Stole the Demon God’s Vault – Episode 242
Episode 242
– Defeat all enemies attacking the Lilliput Kingdom.
The quest was simple: defeat the enemies climbing up the cliff. However, Se-un focused on the origin point rather than the zombies directly in front of him.
‘Where are these things coming from?’
Of course, such questions are often meaningless in trials.
Since this is a trial, not reality, monsters could appear from thin air.
Therefore, Se-un entrusted the defense of the cliff to the guild while he moved to find the starting point himself.
Flap-
He descended through the clouds he had scattered earlier.
His vision was clear, so he moved his wings without hesitation, but soon he felt like his body was blocked by something.
‘Is the field limited to here?’
Perhaps he wasn’t supposed to go any further.
Thump, thump!
He tried to push down harder a few more times, but it didn’t work.
It wasn’t a solid wall but felt like a cushion, and it quickly bounced back even when he pushed down hard.
It wasn’t a structure that could be broken through with force either.
‘If entry is restricted…….’
Thud.
Was it because of the fierce battle going on above?
Along with the zombie corpses, fragments of stone fell near his feet.
Se-un sensed a possibility there and reached out towards the cloud below.
– According to the mysteries of the Black Tower, the power of ‘Rock Cannon’ is enhanced.
Bang-!
A boulder the size of a house was fired from Se-un’s hand.
With a sound like a cannon firing, the boulder pierced through the clouds and went down.
1 second, 2 seconds, 5 seconds…….
The distance to the ground was so great that it took dozens of seconds to hear a faint shockwave of the boulder colliding.
‘As expected.’
The virtual barrier existing below only blocks the entry of players, but it does not block magical or physical elements.
The distance was too great to make a meaningful attack, but Se-un was confident.
‘Probably there.’
He manipulated mana to maximize his vision.
Even though his vision was magnified as if he were using binoculars, his vision shook as if he were looking under the water, but he could vaguely see a unique structure.
It looked like a huge tomb or a dark hole.
The important thing was that a bluish wave was wriggling out of it.
It was definitely the source of the zombies.
Click.
Se-un took out Apelion.
For long-range shooting, a bow would be suitable, but the S-rank Undying Bow could not draw out 100% of the power of Mammon’s relic.
If he couldn’t perfectly draw out that power because of the distance, it would be difficult to destroy that structure even with a bow.
‘If possible, I should also reinforce the Undying Bow to increase its durability.’
He thought about reinforcement, but the Undying Bow is a whopping S-rank weapon.
The materials needed for reinforcement, as well as the skill of the blacksmith attempting the reinforcement, are not at a level that can be found on the 34th floor.
Go Chang-seok might be able to do it, but that would be after his skills have developed further.
That’s why he took out Apelion.
With the power of greed, the spear technique that draws out 100% of the power of Mammon’s relic would be powerful enough no matter how far away it was.
– The Vault of Greed has been opened.
[ Lightning that Summons the Typhoon, Vajra ]
– An astra [divine weapon] in the form of lightning, used by Indra, the God of Thunder, to defeat powerful enemies like Vritra.
Zap!
Electricity swirled around Apelion.
Not the Hero’s Spear he had been using, but the divine weapon containing the power of the constellation. Apelion, which had been unsealed and had increased its capacity to contain power, vibrated violently.
‘I can do it.’
Se-un recalled the time when he collided with the meteor.
Back then, with Mammon’s help, he used Ares’ Sword, a relic containing divine power, for the first time.
Clearly, the sword was ringing madly, and the hand holding the sword was trembling, but he eventually manifested ‘Pagyeongamgeom’ with that sword.
So he firmly believed that he could do it now as well.
‘Ignore slight errors.’
Since the distance is too far, proper aiming is almost impossible anyway. Instead, the margin of error is compensated for by destructive power.
To do that, he had to draw out the power of the relic as much as possible and reproduce the power close to its original form.
Zzzap!
The electricity swirling around Apelion grew stronger.
The increased current flowed through the spear shaft and into Se-un’s body, and Se-un endured it and took a stance.
Twisting his waist as much as possible, stretching his right arm back, and concentrating the power of his whole body.
Soon after, the spear was thrown.
Whoosh-!
There was no grand sound.
Apelion drew out the power of Vajra to the extreme and was shot towards the ground, becoming lightning in an instant.
Was it because he focused on the target without blinking an eye until just before the throw? Apelion, which went forward ignoring even the air resistance, fell accurately above the target.
Yellow lightning drawn in the sky.
Following that…….
– Achilles’ Spear, Apelion, unleashes the energy of thunder and wind dormant in ‘Vajra’.
– The Astra of Execution is reproduced through ‘Vajra’.
Kwarurururung-!!
A huge storm raged in the place where the lightning struck.
It’s not an ordinary storm. Sharp winds were swirling with lightning so thick that it was visible.
“Kueeee-”
“Kueeeuk-”
Was it an illusion?
It sounded like screams of zombies were coming from below.
No, rather than an illusion, it was probably the sound spreading out as tens of thousands of zombies swarming below screamed at the same time.
However, even that scream was soon buried in the ‘Astra of Execution’ and disappeared.
‘Better than expected?’
Indeed, the weapon of God was on a different level from what he had been using.
It was difficult to control the power properly, so it seemed difficult to use unless it was a situation like now where he threw the spear without worrying about his surroundings, but the power alone was excellent.
Kwaruru-
As time passed, the storm gradually subsided.
The zombies that were swarming like waves disappeared completely, and the place that seemed to be the source of the zombies also disappeared without a trace.
‘Recovery.’
One of Apelion’s abilities, ‘Goddess’s Touch’.
Thanks to that, Apelion came into his hand just by thinking about it in his head.
But Apelion’s condition was not good.
‘Is it difficult to contain the divine weapon even if the seal is released?’
It was blackened and trembling, and it seemed like it would crumble if he swung it like this.
It seems like it will take quite some time to reuse it.
As soon as he put the hard-working Apelion into the subspace pocket, a system message popped up.
– Completed the hidden quest, ‘The Approaching Destruction of the Lilliput Kingdom’.
– Additional points are awarded to the trial ‘Lilliput Kingdom’.
– 100,000 personal contribution points are awarded to all clan members of ‘Diablo’ who participated in the quest.
– The reputation of the ‘Diablo Guild’ spreads to the residents of the tower.
In addition to the additional contribution points added to the trial, personal contribution points are awarded separately.
In addition, Se-un achieved the highest contribution, so the 1st place in the trial was as good as a guaranteed reward.
However, the real deal appeared after that.
– Destroyed the ‘Source of Destruction’ lurking in the Lilliput Kingdom.
– Achieved an unbelievable achievement, and a large number of additional points are awarded to the trial ‘Lilliput Kingdom’.
– Saved the trial ‘Lilliput Kingdom’ on the 34th floor.
– The citizens of the Lilliput Kingdom will remember you as their ‘Savior’ forever.
– The myth of the ‘Wolf of God’ is recorded in the Legend of the Blood Wolf.
The message as a ‘Savior’ rose for the second time following the fourth shelter.
It was felt that the amount of divinity dwelling in the stigma was increasing as the myth of the epithet [a descriptive name or title], which was difficult to accumulate, was added.
‘Salvation. Was this possible even in trials?’
The events at the shelter could be understood in his head. Se-un before the regression had often witnessed the environment of the shelter changing.
Of course, it wasn’t as dramatic a change as the field completely changing like in the fourth shelter.
Some parts of the shelter were destroyed due to the guild’s battles, or new structures were built due to the eccentric behavior of some guilds. All of them were changes that could be understood in his head.
However, the trial was different.
The trial is basically a disposable field.
No matter how much the player makes, breaks, and rampages, everything is reset the moment another player enters.
In such a trial, he built up the myth of the epithet and even increased the amount of divinity.
‘Then is this possible in other trials as well?’
Of course, it won’t work as expected.
In the first place, there were not many trials with backgrounds to build up myths like the Lilliput Kingdom.
Still, confirming that possibility was a great gain.
“It’s over! It’s really over!”
“We don’t have to drag these wretched weapons around anymore? Is this real?!”
“I can finally go back to my family!”
While Se-un was admiring, cheers of the Lilliputians were heard from above the cliff.
It seems that the other guild members also successfully defeated the zombies that climbed up the cliff.
He spread his wings, flew up, and landed lightly on the cliff.
Then, the gazes of the Lilliputians and the Diablo Guild members in the area were all focused on Se-un in an instant.
“Shouldn’t we go report to the kingdom first?”
Since he finished the hidden quest, it’s time to receive the reward.
* * *
“The messengers of God have returned!”
“It’s over! The messengers of God have heard our prayers!”
“Waaaaah!”
The closer they got to the kingdom, the louder the shouts of the Lilliputians were.
There were so many of them that they filled his vision, and he had to be extremely careful not to step on anyone.
That’s how they arrived at the kingdom.
It’s the kingdom of the Lilliputians, but its size is quite large.
The walls were also sturdy and seemed difficult to break easily, showing how much effort was put into building the kingdom.
‘That was the last obstacle in the 34th floor trial.’
If you pass through that kingdom, you will immediately reach the walls, which are the destination of the trial.
However, it was not easy to pass through that kingdom without killing a single Lilliputian who was flocking to resist to the end.
Even if you closed your eyes and ran, two or three Lilliputians would fall with every step.
Those with enough contribution points would take the loss and jump in, but those who didn’t couldn’t.
In addition, even if it was an attack by a Lilliputian, the kingdom’s attack was quite strong, so if you got hit, the damage would accumulate and it would be more dangerous than you thought.
That kingdom was now welcoming the players.
“Pontus Ahimmitri V, the 5th King of the Damond Kingdom, is coming out!”
A huge gate. No, in fact, the gate, which was slightly smaller than Se-un’s height, opened.
A red carpet was laid out in front of the gate, and the king in red robes appeared on it.
Although it was not clearly visible, he was wearing a high-quality dragon robe befitting a king.
“As the King of the Damond Kingdom, I sincerely thank the messengers of God who have heard our prayers.”
The king bowed his head.
It wouldn’t be easy to bow his head in that position.
Just looking at the way he was cheered by the Lilliputians, it seemed like he knew how great a king he was.
‘The fourth shelter is also like that, and only good kings are seen.’
It wouldn’t be easy to maintain a position of good in the position of king.
Well, the fact that he has been leading the kingdom this far in a situation where unidentified monsters climb the cliffs every day is a great achievement.
“Our Damond Kingdom will not forget the grace of the messengers. We will build a statue to commemorate the messengers and remember this grace for the rest of our lives.”
“Waaaaah!”
It was felt that the stigma on the back of his right hand was fluctuating.
It seemed that those who had been appointed as apostles and given stigmas, such as Yoo Seo-ah and Kang Han-cheol, were also the same.
Originally, divinity was a power that was accumulated by being revered like this, so it was natural.
It was a heartwarming atmosphere that everyone was satisfied with, but Se-un was not satisfied here.
“Then, we will receive the promised item and return immediately.”
The promised item.
The good king made a flustered expression and hurriedly called his servants, but they had no idea.
In the first place, Se-un, who didn’t even know the existence of the prophecy, had never promised such a thing.
While the king was flustered and didn’t know what to do, Se-un smiled and spat out the main point.
“You promised to give us the blue crystal, the treasure of our God that has been passed down in the Lilliput Kingdom, right?”
– The constellation, ‘The Bowing Crow,’ pricks up its ears at the word treasure and appears.
At Se-un’s glib words. Not only the king but also the Diablo Guild members standing behind him looked flustered.