Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 252

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A One-Against-Fifteen Battle.

No one, not even the pirates of Pirate Island who followed Se-un as their new Pirate King, could believe that the battle ended in the Diablo Guild’s victory.

It didn’t even take long.

In less than thirty minutes, fifteen enemy ships had sunk, and the last one was barely afloat, desperately bailing water with buckets.

“Run! Run away!”

“B, but if we return like this, His Majesty will……”

“Fighting like this is just a dog’s death! Let’s go back and form a new squadron! Turn the ship around, quickly!”

“Y, yes, sir!”

Daital, who was called the commander, shouted urgently, his face blackened with gunpowder.

The ship staggered as it turned, quickly making its escape.

The magic circle engraved only on the commander’s ship, ‘Acceleration,’ was used to its maximum, increasing speed.

If they abandoned the battle and focused solely on speed, they might be able to escape. However, that was Daital’s delusion.

– The first form of the Subduing Demon Bow Technique, Magic Piercing Arrow, is enhanced through internal energy.

Thwack-

With the sound of the bowstring snapping, the arrow soared swiftly.

Se-un’s bow still had the power of the ‘Silver Bow, Gandiva’ remaining, so droplets of water spread behind the arrow, creating a rainbow-colored trail.

No matter how fast the ship was, it couldn’t outrun the arrow’s speed.

The arrow, as if forgetting the concept of range, stretched out and captured its prey.

Thud!

“Cough! H, how…….”

As the name Magic Piercing Arrow suggested, the arrow pierced through Daital’s heart and the ship.

Immediately afterward, a whirlwind erupted.

Kwaaa-!!

With that, the ship shattered and soared high into the sky.

So high that it felt like it was flying.

With this, the first naval battle came to an end.

– The 37th floor trial, ‘The Traitor of the Jeman Empire,’ has been successfully completed.

– Calculating contribution points…….

– Balstark’s revenge complete.

– Trial completed with the best story.

……

– Total accumulated contribution points: 500,000 points.

– Congratulations! You have cleared the 37th floor trial with a rank of 1st.

– Acquired 100,000 points as a reward.

“Oh, hyung [older brother/male friend]! Do you see this? These contribution points are no joke!”

“The best story…… It seems to be thanks to our Guild Master.”

“Se-un, thank you for your hard work!”

The best story.

Indeed, defeating the navy here was the right choice.

In fact, even if there were no hidden bonus points like that, he would have defeated the navy, but there was no reason to feel bad about receiving a proper reward.

Meanwhile, cheers were erupting from Pirate Island behind them.

“W, we won! They sank all fifteen ships in an instant!”

“As expected of our Pirate King!”

“The Pirate King protected us!”

“If it were that many navy ships, we would have been helpless! As expected, the Pirate King foresaw this situation and created that ship!”

It seemed there was a misunderstanding among the pirates.

Protect them?

He didn’t even care about the already abandoned Pirate Island.

‘Well, it’s understandable to misunderstand.’

The pirates didn’t know that those navy ships had come to kill Balstark.

They probably thought that the Empire had finally come to wipe out Pirate Island since the navy was swarming them.

Since the Diablo Guild had defeated all those navy ships…… from their perspective, the Diablo Guild would look like heroes.

“But isn’t this dangerous?”

“That’s right. Even though we avoided the immediate crisis, the Empire now knows our location.”

“And if they hear that the navy was completely destroyed……”

“……I think I’ll go back to my hometown.”

“M, me too! We all felt it, right? That we can also do our part!”

“It’s already been 10 years since I left my family…… Will they accept me?”

“Why would family not be family? Just go back. Bow your head and beg. Just like you did to the Pirate King last time.”

Was it thanks to the praise from the misunderstanding and the change in the pirates’ mindset?

– You have destroyed the greatest threat lurking on Pirate Island.

– The pirates’ mindset changes, heading in the direction of good.

– You have saved the pirates of Pirate Island.

– The pirates will forever remember you as their ‘Savior.’

Messages that he thought could never appear against pirates appeared.

Savior, huh?

How many times has this happened?

Before Se-un could be surprised, the stigma emitted a dark red light, and he felt his divinity increasing.

‘It’s weak compared to what I’ve had until now, but.’

Even so, divinity was divinity.

Se-un nodded with a sense of fulfillment and clenched his fist.

“Any damage?”

“None! Thanks to the magic circle that the Guild Master engraved, it’s perfectly fine without a single scratch!”

“Then let’s set off right away.”

“Yes!”

The theme encompassing the trials from the 36th to the 40th floor was the sea.

The voyage towards that vast sea had officially begun.

* * *

– Welcome to the 38th floor trial.

– Theme: Treasure Island.

– Having successfully set sail, you are now on the vast ocean.

– Wander the sea, land on unknown islands, and seize the shining treasures.

“Wow! Treasure Island!”

“Doesn’t it feel like we’re really on an adventure?”

“I’m excited! What kind of treasure will it be?”

“I hope it’s a sturdy hammer!”

“I want a saw that can cut anything!”

As soon as the 38th floor trial began, the appearance of Pirate Island, which wasn’t far away, faded away.

Even if they turned back now, they wouldn’t be able to return to Pirate Island.

It was the right choice not to hire the pirates of the island.

‘Treasure Island, huh…….’

Before his regression, Se-un, who had joined another pirate crew, had to take on odd jobs for a while.

Then, after successfully giving advice using the Compass of Journey a few times, he was able to rise to the position of navigator, and from then on, he was able to have a somewhat proactive adventure.

Even so, he had to be mindful of the captain, who was separate from him.

‘The number of treasure islands caught by the Compass of Journey wasn’t just one or two.’

For example, it was similar to the tunnel maze that was the 32nd floor trial.

Players could find and enter the treasure island they wanted, and it was possible for one player to target one treasure island.

If you were lucky, you could hit the jackpot, and if you were unlucky, you could only suffer and come out. That was the 38th floor trial.

‘I have plenty of time anyway.’

It was possible for one player to target one treasure island, but it didn’t mean that only one player could enter one treasure island.

However, if multiple players challenged one treasure island, they would have to compete with each other, and the rewards might decrease.

Of course, in order to lower the difficulty, it was also possible for multiple players to cooperate and target one island.

– The constellation, ‘Serpent Entwined in Jealousy,’ licks its tongue and feels the nostalgic sea scent.

‘It’s almost time to fulfill my promise with Leviathan.’

He had two promises with Leviathan.

The first was to install Leviathan’s sanctuary in the Sea of Radiance on the 40th floor.

The second was to destroy Lucifer’s forces, the Demon King of Pride. In other words, the ‘Black Wing Guild.’

Leaving aside the Black Wing Guild, which was active on at least the mid-floors, the installation of the sanctuary came first.

Even though the floors were different, it was natural for Leviathan to feel nostalgia since it was the same field.

“Wow, look at that! Seagulls!”

“Uwaaa, I’m melting…….”

“It’s like we’re on vacation. Right?”

“Really. I couldn’t even dream of renting a yacht, let alone a warship, back on Earth.”

The guild members were generally in a peaceful mood.

Contrary to expectations, not a single monster appeared in the sea, and the waves were calm. A cool sea breeze fluttered, and warm sunlight spread across the sky.

It felt even more peaceful than when they were in the shelter or guild residence.

‘It wasn’t supposed to be like this in the first place.’

Originally, it was almost impossible for players to obtain ships on their own like this.

Even if they collected a thousand gold coins in the fund-raising trial, it would be impossible to purchase a ship with that.

Even if dozens of players gathered and collected tens of thousands of gold coins, the result would be the same.

The price of one ship easily exceeded 500,000 gold, so it was impossible to solve it with gold coins.

‘But it’s not like there wasn’t a way.’

Players who were confident in their strength would join a pirate crew, defeat the captain, and take his place.

Of course, if they didn’t have enough charisma, all the pirates would run away afterward, but this was also a method if you could call it that.

If not, players could join hands, defeat a pirate crew, and take over the ship. In this case, they would incur the hostility of other pirates, making it difficult to set sail.

“I’m bored.”

While Se-un was enjoying the scenery, looking at the waves, Kang Han-cheol approached and spoke.

Judging by his expression, it seemed like he wanted to spar.

However, Se-un shook his head.

“I made it sturdy, but it’s not strong enough to withstand our sparring. Endure it.”

“……I see.”

“Or you can do some strength training.”

“There are no tools to do strength training.”

Kang Han-cheol raised his arm and said.

Indeed, his strength had already surpassed human levels.

Even if they brought a decent piece of iron, it would be difficult to match the weight he needed to exercise.

“Train your abilities then.”

“I can’t use the power of earthquakes in the sea.”

“Then are you going to give up fighting in the sea?”

“No. If I throw cannonballs……”

“Cannonballs can also be fired with cannons. You throwing cannonballs can’t even match the firepower of a cannon enchanted with Fire Cannon, and it’s just a waste of manpower.”

The constellation that Kang Han-cheol had a contract with, the Demon King Agares, ranked 2nd.

His power, earthquakes, was only possible on land.

The space above the sea was truly a terrain of extreme incompatibility for Kang Han-cheol.

He had obtained the power to strike the atmosphere using waves this time, but its utilization was not yet very great.

“I can give you advice, but now it’s your ability. Find a way to use it that suits you.”

“……I understand.”

There were a few methods that came to mind right away, but if he always told him the answers, he would become a person who couldn’t do anything without help.

Kang Han-cheol nodded quietly and moved to the stern of the ship.

He could only hope that he would find a good way on his own.

How long did that peaceful voyage last?

“Pirate King!”

Heari’s voice was heard from the top of the tall mast.

The players who had joined from Pirate Island were still calling Se-un the Pirate King, but he didn’t bother to correct them since they wouldn’t be seeing each other for long anyway.

Heari was looking around from the watchtower on the mast, and judging by his reaction, he seemed to have found something.

“I’ve discovered an island!”

“An island!”

“Yes! It’s a small rocky island, but the terrain is so rough that I can’t see it clearly with the telescope. What should we do?”

“Keep watching it anyway. Take your time.”

“Yes? Why…… Ah, ah!”

The island encountered on the 38th floor couldn’t be an ordinary island.

The trial on this floor was ‘Treasure Island.’ All the islands encountered here had treasures, large and small, in some form.

“A system message has appeared! It’s called ‘Barnacle Rock Island’!”

Barnacle Rock Island.

Both the name and the appearance didn’t seem like there would be anything special.

However, there were nearly a hundred players on the Diablo Guild’s ship.

If possible, they had to send people every time they discovered a treasure island. Otherwise, the speed of passing through the 38th floor would be infinitely long.

And…….

“Hehe, I’ll go first.”

The first volunteer for the trial appeared.