Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 113

The Devil’s Vault Raided – Episode 117

Chapter 117

“It’s one mountain after another; that’s exactly what it is.”

“I know, right?”

Seun placed his hand on the crystal wall.

He felt the cool chill unique to crystals from the smooth surface.

He wondered how many layers it was made of; it was so transparent, yet he couldn’t see through it at all.

‘Could I break it with Imagine Breaker?’

Thinking that, Seun quickly shook his head.

Even breaking a small crystal, insignificant compared to the crystal wall, consumed mana equivalent to a 3rd Circle spell. [In this context, ‘Circle’ refers to a level of magical ability or spell potency, with higher numbers indicating greater power.]

He had used it once, so he would be more familiar with it next time, but even so, it didn’t seem like he could break this crystal wall in one blow.

It wasn’t that the power of the Treasure, Durandal, was weak.

It was because the one wielding that power, Seun himself, was lacking in strength.

Seun, who possessed internal energy equivalent to 2 cycles and mana of the 5th Circle on the 7th floor of the Tower, still couldn’t fully unleash the power of the Treasure.

The same went for other treasures as well.

If he were to use even the Dragon Heart with his current body, his body would immediately explode.

Clearly, his martial prowess was impressive enough to attract the attention of numerous Constellations on the 7th floor, but compared to the previous players of the Tower, he was still far behind.

Realizing his limitations anew, Seun shook his head.

Now was not the time to be immersed in such negative thoughts.

He couldn’t give up on the trial after coming this far. He had to find a way to get through this door, no matter what.

But at that moment.

-You have successfully completed the hidden 7th-floor trial, ‘Saha’s Crystal Cave’.

-Total accumulated Merit Points: 400,000 points.

-Congratulations! You have passed the 7th-floor trial with a rank of 1st place.

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

An unimaginable message appeared before his eyes.

Yoo Seo-ah also had a bewildered expression, as if she had also seen the message.

“Could this be the secret the trial was talking about? It’s suspicious, especially since we haven’t even uncovered the secret’s true nature yet…”

Seun had the same thought.

The situation was too ambiguous to say they had passed the trial. Moreover, the Merit Points seemed a bit suspicious.

Just considering the creatures they had defeated in this trial, could the Merit Points really be so perfectly aligned?

Of course, it could be a coincidence. Or, since it was a hidden trial, the Merit Point calculation method might be different.

But even so, he couldn’t shake off the uneasy feeling.

It felt as if someone was trying to usher Seun and Yoo Seo-ah onto the next floor to conceal what was behind the crystal wall.

‘No, it might not be a misunderstanding.’

There are administrators in the Tower.

Like Tuning, the administrator Seun met at the end of the tutorial, they are not always friendly beings to players.

Perhaps what’s inside is really connected to the Constellations, and they tampered with the system to hide it.

At that time, Mamon’s message, who was admiring the crystal while contemplating, came to mind.

-The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows His Head,’ finally recognizes the crystal.

-The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows His Head,’ exclaims that the crystal is made of the same material as ‘Dionysus’ Goblet.’

-The Constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince,’ is startled, realizing it’s the same material as the goblet he used to use.

‘Dionysus’ Goblet?’

Seun knew about Dionysus.

One of the twelve gods of Olympus, the god of wine. He was also known to govern madness, festivals, abundance, and wildness.

As a Constellation of the chief god level, there were quite a few players who followed him in the Tower.

Recalling the past, Seun could remember a purple goblet in his memory.

‘A purple goblet…’

Before his regression, he had once attended a party hosted by a guild that followed Dionysus.

As followers of the god of wine, they bestowed good wine and songs upon the players.

Of course, they took their ‘price’ after the party was over.

At that time, Seun had seen it. The goblet that the guild leader held while starting the speech at the beginning of the party.

It was definitely a beautiful goblet with a subtle purple hue, like a crystal.

-The Constellation, ‘The Serpent Enclosing Jealousy,’ nods.

-The Constellation, ‘The Serpent Enclosing Jealousy,’ begins to explain that the goblets made by Dionysus are very popular among the Constellations.

‘Then could this place be…’

All the situations so far fit together in his head like gears.

A hidden passage. A crystal that could not be destroyed without the Authority of Greed. And the giant crystal wall blocking his path.

Finally, Dionysus’ Goblet.

-The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows His Head,’ clicks his beak, wondering where he got so much amethyst to withstand divinity.

This was the place where Dionysus procured the materials for his goblets.

‘If so, I can’t stop here.’

Dionysus was one of the good gods and a god who loved peace, but he was also one of the gods who hindered Seun.

His followers followed Dionysus’ will, enjoying drinking and dancing, and preaching it to the players.

To players exhausted from the trials, it was a great blessing, but Dionysus’ wine did not just allow players to rest but made them fall into laziness.

Naturally, their growth stagnated, and there were more than a few who gave up climbing the Tower.

For Seun, who was thinking of raising the Tower’s strength to face the Outer Gods, it was nothing but an obstacle.

To be able to hinder such Dionysus was something to welcome with open arms.

“Seun, what are you going to do? Should we rest for a bit and then challenge the next trial?”

“No.”

“Then, are you going to go right away…”

“No, I’m going to get past this crystal wall.”

“Pardon?”

However, there was one problem.

How on earth was he going to get past this crystal wall?

-The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows His Head,’ understands your thoughts and gives a chilling smile, finding it interesting.

-The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows His Head,’ asks what you are worrying about in front of the ‘door’ and points to your chest.

‘Door?’

Yes, this was a door.

He hadn’t thought about it because he was prejudiced by the appearance of the crystal wall, but this was clearly a door guarding the inside.

If so, wasn’t there something he could try?

Understanding Mamon’s message, Seun took out a key from his chest.

A Master Key. A universal key that could open any lock in the world.

Of course, there was no lock or space to insert a key on the crystal wall.

But Seun held out the key towards the front.

Strangely enough, the key slid into the crystal, which was difficult to even scratch with Durandal.

He could be sure when he saw the subtle ripples around the key.

Clang.

Seun turned the key.

He heard a sound of something catching, and the ripples that had formed around the key spread out even wider.

The ripples became waves, and the waves became a tsunami.

The solid crystal wall instantly collapsed.

One layer, two layers.

The gradually spreading tsunami eventually stopped, collapsing even the innermost crystal wall.

The size of the crystal wall was so thick that the debris of the crystal was piled high in the passage, which was nearly 5 meters long.

“Wow…”

Yoo Seo-ah exclaimed.

However, she wasn’t the only one surprised. Seun was also surprised by what had happened before his eyes, his eyes wide open.

The key he had obtained as a reward from the tutorial.

He had chosen it because he knew so many doors in the Tower, but to think it could be used in this situation.

The key’s uses seemed to be more diverse than he had thought.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes!”

Seun took a step forward.

At that moment, a glitching message, as if a system error had occurred, blocked his path.

It seemed as if someone was desperately trying to stop Seun’s intrusion.

Seun realized that the reason this trial was completed so abruptly was due to the administrator’s intervention.

And soon, the system message was organized.

-Due to the player’s unexpected behavior, the 7th-floor administrator requests intervention in the trial.

-The system refuses the administrator’s intervention.

-The 7th-floor administrator summons the player’s special supervisor.

-Special intervention is attempted through the authority of the special supervisor.

‘Special supervisor?’

Like the one he saw in the tutorial, the system message stretched out long like a door.

More than that, it wasn’t the 7th-floor administrator but a special supervisor. That meant that not only the Constellations but also the administrators of the Tower were watching Seun.

‘Well, I guess it can’t be helped since I’ve caused so much trouble.’

From the events in the tutorial to hunting Tabula’s wolves and Stone Lava after entering the Tower.

Even Seun himself had committed countless conspicuous acts.

A human figure began to appear among the stretched-out system messages.

But somehow, that figure looked familiar.

“Haa…”

The first thing he heard was a sigh as if the world had collapsed. Soon, a man wearing a shabby suit and a loosened tie appeared.

Tuning.

The administrator who had appeared before Seun for the 1st place reward in the Merit Point ranking in the tutorial.

Somehow, he, who had been the administrator of the tutorial, had become Seun’s special supervisor.

“How… could you open this…”

In the tutorial, he had at least put on a business smile, but not now. Even after making eye contact with Seun, he sighed as if the ground was sinking.

The dark circles under his eyes were darker and longer than before.

He looked as if he hadn’t slept for at least a week.

Looking at the position of special supervisor, he could quickly realize that the cause was Seun himself.

“It’s been a while. Seun… Player.”

“Looks like you’ve been promoted.”

“Promoted? Haa, I guess you could say it’s a promotion. Since I’ve entered the Tower, for now…”

Tuning sighed once again. He seemed to be under a lot of stress.

“But what’s going on? I know it’s taboo for administrators to intervene in trials.”

“How did you know that! Ah… No, ha…”

He shouted in a flustered manner, then sighed, clutching his head.

He seemed to have been called in such a hurry that he hadn’t even organized his thoughts yet.

Yoo Seo-ah asked from the side what was going on, but Seun postponed the answer until later.

Now that the administrator had appeared, it was necessary to focus on the conversation with him first.

Just as a handful of hair fell from his hand as he clutched his head, he lowered his eyes and continued to speak, as if he had sorted out his thoughts.

“As you may have already guessed, you cannot go any further.”

“You don’t have the authority to stop that.”

“…Anyone would think you’re our employee. To think that a player on the 7th floor knows our manual so well.”

Seun did not answer.

But there was nothing to gain by pretending not to know in front of him now. Rather, it was more advantageous to pressure him by pretending to know and get something out of it.

Tuning looked at Seun with suspicious eyes, but he couldn’t find out anything by doing so.

“…Haa, I understand. What do you want? I’ll give you a generous reward.”

“I don’t need it.”

“Pardon?”

“I don’t need a reward, and I’m going to check what’s ahead.”

“No, you can’t. You really can’t. I’m really going to die. Please stop, as if you’re saving someone’s life. Okay?”

“I can’t.”

“Don’t do that, think about it. I’ll give you a really generous reward. It will definitely be a big help when you climb the floors in the future!”

Seun shook his head.

He must have appeared after hearing the order from the 7th-floor administrator to stop Seun at all costs.

But no matter what, he had no intention of stopping here.

No matter how much of a special supervisor he was, if it was the administrator Seun knew, it was possible to give the player a slight penalty, but it was impossible to forcibly stop his movements.

Tuning ended up kneeling, and Yoo Seo-ah, who was flustered next to him, didn’t know what to do.

And finally, Seun, who had finished organizing his thoughts, opened his mouth to Tuning.