Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 241

Splat!

The Cyclops’s hand slammed down, causing a massive spray of blood.

Fortunately, Se-un had quickly escaped the area just before the palm made contact. The hand was so fast that he barely managed to evade the attack by using his internal energy to kick off into the air.

However, the giant that Se-un had been riding was completely crushed.

‘Even so, that’s too much.’

Se-un’s combat power was growing at an astonishing rate, but he wasn’t invincible.

After all, Cyclopses were among the monsters that even the Tower’s Rankers found difficult to deal with.

No, in fact, they weren’t opponents you could call mere monsters. Cyclopses were large, but also known for their high intelligence.

However.

“Whe-ere did he go-o?”

This one didn’t seem to be the case.

The way it tilted its head and drawled its words suggested it had the intelligence of a child. Its attack patterns were as simple as a child playing with a toy.

‘Still, I shouldn’t underestimate it…….’

Look at that massive body.

Its head reached the clouds, and it possessed the brute strength to crush a giant with its bare hands.

The attack range was as wide as its size, requiring at least two leaps to evade a single attack.

“Heehee- This is fun-n-”

The creature waddled closer, bending its upper body to reach for Se-un.

The movements seemed playful, but the power behind them was immense.

“Ughhhhh- Help-“

Splat.

A giant was struck by the creature’s hand, sent flying dozens of meters, and rolled across the ground. Its arm was bent, its leg twisted, and its head contorted at a grotesque angle.

‘Should I just give up on this?’

Even Se-un had no way to defeat that monster.

If the situation from when he attacked the meteorite were to happen again, he might have a chance, but the circumstances were too different.

He had plenty of time to prepare for the meteorite attack, and the plan was perfect.

It was impossible to recreate that attack in the current urgent situation while also trying to escape.

Then.

‘Wait a minute, maybe…….’

A good idea came to mind.

With that method, he might not be able to kill the monster, but he could remove it from this field.

It wouldn’t work on a real Cyclops, but this one seemed to have significantly lower intelligence.

Plan carefully, decide quickly.

As soon as he finished thinking, Se-un pointed at the Cyclops.

– The Eyes of Envy begin to fixate on ‘Cyclops, Fool.’

“Oooo-? What’s tha-at?”

Although its intelligence was low, its physical abilities were the same as the Cyclops Se-un knew. It immediately noticed the Eyes of Envy, which most would not have detected.

As soon as he used the Authority of Envy, Se-un chose to.

Tap!

“Don’t go-o-”

Run away.

Without looking back, he dashed to the right.

The Cyclops followed Se-un, stretching out its hands as if it were having fun.

Perhaps because it was a completely different direction from where the giants were heading, obstacles were densely packed in front of him.

Even when sudden obstacles appeared, he used Air Trampling to move quickly, using the air as a stepping stone.

The way he zigzagged through the obstacles resembled lightning.

“Let’s go togethe-er-”

In contrast, the Cyclops’s movements were simple.

It swung its hands forward, smashing the huge trees and rocks that Se-un was struggling to avoid, and charged straight ahead.

Even if it didn’t, ordinary obstacles couldn’t hinder the Cyclops’s path. Its size surpassed even that of the giants.

‘This isn’t enough.’

He was running as fast as possible using Air Trampling, but zigzagging inevitably slowed him down.

To escape from the creature that was closing the distance with each step, he needed to move even faster.

‘Evade obstacles with Mudskipper Evasion.’

Evade as smoothly as if avoiding an enemy’s attack, and use Air Trampling to overcome any constraints that arise in the process.

Compensate for the reduced speed due to avoiding obstacles with Super Speed.

Using three footwork techniques simultaneously.

It was originally near impossible, but Se-un had acquired these footwork techniques with Mammon’s Treasure, giving him a very high level of understanding.

– Internal energy further accelerates the movements of Mudskipper Evasion.

– Internal energy further accelerates the movements of Super Speed.

With each step, he felt as if his blood vessels were twisting.

That was because he was using three different footwork techniques simultaneously, causing his internal energy to lose its way.

Still, Se-un gritted his teeth and stepped forward.

‘The speed has definitely increased.’

The blood vessels in his legs swelled with the increased speed, but he could handle this much.

It was much better than being crushed by the Cyclops due to reduced speed.

‘Use Super Speed on flat ground.’

Use Mudskipper Evasion to twist his body in front of obstacles. Fill in any gaps or misalignments with Air Trampling.

The Cyclops seemed confused by the bizarre movements, continuing to swing its hands.

“Oooo- Hard to catc-ch-”

However, Se-un didn’t hear it.

He was so focused on the footwork that his senses were directed inward, and his vision only captured the obstacles in front of him.

Perhaps because of that, the internal energy that had been wandering aimlessly gradually began to forge a new path.

The three different paths merged to form the correct shape. The tendons in his legs, which had been swelling as if about to burst, returned to normal, and the pain subsided.

At that moment.

– Super Speed (草上飛) [grass-top flight], Mudskipper Evasion (泥鰍功) [mudskipper skill], Air Trampling (虛空踏步) [void stepping]. The three footwork techniques harmonize.

– You realize the new mysteries of the three footwork techniques, increasing the efficiency of your martial art.

– Combination Art (合功) [combined skill], Butterfly Gliding (胡蝶滑空) [butterfly gliding] has been created.

[ Butterfly Gliding (胡蝶滑空) [butterfly gliding] ]

– A unique martial art (單獨武功) [independent martial art] created by combining Super Speed, Mudskipper Evasion, and Air Trampling. Each one is a profound and vast footwork technique.

A new change appeared in Se-un.

The pain in his legs completely disappeared, and they felt light.

His steps were as smooth as a butterfly’s flight, and even when obstacles appeared in front of him, his movements smoothly curved along with the flow of air.

It was truly the flight of a butterfly.

Butterfly Gliding.

The development of a martial art that even high-level experts would need to seclude themselves for years, or even decades, to achieve.

Se-un had accomplished it.

‘Light.’

However, rather than being surprised by this, Se-un was simply enjoying the lightness of his body.

A state close to Mushin [a Zen term for ‘no-mind’]. He no longer cared about the Cyclops following behind him.

He simply moved forward lightly, as if flying. No obstacle could hinder Se-un.

“Ugh, Wooooo? Let’s gooooo-”

The Cyclops could no longer swing its arms. It was just knocking down obstacles and struggling to follow Se-un.

The internal energy consumed by the combination of the three martial arts had also decreased, so his body didn’t tire.

How long had he been running, feeling the cool breeze? The long forest ended, and a desolate cliff appeared.

“Hoo…….”

Se-un, who had finally come to his senses, enjoyed the cool breeze unique to the cliff.

Perhaps because he had run too fast, the creature hadn’t even left the forest yet.

Still, it seemed to remember the direction clearly, smashing trees and rocks as it charged straight towards Se-un.

‘I didn’t create a new martial art, but I combined three martial arts.’

It was an unexpected event.

In the first place, Se-un wasn’t trying to combine martial arts, but simply trying to operate three martial arts simultaneously to escape the crisis.

Moreover, combining not two, but three martial arts required tremendous effort and enlightenment.

‘Is it because it’s a real battle?’

There are two main cases when a martial artist creates a new martial art or combines martial arts.

The first is training.

They mainly seclude themselves, mixing the enlightenment they have accumulated into martial arts to create new martial arts or combine existing martial arts.

The second is real battle.

In urgent situations, enlightenment reaches its peak, and they unknowingly create or combine martial arts.

What happened to Se-un was naturally the latter.

However, this was impossible without a certain level of skill and enlightenment.

‘Maybe I can combine other martial arts too?’

Originally, anything is difficult to start.

Although it was a Combination Art (合功) [combined skill] achieved unknowingly, the enlightenment was still in his head.

With this, it might be possible to combine the martial arts he had learned with the Authority of Greed so far… no, even the martial arts he would learn in the future, to reach a new realm.

Crack!

“Heeeee- Heeee- Found you! You can’t escape nowwww-”

Meanwhile, the Cyclops finally crushed the last tree in the forest and revealed itself.

It was panting, indicating that it had chased him quite urgently.

He thought that only its mental abilities were different from the Cyclops he knew, but its physical abilities were the same, but that didn’t seem to be the case either.

A complete inferior version.

Still, the Tower maintained at least a minimum level of balance on the 35th floor.

“It’s overrrr- Let’s play togethe-er nowww-”

The Cyclops still thought of the current situation as a game.

However, Se-un knew that the result of that game would end as horribly as the giants he had seen earlier.

As Se-un took out his sword to begin the battle in earnest, the Authority of Envy began to exert its power at the perfect time.

– The Eyes of Envy envy the power of ‘Cyclops, Fool.’

– Steals the one-eyed giant’s brute strength.

– Steals the one-eyed giant’s senses.

…….

“Oooo-?”

Power surged through his body. The difference in stats between him and his opponent was so great.

However, this alone was not enough to surpass the creature’s physical abilities.

As he had experienced before, even the Authority of Envy could not exert its full power against an enemy with such a large difference in power.

– The Constellation, ‘Serpent Surrounding Envy,’ is worried about you, saying that it is still too much to face that giant.

– The Constellation, ‘Serpent Surrounding Envy,’ advises you to flee for now and plan for the future.

– The Constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ is sparkling, saying that such a large meal would make him not feel hungry for two days.

Leaving Beelzebub aside, Leviathan was worried about Se-un, but he didn’t listen.

Se-un himself knew better than anyone that it was impossible to face the Cyclops.

That’s why he had run all the way here.

“Fool.”

“Oooo-? Did I tell you my nameeee-?”

The creature, who had been approaching with a grin, tilted its head at Se-un, who was saying its name.

Well, it was natural for it to be confused since he was speaking based on the information he had learned with the Authority of Envy.

However, was it a good thing that its intelligence was low in this case? The creature soon nodded to itself, saying, ‘I think I didddd-’ and rushed towards Se-un again.

“Yeah, let’s play.”

Se-un didn’t avoid it.

He frantically rotated the six mana circles, welcoming the giant in front of him.

– The Constellation, ‘Serpent Surrounding Envy,’ is startled, telling you to stop.

– The Constellation, ‘Crow Who Bows His Head,’ expects the great performance you will show, asking why you are worried about that guy.

– The Constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ cheers for your hunt.

Just before the Cyclops’s massive body was about to crash into Se-un, the mana that had been filling the circles thanks to saving mana by only using footwork techniques dried up in an instant.

Whoosh!

A wall of fire resembling a red curtain soared between the two.