Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 362

366. The Master of the Origin Site, Melted Grudge

Its appearance was truly bizarre.

It wasn’t just covered in a dark reddish-brown, mud-like substance; its body seemed to be composed entirely of that material.

Moreover, the mud was constantly flowing, for some reason.

What *was* clear was…

“Gweeeeeeeck-!!”

…that it was hostile to Se-un.

– According to the White Tower’s mysteries, the attribute power of ‘Turn Undead’ increases.

I used Turn Undead, which is anathema to the undead, but as expected, the mud on its surface seemed to act as a kind of shield.

Next, fire.

*Whoosh!*

I thought it would have an impact, since even zombies covered in mud couldn’t withstand the flames, but its defense was beyond Se-un’s expectations.

The part that touched the flame hardened like pottery, and when the flame subsided, the surface broke and fell off, revealing the intact appearance of the main body underneath.

Light and fire, which are typically the greatest weaknesses of the undead, had no effect. This suggested it was one of the strongest boss monsters in the origin site on the 51st floor.

‘Yeah, it *has* to be this strong.’

Se-un reached out into the air.

The Myriad Treasure Vault wasn’t an inconvenient piece of equipment that required him to lug around a large coffin.

Upon contract, it became subordinate to the owner, becoming an intangible subspace.

Just by reaching out like this, imagining the desired weapon, and clenching his fist…

*Clang.*

The space slightly distorted, and the desired weapon materialized in his hand.

The first weapon was Achilles’ spear, Apelion.

– Through internal energy, the third move of the Five Dragons Steps, Azure Dragon Flash, is enhanced.

*Stab!*

He thrust the spear deep into the Melted Grudge’s body.

It was a simple spear thrust, but the spear, imbued with the mysteries of the Five Dragons Steps, violently rotated, stirring up the inside of the monster as if an Azure Dragon [a mythical blue dragon] was writhing within.

Thanks to the training at Lilac, he had a clean posture and a good feel for it, but…

“The dead… have no second death…”

Unfortunately, it didn’t work on *him*.

It was wriggling right in front of his eyes, but it felt like he was attacking an inanimate object rather than a living creature.

Moreover, the sticky skin tightly gripped Apelion and wouldn’t let go.

At this, Se-un unhesitatingly released the spear, stepped on the shaft, and jumped high.

– Through internal energy, the second move of the Subduing Demon Archery, Magic Arrow, is enhanced.

*Thwack, thwack!*

Next, four ice arrows were fired in succession from the Undying Bow.

The monster’s skin wasn’t hard, just resistant to attacks, so the arrows lightly pierced its feet and began to freeze the surrounding area.

The monster let out a ‘Gweck!’ and tried to bend its back, but its movements seemed unnatural due to Apelion stuck deep in its chest.

‘Next.’

Not even wanting to waste time retrieving the bow, he threw it into the air as it was.

The Undying Bow fluttered with frost powder and fell pitifully, then disappeared into the subspace with the effect of the Myriad Treasure Vault.

Se-un, who immediately drew Durandal [a legendary sword], quickly descended and severed the monster’s frozen ankles.

Even though it wasn’t hard, the monster’s skin, which had been hindering the sword’s path with its unique stickiness, was easily split at the ankles thanks to being frozen solid.

“Gwerelelek-”

The monster flailed its arms and struggled, then its body tilted and fell forward.

Se-un didn’t allow even this, immediately taking out the next weapon.

– Through internal energy, the fourth move of the Five Dragons Steps, Yellow Dragon Advance, is enhanced.

*Bang!*

The Earth Shatterer, one of the weapons Se-un had bought at the auction house to utilize the Myriad Treasure Vault, was a huge hammer that struck the monster’s torso as it fell.

The monster’s body, which must have easily weighed at least several hundred kilograms, floated unrealistically into the air.

“Kuwek!”

And, for the first time, a groan of pain emanated from the monster’s mouth.

The monster, which hadn’t shown a single change in expression even when the spear was thrust deep into its chest, frantically waved its arms.

Dark reddish-brown mud spewed out of its mouth.

From the beginning, all the attacks Se-un had launched at the monster so far were carefully planned.

Because there was no vital point for the monster, which didn’t even have a core.

It would have been incredibly difficult for someone else, but Se-un had the Compass of Journey.

‘That guy is receiving power from the earth.’

The reason the monster’s feet were stuck in the ground wasn’t just because the earth was muddy. This entire swamp-like area was a medium that supplied power to the monster.

Although not certain, it seemed that it rotted and melted corpses, accumulated power in this swamp, and used it when fighting.

The orthodox strategy would be a long-term battle to continuously consume power and completely drain the swamp’s power, but Se-un had no intention of doing that.

‘The problem is solved if I just separate its feet from the earth.’

As soon as the monster’s body floated up after being hit by the hammer, the Compass of Journey reacted.

A dark reddish-brown energy was gathering near the monster’s navel, which originally didn’t even have a vital point or core.

However, the monster also sensed that its vital point was being created and wrapped a shell-like substance around the energy.

Immediately following, the weapon Se-un chose was an axe.

– Through internal energy, the fifth move of the Five Dragons Steps, Red Dragon Bite, is enhanced.

*Crack!*

As he swung the axe, the monster’s body split open, revealing the dark reddish-brown energy at a glance. Just by looking at it, its strength seemed to be more solid than any ordinary ore.

Se-un put down the axe and this time took out a dagger.

Fang of the Mad Dragon.

It was a dagger purchased at the auction house to utilize the Myriad Treasure Vault.

Like its name, an intangible energy dwelled in the sharp blade reminiscent of the Mad Dragon’s fangs.

– The Treasure Vault of Greed has been opened.

[ Dragon’s Demise, Ridill ]

– A dagger said to have been used by the hero Sigurd when he took out the heart of the evil dragon Fafnir [a figure from Norse mythology].

*Stab!*

In front of Mammon’s treasure [Mammon represents greed], hardness meant nothing.

The hard shell surrounding the energy was helplessly pierced, and the dagger that had penetrated deep inside was turned half a turn.

Then, a sound like something exploding from within was heard, and the monster’s body, which had barely maintained its shape, melted and poured out like water.

‘As expected.’

Fang of the Mad Dragon.

Although it was an expensive S-class weapon, its durability wasn’t high, so it would have been difficult to fully withstand the power of Mammon’s treasure in its original state.

However, thanks to ‘King of the Land’, one of the abilities of the Myriad Treasure Vault…

Thanks to that ability, which enhances the first attack when a weapon stored in the Myriad Treasure Vault is taken out and used, the dagger was able to withstand the power of Ridill.

A satisfied smile naturally spread across his face at the satisfying battle.

Along with that.

– You have successfully conquered the origin site of the dead, ‘Swamp of Melted Corpses’.

– Additional points are awarded to the trial ‘Resting Place of the Dead’.

– You have acquired the qualification to pass the trial ‘Resting Place of the Dead’.

– You can challenge the next trial at any time if you wish.

A message announcing the end of the trial appeared.

If it were an urgent situation, he would have quickly moved on to the next trial, but even if he rushed through the trials like this, he would only be waiting for the guild members.

‘I’ve used up all my contribution points, too.’

Currently, Se-un’s contribution points were completely empty as he had bought new weapons.

There were many reasons to stay here: to collect contribution points, to accumulate experience, and to adapt to new combat methods.

“Kkigigigigik-!!!”

As he was thinking that, he heard the wail of a wraith announcing the start of the wave.

The Compass of Journey immediately pinpointed its exact location.

Se-un smiled lightly and moved towards the next origin site.

Ah, of course.

– ‘Melted Grudge’ has been devoured.

– Absorbing nutrients increases health by 4.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince’, is making a fuss, saying that the chewy texture is amazing and won’t stop eating.

He didn’t forget to provide food to Beelzebub [a powerful demon].

* * *

After that, Se-un continued to search for the origin sites of the dead.

Thanks to the ghostly cries that were heard every time a wave started and the Compass of Journey that accurately pinpointed their location, he was able to find the locations without difficulty.

The master of the second origin site he found was ‘Shaking Scream’.

It was a ghost-type monster, but the soul threads weren’t just a concept of lines but had a complex form, so he was able to defeat it by bringing not only a sword but also a hammer.

The master of the third origin site was ‘Fluttering Contamination’.

Uniquely, it was a flying monster, so it was very difficult for players to deal with, but Se-un had Turiek’s Wings.

Thanks to that, he was able to enjoy aerial combat for the first time in a while and finish the battle with a cool breeze.

When he had found the fourth origin site, he checked the guild chat to find out the progress of the guild members.

[ Han Areum : I built a fortress on the point~ ]

[ Han Da-un : Me too, me too! My fortress is much cooler! ]

[ Han Areum : No way. You probably painted it some weird blue color again! ]

[ Han Da-un : N-No, I didn’t! Blue is j-just a little! It’s a point! ]

[ Han Areum : I don’t care! Anyone want to come see my fortress? Everyone is welcome! ]

The twin sisters committed the absurd act of building a fortress on the point, the center of the wave.

Considering the very short interval between waves, one could guess how fast their construction speed was.

‘They probably heard about the trial in advance and prepared things at Lilac.’

They said that it was possible to store buildings in a small size through the constellation’s authority.

He wondered if it was through that ability, but the fact that their abilities were great was unchanged.

[ Baekhyun : I really like this place! ]

[ Baekhyun : To think that there are so many different types of undead… If it’s okay, can you all tell me what kind you are dealing with? ]

[ Baekhyun : I would really appreciate it if you could tell me! I want to use it as a reference! ]

[ Han Da-un : Baekhyun oppa, scary… ]

Baekhyun was truly in his element.

This place, where all the monsters were undead, was nothing less than a treasure trove that provided him with countless inspirations.

People knew what Baekhyun meant by those words, so they enthusiastically helped his research.

In particular, the fact that Baekhyun wandered around the field to see various undead without being bound by waves or origin sites was very impressive.

[ Kang Han-cheol : Finished conquering the second origin site. ]

[ Yoo Seo-ah : Me too. Se-un, you’re also conquering the origin sites, right? ]

Kang Han-cheol and Yoo Seo-ah were chasing after Se-un as if competing with each other.

They weren’t like this before, but ever since going through Lilac, they’ve been competing as if they were rivals. They weren’t growling and fighting with each other, but rather engaging in friendly competition, so Se-un thought it was a very good relationship.

‘Everyone is doing well.’

As expected, everyone was doing better than expected.

Even though the field on the 51st floor was wide, he thought he might run into someone in this state, and the moment he arrived at the fifth origin site…

Se-un was able to face a completely different scene than before.

Undead monsters lying all around.

Not displaying the characteristics of a boss monster, but all of them were lying down after being defeated by a player.

Before long.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince’, is making a face, saying that he had his delicious food stolen.

Se-un was able to find a figure waiting for Se-un in front of the fallen boss monster.