Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 374

Stole the Demon God’s Warehouse – Episode 378

Episode 378

An absurd trial that allows neither attack nor swift movement.

As the trial name ‘Dragon Scale’ suggests, this first trial forced the challenger to endure all attacks without retaliation.

I didn’t know how many trials were left or what kind they would be, but it was clear that they would all be full of such unreasonable challenges.

However, Se-un’s abilities made even the most unreasonable trials possible.

‘Fairy King’s Golden Chain Armor.’

From the start, Se-un was an agility-type swordsman—no, a magic swordsman—so he didn’t usually use defensive artifacts.

Avoiding attacks was much more familiar and safer than blocking them.

But now was different.

That’s why he brought out this armor.

“Using defensive gear or authorities shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

“Of course. For humans, armor can be considered scales.”

Sharp bone tips and hot flames, among other various attacks, targeted Se-un, but the golden chain armor blocked them all.

Thanks to that, Se-un could simply and confidently move forward, just as the trial demanded.

“We’re almost at the last step.”

Along with the Dragon Tooth Soldier’s explanation, a dragon skull of a size completely different from anything before appeared in front.

The skull opened its mouth wide and prepared a breath attack of a different level than the flames so far.

At the same time, bones modeled after dragon forelimbs came from both sides to bind Se-un.

No matter how good the golden chain armor was, it would be difficult to stand still and block such an attack.

So.

– Taejo Mu Hwangje’s Battle Robe [an artifact] detonates the fairy energy dormant in the ‘Fairy King’s Golden Chain Armor.’

– Spirit Guardian is recreated through the ‘Fairy King’s Golden Chain Armor.’

He detonated all the remaining power in Mammon’s artifact, the Fairy King’s Golden Chain Armor.

Two jewels floated from the armor’s translucent form and emitted brilliant golden light.

The dragon’s claws trying to grab Se-un shattered, and the hot breath filling the corridor scattered like dust.

The golden light soon faded away.

“Did it work?”

“……Congratulations on passing the first trial, challenger.”

The armor’s role was only up to this point anyway.

The Dragon Tooth Soldier, who had followed along, also congratulated Se-un and led him to the next trial.

“How many trials are there in total?”

“It consists of four trials.”

“Are the trials all like this?”

“I merely follow the will of the dragon.”

He continued with a few more questions, but there wasn’t much information to be gained from the Dragon Tooth Soldier.

He was just repeating similar words like a doll.

Before long, the second trial appeared.

“Next, the second trial.”

A huge cavity.

When thinking about the dragon’s skeleton seen from the outside, it seemed impossible for such a space to exist, no matter how large the dragon’s corpse was…….

‘It’s a dungeon anyway.’

Such plausibility doesn’t matter.

No, if you delve into it, it would have been easy for the dragon to create such a space by using spatial magic, as it was a corpse made from its own body.

I don’t know why the dragon prepared such a trial, though.

“The second trial, Dragon’s Dignity.”

Clang.

Clang, clang.

Something white began to rise from the entire cavity.

Skeletons.

No, hundreds of Dragon Tooth Soldiers appeared simultaneously.

They were all armed with the same sword and shield, standing upright.

As if vowing never to kneel to anything except their master, they stood valiantly.

“A dragon reigns over all living things. Make all the soldiers here kneel.”

Dragon’s Dignity.

The content was a trial to test Dragon Fear, one of the powers that a dragon possesses.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t use the power of fear because he couldn’t use the power of the Saintly Imprint.

If it had been before, he would have had no choice but to give up.

“Turiek.”

– Yes.

But not now.

Se-un had Turiek, the spirit of fear, born from the fear of this world, as well as the power of fear.

At Se-un’s call, the Saintly Imprint took on a purple hue, and Turiek appeared.

Purple skirt and purple wings.

It was good to see her looking much more energetic than when they first met.

– Thank you for calling me. I was bored.

“Where’s Ruin?”

– Ruin is busy. He looked tired. Overeating? I think so.

Turiek had been on good terms with Ruin since their first contract.

It seems Ruin’s condition isn’t good because he swallowed the giant of the altar.

– Ah, my favor. Are you going to grant it now?

“Ah…….”

Her words reminded him of what he had said at the altar.

When he covered Choi Soo-chang with his wings to relieve his fear, who was barely breathing under the pressure of the giant’s presence.

From the start, she didn’t like covering others with her wings, so she covered Choi Soo-chang on the condition that he would grant her request.

I’m sorry, but I had forgotten about it for a while.

“No, not now.”

– Too bad.

“I’ll grant it when we get to the resting place. Right now…….”

– I know. You don’t like them, right?

“Well, yeah.”

– Don’t worry. But you have to grant my wish.

“Okay.”

I wonder what kind of request she’s going to make that she’s acting like this?

I’m a little worried, but there’s no other way here but to borrow Turiek’s power.

Turiek, who had already recognized the situation as she was contracted with Se-un, immediately spread her wings wide.

At the same time, purple wings spread wide on Se-un as well.

– The only fear they know, the fear of the dragon.

Turiek’s brow furrowed slightly.

And the dragon’s form that appears above her.

Se-un is also seeing her use her power like this for the first time, but he could tell what she was trying to do because they were connected.

‘Recreation.’

As the spirit of fear, Turiek knows the power of all fears.

That’s why she is recreating the most effective fear for those Dragon Tooth Soldiers right now.

Soon, the completed translucent purple dragon figure opened its mouth wide and inhaled.

– Krrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

It spewed out Dragon Fear.

It’s not just a simple howl.

A dragon’s roar imbued with the dragon’s dignity, subjugating all beings of lower status than itself.

At the roar, the Dragon Tooth Soldiers in the cavity all knelt down at once.

Thud, thud, thud.

It was quite a sight to see them lower their heads and put down their weapons as if they were sorry for not recognizing their master.

Of course, the Dragon Tooth Soldier who had been guiding Se-un also lowered his head without realizing it.

“Congratulations on passing the second trial, challenger.”

He congratulated him on passing the trial.

At the same time, the Dragon Tooth Soldiers in the cavity, who had been kneeling, all collapsed and disappeared into white dust.

The white dust created by this fluttered to the opposite side of the cavity, creating a new door.

“I will guide you to the third trial.”

The Dragon Tooth Soldier, who takes the lead with the same stiff voice as before.

I don’t know if it’s my imagination, but it seems like his clenched fist is trembling a little. Perhaps that Dragon Fear just now affected that Dragon Tooth Soldier as well.

– I’m tired.

“You worked hard.”

– It’s hard to imitate a dragon. I’m going to rest a little.

“Rest.”

– Do you really have to grant my wish?

“If it’s something I can grant. Of course.”

– I feel good. Then, good night.

“Good night.”

Turiek, who disappears into the Saintly Imprint after fulfilling her role.

She didn’t receive assistance from Se-un’s Saintly Imprint as usual, but recreated Dragon Fear solely with her own power.

I don’t know how much power she has, but it’s clear that she overdid it.

“What’s the next trial?”

“The next, third trial is…… ‘Dragon’s Claw.’”

* * *

“Oh my, it’s dark~”

While Se-un was challenging the Dragon’s Trial, Arcana chose the ‘Pitch-Black Abyss’ located on the edge of the cliff, as she had said in advance.

A complete darkness where not even a single ray of light could be seen. Neither the walls, the floor, nor the ceiling were visible.

“I don’t dislike the dark, but I hate feeling trapped~”

Swish-

One of the cards she drew soared upwards and emitted a bright light.

No, it should have emitted a bright light, but the light from the card only emitted a weak light like a match for less than a second before being swallowed by the darkness.

“Hmm?”

She tried again, but the result was the same.

The darkness that exists here was not just simple darkness. An overwhelming darkness that even swallows light.

It not only completely blocks the sense of sight, which is known as the most important sense for humans, but also swallows sound.

Of course, there was no smell either.

The only way to find your way here is to crawl around feeling your way like a blind craftsman lost in a maze.

Swish-

Arcana scattered the cards again.

Hundreds of playing cards spread out in all directions in an instant, and she whispered softly.

“Link.”

At the same time, the locations of the cards were shared in her mind.

Hundreds of cards were telling her their locations, so she didn’t need to rely on sight, and this place was no different from a bright hallway to her.

“I don’t know who made this, but they have terrible taste~”

The surrounding terrain shared through the link was truly cruel.

Sharp thorns were everywhere, and a thick liquid that appeared to be poison dripped from the thorns.

There were countless unknown traps, as well as cliffs where you couldn’t see the end even if you sent out cards.

The trap switches were so sensitive that they would activate even with the impact of a card landing, sending sharp spears flying.

“But I’m getting a little interested~”

Where do so many cards come from?

She continued to move forward, identifying the surrounding terrain by spreading hundreds of playing cards endlessly.

She even became accustomed to this sensation and hummed in the middle.

Fortunately? There were no monsters here.

Well, even the most sensitive monsters would have lost their lives by being ground up by the thorns and traps here.

Perhaps all the monsters that existed here had already lost their lives that way.

Clang!

“Oh my?”

Of course, even she couldn’t avoid all the traps.

Even if she sent out hundreds of cards, she couldn’t find all the tiny trap switches.

However, the trap passed by her hair so futilely.

Coincidence. No, it was a confirmed coincidence.

Her unique skill, Luck, would bring great fortune to its owner, even by twisting causality.

– The constellation, ‘Goddess of Luck,’ confirms that the communication has been reconnected and rushes over urgently.

– The constellation, ‘Goddess of Luck,’ worries about you, asking if those vile demons have been bothering you.

– The constellation, ‘Goddess of Luck,’ asks if you would like to end the game here and return to her embrace…….

“Goddess~”

– The constellation, ‘Goddess of Luck,’ is delighted that you finally understand her heart.

“You’re noisy~”

– The constellation, ‘Goddess of Luck,’ freezes stiffly.

The constellation, Goddess of Luck.

It was Tyche, the Olympian goddess who was her contracted constellation.

She was passing the trial with the power of cards and luck, but she was concentrating in her own way, so she pushed aside Tyche’s noisy messages.

No, the way she looked was quite familiar, and it seemed that it wasn’t just because it was interfering with the current situation.

It was like a routine action that she often did.

– The constellation, ‘Goddess of Luck,’ is sobbing.

“If you block my sight one more time, I’m going to switch over there~ Do you know how many demon kings want to contract with me?”

– The constellation, ‘Goddess of Luck,’ stops crying.

The darkness continued after that.

The path became more difficult, but she was able to pass through the path without a single scratch with the power of cards and luck.

In the meantime, after entering this trial, she heard a voice for the first time.

“You who have pierced through the darkness. This is not a place for a mere human to challenge. It is commendable that you have reached this place, but I will spare your life, so leave this place.”

“Oh my, why?”

“This is the sacred realm of Zernaikal, who has immersed himself in darkness and is challenging the realm of a demigod. We cannot disturb him.”

“A demigod~”

Arcana’s eyes twinkled at the voice coming from the darkness.

The first thing that came to her mind at that moment was none other than the back of Se-un’s right hand.

“Shall I make a Saintly Imprint too?”

She ignored the voice in the darkness and moved towards the end of the trial.

Of course, Tyche tried her best to persuade her until the end.

– The constellation, ‘Goddess of Luck,’ says that if it’s a Saintly Imprint, she can give it to you, so why bother with an unverified divinity in such an unpleasant place…….

“I find that more unpleasant~”

– The constellation, ‘Goddess of Luck,’ despairs.

It wouldn’t work on her.