Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 142

Episode 146

“Where?”

I shifted my gaze, following Magu’s line of sight, but all I saw was the same swamp as before.

The only difference was that the plants seemed more lush and vibrant than elsewhere.

Other than that, no matter how much I looked, it was no different from the swamp I had seen before.

It was the same whether I heightened my senses or used Mana Scan.

“Ah, it’s my first time bringing a guest, so I forgot! It’s here!”

Glug, glug-

As Magu pointed to the swamp below, that part caved in abnormally.

The sunken space wobbled for a moment, then took on a shape similar to stairs, and soon became a passage.

“It’s down here! I’m sure you’ll like it!”

“…But it looks too small for me to enter?”

“Ah! I’m sorry! Like I said, it’s my first time having a guest!”

Glug-

Magu scratched his head and pointed to the ground again.

The swamp collapsed a little more, creating a passage large enough for Seun to enter.

‘I would never have found it if Magu hadn’t guided me himself.’

A passage that cannot be found with mana, senses, or investigation.

Even if Seun from before the regression had arrived here following the journey’s guide, he would have eventually returned without finding the passage.

To hide so deliberately……

There was a reason why there was no information about them before the regression.

“Follow me!”

Magu took the lead and walked down the mud stairs.

The mud was firmly hardened, so his feet didn’t sink, allowing him to move comfortably.

As he went down the stairs, he felt the mud that had opened up slowly filling in.

Naturally, sunlight was completely blocked, but his vision did not darken at all.

It was as if sunlight was penetrating through the mud, as the ceiling was glowing softly.

‘How fascinating.’

Seun had climbed up to the 92nd floor of the Tower and had many experiences, but in the face of a situation he was experiencing for the first time, his reaction was no different from that of other players.

Watching the mud harden like stairs each time Magu took a step, Seun unknowingly wore an expression of wonder.

Just when he thought he had gone down quite deep, the stairs ended and a huge entrance appeared.

“Welcome! This is where our Swamp Guardian Clan lives!”

“Oh……”

A space where the floor, walls, and ceiling were all made of swamp mud.

Sunlight, like in the stairs, was softly entering from above through the ceiling.

Below it were clumsy structures made of wood, stone, and mud.

Different liquids were flowing from both walls; one was surprisingly clear and pure water, and the other was a thick liquid with a foul odor.

It wasn’t a very large space, but the number of dwarves seemed smaller than expected.

“Is this all of you?”

“Most of them are inside their homes! Everyone used to be active, but as purification became too much to handle, they became weak……”

“Purification?”

“That’s it! Ah, now that you mention it, I’ll show you right away!”

Magu pulled Seun and approached the wall where the thick liquid was flowing.

The closer he got, the worse the stench became.

From a distance, he wondered what it was, but as he faced it up close, he could roughly grasp its identity.

‘Corpse flower’s toxicity and rotten mud… and various other decaying substances mixed together.’

Swamps basically have some degree of purification ability.

However, what he was seeing now were things that even such a swamp could not naturally purify.

He simply thought that it would be purified on its own over time, but that wasn’t the case.

“Actually, this is our biggest role!”

Magu gathered his hands and floated the thick liquid.

Then, the liquid subtly sparkled and gradually became transparent.

Before long, the liquid became completely transparent, and the stench completely disappeared as well.

Magu was delighted as he carried the purified water and sprinkled it on the central fountain.

‘It seems there are side effects.’

Magu’s hands, which were rejoicing, were stained black.

The color was slowly fading as if he had his own detoxification ability, but it seemed that the principle was to absorb all the bad energy instead of purifying the liquid.

“Then, could it be that the unseen clansmen are……”

“They collapsed because they couldn’t handle the detoxification. There’s so much rotten water that they can’t handle……”

Magu lowered his head with a sad face.

However, he soon regained his energy and raised his detoxifying hands high.

“But now it’s okay! The rotten water will decrease because the bad flower is gone! It’s all thanks to the benefactor’s efforts!”

Afterward, he followed Magu into several buildings.

Because they were small buildings made to fit the size of the dwarves, he couldn’t go in very deep, but even if he roughly looked around from the entrance, quite a few dwarves were lying down, stained black.

They all seemed to have purified the thick liquid to the point where they couldn’t handle it with their own detoxification abilities.

Even though the Corpse Flower had grown so large, it was thanks to them that the poison hadn’t completely spread.

“Magu! Why did you bring a human to our village!”

“This person got rid of the bad flower! He’s a hero!”

“Wow! Thank you!”

In the middle of looking around the village, he ran into a few dwarves who were regaining consciousness.

They were surprised and wary as soon as they saw Seun, but they immediately let down their guard and spread their arms wide at Magu’s explanation.

Even if he had done something good, it was understandable that they would be wary of a stranger they were seeing for the first time… They were surprisingly pure.

“So, why did you invite me here?”

It didn’t take long to look around because it was a small village.

Seun brought up the main point as soon as he grasped the situation.

In fact, he roughly guessed what the content of this trial would be by looking at the system message and the situation of the village.

“It’s impudent, but can you help my friends…? Of course, I’ll repay you! Uh, what kind of reward would it be……”

“Okay.”

“Yes?”

“I said okay. What do you want me to do?”

Seun would have started negotiating about the reward usually, but he didn’t now.

Anyway, helping them is the key to solving the trial.

It doesn’t matter whether he receives a reward or not.

Magu was embarrassed to see Seun nodding without hesitation. The dwarves next to him were the same.

“You are indeed our benefactor!”

“Thank you!”

“Tell me what you want me to do quickly.”

Seun, feeling awkward at the sight of the dwarves jumping up and down and cheering next to him, immediately brought up the main point.

He wasn’t used to this kind of treatment.

“We need transparent flower buds!”

“Where are they?”

“That’s, it’s a flower that only blooms in the place where the lizards have settled. It wasn’t originally, but as the lizards’ power grew, we couldn’t approach……”

“I see.”

Seun got up from his seat.

He was able to find out the appearance and detailed location of the transparent flower buds through a rough explanation.

This information was enough.

As Seun was about to leave, Magu urgently grabbed Seun.

“It’s dangerous! Lizards are very powerful! There are also many of them! We will help you!”

It was because he was worried about Seun.

Indeed, the Lizardmen tribe was a powerful force that occupied the 14th floor’s trial.

It was impossible with the power of a single player, and they had to be faced with the participating formations.

However……

“It’s okay. Everyone stay here because it’s a hindrance.”

“But……”

Since he had already fought them once, he wasn’t worried about facing them at all. Rather, he felt lighter than when he faced the Corpse Flower.

After telling the dwarves to rest without following him, Seun immediately moved towards the Lizardmen tribe.

* * *

“Hiss! What is this commotion?”

“There was a commotion in the Corpse Flower breeding ground. An investigation team has been dispatched, so a report will arrive soon.”

A commotion broke out in the Lizardmen tribe.

The roar that occurred in the Corpse Flower breeding ground was so loud that it could be heard by all the tribe members who were far away to avoid the toxicity of the Corpse Flower.

The Corpse Flower breeding ground is a trump card to win the war against the Orcs.

Everyone was worried that something bad might have happened.

In the meantime, the investigation team that had finished exploring finally arrived.

The chief, judging that nothing had happened as there were no traces of battle, requested a report.

Then, the expression of the investigation team, who immediately knelt on one knee, was not good.

“Hiss, the Corpse Flower… has disappeared.”

“What?”

“There were traces of fierce battle, but not only the same race but also the Corpse Flower had completely disappeared. There was not a single corpse.”

“Is that even possible? Don’t tell me you didn’t search properly?”

“Hiss, no! In the name of the same race, we searched every inch of the swamp!”

“What is this……”

The chief was embarrassed.

There are traces of battle, but there are no traces of those who were harmed in the battle?

In addition, the Corpse Flower, which had grown so large that it already had its own intelligence, has disappeared.

Did the Orcs come forward? No, this is not something the Orcs can do.

Then who on earth?

The chief racked his brains, but no answer came out.

At that time……

Kwaaaang!!

“Hiss! Chief!”

“What’s wrong again!”

A deafening explosion occurred at the entrance of the village.

The chief had to feel a creepy sense of unease at the familiar roar.

“It’s an intruder!”

“Is it an Orc?”

“No! It’s a human!”

“Human? How can a human be in the swamp… What is the number of enemies!”

“It’s one!”

“…What?”

Only one human.

Humans are a race with lower physical abilities than Orcs.

They have high intelligence and are good at handling weapons, but they are not a very threatening race.

Perhaps, is it a human who uses magic? Then the current situation was understood.

However, the chief’s understanding was shattered by the explosions that followed one after another.

Bang! Kwakwang!

Kwarrrr!

As the explosions repeated several times, the ground shook and ripples arose in the swamp.

Sharp winds raged, and sharp pieces of ice fell from the sky.

The only thing that was occasionally heard between the disasters close to natural disasters was the screams of the same race.

“Didn’t you say there was only one person!”

“There was definitely one!”

“That can’t be!”

The explosion was getting closer and closer. It meant that the warriors guarding the village were being helplessly defeated.

In response, the chief was able to realize it instinctively.

The identity of the anxiety he felt after hearing the first explosion.

‘The commotion that happened in the breeding ground!’

The human who is approaching now is the culprit of the commotion.

“Everyone, prepare for battle!”

“I understand!”

Following the chief, the escorts, including the investigation team, and the warriors straightened their weapons and prepared for battle.

The chief, who was the strongest in the tribe, as well as those who escorted him, were also among the strongest in the tribe.

At this rate, he was confident that he would not lose even if the Orcs came in droves.

And finally, the demon who brought the disaster revealed himself.

“Flower buds… no. Let’s finish cleaning up first.”

Kwaaaang!!

Seun appeared with a fiery explosion.

Before finding the flower buds, he was thinking of completely erasing the Lizardmen tribe that occupied the spot.