Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 264

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The treasure of Mammon resided within Apelion, Astrape [Astrape is the lightning bolt of Zeus].

It was the primary weapon of Zeus, the supreme god of Olympus.

Although I had used the weapon of Ares, one of the twelve Olympian gods, before, this was beyond that.

Naturally, Apelion, having accepted the power of Astrape, was howling as if it would burst at any moment.

– The constellation, ‘The Trumpeter Calling the Waves,’ is in shock.

– The constellation, ‘The Trumpeter Calling the Waves,’ is tearing at its scales, wondering how he even possesses that weapon.

– The constellation, ‘The Bowed Crow,’ lightly scoffs, saying that it was the easiest to acquire in terms of difficulty, given the numerous traces.

I felt sorry for Apelion, but I knew its limits.

Even as the vibrations echoed, I continued to pour the power of Astrape into Apelion until it reached its limit.

Then, as if a lie, Apelion’s vibrations suddenly ceased.

Could it have broken down, unable to withstand the power?

No. Apelion was now accepting the power of the artifact more perfectly than ever before.

As the artifact’s power settled in nearly 100%, harmony was achieved, and the vibrations subsided.

KWA-AAAAANG-!!!

“GYARARARAK-!”

With perfect timing, the Kraken’s massive body floated upwards.

I had been too focused to speak, but Yuseo understood my intention and moved out of the way.

All that remained in sight was the Kraken struggling in the air.

In its current state, it couldn’t absorb the impact or spread it into the sea.

– The stigma reacts to the Blood Wolf Legend’s tale.

– The stigma’s second ability, ‘Rage,’ awakens.

Even if it had stabilized, wielding the power of Olympus’s supreme god was impossible with ordinary strength.

So, I used the power of Rage to momentarily amplify my body’s strength.

It was slightly different from the methods I had used so far.

Instead of focusing on duration, I drastically increased the amount of power by using a large amount of divinity in an instant.

It was a different method from simply using the power of Rage in a predetermined way.

It was a method I had realized after facing the Pharaoh in Kephri’s room and going through numerous battles since then.

The moment my body’s power was amplified to the maximum, I threw Astrape at the Kraken.

– Achilles’ Spear, Apelion, unleashes the lightning energy dormant within ‘Astrape.’

– Through ‘Astrape,’ ‘Divine Punishment’ is recreated.

FZZT!

“GYARRR-GEURUK?”

Astrape, flying in a straight line, pierced through the Kraken like a flash of light.

But what was going on?

Even though it was pierced by the weapon of Zeus, the supreme god of Olympus, there wasn’t even a small hole visible on the Kraken’s body.

Just one thing.

A yellow light flickered in the area where the lightning had passed through.

At that moment.

KUGUGUGU-!

The dark clouds in the sky opened up.

Not figuratively, but as if a door was opening, the dark clouds split to the left and right, and within, hundreds, thousands of lightning bolts waited for the signal.

They writhed as if they wanted to escape the opening immediately.

“GYARRR-?”

The moment the yellow light on the Kraken’s head flashed.

KWARURURURUNG-!!

PAZZZZZZZZZZIK!!

Thousands of lightning bolts poured down on the Kraken.

The number of lightning bolts was so great that it looked like a giant pillar of lightning rather than a lightning shower.

– The constellation, ‘The Trumpeter Calling the Waves,’ stares blankly at the lightning.

– The constellation, ‘The Bowed Crow,’ smiles, saying that my skill in handling my artifacts has improved a lot.

Even though enough time had passed, the Kraken’s body showed no sign of falling from the sky.

It was just burning away in the lightning pillar, emitting a savory smell.

Regeneration?

In the first place, the Kraken’s regeneration was only accelerated in the moist sea, and it was meaningless in such open air.

Even its elastic skin couldn’t nullify the impact of the lightning, and because it had fallen into the air, it couldn’t be diverted into the sea.

How long did that magnificent pillar of lightning last?

FZZT-

Divine Punishment.

The attack, which was literally like a divine judgment, ended, and the blackened figure of the Kraken was revealed.

The moisture in its body had evaporated to an extreme extent, and its once massive body had shrunk to less than half its size.

There were no screams or writhing.

The Kraken, imbued with a tale, had died from a single attack.

– SSS-grade fish, the Kraken, has been hunted.

– Would you like to register the fish and pass the trial?

Even the system acknowledged my victory and announced the passage of the trial.

A rarity of SSS-grade, no less.

I had wanted a rarity of at least S-grade, but this was a very satisfactory result for me, who had aimed to hunt seawater creatures with a rarity of SS-grade at best.

However, even if the trial was passed, the Kraken would not disappear.

So…….

– ‘Kraken’ has been devoured.

– Absorbing nutrients increases all stats by 10.

As if waiting for it, I used the Authority of Gluttony.

Numerous teeth appeared and tore at the blackened body of the Kraken.

Its nature was so impatient that it was violently tearing at it in the air before the Kraken even fell into the sea.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ exclaims that squid should be grilled and eaten right away!

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ is satisfied with the salty, well-seasoned grilled squid!

– The constellation, ‘The Trumpeter Calling the Waves,’ screams, begging me to stop.

– The constellation, ‘The Trumpeter Calling the Waves,’ pleads for me to return the Kraken, offering all sorts of delicacies from the sea in return if I stop now.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ says that’s a good idea, then unknowingly swallows the Kraken in one bite.

– The constellation, ‘The Trumpeter Calling the Waves,’ screams.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ apologizes and cautiously asks if he can’t have the delicacies of the sea instead.

It wasn’t just the stats that increased. As the Kraken’s body was torn away, the divinity of Triton residing within the Kraken was absorbed into me.

The stigma glowed red as if pleased.

Although I hadn’t directly injured Triton, this alone would have been enough to degrade Triton’s status.

‘But how was Triton able to attack me?’

Triton is a constellation of Olympus.

Even if he wasn’t targeting me but simply moving his own subordinates that he had planted in advance, it was no excuse.

As long as he is a constellation of Olympus, targeting me in any way is a violation of the Tower’s rules.

The only way to get an answer to this question is to ask Tuning.

However, the problem is how to summon Tuning… Fortunately, the management office sent a message first not long after.

– This is an announcement from the management office.

– We would like to inform you that ‘Triton, the Trumpeter Calling the Waves’ has withdrawn from Olympus and is now unaffiliated.

– Therefore, we would like to inform you that the Olympus’s non-interference clause specified in the contract is separate from this matter.

The administrator does not appear in front of the player unless it is a special case.

The reason I had seen Tuning so many times was because my activities were so outstanding.

Otherwise, it was usually notified by system messages like this.

‘He withdrew from Olympus.’

The moment I read that message, I understood all the circumstances of this incident.

‘He even withdrew from Olympus because of me. I don’t think Triton would have done such a thing for revenge… Was he promised a reward?’

To be honest, I had been trusting the management office and half-ignoring Olympus, but I didn’t know they would go so far as to use loopholes that would burden them.

For a constellation to withdraw from its affiliation was tantamount to degrading its own status.

Even if it returns to its affiliation, it will be impossible to acquire the same status as before.

What if it loses its unique divinity while it is disaffiliated? The already reduced status will be reduced even further.

‘Just like now.’

Triton had just indirectly lost part of his divinity through the Kraken. I don’t know how much it will be, but it must have taken some damage.

‘Besides, even if he has withdrawn from his affiliation, direct involvement will be impossible.’

He might break the Tower’s rules and rush in like Pan… But even if it’s Triton, I don’t think he would repeat such a thing after seeing Pan’s downfall.

“Everyone, you’ve worked hard!”

“Wow, what kind of monster is that? I really thought I was going to die.”

“Isn’t this the first or second time we’ve almost died? I’m getting used to it now.”

“Haha, but I just passed the trial, saying I hunted the Kraken’s leg in the last battle?”

“Oh! Me too!”

“Me too.”

Is it because the Kraken is such a rare and difficult existence?

The Kraken itself was recognized as my target, but all the guild members who faced its legs passed the trial.

“Then shall we move on to the next trial right away?”

“Seun, are you okay?”

“Is everyone okay? We still have more food left, and we could look for higher-grade seawater creatures.”

“Ugh, it was good at first. Now I’m sick of being on the ship. I want to set foot on land soon.”

“Let’s go to the next trial right away! I want to go to the shelter and get some proper rest!”

The Kraken’s legs were the lowest grade at A-, but everyone seemed satisfied.

Besides, everyone was shaking their heads, saying they wanted to get out of here as soon as possible.

There was no need for me to stop them if that’s what they wanted.

The experience accumulation I wanted for the guild members was as good as fulfilled with the Kraken hunt just now.

“Then let’s depart right away.”

“Departure!”

The Diablo Guild is the last of this theme.

They began to head towards the 40th floor, the end of the sea.

* * *

“This can’t be…….”

Triton, who was watching the 39th floor, dropped his trident in a daze.

Along with it, his subordinate, the Kraken, was blackened and eaten by vicious teeth.

“S, stop! Please stop!”

That Kraken is not an ordinary Kraken.

Since there is still some of my divinity left, if I return it to the sea and let it rest, I can revive it even if it takes a long time.

At first, I thought I could communicate with Beelzebub a little…….

Gulp.

Triton couldn’t come to his senses at the sight of Beelzebub completely swallowing the Kraken and demanding delicacies from the sea.

“E, even divinity…….”

Even if a subordinate dies, generally about half of the divinity returns to the owner constellation.

But this time, it was different.

Through the Authority of Gluttony, the divinity was absorbed completely by the player named Jeong Seun.

An unbelievable situation.

In the end, he had his divinity partially stolen by a subordinate.

By just one player, not even another constellation.

“H, how did this happen? How did he get my conch! How did he get Zeus’s lightning! How did he get my Kraken!”

Perhaps it was because so many unbelievable scenes had unfolded in succession?

Triton was stunned for a while, unable to come to his senses.

Then, Triton, who suddenly came to his senses, cooled his head and looked back at the current situation.

‘First of all, the mission has failed.’

Not only that, but he lost divinity and his status was damaged.

What if he returns to Olympus like this?

Not only will he not be able to recover 80% of the divinity he originally possessed, but the promised reward will also be gone.

In addition, his position in the world of constellations, including Olympus, will be greatly reduced.

His father, Poseidon, treated Triton as an abandoned child in the first place…….

The losses are too great as it is.

“I have to finish that bastard no matter what…….”

Madness flashed in Triton’s eyes.

However, it was not a judgment made out of reason.

Returning to Olympus without any gain and enduring the enormous losses and contemptuous gazes, or completing the mission somehow, regardless of the Tower’s rules, and returning to the Tower with dignity.

No matter how I thought about it, the latter was more valuable and exhilarating.

What if I can regain divinity from that bastard’s stigma?

I might be able to return to Olympus with the same… no, since I absorbed Pan’s divinity, I might be able to return with more divinity than before.

“And there’s a perfect place on the 40th floor.”

Originally called the Sea of ​​Radiance, but now dyed with blood and darkness, it is called the Sea of ​​Betrayal, the Black Sea.

If that bastard comes there, I might be able to finish the job before the management office finds out.

Thinking so, Triton picked up the sharp trident again.