Stole the Demon God’s Warehouse – Episode 243
Episode 243
Blue Crystal.
Se-un knew of its existence for a simple reason.
‘It was quite annoying because of that thing.’
Before his regression, during the trial on the 34th floor when passing through the kingdom, the dwarves used that blue gem to stop the players.
The gem, about the size of a player’s fist and similar in height to a dwarf, had a simple ability.
To stop players.
It couldn’t just stop one person; it could halt the movement of all enemies within the gem’s light.
Because of that fraudulent ability, they had to suffer the dwarves’ attacks right in front of the castle walls.
“I, I am sorry, but the Blue Crystal is a national treasure passed down through generations in our Diamond Kingdom……”
“Now that the monster has completely disappeared, isn’t the power of the Blue Crystal no longer needed?”
“Still, there might be more monsters left below……”
“I have destroyed the source of the monsters. I can guarantee it in the name of God.”
Of course, there was no god Se-un could swear by. However, it was a clear fact that he had destroyed the source of the zombies.
Even the system acknowledged it, so at least those zombies would not invade the Diamond Kingdom again.
This was what Se-un was aiming for.
“Surely, the King is not going to break his promise?”
“Th, that is……”
While the king was flustered, his vassals were busily moving below.
They even summoned a priest who could hear prophecies to find out the truth of Se-un’s words, but they had no way of knowing the truth.
From their perspective, they couldn’t just tell Se-un, who had saved the country, not to lie.
“Your Majesty, no matter what, handing over the national treasure is……”
“These are the ones who saved the country. If they hadn’t come, our kingdom itself would not have remained, let alone the national treasure.”
“That is true, but……”
“And these are the words of the messenger of God. I don’t know if there was some mistake in between, but there’s no way the messenger would have lied, right?”
The king and his vassals carefully whispered to each other.
The sound was extremely faint due to their small size, but thanks to his enhanced hearing, he could barely make it out.
Fortunately, the king seemed to be pushing positively.
“Of course! As promised, we will offer the national treasure of our kingdom.”
In the end, the king followed Se-un’s opinion.
Soldiers who had entered the castle carried out the blue gem with groans.
Blue Crystal.
It was a gem that would be considered top-tier just for its beauty, even without its ability.
The shimmering blue light made it seem as if the sea was contained within.
– The constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows Its Head,’ is sparkling its eyes, saying it didn’t know there was such a beautiful gem on the 34th floor.
“The Blue Crystal has been passed down as a national treasure protecting our Diamond Kingdom for generations, but it seems I misunderstood its meaning.”
The king carefully stroked the surface of the Blue Crystal. It was as if he was saying thank you.
Indeed, judging from what he said, it seemed to be a gem that had been passed down since the kingdom was founded, so it was understandable that he felt attached to it.
“The Blue Crystal was not meant to be used for its ability, but as a reward and promise to the messengers of God.”
A somewhat wistful voice.
He felt a little guilty for lying, but as Se-un said, now that the monster invasion had disappeared, they no longer needed the Blue Crystal.
Fortunately, others seemed to be somewhat accepting of giving up the Blue Crystal.
“Although the monsters have disappeared, our Diamond Kingdom will forever remember the messengers.”
Se-un took the Blue Crystal.
Seeing it up close, the waves of light shimmering inside were even more beautiful, perhaps because of the elaborate craftsmanship.
Mamon kept poking at him, asking if he would give it to him, but he ignored it.
Although it wasn’t as good as Yoo Seo-ah’s domination, it was still an item that could be quite useful in the trials.
“Thank you.”
The dwarves of the Diamond Kingdom opened the way.
Hundreds of soldiers worked together to open the gate in the wall built at the northern end.
He had struggled so hard to get over the wall before his regression, but it felt different to pass through the trial so easily.
He waved his arm at the dwarves, who were raising their voices as much as possible to say goodbye, in case their voices didn’t reach.
“Let’s go.”
“Yes!”
With Se-un in the lead, the Diablo Clan crossed the wall.
* * *
– You have successfully completed the trial of the 34th floor, ‘Dwarf Country.’
– Calculating contribution points…….
– Hidden quest ‘The Approaching Destruction of Dwarf Country’ completed.
– Hidden quest ‘Source of Destruction’ completed.
…….
– Total accumulated contribution points: 400,000 points
– Congratulations! You have passed the trial of the 34th floor in 1st place.
– Acquired 100,000 points as a reward.
As expected, he finished the trial in 1st place.
He had expected this much, but the total of 500,000 contribution points was more than he had hoped for.
Yoo Seo-ah had obtained 300,000 contribution points, so destroying the source of the zombies must have played a significant role.
“Hyungnim [term of endearment for an older brother or male friend]! I want to do the next trial with you too! Please!”
Se-un roughly pushed away Park Jung-pil, who was clinging to him as soon as the trial ended. Unfortunately, he would be doing the next trial with him as well.
“What will the next trial be?”
“We’ve been through Dwarf Country, so will Giant Country come out next?”
“Like Gulliver’s Travels? That’s possible. It’s definitely possible.”
“I was just joking, but you’re taking it seriously, so I’m embarrassed. Hehe.”
Was it because they were moving on to the next trial as a guild unit? Everyone was predicting what the next trial would be while waiting for the trial to move on.
Not long after, they felt a brief dizziness and the surrounding scenery changed.
And the place they arrived at was.
“……It really seems to be Giant Country.”
“Oh, old man! Don’t you have a talent for this?”
“Hehe, this is embarrassing.”
It was a terrain that perfectly matched the name Giant Country.
The trees blocking the sky were hard to see the end of even when tilting their heads 90 degrees, and the weeds next to them were as tall as adults.
The soil on the ground felt like pebbles the size of fists.
Everything around them was gigantic.
In this case, there were two possibilities. Either they had become smaller, or the surroundings were excessively large.
Since it was a trial he had experienced once before, Se-un knew that the answer was the latter.
– Welcome to the 35th floor trial.
– Theme: Giant Country
– While exploring various parts of the world, you have crossed over to another otherworld.
– Here, you have encountered an overwhelming threat.
– Move to where the giants are heading.
– Currently affiliated with the ‘Diablo Guild.’ The trial has been converted to a guild joint type.
Another otherworld they arrived at after crossing over from another world. Of course, this meant ‘Giant Country.’
The goal of the trial this time was also to head to the destination, but unusually, it did not tell them the exact location of the destination.
They had to follow the giants or predict their path and move.
Of course, Se-un didn’t need to do that. He already knew the destination the giants were heading to.
Even if it wasn’t 100% perfect, he could roughly guess.
“Where the giants are heading?”
“Are the giants even going to guide us to the destination?”
“Then that overwhelming threat is……”
In fact, this trial, like the 34th floor, was a trial that didn’t necessarily need to be started as a guild unit.
That’s because this trial was, after all, a ‘escape.’
Just as the guild members were wondering about the trial, the subject of the trial soon appeared.
Thump, thump, thump, thump!
Along with the roar that rang in their ears, the ground beneath their feet shook violently.
Without having to rack their brains, they could quickly guess the identity of this roar.
“It’s a giant!”
Park Jung-pil was the first to discover the giant.
In the distance, a giant human who perfectly matched the word giant was running towards them.
The proportions were similar to those in Dwarf Country.
About 10 times the size?
In other words, the giant’s height was just under 20m.
“But doesn’t their condition look a little strange?”
“Yeah? What’s wrong with them?”
The giant was running madly in the direction of the Diablo Guild. Not a figurative expression, but literally madly.
Rolling their eyes back and drooling, they stretched out their legs, and because of their large size, their speed was also tremendous.
The problem was that there was more than one giant.
Thump, thump, thump, thump, thump-!!
“Th, that!”
A roar loud enough to ring in their ears was heard.
The distance was seriously far, but the giants’ physiques were so large that they could be seen clearly. Following the leading giant, dozens of giants were running.
All of them looked as if they had gone mad, just like the first giant.
“Doesn’t look like they’re going to guide us……?”
“Forget guiding, run away!”
The Diablo Guild ran as if being chased by giants.
If there were only a few giants, they would have spread out to the sides, but the giants were running with their left and right sides densely packed, as if forming an encirclement.
So they had no choice but to run in the opposite direction.
“No, what the hell are those things! Why are they doing that!”
By the time they complained and looked back, the giants were already running right behind them.
A breathtaking chase.
……That’s what only the players thought.
Thump, thump, thummp!
“……Huh?”
The leading giant ignored the Diablo Guild and ran forward.
From the beginning, the giants hadn’t been chasing the Diablo Guild. But even so, the danger didn’t disappear completely.
Even if they had no intention of attacking, each of their steps was extremely threatening to the players.
For example, it was like being a mouse among bison running across the plains.
“Scatter!”
“It’s disadvantageous to stick together! Run away separately!”
“Uwaaaaaa!”
There are various methods.
Hiding behind thick tree trunks or boulders that even giants can’t break, or trusting their skills and avoiding the giants’ footsteps.
There were various methods, but Se-un chose a different method than before his regression.
Wooong!
Se-un took out the Blue Crystal.
– The constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows Its Head,’ is sparkling its eyes at the gem’s radiant appearance.
As soon as he infused a little mana, the Blue Crystal emitted light as if it had been waiting.
The effect was the same as what Se-un had seen before his regression.
“Ugh……?”
The movements of the giants touched by the light stopped as if it were a lie.
Although the range of the light was not very wide, so not all of them stopped, only about five, but this was enough.
Se-un lightly leaped onto the giant’s body and climbed onto its shoulder. Then, looking down, he shouted.
“What are you doing? Get on.”