Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 1

The Demon God’s Vault Has Been Robbed – Part 1

“Found it.”

The golden palace shimmered before my eyes. Not just the floors and pillars, but the entire space surrounding the palace was covered in gold.

No tycoon could ever possess this much gold.

The dazzling sight was almost like seeing the golden road to heaven.

But Se-un knew. This place was the complete opposite of the ‘road to heaven.’

-Player Se-un Jeong has entered ‘The Hall of Devils.’

The Hall of Devils, or Pandemonium [a chaotic, lawless place; in this context, a synonym for hell].

As the name suggests, it is home to ten thousand devils, also known as the capital of hell.

A temple created by the Demon God of Greed, using gold bars obtained by leading demons to pierce through a mountain of hell spewing black clouds.

It was also famous as the place where the seven demon gods, representing the seven deadly sins, held a general meeting to discuss the destruction of the world.

“I never thought I’d actually fall this far.”

Se-un was currently on the 92nd floor of the tower.

The highest floor a player had reached so far in the tower, which was known to have no end.

However, as the Hall of Devils was a place where the seven demon gods, known as the chief gods among demons, gathered, it should originally be located on the top floor of the tower, where the Constellations [powerful, god-like entities] resided.

“I should call it a stroke of good luck in a misfortune?”

The Third God-Demon War.

Until that war, all the demons in the tower, including the demon gods, were annihilated.

Because of that, all the remnants of the demonic forces, including the Hall of Devils, were banished from the top floor.

Thanks to that, Se-un was able to find the Hall of Devils.

After the demonic forces were annihilated through the God-Demon War, peace came to the tower.

‘Until the Constellations were all swallowed up.’

As if they had been waiting for that moment, a new enemy appeared at the top of the tower where the Constellations resided, not long after the demons disappeared.

Outer.

A mysterious enemy that appeared from somewhere higher than the top of the tower.

At the time, not only were all the evil gods, who accounted for half of the Constellations, annihilated, but the good gods, who fought against the evil gods, had also greatly weakened.

Like shrimps getting crushed in a whale fight, the number of neutral gods also decreased by more than half.

Moreover, the Outer possessed a powerful force that even transcended the power of gods.

The Constellations desperately tried to stop the Outer, but eventually lost the battle.

‘It was like a living hell ever since.’

The Outer, who occupied the top of the tower, divided their bodies and sent them down.

The monsters, unable to withstand this, felt fear and poured down to the lower floors.

The players, who had lost their power along with the disappearance of the Constellations, could not possibly stop them all.

In the end, even before the remnants of the Outer arrived, the players’ society collapsed greatly.

That was the current situation the tower was facing.

-You have entered the Hall of Devils for the first time as a player.

-You have achieved a historical feat.

-You have acquired 100,000,000 points as a reward.

-You have entered the divine realm in a human body.

-You have achieved an amazing feat.

-You have acquired 10,000,000 points as a reward.

As expected, the Hall of Devils.

As soon as I stepped in, numerous system messages popped up and points, also known as achievement points, poured in.

It would have been a situation that would have brought a smile to my face under normal circumstances, but.

“What’s the point of receiving them anyway, since there’s nothing to use them for now.”

The society that made up the tower had completely collapsed due to the Outer. So no matter how many points I earned, it was meaningless now that there was nowhere to use them.

Se-un swallowed a light bitter smile and walked on the glittering gold.

Turning his head, he saw beautiful decorations everywhere.

“It’s truly the epitome of splendor.”

Indeed, it was a building built by the Demon God of Greed.

Beautiful and delicate craftsmanship that seemed impossible unless it was a dwarf, golden liquid gushing through the fountain, and even the statues of the seven demon gods made of gold.

“Even Zeus’s temple wasn’t this extravagant.”

The god of gods.

It was not even comparable to the temple of Zeus, who was called the most powerful chief god among the twelve gods of Olympus [the principal gods of the Greek pantheon].

I wanted to leisurely look around the temple a little more, but.

Thud!

Swish-

“He’s got a really nasty temper.”

The vibration that shook the entire temple and the gold dust falling from the ceiling.

It was clear that the remnants of the Outer were pouring attacks, knowing how Se-un, the last player remaining on the 92nd floor, was located.

A splendid entrance leading to the interior of the temple appeared a little further, but this was not Se-un’s destination.

“It must be there.”

The Hall of Devils was known as the place where the seven demon gods held a general meeting, but its owner was none other than the Demon God of Greed, Mammon.

Now that all the demon gods, including Mammon, had disappeared through the God-Demon War, there was only one thing Se-un was looking for in the Hall of Devils.

‘Mammon’s vault.’

The gold and silver treasures that the Demon God of Greed had collected over eons.

It was the only way to overcome the current situation that I had learned by searching through all kinds of books, extracting the knowledge of the wise, and collecting hidden pieces of the dungeon.

-Using the unique skill, ‘Compass of Journey.’

Whirr!

A golden arrow resembling a compass floated above Se-un’s head.

The only unique skill that allowed Se-un, who had neither the choice of a proper Constellation nor overwhelming combat ability, to climb to the 92nd floor of the tower and find this Hall of Devils.

Compass of Journey.

Se-un’s skill was rated as the best in exploration, adventure, and searching.

Well, thanks to that, I was used by people and had been in danger a lot, but if it weren’t for this skill, it wouldn’t have been possible to even be alive until now.

Thud thud-

“He hid it well.”

Pushing the center of the wall in a remote corner of the temple and tilting the golden candlestick, the floor opened and a wide staircase appeared.

A secret staircase hidden in the Hall of Devils.

There was no need to hesitate. This was the road to the vault of the Demon God of Greed, Mammon.

Bang! Rumble-

The vibration under my feet grew stronger as I went down the stairs.

Feeling that there was not much time left, Se-un’s steps quickened.

After turning around the spiral staircase several times, the door to the vault finally appeared.

As I raised my hand above the door that only the Demon God of Greed could enter.

Zap!

Mana jumped up like electricity and rejected Se-un’s touch.

“Pelches. I can’t believe the day would come when I’d be grateful to that bastard.”

Se-un took out a golden key from his pocket.

A key whose item information could not be identified with any appraisal skill.

Even though it was a reward obtained from the highest-level dungeon, Pelches’ disgusting face came to mind as he threw the key, saying it was a reward, as he could not confirm its use.

After that, Se-un had forgotten about the existence of the key for a while, but he was able to find out while investigating the Hall of Devils.

That this key was the golden key to enter Mammon’s vault.

Clang!

Creak-

The huge golden door opens.

Inside the Hall of Devils, which was only full of gold, something other than gold came into view for the first time.

“Crazy, are these all treasures?”

-You have entered the ‘Treasure Vault of Greed.’

-You have entered the Treasure Vault of Greed for the first time as a player.

-You have achieved a historical feat.

-You have acquired 100,000,000 points as a reward.

System messages didn’t even catch my eye.

Se-un’s eyes sparkled like gold when he saw the golden temple, but he just thought, ‘That’s amazing.’

“The cursed sword, Tyrfing [a mythical sword that brings bad luck], the martial arts book of the Heavenly Demon Divine Art, the forgotten ancient magic book of the 8th circle, and even the dragon’s heart, Dragon Heart……”

Each and every one of the unusual treasures was piled up in this vast warehouse.

Things that would make players, as well as gods, drool were everywhere.

Se-un was also a player, so he almost fell into greed for a moment, but.

Rumble!

“This is not the time.”

I was able to come to my senses thanks to the vibration that rang out just in time.

Suppressing my greed, I rummaged through the warehouse, pushing through the many gold and silver treasures.

The amount of treasure was so great that it seemed like I would have to stay inside for months to find what I wanted, but Se-un had the ‘Compass of Journey’ skill.

Following the golden arrow above my head, I was finally able to find the item I had been wanting so much.

[ Chronos’s Hourglass ]

The hourglass of Chronos [the personification of time in Greek mythology], the god of time.

It was the only way to escape from the tower that was on the verge of collapse.

‘Well, it’s hard to say I’m escaping.’

Even if I use the hourglass, all I can turn back is the ‘user’s time.’ And even if I turn back time like that, I will eventually repeat the current moment.

‘But, if I stop the God-Demon War.’

At least, wouldn’t it be possible to block the attacks of the Outer?

That’s what Se-un thought.

No, even if I don’t rely on the power of demons, if I make the most of the knowledge I have now.

‘If I climb the tower and block the Outer myself.’

At the very least, I will be able to avoid the worst situation like now.

‘And petty revenge is a bonus.’

Click!

Since I had already thought about all the future situations, there was no hesitation in using the hourglass.

-Rewinding time in the ‘Tower’ for the first time.

A new beginning.

The plan is already perfect.

I am full of knowledge about the Compass of Journey, various books, and hidden pieces obtained through players while climbing the tower.

No matter what I do, I will prevent the current state.

I will not do the foolish thing of repeating the wrong past.

-You have used Chronos’s Hourglass.

-Time remaining until all the sand runs out: 9 minutes and 58 seconds…….

As I turned the hourglass, golden grains of sand began to flow out little by little.

Turning back time.

As it was an act of reversing causality, it seemed to take longer than I thought.

Se-un had no time to wait for that leisurely.

Kwaang!

Rumble-

“You’ve come all the way here.”

The ceiling of the golden warehouse collapsed.

As it was the palace of the demon god, its durability should be so strong that even gods could not easily break it.

As expected, it was the power of the Outer, who swallowed the Constellations and occupied the top of the tower.

“Kkeu-uhhh!”

The appearance of the Outer was faintly revealed through the collapsed ceiling.

A roar so intense that I thought my eardrums would burst. It was just the remnants of the Outer, not even the main body, but my hands trembled as soon as I faced it.

Normally, I would have immediately moved my legs to avoid it, but it was different now.

“10 minutes, huh? Well, shall we enjoy it to the fullest during that time?”

[ Zeus’s Thunderbolt, Astrape ]

– One of the three treasures created by the first giant Cyclops [a race of one-eyed giants in Greek mythology] for Zeus, the king of the twelve gods of Olympus and the god who rules the sky.

Zap!

The thunderbolt of the thunder god emitted a brilliant light on Se-un’s hand.