Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 116

The Devil’s Vault Raided – 120

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‘What is it?’

A Sacred Imprint shining usually meant one of two things.

First, when Se-un used the power of fear.

Second, when reacting to divine power, or divinity.

Se-un had just finished a battle, so it couldn’t be the first. That left only the second possibility.

That meant there was some kind of divinity remaining around here.

‘Is Dionysus’s divinity still lingering?’

-The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows Its Head,’ murmurs that it will bestow a great reward if you offer it an amethyst.

As he pondered, Se-un recalled one of Mamon’s previous messages.

‘He twitches his beak, wondering where you got so many amethysts that can withstand divinity.’

Mamon had said that amethysts had the power to withstand divinity.

Perhaps that was why the Sacred Imprint was reacting.

The light grew stronger as he moved his right arm, where the Sacred Imprint was etched, towards the amethyst.

Se-un gently placed his hand on the nearest amethyst.

-The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows Its Head,’ generously spreads its wings, asking what you desire.

He ignored Mamon’s message.

Se-un was only focused on the Sacred Imprint, the amethyst, and the power contained within.

Thanks to the Authority of Gluttony, he had managed to devour and seize Pan’s status, however.

So perhaps, he could also absorb the divinity of Dionysus residing in the amethyst.

Whoosh!

The Sacred Imprint touching the amethyst emitted an even stronger light.

Beyond the smooth texture against his palm, he felt a strong energy surging.

-The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows Its Head,’ shouts, asking what you are doing and demanding you take your hand off immediately.

-The Constellation, ‘The Serpent Enclosing Jealousy,’ flicks its tongue, showing interest in your actions.

-The Constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince,’ wonders why everyone is so interested in something they can’t even eat.

The Black Mirror’s heart, which he had touched to meet Leviathan, came to mind.

He didn’t feel a heartbeat, but he felt an indescribable power, just like back then.

This was definitely Dionysus’s divinity.

Another player would have lost consciousness just by touching it, or at least struggled to withstand the power, but Se-un already possessed a small but distinct status through the Satyr’s Sacred Imprint.

Closing his eyes and calmly feeling the power, Se-un nodded at the Sacred Imprint’s request and opened his eyes.

At that moment.

-The Satyr’s Sacred Imprint (Sealed) reacts to the divine status.

-The status of the Constellation sealed within the Sacred Imprint partially awakens and absorbs the external status.

A dark brown goat shape emerged, centered around the Sacred Imprint.

It stood beside Se-un, snorted loudly, and then powerfully kicked off the ground, charging towards the amethyst.

Crack!

The goat’s thick horns collided with the amethyst.

Se-un had struggled so hard to break the Scorpion’s exoskeleton, only managing to create a crack smaller than a fingernail, but when the goat collided with it, the amethyst shattered like glass.

No, it wasn’t actually shattered.

It was the destruction of status, not physical destruction.

To be precise, it was the breaking of a kind of shield protecting Dionysus’s divinity.

The divinity trapped inside the amethyst was released and absorbed into the Sacred Imprint, making the goat’s dark brown fur gleam.

Baa!

The goat’s cry echoed through the cavern.

Soon after, dozens of goats appeared behind Se-un.

They were smaller than the first goat that appeared, but all of them were made of divine power, practically divine beings themselves.

Clang, claaang!

They spread out in all directions of the cavern, smashing the amethysts.

Even if their horns broke, they didn’t stop, greedily absorbing the divinity trapped inside the amethysts.

-The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows Its Head,’ cries out in shock, watching the amethysts being destroyed.

Perhaps more than half of the amethysts in the cavern were destroyed?

They weren’t actually shattered, but the power contained within them had completely disappeared, turning them into ordinary crystals with no mana.

It was at that moment. Se-un’s Sacred Imprint became unbearably hot.

Sizzle!

“Kugh…….”

The pain was like being burned. No, it wasn’t just a hot sensation on the skin, but a feeling of his very soul being scorched.

But Se-un clenched his left hand tightly around his right wrist, gritting his teeth.

A higher divinity meant a higher status of the soul.

For Se-un, who was planning to reach the realm of the Constellations to stop the Outer Gods, this was a golden opportunity.

At Se-un’s will, which told them to ignore him and continue their actions, the existing goats and the newly created goats joined forces to destroy all the amethysts in the cavern.

Mamon sent messages telling him to stop, but he had no time to pay attention to them.

-The ‘Satyr’s Sacred Imprint’ absorbs Dionysus’s divinity.

-A new potential, ‘Rampage,’ is etched into the Legend of the Blood Wolf.

-The second ability of the Sacred Imprint, ‘Rampage,’ awakens.

Dionysus’s status was not only being absorbed into the Sacred Imprint but also began to be absorbed into Se-un’s soul.

The result was the new potential etched into the Legend of the Blood Wolf.

Breaking the rule that all players could only have one potential, the potential of Rampage was added.

From that moment on, even Se-un experienced unbearable pain.

The amethysts in the cavern were already completely destroyed.

Se-un could no longer bear it and screamed, raising his right hand with the Sacred Imprint high.

At the same time, the numerous goats in the cavern all raised their heads and howled towards the ceiling.

Whoosh!

The Sacred Imprint emitted a great light as if it were burning.

Soon, the dark brown Sacred Imprint burned away, and in its place, a Sacred Imprint with the shape of a wolf appeared.

Meeeeee-

The goats also underwent a transformation.

The horns cracked and split, and the lustrous dark brown skin cracked and peeled off like a husk.

And from within.

Wooooo-!!

Wolves with blood-red fur appeared, baring their sharp fangs and howling into the air.

At that moment, it was as if a faint red full moon was rising on the tightly sealed ceiling of the cavern.

The wolves, howling to announce their existence, soon began to be absorbed into the Sacred Imprint.

Thud-

“S, Se-un!”

Se-un, who had barely maintained consciousness to the point of bleeding from his lips, finally collapsed.

* * *

“Let me go! It’s not true! It’s not true!”

“The God of Wine has already admitted the truth. He said that you first proposed offering amethysts in exchange for eternal amusement.”

“What? That guy! No, that bastard! Hey, it’s not true! He was the one who made the offer to me first!”

“You can explain yourself at the Tribunal [a court or judicial body] .”

“N, no! No wayyy!”

The chief manager of the 7th floor was dragged away by two giants, his wrists held in their grasp.

A contract with a Constellation to satisfy personal desires, not for the sake of the Tower and its trials, was a grave crime that led not only to the deprivation of position but even to the annihilation of existence.

Being summoned to the Tribunal and with perfect evidence, no matter how much he made excuses, he was already destined to disappear.

The managers of the 7th floor lowered their heads and turned away from him.

The moment they stood up for him, citing friendship, they too could be summoned to the Tribunal.

Even if they knew something, it was wisest to keep their mouths shut now.

After the chief manager disappeared, the audit team leader dispatched to investigate this incident appeared in front of Tuning.

“You’ve worked hard. Reporting the chief manager couldn’t have been an easy choice.”

“Ah, no. I just proceeded according to the manual.”

“Following the manual in the face of power is a great thing in itself.”

“Haha…….”

Tuning smiled awkwardly at the compliment.

In the end, Se-un’s words were all correct. The chief manager of the 7th floor had a contract with Dionysus and was secretly providing amethysts, which was a serious criminal act.

Through this incident, a full-scale audit was scheduled to take place on other floors as well.

“By the way, the position of chief manager of the 7th floor is vacant. It’s hard to find someone to fill the position right away……. If you’re willing, how about taking on the position?”

“Me, you say?”

“Haha, of course. If you’re someone who didn’t succumb to power and could report injustice, you’d be able to handle the position of chief manager wonderfully.”

“Ah…….”

“Besides, weren’t you the chief manager of the tutorial before? You’ll have practical experience, so the conditions are sufficient.”

This was also exactly what Se-un had said.

The chief manager of the 7th floor.

Until recently, he couldn’t even set foot in the Tower, but suddenly the amazing position of chief manager of the 7th floor was right in front of him.

This was an unprecedentedly rapid promotion in the Tower, so Tuning was stunned for a moment.

It was hard to believe that this situation was real.

“What do you think?”

“I…….”

It was an offer he should accept, of course.

He was currently in charge of a special task force corresponding to a team leader, but it was just a team leader in name only, a kind of honorary position with no one under his command.

In comparison, the position of chief manager had numerous managers just by looking around right now.

It was a position that was incomparable to a special task force.

But, why?

After pondering for a moment, Tuning soon shook his head.

“I’m fine.”

“Really? Frankly speaking, I know that your current position is close to an honorary one.”

“Haha, that’s right. No staff under me, and tons of work. I haven’t been able to sleep properly since entering the Tower.”

“Then why are you refusing?”

At the auditor’s question, Tuning turned his head and looked at the monitor.

A man who had collapsed at the end of the crystal cave.

A man who had captured numerous hidden pieces since the tutorial, showed an unusual move even after entering the Tower, and tormented himself.

And now, a man who had created his own status, even though he was just a player on the 7th floor.