Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 394

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“I guess our guild was underestimated quite a bit. To be challenged by a new guild that just came up to Death Hill.”

“As proof, I arrived here without even swinging my sword once, didn’t I?”

“Come to think of it, I don’t see Denny. Maybe he’s in the restroom for a moment….”

Thump!

The door burst open, and the man called Denny came flying in.

No, it would be more accurate to say he was thrown in.

His seemingly sturdy full-body armor was entirely distorted with palm and fist marks, and the armor’s owner showed no signs of movement.

Thanks to the faintly rising and falling chest visible through the torn chest armor, one could at least tell that he was alive.

“He was tougher than I thought, so it took some time.”

Following behind, Kang Han-cheol appeared, dusting off his palms.

In contrast to Denny, who was lying on the floor, he looked immaculate without any injuries on his body.

Kang Han-cheol wasn’t even in combat attire.

“Is that Denny lying there?”

“…….”

Pelches’s eyebrows twitched.

He didn’t lose his smile, but Se-un didn’t miss the subtle change in his expression.

“Haha, I acknowledge your audacity. Or, are you just relying on her halo and acting up?”

“Her?”

“I didn’t expect you to pretend you didn’t know.”

It wasn’t difficult to recall her identity.

The only person who was by Se-un’s side when he met Pelches in this life was one person.

“Are you talking about Arcana?”

“The Queen of the Casino. The ruler of Lilac. I don’t know how you won her over, but you even made her give up the casino to recruit her into your guild.”

“Is digging into other people’s business your hobby?”

“I think it’s not much different from what Se-un did to me.”

“It’s different. This side reeks so much that I couldn’t help but know.”

“I thought you were taciturn, but you’re more talkative than I thought?”

“Well, I’m not one to just take it.”

Pelches tapped his finger on the desk while maintaining his smile, a characteristic he showed when he was thinking deeply about something.

He was probably considering the gains and losses, and the odds of winning if he were to engage in a guild war with the Diablo Guild.

Still, he was a smart guy, so it didn’t take him long to think.

“It doesn’t seem like it’s been long since you entered the tower, but do you even know what a guild war means?”

“Of course. A war where we bet everything on each other. Depending on the contract, we can even risk our lives.”

“Oh, you know it well. Then let me ask you one thing. What do we gain from having a guild war with you?”

This was the main point.

As he said, a guild war is a war where each guild bets everything.

Compared to the Diablo Guild, a newly formed guild that just entered Death Hill without any standing, the Black Cross already had wealth and fame in Death Hill.

Moreover, from their perspective, they were already gradually proceeding with their plan to tarnish the Diablo Guild’s image, so there was no need to wage a guild war.

‘No matter how you look at it, accepting a guild war is a loss for the Black Cross.’

You might think that instead of going through a formal procedure like a guild war, they could just blow up this building, but that’s a different case.

Even though they have a branch in Death Hill, the Black Cross, like the Diablo Guild, has its own dedicated residence.

Even if they were ambushed and the building was destroyed, the Black Cross could just flee to their residence.

Also, the moment they destroy the building, the Diablo Guild would be branded as traitors in Death Hill.

Then, what about just beheading Pelches right in front of them?

It was the easiest method, but Se-un knew it was impossible.

‘That guy is more thorough with his insurance than anyone else.’

Just the necklace around his neck alone was an accessory that unconditionally protected him from an opponent’s surprise attack once.

Pelches had prepared insurance for his life with various other accessories as well.

Besides this, there were too many uncertain factors, such as not being able to gain guild experience or receive recognition from the system even if they won through methods other than a guild war.

So, to be sure, he had to make him accept the guild war no matter what.

And Se-un knew exactly what he wanted.

“Do you know what this is?”

Se-un placed an item on the desk.

A dazzling key shining with a subtle seven colors.

“……A key made of Orichalcum [a mythical metal said to be extremely durable and valuable]?”

It was the item Se-un received as a reward from the tutorial, the ‘Small Key.’

Although the name was terrible, it was a key made of Orichalcum, also known as the metal of the heavens, so it was a key with extraordinary power.

That ability was none other than ‘Master Key.’ In other words, a master key.

A key that could open any lock and any door.

“Can you guess what this is?”

“That can’t be, but this is……. No, still…….”

The smile disappeared from Pelches’s face for the first time.

It was understandable. If it was Pelches, he would have been able to immediately guess the ability of this key as soon as he saw it, just like Se-un.

The reason Se-un took out this key in front of him was simple.

‘I don’t know why, but Pelches was a guy who was obsessed with keys to the point where he was called a key maniac.’

Before the regression, most of the requests Se-un received from the Black Cross Guild were about keys. Finding hidden keys, or finding hidden rooms through those keys.

He didn’t know what he was looking for, but he was sure that he would go crazy for this master key.

“First, let’s check…….”

Chuck.

He stopped Pelches, who was naturally trying to pick up the key.

Then, his hand trembled once before regaining its composure, and he took out a small box that was placed behind him.

“I’ll acknowledge it if you open this.”

The box had a small keyhole.

Se-un had never seen the box before, but just by looking at the beautifully engraved patterns around the keyhole, he could guess that the box was no ordinary object.

“You should know how much it costs to unseal, right?”

It was easy to open the box and prove the key.

However, tasks such as unsealing seals or dispelling curses in the tower have a value beyond imagination.

Opening the box here without thinking to prove the key was no different from doing free service for Pelches.

“……Class A treasure chest, ‘Veenia’s Engagement Box.’ Check the information yourself, and if you succeed, I’ll give you ten million points as an unsealing fee.”

Ten million points for a Class A unsealing.

Se-un nodded at the price, which was neither too high nor too low.

As he brought the small key to the keyhole, a subtle rainbow light swirled, and the key transformed to fit into the hole.

Click.

“……!”

The engagement box that Pelches held out opened.

Inside was an engagement ring decorated with transparent jewels.

It looked like a pretty good item, but Pelches didn’t care about the engagement ring.

“A real master key……!”

The ability of the small key was proven by the unsealing just now.

Pelches’s eyes widened, and unlike the artificial smile he had shown until now, the corners of his mouth stretched wide, and a genuine smile appeared.

“Haha, I can’t believe it! The master key that I couldn’t find even after going through auctions and searching every corner of the tower was in your hands!”

He happily shouted as if the master key was already his.

Se-un, who had been watching the scene for a while, put the key back into his arms.

Pelches reached out with a regretful expression, but with the demonstration just now, he had no choice but to decide.

“You said a guild war? Haha, of course! Yes, I accept!”

It was the moment when the guild war between the Diablo Guild and the Black Cross was confirmed.

* * *

After Se-un left the room, darkness rippled from the body of the man who had fallen on the floor, and his body twitched as the crushed armor began to return to its original state.

Soon after, the armor completely returned, and the man got up from his seat, took off his helmet, and knelt on one knee towards Pelches.

“……I’m sorry. Bishop.”

He had clearly been beaten to the point of unconsciousness by Kang Han-cheol, but the face of the man who took off his helmet was in perfect condition, without a single strand of hair out of place.

The way he moved was also so natural that he didn’t look like someone who had been beaten so badly that his full-body armor was crushed.

“Haha, it’s okay! Thanks to you, I was able to have a conversation with Se-un!”

“……I have no excuse.”

“More than that, you heard the conversation, right?”

“Yes.”

Even though he was a man who had failed to fulfill the most basic purpose of a guardian, which was to guard the door, Pelches forgave him without a word.

Then, he immediately began to discuss the guild war he had promised with Se-un.

“The date is 5 days from now. Start expanding the sanctuary in the residence from now on.”

“I will immediately summon all the believers.”

“Of course. I will invest all the power of the Black Cross in this guild war. Equipment, potions, mana stones, etc. Buy up everything that can help from the auction house.”

“I understand.”

The financial power of the Black Cross was enormous.

Moreover, although there were not many players visible here, the number of Black Cross guild members was more than one might think, managing believers in each district of Death Hill or challenging trials.

To summon all of them and invest all resources was an excessive investment for a guild war with a new guild.

“The conditions for defeat…… Wouldn’t it be too disadvantageous?”

“Disadvantageous? Ah, it would be disadvantageous. It’s too disadvantageous. But, do you think we will lose, Denny?”

“No.”

“Diablo. I know they are strong. They are said to have strength that cannot even be compared to players on the same floor.”

The preparation was already perfect.

From the day he was humiliated at the auction house, he used the information guild to gather information about Se-un and the Diablo Guild.

Although there was still a lot of information he had not yet found out, their power was surprisingly strong.

“Moreover, there is even a woman among them who is called the ruler of Lilac. The information guild refused, but she is expected to be a former high-ranker.”

This was not something to be taken lightly.

No matter how new a guild was, waging a guild war with such an opponent was like gambling.

Yet, Pelches was confident in his victory.

“How much do you intend to use the ‘resource’?”

“At least eighty percent.”

“Eighty percent……. Isn’t that too excessive? At that rate, the axis of the Black Cross may be shaken.”

“If it’s a crisis situation, one hundred percent. Everything.”

“…….”

They didn’t know what the identity of the resource they were talking about was.

However, just by looking at the man’s hardening face, they could tell how important that resource was.

“Resources are just resources. If you invest time, you can somehow gather them again.”

“The image that the Black Cross has built up may be shaken.”

“Haha, you don’t have to worry about such troublesome things anymore!”

Pelches turned his head to the left.

The precious treasures visible through the cracks in the wall that Se-un had broken. And the secret space hidden in the innermost part with various traps and seals.

The reason why Pelches founded the Black Cross, and the place where his long-cherished goal was sleeping.

“If we can get that key, we can escape from this narrow well and build a new world.”

Looking at that place, uncontrollable tears of joy were flowing down his trembling body.