Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 280

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The feeling was different from when I faced the head of the Red Fish Merchant Guild in the Council.

Back then, I only felt a faint trace [of otherworldly presence], but now it felt like an Outer God was right in front of me.

The stigma [a mark or brand indicating a connection to otherworldly powers] was throbbing rapidly, as if it had prey in sight.

‘But they seem to be in their right minds?’

No matter how I looked at them, the five people leading the wagon seemed to be maintaining their sanity.

The fact that they weren’t talking to each other was a bit suspicious, but the fact that they were carrying out a mission meant they were retaining some reason.

However, in Se-un’s memory, there was no one who was possessed by an Outer God and still maintained their sanity.

– The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows Its Head,’ is taking an interest in them.

It wasn’t that I thought I would lose if I fought them.

Rather, I was curious. How on earth were they controlling the power of the Outer God?

“Hyung-nim [term of respect for an older brother or male friend], at this rate, we might miss them……”

“Let’s go.”

Se-un, who thought the distance was far enough, moved his body.

Park Jung-pil also hurriedly chased after Se-un.

“Ah, were you waiting on purpose?”

“You said it yourself. Those guys had heavy surveillance.”

“But if we fall behind like this, we might miss them, right? Those guys didn’t even leave any wagon wheel tracks, how did they do that?”

Indeed, it hadn’t been long, but their traces had disappeared cleanly.

It seemed that there was someone else besides the five of them who was professionally erasing traces.

“I don’t think I’ll lose in a battle of senses.”

“Ooh!”

In the past, I would have been half-doubtful, but not now. After devouring the monsters in Heukseom, all of Se-un’s senses had evolved to the next level.

Even now, the faint sound of wagon wheels rolling on the floor was ringing in my ears, and I could feel the slight vibrations of the wheels touching the floor.

Although the distance was quite far, it was easy to follow them.

However.

‘As expected, there were more.’

There were additional personnel hiding along their route to monitor for pursuers. So subtle that Se-un wouldn’t have noticed if it weren’t for his heightened senses.

“You go back.”

“Yes? Is it really okay to do that…… No, how could I do that!”

“Don’t talk back, just go. You’re not helping.”

“Yes, sir.”

It would be difficult to hide even Park Jung-pil, let alone Se-un alone.

Of course, it was possible if I paid attention, but even if I took Park Jung-pil that far, I didn’t know what would happen after that.

Whether I finished everything today or retreated after assessing the situation, it was judged that it would be easier for Se-un to act alone.

– Through internal energy, the movements of the Ghost Shadow Steps become more stealthy.

Se-un’s body disappeared as if melting into the shadows.

Thanks to the Kilkegaard-style stealth technique [a reference to the philosopher Søren Kierkegaard, implying a complex and subtle method of concealment], there was no sound of footsteps, and even when I took a step, there was no small vibration.

I had even erased the scent with Mamon’s treasure that I had used before, so the watchers would not be able to detect Se-un’s presence.

For a moment, I thought about just killing them and passing by.

‘I can’t right now.’

I didn’t know what kind of reporting system they had, so I was worried that I would be caught if I touched them unnecessarily.

Then.

‘Hmm?’

After a thick, short vibration, the wagon’s presence completely disappeared.

At the same time, the presence of those who were guarding the surroundings also disappeared like smoke.

Even when I activated my senses and calmly looked around, I couldn’t feel anything.

I lost them.

At this rate…… it was no wonder Park Jung-pil failed to tail them.

However.

‘Are you telling me to find them myself from now on?’

If they just show me the way this far, it’s enough for the next time.

Se-un had the ‘Luminous Stone’ that he had given to Red Fish.

* * *

Not long before Se-un followed the deal and came to Red Fish’s hidden base. That is, right after the Council ended.

“Hmm, really delicious.”

Swish, swish.

A dark room.

A man hidden in the darkness was cutting food with a metallic sound.

Even at a glance, it was not ordinary food, and the purple color was not hidden even in the deep darkness.

“The right amount of ammonia scent and the perfectly raised insect eggs. Yes, this is what you can call ‘taste.’”

He nodded in satisfaction, and when he raised his head, his face, which had been hidden in the darkness, was revealed.

Black eyes twinkled between the festering face, as if suffering from some kind of skin disease.

Something that was either saliva or food dripped from his mouth.

In the meantime, the door hidden in the darkness of the darkroom opened, and a man appeared.

It was the head of the Red Fish Merchant Guild who had attended the Council not long ago.

“I greet the Master.”

The head of a merchant guild, who could be called the owner of a merchant guild, bowed deeply, calling him Master.

The man accepted the greeting as if it were only natural.

“I will report. This council is……”

“Take care of it yourself. I’m not interested in such trivial things.”

“Yes, I understand.”

The head of the merchant guild never raised his head once. If the man hadn’t waved his hand, he would have knelt down on the spot.

As the head of the merchant guild was about to step back and leave the room, the man suddenly lowered his head and looked at the head of the merchant guild.

His black eyes, without any whites, gleamed clearly even in the darkness.

“Wait a minute.”

“……Yes.”

“What’s that in your arms?”

At the man’s words, the head of the merchant guild immediately took out the object in his arms.

Even though there was clearly no light in the room, the object scattered a brilliant light like a light bulb.

The pitch-black room was instantly filled with iridescent light, and the man frowned and turned his head.

“It’s something I received from a man who claimed to be the owner of a magic shop at the Council. If you like it……”

“Get rid of it.”

“Yes, I understand.”

“It’s an unpleasant object. Take it and get out of here quickly.”

“I will go in.”

The man hates light. But even if he hated it, it wasn’t usually to the point where he would frown like this and feel so repulsed.

What could be the reason?

Even if I don’t know the reason…….

Wriggle-

Something was crawling violently on the man’s face, which had once again been dyed with darkness, as if it were angry.

* * *

‘Underground, huh.’

The location indicated by the Luminous Stone was below.

I clearly didn’t feel any entrances or passages around, but I don’t know how they disappeared into the ground.

However, if the Luminous Stone is reacting, it means that I am already quite close to my destination.

I had no intention of just turning back after coming this far.

‘If there is no passage…….’

I just have to create one.

– The Vault of Greed has been opened.

[Ground tunnel]

– A magic of the living system and a magic of the survival system, it digs the ground or piles up soil to create a huge passage.

Ground tunnel.

It was a magic of the Yellow Tower, a higher version of the 1-circle magic ‘Dig’ that simply digs up dirt.

As soon as Se-un touched the ground with his hand, the magic immediately revealed its power.

Gugugugu!

The floor began to break with a slight vibration.

Even if I were to make a passage, it would usually be quite a rough magic, but Se-un delicately controlled the mana to suppress the vibration as much as possible.

As time passed, the size of the passage gradually increased.

5m, 10m, 20m.

While the passage was growing larger than Se-un had expected.

Hududuk-

‘I’m here.’

A slight vibration, different from what I had felt so far, was felt from my fingertips. As soon as I confirmed it, I immediately threw my body into the passage.

As I went down the passage, I felt an unpleasant air wrapping around my skin.

Even while going down, I touched the wall just in case and blocked the entrance, and not long after…….

Thud.

Se-un landed lightly on the floor like a cat.

As soon as I looked around and confirmed that no one was there, I started investigating…… but.

“……?”

– The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows Its Head,’ shakes its head, saying you have no luck.

– The Constellation, ‘The Serpent Surrounding Jealousy,’ quietly nods, looking at you with pity.

– The Constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ welcomes the prey.

“Damn it……”

The moment I turned my head to the left, I ended up making eye contact with those who were walking through the passage.

It was the five guys who had dragged the Sea Serpent here.

The guys were momentarily flustered, but soon their eyes flashed and they put their legs forward.

– Through internal energy, the third form of the Blood Wolf Sword Technique, Blood Wolf Strike, is enhanced.

– According to the mysteries of the Supreme Demonic Art, the power of martial arts is enhanced.

At the same time, Se-un’s sword also flashed.

Before the guy’s foot even touched the floor, the red-stained sword covered the guy’s neck.

Clang!

‘……Clang?’

I was planning to cut off one guy’s neck and naturally swing the sword at the next guy, but the plan went wrong from the start.

Durandal was bounced off……? It would be impossible to do with just wearing reasonably good armor.

Sreuk-

Only after the robe that had been cut off by the sword strike was removed could Se-un understand why Durandal had been bounced off.

It wasn’t armor.

‘Carapace?’

From the shoulders to the neck, strange carapaces [protective shells or coverings] were partially embedded.

That was what had blocked Se-un’s sword.

However, while I was thinking that the appearance of the carapace was somewhat familiar, the guy’s counterattack began.

“Ugh-”

Koo-oong!

The roughly swung fist collided with Se-un’s sword.

The speed wasn’t that fast, so I was able to quickly change the path of the sword to block it, but unlike the staggering shout, it was a tremendous power.

It was enough to push Se-un’s body, which had already far surpassed the level of a 40th floor player in terms of stats alone, backwards.

Kung, koo-oong!

The other four guys also started attacking.

Fortunately, they weren’t that fast, and they were just swinging wildly without any technique, so I was able to avoid them easily.

Besides, it seemed like they couldn’t even scream properly, so if I handled them well, I thought I could handle them without being detected.

‘The carapace seems to be hard, but it doesn’t matter if it’s embedded so sparsely like that.’

The carapace was embedded from the right shoulder to the neck. Other than that, it was no different from an ordinary person’s body.

Of course, it was full of huge bodies and muscles that seemed to burst at any moment, which was far from ordinary.

– Through internal energy, the fifth form of the Mount Tai Eighteen Style Swordplay, Mount Tai Split, is enhanced.

– According to the mysteries of the Supreme Demonic Art, the power of martial arts is enhanced.

Se-un gripped the handle tightly with both hands and swung the sword horizontally.

A heavy momentum that seemed to split even a huge mountain.

The guy who was coming forward with both hands outstretched, as if he had no intention of avoiding it in the first place, was cut in half at the waist with a ‘squeak!’ sound.

‘That’s one down.’

It didn’t seem like there would be any problem dealing with the other guys as long as I knew the location of the carapace.

No matter how strong they were, they were guys who couldn’t use it.

It seemed that they had lost their reason while undergoing some kind of biological experiment.

First, I was about to tear off all the guys’ robes to find out the location of the carapace.

“Ugh-!”

The guy who was lying on the floor with his body cut in half let out a low, gloomy scream.

At the same time, the other guys in front of Se-un also let out low screams and tore off their robes themselves.

However, Se-un’s gaze was directed not at the guys who were taking off their robes, but at the guy lying on the floor.

Towards the cleanly cut cross-section of the waist. Towards the black parasites that were wriggling between them.

Only then could Se-un know the identity of the carapace, which he had not been able to recall because he was focused on the battle.

‘Meteorite.’