Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 100

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In the end, they headed down the left fork, as Se-un had suggested.

Go Chang-seok was puzzled, but knowing the path Se-un had taken so far, he silently followed his lead.

“It seems like the monsters are decreasing. Are we perhaps on the right track?”

“If so, that wouldn’t be bad either. We could finish the trial early.”

“Hmm, even though you say that, you seem pretty sure it’s not the exit.”

Before the fork, hordes of monsters had attacked relentlessly, but now they hardly appeared, and only the dark passage continued tediously.

With no monsters appearing, Go Chang-seok naturally looked around and observed. Then, as if noticing something strange, he tilted his head.

“This cave is a bit odd.”

“What is it?”

“I thought it was just an ordinary cave, but the more I look, the more unnatural things I see.”

Go Chang-seok pointed to the ceiling of the cave.

The ceiling looked smooth, as if someone had trimmed it.

Someone who didn’t know better might have tilted their head, wondering what was strange about it, but Se-un soon understood what he meant.

“If it were a naturally formed cave, there would be stalactites or stalagmites, but there’s nothing here.”

“That’s true.”

“Even if it were a cave formed by wind or erosion, something still feels off.”

“You know a lot about caves.”

“Haha, back outside, there was a small cave in front of my smithy. In that sense, this place feels strange.”

Se-un agreed with him, but he didn’t know anything about it either.

A Hidden Piece existed at the end of this path, but it didn’t seem to have much to do with what Go Chang-seok was saying.

“For example, maybe it’s some kind of burrow… Ahem, never mind. I think I’m going too far.”

“A burrow… perhaps that’s possible.”

Se-un nodded.

Various monsters existed in the Tower, and most of the monsters appearing in this cave were insect-type.

So perhaps this cave was a burrow made by some monster.

However, even so, no particular monster came to Se-un’s mind.

The guy at the end of this path wasn’t the type to dig such a burrow either.

As they cautiously moved forward,

Se-un stopped and signaled to Go Chang-seok.

“…Is something there? I don’t see anything.”

“Look closely here.”

“Even if you say that, there’s nothing… Hmm?”

In the light of the magic, something shimmered in the distance.

A thin thread. It was so thin that it was hard to spot unless you looked carefully.

“Isn’t that a spiderweb?”

“It seems so.”

This was the real deal.

In his past life, Se-un had followed the guide to this place, carelessly touched the spiderweb, and was chased by the monster that appeared afterward.

He had discovered ‘it’ then, but he had to run away without even trying to open it because of the monster.

But now, it was different. Now he was confident in facing the monster and opening it.

“What are you going to do? It’s so dense, we can’t avoid it all.”

“We don’t need to bother avoiding the spiderweb.”

“Then?”

Whoosh!

A red ember flickered on Se-un’s hand.

-The Vault of Greed has been opened.

[ Inferno ]

– A magic of the Fire Tower, also known as ‘Flamethrower,’ that sprays high-temperature flames in a straight line.

“We can have it come out to greet us.”

Whirr!

The red flames swept forward.

No matter how tough and strong the spiderweb was, it burned away pathetically in front of the 4th Circle fire magic.

He was going to refrain from using fire magic in the enclosed space of the cave, but he didn’t want to waste time here.

If oxygen became scarce, he could just supply oxygen from behind using magic.

It was a reckless method, but backed by excellent skill.

“Kieeeek-!!”

It was the fastest and most effective method.

As the flames burned the spiderweb and moved forward, a strange scream was heard from inside the cave.

Unlike the trivial threats of the monsters that had appeared before, it was a bizarre scream that sent shivers down his spine.

Soon, a thumping vibration was felt from the ground.

“It’s coming.”

“Kieeeek!”

It had run so fast that it appeared within seconds of the scream.

“I feel like I’ve stepped into a movie.”

The creature, crawling on the walls with eight legs, shone eight compound eyes.

The embers remaining on its hairs were still burning, but it didn’t seem to be seriously injured, as if its exoskeleton had magic resistance.

It immediately bared its fangs at the intruder who dared to set fire to its web.

It had already recognized Se-un and Go Chang-seok as enemies, so there was no time for confrontation.

Thump!

“I’ll block the attack!”

Go Chang-seok had already put away his battle hammer and taken out the tower shield he had been carrying on his back.

The moment he saw the spider, he realized that he couldn’t inflict damage with his strength alone.

Quick decision-making. He was better than most warrior-type players.

“Thank you.”

Se-un didn’t waste that moment.

As the spider hesitated, its fangs blocked, he quickly drew Durandal and swung it at the first leg.

Thwack!

He thought it would be cut off in one go, but the exoskeleton was so hard that the sword only sank in halfway.

This alone would prevent the leg from functioning properly, but Se-un had no intention of stopping there.

-The Blood Wolf Claw, the first form of the Blood Wolf Sword Technique, is enhanced through internal energy.

Swoosh!

“Kieeeek!”

A red aura flickered on Durandal, and the spider’s leg was cleanly severed.

The spider seemed flustered and began to roll its eight eyes as it retreated.

It had rushed out in anger at the intruder who had burned its web, but it realized that the situation was unusual.

“Even though I blocked it, my hand is still numb. It seems stronger than the boss monsters I saw during the tutorial?”

“The tutorial was just a tutorial.”

The spider seemed to have finished its deliberation and raised its head as if inhaling.

Its lower abdomen swelled up in an instant, and then it spat out clumps of white spiderweb from its mouth.

Se-un held Durandal in one hand and manifested magic with the other.

-The power of ‘Inferno’ is enhanced according to the mysteries of the Black Tower.

Roar!

The flames burned black-red, enhanced by the mysteries of the Black Tower.

In appearance alone, it looked similar to the black magic ‘Dark Flare,’ but as a higher-circle magic, it boasted much greater firepower.

The spiderweb that the spider spat out was just food for Inferno.

Meanwhile…….

“Kieeeek!”

The spider broke through the flames and charged at Se-un.

It moved as if it had already expected the spiderweb to burn.

It seemed to have predicted Se-un’s attack because it had already been hit by magic inside the cave.

It probably thought it could block the flames with its exoskeleton.

But…….

“It’ll be different from then, though?”

The flames the spider remembered were weakened because they were far from Se-un’s hand.

But now it was different.

The temperature was at its maximum because the distance was close, and the firepower had greatly increased with the addition of the mysteries of the Black Tower.

Sizzle-

The hairs of the spider, which had been charging in without hesitation, all burned up.

The flames did not stop there and began to gnaw at the spider’s entire body.

Its legs melted, and its thick body charred black and shriveled.

The distance between the spider and Se-un was only 5 meters.

It was a short distance that the creature could have reached with just a few movements of its legs, but…….

“Kieeee-”

The creature stretched out its long front legs, but eventually failed to reach Se-un and met its end.

The temperature of the cave soared in an instant due to the aftermath of the magic.

If his companion had not been Go Chang-seok, he would have had difficulty breathing in this heat.

“That’s tremendous heat. It feels hotter than the flames in the smithy.”

The battle ended much earlier than expected.

Still, when he encountered it in his past life, it was such a strong monster that he couldn’t even make a scratch with any weapon.

‘Well, if it’s the 5th Circle, it’s a skill that’s recognized in the mid-levels.’

Since he used such magic in the trial of the 4th floor, no matter how strong the monster was, it couldn’t be a match for Se-un.

-You have devoured the ‘Cave King Spider.’

-Absorbing nutrients increases Wisdom by 8 and Agility by 3.

-The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ is satisfied that the food is crispy and well-cooked.

Se-un drew in wind to cool down the heat and put out the fire.

Once the surroundings were roughly cleaned up, he immediately followed the path.

The walls of the cave were blackened by the flames, but there was no problem moving forward.

Then, at the end of the cave, he arrived.

“It seems like it was that spider’s nest after all.”

“It does.”

Traces of melted spiderwebs and the corpses of monsters with only bones left were everywhere.

The problem was that there was no more path.

“Hmm, it’s a shame, but it seems your choice was wrong this time. Let’s go back quickly.”

“Just a moment.”

Woo-oong!

Se-un used Searching to sense the surrounding mana.

In his past life, he only had to follow the guide, but he couldn’t do that now.

Soon, he was able to find a suspicious spot.

“Hmm? What are you doing……”

Thwack!

Se-un took out the hammer he had used to smash the stone bridge in the trial on the 2nd floor and struck the wall.

The black soot peeled off, and stone dust fell from the ceiling.

Since it was a blocked place except for the path they had come through, the impact echoed loudly.

“W-wait, the cave will collapse if you keep doing that!”

Thwack!

Go Chang-seok tried to stop him, but Se-un swung the hammer again without hesitation.

The cracks that formed around the point of impact spread out like spiderwebs.

Se-un, thinking it was almost done, poured his last strength into the hammer with internal energy.

With a cracking sound, the cracks deepened further, and soon the stone fragments could not withstand it and fell from their place.

Go Chang-seok was horrified, thinking the cave was collapsing, but the feared situation did not occur.

Instead.

“……What’s that?”

“It seems I’ve found the right place.”

Between the broken walls.

-You have completed the Hidden Quest, ‘Hidden Door.’

-Additional points are awarded for the trial ‘Passing Through the Cave.’

A smooth wall that looked like a door appeared.

The door was hidden inside the cave wall, and to make matters worse, it was sealed with a sturdy lock as if refusing entry.

The lock had a golden beetle pattern drawn on it, and a great power was felt.

Was the key hidden in a hidden piece that Se-un hadn’t found on the way here? Or was it a place that was not allowed to be opened in the first place?

He tried to strike the lock with Durandal, but the lock shone gold and deflected Se-un’s attack.

A perfect seal that refused any contact.

Other players would have given up and retreated here. Even if they were disappointed here, there was no way to open the door.

However, Se-un was different.

‘I can finally check this.’

A beautiful key appeared from the subspace pocket.

It was the ‘Small Key’ that Se-un had obtained as the 1st place reward in the tutorial achievement ranking.

A key for which no information was disclosed when checking the item information.

The opportunity to test its ability had finally arrived.