Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 213

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After finishing the hunt for the first Outer, Se-un dove into the sea and surveyed the surroundings before moving.

Even though he caught one, there was no knowing how many Outers might be dwelling within a single meteorite fragment.

There might be Outers remaining nearby.

Of course, Beelzebub would react strongly if there were Outers around, but that alone wasn’t enough for a detailed search.

That’s why Se-un took extra precautions.

– The Stigma is reacting to the tale of the Blood Wolf Legend.

– The third ability of the Stigma, ‘@#!%’, awakens.

He faintly illuminated the Stigma and searched for traces of the Outer.

This third ability not only annihilated the Outer but also reacted when there were Outers nearby.

‘It seems that was the last one.’

The linked technique, Hell’s Gate, was created by imbuing the Netherworld’s energy into the Crag-Breaking Dark Sword during the collision with the meteorite.

Thanks to the power of the Stigma imbued there, a significant amount of the Outer was annihilated in the sky.

Therefore, the amount of Outer remaining in the meteorite fragments seemed to be extremely small.

In the meantime.

Wooong-

Se-un’s Stigma reacted to something.

The reaction pointed downwards. Following the signal, he swam deeper into the sea.

During the trial on the 29th floor, the entire sea was teeming with monsters, but now, even if you strained your eyes, you couldn’t see a single fish, let alone a monster.

Even though it was scattered into fragments, the impact of the meteorite must have been significant.

He went deeper and deeper into the sea.

Thanks to the ‘Mermaid’s Gills,’ he could endure the depths, but the water pressure pressing down on his body from all directions gradually increased, and breathing became difficult.

Finally, he discovered what the Stigma was reacting to.

‘Meteorite fragment.’

At this depth, the impact would have been lessened by buoyancy.

A huge crater was created where the meteorite fragment fell, and the currents changed due to it, causing whirlpools in various places.

– The Constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ leaves, asking why you’re bothering to look for such a thing.

– The Constellation, ‘Crow with Lowered Head,’ is intrigued by the meteorite.

Whirlpools couldn’t stop Se-un.

He had experienced enough of that when entering the merfolk’s base to meet Leviathan in the tutorial.

Se-un skillfully swam through the waves, broke through the whirlpool, and reached the inside of the crater.

A fragment of the meteorite, majestically placed in the middle of the huge crater.

A black rock with holes like basalt.

‘Is it just a lingering echo?’

No signs were felt around it.

Still, being cautious, the moment he approached the meteorite fragment…

Shuhwaaa!

A black liquid spurted out from the holes in the meteorite.

Having been cautious, Se-un immediately pulled back and swung his sword.

The black liquid that touched the sword made a burning sound and writhed as if in pain.

It looked like an eel.

‘Why is it still here?’

Outers are basically parasitic beings, so there’s little they can do on their own.

That’s why they search for a host as soon as they are placed in a new environment.

But why was it still remaining on the meteorite?

Judging that it was best to get rid of it first, Se-un thrust his sword forward.

Swoosh!

Sensing that Se-un’s attack was dangerous, it hid in the hole.

While trying to stimulate it using magic, he felt a presence from behind.

Shhiiiik!

A speed fast enough to cut through the water, ignoring the currents.

Before Se-un could turn around, he lowered his upper body.

Then, something rushing from behind brushed past Se-un’s hair and entered the hole in the meteorite.

‘There were still living things left.’

Its head went in and wasn’t clearly visible, but it was roughly a monster that looked like an eel.

Without panicking, it pulled its head out from the side hole and bared its teeth once again.

At that moment.

Thump!

From the hole in the meteorite fragment, the Outer grabbed the eel’s body.

The creature, sticking like tar, gradually crawled up its body, approaching the eel’s head and flowing into its eyes, mouth, and nostrils.

‘That scene is always grotesque.’

The eel couldn’t resist and was helplessly being consumed by the Outer.

Se-un thought it would be better to deal with the Outer after it had finished its assimilation, rather than struggling to catch the Outer hidden in the meteorite, so he quietly watched the scene.

However, there was one difference from the Outer’s appearance he knew.

‘It’s… attached to the meteorite?’

The end of the black liquid was attached to the meteorite fragment like glue, stretching stickily.

Having already succeeded in suppression, why would it bother holding onto the meteorite fragment?

No, that wasn’t it.

Now, it wasn’t that it wasn’t falling off the meteorite fragment, but that it couldn’t fall off.

– The Constellation, ‘Crow with Lowered Head,’ further fuels its curiosity about the meteorite.

‘Does that meteorite have the power to bind the Outer?’

If so, it explained why that Outer had remained here even after a week.

The number of living things had decreased due to the meteorite’s impact, so it couldn’t find an object to assimilate. But thanks to the monster that targeted Se-un, it found a host.

Judging from the atmosphere, it seemed that assimilation was only possible if the host came close.

Soon, the black liquid attached to the meteorite fragment stretched out long and then split as if torn, seeping into the eel.

‘With that, I might really be able to capture the Outer alive.’

Securing a sample that Baek-hyun requested.

He thought it was a good method, but there was one problem here.

Even if he succeeded in capturing it alive, there was no way to safely transport it to the fourth shelter.

If he carelessly brought it and it assimilated the people in the shelter, things would become difficult.

What if he used a glass bottle or a box to trap it?

Unfortunately, that method was useless for the Outer. It was so corrosive that it would quickly melt anything it was trapped in and escape.

But that meteorite seemed like it could contain it.

“Koo, Kkureu- Kururuk-”

– Through internal energy, the second form of the Blood Wolf Sword Technique, Blood Wolf Fang, is enhanced.

– According to the mysteries of the Crag-Breaking Heart Technique, the power of martial arts is enhanced.

Thwack!

“Kkueuk-”

He plunged his sword into the head of the Outer, which had just finished assimilating and was savoring its freedom from the meteorite fragment.

He plunged it so deeply that the sword’s blade was not visible.

The black liquid tried to resist, but the moment after finishing assimilation was the Outer’s weakest.

With the power of Se-un’s Stigma added to it.

– The Stigma is reacting to the tale of the Blood Wolf Legend.

– The third ability of the Stigma, ‘@#!%’, awakens.

Chiiiik!

Feeling pain, it frantically flapped its tail, which was not pierced by the sword.

It tried to escape from the sword even at the cost of its body, but Se-un twisted the direction of the sword and pushed it towards the meteorite.

Then, the Outer’s body stuck to the meteorite.

As expected, his prediction was correct. For some reason, this meteorite had the power to bind the Outer.

Before long.

“Kku- Kuuuuuuu-”

The Outer made a deflating sound and completely disappeared.

The eel was also dead with a hole through its forehead.

Since it was a monster that tried to attack him from behind anyway, he had no sympathy for it.

“Then, how should I take this?”

Even though it was a fragment, it was a fragment of that huge meteorite, about the size of an ordinary house.

There was a way to break it into appropriate sizes and take it, but he didn’t want to carelessly destroy such a valuable material just for transportation.

Soon, Se-un, who had a good idea, smiled lightly and raised his hand over the fragment.

* * *

Meanwhile, at that time.

“Why isn’t he coming? It’s been an hour, I think…….”

Yoo Seo-ah was endlessly waiting for Se-un on the ice bridge over the sea.

She knew that she would only be a hindrance if she followed him, as she couldn’t move freely or breathe underwater, so she stayed here.

She expected it would take a long time to search the sea, but once an hour passed, she couldn’t help but worry.

– The Constellation, ‘Spider Wearing a Crown,’ lies down on a fluffy spider web, saying that worrying about that human is a waste of time.

– The Constellation, ‘Spider Wearing a Crown,’ wiggles its third leg, saying it would be better to train during that time.

“……I guess so?”

Yoo Seo-ah, who was blankly looking down at the sea, regained her senses and stood up.

She was resting for a while because she was worried, but it’s not like she was just standing still.

Although it was just the sea all around, there was training she could do even here.

Taat!

Yoo Seo-ah jumped off the ice and ran towards the sea.

Originally, if a person stepped on the water, they would sink, but she was different.

A red aura frosted under her feet and bounced off the surface of the water. Then she immediately stretched out her opposite foot and ran forward.

[Dengping Dushui (Treading Water Lilies)]

– A rising technique of lightness skill [Qinggong], a lightness skill that crosses the water by stepping on duckweeds. As the level increases, it is possible to run on the water even without duckweeds.

One week in the underground bunker. During that time, it was a lightness skill that Se-un taught her.

She still couldn’t maintain it for very long, but thanks to learning it properly, her posture was well-established, and she could run on the sea without even getting her legs wet.

This is not only helpful when running on water. As it is a rising technique of lightness skill, the more proficient she becomes, the faster and smoother her movements become.

It was a much more helpful training for Yoo Seo-ah, who uses the power of ‘Tarantula’s Fangs’ and ‘Domination’ using twin swords, than awkwardly increasing her strength.

After running for about ten minutes, feeling her legs getting heavy while enjoying the cool sea breeze.

“Uh, uh?”

Suddenly, the surface of the water in front of her bulged up.

A stone was placed on top of a pillar of water that rose high as if a tornado was forming.

The pillar of water slowly subsided, and the stone slowly descended, just before touching the surface of the water.

Jjeojeok-

The surface of the water froze coldly, receiving the rock.

There was only one person who would do this in this sea.

“Se-un!”

“You came all the way here with Treading Water Lilies? Not bad.”

Se-un landed on the ice and dried his body using magic.

The dripping water dried in an instant and disappeared without leaving any salt.

“Is that rock…… a meteorite?”

“That’s right. I got rid of the Outer down below.”

“Then why did you bring the rock?”

At her question, Se-un put his hand on the meteorite and smiled.

Raising the meteorite above the water, he had already thought about what to make with this.

“I’m going to make a sealing tool exclusively for Outers.”

“A sealing tool? Does this meteorite have the power to hold the Outer?”

“It should. Probably.”

The sealing tool is just the first step.

If it is determined that this meteorite has the power to resist the Outer, he could consider making weapons with it.

Perhaps, using weapons made of meteorites, even ordinary players who do not have the ability to resist the Outer like Se-un could hunt them.

“Then are we going back for now?”

When it comes to this kind of production, Elder Go Chang-seok’s skills were the best.

To make a proper item, it would be best to go to him, but Se-un didn’t want to turn around here and do the work twice.

Above all, Se-un has the ‘Authority of Greed,’ doesn’t he?

“No, I’ll make it myself.”

He will make a sealing tool on the spot and use it to collect a ‘sample’ to entrust to Baek-hyun.

Returning underground will be at least after that.