Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 565

“Nephilim?”

It was a name he had never heard before.

Seun prided himself on knowing more about constellations than any other player, thanks to the knowledge he had gained from the Grand Library. Yet, the name Nephilim was completely foreign to him.

“It’s understandable that you wouldn’t know. In the Celestial Realm, my existence was thoroughly concealed, and in the Demonic Realm, they united to drive me out.”

“I suppose it doesn’t matter. So, your very existence is proof, then?”

“Indeed.”

“And you can activate the Key’s Contract with your power?”

“Indeed.”

That was clear proof, indeed.

However, he couldn’t rest assured with just that.

Seun postponed his escape for the moment, but he didn’t let his guard down as he continued to speak.

“Didn’t you say you wanted revenge? You won’t be able to get revenge if you go into the Key.”

It wasn’t a certainty, but if he went back into the Key, he probably wouldn’t be able to come out again.

He would lose all his power and his body. He would simply become the subject that fulfills the Key’s Contract, maintaining only a faint ego.

Yet, Nephilim nodded and replied.

“There’s a saying among humans: Success is the best revenge.”

“What about it?”

“To stand above everyone else, looking down on those who bow their heads. Isn’t that the best revenge?”

“Even if only your ego remains?”

“It’s the only revenge possible for me now. Staying trapped in this Asura Realm, dreaming empty dreams, will only make me a slave of the Tower like those things.”

Nephilim looked down at the corpse of Ten, the 2nd ranked Great Demon.

A slave of the Tower.

It was an accurate expression.

No matter how strong or smart they were, the monsters in the Trial were ultimately just slaves used and discarded by the Tower.

“If you succeed, I’ll be able to confine and control the Seventy-Two Demon Kings. But that’s not enough for me.”

“The Key of Solomon. The Second Book, Ars Theurgia-Goetia.”

“That’s right.”

The Key of Solomon, divided into a total of five books.

Among them, the Second Book was completely different in nature from the First Book.

If Ars Goetia was a grimoire [a textbook of magic] containing ‘Greater Magic,’ Ars Theurgia-Goetia was a grimoire containing ‘Theurgy’ [divine or magical power].

In other words, Ars Theurgia-Goetia was a grimoire containing contracts from the Angelic Realm.

“Those two books are merely books of contracts. To properly wield the Key, all three remaining books are needed.”

“The Book of Magic, Ars Paulina. The Book of Altars, Ars Almadel. The Book of Prayers, Ars Notoria.”

“Gathering the five books to create the true Lesser Key, Lemegeton. That’s my condition.”

Lemegeton.

Even Seun from before the Regression only knew of it as knowledge.

A grimoire that deals with angels and demons, constellations.

How could something like that exist?

But at this moment, Seun realized that the Key in his hand was the first book of the Lemegeton, Ars Goetia.

If he could gather the five books and complete the Lemegeton, as Nephilim said.

‘It could unleash a power stronger than any weapon.’

It would be a greater help than anything else when facing the Outer Gods.

“How are you going to trust me? Are we going to make a contract or something?”

“There’s no need. Even if I go into the Key, my ego will remain. If you have no intention of finding the other pieces, I can simply seal the Key’s power completely with my will.”

“What if I forcibly manifest the power?”

“That’s impossible. The moment I enter the Key, I become the Key itself. No matter what method you use, you cannot break my will.”

It was a dangerous penalty.

If he went against Nephilim’s will, even the power as the ‘Key’ that Seun had been using would disappear.

However, Nephilim’s proposal was even more enticing than that.

“It doesn’t seem like we have much time to deliberate.”

Sloth’s Authority was running out of power.

Nephilim was aware of this as well.

From the start, Seun only had one choice.

“I understand.”

“A wise decision.”

There was no need for tedious explanations.

Nephilim immediately placed his hand on top of the Key that Seun possessed.

The Key, which was already emitting an eerie energy, emitted an even greater energy.

That energy combined with Nephilim’s energy, slowly engulfing Nephilim’s massive body.

“Lastly, I have one request.”

“A contract?”

“No, a request.”

“What is it?”

Nephilim’s form was completely submerged in darkness. Then, his form slowly disappeared, turning into energy and seeping into the Key.

The small Key was no longer a Key, but Solomon’s grimoire, ‘Lemegeton.’

“When you gather all the grimoires and complete the Lemegeton.”

Nephilim’s form completely disappeared, and just before all of his energy was absorbed into the Key, Nephilim’s voice faintly echoed.

“Call it by my name, not Lemegeton.”

– The contract engraved on the ‘Small Key’ is activated.

– The properties of the ‘Small Key’ are converted into a grimoire.

– The ‘Small Key’ is transformed into ‘The First Book of Lemegeton – Ars Goetia’.

– You have defeated the 1st ranked demon, ‘Nephilim’.

– The number of the defeated demon is transferred to you.

– You have achieved a transcendent feat. When leaving the Asura Realm, you can acquire additional rewards according to your ranking.

– You have become the greatest Great Demon in the Asura Realm.

– There are no more ranks to be won.

– If you wish, you can pass the Trial of the 80th floor at any time, regardless of the remaining time.

“…I understand. Nephilim.”

His will resided in Ars Goetia.

* * *

At the time Seun was facing the Great Demon.

A battle as great as the one Seun was in was taking place in the center of the Asura Realm.

“Kyahahaha! To build a castle in the middle of the Asura Realm!”

“So, it’s not just a free-for-all, but a siege now? That’s war! A situation that perfectly suits the Asura Realm! I love it!”

“And even the name is Demon King’s Castle.”

“Aren’t these humans taking things too far? Even the Great Demons don’t borrow the name of the Demon King.”

“We’ll have to confirm it from now on. Whether that castle is worthy of the name ‘Demon King’s Castle’!”

The demons scattered throughout the Asura Realm were gathering here after hearing the rumors.

What they wanted was a fight. And war.

They were the ones who fought each other regardless of friend or foe, but they joined hands because they were curious about the structure called Demon King’s Castle.

In other words, the Asura Realm currently had an asymmetrical structure of Diablo of the Demon King’s Castle versus all the demons of Cheonghae.

“Kieeeek!”

“Ah, come on! Shut up!”

“Isn’t it more serious because of you little brats? Look at that! Crazy, the horizon is covered with demons! Swarming, disgusting! Kieeeek!”

The bizarre scream heard from the Demon King’s Castle belonged to Park Jung-pil.

However, that wasn’t entirely wrong either. Demons from all over the Asura Realm were gathering here to destroy the Demon King’s Castle, so it was inevitable that he would be flustered and scared.

However, Park Jung-pil was the only one screaming here.

“Harry, the situation!”

“Everyone is doing well! It’s enough as it is now!”

Diablo and the Cheonghae Guild.

All of them were moving busily inside the Demon King’s Castle, blocking the demons.

Of course, Park Jung-pil was also grabbed by someone and dragged to the battlefield without even having time to complain.

“We’ll hold out until this wave and then switch with the standby personnel for a short break!”

“Yes, Seo-ah!”

The walls of the Demon King’s Castle were square-shaped. Just like the walls of Skav’s Castle.

This was because the twin sisters had created it while recalling the time when they first fought a defensive battle at Skav’s Castle, and the defense method was also similar.

– Tarantula’s spiderwebs cover the battlefield.

– The combat power of allies increases, and the movement speed of enemies slightly decreases.

The east gate was commanded by Yoo Seo-ah, who led the Diablo Guild members.

Originally, she was in charge of overall command as the vice guild leader, but recently Harry had been taking on that role instead.

Harry’s skills were not only helpful in exploration but also in grasping the overall situation.

Besides, Yoo Seo-ah’s skills were too good to be wasted just on commanding.

Kwaaaang!

“The north is quite noisy.”

“Wouldn’t it be with that many people?”

There was only one person who could make such a huge explosion.

Kang Han-cheol.

The north gate was the place in charge of Kang Han-cheol and Arcana.

In addition, the occasional sound of cannon fire was the sound of trebuchets [a type of catapult] installed on the walls of the north gate being fired.

Although the number of people was small, they were blocking the demons as well as other places because they were a group of elite troops.

“Monsters are escaping from the south gate! Zenon, please!”

“I understand.”

The south gate was in charge of the Cheonghae Guild, led by Zenon.

The front of the south gate was covered with a lake created by the water sprayed by Baek Gyeong, and the demons were not adapting well to the unfamiliar environment of underwater combat.

‘Demon King’s Castle, it’s so reliable.’

Zenon, who was wielding a blue spear, turned around.

The reason why the Cheonghae Guild couldn’t get past the Asura Realm before was because they couldn’t create a favorable environment due to the rushing demons.

‘Let alone underwater combat, we were too busy dealing with the rushing demons.’

But what about now? Thanks to the solid walls of the Demon King’s Castle blocking their backs, they were able to change the terrain easily.

Even if they were demons of the Asura Realm, the Cheonghae Guild could block the demons enough if it was underwater combat.

However, the most noticeable place among the four walls was still the north gate.

The only place among the walls where only one person was fighting a defensive battle.

There, a literal ‘hell’ was unfolding, with skeletons, corpses, chimeras [a mythical creature], and demons intertwined.

“Good! So many different test subjects are gathered in one field!”

“Our demons are being defeated by undead…”

“Oh, a giant demon! It was just the test subject we needed! Manti, we’ll catch that test subject ourselves!”

“…W-wait a minute!”

Baek Hyeon.

His tactics had changed greatly due to his realization a while ago.

Instead of blindly pushing through with attrition warfare, he uses the tactics he learned from Yoo Seo-ah to push back the enemy.

He uses black magic in the right place and preserves his troops as much as possible.

However, he doesn’t get too attached to his troops and overly protect them.

He cherishes his troops, but he thoroughly abandons and uses the troops that need to be discarded.

In particular, the Manticore, which he revived this time, became the vice commander following Baek Hyeon, managing the troops and even sweeping through the enemy ranks as a general, so his combat power was at its peak.

“Requesting support at the south gate!”

“Kyahahaha! I am Raknitt, the 15th ranked demon! Demon King’s Castle. Interesting, humans! This body will personally destroy your castle!”

Of course, there were constant variables in the war.

Demons that were incomparably stronger than ordinary demons popped out from time to time, and even demons who were constantly trying to chip away at the Demon King’s Castle with long-range attacks from afar.

In such cases, key personnel such as Kang Han-cheol or Yoo Seo-ah would fight elite demons or even go out to distant places to continue the difficult war.

How long would the demons’ attacks continue?

In the midst of feeling the viciousness of the Asura Realm in the endless war.

A message that would stop the movements of Diablo, Cheonghae, and even the demons floated in the air.

– The 1st ranked of Asura Realm. The Great Demon of Betrayal, ‘Nephilim’ has been defeated.

– Player Jeong Seun inherits the position of the new 1st ranked Great Demon of Asura Realm.

The ranking of the Asura Realm.

Among them, the 1st place, which had not changed even once for decades. No, for hundreds of years, had changed.

Not even a new Great Demon, but a human who had just entered the Asura Realm.

“Master!”

“Haha, it was amazing enough when it was Zaratan, but 1st place. I really don’t know the end.”

Taking advantage of the demons’ confusion, Diablo and the Cheonghae Guild raised their momentum even more.

“Since Diablo’s master has defeated the king, shouldn’t we tidy up the territory?”