Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 303

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Se-un’s wings sliced through the wind, advancing steadily.

Having gained the ability to fly, the dangers of the Wind Labyrinth posed no threat to Se-un.

Of course, there were turbulent currents raging between the cliffs, designed to prevent anyone from crossing them by any means.

– The power of ‘Wind Field’ is enhanced according to the mysteries of the Black Tower.

Whoo-oong!

He simply suppressed the turbulence with even stronger winds and continued forward.

Icarus’s wings combined with wind magic. The mana consumption was extreme, but if the mana ran out, he could just land and rest for a while.

Even considering the rest stops, traversing the Wind Labyrinth by flying was much more time-efficient.

“Kee-yoot-!”

“Keh–”

Of course, the obstacles weren’t just the turbulent currents.

As he moved forward, the number of monsters floating in the air rapidly increased.

Giant Eagles obscuring the sky with their massive wings, and Hungry Clouds that approached like billowing clouds, ready to devour their enemies.

It seemed like all the flying monsters in the tower had gathered.

‘As expected, the difficulty is different from what I knew.’

The Wind Labyrinth was certainly a threatening place, but as much as it had significant geographical dangers, the monsters weren’t particularly strong.

The Wind Labyrinth that Se-un had experienced before his regression contained monsters that players could handle, like Sword Eagles or Killer Bees, not these powerful monsters.

Occasionally, they would attack in groups, but there weren’t swarms of such strong monsters.

But what about this place?

Monsters that should have been named or quasi-boss monsters, exuding an air of majesty, were wandering around like common monsters.

Even.

“Piyo-o-!”

“Pii-!”

“Pwee-ee-!”

Those that would be considered named monsters in a typical 44th-floor trial were even attacking Se-un in groups.

Indeed, the system had reason to issue a difficulty warning.

Flap!

As eagles dove down from above, targeting Se-un, he flapped his wings and thrust Apelion forward, soaring powerfully upwards.

– Through inner energy, the second form of the Ice Dragon Spear Technique, Ice Dragon Ascension, is enhanced.

– According to the mysteries of the Ice White Divine Art, coldness is added to the martial art.

Crunch-

Se-un’s body rotated like a drill, spreading coldness around him.

The coldness emanating from the spearhead froze sharply, spiraling around Se-un’s body.

Soon after, Se-un and the eagles collided head-on.

Ka-ga-ga-gak!

The eagles’ bodies were torn apart by the ice and plummeted.

Se-un’s inner energy was still at 6 giap [a unit of internal energy], but thanks to the enlightenment he gained from training in Jeheton, the qualitative power of the martial arts he used had improved remarkably.

Even when using existing martial arts, the power was on a different level from before.

‘It’s a bit of a shame I can’t use the Authority of Gluttony.’

The number of monsters hunted in the Wind Labyrinth already exceeded dozens.

If he had used the Authority of Gluttony on all of them, he would have easily increased several stats.

As a bonus, he could have satisfied Beelzebub as well.

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However, communication with the constellations, which had started to have noise from the 43rd floor, was already completely cut off.

Even the guild chat was barely accessible.

‘Am I going the right way?’

It had already been three hours since he started wandering through the Wind Labyrinth.

That time might feel short, but considering he was skipping all the cliffs he was supposed to go back to and heading straight, something should be visible soon.

Se-un tilted his head for a moment and landed to recover his mana, then opened Belphegor’s diary once more.

– This place has good ventilation, so I can use it as a vent!

– I should install it in the place with the strongest wind, right?

– Just a little more and it’s done!

– I’m tired! I need to lie down in bed as soon as I finish! I’ll be lying down for at least a thousand years!

The diary was still as devoid of kindness as ever.

The only thing Se-un could guess was ‘the place with the strongest wind.’

‘The wind is definitely heading this way.’

The wind currents were irregular due to the turbulent flows located between the cliffs.

An ordinary person wouldn’t be able to follow the wind currents here, but Se-un could barely find the flow with his enhanced senses.

The reason he was flying slowly, even though he could fly faster, was precisely that.

However, Se-un soon realized the identity of ‘the place with the strongest wind.’

‘Every single word is quite something.’

In the distance, at the end of his vision, a massive aggregation of wind began to appear.

As if proving it was the end of the labyrinth, a tornado writhed endlessly at the end of the completely empty cliff where the earth had completely disappeared.

Belphegor had created that huge lake in the Water Labyrinth and brushed it off with the words ‘Did I break it too much?’ so it was understandable.

‘It’s impossible to suppress it with magic.’

Then there was only one way.

To simply and bluntly break through the tornado.

In any case, once he dug into the ‘eye of the storm’ at the center, the wind would become bearable, and the passage to the 45th floor would be visible.

Squeeze.

Se-un gripped the handle of Apelion so tightly it seemed to twist.

He spread his wings wide and coldly imbued the inner energy in his dantian [energy center located in the abdomen].

– Through inner energy, the fifth form of the Ice Dragon Spear Technique, Ice Dragon Manifestation, is enhanced.

– According to the mysteries of the Ice White Divine Art, coldness is added to the martial art.

Frost rippled around him, and Icarus’s wings froze, recreating the wings of an ice dragon.

Icarus’s wings had weak durability and wouldn’t last long, but the goal was just one thing anyway. To break through that tornado.

Once he gained momentum, it wouldn’t matter if the wings disappeared.

Flap!

The ice wings fluttered, scattering frost, and Se-un’s body soared.

His inner energy was rapidly consumed, and Se-un’s body shot out at a speed that was on a different level from the previous Ice Dragon Ascension.

– Through inner energy, the sixth form of the Ice Dragon Spear Technique, Ice Dragon Horn, is enhanced.

– According to the mysteries of the Ice White Divine Art, coldness is added to the martial art.

The coldness flowing from the spearhead hardened sharply.

Ice Dragon Horn.

As the name suggested, the ice, shaped like the horn of an ice dragon, directly pierced the side of the tornado.

Kwa-ga-ga-gwat!

It wasn’t ordinary wind.

Sharp winds like knives swirled around, attacking Se-un from all directions.

However, the ice armor and ice helmet that had been placed on Se-un through Ice Dragon Manifestation were excellently blocking the wind.

The ice armor, which cracked and shattered but froze and regenerated again, was perfect for resisting such continuous attacks.

Ga-ga-ga-gak!

That didn’t mean Se-un was invincible.

The frozen Icarus’s wings eventually couldn’t withstand the wind and shattered. The armor fell precariously, and Se-un’s body began to be exposed.

If the Ice Dragon Horn at the spearhead hadn’t split the wind in front, he might have been devoured by the wind long ago.

The moment Se-un bit his lip as his inner energy reached its limit.

Poo-wat!

Barely, Se-un’s body escaped the sharp winds.

Because his wings were gone, he couldn’t reduce his speed and crashed straight into the ground.

“It’s a relief there’s a floor.”

The speed and power were so strong that a huge crater formed in the ground, and the spearhead of Apelion was completely embedded in the ground.

His hand trembled slightly from the strain, and it took quite a bit of effort to pull out Apelion.

Whoo-oong-

As if the wind he had just broken through was no lie, the tornado’s winds were swirling violently in all directions.

In this place, which could be called the eye of the storm, the earth stood tall like a tower.

In the center, there was a spiral staircase that hadn’t been damaged even by the crater caused by Se-un’s fall.

‘Finally arrived.’

Below this was the resting place where the ‘Demon God of Sloth, Belphegor’ resided.

Now, the important thing was how to wake her up and how to persuade her to receive her authority.

Just as Se-un, who had calmly finished organizing his thoughts, was about to descend the stairs.

Shwa-a-at-

The tornado swirling around him stopped as if it were a lie. At the same time, the stairs that Se-un was about to descend disappeared as if it were a lie.

Not like it was blocked or something had happened, but as if it had been fake from the beginning.

‘What…….’

In an instant, a chilling sensation and goosebumps rose on his skin.

Instinctively, he looked up, and there, he saw a sky cracked in all directions as if it would collapse at any moment.

What on earth was going on?

Although the timing and place were different… Se-un had seen that scene before.

‘Could it be.’

It couldn’t be.

It couldn’t be.

It mustn’t be.

As he thought that and tried to deny the situation, the sky, which had been shaking pitifully, finally shattered.

Tchaeng!

The cracks in the shattered sky were pitch black.

It wasn’t just darkness, but it looked empty, like sticking your head into an endless abyss.

Just looking at it seemed like it would suck away his entire will.

“No……”

Se-un’s right hand trembled.

He gritted his teeth and grabbed his right hand with his left hand to stop the trembling.

And finally, something began to flow out from the cracks in the broken sky, which was like an abyss.

“Gurgle-“

“Gurr-urr-urr-urk-“

A black liquid that seemed to be alive.

The Outer filled the wide sky of the labyrinth.

The sun was covered, and the surroundings were darkened.

“No!”

A terrible fear arose.

The moment when the Outer invaded and all beings in the tower, including the players, were eroded and disappeared and collapsed, came to mind.

Se-un’s legs involuntarily took a step back. The instinct to run away filled his head.

Joo-rook.

However, Se-un bit his lip, drawing blood, and forcibly held onto his legs.

He mustn’t run away.

He didn’t want to run away.

“Ruin!”

Se-un raised his right hand and shouted the name that came to his mind.

But, why?

Ruin, who would normally appear immediately with a low rumble, didn’t appear.

When he came to his senses, the stigma that should have been there was nowhere to be seen on the back of his hand.

Clang-

There was no time or mind to understand the situation.

To somehow deal with those monsters, he drew the sword from his waist.

However, what Se-un held in his hand was not Durandal.

A combat knife, also known as a kukri.

Instead of the Undying Bow that had been emitting coldness, a crossbow with a rope was hanging on his back.

“Kyahhhhhhh!”

Screams of players were heard from all directions.

He couldn’t come to his senses at all.

It felt like he had to run away with them right away.

And at that moment.

Kugung!

The precarious sky shattered even more severely.

From within, a huge monster revealed itself.

Not the Outer flowing in the form of a liquid, but the Outer that had already appeared after devouring a powerful host.

“G-UHHHH!”

A roar so intense it felt like his eardrums would burst.

The Outer, which had devoured the Gluttonous Demon Beast, one of Beelzebub’s vassals, opened its mouth towards Se-un.