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Her real identity is Karen, a top-class assassin and ‘Keeper’, but all of her achievements until she became an A-rank adventurer were real.
Didn’t Area 13’s guild master, Ryan, also say that?
Unless they jumped a few levels in rank due to ‘special circumstances,’ all those who rose from the bottom to A rank were veterans who had experienced all kinds of hardships.
And the majority of requests were for adventurers who were more skilled than mercenaries, who were limited to interpersonal combat. Among them, Rogue was a profession that specialized in reconnaissance and exploration, so there was no one in his class to compare to.
The synergy between the two occupations also played a role.
The result of combining the senses trained as an assassin and the experience as a rogue was beyond imagination.
“Desert areas can be broadly divided into two types.”
Karen continued her explanation fluidly.
“The area around the border of Artium that we passed once before is a rocky desert, and the place we are crossing now is a sandy desert.”
While a rocky desert is just a little sand sprinkled on a surface made of pebbles and rocks, a sandy desert is literally a place where soft, fine sand covers the entire surface.
If you look purely at the difficulty of passage, the rocky desert is a little more difficult. The ground is so irregular that if there is even a storm, you will be hit by hundreds or thousands of bullets.
But, Karen said, that’s not all.
“The rocky desert is a land where survival is difficult not only for humans but also for monsters. So, as long as you endure the inconveniences of the road itself, it is not a very dangerous terrain.”
“Are you saying the sand desert isn’t like that?”
“Yes, it’s completely different.”
She nodded once at Leon’s gesture and held up three fingers.
“There are roughly three factors to watch out for in the sandy desert. One is the change in geographical features! “The shape changes so easily that drawing a map is meaningless, so there is no point in remembering anything other than the direction.”
There was no need to go into a storm.
Even if the wind blows a little strong, the tall sand dunes move a few steps. It has become common to wake up from a night’s sleep and see a horizon that is far removed from yesterday.
If you distinguish the location by geographical features like you do in the forest or mountains, you will end up lost in less than half a day.
“The other is the movement of the ground, including quicksand and Barchan.”
“If it’s quicksand… “You mean the phenomenon of being sucked into the ground?”
“yes. To be precise, the air in the ground escapes and surrounding objects are drawn into the void. If the scale is small, it may not be able to suck in even a single person, but there are cases where it swirls like a whirlpool for a radius of hundreds of meters. “If you do something wrong, you will be buried alive.”
Additionally, ‘Barhan’ refers to the crescent-shaped sand dunes that exist throughout the desert, and their shape was the result of the surface of the sand desert rippling according to the wind direction.
If you stay on top or beyond the hill without knowing anything, you could be crushed to death by hundreds of tons of sand.
If you don’t know, you die.
There are few lands more suitable for that expression than a desert.
“It’s the last one, what are you expecting?”
Karen looked at the two people back and forth, then raised her palm as if to stop for a moment.
Okay.
When Leon and Ellahan stopped following the gesture, the sand split apart like a wave of water due to the sudden braking.
The surrounding scenery was not much different from when we departed. The walls of Area 12 behind us are no longer visible, except that the horizon in all directions has turned into sand dunes.
The speed of the three people’s movement was truly amazing, and they had already traveled farther than a half-day’s camel ride.
“Every type of monster in the sand desert has a protective coloring. “The same applies to scorpions and snakes, as well as the amorphous monster Sandman.”
“You mean it’s difficult to track down?”
“Yes, not only is it invisible to the eye, but it is also difficult to find by smell or hearing. On the other hand, they can sense their surroundings even with weak vibrations.”
The monsters living in swamps, forests, and caves were also tricky, but they were no more secretive and dangerous than those in the desert.
Desert monsters are poor in weight due to lack of food, but they contain poison to make up for their meager size. It uses the characteristics of the desert to hide itself, and when its prey reveals an opening, it does not miss the moment and bites it.
They were truly like assassins of nature.
“How to deal with it?”
Ellahan asked.
“It’s not like you can fly in the sky or anything, right?”
“oh? “That’s a good idea too.”
Karen exclaimed, ‘Wow!’
I didn’t think of it before taking the airship, but after hearing about it, it was a perfect way to cross the desert. The sky is bright all day long without a single cloud, and sand storms do not reach the height of the airship.
Still, since the adventurers couldn’t take the airship individually, there were separate ways to deal with monsters.
“Let me show you a demonstration.”
Karen stepped in front of the two and caught her breath. She then concentrated her mind on one point,
Creepy.
It fired sharp, deadly bullets in all directions.
Even though the target is not specified, the bloody smell of someone who has made a living as an assassin, whose skin tingles, touches the tip of my nose.
The momentum was enough to make even Ellahan take half a step back.
That deadly force sweeps like concentric circles with a radius of several tens of meters,
Kieeeeek!
Wow!
It made the monsters that were quietly hiding in the sand come out.
Sand stalker, a scorpion about 2 meters long.
A poisonous centipede that is thick and long like a snake.
In addition to those guys, there were monsters of indistinguishable species that were shaking noisily as if they were having a seizure.
Pew pew pew pew pew!
In the end, the monsters’ seizures subsided only after a dagger was inserted into their heads.
Karen retrieved the daggers with a thread attached to the end of the handle, turned to the two people and said.
“how is it? “You can do it, right?”
“Are you taking advantage of life?”
“Yes, most of those hiding have heightened senses. “If you shoot a deadly weapon like I did, they will panic because they think their location has been discovered.”
Indeed, Leon was convinced and closed his eyes.
The feeling of wielding the blade of mental power. Even if it’s not as sharp as Karen, it’s at least enough to overwhelm monsters… .
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“Sigh!”
With a rush of energy, Leon’s mental power struck the sandy field.
At the same time, several more monsters jumped out.
“Ah, this is what it feels like.”
“Isn’t it easy? Besides, desert monsters are not very strong, except for their stealth and poison. Even if you use it on assassins instead of monsters, if it’s second-rate or lower, you’ll easily get caught.”
They were also ambiguous guys whose danger level dropped to less than half when their existence was revealed. Adventurers of lower level would have no choice but to suffer quite a bit, but Leon and his group were outside the standard in many ways.
But Ellahan seemed to be having a bit of trouble.
When the two people looked at her, Ellahan smiled and scratched his cheek.
“Hehe, that’s difficult.”
Karen said with a puzzled expression.
“Ella, you can’t control your life properly with your skills?”
“Ah, that’s because I’ve never been conscious of living.”
“If you look at the weapons used, you’ll be filled with vitality… .”
The complexions of the two people turned a little pale when they remembered Seongcheolsoe.
However, Ellahan still didn’t have a good idea, and Leon, who couldn’t see it, interfered.
“How about thinking that you are dealing with heretics rather than monsters? “People like the evil cult.”
“this… … step?”
It was that moment.
Parbat!
Leon and Karen jumped back almost at the same time, securing a distance of nearly 20 meters from Ellahan.
Otherwise, I might have brandished the weapon.
The two people who reflexively retreated broke into a cold sweat.
It had to be that way.
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooo!
The deadly vortex centered around Ellahan was spreading out without any end.
An intimidating feeling as if gravity had multiplied several times.
Master-level thoughts run wild, and he uses his strength to survive without any physical power at all. As the wind grew stronger, it pulled the sand upward and shook the calm atmosphere, creating an untimely sandstorm.
“Elahan! stop!”
“oh.”
When Leon, aware of the seriousness of the situation, raised his voice, Ellahan woke up from his overindulgence with a gasp.
Only then did the wind subside and the blowing sand settled.
It wasn’t just sand.
Tuk!
A bald eagle flying through the sky lost consciousness and fell onto the sand. The monsters that entered the range like that either had no time to convulse, their hearts stopped or they just fainted.
Murder by spirit.
It was a technique to subdue life with mental power that could only be handled by taking a step into ‘telekinesis’.
“S-sorry! I was so excited! When the hero said that those monsters were heretics, I took that seriously… .”
“No, I’m more sorry.”
“You didn’t do anything wrong, hero! It’s all my fault! Even the priests said that you have had very strong emotions since you were young… .”
It was then.
Ellahan, who felt sorry for Leon’s words, became silent first, and the two immediately amplified their five senses.
Something was coming.
If there is nothing visible up to the horizon, the approaching direction is―.
“It’s underground! “It’s underground!”
Leon, who detected the enemy using Wave Echo, shouted.
It was right after that.
The figure, which was approaching faster than a courser’s, rose upward and jumped out of the ground as if surrounding them.
Kkkkkkk!
It was a terribly gross and large earthworm.
“Sand-Worm!?”
Its body length ranges from tens to a hundred meters, and it is one of the monsters that are considered the scourge of desert travelers.
Risk level is A-rank.
The skin is as tough and strong as thick rubber, making it difficult to pierce even with cold weapons, and has strong magic resistance other than cold. The stomach acid and sand shooting out from its huge snout were like depleted breath, and a direct hit could cause serious injury.
“It’s not just one… ! “At least five!”
Because it was a sandy field, the accuracy of Wave Echo was low, so even Leon could not understand all of its signs.
Ellahan panicked with a very embarrassed expression on his face.
“Uh oh, is this because of me too? “I spread my life so widely that these monsters?!”
“Maybe so, maybe not! “For now, let’s fight!”
“Ah yes! “According to the warrior’s will!”
She came to her senses after hearing Leon’s words, summoned Seongcheolsae, and swung the huge golden hammer sideways once.
Then the dust cloud that was about to hit the three people dispersed.
This is ridiculous wind pressure.
‘No matter how many times I look at it, it’s a bloody weapon… .’
I was very fortunate to have Ellahan as an ally. Leon heaved a sigh of relief and pulled out his sword.
Sandworm.
Although its skin is tough, it cannot block the blade of a holy sword or a sword blazing with expert-level aura. None of the group had the skills to challenge the sandworm.
Karen rushed at the first guy that appeared.
“Okay, eat my new technology!”
The shadow surrounding her body grew darker, and soon turned into an alter ego with the same silhouette as Karen.
A collection of aurors that possess physical power just like the main body.
The sandworm opened its mouth towards the pitch-black body,
Huh.
I swallowed
“What?!”
Leon was momentarily taken aback by the ending, but when he saw Karen’s smiling face, he realized that it was intentional.
That was actually the case.
〈Shadow Clone〉 is ultimately a mass of aurors.
It was fully possible to manipulate it into a human form and change from a human form to another shape. It was as if the sandworm had swallowed a large amount of explosives.
Jet black dance
Joyoung 1st type
The body of a lion and the body of a lion
A secret technique that explodes the aura inside the opponent’s body, like a bug tearing away the flesh of a lion.
Exactly two seconds later, the clone that penetrated the sandworm’s heart exploded at that point.
Fuwaaaaaaa!
Parts of the sandworm’s tough body broke into pieces, spewing out blood and internal organs. Even a bug-type monster with extremely strong vitality cannot avoid instant death if it is attacked like that.
Leon looked away, inwardly admiring the wisdom.
The guy he had to deal with had just come out of the basement, and there was still some time left before he came into range.
‘What about Ellahan?’
I was eager to see how her fearsome hammer would work as a warrior.
So Leon looked towards her.
No, I was trying to look at it accurately.
“huh?”
Suddenly, a huge shadow appeared around Leon’s body, completely blocking the sunlight that was burning his flesh.
What kind of shadow is there in the sky without a single cloud?
Leon naturally looked up into the sky and saw it.
“… … her?”
A sandworm with a body length of 50 meters and weighing at least several tens of tons was seen floating in the sky.
It was truly an unrealistic sight.
When his thoughts were interrupted by a strong shock,
Fuuuuuuuuuuck!
The sandworm flying in the sky burst like a water-filled balloon, scattering its blood and flesh like a shower.
Of course, Leon, who was standing underneath, got covered in it all.
Not only the smell but also the feel is terrible.
Sigh.
Drenched in dark green liquid, Leon looked at Ellahan with a blank expression. A saint from the Holy Church who knocked the sandworm away like a ball with just one blow.
Ellahan was almost in tears and ran away.
“sorry! sorry! It really wasn’t intentional! “I didn’t know it was that big and could fly this far!”
“… … .”
“I’ll do your laundry! “Nothing left, not even underwear!”
Leon just laughed, leaving her struggling.
The strongest being of the Holy Church.
A strategic weapon that has been designated as the No. 1 alert target by the evil cult for hundreds of years, and withdraws all members from the area as soon as its location is revealed.
The 8th saint, Ellahan, proved herself with one blow.
