Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 318

I Raided the Demon God’s Warehouse – Episode 322

There was no need to go up to the arena or anything. The fiery walls spread out in all directions, effectively making the entire area the arena.

To minimize harm to the other mages, we simply maintained a reasonable distance and faced each other, concluding the preparation for the match.

“Judging by your reaction, it seems like you’re seeing the Coral Tower for the first time. Try to keep your ‘fresh off the farm’ tendencies to a minimum.”

Was he trying to display his confidence? The opposing mage started provoking Se-un as soon as they locked eyes.

“I don’t know where you picked it up, but that cloak is… something. Still, it can’t compare to my staff.”

The staff he proudly presented looked quite extravagant.

It was embedded with a large, red ruby, and it was clear at a glance that it was no ordinary staff.

It seemed capable of greatly amplifying its owner’s magic.

Was that the source of his confidence?

‘I want it.’

Se-un didn’t have a staff.

Since he couldn’t use martial arts, he had to maximize his use of magic, and a staff like that would be quite helpful.

With that level of quality, it seemed suitable for housing Mammon’s artifact in case of an emergency.

Se-un responded by pulling up the corners of his mouth, displaying a blatant sneer.

“You seem quite interested in my cloak.”

“Ha! Me? I think you’re suffering from delusions of grandeur. That kind of cloak……”

“I’ll give it to you if you want.”

“……What?”

The mage tilted his head, seemingly bewildered.

He had called it a fake earlier, but he also knew how valuable this cloak was.

To just give away such a cloak.

The mage pondered for a moment before understanding Se-un’s meaning.

“Ha! You’re suggesting a bet? How amusing!”

“I don’t need your shabby cloak. I’m willing to put it up for a bet if you put up your staff.”

“You! Do you even know what kind of staff this is? To compare it to that cloak!”

“I don’t know. Suit yourself if you’re not confident. At least my cloak doesn’t seem inferior to that staff.”

“You……!”

Provoking the opponent was easy, especially if the opponent was a vain young mage like him.

The mage frowned at Se-un’s provocation, but soon regained his composure and raised his head.

“Fine, I accept your bet. A country bumpkin like you can’t possibly stand against the refined magic of my Jade Tower.”

The opponent was easily baited.

It wasn’t just because of the provocation; it seemed to be due to the image he wanted to project to the mages watching.

Even if he failed to be selected as the Tower Lord, the mages gathered here were all renowned archmages from the continent.

If he could just make a good impression on the Coral Tower’s Tower Lord, it would surely be helpful in some way.

“Oh, I was wondering why we weren’t starting, but it seems I have to give the starting signal. How annoying……”

The Coral Tower’s Tower Lord flicked the fiery chair with his index finger, and a small spark appeared above the arena.

The moment the spark flickered precariously and swelled, Se-un realized.

That was the signal flare for this match.

Boom!

– The power of ‘Fire Cannon’ is enhanced by the mysteries of the Black Tower.

– The casting speed of ‘Fire Cannon’ is increased by the mysteries of the Azure Tower.

Unlike Se-un, the opponent didn’t seem to notice that the spark was the signal flare.

Se-un quickly cast Fire Cannon using the mysteries of the Azure Tower, and a loud explosion erupted.

“You dirty country bumpkin!”

He thought he had seized the initiative, but even so, it was impossible to end it with the first strike.

As the thick smoke cleared, a jade-colored barrier surrounding the mage came into view.

Despite his words, this mage was also skilled enough to challenge the Coral Tower’s Tower Lord position. He wouldn’t go down easily.

“So, he’s a fire-attribute battle mage!”

Six spears floated around the mage.

Judging by the amount of mana and the level of magic, he was a 6-circle mage, just like Se-un. [In this magic system, mages are ranked by ‘circles’ of power, with higher numbers indicating greater skill.]

Whoosh!

Se-un busily dodged the six spears flying towards him.

Indeed, without using internal energy [a form of life-force energy used for martial arts and enhancing abilities], he couldn’t move as he usually did.

“Haha, bad luck! You probably didn’t expect to face Griv Zait, the Green Spear of the Jade Tower! You’re a bumpkin who doesn’t know how the world works!”

The guy who had been so wary, Griv Zait’s expression brightened noticeably after Se-un’s first attack.

Why?

The way to find out was simple.

– The power of ‘Ice Needle’ is enhanced by the mysteries of the Black Tower.

– The casting speed of ‘Ice Needle’ is increased by the mysteries of the Azure Tower.

To attack the opponent.

Even while dodging the spears, Se-un quickly completed the magic and fired an ice needle.

At that moment, Griv’s expression turned to bewilderment.

“How can he cast ice magic so quickly!”

As before, a jade-colored barrier appeared, but it couldn’t completely block the ice needle.

The barrier shattered like glass, and blood splattered from his thigh.

Still, it seemed the barrier did its job, deflecting the needle’s path and preventing a serious injury.

Taking advantage of his bewilderment, Se-un launched a series of attacks.

– The power of ‘Chain Lightning’ is enhanced by the mysteries of the Black Tower.

– The casting speed of ‘Chain Lightning’ is increased by the mysteries of the Azure Tower.

“Lightning magic?!”

A long jade spear rose in front of him.

The spear absorbed the incoming lightning like a lightning rod and channeled it into the ground.

It was an excellent reaction, but his expression was one of utter bewilderment.

Turning his head slightly, Se-un saw that the mages watching the match also seemed greatly surprised.

“You! Where did you learn magic! To use three attributes of magic so quickly, it’s impossible!”

Only then did Se-un realize what kind of characteristics this place’s magic had.

‘Everyone specializes in one attribute.’

Fire if it’s fire, water if it’s water, earth if it’s earth, wind if it’s wind.

The mages here seemed to choose an attribute that suited them and only trained in that attribute.

For example, the mage in front of him used jade magic, which was rooted in earth magic.

The Tower Lord sitting on the fiery chair in the distance, who now seemed to have fully woken up and widened his eyes, used fire magic.

Using multiple attributes of magic simultaneously like Se-un was not the norm on this continent.

‘So that’s how it is.’

Since he had already shown this much, Se-un thought it was pointless to hide it, and a sharp wind swirled in front of his palm.

“Four……!”

A small exclamation escaped from the mages in the audience.

* * *

“Oh, impressive.”

“It seems he uses magic without being restricted by attributes.”

“Was there such a school of magic on the continent?”

The mages watching Se-un and Griv’s match were impressed.

Mages who used various types of magic so freely were rare.

Of course, it wasn’t entirely impossible. It was just inefficient.

Even delving into one attribute was difficult, but touching so many magics would create much larger and thicker walls that would hinder growth.

“It doesn’t seem very efficient.”

“While he uses various attribute magics, each magic is quite simple.”

“He’s overcoming that with quick movements. Still, his combat style is different from a battle mage…… Interesting. Very interesting.”

Everyone had already forgotten about the Jade Tower’s mage.

Their eyes were only on Se-un.

Like true mages, they couldn’t hide their interest in a style of magic they were seeing for the first time.

The Coral Tower’s Tower Lord was no different.

‘Does each of the six circles have a different attribute?’

Like a true Tower Lord, he was examining the more fundamental aspects.

The black, green, azure, yellow, violet, and red circles surrounding the heart were a method that could never exist on the current continent.

No, there was definitely a way, but if you constructed circles in that way, even a genius would have difficulty reaching the Fifth Circle after decades.

But what about Se-un?

He didn’t look older than his twenties, yet he possessed six circles of different attributes.

It was only natural that he could freely handle various attributes using them.

‘Beautiful……’

The Tower Lord’s eyes sparkled with curiosity as he admired Se-un’s circles.

Having aged and reached his current level, he thought he had somewhat transcended magic.

He thought that there was no magic system on this continent that could pique his curiosity anymore.

Se-un’s magic system was beyond his common sense.

The sight of the six circles rotating was like watching a beautiful piece of architecture.

‘Certainly beautiful…… but it’s not the time yet.’

The Tower Lord couldn’t hide his disappointment.

That beautiful six-colored building was not yet complete.

It was good that he could use various attribute magics, but the simple magics that seemed to come straight out of a book weren’t taking full advantage of having multiple circles.

He might win against the mage he was currently facing, but it would be impossible to defeat other mages.

That was the Tower Lord’s judgment.

Among the mages stroking their beards with interest, there were quite a few who had reached the Seventh Circle.

Then.

Boom!

“Wh, what!”

“What was that just now!”

“Was that magic? It was definitely magic, but what was that……”

“It’s not the way of a battle mage. Where did he learn that kind of magic?”

Se-un’s magic surprised the mages once again.

* * *

Fighting without using internal energy was more challenging than he thought.

Even though he used magic, Se-un had always engaged in hit-and-run tactics, so internal energy was always with him.

Trying to fight solely with magic left him with many shortcomings.

Moreover, the opponent was a pure mage.

Even with the same number of circles, the utilization of magic was on a different level.

“Where did that momentum from earlier go! A country bumpkin should act like a country bumpkin!”

The area within 5 meters of him was dyed jade.

As if proving it was his domain, his magic became much stronger within it.

No, even if he tried to get close, he had no means to attack properly without internal energy.

– The power of ‘Rock Cannon’ is enhanced by the mysteries of the Black Tower.

– The casting speed of ‘Rock Cannon’ is increased by the mysteries of the Azure Tower.

Thud!

A giant rock was fired, but it was easily blocked by a jade wall that rose from within his domain.

Jade magic. He thought it was just a slightly modified version of earth magic, but its versatility was more than he expected.

“Let’s finish this soon! I’ll gladly take that cloak and use it!”

He wasn’t used to fighting with only magic, so he couldn’t perform at his best.

Meanwhile, jade cannons were being created around him. There were about twenty of them.

Having experienced it before, their power was greater than the Rock Cannon Se-un had just used.

It was impossible to dodge all of them without internal energy, and he didn’t know if he could handle them even with magic.

In the midst of this, an idea came to Se-un’s mind.

‘Even if it’s magic, do I really need to fight like the other mages?’

What was the difference between internal energy and magic?

Clearly, internal energy was more efficient at manipulating the body, and magic was more efficient at creating phenomena, but their origins were the same.

By twisting his thinking just a little, he could narrow the gap between the two.

‘Haste.’

Wind wrapped around Se-un’s body, making him lighter and increasing his speed.

By using the mysteries of the Black Tower to infuse mana and enhance the magic, he achieved a speed similar to when he used internal energy.

Stepping in the footsteps of the Butterfly Dance, it was a bit lacking, but it seemed enough to dodge the cannonballs flying in a straight line.

“I’ll give you credit for that rat-like movement! But it’s still useless!”

Bang bang bang!

As twenty cannonballs were fired in rapid succession, it became impossible to dodge them all with just the Butterfly Dance.

Se-un surrounded his palm with mana and slowly rotated his arm in a circle.

The magic he surrounded his hand with was wind magic, ‘Tornado.’ In that state, he used Tai Chi [a Chinese martial art and system of exercises] to deflect the incoming cannonballs.

“Wh, what did he just do!”

It was a bit inferior compared to the actual Butterfly Dance or Tai Chi, but it was enough to approach him.

The distance closed in an instant.

However, the moment he got close, a smile appeared on his face.

“Hehe, you fell for it! You fool!”

Jade armor surrounded his body. At the same time, the cannons aimed at Se-un.

Indeed, it was difficult to break that jade armor at point-blank range right now.

Even if he quickly completed the magic and fired it, Se-un would fall before him.

But, what if he changed the method?

Swish.

Flame ignited in Se-un’s hand.

‘Explosion.’

A wide-area explosion magic.

Knowing this magic as well, he smiled broadly from inside his armor.

“Do you think my jade armor can’t withstand that kind of explosion!”

However, Se-un did not fire the magic.

Instead, he pushed the magic outward through his palm, thrusting it towards him.

The third stance of the Eight Trigram Palm [a Chinese martial art style], Pushing Moon Palm.

The Explosion, pushed out with his palm, momentarily penetrated inside his jade armor.

“Yo, you’re crazy……!”

Boom-!!!

After the explosion, all that remained was the guy who had fallen among the shattered pieces of jade and……

“Amazing!”

“It’s on a different level from the existing battle mage’s combat methods!”

“I have no choice but to retract what I said about it not being efficient!”

Only the voices of the mages, who were unable to hide their excitement, not even knowing if it was their turn next, remained.