Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 149

The Dragon Heart.

Literally, it means the heart of a dragon, but the actual concept is slightly different from a dragon’s heart.

The organ where a dragon gathers mana.

In human terms, it can be seen as the physical form of the circle around the heart or the dantian [an energy center in traditional Chinese medicine] where internal energy gathers.

As dragons are a race called the rulers of magic, their magical organs contain an enormous amount of mana.

The state of the mana is also so pure and clean that it cannot be compared to any mana stone.

As such, Dragon Hearts were extremely difficult to obtain even in the Tower, and even if you did obtain one, it was impossible to use unless you were a player of considerable skill.

However, Se-un is different.

[ Katalrakas’s Dragon Heart ]

– The Dragon Heart of Katalrakas, a demonic dragon who once led the world to ruin.

Inside Mammon’s vault, which he brought back through regression, lay a black Dragon Heart, shimmering like a jewel.

It was incomparable to the hatchling-level Dragon Heart that existed as a reward in the tutorial. In other words, it was a Dragon Heart taken from a baby dragon.

The reason Se-un hadn’t used this until now was because of the power latent in the Dragon Heart.

‘If I used it in my current state, it would only be suicide.’

Se-un, at the 5th Circle, could use a hatchling-level Dragon Heart sufficiently. However, the adult Dragon Heart sleeping in Mammon’s vault is different.

At least a 7th Circle mage is needed to handle it.

Even then, if the body doesn’t keep up, it won’t be able to withstand the enormous mana latent in the Dragon Heart and will explode.

Moreover, the Dragon Heart in the vault belonged to a dragon called a demonic dragon, not just any ordinary dragon.

It would contain more destructive energy than a normal dragon, so the stability of the circle must be maximized to use it.

That’s why Se-un planned the ‘Rainbow Mana Circle’.

One of the concepts that floated around like a legend even in the Tower.

A method of creating a circle with stability and potential comparable to a Dragon Heart by mixing the seven attributes into one.

If the Dark Circle of the Black Tower is added to that, even a demonic dragon’s Dragon Heart could be digested sufficiently.

It will clearly take a lot of time to reach the 8th Circle, but at this rate, it would be possible to use the Dragon Heart someday.

“You look satisfied.”

“Thanks to you.”

“Haha, I only helped. Everything was done by you.”

The bubble surrounding Se-un melted away.

When the bubbles disappeared, it felt like the Swamp Owner’s energy had weakened, though very slightly.

“Perhaps because of me…….”

“You don’t have to worry. Power can be recovered anyway, and I’m very happy to have used it to help the benefactor of the swamp.”

“……Thank you.”

“Haha, it was a refreshing experience after a long time.”

“Congratulations! Benefactor!”

“Thank you.”

It was a truly sincere expression of gratitude.

Honestly, it was an excessive reward, to the point where he wondered if he deserved to receive this much.

Se-un had simply attacked the trials and found hidden quests to climb the floors.

‘A contract…….’

If possible, he wanted to help the owner.

However, Se-un soon shook his head.

There was no way for him, a mere player, to intervene in the Tower’s system and help him.

If he were to do such a thing… there was only one way. Se-un himself would have to become a Constellation and formally file a complaint with the management office.

‘Let’s keep it in mind.’

So, Se-un clearly engraved the two beings in his mind.

So that one day, if the opportunity arises, he can reach out to those who have helped him.

“You must go to the next floor now, right?”

“Yes.”

“Okay. I won’t hold you back since you’ll be busy. I hope… you won’t be bound by a fixed destiny.”

– You have successfully completed the 14th floor’s trial, ‘The Swamp Owner’.

– By attacking the hidden trial, the maximum contribution points are applied.

– Total accumulated contribution points: 400,000 points

– Congratulations! You have passed the 14th floor’s trial in 1st place.

– Acquired 100,000 points as a reward.

Hoping not to be bound.

He didn’t know what it meant, but it was a word tinged with sadness and regret.

He wanted to talk in detail, but as he said earlier, there seemed to be nothing more he could say to Se-un.

Besides…….

– By attacking the hidden crossroads, you are immediately connected to the next floor’s trial.

As with the trials of this theme, the next floor’s trial was about to begin regardless of Se-un’s will.

‘What kind of trial will come out?’

Even facing the Swamp Owner, the 14th floor’s trial, was something Se-un hadn’t anticipated.

The opportunity he gained through the trial was incomparable to even ordinary hidden pieces.

But there was still one more trial left.

In a situation where he had even faced the Swamp Owner, the next trial, after that.

“Then, I’ll be going.”

“I hope… we can meet again.”

“Goodbye! Benefactor!”

Se-un’s vision rapidly darkened, and he began to move to the next trial.

* * *

‘The progression method seems to have changed a bit.’

The trials that have continued so far in the swamp theme have all shared the same field.

So, when moving to the next floor’s trial, the actual terrain should not change.

But that’s not the case now.

His vision became chaotic as if filled with noise, and a completely new landscape was being implemented.

“But isn’t this a bit much?”

The swamp is gone, and countless large and small grasses grew on the land like a meadow.

A fence appeared like a ranch, and various animals such as sheep, goats, and cows were grazing.

The animals were eating the dark brown grass that grew on the floor, and it looked like they were watching livestock on a ranch.

No matter how he thought about it, it was an environment that seemed to have nothing to do with the swamp.

It felt like the theme itself had changed.

‘If the theme had changed, the field wouldn’t have been transferred without my consent.’

The trial was transferred at will from the swamp theme only because the trial continued.

If the theme changes like this, players would be given the option to return to their clan’s residence to rest, even to give them time.

The more detailed the environment was implemented, the more Se-un couldn’t understand the current situation.

‘And something feels unnatural.’

The dying dark brown grass, the livestock eating it, the clouds dyed red by the twilight. Everything felt unnatural.

It felt like a space artificially created by someone.

As Se-un tensed up at this strange situation and raised his hand over the handle of Durendal, a message finally appeared in front of him announcing the trial.

– ## of ## floor, ## of ## is ##.

– Theme: #####

– Time Limit: ###

– ### # ## #### ### #####.

– #### ### ######. ### #### #### ######.

The system message was filled with noise and distorted.

It was something Se-un, who had reached the 92nd floor’s trial before regression, had never experienced.

But he could tell this much: that the current situation was not normal, and that the current situation was extremely dangerous.

At that moment…….

“Baaah-”

“Mooo!”

The livestock that had been eating grass turned their gaze towards Se-un.

It was just a look, but the tremendous presence felt beyond it made his spine tingle.

Doo-doo-doo-doo!

The livestock that made eye contact with Se-un moved their legs rapidly.

They rushed forward, each with their horns facing forward.

Before he could even grasp what was happening, Se-un urgently drew his sword.

However, Se-un could not cut down the livestock.

Boom!!

The livestock that had approached close to him swelled up and exploded with a loud noise.

The livestock’s blood, bones, and flesh were mixed together and scattered around.

Black smoke poured out from the ground where the flesh had fallen, along with a sizzling sound.

When he turned his head, the grass that touched the flesh was rotting black and melting away.

– According to the mysteries of the Yellow Tower, ‘Wide Shield’ becomes more robust.

The barrier surrounding Se-un also emitted black smoke and gradually faded.

If the reaction had been even a little later, he would have been covered in that terrible flesh.

Bang, boom!

However, this was just the beginning.

The livestock that filled the meadow continued to cry out and ran towards Se-un.

In response, Se-un had no choice but to continue maintaining the magic by injecting mana.

The more he did, the more livestock flesh scattered around, and black smoke spread everywhere.

The foul stench stung his nose, and mana quickly drained from the surprisingly strong explosive power.

– Constellation, ‘### ## ###’ intervenes in ###’s ##.

– Constellation, ‘### ##’ raised ##, but fails to ### ##.

– Constellation, ‘### ### #’ protests the current ## to # ###.

The constellations’ messages, filled with noise to the point where they were difficult to recognize, could be seen.

He didn’t know what was going on, but it seemed that even the three Demon Gods who had been watching Se-un could not intervene in this space.

In this situation, the Tower’s management office might intervene directly, but no action was seen.

Didn’t Se-un even have a dedicated manager named Tuning?

There was only one being who could do this: A ‘Constellation’.

‘To do this, you would have to consume causality to the point of throwing away all your dignity.’

As I said before, Constellations basically cannot directly intervene in the Tower. If they do such a thing, they will not only be punished by the Tower but also have to be prepared to have their rank lowered.

If they were a Constellation with a sane mind, they would not dare to do such a thing, no matter how unfair or angry they were.

It was extremely foolish to bet all of one’s rank and intervene in the Tower just to get revenge on one player.

When his thoughts reached this point, Se-un could guess the identity of the Constellation who had caused this.

“Pan.”

The goat who plays with chaos.

If it was the scoundrel of Olympus, who brings fear and chaos, it was possible.

He clearly remembered that he was thrown into prison by Zeus at the last moment, but he didn’t know how he got out of prison and intervened in the Tower.

“Khehehe, you look confused. Yes, I wanted to see that look. For this moment, I’ve been sharpening my horns in the cold prison!”

Kwaroooong!

As if welcoming its master, the god of animal husbandry revealed himself on the field, along with the cries of all kinds of livestock.