128. Chapter 128
Wow!
What came out of the sand was a monster in the form of a giant earthworm.
Desert Worm.
It is a bug that lives in the sand, and it is a monster that grows from a small size of 2m to a large size of over 10m.
The ones I see now are about 5m tall.
However, judging from the weak vibrations felt on the floor, the number seemed to exceed ten.
“I will stand at the front! Please cover me from behind!”
Yasha took out a curved sword and raised it.
They must have thought that Sewoon was an archer after seeing his bow skills.
However, Seun didn’t obey her and got off the leopard and raised his hand on the sand.
I could see her flustered, but what? This is the most efficient way to deal with Desert Worms.
– The power of ‘Ground Wave’ is enhanced according to the tricks of the Black Tower.
Koo Goo Goo!
“… … Magic?”
A ripple rolled across the sand centered on Seun’s palm.
The power of the ground wave used in the desert is insignificant.
It doesn’t matter if it’s a solid ground, but even if you shake the sand, you can’t properly damage the monsters inside it.
However, if you increase mana and raise the wave.
“Kieek!”
It was possible to make the guys hiding in the sand come out.
The reason desert worms are so dangerous is because they hide under the sand.
The fact that those guys came up on the sand.
– Through the internal air, the first herb of the blood test method, the blood blood bird, is strengthened.
It was as if he was openly revealing his weakness.
Stepping on footsteps and sweeping through the wriggling monsters, the 12 monsters stopped moving in an instant.
Yasha was unable to swing her sword once and the battle was over.
“… … Archery, magic, swordsmanship. What is your alternate identity?”
“From your point of view, isn’t the stronger I am, the better?”
Yasha, who had a surprised face, quickly recovered her emotions and nodded.
Anyway, Sewoon’s position now was a kind of mercenary. From the employer’s point of view, the most important thing was the mercenary’s ability, not the mercenary’s identity.
-Eat ‘Desert Worm’.
– By absorbing nutrients, HP increases by 2.
-The constellation ‘The Hungry Prince’ deeply savors the rich juice of its prey.
After that, the monster’s attack continued.
Not only the desert worms they met for the first time, but also various monsters they encountered in the previous trials attacked the two.
As they approached the source, the strength and number of monsters increased.
“Is it possible to travel on a camel with so many monsters?”
“Originally, it wasn’t like this. Also, trade routes are secure, so monsters don’t appear.”
“It’s a trade route… … .”
“However, recently there have been attacks by monsters on trade routes as well. It is one of the reasons why I care about the source.”
In the first place, the clan Sewoon had joined prior to returning didn’t even have time to listen to this request.
So, even as Se-Won, he did not know what would exist at the source.
Let’s guess… … .
‘The boss monster that was the main axis of the ordeal, or the cause of the sandstorm.’
It will be one of these two.
Even so, it was unlikely that they would let the boss monster be hunted before the ordeal even started, so the latter seemed more likely.
“As of now, it is. Originally, there weren’t that many monsters before the sandstorm.”
“What about seeing a sandstorm?”
“Ah, it seems the soldier lacked explanation other than the location of the source. The sandstorms that blow upon our walls every year are not natural disasters.”
“I know that.”
“That sandstorm… … .”
The moment she pulled the horse a little, the sand dunes ended and a stinging sand breeze blew fiercely.
Sewoon, who was not feeling any discomfort due to the cloak covering his respiratory system, had no choice but to close his eyes this time.
The wind subsides a little, and I barely open my eyes.
“It’s just a remnant that fell off of that.”
Kwaaa-!!
The view of the desert from the top of the dunes was amazing.
Instead of a desert horizon, there was a huge sandstorm connecting the land and the sky.
The range was so large that it filled the left and right sides of the field of view.
As soon as I crossed the dunes, I felt as if I had entered a completely different world.
‘This is more than I thought.’
It was an ordeal on the 10th floor, not anywhere else.
He didn’t expect the level of difficulty to be low because it was the commander’s request, but the sandstorm in front of him was unexpected.
Even if you think about that environment, at least the 20th floor. No, it seemed to be one of the worst environments that exist above that.
That terrifying sandstorm that blew on the walls was one of the remnants that fell from it.
It was a sight that was hard to bear.
“It seems more serious than I thought.”
“What do you mean?”
“Sandstorm. It’s much bigger and more violent than anything I’ve patrolled before.”
Maybe it wasn’t like that originally.
This confirmed that the sandstorm had grown and that more monsters were appearing around, but this was only confirmation.
This information had already been heard, at least by rumor.
The most important fact right now was why the sandstorm got bigger and the radius of the monster’s activity widened.
Now that the cause had not been identified, there was no point in just staring at the sandstorm.
“Let’s get closer.”
“yes.”
“Kreureung-”
It growled low, like a sand leopard moaning.
No matter how well they adapt to the desert, it seems that approaching a sandstorm is a burden.
“Kieek!”
Even while moving towards the sandstorm, the monster attack did not stop.
All kinds of earthworms, scorpions, or plant-type monsters. Those with degenerated eyes or covered with hard shells were moving freely even in the sandstorm.
At first, I was able to kill them easily, as before, but the fight became more and more difficult.
Rather than the monsters getting stronger, it was because the sandstorm was getting stronger.
“… … I can’t. For now, I think it would be better to go back like this.”
“We haven’t found the cause yet.”
“Just checking the information is a great income. The storm is so strong that it is impossible to go any further.”
Listening to her words, it seemed that the progress of the request was probably finished here. It will be difficult for any player to get through this sandstorm.
However, Sewoon had no intention of stopping here.
If there was a guidepost for the journey, it would have pointed towards the storm.
Soon after, Sewoon’s circle rotated and a new magic was manifested.
– Opened the treasure house of greed.
[ Wind curtain ]
– As the green tower’s defense magic, it raises a curtain of wind to protect the user from nearby disasters.
whoop-
Unlike the harsh sandstorm, a mild wind enveloped my skin and spread.
A wind curtain spread around not only Seun, but also Yasha and the two sand leopards.
The grains of sand that had prickled the skin lost their power and fell to the floor. The sound of the sharp wind that seemed to tear the air also disappeared like a rat.
wind curtain.
It was difficult to block physical attacks, but it was an effective defensive magic to block weak but continuous and wide-ranging attacks like hail and sandstorm.
“… … Did you know how to use magic like this?”
“I was not using it to save mana because I didn’t know, so please don’t misunderstand.”
“How long is the holding time?”
“If you don’t use any other magic and keep this one… … About two or three hours.”
“Considering the round trip, it would take about an hour to get in.”
“you’re right. So let’s go in.”
“All right.”
As the wind curtain blocked the sandstorm, the sand leopard’s expression became much lighter.
The movement speed naturally increased, and I was able to approach the storm faster than I thought.
‘Anyway, the closer I get, the more I think.’
A huge sandstorm.
Had it not been for the wind curtain, grains of sand would have been lodged in my skin by now.
The strength of the wind became even stronger, and monsters did not appear.
However, there was one problem.
‘How far are you planning to go?’
Although this place is said to be the source, it is not known where the cause of this abnormality is.
I tried using scan magic, but because of the strong sandstorm, my mana was blurred as if there was noise.
It is impossible to find something like this.
at that time.
“Hey, isn’t that a bit strange?”
Yasha pointed to the left.
Sewoon also stopped searching and turned his head to check the left side.
At first, I wondered what the hell she was talking about, but when I focused on her vision, I could see why she was questioning.
‘The wind flow is different.’
Maintaining the wind curtain, using search magic, and concentrating only on mana, he was unable to confirm it.
It seemed that after reaching the 5th circle, I was relying too much on mana.
Sensing self-reflection, Sewoon moved towards that direction with only the curtain maintained.
The closer we got, the clearer the flow of the wind changed.
“By the way, didn’t you say that the source was investigated to some extent?”
“Most of what was investigated was an external observation. We couldn’t investigate the inside because of the environment.”
“Still, I could have gotten this far somehow.”
“I’ve heard that there are records of quite deep investigations during the worst times of sandstorms, but nothing out of the ordinary.”
“okay.”
“Above all, whenever we send personnel to observe the interior, more than half of them were swept away by sandstorms and never returned, so we haven’t been conducting reconnaissance recently.”
Investigating the interior of the sandstorm requires highly skilled people.
However, whenever such people were sent, not only did more than half of them fail to return, but they also failed to find useful information.
“However, there is a legend.”
“Legend?”
“A very long time ago. It is said that he caused a storm to trap the desert monster… … It is such a legend.”
Seun listened to her words.
Even if it was a legend, the lines spoken by key characters during the ordeal were no different from big hints.
‘It’s a monster… … .’
If that statement is true, then this gigantic sandstorm is like a barrier to contain a single monster.
Can Sewoon deal with such a monster?
The answer was skeptical.
No matter how strong Sewoon is, that is only for low-level players.
Even if you reach the middle class, there are plenty of talented people who can clash swords with the current Sewoon.
According to Yasha, the monsters inside that sandstorm are probably monsters with powers that can be active only in the middle layer or higher.
Even if he used Mamon’s treasure, it would be impossible for the current Seun to deal with it.
Huung-
“also.”
“It feels like you’ve entered the eye of a typhoon.”
“There is no record of an eye of the storm in this area. In the first place, this is not yet the location where the eye of the storm exists.”
“That means… … .”
“Perhaps this is the place we were looking for.”
The fierce sandstorm had subsided like a lie.
Looking back, the wind was dying around a certain curtain, similar to Seun’s tent.
To save mana, he removed the wind curtain and looked around.
It soon became clear that the wind had stopped around the central sand dune.
And in the middle… … .
‘found.’
Along with a huge statue presumed to be the cause of the incident, a man was found praying with his hands together in front of it.