Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 302

“How can a human endure this! It doesn’t make sense!”

“Is it alright for you to be making such a fuss? There’s less than two hours left.”

While channeling the Yang energy of the Zaha Sword Style to maintain the flames, I drink potions to recover mana.

When all my internal energy is depleted, I convert the flames back into magic.

Even with this, the consumption rate is ultimately greater than the recovery rate, making continuous maintenance impossible, but it was enough to last about 12 hours.

River couldn’t help but be flustered by Seun’s nonchalant demeanor.

“Didn’t you use potions! This is unfair!”

“I don’t think there was anything like that in the contract? You were also silent when I first used a potion.”

From the start, I had anticipated this situation, so Seun’s answer was without hesitation.

River’s face turned red as he raised his palm towards Seun. In that instant, Seun’s vision seemed to reverse as the power of the demon crept closer, but Seun did not lose his composure.

“Contract Clause 5: No direct or indirect interference during the execution of the contract.”

“Kugh!”

As soon as the contents of the contract were recited, River’s power stopped.

Attacking Seun would obviously lead to a breach of contract and its termination.

No matter how great a Great Demon he may be, he cannot violate a demon’s contract. River had no choice but to watch Seun with his hands tied.

“Why don’t you take a nap or something?”

“What good would a measly two-hour rest do!”

“That’s your fault.”

“Kuaaaack!”

Seun once again transformed the Fire Field into a rain of fire.

Even if I recover mana like this, I won’t recover even half of it. However, time was already running out.

“No, I have to rest. This is crazy, did you think some human would succeed? I should take a nap like he said……”

In the end, River, who had given up on victory, covered his eyes and ears and took a rest.

To take a rest in the midst of hot flames in such an urgent situation was an absurd act, but.

“Grrr-”

River quickly fell asleep.

As expected of a subordinate of Sloth.

However, his sweet nap ended in less than two hours.

Clang-!

“Huh?”

It was the noise caused by Durandal [Seun’s sword] scraping against the floor as Seun swung it.

Less than a minute left.

“Why did you wake me up when there’s still a minute left!”

“Shouldn’t you be preparing to receive it?”

“Ah, just thirty more seconds……”

“Well, go ahead if you’re confident.”

River stubbornly stretched the time to the limit, opening his eyes with only 3 seconds left.

One second to shake off the sweetness of sloth he had felt for the first time in hundreds of years.

One second to spread both palms and seize the flames.

One second to regain control of the flames that Seun had been heating up as flames poured from the ceiling.

In just 3 seconds, he perfectly regained control of the task he had entrusted to Seun.

Indeed, a subordinate of Sloth.

Even Seun would have found it difficult to guarantee victory against such a tricky opponent.

“Haa, if I had known it would be like this, I would have gone to sleep earlier……”

“I told you to sleep several times.”

“Shut up! What the hell are you? The contract is just a facade, and I was just trying to take your soul and reduce the intensity of the work, but you’re really going to fulfill the contract!”

“Now you’re telling the truth.”

“It’s already over! Haa, I want to kill you right now.”

“Too late.”

Seun’s chances of winning would be slim if they faced each other fairly.

However, River had to forcibly use his abilities here to maintain the flames, so it was not easy for him to face Seun in this situation.

Perhaps Seun might win against that Great Demon, and if he felt uneasy, he could just run away from here.

After all, River’s activity area was limited to this cavern.

“Here. Whatever you are, I don’t want to hear your breath, so get out of here!”

Whoosh-

Flames dripped from the opposite ceiling, and the floor collapsed as if melting, creating stairs.

There was no way I could have found it since it was hidden like that.

River waved his palm as if he was annoyed, but Seun did not move.

“What? Why don’t you hurry up and get lost?”

“Additional compensation.”

“Tch, if you won, you could have been intoxicated with victory and forgotten about this, right?”

“No way. According to the contract, it has to be something that you think is worth the ‘compensation’.”

“I know. I don’t know how you know about the demon’s contract, but I know much more about contract violations than you do.”

River sighed.

Scratching his head, he seemed to be contemplating what to give as compensation.

“Don’t tell me you don’t have anything?”

“I’ve been doing this here for hundreds of years, what would I have?”

“Then, well, give me your soul.”

“You demon.”

“You’re the demon.”

“Tch, I can’t help it.”

River sighed deeply and rummaged through his pockets, taking out a small, stone-like object.

It was a matte black stone, and it seemed like something was subtly wriggling inside.

“What is this?”

“It’s a Yumongseok (愉夢石), a Joyful Dream Stone.”

“Yumongseok?”

“It’s a collection of dreams I gathered when I was active. It’s like my youth itself. You should be grateful.”

I accepted it for now, but Seun’s expression was not good.

Because, seeing that there was nothing wrong with the demon’s contract, I knew that this stone had value as compensation, but…….

‘Where do I use this?’

No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn’t think of a way to use this stone.

Was this a loophole in the demon’s contract?

This happened because the value of the compensation that River thought was different from the value of the compensation that Seun thought.

Seeing that Seun’s expression was not good, River shouted as if he was resentful.

“Why are you looking at it like it’s trash! I made this Yumongseok myself. It’s worth more than gold and silver treasures!”

“What do you use it for?”

“You can have very good dreams if you have it.”

“It’s trash.”

“You!”

A stone that makes you have good dreams.

It was a treasure that fell far short of the level of compensation I had expected.

‘No, is that not it?’

Seun, who had been thinking about the value of Yumongseok for a while, changed his mind.

It is impossible to use it to increase combat power right away, but it seemed that there was enough reason to use it for negotiation.

Because, the one I’m going to meet now is the Demon God of Sloth.

Sweet dreams could be a sufficient bargaining chip.

“Well, I’ll accept it.”

“If you know, get out of here quickly. I don’t even want to see your face.”

Seun, who put the Yumongseok in his arms, stepped onto the stairs leading to the next floor.

But, was it a mistake?

“Tch.”

From afar, I felt River’s gaze, which seemed regretful.

At first, it seemed like he was frustrated that he couldn’t take Seun’s soul, but it felt different.

Was it loneliness?

I felt a little sorry for him, but I had no intention of having sympathy for the demon and wasting time.

Thanks to the special nature of this trial, Seun passed this trial in first place and confidently moved to the next floor.

* * *

The first thing I felt as soon as I moved to the floor was a cool breeze.

I had been sweating profusely in the hot heat, but feeling the breeze cooled not only my skin but also my body.

– Welcome to the 44th floor trial.

– Theme: Labyrinth of the Wind

– You have entered the ‘Labyrinth of Myriad Paths’ that was once called a legend.

– Explore the labyrinth and find the entrance to the next labyrinth.

Four labyrinths with the attributes of the four elements.

The last of them, the Labyrinth of the Wind.

This was the only labyrinth that did not have walls, unlike the labyrinths so far.

Instead.

‘Even if you look at the movement of the wind, it doesn’t seem like there’s a floor at all.’

A bottomless cliff that could not be seen below existed instead of walls.

Walls only block the way, but cliffs can take your life if you fall.

In addition, strong and weak winds constantly blow randomly, and the width of the road is irregular, so it can be said to be the most dangerous labyrinth.

No, it would be fortunate if this was all.

“Caw-!”

As befitting the Labyrinth of the Wind, there are many flying monsters here.

The stupid ones simply stick their heads in and attack, but the smart ones hunt by driving players off the cliff.

A trial of enduring the wind and fighting monsters on a bottomless cliff.

A trial with extreme difficulty that can take your life with just a little carelessness.

“Krrung-!”

Coincidentally, a monster that discovered Seun folded its wings and quickly approached.

Manticore.

A monster with the face of a lion, the wings of a bat, and the tail of a scorpion.

It was also the monster that Seun took out of Mamon’s treasure vault and handed over to Baekhyun during the tutorial.

Anyway, I just started the trial and a manticore appeared right away.

As expected, the 44th floor trial…… No, I felt like it was a passage to the Demon God of Sloth.

‘Still, it’s far from the one I took out of Mamon’s vault.’

Just because they look like paper doesn’t mean their combat power is all the same.

The manticore corpse in Mamon’s treasure vault was truly a top-quality item.

It was a variant that had everything enhanced compared to a normal manticore, such as size, strength, and wing size.

In the first place, there was no way that an ordinary manticore corpse would have been in Mamon’s treasure vault.

In other words, the one flying towards Seun right now is.

– The third form of the Blood Wolf Sword Style, Blood Wolf Strike (血狼襲擊) [a powerful sword technique], is enhanced through internal energy.

– The power of martial arts is enhanced according to the mysteries of the Supreme Heart Sutra [a cultivation technique].

Slash.

It was just a moth flying towards a lamp.

The manticore’s body was divided into three pieces by Seun’s neat swordsmanship and fell off the cliff.

The monsters who were watching this scene, aiming for an opportunity in the air, flinched.

They instinctively realized that Seun was not ‘prey’.

‘Then, shall we go?’

The Labyrinth of the Wind has a clear view because there are no walls, but it is also wide and the movement path is limited.

Sometimes there are players who try to cross the cliffs by flying or jumping, but most of them are thwarted by the turbulence between the cliffs or monsters.

However, all of these were useless to Seun.

Flap!

Icarus’s wings spread behind Seun’s back.

Turbulence can be overcome with magic, and monsters can be cut down and passed by.

From the moment I was able to freely cross between the cliffs, the Labyrinth of the Wind became an easier and simpler labyrinth for Seun than any other labyrinth.

“Kkioooh!”

Seun’s flight began as he cut through the avian monsters who were revealing their sharp claws as their territory was invaded.