Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 139

Chapter 143

At the very top of the pile of corpses sat a flower the size of a house.

Five red petals with bulging white lumps were particularly noticeable.

In the center of the flower was a black hole, so dark that nothing inside was visible except for the entrance.

Below it, roots grew wildly, wrapping around the corpses.

That was the source of the stench and deadly poison.

‘They were cultivating a Curse Rafflesia.’

Curse Rafflesia.

That is the name of the flower writhing in front of me.

It was the first time Seun had seen it in person; his knowledge was based solely on books, as it was such a rare plant.

The reason this flower is rare is due to its growing environment. As its nickname ‘corpse flower’ suggests, it grows by absorbing nutrients from corpses.

It is also known as the ‘cadaver flower’ for this reason.

Moreover, it requires a humid environment, so it mostly occurs naturally in jungles or swamps where large-scale battles have taken place.

Well, such environments weren’t exactly rare in the Tower, where battles and death were always present.

Yet, it was hard to see because the Curse Rafflesia was designated as a dangerous plant.

A flower that eats corpses and emits deadly poison, ruining the surrounding environment.

Once it grows to a certain size, it kills and absorbs not only corpses but also all the surrounding flora and fauna.

Eventually, the place where the Curse Rafflesia grows turns into a land of death where no living thing can survive.

That’s why this flower is burned immediately upon discovery by adventurers.

‘They must have been desperate to deal with the Orcs.’

To bloom a cadaver flower knowing their habitat would be ruined. Do they think they can control it?

I don’t know for sure, but if left unchecked, the swamp would definitely be consumed and die by that cadaver flower.

‘Well, the Orcs didn’t prepare any normal methods either.’

The Orc tribe that Seun sided with before his regression was also devising a way to deal with the Lizardmen.

Raising magical beasts.

The Orcs were raising magical beast cubs from who knows where. At the time, I didn’t know, but looking back, the magical beasts were just as dangerous as the cadaver flower.

Back then, we won the battle and left the floor immediately, so I couldn’t know what happened afterward, but now that I think about it, the Orcs and the forest they lived in would have been ruined by the magical beasts.

‘Well, the result is the same anyway.’

Whether the Lizardmen won and the cadaver flower flourished, or the Orcs won and the magical beasts ran rampant, this swamp would have been destroyed in the end.

It’s a situation I couldn’t have imagined back when I was struggling to survive while passing the trials before my regression.

“The feed?”

“I apologize.”

“I couldn’t find any.”

“Why is that?”

“There was no prey visible in the vicinity.”

“It seems the poison is spreading faster than expected.”

“We were concerned the Orcs would notice, so we returned to report first.”

“Good job.”

The two Lizardmen who followed Seun knelt on one knee and bowed their heads.

The one receiving the report was a Lizardman who appeared to be two heads taller than them, and his appearance was closer to a dinosaur than a lizard.

His physical abilities seemed more developed just from his appearance, and he was holding a trident that also looked extraordinary.

It seemed he was the Lizardman managing this cadaver flower breeding ground.

‘Would it be better to take them out with a surprise attack?’

It’s unrelated to the 11th floor’s trial, but this is also one of the hidden quests.

I don’t know what impact this will have on the subsequent trials, but I had no intention of just standing by.

At that moment, the Lizardman who was receiving the report turned his eyes towards Seun.

Since stealth was perfectly applied, I wondered if it was a coincidence, but I soon realized that wasn’t the case.

“But it seems you’ve brought a tail.”

“That can’t be. There shouldn’t be any other living things besides us around here….”

Swish-

Clang!

The trident he was holding cut through the air and flew towards us.

Seun immediately drew Durandal and deflected the trident with a quickdraw.

“Then what is that?”

“…A human?”

Deflecting the trident naturally dispelled the stealth.

Forced to reveal himself, Seun stood up and looked down at them.

‘How did he notice?’

The smell was completely erased with the Clear Slime’s sweat glands.

The presence was also erased with stealth, and especially now, I wasn’t moving and was hiding in the shadow of a tree.

Yet, he accurately identified Seun’s location and threw the spear.

It didn’t seem like he could manipulate mana, so I couldn’t help but be suspicious.

“You seem to be good at hiding like a rat. But you couldn’t avoid the cadaver flower’s hunger.”

“Cadaver flower?”

Puzzled by what he meant, Seun looked down, recalling the information about the cadaver flower he had seen in a book.

From under the black, rotten tree trunk, long vines were wriggling and crawling like snakes.

The roots of the cadaver flower.

I remembered reading that young cadaver flowers only grow by rooting in corpses, but after growing to a certain size, they use their roots to directly absorb prey.

This was the same.

The cadaver flower had sensed Seun’s presence and was greedily extending its roots.

“Human! How did you get in here!”

“Intruder!”

Lizardmen began to gather around as the cadaver flower’s roots covered more than half of the tree trunk, causing Seun to come down from the tree.

The number of Lizardmen quickly increased to 30, even though they hadn’t all gathered yet.

They were all properly armed, so it seemed they were proper combat troops among the Lizardmen.

“How did you know about this place!”

“Could it be that you were hired by the Orcs?”

“Those filthy things. To even receive help from humans.”

The Lizardmen surrounded Seun and licked their long tongues.

Seun hadn’t even opened his mouth once, but they were talking among themselves and had suddenly made Seun an accomplice of the Orcs.

The situation was not to his liking, but he didn’t bother to make excuses.

Because anyway…….

“Orc accomplice! Die!”

“Kishit! Die!”

Including the Curse Rafflesia, he had no intention of leaving the Lizardmen here alive.

– The fourth form of the Blood Wolf Sword Art, Blood Wolf Howl, is enhanced through internal energy.

Awoooo-

As Durandal was swung, a blood-colored wolf was unleashed, creating a storm of sword energy.

The spears that were closing in on Seun were caught in the storm and either blown away or cut off.

It was a tactic I had already experienced once with the guards in Scavenger’s Fortress.

The overall strength is superior on their side, but the finesse of the tactics is lacking. Such attacks would not work on Seun.

“I won’t let you get away with this.”

The dinosaur-headed Lizardman, who had been watching from a step behind, picked up the trident that Seun had deflected and approached.

Other Lizardmen also revealed their sharp claws and teeth, showing their ferocity.

The usability of the beastmen’s unique equipment made them stronger, but they were born as beasts.

Using claws and teeth was more suitable for bringing out their wildness than weapons.

A one-versus-many battle.

Having experienced this type of battle to the point of exhaustion, Seun knew very well who to attack first in these situations.

– The second form of the Blood Wolf Sword Art, Blood Wolf Fang, is enhanced through internal energy.

– According to the mysteries of the Violet Cloud Divine Art, heat is added to the martial art.

Clang!

Seun’s sword aimed for the dinosaur-headed Lizardman.

After all, the attacks of the other guys can’t catch up with Seun. And in these battles, the priority was to cut off the head of the leader.

Durandal, reddened by the mysteries of the Violet Cloud Divine Art, melted the trident it collided with.

The guy was flustered and tried to back away, but Seun’s steps were even faster.

Clang, clang!

Durandal was swung repeatedly, aiming for the guy’s vitals.

His weapon skills were quite good, and he was blocking the attacks well, but cold sweat was dripping from his forehead.

After only a few exchanges, the guy’s spear was in tatters due to physical force and heat.

“What are you doing!”

“Kill him!”

At the guy’s shout, the other Lizardmen raised their momentum and rushed at Seun, but none of their attacks worked on Seun. Their claws didn’t even touch his fluttering cloak.

Clang!

Finally, the guy’s trident broke.

It was a pretty good-looking weapon, but the level of the weapons was too different.

Moreover, Seun’s sword was filled with internal energy, so it would have been stranger if an ordinary weapon had held up.

Before the guy could regain his stance, Seun’s finishing attack followed.

– The second form of the Blood Wolf Sword Art, Blood Wolf Fang, is enhanced through internal energy.

Clang!

“Keuk!”

It was an attack that I was sure had cut off the guy’s head, but the reality was different.

The guy dropped his weapon and opened his mouth wide, biting down on the incoming Durandal.

The membranes on both sides of his mouth tore, and his teeth broke.

The sound of sizzling and burning flesh wafted through the air along with the sound of Yang energy.

Yet, the guy didn’t let go of Seun’s sword.

Rather, he braced himself for the burns and grabbed Seun’s sword with both hands, narrowing his pupils even more sharply.

Even if the guy didn’t explain it, the other Lizardmen nodded at the leader’s sacrifice and launched a fatal attack.

And Seun…….

Thud.

“Keuk……?”

Dropped the sword from his hand.

The guy looked at Seun with a bewildered expression.

Because a warrior dropping his sword from his hand was something they couldn’t understand at all from their point of view.

Because a weapon is a warrior’s pride, the very essence of it.

However, Seun was not fighting for pride.

In the first place, he had rolled around the Tower before his regression, using all sorts of methods just to survive. So, victory itself was more important than pride as a warrior.

– The third form of the Pearl Jade Hand, Flying Yaksha [a powerful palm strike technique], is enhanced through internal energy.

– According to the mysteries of the Supreme Art of Destruction, the power of the martial art is enhanced.

Seun took a big step forward with his left foot.

Clenching his right hand tightly, he twisted his waist and pulled his fist back like an arrow on a bowstring.

When the guy, who had been watching the absurd situation of dropping the sword, was blankly biting the hot Durandal.

Kwaaang!!

Seun’s fist, dyed blue, struck the guy’s chest.

Due to the tremendous impact, his chest was blown open, and the Lizardmen’s unique green blood splattered out from behind his back.

The overwhelming destructive power of the Strong Fist that he had taught Kang Han-cheol.

As Seun retrieved Durandal from the mouth of the guy who was collapsing with his eyes rolled back, the back of his right hand began to burn.

– The stigmata reacts to the legend of the Blood Wolf.

– The first ability of the stigmata, ‘Fear,’ awakens.