Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 111

“Trial alteration? So, are we the only ones with a different trial than everyone else?”

“Probably.”

“Hmm……”

“Don’t worry. It’ll be beneficial; it’s never a loss.”

Saha’s Crystal Cave.

Since it was Seun’s first time visiting, he didn’t know the strategy. Thus, he slowly reread the trial details.

‘The secret of the Crystal Cave…….’

Honestly, the goal was too vague.

If the objective was to defeat something, find something, or arrive somewhere, he would have acted without hesitation.

But since it was to find a secret, he had no choice but to search every nook and cranny of the Crystal Cave while racking his brain.

Moreover.

‘No time limit.’

It was the first trial without a time limit since entering the Tower.

Trials without a time limit were mostly large-scale trials that appeared from at least the 20th floor onward…….

Perhaps that meant the secret was that difficult to find.

‘The entrance is blocked.’

Turning around, the passage Seun had crossed had completely collapsed.

He didn’t try it, but since the trial had already begun, it would be impossible to reopen the entrance with physical force.

Thinking that, Seun first took out a hammer from his subspace pocket.

“Seun? Why the hammer……”

“Can you cover your ears for a moment?”

“No way!”

Kwaaaang!!

Seun swung the hammer at the crystal-embedded wall.

As Yoo Seo-ah hurriedly covered her ears and squeezed her eyes shut, a vibration that rang through the cave spread out.

Lifting the hammer again, there wasn’t even a slight crack on the wall. The crystals embedded in the wall were the same.

Only the palm of his hand, which had been gripping the hammer tightly, trembled numbly.

‘It seems to be indestructible terrain.’

He wondered if he could mine some crystals if he could destroy it, but it seemed impossible.

And what he realized from this attack wasn’t just that mining was difficult.

Wooong-

Woowoong-

The vibration that spread through the cave and returned like an echo.

That alone was enough to know that this was quite a complex terrain.

“Let’s go.”

“……Yes.”

Yoo Seo-ah slapped her cheeks with both hands to clear her mind and followed behind Seun.

The more they walked through the cave, the more the dreamlike atmosphere stood out.

Here and there, several groups of mushrooms emitting light like crystals grew in the crevices of the cave, and Seun harvested them without hesitation.

‘If they contain this much mana, they must have some effect.’

If he brought them to Lee Ha-neul, he might be able to make good medicine.

Thanks to the knowledge from the previously used plant encyclopedia, he could at least expect that they were edible.

Even if it was difficult to make medicine, if he brought them to Kim So-hee, who was in charge of cooking in the clan, she would somehow be able to use them.

“I don’t feel any wind, but the air is incredibly fresh.”

“It’s probably thanks to the mana.”

“Mana?”

“Just like creating fire and water with magic, it’s not impossible to create oxygen with just mana.”

“Amazing. This thing called magic.”

In fact, there was a contradiction in Seun’s answer.

Clearly, oxygen could be created with mana, but such a thing rarely happened naturally.

Usually, a formula that converts mana into oxygen was needed. In other words, a magic circle.

That meant this place was artificially created.

Perhaps that was the secret of the Crystal Cave that the trial was talking about.

Perhaps because nothing was happening, Yoo Seo-ah had the余裕 [room to spare/leeway] to check the clan chat.

Yoo Seo-ah’s expression brightened as she checked people’s conversations.

“It seems like other people are slowly finishing the 6th floor trial.”

“It wasn’t a very difficult trial as long as you found the way.”

“Some people are challenging the next trial right away, but it’s different from us again. They have to uncover the identity of the mirage, but it seems difficult to understand the meaning.”

Originally the 7th floor trial, ‘The Identity of the Mirage.’

For Seun before his regression, it was a trial that he easily cleared using the journey’s guide, but it wasn’t the same for other players.

As the name of the trial suggested, dealing with monsters in a situation where mirages were shimmering everywhere was not an easy task, let alone finding the way.

Perhaps they would have to go through several trials and errors, breaking through each mirage to pass the trial.

‘But if they don’t give up, they can definitely pass the trial.’

There was only one case where people failed on the 7th floor trial.

Giving up due to repeated failures. After being tricked by the mirages a few times, they would lie down saying there was no hope.

If it wasn’t for that, the 7th floor trial could definitely be passed.

And if it was the people of the Diablo Clan that Seun knew, they wouldn’t give up with just that level of trial.

“Don’t worry. Everyone will do well.”

“Of course! Rather than that, we should focus on our trial.”

“That’s right.”

Just as Yoo Seo-ah cheered up and quickened her pace, Seun stood still and reached out to stop her.

Before she could ask why, she sensed a strange presence from the wall and immediately drew her twin swords.

“I guess it’s not going to be easy.”

The stones that rolled out from the wall that Seun couldn’t even make a dent in with his hammer were wriggling as if they were alive.

It seemed to have a complete form, but Seun had no intention of just watching it.

Kkaang!

Seun hurriedly raised Durandal, gathered his internal energy, and struck down the middle of the monster.

Along with a sharp metallic sound, a familiar vibration was felt through the handle.

Yoo Seo-ah also sharply raised her twin swords and followed behind Seun, but the sound she heard wasn’t very cheerful.

“Jjireuk [Stab].”

“Jjireureuk [Stabbing].”

“Damn tough.”

“I can’t…… see any gaps.”

Both of their attacks failed.

In the meantime, the monsters had taken perfect form.

A quadrupedal animal-like appearance based on the crystals in the middle.

It looked so clumsy that it was difficult to express exactly what it resembled, but the sharply raised tail definitely resembled a scorpion.

“It’s coming.”

“Jjireuk [Stab]!”

Indeed, was it because they were confident in their tails as Seun thought?

The monsters rushed forward, wielding their sharp tails like spears.

As Yoo Seo-ah said, the monsters’ body structure was so exquisite that there weren’t even gaps between the joints.

It wasn’t artificially created; it really felt like the rocks were moving alive.

Kang, Kang!

He deflected the tails and tried to counterattack several times, but he couldn’t inflict any significant damage.

It was only because it was Durandal that the blade wasn’t damaged and he could at least scratch the monsters; if it was a normal weapon, the blade would have been broken long ago.

-According to the mysteries of the Black Tower, the power of ‘Lightning Spear’ is enhanced.

-According to the mysteries of the Black Tower, the power of ‘Inferno’ is enhanced.

Pajijik [crackling sound]!

Hwareuk [whoosh]!

He used magic just in case, but the result was the same.

The electricity disappeared as soon as it touched the monster’s body, and the flames only warmed the monster’s body.

The situation was the same for Yoo Seo-ah.

She avoided the monsters’ attacks with her flashy footwork, but she couldn’t counterattack because there were no openings.

There was no point in just engaging in meaningless confrontation; it would only waste stamina.

“Seun! How about we run away for now? Let’s get some distance and strategize……”

“No, I think I know roughly now.”

Finding weaknesses is more important than anything else when dealing with monsters.

Seun was able to deduce how to deal with the monsters based on his experience and knowledge so far.

The first method was to use fire and ice magic in succession.

Even though it didn’t inflict a large blow at once, since he had confirmed that they were heated by the heat, cracks would definitely form if he repeatedly used fire and ice.

However, this case was too inefficient.

To cause that level of effect, he had to repeat the two magics at least three or four times.

And the second method was.

-The Vault of Greed has been opened.

[ Baguazhang(八卦掌) ]

– One of the three major martial arts considered to be representative of Internal Martial Arts, along with Taijiquan and Xingyiquan. It is characterized by the frequent use of the palm, unlike general schools.

Tuk [thud].

“……Jjireuk [Stab]?”

Peoeong [Explosion]!

Attacking the inside, not the outside.

When Seun lightly waved his palm, the monsters’ bodies, which were harder than rock, burst like bubblegum.

He didn’t exert much force either.

Lightly, as if the wind was flowing. Extending the palm using the elasticity of the body rather than strength.

Each time, the monsters’ bodies burst one by one, and in an instant, five enemies disappeared, becoming pathetic fragments.

“……How did you do that?”

“It’s simple. They were monsters with weak insides despite their hard exteriors.”

“So how do you get to the inside…… Haa, never mind.”
Yoo Seo-ah shook her head as if she had given up.

It was a technique that he couldn’t teach Yoo Seo-ah, even if it was Kang Han-cheol, so it was difficult to continue the conversation.

Instead, Seun looked around the monsters’ corpses scattered in front and continued his explanation.

“This, do you see it?”

“Crystals?”

“This is the core of these guys. Even a small shock will cause them to explode like this if it reaches the core.”

“Ah…….”

“No, it would be more accurate to say that the core lost its power and scattered rather than exploded.”

The reason why the monsters seemed to have exploded was because the remaining power after destroying the core was dispersed around the core.

Seun wasn’t familiar with Baguazhang because it was the first time he had used it, but it was enough to deal with these guys.

“And here.”

“Huh? It’s connected to the tail.”

“Yeah. It seems like the power spreads from the core through the tail. Like the central nervous system in humans. You could say it’s the spinal cord.”

“Then if we cut this tail……”

“Yeah. If that’s possible, we can neutralize them without hitting the core.”

“That’s right! I was too focused on the body, but there was definitely a bigger gap in the tail than in the body.”

“Good eye. We should aim for there next time.”

Although it seemed simple on the outside, Baguazhang consumed a lot of internal energy as it transmitted power to the inside of the enemy.

Of course, it wasn’t a burden to Seun, who had 2 cycles of internal energy, but if dozens or hundreds of monsters appeared, it would be quite difficult.

In preparation for that time, it was necessary to tell Yoo Seo-ah how to attack.

It didn’t seem like such a thing would happen on the 7th floor trial, but this was a hidden trial, not a normal trial, so you never knew what might happen, when, or where.

Yoo Seo-ah nodded as she carefully observed the fragments of the tail.

Perhaps from the next battle, she would be able to hunt the monsters easily.

“Ready?”

“Yes. I’m confident I won’t panic next time.”

“Let’s go.”

“Yes!”

As they were about to leave the fragments behind and move on, a message urgently popped up to Seun.

-The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ urges you, asking why you are not using your authority.

-The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ whines that he will faint from hunger if he doesn’t put something in his mouth right now.

‘……He’s going to eat that?’

Seun stared at the crystal and rock fragments scattered on the floor with a dumbfounded expression.