Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 20

20.

“Impressive.”

Blood Fang’s fangs had certainly reached the hero’s neck.

However, even with that attack containing all of Se-un’s power, it didn’t pierce the hero’s body.

Sword energy. No, it was blocked by the sword in the hero’s hand, where fist energy flickered.

Blocking a sword with bare hands. Even if he used fist energy, it would have been impossible without outstanding reflexes and precise reactions.

Sizzle-

The shattered sword, having endured an overwhelming force, crumbled into dust as its name suggested.

Since it was an all-in strike, Se-un’s body was full of openings now that the sword had disappeared.

The moment the hero retrieved his sword, Se-un would be cut in half without even reacting.

However, the hero didn’t do that.

“Truly amazing. Were you hiding your strength? There’s no trace of you learning the Soft Sword.”

It’s natural for him to be curious.

As he said, Se-un had never learned the Soft Sword. He had only grasped its secrets through the ‘Taiji Sword’ [a sword style emphasizing balance and fluidity] he had taken out by opening Mammon’s treasure vault.

If someone who didn’t know the Authority of Greed saw it, they would only think, ‘He was hiding his strength.’

“And what’s even more surprising is your next attack. To foresee two moves ahead. Such an attack is impossible without a wealth of experience.”

Se-un didn’t bother to answer him.

He had no intention of telling the truth about using Chronos’ Hourglass.

Just as his mouth, which had been continuing to speak with amusement, stopped, Se-un’s mouth opened.

“What about the test?”

“Of course, you pass. If you have this much potential, you won’t at least have your sword stolen from you.”

The hero chuckled and walked towards the pillar of the commons.

Se-un’s eyes twinkled strangely as he followed him. The hilt of the sword stuck in the pillar was dyed gold.

“Grip it.”

-The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows Its Head,’ tries to predict the sword’s identity by retracing its memories.

The taciturn Mammon reacted.

Even if that wasn’t the case, Se-un could feel that the sword’s condition had completely changed as soon as he saw the hilt.

Perhaps, this is the reward of the ‘Forgotten Hero’s Training Ground.’

The power that the forgotten hero’s remnant has been protecting to pass on to those who pass his test.

Clutch.

Se-un gripped the hilt.

He tried to pull out the sword right away, but he couldn’t. Se-un’s power was draining into the sword through the hilt.

The inner energy of the dantian [energy center in the body], the mana of the circle. Even the vitality held in the muscle fibers, without exception.

Just as he was about to let go of the sword in surprise, the voice of the forgotten hero was heard.

“Endure it. It is the process of the sword recognizing its owner.”

A sword that recognizes its owner.

Most swords with such power in the Tower possessed outstanding abilities.

At least A-grade or higher.

If he had an A-grade weapon in the tutorial stage, he could move his future plans much easier and faster.

Clench!

Se-un gritted his teeth and clenched his fist.

Even as his dantian emptied, the rotation of his circle stopped, and the strength drained from his muscles, he endured with sheer willpower.

Willpower. It was the power that Se-un, who had climbed to the 92nd floor of the Tower with only the unique skill ‘Guidepost of the Journey’ without a proper attack ability, was most confident in.

He bit down so hard that red blood flowed from his gums.

His arms and legs trembled. As if it was taking away his mental strength after his vitality, his vision blurred with a dizzying headache.

Creak!

The hilt, which had been as heavy as if it were one with the pillar, began to move little by little.

Following the golden hilt, a blue-edged blade reveals its appearance.

The appearance that had been old and rusty until just recently felt like a lie.

“It seems that you still lack strength, but if it’s you, you’ll be able to overcome the limits of your strength soon.”

In his fading mind, he hears the voice of the forgotten hero.

He couldn’t see it because he was focusing all of his attention on the sword in his hand, but somehow he seemed to hear a small laugh.

“I hope you will show me a higher place.”

Swish-

The forgotten hero’s form melted away as if it were breaking down.

The mana of the commons that made up the form seeps into the sword.

At that moment.

Clang!

Finally, the sword came out of the pillar, revealing its brilliant body.

The golden hilt was engraved with patterns as sacred as they were luxurious, and the sword was so sharp that it seemed to cut even the approaching air.

-You have perfectly cleared the hidden dungeon, ‘Forgotten Hero’s Training Ground.’

-Your level has increased.

-You have achieved a historical feat.

-As a reward, your personal contribution points increase by 20,000 points.

-You have acquired the forgotten hero’s sword, ‘The Rock-Splitting Sword, Durandal.’

-The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows Its Head,’ jumps up from its seat.

Se-un fell from his spot, gazing at the coveted, gleaming sword, Durandal.

* * *

[ Tutorial First Chapter – Adaptation ]

-The sixth wave begins.

-Defend against the monster wave and prove your existence.

Se-un climbed the rocky mountain, but the monster wave didn’t wait for Se-un. At the appointed time, the monsters rushed into the camp again this time.

Gray monkeys popped out from the direction of the rocky mountain. They were not only taller and larger than the ‘Brown Monkeys,’ but also had fairly decent weapons in their hands.

The eyes of the people watching the monkeys deepened even further.

“Everyone, keep your formation! Our formation and weapons are superior! There’s nothing to be afraid of!”

Yu Seo-ah skillfully directed the people.

The first time is always the hardest, but as the situation repeated, her leadership gradually developed.

Rustle-

Apart from the people’s formation, Yu Seo-ah and Kang Han-cheol stabbed into the left and right sides of the monkeys.

Yu Seo-ah’s sword became a whirlwind and swept away the monkeys, and Kang Han-cheol’s fist crushed the monkeys.

It was as if they were watching Se-un, who always dealt with monsters separately.

“Ooh-eek!”

“Kieek!”

Even without Se-un’s help, the camp was doing a great job of dealing with the wave.

Compared to when they first arrived in this world and only trembled, it was truly a remarkable development.

As most of the monsters were cleared, Yu Seo-ah, who approached Kang Han-cheol, opened her mouth with an uneasy expression.

“Se-un hasn’t returned yet. Could something have happened?”

“……”

Jeong Se-un.

A man who always looked at the camp with indifferent eyes and spoke coldly as if his emotions were dry.

However, if it weren’t for him, the camp would have already collapsed miserably.

Besides, if it weren’t for him, Yu Seo-ah would not have come to her senses yet.

Knowing that fact herself, Yu Seo-ah’s worries grew even more.

“I can’t do this. I have to go find Se-un. Would you like to go with me after this wave is over?”

“No need.”

“……Aren’t you worried? If Se-un isn’t here, we’re already…….”

“He’s not weak enough for us to worry about.”

Kang Han-cheol answered, roughly swinging at a monkey.

His power, blessed by Agares, the Duke of Hell who rules the East, had already surpassed the level of humans.

“But…….”

Even with Kang Han-cheol’s answer, Yu Seo-ah couldn’t hide her anxiety.

What if Jeong Se-un doesn’t show up like this? They managed to stop this wave safely, but will they be able to stop the next wave?

If, like the fourth wave, the three types of monsters get stronger each time they rotate, will they really be able to stop the seventh wave with just them?

Such anxiety filled her head.

Kang Han-cheol glanced down at her and sighed softly, pointing to the sky.

“Look up.”

“……Up?”

Suddenly telling her to look up.

Wondering what he meant, she raised her head and saw the system messages related to the wave that were always floating there.

Among them, what Kang Han-cheol pointed to was the personal contribution ranking.

The cleanup is coming to an end, but the wave hasn’t completely ended yet, so there shouldn’t be any changes.

Having doubts, she was soon able to find the only change.

“Se-un’s score……!”

[ 1st place: Jeong Se-un 28,660 points ]

[ 2nd place: Yu Seo-ah 1,680 points ]

[ 3rd place: Kang Han-cheol 1,600 points ]

Twenty-eight thousand six hundred and sixty.

In the first place, Se-un’s score was so high that they couldn’t even dream of reaching it, but it wasn’t this high.

The last time Yu Seo-ah remembered Se-un’s contribution points was about 7,000 points. In other words, his contribution points suddenly jumped nearly four times while they were fighting the wave.

That means.

“He must be doing something somewhere that we can’t even imagine.”

Kang Han-cheol said with an indifferent expression.

However, in his firm face, a strange fighting spirit was burning, whether it was competitiveness or jealousy.

“So, until he arrives, we just need to focus on stopping the wave and maximizing our strength.”

“……Yes!”

Kwaang!!

Kang Han-cheol threw the dead monkey like a cannonball, and the monkeys’ formation, which had been wielding their weapons for their last struggle, collapsed.

* * *

“Keuh…….”

Se-un had to feel extreme pain as soon as he opened his eyes.

A sense of emptiness. Not hunger, but a sense of emptiness for mana.

That’s because he had to push all of his mana, inner energy, and vitality into the sword to obtain the final reward of the dungeon.

He had regained at least a minimum of energy while he was unconscious, but his dantian and circle were still empty.

He was dying to check the sword right away, but first of all, it was a priority to recover his body.

Buzz!

The exhausted muscles refused to move, but there was a limit to recovery by lying down like this.

Se-un got up and sat in a lotus position, slowly catching his breath.

It was a priority to fill the dantian, which has a strong power to control the internal energy, unlike the circle, which is focused on external actions.

According to the mysteries of the Three Calamities Art, the surrounding energy began to be absorbed into Se-un.

But.

Buzz!

Buzzz!

The amount of energy being absorbed was unusual.

He was using the Three Calamities Art, which is known to have the slowest speed of accumulating internal energy among all existing mental cultivation methods, but the speed at which internal energy was being absorbed was 5 times, no, nearly 10 times faster than at the camp.

“What is this…….”

The internal energy of the dantian rapidly filled up, and as soon as his body recovered a little, Se-un looked around.

And he was able to grasp the center of this situation.

The center of the pillar.

A rich energy was pouring out from the spot where Durandal was embedded.

“……Is it a dragon vein [a source of concentrated spiritual energy]?”

Dragon vein (龍脈).

In feng shui [ancient Chinese practice of harmonizing with the environment], it refers to a mountain range through which the essence of a mountain flows, or a place where that essence gathers.

In the Tower, this meaning is used to mean ‘mana’ rather than ‘essence.’

And this place was also known as the best place to train the dantian and circle.

Smirk-

A smile spread across Se-un’s face.

He had already gained more than he had expected just by obtaining the legendary sword, Durandal, but it seemed that this was not the end of the hidden dungeon’s reward.

-The Treasure Vault of Greed has been opened.

[ Supreme Demonic Art (破極心功) ]

– A secret mental cultivation method passed down from generation to generation in the Ma family (魔家). As it is the Ma family’s secret, it is known to be extremely difficult to learn, and even within the Ma family, there are very few who have mastered it.

Whoooo!

The energy surrounding Se-un began to swirl rapidly like a rough wind.