Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 197

“Hoo…….”

The first thing I felt upon exiting the Mental World was intense heat.

No, heat entered through my mouth, but conversely, a cold chill rose from the floor.

Wondering what was happening, I looked up to find the surroundings in complete disarray.

“Se-woon! Are you alright?”

Lava was spreading out from Se-woon, as if a volcano had erupted. This was likely the source of the intense heat.

However, the lava wasn’t its original red color but a blackened, dead hue.

It seemed that as soon as the lava appeared, the extreme cold from Seol-ryong’s power immediately solidified it.

The Diablo Clan was gathered at the edge of the hardened lava.

‘It seems quite a bit of time has passed.’

Clearly, only Yoo Seo-ah had arrived when I started training.

But now, with all the clan members gathered, it seemed more time had passed than I thought.

Rustle.

As I rose from my spot, a thin film peeled off my body like shedding skin.

A membrane containing both heat and cold.

It seemed to have formed while Se-woon was absorbing the Dragon Heart’s mana.

“Hyung-nim [older brother]! Are you okay? It was a real mess!”

“Wow! Oppa [older brother], what did you do? There was this huge boom here!”

“And then it suddenly got so cold, it felt like we were back in the snowfield!”

Park Jung-pil and the twin sisters approached, speaking to me.

It seemed the traces around us hadn’t appeared in an instant. Well, even a quick glance showed the range was too wide.

At least a day or more seemed to have passed.

“How much time has passed?”

“It’s been five days. The anomalies started three days ago.”

“Five days, huh…….”

“More importantly, are you really okay?”

“I’m fine. It went even better than I expected.”

Se-woon felt the sixth circle.

The fire energy felt more vivid than any circle he had obtained so far.

It was the result of absorbing nearly 100% of the mana dormant in the Dragon Heart.

‘I was originally prepared for some loss.’

Seol-ryong’s Dragon Heart wasn’t in good condition.

It was cracked in places, in such a precarious state that it seemed it would shatter if dropped on the ground.

So, I was fully prepared for a 20-30% loss of mana during training.

But what about now?

Even a rough look at the mana filling the circle told me. All the mana remaining in the Dragon Heart had been absorbed into Se-woon almost perfectly.

– You have successfully created the sixth Mana Circle through the Red Tower’s training method.

– With the creation of a new circle, you can now use 6th Circle magic.

– The level, power, and speed of magic that can be used increase depending on the level of the Mana Circle.

– The range of magic you use becomes wider than before, according to the mysteries of the Red Tower’s training method.

– You have achieved an amazing feat.

– Acquired 200,000 points as a reward.

A reward of merit points twice the usual amount.

That was because the realm of the 6th Circle was an extremely high level even among magicians.

Talent, effort, opportunity, enlightenment, etc. All those elements had to overlap to reach that realm.

If even one of them was lacking, it was a realm that could not be reached even with a lifetime of dedication to magic.

I had reached such a realm at just the 25th floor of the tower.

Moreover, the power Se-woon gained wasn’t just this.

– Absorbed the remaining Yang energy in the body through the Ja Ha Shin Gong [a powerful internal energy cultivation technique].

– Accumulated Lee Gap Ja’s worth of internal energy in the Danjeon [energy center].

– The efficiency of all martial arts used increases according to the increased level of internal energy.

– You have achieved an amazing feat.

– Acquired 200,000 points as a reward.

The power absorbed through the Dragon Heart created the sixth circle and still had enough energy left to be absorbed into the Danjeon.

With this, Se-woon reached the realm of 6 Gap Ja [unit of internal energy].

I was now able to set foot in the transcendent martial arts I had been thinking about for a long time.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ tilts his head, saying you seem to have changed somehow.

– The constellation, ‘Serpent Enclosing the Season,’ admires your realm.

– The constellation, ‘Crow Bowing its Head,’ regrets seeing the Dragon Heart disappear.

“Hmm, really. I don’t see anything particularly wrong. Rather, your body seems to be in much better condition than before…….”

“See? I told you I was fine.”

Everyone was worried, so even Lee Ha-neul came to examine Se-woon’s body.

They must have been very anxious, as I had been training here for five days without moving, and anomalies like lava and cold had occurred.

‘I’m glad they didn’t touch me in the middle.’

Yoo Seo-ah must have kept them from approaching, as Se-woon had told her to.

If someone had contacted Se-woon during training out of concern, the Dragon Heart’s mana might have backflowed.

The result would naturally have led to Qi Deviation [a dangerous imbalance of internal energy].

“Everyone, go back. I still have something to check.”

“Why don’t you rest a bit? You’ve been training for five days.”

“I’m really fine. I’ll just finish the check and go back right away.”

“……Okay. I’ll prepare a meal right away.”

“Thanks.”

Se-woon sent the people back and calmly observed the new circle.

Looking closely, it wasn’t just the sixth circle that was enhanced; the other circles were also strengthened. The overall capacity had increased, and the rotation speed had become incredibly fast.

Above all.

‘The first, Blue Mana Circle…….’

The state of the first circle was quite strange.

A Blue Mana Circle with properties closer to coldness, no, snow, rather than pure water. The power dormant there had become unbelievably strong compared to the other circles.

Even more so than the sixth circle created with the Dragon Heart’s mana.

Se-woon quickly realized the reason.

‘Seol-ryong’s Mental World.’

It seemed to be Seol-ryong’s will, absorbed along with the Dragon Heart’s mana.

Se-woon quietly recalled the last words he had said.

‘I myself will become your ‘enlightenment.’’

Enlightenment.

I didn’t know what that meant yet, but it was Seol-ryong’s will.

It would be beneficial, not create anything disadvantageous for Se-woon.

While Se-woon was calmly observing the newly acquired power.

– The constellation, ‘Fourth Day,’ looks down on your realm and admires it.

– The constellation, ‘Noon Sun,’ is drawn to your power, as hot as the sun.

– The constellation, ‘Self-Born One,’ congratulates your realm, blooming like a lotus.

Messages from several constellations appeared.

It was a situation I hadn’t experienced in a long time, as Mammon had been directly blocking most messages until now.

In a situation that would attract the attention of the constellations, Mammon would not have stood idly by and allowed the interference of other constellations.

Which meant.

– The constellation, ‘Crow Bowing its Head,’ frowns and antagonizes the hyenas.

They were powerful constellations that even Mammon couldn’t immediately drive away.

‘Well, it makes sense.’

The constellation, Fourth Day.

It was an alias referring to Odin, the supreme god of Asgard.

Below that, the Noon Sun was Ra, the sun god, the greatest god in Heliopolis.

The Self-Born One was Brahma, also known as the god of creation.

As each represented the main god of their respective mythologies, they were beings that even Mammon couldn’t rashly touch.

‘Zeus isn’t here.’

No matter how much I looked around, the gods of Olympus were not visible, indicating that the power of the management office was working well.

It was burdensome to have more eyes watching while I was trying to test my strength, but I had no intention of stopping.

‘Since I have an audience, I might as well go all out.’

Main god-level constellations had directly revealed their presence.

So, rather than bowing down, I had to show them overwhelming power to prevent them from moving carelessly.

From the first circle to the sixth circle.

‘I should show them flashy magic if possible.’

Se-woon, who had been slowly rotating all the circles, finally manifested a new magic.

– Opened the Vault of Greed.

[ Giga Lightning ]

– A specialty of the Self Tower that strikes the designated location with tens of thousands of volts of lightning. Endless lightning pours down as long as the mana continues.

Rumble, rumble!

Black clouds gathered above Se-woon’s head.

It wasn’t a small cloud like when casting magic up to the 5th circle. Black clouds were gathering high in the sky, as if a storm was about to rage.

In response, Se-woon’s right hand rose.

The moment that hand came down.

Crack!

Kwarrrrrumble!

Kwarung, Kwaaaang-!!

The black clouds began to spew lightning.

Not just one bolt of lightning.

Hundreds, thousands of bolts of lightning were pouring down incessantly.

The speed was so fast that it was impossible to count the number of lightning strikes individually.

Explosions of lightning occurred one after another in the terrain Se-woon had targeted, and the ground was being dug out in hollows.

The smell of burning earth spread thickly, and a tingling lightning spread beneath my feet.

While concentrating on casting the magic, exclamations from all sorts of constellations appeared.

Se-woon casually ignored them and endlessly poured down lightning until he had exhausted all the mana filling the circle.

The terrain that had been targeted was so ruined that it could no longer be called ‘terrain.’

In this sudden lightning strike situation.

“Is that Blood Wolf doing that?”

“I guess so……?”

“Crazy.”

“Yeah, crazy.”

“I shouldn’t mess with him in the future…….”

“Se-woon…….”

The Diablo Clan members, who were returning to the residence, blankly watched this.

* * *

Bang, Kwagwang!

Se-woon’s magic continued even after that.

It was to find out and become familiar with how much stronger the magic had become due to the increased range of magic due to the mysteries of the Red Tower, as well as the strengthening of the circle.

Because of that, Se-woon manifested various magics every time the mana filled up, and thanks to that, the outskirts of the residence were already in ruins.

Crack!

Fzzzz!

The floor was frozen solid and then burned by hot flames.

It flooded with water, then an electrifying current flowed, and the earth sank deeply, with water bubbling and boiling inside, turning into steam and disappearing.

Through this, Se-woon was able to learn a new fact.

‘My mental strength has increased.’

Mental strength.

This was something difficult to confirm with simple numbers like the stats written in the status window. However, it was also a more important power for players than any other stat.

Mental strength affected everything, including concentration on all magic and martial arts, and resistance to the opponent’s attacks.

Some of it may have been due to the natural increase in mental strength as the realm increased, but what Se-woon felt was more than that.

Something other than the increase in realm was increasing his mental strength.

And I quickly realized the reason as well.

‘Seol-ryong’s will.’

Seol-ryong’s Mental World, which I absorbed along with the Dragon Heart’s mana.

That power, which was now residing in the first circle, the Blue Mana Circle, seemed to be manifesting as mental strength.

Thanks to this, the concentration when using magic increased, and the finesse of the magic greatly improved.

‘It seems I’m getting used to magic.’

I had been spamming all sorts of magic non-stop for two days.

I had perfectly mastered the enhanced magic, as well as adapted to the existing mysteries of the Magic Tower and the mysteries of the Red Tower that I had newly acquired this time.

I had also grasped the limits according to the total amount of mana, so there would be no hesitation in actual combat.

‘Shall we move on to the next stage?’

The power I gained this time was not just the circle. Se-woon’s Danjeon, which had gained 2 Gap Ja of internal energy and now possessed a total of 6 Gap Ja of internal energy.

Before going into actual combat, it was necessary to become familiar with transcendent martial arts such as the Jaha Sword Style in advance.

And then.

– The constellation, ‘Fourth Day,’ makes a proposal to you.

The supreme god of Asgard.

A message from Odin appeared before Se-woon’s eyes.