Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 154

Stole the Demon God’s Warehouse – Episode 158

Chapter 158

Glossy black feathers and long hair reaching down to her waist. It was Mammon, who had saved Se-un on the 15th floor.

However, there was a significant difference between her appearance on the 15th floor and her current one.

‘…Cute.’

Namely, her size.

The Mammon who appeared before Se-un now was palm-sized, fluttering her small wings.

Her body proportions had changed as well, making her look more like a fairy than a demon god.

If her appearance on the 15th floor was that of a true crow, she now resembled a black sparrow or a reed bunting.

“A descent… doesn’t seem like it. What happened?”

“I left my divinity in your Stigmata. Thanks to that ignorant bug, I was able to avoid being detected by the system.”

“Then isn’t revealing yourself now dangerous?”

“I only appear in this form to you. However, the divinity I left behind is too weak, so this small form is the limit.”

Mammon fluttered her black wings and climbed onto Se-un’s wrist, carefully examining Apelion.

As the Demon God of Greed, who collected various artifacts, she was naturally interested in Apelion.

“But why…”

“There are limits to what you can see with the system’s help. It’s nothing compared to seeing it for real like this.”

Mammon carefully scanned the patterns engraved on Apelion’s shaft.

The shaft, which had been overheated from containing the power of the relic, was gradually cooling down.

“More than anything, isn’t it a master’s duty to watch over ‘my things’?”

My things, she says.

Greed was evident in Mammon’s eyes as she watched Se-un.

Even though she possessed the authority of greed, Se-un had no intention of becoming Mammon’s ‘thing,’ so he didn’t plan to acknowledge her words, but….

‘…There’s no need to argue.’

Looking at her eyes, it didn’t seem like it would be good to argue with her.

Even in this form, she was still a demon god.

“Don’t worry. I won’t interfere. In the first place, with such weak divinity, I couldn’t even if I wanted to.”

“So, will you continue to watch me from now on?”

“Why are you so serious? I’ve been watching you ever since you used my hourglass.”

That was true, but being watched as a constellation and being watched right next to him felt different.

The thought of being monitored every move right next to her already made him sigh.

“Don’t feel burdened. Unless I can replenish my divinity, there will hardly be any reason for me to appear anyway.”

Swish.

After speaking, Mammon’s figure disappeared, leaving behind black feathers.

He was still being watched, but at least he wouldn’t have to be so conscious of Mammon fluttering right next to him.

It was a silver lining, perhaps.

Still, she had saved his life from Pan, so he couldn’t complain. She wasn’t particularly bothersome, so he had no choice but to leave her be.

And then, a message that Se-un had momentarily forgotten appeared before his eyes.

– You have successfully devoured ‘Pan’s Divinity.’

– Absorbing the nutrients increases all stats by 10.

– Absorbing the divinity of ‘Pan, the God of Animal Husbandry’ greatly enhances the ‘Authority of Fear’ engraved on the Stigmata.

– The divinity of ‘Pan, the God of Animal Husbandry’ is absorbed and stored in the Stigmata.

The Stigmata glowed dark brown, then gradually returned to its original red color. It was absorbing Pan’s divinity and dyeing it with Se-un’s color.

Se-un, now quite accustomed to using the Stigmata, could feel a considerable amount of divinity entering it.

‘At this rate, I can probably extend the duration of Frenzy quite a bit.’

Then, he suddenly remembered the third Authority he had obtained from breaking the statue in the trial on the 10th floor.

The unknown Authority whose name wasn’t even clearly displayed.

He wondered if he could use its power even without knowing its name, but unfortunately, the third Authority showed no response.

It was a shame, but he was satisfied enough with the Authorities of Fear and Frenzy.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ smacks his lips, saying it was a rich taste he enjoyed after a long time.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ is startled as he looks at the crow sleeping in your Stigmata.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ asks how he can go down as well.

Only then did Beelzebub notice Mammon and send a message urgently.

However, there was no way Mammon would tell him the proper method.

– Shut up, if you come down, all the food in the Tower will run out.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ whines that he wants to eat real ‘cuisine’ too.

– The constellation, ‘Serpent Enclosing Jealousy,’ shakes his head and soothes him.

Ignoring Beelzebub’s now familiar nagging, Se-un moved to the residence.

He would probably have to continue ignoring Beelzebub’s messages for a while.

* * *

Time passed quickly.

After soaking his exhausted body from fighting Pan in warm water, he immediately began training.

He refined his dantian [energy center] through the Three Calamities Art, the Soul Crushing Palm, and the Violet Mist Divine Art, and balanced his circles using the training methods of the Five Magic Towers.

To adapt to the rapidly increasing stats due to the Authority of Gluttony, he repeatedly practiced all the martial arts he had learned so far.

Thanks to this training, he realized that he was not fully utilizing his high stats.

It seemed that his growth rate was too fast.

As he continued training, his internal energy and mana increased, and his physical strength and agility, adapted to the stats, all increased by more than one level.

He thought that he should repeat this kind of training whenever a theme ended, if possible.

“You arrived first as expected.”

“You came quickly?”

“It wasn’t a particularly difficult trial.”

The first to arrive at the residence was Kang Han-cheol.

Apparently, the orcs had accepted Kang Han-cheol favorably, allowing him to pass the trial without any obstacles.

Before the regression, Se-un had been ostracized by the orcs for being human, but he thought it was possible for orcs who respected the strong.

“Are you training?”

“Yeah.”

“I’ll join you.”

“Are you sure? You just arrived.”

“I’m fine.”

Indeed, Kang Han-cheol. He had just finished the war with the lizardmen, but he showed no signs of fatigue.

When they started sparring, Se-un could see his amazing growth rate.

– Player ‘Kang Han-cheol’ uses the third stance of the Taeul Swift Steps, Taeul Manifestation (太乙顯顯) [a martial arts technique].

Thud thud thud!

Kang Han-cheol’s body moved as quickly as a swallow.

He had neglected speed because his fighting style emphasized power, but that was no longer the case.

As his massive body moved freely like a swallow, even the air rippled and followed his body.

Although it was a rapid fist technique (快拳) [a flurry of punches] with weak individual blows compared to its fast movements, the Taeul Swift Steps reproduced by Kang Han-cheol’s fists contained the power of shock in each blow.

The moment his fist touched, it released a shockwave, shaking the opponent.

– The constellation, ‘Old Man Riding an Alligator,’ shows a satisfied smile.

Until recently, he had barely managed to handle the first stance of the Taeul Swift Steps.

How much time had passed for him to have already adapted to the third stance, and even apply Agares’ Authority to it?

Even before the regression, Kang Han-cheol was strong, but not to this extent.

His growth rate had already surpassed the players on the same floor.

Of course, even so, his fist never managed to touch Se-un.

– The fourth stance of the Taeul Swift Steps, Flying Swallow and Goose (燕雁代飛) [another martial arts technique], is enhanced through internal energy.

Thwack.

Just before Kang Han-cheol could throw a new punch, Se-un, moving as fast as a swallow, flashed past his body like lightning.

A speed too fast to follow with the eyes.

After that, Kang Han-cheol could see the clear palm print left on his armor.

“……Is that the next stance?”

“Yeah. We have time, want to go again?”

“Good.”

Se-un to get used to his current power.

Kang Han-cheol to grow faster.

The two’s sparring continued for a long time.

* * *

“It’s over!”

“Everyone worked hard!”

“I need to take a shower first. My body is covered in mud.”

“Me too!”

As time passed, the members of the Diablo Clan finished their trials and began to arrive one by one.

Since the previous trial location was a swamp, everyone had mud all over their bodies.

After a short rest, they began their preparations.

Go Chang-seok repaired the equipment of the people, and the twin sisters decorated the residence with materials they bought from the sand city of Scavenge.

Before long, a sweet scent spread throughout the residence as the food was being prepared.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ twitches his nose.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ regrets that he could have eaten it more deliciously than anyone else.

The meal began as soon as all the clan members gathered.

Perhaps because everyone had developed distinct strengths, this trial was said to be easier than the trial in the desert.

After finishing their meal, they talked about their experiences in the trials like heroic tales, and soon fell asleep.

Although they seemed energetic, they were all exhausted from passing through the trials of the five floors.

Of course, there was one exception in the Diablo Clan.

[ Park Jung-pil: Aaaagh! Save me! Hyung-niiim! ]

[ Park Jung-pil: Why isn’t anyone saying anything! Could it be that everyone except me is dead……? ]

[ Park Jung-pil: Sniffle, I couldn’t even say goodbye to everyone……. ]

[ Park Jung-pil: Sniff! I, Park Jung-pil! Remembering everyone’s lives, I will definitely survive to the end! ]

[ Park Jung-pil: Aagh, save meeeee! ]

Almost no one remembered that one person was missing.

* * *

The next day dawned.

After discussing with the core members of the Diablo Clan, such as the twin sisters in charge of constructing the residence and Go Chang-seok in charge of equipment, they decided to set the maintenance period to 5 days, including yesterday.

Everyone knew that resting for too long would only make them lazy.

“Hyung-niiim! You’re alive! Sniffle, do you know how worried I was, thinking everyone was dead?”

– The constellation, ‘Donkey-Headed Snatcher,’ laughs at the contractor for worrying so much, even though he arrived last.

There was the unexpected return of Park Jung-pil in the middle, but it wasn’t something to worry about.

Since there was still plenty of time left in the maintenance period, he took Kang Han-cheol outside the residence to continue the training he had been doing yesterday.

However, there was a player who had come out of the residence earlier than Se-un.

“……He really brought that.”

– The constellation, ‘Death-Trampling Horse,’ expresses great anticipation for the new research.

Baek Hyeon.

He had taken out the Corpse Flower and the corpses of the monsters he had obtained from the previous trial and was preparing for research.