Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 131

The Vault of the Evil God Has Been Raided – Episode 135

Chapter 135

Kwang!!

The battle commenced with Kang Han-cheol’s earth-shattering fist.

The force of the earthquake slammed into the head of the crocodile, which had been stealthily swimming beneath the desert sands, approaching the castle gate.

It wasn’t a fatal blow, but it was enough to deter the crocodile from its course towards the gate.

-The Constellation, ‘Old Man Riding a Crocodile,’ rebukes his lesser kin, questioning their audacity to glare so presumptuously.

The boss monster, its reptile eyes gleaming menacingly, fixed its gaze on the source of the sudden attack.

As soon as it surfaced from the sand.

“Uwaaaah! No, why are you following me! Why, whaaay!”

It bared its massive teeth at Park Jung-pil.

Though it stirred up sand with its tail and stomped its feet, making it clear the attack was meant for Kang Han-cheol, Park Jung-pil was the one bearing the brunt of its rage.

-The Constellation, ‘Donkey-Headed Pickpocket,’ erupts in laughter, expressing his delight in contracting with you.

-The Constellation, ‘Donkey-Headed Pickpocket,’ clutches his stomach, claiming there’s likely never been a player as amusing as his contractor in the Tower’s history.

Thanks to the crocodile’s focus shifting to Park Jung-pil, the other four found it much easier to maneuver.

Lee Ha-neul was the first to unleash the powers granted by Marbas, ‘Blood-Soaked Ward’ and ‘Poison-Submerged Ward’.

Following suit, Baek Hyun’s undead, writhing grotesquely, latched onto the crocodile’s feet.

The undead were largely unaffected by Lee Ha-neul’s powers, creating a surprisingly effective synergy between their attacks.

Clang!

Kaga-gang!

Kang Han-cheol’s fist and Yoo Seo-ah’s sword hammered against the crocodile’s thick hide.

Both strikes were powerful, making it difficult to judge who was stronger among the players on the 10th floor, but neither inflicted any significant damage on the crocodile.

This was because, lacking any special abilities, they couldn’t penetrate the crocodile’s formidable defenses.

‘Se-un is dealing with monsters like this alone?’

Yoo Seo-ah glanced sideways.

Se-un, already at the spider’s face, was unleashing torrents of flames upon it.

Even facing that colossal boss monster alone, he seemed to be in no danger whatsoever.

Rather, he was overwhelming his opponent with scorching flames.

‘What should I do?’

She couldn’t simply wait for rescue again.

Yoo Seo-ah used the clan chat to brainstorm a strategy for attacking the crocodile with her teammates.

Meanwhile, Baek Hyun urgently raised his voice, not even pausing to type in the clan chat.

“I have an idea!”

“There’s no time to discuss! Just give me instructions, and I’ll follow them immediately!”

“Understood!”

Dealing with a boss monster meant that even a minor misstep in their plan could lead to serious injuries.

No, the moment you were caught in those massive jaws, injury was the least of your worries; instant death was far more likely.

That’s how crucial the plan was, but there was no time for leisurely discussion now.

Baek Hyun nodded at Yoo Seo-ah’s response and assigned roles to each person.

Without explaining the plan in detail, each person began to move according to their assigned task.

“Ugh, is that even possible!”

“Hurry!”

“Damn it, if I die, I’ll resent you for the rest of my life!”

Park Jung-pil, who had been desperately fleeing, finally stopped.

As the ‘toy’ finally came within reach, the crocodile eagerly opened its mouth to devour Park Jung-pil.

It was completely focused on the fact that the ‘toy’ it had been chasing would be in its mouth in just a second.

Thwack!

“Kuaaaack!”

Yoo Seo-ah’s sword, propelled by a sudden leap, pierced the crocodile’s sclera [the white outer layer of the eyeball].

On the crocodile’s body, covered in armor-like hide, it was the only vulnerable spot Yoo Seo-ah could target.

Although she failed to pierce the pupil because the eyeball shifted just before the sword struck.

Blocking vision by stabbing the sclera is impossible.

However, that wasn’t Yoo Seo-ah’s true aim.

-Player Yoo Seo-ah dominates ‘Saha’s Predator’.

Her potential: domination.

Since the opponent was a boss monster, prolonged control was impossible, but she could seize control of its movements for a fleeting moment.

“Hurry! It’s only a few seconds at most!”

“That’s enough!”

The crocodile froze, its mouth agape.

Immediately, the undead controlled by Baek Hyun began to swarm into the crocodile’s mouth.

Some were zombies in the form of octopuses and squids, appearing more bloated than their original forms. Others were winged ant zombies, created from ant nests. An ogre zombie limped forward, emitting bizarre noises.

All of Baek Hyun’s creations, painstakingly crafted during his ascent through the 10th floor’s trials, entered the crocodile’s mouth.

“Kuaaaack!”

“Cough!”

The fleeting moment ended, and the crocodile broke free from Yoo Seo-ah’s control, thrashing wildly.

It tried to expel the foreign objects crawling through its throat, but the octopus and squid-shaped zombies clung tightly with their suckers, refusing to be dislodged.

Meanwhile, other undead were burrowing deep into the crocodile’s belly.

“Han-cheol!”

“I’ve been waiting.”

Kwang!!

“Kuuuup!”

Kang Han-cheol, who had been patiently waiting and focusing his strength from below, launched himself upwards like a coiled spring.

His fist connected with the lower jaw of the crocodile, who was gagging, trying to dislodge the foreign objects.

The sudden attack caused the crocodile to clamp its mouth shut, its lower jawbone shattering from the impact, leaving it no time to react.

And at that moment, the crocodile felt the foreign objects inside its body swelling rapidly.

Its survival instinct screamed for it to expel them, even if it meant spitting out blood and internal organs, but its tightly sealed jaw refused to open.

Following that, Baek Hyun clenched his fist with a blissful smile, having waited for this very moment.

“Curse-Explosion.”

Kugu!

The crocodile’s massive body swelled up dramatically in an instant.

The sound of an explosion followed immediately after.

Kwaaaang!!

Baek Hyun’s undead detonated inside the crocodile’s body in a chain reaction.

In preparation for this situation, Baek Hyun had modified his undead into explosive types during the three hours that Se-un was luring the monsters.

The reason his undead looked so bloated was precisely because of that.

The corpse explosion, already a potent attack, erupted from within the body, amplified by monsters specifically designed for explosions.

Furthermore, the extremely tough hide prevented the explosion from venting outwards, forcing it to absorb the full impact internally.

No matter how powerful a boss monster was, it couldn’t withstand such an assault.

Cheee-

The crocodile collapsed on the spot, black steam billowing from its entire body.

Everyone remained on guard, carefully checking for signs of life, prepared for any eventuality.

“It’s dead!”

“We succeeded!”

“Uwaaaah! We did it!”

They were able to celebrate their victory in the battle against the boss monster.

* * *

“They really killed it themselves.”

Although he had entrusted the task to them, he never truly believed they would defeat the crocodile.

He had only hoped they could hold out until Se-un defeated the spider and arrived to assist.

But they had actually defeated that boss monster.

Even before Se-un defeated the spider. In other words, in less than ten minutes.

-The Constellation, ‘Spider Wearing a Crown,’ nods, acknowledging that it was thanks to the ‘domination’ of his contractor.

-The Constellation, ‘Old Man Riding a Crocodile,’ shouts loudly, asserting that it would have been impossible without the ‘power’ of his contractor.

-The Constellation, ‘Horse Trampling Death,’ savors the afterglow of the finale, praising the magnificent explosion.

Se-un also nodded in response to the demon kings’ reactions.

Indeed, their skills exceeded his expectations. They weren’t simply playing a supporting role; they possessed the ability to fully contribute to the trials.

Se-un smiled contentedly and reached out towards the spider’s corpse.

Now that the battle was over, it was time to receive nourishment.

-You have devoured ‘Watcher of the Sandstorm’.

-By absorbing nutrients, Intelligence increases by 15.

The Gluttonous Fang appeared as if it had been waiting and devoured the spider’s corpse.

In addition, he didn’t forget to designate the entire desert and consume the monsters he had defeated earlier.

He could feel a significant increase in stats, as well as a small amount of mana gathering and replenishing his circles [a measure of magical power] and dantian [energy center in the body].

In the past, he might have aimed for the next stage, but Se-un’s current level was a whopping 5 circles and 2 gapjas [another measure of power].

It was too much to aim for the next level with this much.

-The Constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ rubs his full stomach, remarking that well-cooked food is always delicious.

Not long after that, the monster cleanup was complete.

Not only did the boss monster’s death cause morale to plummet, but more than half of the monsters were weakened by the power of fear induced by the stigma [a mark or brand], making the subsequent battle easy.

Later, even when all the clan members and soldiers on the ramparts emerged and finished off the remaining monsters, no significant casualties occurred.

Thwack!

A soldier shot an arrow into the back of a fleeing monster.

After thoroughly searching the area, no more monsters were found.

Only then did people realize that the monsters’ attacks were truly over.

“It’s over!!”

“Not a single death! There are hardly any injuries either!”

“It was the most powerful monster army ever!”

“We defeated it more perfectly than ever before, didn’t we?”

“Let’s get ready quickly! We need to finish up before sunset and gather in Deivan!”

“Ooh!”

The soldiers cheered and began to clean up the area in front of the ramparts.

It seemed like it would take a long time to clean up, as the surroundings were littered with monster corpses and thick bodily fluids, but no one complained.

This was because they didn’t have to hold funerals for their comrades, a grim task they had been forced to perform after every previous monster attack.

And at that moment, messages announcing the end of the trial appeared one after another in front of the Diablo Clan members.

-You have perfectly completed the 10th floor trial ‘Approaching Sandstorm’.

-Calculating contribution points…

-Hidden quest ‘Exiled Sorcerer’ completed.

-Hidden boss monster ‘Saha’s Predator’ defeated.

…

-Total accumulated contribution points 400,000 points

-Congratulations! You have passed the 10th floor trial in 1st place.

-Acquired 100,000 points as a reward.

A whopping 400,000 contribution points.

Thanks to the additional contribution points from the hidden quest, they were able to achieve 1st place in the ranking.

Since it was simply a trial to defend against enemies, he thought it would be difficult to surpass the score of the monstrous former player, but he received a better score than he anticipated.

‘And this too.’

Se-un raised his right hand.

The bright red stigma was rippling in dark red, stained with the black energy absorbed from the statue.

He didn’t yet know what the third ability engraved on the stigma was, but he knew it was an ability of immense power, almost beyond comprehension.

Perhaps, this might be the power to oppose the Outer Gods.

It was just an expectation, but his instinct was screaming that it was.

-Since the next floor is a rest area, you will move to the next floor immediately without waiting time.

-Remaining time 60 seconds.

-Prepare to move during the remaining time.

The second rest area was connected to this 10th floor trial.

The sand city of Scavenge. That was the second rest area.

‘Ah, I need to get the investigation reward.’

He was moving too hastily and forgot to receive the reward from Yasha. No, even if he had remembered, it would have been impossible to get the reward in that situation.

There was only one minute left.

Even if he ran as fast as he could, it seemed like he would barely be able to meet her face to face, let alone get the reward.

‘Is the rest area going to be connected to the story…?’

Trials were usually classified as independent spaces separate from the flow of the world. A kind of multiverse, you could say?

Even if you run wild in a personal trial, the evidence was that you could not interfere with other players’ trials or the next trial.

Still, with a glimmer of hope.

-Remaining time 0 seconds.

-Moving to the second rest area, the sand city of Scavenge.

The Diablo Clan’s appearance vanished from the ramparts.