Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 384

388. Raiding the Demon God’s Vault

Turik’s wings grow even larger.

The feathers gain a sheen, and a smaller pair of wings sprouts beneath them.

Her shimmering purple hair grows a bit longer, and the energy she exudes is much more intense than before.

The tower trembled as her power increased.

‘A high-grade spirit, huh.’

Spirits have ranks.

These ranks are basically divided into five levels, from the lowest to the highest: low-grade, mid-grade, high-grade, top-grade, and spirit king.

For example, the representative water spirits are called Undine, Undain, Endairon, Elastra, and Elraim, in that order.

Of course, these are different from human names.

They are unique names that exist only in the spirit realm. Frankly, even this classification was interpreted by humans through communication with spirits, so it couldn’t be said to be perfect.

Most of what is known is about the spirits of the four elements—earth, fire, wind, and water—while little is known about other spirits.

‘Especially Turik.’

The spirit of fear, Turik.

Almost nothing is known about her.

However, Se-un, before his regression, had studied spirits in the Great Library, so he had some knowledge, however slight, about mental spirits like her.

‘Probably, Turik is the only spirit of fear even in the spirit realm.’

The reason why there are few mental spirits is simple.

Earth, fire, wind, and water are clearly elements rooted in this world, and their numbers are enormous.

On the other hand, the emotions to which mental spirits belong have vague concepts and numbers, making it difficult for spirits to inhabit them.

As their numbers are small, there is no systematic classification like that of the elemental spirits.

And now, Turik has been recognized as a ‘high-grade spirit.’

“Congratulations, Turik.”

– Me, me…… I. I became a high-grade spirit?

What does rank mean to a spirit?

Se-un couldn’t understand it, but judging from Turik’s reaction, it seemed to be a different concept from what humans think of as class.

At least, it was on a different level from human aristocracy… more like evolution or transcendence than promotion.

– I really. Really a high-grade spirit…….

Tears welled up in Turik’s eyes as she grabbed Se-un.

I understand her excitement, but her fatigue has already reached its limit.

She flew around the entire 55th floor with Se-un, manifesting the power of fear, and just now, she infused that power into every corner of this massive tower.

It would be stranger if she had any strength left.

“Go and rest quickly.”

– I’m a high-grade spirit. Then, I can make siblings too. Then, I won’t be alone there either. Then…….

“Yes, yes.”

She seemed to want to say more, but her body was becoming translucent.

As her body gradually faded, she finally noticed her condition and grabbed Se-un’s sleeve even tighter, as if regretful.

“I’ll call you again.”

– Okay!

Still, she greeted him with a lively answer at the end.

Her tearful, bright smile seemed somehow pitiful.

After sending Turik away, I saw Han Areum jumping around excitedly next to me.

“Oppa, Oppa! Did you see this? Did you see the grade? Wow, I’ve never received a grade like this before!”

Unlike Se-un, who was only an assistant and collaborator, she was the builder of this tower herself. You could even say she was the owner of the tower.

Perhaps because of that, more messages appeared to her than to Se-un.

Naturally, there was also a message indicating the tower’s grade, and she was making a fuss as busy as ever.

“Oppa, what should I do? I’m so happy right now! I want to take a picture of this, can I borrow a gargoyle?”

“Use them as you please.”

“Yahoo! I’m glad I bought a camera! Oh, right. I almost forgot.”

Han Areum stopped, changing her action as she was about to take out the camera she had bought at Lilac’s auction house.

Judging by the way she was tapping her fingers in the air, she seemed to be using the guild chat.

After a while, she wore a satisfied smile.

[Han Areum: Unnie [older sister/friend], I definitely won this time! No matter how high or pretty you build, I definitely won!]

[Han Da-un: Huh? What…….]

“I won!”

She flew off on a gargoyle and began to photograph the tower she had built from various angles.

* * *

The tower Han Areum built, Black Beak.

As the system message explained, it was not just a one-time structure but was officially recognized as a structure on the 55th floor.

The area affected by Black Beak was the entire region where the tower was visible.

Unlike other buildings, Black Beak was so tall that it seemed to reach the sky, so its range was also enormous.

Although its influence weakened as the distance increased, the monsters were forced to make two choices when looking at the tower.

“Destroy that tower!”

“Raise your heads, warriors!”

“Do not succumb to fear!”

Those who resisted the aura of fear emanating from the tower and took up arms.

“Kulk! To the god! Bow your heads!”

“Oh, death!”

“Oh, fear!”

“In the end, all will return to death!”

Those who succumbed to the aura of fear emanating from the tower and worshiped it.

Thanks to that, battles between monsters always occurred around the tower.

Most of the monsters on the 55th floor had a strong fighting spirit, so in those battles, there were more who attacked the tower than those who worshiped it.

– By resisting the Tower of Death and Fear, Black Beak, your maximum health is temporarily reduced by 10%.

– By resisting the Tower of Death and Fear, Black Beak, your movement is temporarily slowed by 10%.

…….

Black Beak inflicted debuffs [negative status effects] related to death or fear on the enemies attacking the tower.

Conversely, those who worshiped Black Beak were granted the power to inflict death and cause fear to their enemies.

Thanks to this, even if their numbers were small, the worshipers of Black Beak could resist strongly, and thanks to that, monsters always swarmed around Black Beak.

Occasionally, a boss-level monster would break through the worshipers and approach Black Beak, raising an axe to strike it down.

Poobububuk!

“Keuheok!”

Han Areum had created defensive facilities on the lower floors to block monsters in order to build this tower high.

Cannons and ballistae [large, powerful crossbows] that automatically aimed and fired at enemies, etc.

Those defensive facilities were further strengthened as the tower was granted Halphas’s divinity and recognized by the system.

The same was true for monsters attacking from the sky.

As time passed, the worshipers of Black Beak became more advantageous, and the monster forces around Black Beak only increased.

Of course, it wasn’t just monsters that gathered around Black Beak.

“That’s!”

“A hidden piece! This is the first time I’ve discovered a hidden piece!”

“Was there something like that on the 55th floor? I’m challenging the 55th floor for the third time, but if there was such a tall tower, there’s no way I wouldn’t have found it…….”

“What does that matter now?”

“Ahem, that’s true.”

Black Beak was clearly recognized as a hidden piece on the 55th floor.

However, unlike hidden pieces that are difficult to find, Black Beak was not difficult to find due to its height.

The problem was the difficulty.

Various debuffs were applied as soon as you got close, and powerful monsters called Black Beak worshipers attacked.

“Damn it, is this even meant to be cleared?”

“It’s too difficult!”

The 55th floor is basically not a player cooperation zone.

So, the players who found Black Beak were either alone or had suddenly formed a party by chance.

Some even led monster armies after being recognized by monsters in the trials of the 54th floor…….

“Worship Black Beak!”

“Bow your heads to death and fear!”

“Those who do not bow their heads will tremble in fear and reach death!”

They could not defeat the already increased forces of Black Beak worshipers.

Thus, Black Beak began to grow as the center of the 55th floor.

Se-un and Han Areum were also able to gain a lot of income thanks to Black Beak, but at this moment, the one who was happier than anyone else was.

– The constellation, ‘Black Bird,’ howls wildly.

– The constellation, ‘Black Bird,’ scolds the worshipers, demanding more praise.

– The constellation, ‘Black Bird,’ spreads its wings wide, declaring that it is now the owner of the 55th floor.

Naturally, it was the 38th-ranked demon king, ‘Halphas.’

* * *

– The 55th floor trial, ‘Victory on the Battlefield,’ has been successfully completed.

– Calculating contribution points…….

– Hidden quest ‘Politics of Fear’ completed.

– Hidden quest ‘Conqueror’ completed.

– Hidden quest ‘Helper of the Black Bird Tower’ completed.

…….

– Total accumulated contribution points: 550,500 points

– Congratulations! You have passed the 55th floor trial in 2nd place.

– Acquired 50,000 points as a reward.

After the 55th floor trial ended, a whopping 550,000 points came in.

This was naturally the highest number compared to the contribution points earned through trials so far.

This included the accumulated contribution points from the numerous monster camps that Se-un had conquered using the power of fear, but the influence of ‘Black Beak’ was significant.

The reason why Se-un received 2nd place in this trial as evidence…….

“Oppa, Oppa! I’m in 1st place in this trial! It’s my first time getting 1st place!”

“Congratulations.”

“What should I do? It’s all thanks to Oppa. I feel like I stole 1st place…….”

“No, I only helped a little. In the first place, you were the owner of that tower.”

“Still! I’m sorry, but, but! I’m so happy!”

Because Han Areum, the builder of Black Beak, achieved 1st place in the trial with 600,000 contribution points.

As she said, it was like being robbed of 1st place, but Se-un didn’t feel bad at all.

In the first place, if he hadn’t helped her tower, even if he had won 1st place in the trial, the contribution points would have been less than now.

Besides, Han Areum is Se-un’s guild member, not a stranger.

There was no reason to feel bad that a close colleague took 1st place.

“Unnie, Unnie!”

“Wow, really? 1st place? You were recognized in the trial?”

“Yeah! It was really amazing! I listened to Blood Fang Oppa and did it like this, and then, ta-da! It was completed!”

“I’m jealous! Oppa, help me too! Can’t you do the next trial with me?”

“If I have the chance.”

“Awesome! I’m going to build something even bigger!”

– The constellation, ‘Giant Bird,’ smiles, saying that its contractor can do it if they try.

– The constellation, ‘Giant Bird,’ promises to help as much as possible if the opportunity arises.

– The constellation, ‘Black Bird,’ laughs, saying that its ‘Black Beak’ will never be surpassed.

– The constellation, ‘Giant Bird,’ congratulates Black Bird, saying that it is a really wonderful structure even after seeing it again.

– The constellation, ‘Black Bird,’ feels strangely uneasy.

“Ah, and…….”

“Yeah?”

“After helping Da-un, can you listen to my request too?”

“Of course!”

“What request?”

“I think I need to build a structure too.”

Se-un wasn’t making this request for no reason.

Mamon, who had only been showing a little regret before Han Areum completed the tower, had been sending messages asking him to create his symbol ever since Black Beak was completed.

He must not be showing it to Halphas, but he must be quite envious inside.

I don’t know if it will work out well, but since I plan to climb the tower while increasing Turik’s power and absorbing the giant’s essence, there shouldn’t be any problem.

Besides.

“I’ve also received permission, so now I should talk about the price for building the symbol, right?”

– The constellation, ‘Crow with Lowered Head,’ opens its treasure vault, saying that it will pay a reasonable price.

If he could take Mamon’s treasures as compensation, Se-un would be very welcome.