Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 171

175. Raiding the Demon God’s Warehouse

“How can this be…?”

“Just what is that guy? We hammered at that ice without budging it, and he breaks it in one shot?”

“Didn’t you hear yesterday?”

“Hear what?”

“That man annihilated about half the monsters in the lake with a single blow, and as soon as he came in, he dueled the Commander and won.”

“H-He beat the Commander!”

In just one day, Se-un’s reputation had been greatly exaggerated.

Even for Se-un, it would have been impossible to wipe out half the monsters in that vast lake with a single strike.

But it wasn’t a bad sign.

The more they looked up to him, the more his position in the Frost Fortress would improve.

Se-un gently sheathed Durandal, as if praising its magnificent display of the ‘Marmierdwars’ power.

‘Indeed, it feels completely different from before.’

It wasn’t just unleashing a portion of the relic’s power, but drawing out and recreating the relic’s original strength.

The attack just now was the same.

Before, it would have simply been an effect of unleashing a ‘strong attack,’ but just now, it felt like borrowing someone’s skill… no, authority.

“Haha! Indeed, my soldiers! I have a good eye for talent!”

Crack!

The ice shattered completely, accompanied by the commander’s hearty laughter.

The soldiers nearby were startled and had to back away, as the ice fragments were scattered widely.

“What are you all doing! Clear away the debris!”

“Yes, ma’am!”

The soldiers began to move urgently.

The amount of debris was enormous, enough to make them grimace, but they all seemed rather excited.

After all, they seemed to have put in a lot of hard work to break that ice, so just the fact that it was broken must have been a relief.

“How about it, would you like to come inside with me?”

“Shouldn’t we report to the Empire?”

“That’s enough to do after we’ve checked! How much effort did we put into breaking this ice? We deserve to check it out first!”

Se-un nodded at her words.

There was no reason to refuse.

From the moment he suspected the Outer [an entity from beyond the known world] was involved, Se-un had become interested in this place.

Even if she had tried to chase Se-un away, he would have secretly sneaked in.

“Hey, hurry up! The Commander is waiting! Move, move!”

“Yes!”

Perhaps it was thanks to the entire Frost Fortress being mobilized?

The massive amount of debris began to be cleared away quickly.

Some of the debris was too large to move, but it was easily broken up with icebreakers.

Once the ice was broken and the black light disappeared, the ice’s strength seemed to return to normal.

How much time had passed?

Thanks to the soldiers’ tireless efforts, a path leading into the lake appeared. It wasn’t completely cleared, but there was enough space for two or three people to enter.

At the same time, the Demon Gods who had been watching Se-un reacted.

– The Constellation, ‘Serpent Coiling Around Jealousy,’ clicks its tongue and frowns.

– The Constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ gags, plugging its nose at the stench.

The stigma also flickered with a crimson light even without infusing divinity, and Mammon, nestled within, showed signs of discomfort.

But he couldn’t stop now.

Se-un stood with the commander before the dark passage, unable to see even an inch ahead.

“We’ll come with you!”

“No!”

“We finally broke through; we can’t just send the Commander alone!”

“No! All of you are to remain here!”

“Why!”

A soldier, seemingly an officer, raised his voice.

It wasn’t to defy her, but to genuinely assist her.

Considering the state of the ice and the legends, it was clear that anything could happen inside this unknown, mysterious space.

However, the commander standing before the passage shuddered and shook her head, like a herbivore before a predator.

“This place is one where even I cannot guarantee survival!”

“That can’t be…”

“But I am stepping forward because I am confident I can ‘escape’!”

Her words came as a great shock to the soldiers.

Escape?

Based on the information they had heard from the adjutant, her position in the Frost Fortress was stronger than anyone else’s.

Yet, she said she could enter not because she was confident of victory, but because she was confident of escape.

Only then could the soldiers realize that their following her would be meaningless, even a hindrance.

The soldier who understood the situation bowed his head and replied.

“…Understood.”

“Hahaha! I’ll be back soon, so wait here! Adjutant!”

“Yes, ma’am!”

“Prepare the report, but I will give separate instructions after I return.”

“Understood!”

“Then, soldiers! Let’s go in!”

Her charisma quickly brought the situation to a close.

As Se-un and the commander moved forward, they heard regular footsteps from behind.

Then.

“We’ll be waiting!”

“For the Empire!”

Their powerful salute gave strength to their steps.

* * *

They hadn’t even gone far into the passage, but the noise completely disappeared, as if they had entered a different world.

Even when they looked back, the opening was gone.

The path was straight, so there was no way their vision was blocked.

The surroundings were covered in an abnormally thick darkness.

Thanks to ‘Night Owl’s Eyes,’ they could see the outlines of their surroundings, but even that couldn’t be used without minimal light.

The commander’s steps slowed, seemingly troubled by the increasingly thick darkness.

Judging that this was impossible, Se-un immediately rotated the circle [likely a magical artifact or skill activation method].

Flash!

A bright light burst from Se-un’s hand.

However, the darkness was so thick that the light disappeared without even reaching the walls.

It barely illuminated the floor.

Leaving behind the commander, who was surprised by the use of magic, Se-un chanted ‘Light’ once more.

– According to the mysteries of the Black Tower, the power of ‘Light’ is enhanced.

– According to the mysteries of the Blue Tower, the stability of ‘Light’ is enhanced.

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

The mysteries of the three towers mixed into the bright light of ‘Light.’

The mysteries of the Black Tower increased the brightness, the mysteries of the Blue Tower shaped the light into a sphere, and the mysteries of the Yellow Tower firmly fixed the light.

The light was a bit murky due to the mixing of the three mysteries, but it made it possible to secure visibility.

“I thought you only dealt with martial arts and supernatural abilities, but you can also use magic!”

“When I dueled at the summit, my mana was almost depleted, so I couldn’t use it.”

“Haha, that wasn’t your full power! This is quite shocking!”

As Se-un expected, this place was under the lake.

The surroundings were made of ice, and the ice was dyed black, just like what he had seen in the fortress.

Monsters must be wriggling right above them, but they couldn’t feel even the slightest vibration or sign.

A completely isolated space.

Se-un and the commander tightened their cloaks at the heavy, sinking chill.

Even though they had resistance to the cold, the chill here had an eerie feeling.

– The Constellation, ‘Serpent Coiling Around Jealousy,’ advises you that it is too early to explore this place.

– The Constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ plugs its nose with a cork at the extreme stench.

Leviathan’s warning made him hesitate a bit.

He had come in thinking it was related to the Outer, but what if there was an opponent that Se-un couldn’t handle?

What if the Outer he had seen before his regression appeared alive before his eyes?

He would lose his life in the third shelter.

Just a little further.

Just until the light floating on his hand couldn’t illuminate the surroundings, he thought as he continued his exploration, when a change began to occur in the ice-covered passage.

Rumble-

“What is it?”

The cave, where not even the slightest sign had been felt, began to shake violently.

Only after pushing in mana and brightening the light could they know the identity of the change.

“That is…”

The passage, which was initially narrow enough for only two or three people to barely enter,

reached the middle of the lake, and the size of the passage was becoming as large as the Frost Fortress.

Cracks were forming in the ice on both sides that made up the walls of the passage.

“Is it collapsing?”

“…The back is blocked too.”

Turning his head at her words, he saw that the ice wall behind them was cracked even more than the front.

However, it seemed a bit different from the passage collapsing.

It was as if something was breaking through the ice walls.

As if to prove Se-un’s expectations.

Crack!

The outer part of the cracked ice completely shattered, and something huge burst out from within.

The same was true from behind.

The guys who blocked the front and back at the same time slowly raised their upper bodies.

Se-un, who had memorized the information of monsters through the monster encyclopedia he had read before his regression, could quickly guess their identity.

“Ice Golems…”

The guys who seemed to easily exceed 6m in height.

The black ice bodies were absorbing the light emanating from Se-un’s hand.

Even a normal Ice Golem was a powerful monster that was difficult to see in the third shelter, but two even stronger-looking monsters had appeared at the same time.

Moreover…….

‘That ice…….’

The black ice that made up their bodies was the same as what Se-un had broken in the fortress.

If the strength was the same as that, then they were definitely much more powerful than ordinary Ice Golems.

The problem wasn’t just this.

Gurgle-

The black liquid flowing from the Ice Golem’s head, down its shoulders.

The creepy sensation of sticking to the skin.

He had turned the axis of time by regressing, but he could never forget this sensation.

‘Outer.’

Of course, compared to what he had seen before his regression, its momentum was ridiculously weak.

The Outer covered the entire body, wriggling so much that its shape couldn’t be seen, controlling the host, but what he was seeing now was at the level of clinging to the main body like a parasite.

However, just the fact that the Outer was attached made them dangerous enough.

The stigma shone crimson, and Mammon’s voice was heard from within.

“Whether it’s good luck or bad luck, you never get tired of getting involved with those things.”

Why did those things come out at this point in time?

Surely the axis of time should be the same. It doesn’t make sense for those things to appear in the tower now.

Was it because Se-un broke the ice and came in?

Even looking at it that way, there were one or two strange things.

Even if it wasn’t Se-un, would that ice have firmly held its place during that long time until the Outer appeared?

Would the seal in the Scavenge Desert have been maintained until the end?

Could it be that something unusual happened in the tower through regression?

Various worries swirled in his head.

However, first, he had to solve the immediate problem at hand.