Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 353

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The auction for ‘Leap of the Hero’ was scheduled for a week later.

Unlike most items at the auction house, which were announced two days prior, this one had a longer lead time, indicating its significant value.

*Come, all who wish to buy. Bring all your money if you desire it.*

That seemed to be the message.

*Still, I’ve gathered enough.*

The money earned from selling artifacts in Jeheton had multiplied in the casino.

My contribution points, which started at 200 million, had increased severalfold, giving me confidence in winning the bid.

I remembered the price of ‘Leap of the Hero’ being less than 1 billion points before my regression.

Since there were limited ways to gather contribution points in Lillac within a week, I decided to use the time for personal improvement.

The first thing to do was, of course, deal with the meteorite.

“How’s the research going?”

“Ah, Se-un. You’re here.”

The first person I visited was Baek-hyun.

The undead he was developing using the meteorite was a force against the Outer Gods that I was very much looking forward to.

However, as soon as I entered the lab, I noticed something was different.

“There aren’t many test subjects.”

“Ah….”

Usually, the lab was filled with various test subjects, living up to its name.

Failures, successes, and works in progress were mixed together, creating a rather gruesome mountain of corpses.

But not now.

Nothing seemed to have changed since the ghoul he created using the Lunatic Werewolf.

Baek-hyun scratched the back of his head, looking embarrassed at my comment, and soon explained.

“Remember what you said before you left last time, Se-un?”

“Ah, you’ve been practicing black magic?”

“Yes. I’ve been learning from Gamigin.”

– The Constellation, ‘The Horse Trampling Death,’ snorts, saying that these are things a legion commander should learn.

– The Constellation, ‘The Horse Trampling Death,’ is confident that he wouldn’t lose even if he were to have an undead duel like in the past.

Not lose?

Not much time had passed since I gave him advice, and frankly, I didn’t believe it.

As if answering my thoughts, Baek-hyun began to demonstrate the magic he had learned.

“Overload.”

“G, grrr- Keeeek!”

Overload, a black magic that temporarily boosts the physical abilities of a summoned creature by overloading it.

Following that, Ghost Breath, which induces fear and hinders movement.

Baek-hyun perfectly reproduced the black magic I had used before.

There were still some shortcomings, but considering the time it took to reach this point, it was shockingly fast.

Moreover.

“Bone Explosion.”

Pbpbpbpbp!

The corpse explosion he usually used was also subdivided into much more diverse versions.

Bone Explosion, which shatters the bones of a skeleton into thousands of sharp fragments and detonates them, boasted a cutting power that ordinary corpse explosions did not have.

If he refines his skills a bit more and learns more diverse black magic, Baek-hyun will surely show a faster growth rate than when he was researching corpses and creating undead.

“Excellent.”

“It’s all thanks to you, Se-un. If it weren’t for the duel back then, I might not have realized the necessity of magic.”

– The Constellation, ‘The Horse Trampling Death,’ cannot hide his anticipation, saying that the day the 31st legion is completed is not far off.

Gamigin was just thinking of Baek-hyun as a new legion commander, but I thought differently.

I didn’t know it at first, but as time went on, his potential revealed limitless possibilities.

Perhaps, just perhaps, he might break through the wall that is Gamigin and rise above it.

“By the way, what brings you here? Ah, did that matter end well?”

“Yes, and about that.”

Thud-

“Oh!”

I took out the meteorite from my subspace pocket.

The overall size was smaller compared to the meteorites I had seen so far, but Baek-hyun had never seen a meteorite in such good condition.

Until now, he had been piecing together broken meteorites to conduct research, but now he could carve the meteorite as he wished to create results.

“Amazing! This charring….”

“It got a bit charred in the process of dealing with the Outer Gods. If you clean the surface well, it shouldn’t affect the performance.”

“I should ask Soo-chang to take a look. Anyway, it’s really amazing. With this, I can continue the research that had been halted!”

“Ah, I’m sorry, but I can’t give you all of it.”

“Yes?”

I drew my sword.

Clang, clang.

Tapping it lightly, it was indeed hard.

I had broken a meteorite in the 30th floor trial, but that was possible because the power of the Constellations was amplified to the extreme.

My stats, skills, and internal energy have increased since then, but it seemed difficult to break a meteorite with my bare hands.

– The Treasure Vault of Greed has been opened.

[ Azure Arrow Sword, Cheonggang Sword ]

– Cao Cao’s famous sword, known to cut iron like mud and unparalleled in sharpness.

Still, it was also true that I had improved immeasurably.

I didn’t have Mammon’s true treasure, Beelzebub’s power of abundance, or the power of the Outer Gods taken by Leviathan’s authority like on the 30th floor, but now I was confident that I could split the meteorite with the Authority of Greed alone.

– The sword that split the rock, Durandall, unleashes the energy of nothingness dormant in the ‘Cheonggang Sword.’

– The Unrivaled Dance of Jangpan Bridge is recreated through the ‘Cheonggang Sword.’

Clang!

My sword met the center of the meteorite.

The meteorite, which had been so hard, had a small scratch just from being struck with a sword, not a hammer.

Lightly leaping and rotating my body, I swung my sword at the scratch.

Clang, Kagagang!

The scratch on the meteorite grew larger as the rotation continued.

Even though I was striking it repeatedly like this, not a single fragment of the meteorite bounced off.

As I drew up my internal energy and the sword contained the mysteries of the Breaking Evil Heart Technique, its power became even stronger, and the meteorite, unable to withstand the force, finally.

Crack-!

Split in two like a gourd being broken.

Perfectly bisected.

Although I used the Authority of Greed, I was now confident that I could face the meteorite head-on and win.

I spoke to Baek-hyun, who was staring blankly at the scene of the meteorite splitting.

“I’m thinking of taking half to Elder Go Chang-seok. If it’s such a perfect meteorite, he’ll be able to make good equipment.”

“Ah… I see. I understand. Come to think of it, I should request a collaboration with him soon. It’s difficult for me to process the meteorite alone.”

– The Constellation, ‘The Horse Trampling Death,’ asks what you’re talking about and boasts that he will help you, so don’t worry.

– The Constellation, ‘The Horse Trampling Death,’ is confident that even a meteorite can be processed using the poison rock of the Poison Golem, although it will take some time.

“Thank you, Gamigin.”

Until now, Baek-hyun’s meteorite research required Go Chang-seok’s help. The hardness of the meteorite was more than that of ordinary minerals, so Go Chang-seok also had a hard time processing it.

However, judging from the situation, it seemed that there was no need to do so now.

“I’ll go first.”

“Yes, I’ll be sure to greet you with excellent results next time!”

Baek-hyun couldn’t take his eyes off the meteorite even as he greeted me.

I smiled lightly and moved towards Go Chang-seok with the half meteorite.

* * *

The week passed quickly.

I handed over the meteorite to Go Chang-seok to request the production of equipment for the guild members, including myself, and I didn’t stop training in martial arts and magic while infusing mana into my staff.

I also didn’t forget to spar with Yoo Seo-ah, Kang Han-cheol, and others who were growing rapidly, and give them advice.

Among them, the most difficult thing was.

“You’re working hard~ Should I bring you some cool water?”

“……Shouldn’t you be going to the casino?”

“It’s running fine without me~”

“Still, you’re still known as the owner of the casino.”

“That’s only temporary. I’m planning to grab someone and hand it over soon~”

As I expected at first, it was dealing with Arcana, who was stuck to me.

I wasn’t completely trusting her yet, so at first I wondered if I should hide my skills, but that was only for a moment.

It was impossible to hide my skills from her, who never left my side.

No, I could hide them, but I wouldn’t be able to train properly.

Frankly speaking…….

“Aren’t you being a bit hasty? It seems like you’re trying to look too many steps ahead~ If you do that, your reaction will be slow in unexpected situations?”

“Mr. Wolf, you’re in the 7th Circle, right? Your level is high, but your finesse is a bit lacking~”

“Aren’t you using the staff only as a medium for magic? Shouldn’t you also think about what to do when you’re attacked at close range while holding the staff~”

It was more helpful than training alone.

I was able to realize my own shortcomings that I couldn’t feel at all when facing Yoo Seo-ah or Kang Han-cheol.

I hadn’t told her my identity yet, but no matter how I looked at it, her eye for detail was above a High Ranker [a player ranked in the top tier].

I was even more curious as to why such a player was staying in Lillac with a penalty.

“Ruin, should I throw it?”

While I was training, she was playing with Ruin.

They seemed to be playing various games, but Ruin’s favorite was fetching cards.

It was a simple game where he had to fetch the thrown cards like playing fetch, but their game didn’t seem simple at all.

Shushushuk-!

Four cards thrown at once.

One card was going straight ahead so fast that it couldn’t even be seen, and one was falling leisurely in a parabola.

One was zigzagging as if to confuse the eye, and one was spinning around as if trapped in a vortex.

A game with an extremely difficult level where all those cards had to be fetched before they hit the ground.

– Keureung!

Ruin also does his best to fetch the cards.

He runs so fast that the air pressure echoes, grabs the first card, and abruptly changes direction so sharply that the ground is dented, quickly snatching the remaining cards.

The way he howls at the end and uses the air pressure to float the cards so that they don’t touch the ground is literally close to a feat.

“Good boy! Good boy~”

His divinity was rapidly draining due to the intense activity, but I didn’t bother to stop him. Even though it just looked like playing, Ruin was learning various behaviors and strategies through that play.

Watching the play, I was also able to think of more diverse types of commands that I could give Ruin.

“Are you already done?”

“I have a schedule today.”

Unlike usual, I only swung my sword lightly to warm up and prepared to go out.

The time for ‘Leap of the Hero’ to appear at the auction house was coming soon.

I was thinking of arriving early to secure a seat since I didn’t know how many people would gather.

Of course.

“Ruin, playtime is over~”

– Keureung…….

“I’m ready too! Shall we go quickly?”

I couldn’t stop her, who knew my schedule in advance and had even changed into a dress.