Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 164

Stole the Demon God’s Vault – Episode 168

Episode 168

– Welcome to the 20th floor trial.

– Theme: Lake of Despair Ice

– Time Limit: –

– Before you reach your destination, the ‘Frost Fortress,’ you will discover a large army of monsters blocking your path.

– Find any way to cross the frozen lake and reach the Frost Fortress.

The 20th floor trial: Lake of Despair Ice.

This message appeared before the Diablo Clan as soon as they cleared the 19th floor trial without Se-un’s assistance.

The trial’s objective was simple.

It wasn’t about defeating monsters, but merely about finding a way to cross the lake.
Hoping they could pass the trial with minimal combat by avoiding the monsters, they gazed out at the lake beyond the snowfield.

Immediately, a curse escaped Park Jung-pil, who stood at the forefront.

“Crazy…….”

Lake of Despair Ice.

Whoever named it clearly combined the first words that came to mind upon seeing the lake.

First, despair.

Thousands upon thousands of monsters swarmed across the lake. The number was so vast it defied counting.

Such a lake stretched to the horizon.

Second, ice.

The only fortunate aspect was that the lake was frozen solid, making it seemingly possible to walk across.

Of course, the ice’s slipperiness and the snow cover would severely hinder movement.

Moreover, they had to fight monsters on it….

As the final trial to conclude a theme and enter the rest area, its difficulty was unbelievably absurd.

“No, how are we supposed to get through there? Is this even possible?”

“……There’s nothing we can do. Let’s think of a way.”

Yoo Seo-ah was equally dismayed, but that wouldn’t change the trial.

Fortunately, there was no time limit.

Careful thought and strategy could allow them to proceed without excessive difficulty.

“Can’t we just break through?”

“I don’t think that will work this time. First of all, I think it would be best to go around the outer edge as much as possible…….”

Kang Han-cheol started to step forward, but Yoo Seo-ah stopped him.

Even for Kang Han-cheol, recklessly forcing a path through the lake was impossible.

Even if he could, this wasn’t an individual trial. To protect the clan and advance, they needed a different approach.

“Baek-hyun, can you block the monsters with undead?”

“Hmm, it will be difficult. As you can see, my summons are weak to the cold…….”

The swarming monsters presented an optimal environment for a necromancer, but the biting cold was an extreme disadvantage.

The undead tend to move sluggishly as the cold intensifies.

Forcibly raising and moving such undead would require more mana than usual.

Considering the distance, reaching the other side of the lake with such a penalty was impossible.

“Sister, I don’t think we can do this either…….”

“How about making a wall with snow and ice?”

“Are you going to build the Great Wall of China or something? All the way over there?”

“Hehe, that’s impossible!”

Each of them racked their brains, but no perfect solution emerged.

Combining their strength might allow them to reach the destination somehow, but they couldn’t arrive unscathed.

Ideally, they wanted to complete the trial without relying on Se-un. While there was a nearly certain plan, there was no perfect one.

Yoo Seo-ah had no intention of gambling her clan members on that slim chance.

“I’m sorry. If I could handle Saha’s Devourer, it would be possible.”

“No, Baek-hyun, you are already a great help.”

Saha’s Devourer, the undead Baek-hyun raised with Se-un in the second rest area, Scavenger.

With its thick hide, it could move without being affected by the low temperature.

However, Baek-hyun couldn’t control it alone yet. At best, he could only control a part of its body.

Meanwhile, Park Jung-pil made a fuss, pointing somewhere.

“Huh? Isn’t that a person?”

“There’s no way there would be a person in a place like this……. Huh?”

It wasn’t a mistake. There really was a person.

They were quite far away, struggling to move forward towards their destination, as if they were also undergoing the trial.

Seeing that, Yoo Seo-ah realized.

This 20th floor trial wasn’t a challenge for a single clan. It was a group trial beyond the clan unit.

That’s why there was no time limit.

It meant that if you couldn’t dare to challenge it with your own clan alone, you should wait until another clan appeared and challenge it together.

“Let’s help them first!”

With Yoo Seo-ah at the forefront, the combatants of the Diablo Clan stepped forward.

With one clan, sacrifices were inevitable, but with more people, the strategies and plans they could use increased.

So, gather as many players as possible and cross this snowfield with minimal casualties.

That was Yoo Seo-ah’s plan.

* * *

Flutter!

As soon as he finished the 19th floor trial, Se-un took out Icarus’s Wings and quickly flew towards the next trial.

He had used quite a bit of internal energy and divinity in the battle with the lord, but his mana was still plentiful, so he could use Icarus’s Wings.

Of course, as if the system wouldn’t allow him to proceed with the trial comfortably by flying, numerous flying monsters appeared.

– ‘Wiggle Cloud’ has been devoured.

– Absorbing nutrients increases health by 1.

– ‘Giant Eagle’ has been devoured.

…….

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ is swallowing food diligently, saying that he is about to be poisoned by a dizzying pain.

They were no match for Se-un.

Simply swinging his sword lightly using acceleration, they disappeared, becoming Beelzebub’s snack.

He hadn’t spent a long time in the Ice Castle of Trials, but by now, the Diablo Clan would have already passed the 19th floor trial.

Se-un, knowing the bizarre difficulty of the 20th floor trial, had no choice but to speed up.

‘I hope they don’t rush in recklessly first.’

Of course, he believed Yoo Seo-ah wouldn’t, but one never knows.

After flying for a while, the 20th floor trial, marking the end of the snowfield theme, began with a system message.

While searching for the Diablo Clan in the waiting area where the trial began, Se-un soon discovered an unexpected scene.

“Huh?”

The Diablo Clan was already attempting the trial.

They were avoiding the monsters as much as possible, keeping their backs to the snowfield along the lake’s edge.

To avoid being surrounded, the twin sisters erected temporary walls, and Baek-hyun summoned undead.

Combat players, including Kang Han-cheol, guarded the exposed areas.

The strategy was sound, but the challenge remained daunting.

However, Se-un quickly changed his mind.

‘I didn’t know they would figure out the purpose of the 20th floor so quickly.’

Seo-ah was cooperating by gathering all the surrounding clans, even though Se-un hadn’t arrived long ago.

Had they called in about three clans?

More than a hundred players were cooperating and fighting against the monsters.

It was a sight that embodied the snowfield theme’s purpose, ‘cooperation,’ better than anyone else.

‘It was from here that I started to realize the power of my unique skill.’

Before the regression [time travel], Se-un was able to accurately recognize the power of the ‘Journey’s Guide’ for the first time here.

He stepped forward in front of the people who had gathered to survive and guided the way with the Journey’s Guide.

Finding places with fewer monsters, thicker ice, and safer passage.

It was the first time he was satisfied with the Journey’s Guide, regretting that it wasn’t a combat skill like others possessed.

‘I guess I can help a little with that much.’

Se-un, who had been watching the scene with a happy expression, spread Icarus’s Wings wide.

Monsters in the form of pterosaurs blocked Se-un, but he easily dealt with them with a single sword.

As he felt the cool breeze and arrived at the people’s location, an anomaly occurred before their eyes.

Kwaang!!

The thick ice floor, which hadn’t even trembled under the weight of thousands of monsters, shattered, and water erupted.

While people were busy blocking the flying ice fragments, a monster burst through the ice and revealed itself.

“Kuaaaaa!”

It was a monster with a long neck like a plesiosaur [an extinct marine reptile].

Compared to a dinosaur, its size was immense, its neck’s shadow alone capable of covering most of the people.

The monster revealed its sharp teeth and opened its mouth wide. The surrounding cold air rapidly gathered within.

Ice Breath.

It was an attack that condensed and spewed out the surrounding cold air, and it was the attack that caused the most casualties and injuries when Se-un crossed the lake before the regression.

Watching the scene, Se-un drew a spear.

– The Vault of Greed has been opened.

[Gáe Bolg]

– A harpoon made of the bones of a giant sea beast, said to have been used by Cú Chulainn [a legendary Irish hero], the Prince of Light of Ulster.

Chwaaaak!

Se-un, momentarily halting his flight, twisted his arms and waist and hurled Apelion with the power of Gáe Bolg with all his might.

The spear pierced through the wind like an eagle and descended rapidly.

The monster, the ice lake’s ruler, didn’t anticipate an attack from above.

Puk!

By the time it registered the attack, the spear’s tip was already lodged in its throat.

Despite the tremendous speed, the spear didn’t completely pierce its neck but remained embedded.

However, this wasn’t due to a lack of power.

He deliberately manipulated the spear’s power to fully unleash the ‘Gáe Bolg’ imbued in Apelion.

Se-un lightly clenched his hand after confirming the spear’s placement.

Then.

Pupupubuk!!

Dozens of thick thorns erupted from the spear’s tip within its neck.

The thorns not only tore through its neck but also extended, piercing its head and heart, protruding from its skin.

It was a power close to instant death, but then Se-un recalled the recovery, one of Apelion’s abilities.

Phuwhat!

The dozens of thorns ripped through the monster’s insides and burst out.

The monster, once a ruler of the lake, perished in a single attack.

“Se-un!”

Yoo Seo-ah was the first to recognize Se-un.

Se-un, folding his wings and landing, immediately called for Baek-hyun.

“Are you ready?”

“Ah, finally!”

Kukung!

– The constellation, ‘Horse Trampling Death,’ is greatly excited, saying that it has been waiting for this moment!

Saha’s Devourer, reborn as an undead, appeared, trampling the fallen ruler of the lake.