Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 19

The Vault of the Demon God-19

Chapter 19

“The lower part of the rocky mountain, huh.”

After entering the dungeon from the top of the rocky mountain, the cave floor had been a continuous downward slope.

It was expected that it would head downwards since it was a dungeon created inside the rocky mountain and entered from the top, but I didn’t expect that such a cavity would exist in its depths.

Judging by the size of the cavity, it seemed that the entire interior, except for the outer wall that formed the cliff, was a dungeon.

“Moreover, it’s an artificially created place.”

Even if it were a cave, there was no way such a cavity could have been created naturally.

Considering the name of the dungeon, it was most likely created by someone called the ‘Forgotten Hero,’ but even so, this was not a place that one hero could have created.

‘Well, I shouldn’t expect common sense in a dungeon.’

The dozens, hundreds of dungeons inside the Tower. Among them were many places with forms that far transcended human common sense, like this cavity I was seeing now.

For example, the ‘Sky Island,’ an ancient dungeon floating in the sky, or the ‘Abyss of the Ancient Dragon,’ formed inside the belly of a dead dragon.

“Anyway, what are these….”

-The Constellation, ‘The Bowed Crow,’ gazes down at the cavity with strange eyes.

The cavity was by no means ordinary.

The floor and walls were covered with marks that looked like knife cuts. There were marks of being cut, stabbed, and even dents as if something had exploded.

All these scars were made by ‘swords.’ If you attacked a rock with an ordinary sword, the blade would quickly become dull.

As evidence, countless types of swords were stuck in the floor of the cavity.

Some were intact, but most of them had damaged blades. It was like looking at a graveyard of swords.

And in the center of the cavity.

There was a pillar standing firmly as if supporting the ceiling alone.

The moment Se-un looked at it, he knew the purpose of this place.

“It was a kind of linked quest after all.”

A small hole was pierced in the center of the pillar.

All the energy existing in the cavity was spreading towards the center of that hole.

And that hole.

Thwack.

It fit perfectly with the ‘Forgotten Hero’s Sword’ that Se-un was holding.

The sword slid in lightly, as if inserting a key into a keyhole.

-You have acquired the qualification to challenge the Forgotten Hero.

Drrrrr-

The mana that filled the cavity was concentrated, and the stones on the floor clumped together to form a human figure.

Seeing the guy naturally drawing a sword from the floor, Se-un also tried to pull out the sword he had stuck in the pillar, but the sword that had gone in so easily did not budge as if it were one with the pillar.

As Se-un’s expression frowned, the system kindly informed him of the current situation.

-The Forgotten Hero’s Trial has begun.

-You cannot use any weapon other than the ‘Broken Sword’ existing in the cavity.

-The mana in the cavity begins to interfere with the use of magic.

-The duel with the Forgotten Hero will begin the moment you hold the ‘Broken Sword.’

To face the Forgotten Hero without using magic or existing equipment.

By broken sword, it clearly meant the broken weapons around him, true to its name.

Was it at least a minimum consideration?

-If you do not hold the ‘Broken Sword’ for 1 minute, your duel qualification will be revoked.

-If the duel qualification is revoked, the ‘Forgotten Hero’s Sword’ will be retrieved, and your dungeon entry qualification will be forfeited.

Those who were not confident were set up to be able to run away at any time. Of course, if they ran away, they would lose the benefits of being the first to discover the dungeon and the ‘Forgotten Hero’s Sword.’

Of course, Se-un had no intention of backing down like this.

After looking around widely, he pulled out a longsword that looked to be in the best condition.

There were about two nicks in the blade, but it was in good condition among the swords in the cavity.

-The duel with the Forgotten Hero begins.

Clang!!

The moment Se-un grabbed the sword, the hero, who had been lowering his sword diagonally, rushed in quickly.

If he hadn’t immediately parried the sword, he would have been seriously injured in one blow.

“A challenger after a long time, I see.”

The gray hero made of stone opened his mouth. I thought it was just an enemy set as a boss monster, but it seemed that was not the case.

Perhaps the identity of the guy was the hero’s remnant [a lingering spirit or echo of the hero’s power].

A being created by the hero’s lingering thoughts that had been training in this cavity.

“If it’s been a long time, it seems there have been other challengers besides me?”

“There was one a very long time ago.”

“Judging by the fact that you are still alive, all those challengers must have failed.”

“That’s correct.”

The hero’s sword swung horizontally.

For a remnant that wasn’t even a real entity to have this much power, it was a movement worthy of the name ‘Hero.’

Se-un blocked the sword head-on, but he had no choice but to dodge the sound that followed.

Clang!

Se-un’s sword broke.

Even if it was a ‘Broken Sword,’ he thought that the hero’s sword would break together since it was the same, but that expectation was easily missed.

Even though it broke Se-un’s sword, the sword held by the hero showed no sign of shaking.

Se-un, who rolled his body once, got up from his seat and picked up the broken sword right next to him.

Looking at the hero following Se-un right away, there was no time to check the condition of the sword.

“The reaction isn’t bad, but the movement isn’t very fast. Strange.”

Kang, Kaang!

Clang!

It was the same this time too.

After only parrying the sword twice, Se-un’s sword broke and the blade bounced off.

“You are recognizing my attack with experience rather than talent. But the movement of your body cannot keep up with your experience.”

Se-un’s eyes sparkled.

After only exchanging swords a few times, the hero was accurately grasping Se-un’s skills.

A weak body that cannot keep up with skilled experience.

It was a perfect interpretation of the current Se-un.

“Using Sword Qi [a martial arts technique where internal energy is channeled into a sword] in the first chapter of the tutorial. Do you even have any intention of letting anyone pass the test in the first place?”

“Oh, you recognized Sword Qi?”

The reason why the hero’s sword did not break was simple.

Sword Qi (劍氣).

It meant infusing internal energy into the sword as a medium to emit energy to the point where it was visible to the eye.

It was known that the cutting power and durability of the sword increased dramatically the moment Sword Qi was infused, so even if someone who could handle Sword Qi was holding only a stick, it would become an excellent weapon of destruction.

As such, ‘Sword Qi’ was something that could never be used unless one was a master of the sword.

To show off such Sword Qi in the first chapter of the tutorial. There was a reason why no one had passed until now.

No, the location itself was absurd in the first place.

Those who did not have the physical ability to climb the cliffs of the rocky mountain with their bare bodies and the detection ability to find the dungeon would not have been able to reach this place.

“And it would be better for those who cannot pass this to not pass at all.”

“Is it worth that much here?”

“You can find out if you defeat me first.”

Taat!

The hero’s attack was consistent.

Only attack.

It was a movement that could be performed because he knew the difference in skill clearly.

Block if you can, dodge if you can, counterattack if you can.

It was an attack that was possible because he had confidence in his swordsmanship.

The only thing Se-un could choose was evasion.

Making the most of the footwork of the Shiplodam Retreat, he avoided the attacks as much as possible and watched the opponent’s swordsmanship.

However, the hero surpassed Se-un in not only swordsmanship but also stats. There was a limit to avoiding, and he had to protect his body by sacrificing his sword whenever he had no choice.

“Are you just going to keep avoiding? I’m not a monster, and I have no intention of letting you calmly figure out my attack pattern.”

Indeed, it was just as he said.

In the case of a normal boss monster, a certain attack pattern would be visible, and preparations would be made to attack accordingly, but the hero’s attack was creating dozens, hundreds of variables.

Different attacks came from the same situation and the same posture each time, so if he guessed the attack, he would only suffer more damage.

‘If I can’t avoid it, and I can’t block it.’

Se-un recalls one martial art.

Tai Chi [a Chinese martial art and system of exercises].

If he used its mysteries, he would be able to deflect the hero’s sword sufficiently.

After sacrificing another sword to the approaching hero’s sword, Se-un straightened his eyes and activated the Authority of Greed.

-The Vault of Greed has been opened.

[ Tai Chi Sword (太極劍) ]

– As the Wudang Sect’s [a famous Taoist martial arts sect] basic swordsmanship, it possesses the mysteries of Tai Chi, just like Tai Chi.

As long as Mamon’s treasure was there, there was no need to worry about bringing the mysteries of Tai Chi into the sword.

Just by opening the treasure vault, the mysteries of the Tai Chi Sword permeated his mind.

“Your eyes have changed. Can I expect a little now?”

The hero leaps towards Se-un without fail.

Like Tai Chi, Se-un slowly rotates his sword.

Both eyes are activated with ‘Night Owl’s Eyes,’ observing the hero’s movements more sharply than ever before.

Just before the sword approaches.

‘Diagonal upward slash!’

The tip of the hero’s sword was tilted downwards, and it was captured that his right foot was moving forward.

Se-un’s sword, which had been rotating so slowly that it seemed to have stopped, moved along with the hero’s sword.

“Oh?”

Tssst!

It was different from now, when he was simply parrying the sword.

Moving along the hero’s swordplay, he very slowly guides the direction to another place.

This is the mystery of the Tai Chi Sword.

Even if you push the sword, suddenly twist the direction, or desperately pull out the sword, a weakness will occur.

However, the opponent is not someone who will be flustered and reveal a weakness.

As expected of a skilled person who can manifest Sword Qi, he takes his left foot out to an unexpected place and completely escapes from the range of Tai Chi that Se-un was drawing.

This alone is a great move, but the hero does not stop there and instead wraps around Se-un’s sword.

The trajectory is twisted, and his wrist cannot withstand it, and he drops the sword.

“It was a good move, but that alone is not enough….”

The hero, who was about to give advice leisurely, suddenly shut his mouth.

Se-un, who he thought would step back and reorganize, was instead rushing towards him.

Was he trying to use Kwonbeop [Korean martial art focusing on striking] or Kakbeop [Korean martial art focusing on grappling]?

However, if he had dueled this much, he would not be unaware that it was a suicidal act.

The moment the hero lightly takes a step back and swings his sword, Se-un’s body will be cut in half.

And the hero could see it. The broken sword held in Se-un’s opposite hand.

“When did he!”

-The third form of the Blood Wolf Sword Technique, Blood Wolf Assault (血狼襲擊), is enhanced through internal energy.

Se-un’s internal energy raged wildly.

Internal energy surrounded the broken sword, turning it into a red fang. It did not reach the level of Sword Qi, so the sword would break with this attack, but it didn’t matter.

Only one shot. One attack is enough.

Kwaaaang!!

The moment Se-un swung his sword, the cavity was filled with the howling of wolves.