Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 188

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– Welcome to the 22nd floor trial.

– Theme: The scenery at the end of the volcano

– Time limit: 24 hours

– Having lost your way, you decide to climb to the top of the volcano.

– Ascend to the summit of the volcano with your companions and ascertain the direction to proceed.

The next trial began as soon as I took a step.

Park Jung-pil grumbled, ‘Can’t we rest a little longer? What’s the rush…,’ before another bump appeared on his head.

“This is different from the trials we’ve had so far. Even if I hadn’t pulled you along, the rest period would have ended soon anyway.”

“Hyung [older brother or respected male figure], have you never worked before? The way it usually goes is you put off going to work until the very last minute, then you grit your teeth and head out!”

“Being kicked out to the next trial feels awful.”

It wasn’t a joke.

When the rest period ended and I was forcibly moved to the next trial, it felt like someone was pushing me from behind.

Even before the regression, I hated that feeling, so I usually moved on to the next trial before the rest period ended.

Especially since forcibly moving usually meant losing balance and falling over, and I didn’t want to show that side of myself in front of Park Jung-pil.

“But hyung, isn’t it too hot? Just a day ago, it was a snowfield, but suddenly the weather changes like this? Does that make sense?”

“It doesn’t make sense. And that’s the Tower for you.”

“Still, I survived thanks to this equipment! I would have really been roasted alive without it.”

Park Jung-pil pointed to the equipment he was wearing.

Equipment newly created by Old Man Go Chang-seok at the third shelter.

The equipment consisted of two types.

The first was equipment made from the skins of snowmen and other monsters, providing resistance to the cold and essential for activities in the snowfield.

The second piece of equipment was made from perpetual snow and ice that Se-un had brought. As it was made of snow and ice, it emitted a cool chill. Se-un had directly commissioned this equipment.

He made up a reason, but of course, it was thanks to knowing about this trial.

It was not only cool but also performed well due to the good materials, so no one would fall behind in the trial as long as they didn’t do anything foolish.

‘It is cool.’

Se-un’s equipment was the same.

Even with the volcano right in front of him and hot steam rising all around, not a single drop of sweat formed.

“More than that, do we have to climb up there? No, isn’t the trial content strange? What kind of crazy bastard climbs to the top of an active volcano to find their way?”

“No one’s going to answer you, so shut up and follow me.”

“Yes, sir.”

The content of the trial.

Se-un couldn’t answer Park Jung-pil’s question exactly, but he had made various guesses and heard things while climbing the Tower before the regression.

The most likely of these was that this trial itself was created based on ‘someone’s experience.’

This was a secondary conjecture linked to the first conjecture that the field was created for or borrowed from another dimension.

‘Well, it doesn’t matter anyway.’

Various players had offered their guesses, but as Se-un said, no one could give an accurate answer.

You might get an answer if you asked the Tower’s administrator, but players rarely ever meet the administrator.

Se-un, who even had a personal attendant, was the exception.

Puhwaaaht-!

“Whoa! Hyung, be careful! This is really hot.”

“You be careful and follow me.”

The surrounding terrain was volcanic.

Flowing lava had spread widely across the surface, cooling in wave-like patterns, and highly fluid basaltic lava protruded unevenly.

Thanks to the lava boiling underground, hot steam sporadically spewed out from the cracks in the ground.

Although it was steam, touching it would cause immediate burns.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ laments that it senses no signs of food here.

‘Well, there weren’t any monsters here.’

Even on the 21st floor, there were occasional appearances of monsters, including the Volcanic Golem, but this place was different.

Perhaps due to the intense heat, no monsters existed.

Even though the Tower wasn’t reality, there could have been monsters related to fire, but even recalling his memories from before the regression, monsters didn’t appear here.

‘They’re all stuck there.’

Se-un knew the reason.

Whether it was because the floors were different, Beelzebub hadn’t noticed at all, but the monsters were right below, hidden in the underground of this volcano where steam was spewing out.

As monsters related to fire, they would naturally seek out hotter terrain.

“But hyung, why are you so relaxed? You were running so much on the 21st floor.”

“It doesn’t matter here anyway.”

“Huh?”

Kurururu-

An uneasy sound, as if something was boiling, came from the top of the volcano, the destination.

Park Jung-pil, having heard it too, stopped talking and quickly hid behind Se-un.

Fortunately, it didn’t explode. Instead, black clouds poured out of the crater.

“Ah, I was scared it was going to explode. No, is that really not going to explode? I’m getting anxious.”

“Not yet.”

“Not yet? That answer makes me a little uneasy.”

“And that’s quite annoying too.”

The black clouds spewing from the crater billowed out and began to fall towards the ground instead of the sky.

That wasn’t just a simple cloud.

Volcanic ash.

Commonly referred to as volcanic dust, it consists of crushed stones and glass fragments caused by volcanic eruptions.

“Kehk, kwehk! What is this……”

The black clouds covering the ground were entirely made of volcanic ash.

Breathing alone felt like your throat was being scraped raw, and just looking ahead would damage your eyes.

However, you couldn’t just close your eyes, stop breathing, and move forward.

It didn’t kill you instantly, but it was a black disaster that slowly killed you.

However, it wasn’t a big problem for Se-un right now.

Since Park Jung-pil seemed to have fully realized the danger of the volcanic ash, he immediately manifested a familiar magic.

– According to the mysteries of the Green Tower, the speed of ‘Wind Curtain’ increases.

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

A barrier of wind formed around Se-un.

The black clouds containing volcanic ash were pushed away, making it much easier to breathe.

“If you could do something like this, you should have done it sooner……”

Unlike Se-un, who didn’t have a single speck of ash on his shoulders, Park Jung-pil was already covered in black powder.

However, Se-un’s late use of magic wasn’t just to torment him.

If he solved all the problems for someone just because they were experiencing the trial together, their problem-solving skills and sense of crisis would disappear.

That’s why he wanted them to experience at least the minimum.

– The constellation, ‘Donkey-Headed Bandit,’ chuckles, saying the contractor looks like burnt sausage.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ urgently looks around, asking where the sausage is.

……Well, it was a little refreshing, though.

“Fortunately, it’s sinking quickly. Let’s go quickly, hyung!”

The volcanic ash mixed in with the black clouds was mostly made of stones and glass fragments, so it quickly scattered to the ground without lingering around.

As the visibility cleared, he moved towards the volcano without hesitation.

Even though the visibility had cleared, some volcanic ash still lingered in the air, so he didn’t release the magic to help with breathing.

It was so convenient not being affected by the volcanic ash in a course where overcoming the volcanic ash was the main objective.

Kurururu!

“Ah, it’s doing that again. Hyung, it’s not going to explode this time, right?”

“It won’t explode. The volcano won’t explode… yet.”

Another precarious sound came from the top of the volcano.

The ground rumbled as if in pain, with vibrations felt from the 21st floor trial.

“Huh? Hyung, why did you stop?”

“Shh.”

As soon as the vibration subsided, Se-un stopped walking and stood still, calmly looking at the volcano.

‘It’s about to appear.’

What Se-un was looking for would appear with the upcoming ‘phenomenon.’

Before the regression, he could find the way thanks to the guide of the journey, but this time he couldn’t.

Therefore, if he couldn’t figure it out through this moment, he wouldn’t be able to find ‘that place.’

And soon.

Kugugugu!

Kururururung!

“H-hyung?”

The earthquake, which had seemed to subside, erupted with even greater force.

At the same time, black boulders fell from the top of the volcano.

Whether by coincidence or not, the boulders were heading straight for Se-un.

– Through internal energy, the first form of the Blood Wolf Sword Technique, Blood Wolf Claw, is enhanced.

He lightly swung his sword, cutting the rolling boulders in half.

Even though the split rocks passed by his eyes, Se-un didn’t flinch.

Kururururung!!

And finally, the highlight of this trial began. The boulders that had just rolled down were just a signal flare.

“Uwaaaah! Hyung, what is that! Run away! No, why are you standing still when you were moving so much? I’m telling you, let’s run away!”

“Shut up.”

“Hmph.”

Black volcanic ash surged down.

Lava-hardened boulders and the geology that made up the volcano were mixed together and flowed down. It looked like a black wave.

The tidal wave swallowed the surrounding volcanic ash as it descended, increasing its size even further. The weak parts of the volcano collapsed, and the black wave repeatedly filled the gaps.

If he stayed still, he would surely be swept away by that wave.

“Aish! I’m just trusting this hyung! Seriously!”

Park Jung-pil shouted as he hid behind Se-un. Just like he said in the 21st floor trial, at least now he had no intention of running away alone.

As he thought that, the black wave had already descended to the middle of the volcano.

No, it seemed more appropriate to call it a tsunami rather than a wave.

The tsunami passed the middle of the volcano, and the approaching tsunami grew so large that it seemed to cover the sky.

The moment the tsunami passed the middle of the volcano and grew so large that it seemed to cover the sky.

‘Found it.’

Se-un was finally able to find it.

The black entrance created by the collapse due to the impact of the tsunami. The hidden cave he had discovered through the guide of the journey before the regression.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes! Uh…… Uh? No, is that the way?!”

Park Jung-pil, who was about to turn around and run away, screamed when he saw Se-un running towards the black tsunami.

However, the tsunami was right in front of him to run away now.

No matter how quick and evasive he was, it was impossible to avoid that tsunami.

With that, he closed his eyes tightly and followed Se-un.

Since that was the case, the only thing left to do was to trust Se-un.

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

A stone wall made of volcanic rock was erected above the discovered entrance.

However, the black tsunami lightly swallowed the stone wall as if devouring prey and tried to cover the entrance.

However, Se-un wasn’t going to give up like this.

– According to the mysteries of the Green Tower, the speed of ‘Earth Wall’ increases.

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

– According to the mysteries of the Yellow Tower, ‘Earth Wall’ becomes more solid.

– According to the mysteries of the Purple Tower, the casting speed of ‘Earth Wall’ increases.

Applying the mysteries of the five magic towers, he raised the stone wall once again.

No, it wasn’t just once. Magic was manifested continuously, and more than ten stone walls quickly surrounded the entrance.

The tsunami, which had destroyed about five stone walls, could no longer swallow the enlarged stone wall and split to the left and right.

Even so, as if not giving up, it pounded on the stone walls, and their number gradually decreased.

Kugugugu!

Kwakwakwakwa!

The black tsunami endlessly colliding and the black stone walls endlessly being created.

Se-un’s mana, reaching the fifth circle, was rapidly depleted.

“Park Jung-pil!”

“Yes? Uh? Uwaaaah!”

As soon as his mana ran out, he grabbed the back of Park Jung-pil’s neck, who was following behind, and threw him.

The guy screamed familiarly as he flew. Following him, Se-un also made his final leap with all his might.

Kwareureureuk!!

In the end, the tsunami, which had destroyed even the last remaining stone wall, violently swallowed the place where Se-un had been.