Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 310

Stole the Demon God’s Warehouse – Episode 314

Chapter 314

“Wow, the scale is impressive.”

The Colosseum was almost at full capacity.

Among the players in the audience, there were many who not only watched the matches but also analyzed them and looked for strategies.

The reasons they were watching this match were threefold:

Simply for fun, to participate and win in the next match themselves, and lastly, to make money by betting on the matches.

In fact, some of these spectators were players who had been eliminated from the match and immediately took a seat in the audience to watch.

“This is a popular match.”

“Pardon? Ah, does it vary from stadium to stadium? But, there was only one stadium here…….”

“You can bring up the match list like you summon the status window.”

“Um, wow! It’s true.”

“Want to see a minor match? Hmm, this one looks good. ‘Stone Statue Worship.’ Follow me.”

“Yes!”

“Got it.”

Following Se-un, Yoo Seo-ah and Kang Han-cheol switched to another match channel.

Instantly, the audience filling the stands disappeared, and the listless voice of the commentator echoed.

– Ummm…… Yes, the match has been going on for 623 hours already. The players have a great passion for ranking. Still, I wish they would finish it quickly…….

There were only two people in the audience, and even they were lying down lengthwise on several chairs, fast asleep.

The screen showing the match was in a similar state.

Four participants were sitting in place, frozen like stones.

It was hard to tell if they were even breathing, but the beads of cold sweat trickling down suggested the match would end soon.

“What kind of match is this?”

“Stone Statue Worship. The game is to stay still for as long as possible to win.”

“……That’s it?”

“Many players challenge it because it looks easy, but in terms of difficulty, it’s close to the highest level. Look, it’s already been over 600 hours.”

“Still, if it’s just staying still…….”

“Even moving your chest to breathe isn’t allowed. There should be no external movement at all. You have to endure in that state for 600 hours. Even nodding off for a moment means the end of the game.”

“……That’s difficult.”

“Well. I don’t know who they are, but enduring for over 600 hours is worthy of recognition for their patience alone…….”

If it were just a competition between players, it would be an easy win.

However, the trials are not so lenient.

All trials involve at least five outstanding participants from each dimension.

Players must not only compete against each other but also surpass those top-ranked participants to pass the trial.

“It’s more disadvantageous in events where racial superiority has a significant impact like this.”

“Are they golems?”

“They’re called the Toin race, but well, you can think of them as golems. The only difference from golems is whether they have intelligence or not.”

– Ah, speaking of which! ‘Nenias’’s chest moved! Ah, he ends up finishing the game in 4th place! All players have been eliminated, so the game ends here!

The match ended the moment Se-un finished explaining.

It seemed that no player had managed to win the top spot in this match after all.

Indeed, as Se-un later learned from the Tower’s library, this match was similar to a ritual for these Toin people.

They were said to endure in that position without moving for a thousand hours…….

It was a match that was nearly impossible to win unless you were a Toin from the start.

‘It doesn’t seem to have changed.’

Even though the time was different, the match was the same.

It seemed he could attack the trials as he had planned without worrying about any changes.

“Now, disband.”

“Are you going to challenge a match already?”

“There are many to participate in.”

There were a total of four matches that players basically had to pass in the rankings.

This would allow them to pass the trials up to the 49th floor, and the subsequent 50th-floor trial would be evaluated separately.

However, Se-un had no intention of ending it there, so he planned to move faster than others.

“This explanation should be enough, right? Look around the matches, decide which ones to participate in, prepare thoroughly, and then challenge them.”

“Yes, I understand. Others probably don’t know as much detail as this, so I’ll pass it on.”

“Ah, and. I have a suggestion to make.”

Afterward, an announcement was made to the Diablo Guild through Yoo Seo-ah.

* * *

“I’ve come to participate in the match.”

“Is this your first time?”

“Yes.”

After leaving a message for Yoo Seo-ah, Se-un immediately left the audience seats.

Approaching the entrance for match participants, the receptionist kindly began to guide him.

“Basically, the first 10 entries are free, but after that, it costs 50,000 points per match entry.”

“Yes.”

“Once you make your first registration, everything else is managed by the system. Setting up match participation, point payments, etc., are all done by the system, so feel free to challenge.”

Since he already knew everything, he nodded roughly and completed the registration.

As he entered the Colosseum, the surrounding background went dark, and a system message appeared before Se-un’s eyes.

– Welcome to the Multidimensional Colosseum.

– Please select the match you wish to participate in.

1. Short Distance Running (Starts in 5 minutes)

2. Tunneling (Starts in 10 minutes)

3. Offering Refining (Starts in 15 minutes)

…….

The match list was lined up starting with the ones that started the soonest in 5-minute increments.

Of course, there was a search function to find the desired event right away.

Using filters, it was possible to sort by major categories such as combat, crafting, and exploration, and then by subcategories such as close-range, mid-range, and long-range.

Various events considering the characteristics of the players.

Players facing these for the first time would surely think this.

‘I’ll somehow manage to do well in about four of these.’

However, players who actually challenge these matches quickly become frustrated.

The world was wide, and there were many strong people.

Competing against those strong people and winning a top 3 spot was extremely difficult, no matter the event.

‘I guess I’ll pick the fastest one.’

Se-un had no intention of specifically choosing anything from these.

That’s because Se-un’s goal wasn’t just to pick four of these and attack the trials.

He would not only win the top spot in four matches but also win dozens, even hundreds of matches.

Then, he might be able to find the ‘Hidden Piece’ that he had only heard rumors about before his regression.

Even if that Hidden Piece was just a rumor, he could earn contribution points with this, so it wouldn’t be a loss.

“Number one, Short Distance Running.”

– You have selected ‘Short Distance Running’ as your first challenge.

– Moving to the waiting room for the event.

The darkened background gradually brightened.

The solid-feeling waiting room unique to the Colosseum appeared, and many people waiting appeared.

As expected, the number of participants was quite large, befitting a major event.

The participants, all warming up, looked fit and light, as if they weren’t challenging short-distance running for nothing.

Meanwhile.

“Hey. You, is this your first time?”

A man who had been leaning against the wall, yawning alone while everyone else was busy warming up, approached Se-un and spoke.

Even with a quick glance, he didn’t seem to have the physique to be good at running.

But why? He looked more confident than any of the tense players here.

“You can tell right away when it’s someone’s first time. You look pretty sturdy, did you choose this because you’re confident in short distances?”

“What’s the matter?”

“What’s with being so stiff? I was just talking because I was bored, but you’re a really boring guy.”

The guy clicked his tongue, saying he was boring, but instead, he stuck closer to Se-un.

Even when Se-un frowned, it was the same.

He couldn’t stop laughing, spinning something similar to a rope and pointing somewhere.

“See over there?”

What the man pointed to was a muscular man.

He was showing off his legs, and his leg muscles were twitching as if they would burst, probably because he had finished warming up.

“That’s the guy who came in 4th in the last short-distance running. He’s been grinding his teeth to win this time, so he’ll definitely be in the top 3, right? And over there.”

This time, he pointed to a woman sitting on a chair, wearing a black hat pulled down low.

In contrast to the muscular man he had pointed to earlier, she had a sleek appearance.

Judging from her physique, she seemed to be an assassin-type player.

“I saw her in another match, and she uses agility and shadow hiding? Something like that. If you don’t notice, that muscular idiot will just be a mount [someone to be used].”

Could it be that he had been preparing for quite a while?

The man knew quite a bit about the participants.

Well, even though being talkative was annoying, it was an excellent attitude as a player challenging the trials.

Entering a match where there were no strong candidates and taking advantage of the situation was also an ability that utilized information.

In fact, Se-un had also won two championships in that way before his regression.

“But, it’s really a shame.”

“What’s a shame?”

“No matter how much you fly or crawl, I’m going to take the top spot in this match after all.”

To say such a thing even knowing how many strong candidates there were, his confidence must be quite high.

However, even looking at him again, the man’s physique was not outstanding.

Frankly, he seemed far behind compared to the people in the Diablo Guild.

“You’re giving me a look that says I don’t look like it. I’m different from those with stiff minds. This, see this?”

The man stopped spinning the rope he had been spinning.

It wasn’t just a simple rope, but an object with metal pieces connected to it, and he was wearing various other items on his body.

So much so that it didn’t seem like he would be running in a few minutes.

Se-un quickly recognized what those items were.

“Tamer [one who befriends and commands beasts]. No, a Rider.”

“Oh, you guessed it right away? Most guys can’t even recognize it even if I show it to them outright.”

Short-distance running didn’t necessarily mean you had to run with your legs.

The goal was, after all, to reach the destination the earliest.

Whatever ability you used, it would be recognized if it was the player’s ability.

If you were a Tamer, it was also possible to summon a mount and ride it using that ability.

– ‘Short Distance Running’ will begin soon.

– Participants, please prepare to move to the stadium.

Just in time, a system message appeared before his eyes, and the wall of the waiting room collapsed.

Along with it, the Colosseum’s audience seats appeared in all directions.

“Waaaaa-!”

“Waaaaa-!!”

Short-distance running was popular as it was a match where participants briefly and powerfully demonstrated their capabilities.

Most of the audience seats were filled with players cheering for the participants.

Among them were those who were shouting the participant’s name, probably because they had bet money on them.

“Krrr…….”

Looking to the side, the man had already summoned his mount and was riding it.

A Shining Wolf.

A wolf with golden fur, it had low attack power but was fast, making it a difficult monster to deal with.

It wasn’t for nothing that the man was showing such confidence.

“A mount…….”

Se-un, who had originally intended to run directly using Butterfly Flight [a movement skill], nodded.

This man, that muscular man over there, the assassin who was already looking for shadows to hide in. Not only them but also the three participants who were originally supposed to win this match.

As the competition seemed fiercer than expected, it seemed best to give it his all from the start.

“Ruin.”

At Se-un’s call, the stigma [a mark of power] shone, and the form of a crimson wolf appeared.

– Did you call, Master?

“You, what are you!”

“Yelp…….”

A size and presence that couldn’t even be compared to a Shining Wolf.

The man who had spoken to Se-un was flustered, and the Shining Wolf, who had been confidently preparing to start, lowered its head and sat down.

As a beast that originally lived in the wild, it seemed to have instantly realized the difference between them.

“That wolf doesn’t seem to want to run.”

– The Short Distance Running match begins.

– 3. 2. 1.