice was eerily cold.

Revenge was his natural right.

Zeon had no intention of stopping him.

I just wanted to give you some advice.

“You know you’ve awakened, right?”

“yes!”

There was no way I didn’t know.

The moment you awaken, you learn about your abilities without anyone telling you.

I know Zeon better than anyone else because I have already experienced it.

“You know that the abilities you awakened are unusual, right?”

“yes!”

“It would be best to hide it well. If it gets noticed, you could get in trouble.”

“Okay.”

Levin nodded.

Zeon said no more.

I don’t know how much his words will be accepted, but the decision and responsibility for it are entirely Levin’s.