Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 125

The Vault of the Demon God – Chapter 129

“That man is…!”

“Shhh.”

Se-un urgently silenced Yasha.

He didn’t want to be caught off guard, especially without knowing the enemy’s identity or strength.

Judging by her reaction, she seemed to know who he was.

Fortunately, the man was focused on his prayer and didn’t notice their presence.

Crouching low at the edge of the barrier, Se-un asked in a hushed voice, trying not to be overheard, “Do you know him?”

“He’s a sorcerer from the city of Skape. Or, rather, he *used* to be.”

“So, he isn’t anymore.”

“That’s right. He was once the most skilled sorcerer in the city, but he was expelled several years ago.”

“Why?”

“I didn’t hear all the details, but… rumor has it he tried to use the lower-class citizens of the city to create soldiers to fight against the sandstorms.”

“Soldiers?”

“To be precise, he was planning to kill the lower class and use their life force to create something… like golems or animated constructs.”

The sand city of Skape, as Se-un remembered, wasn’t a fertile place. Due to the harsh desert environment, drinking water and food were scarce.

Naturally, a poverty-stricken underclass existed on the outskirts of the city.

From their perspective, they were desperately trying to survive, but others treated them as a nuisance that polluted the city.

To kill such people and create soldiers to stop the sandstorms…

A proposal that a corrupt lord might consider.

The sandstorms that struck once a year were a constant threat to the people of Skape.

However, fortunately, the lord here seemed different. He rejected the sorcerer’s proposal and banished him from the city.

“What’s that statue?”

“I’m not sure either. I feel like I’ve seen it somewhere…”

While Yasha pondered, Se-un carefully observed the statue.

It generally resembled a quadrupedal beast, but it looked as if it had been coated in a thick, viscous liquid.

Even though it was a statue, the dripping liquid was vividly depicted.

It looked just like…

‘Could it be…?’

The last enemy Se-un saw before his regression.

It resembled an Outer [a being from beyond the known world, often associated with chaos and immense power].

However, Se-un quickly shook his head.

Before his regression, Se-un had never encountered an Outer, even while climbing to the 92nd floor of the Tower.

Moreover, even after reading hundreds, even thousands, of books in the Repository of Knowledge [a vast library containing forbidden or lost lore], information about the Outer was scarce, amounting to only a few books.

Even those contained only abstract content.

For such an Outer to be sealed on the mere 10th floor was nonsensical.

As Se-un shook his head, Yasha spoke, as if something had come to mind.

“Ah, I think I saw a similar mural in the inner castle.”

“Mural?”

“It was a mural depicting the legend I mentioned earlier, and the monster that appeared there had a similar shape to that statue.”

“Then why is that sorcerer praying to a monster?”

“I can’t say for sure.”

A sorcerer banished from the city and a statue of a monster associated with the sandstorms.

Although the details were unknown, if Se-un’s intuition was correct, one thing was clear.

He was plotting something here to take revenge on the city that had exiled him.

“Maybe he’s trying to break the seal.”

“Surely not. If that happens, our city will…”

“That’s what he’s aiming for. If the seal is weakening because of that sorcerer, doesn’t that explain the anomalies that have been happening?”

“…That’s right. The timing *is* suspiciously perfect.”

“Let’s ask him directly for more details.”

“If you’re planning to talk, I’ll step forward first. We weren’t close, but I have some acquaintance with him, so he might be more willing to listen to me.”

“No, you stay here.”

“Pardon?”

“I’d like to start the conversation with the upper hand, if possible.”

Swish-

Se-un’s body blurred.

Yasha, who was watching Se-un from the side, was surprised by his sudden movement.

-Kilkel’s Stealth is enhanced through internal energy.

He channeled his internal energy [cultivated life force or spiritual energy] into his stealth technique, maximizing its effectiveness.

Assimilating into the golden, shimmering sand, he moved his feet very slowly.

Even though he was walking on the sinking sand, not even a whisper of sound escaped.

‘There are no magical traps around, and now is the best chance while he’s focused on his prayer.’

He had already finished searching the surroundings with Searching Magic.

All he had to do was quietly approach the man from behind and put the blade to his neck with Kilkel’s Assassination Technique.

From that moment on, he would find out what the man was up to, even if he had to threaten him.

Peaceful conversation that Yasha mentioned?

That was impossible with someone who had already been banished from the city and was preparing for revenge.

If he tried to do anything foolish instead of spitting out information, he would just slit his throat on the spot.

‘Three meters.’

The man’s back was getting closer.

As the distance narrowed, he began to hear the man’s muttering, little by little.

“Oh, you who descended from the universe and covered the earth, please once again engulf the desert and inflict true fear upon us…”

Although it contained words that were difficult to understand at times, he could understand about half of it thanks to the system’s correction.

Just before approaching the back of his neck, the image of the Outer involuntarily flashed in Se-un’s mind.

The appearance of the statue that seemed to be flowing down, and the words the sorcerer was chanting. All of them were pointing to the Outer.

But now was not the time to dwell on this.

Just as Se-un regained his senses, calmly drew his sword, and was about to bring it to the man’s Adam’s apple…

“…In that great name, grant me the power to eliminate the intruder who dares to disturb your sanctuary.”

Whoa!

A pillar of sand erupted before his eyes.

Had he already noticed Se-un’s presence?

Evading the pillar, he widened the distance, and through the swirling sand, he saw the sorcerer, who had already stopped praying and was looking directly at Se-un.

He was picking up the staff he had placed on the floor while praying, and the staff also had a shape that resembled melting wood.

“Immoral one. Why do you disturb me?”

-The constellation, ‘The Bowing Crow,’ frowns, sensing an extremely impure aura.

-The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince,’ gags, saying it smells fishy.

-The constellation, ‘The Serpent Entwined in Envy,’ licks its tongue, trying to discern the identity of the aura.

Eight newly rising pillars of sand writhed like legs.

It looked as if there was a Kraken [a legendary sea monster of immense size], known as a sea monster, lurking beneath the desert.

The constellations watching Se-un also began to show completely different reactions than before.

Until now, no matter how strong the boss monster was, they only showed interest, but these reactions alone indicated that the opponent was no ordinary being.

“Zebis Seru, please stop for a moment!”

Just before the full-scale battle broke out, Yasha, who had been hiding on the outskirts of the barrier at Se-un’s request, rushed forward urgently.

Naturally, the eyes of the sorcerer, called Zebis Seru, also turned to Yasha.

“Do you remember me? I’m Yasha, the commander of the South Gate.”

“Oh, I remember. The amazingly loyal child who was favored by the lord.”

“Please stop now. If you are reported to the lord, you won’t be safe either, Seru.”

“Haha, not safe.”

“Instead, if you halt your scheme and surrender, I will put my reputation on the line and help you get as much leniency as possible. So…”

“Certainly, it would be annoying if a report were filed now. But, you… you’re mistaken.”

Swish-

The sand of the desert trembled.

The transparent barrier that had been blocking the sandstorm began to fill with sand from the bottom.

The sand wall, completed in an instant, blocked all sides.

At this, the sorcerer smiled bitterly and raised his staff.

“In the first place, there will be no report, so I won’t be bothered.”

-The Vault of Greed has been opened.

[Sand Wall]

– A magic that transforms the defense magic of the Yellow Tower to suit special situations. The defense is weaker than general earth magic, but the fluidity is excellent.

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.

Just as the power of water magic was enhanced in the river, it was best to use sand magic in this place full of sand.

The wriggling sand pillars and the sand wall raised by Se-un collided.

Sand grains scattered everywhere, and a hazy sand dust rose.

“Oh, sand magic. I was wondering how you got through the sandstorm, but it seems that child brought a skilled mercenary.”

-According to the mysteries of the Yellow Tower, ‘Sand Wall’ becomes more solid.

Kwakwakwa!!

The eight sand pillars pounded the sand wall wildly.

The sand pillars bypassed or climbed the wall as if they were alive and attacked Se-un, so Se-un had to raise sand walls in quick succession.

It was too difficult to escape because the homing ability of the sand pillars was too accurate, and there was too little space to maneuver because the barrier was completely filled with sand.

‘In this case, I have to eliminate the sorcerer.’

It didn’t seem like there would be a resolution if he just avoided it.

Looking at the sorcerer’s relaxed expression, it didn’t seem like his power would diminish even if he endured like this.

Se-un raised his hand and pointed at the sorcerer.

-The Eyes of Envy begin to stare at ‘Zebis Seru.’

No matter how strong the opponent was, using the authority of jealousy could reduce their power and, conversely, increase Se-un’s power.

After a brief confrontation, he would launch a counterattack as soon as he had the chance.

That’s what he thought, but as soon as he used his authority, the sorcerer’s expression changed.

“Oh, that’s a strange power. Is it power absorption?”

Until now, no one had noticed as soon as he used the authority of jealousy. Everyone usually felt something was wrong only after their power had been drained to some extent.

But this guy was different.

Not only did he notice the anomaly as soon as he was designated as the target of the authority, but he was still wearing a relaxed expression.

“Haha, it seems you’re no ordinary mercenary. Your life will end here because of that child.”

Now that his authority had been exposed, it didn’t seem like the opponent would give Se-un time to drag on as he pleased.

At this, Se-un quickly ran between the sand wall and the pillars, avoiding the opponent’s line of sight.

The sand pillars were being dropped from above and thrust from the front.

If he hadn’t unleashed Nichugong [a technique to enhance speed and agility] to the limit, he would have been caught by those sand pillars long ago.

‘Got him!’

Se-un, who had been running at a tremendous speed, quickly arrived right in front of the sorcerer.

His expression, still smiling leisurely, was unsettling, but that didn’t mean he could hesitate to attack.

-Through internal energy, the third form of the Blood Wolf Sword Technique, Blood Wolf Strike, is enhanced.

Kwaang!!

A red wolf of energy swept through the sorcerer.

Sharp claws and long fangs pierced the sorcerer’s abdomen and slashed his limbs.

His form, struck by the attack, collapsed miserably.

But….

‘Failed.’

The sensation felt through the sword was not the sensation of cutting a person.

It felt as empty as if he had cut sand.

That feeling was correct, and there was only a pile of sand on the floor.

And from the opposite side, he heard the sorcerer’s leisurely voice.

-The Eyes of Envy do not feel jealousy from ‘Zebis Seru.’

-The authority of jealousy is nullified.

‘What?’

The authority of jealousy, which had been his hope, was nullified.

Not feeling jealousy.

That meant that the sorcerer was weaker than Se-un in every way.

However, from Se-un’s point of view, who was actually facing him, it didn’t feel that way at all.

The opponent was strong. So strong that Se-un, who had long surpassed the level of a lower-level player, was struggling.

But why wasn’t the authority of jealousy being activated?

At that time, the owner of the authority of jealousy, that great constellation, spoke to Se-un.

-The constellation, ‘The Serpent Entwined in Envy,’ has identified the identity of the aura, albeit faintly.

-The constellation, ‘The Serpent Entwined in Envy,’ turns its gaze, saying the target of the authority is wrong.