Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 403

407. An Obvious Provocation

As if to prove they weren’t joking, the two girls were openly eating popcorn on top of the massive castle.

The sight made his teeth grind, but the man bit his lip hard enough to draw blood, regaining his composure.

If he recklessly succumbed to anger, he would only fall into another trap.

“Sesha-nim.”

“Huh? You’re already here? That’s faster than I expected. So, where’s the guild stone?”

“We haven’t even breached the outer walls yet.”

“……Huh?”

“One man is dead from the traps, and more than half are seriously injured and recovering.”

The man immediately ran to Sesha, one of the executives, to report.

Sesha’s usually gentle expression twisted into that of a demon in an instant.

With trembling hands, she rose from her seat and lashed out with her whip without hesitation.

Snap!

“So, you’re here for a reward after failing the mission?”

As if used to this, the man didn’t even let out a small scream, even as his cleric robes tore and blood gushed out.

He knew that arguing back would only make the situation worse.

Sesha lashed out a few more times in a fit of anger, then sighed and relaxed her grip.

“I thought I could take it easy for once, but of course not. Ugh, my fate.”

Although she had finished her punishment, Sesha also realized just how ridiculous that residence was.

She knew her subordinates’ skills better than anyone, so she was astonished that they couldn’t even break through the outer walls.

She wouldn’t have been able to break through either, unless she had received a Descent [a temporary power boost from a higher being]. Yes, unless she had received a Descent.

Smack!

Sesha slammed her whip hard against the floor.

A long line appeared on the ground, then split open savagely like the jaws of a beast.

“Come out.”

“Krrr…….”

“Keh, Keh-leuk.”

“Kyaaaa!”

All sorts of monsters began to pour out from the opening.

From ferocious beasts to humanoid monsters like orcs and ogres, and even mantis-like creatures.

“Grrrr-”

Finally, a wyvern, also known as a lesser dragon, appeared, forcibly widening the narrow gap.

Her unique skill was Taming.

It was known as a rare skill that could display the power of a one-person army if developed well, though it required a lot of money and effort.

“What are you all doing? Hurry up and charge~”

“Kwang!”

Dozens of monsters charged towards the outer walls, following her instructions.

Loyalty that didn’t question the master’s orders.

Even among tamers, there were various types of loyalty depending on the master’s disposition.

Some loved and cherished their tamed monsters, and the monsters loved their masters in return. Others used magic to brainwash the monsters, imprinting loyalty into their minds.

Her method was absolute obedience through pain and fear.

As soon as she succeeded in taming a monster, she would constantly whip it, making it impossible for the monster to ever defy her.

“Keh, Keh-leuk!”

As proof, the monsters were having seizures as soon as her orders were issued, rushing towards the outer walls.

Some even wet themselves upon hearing the command.

All of these dozens of monsters were so powerful that they were rarely seen on the same floor [referring to a level or area within the game world].

Thwack!

The trap prepared by the twin sisters was fair to everyone.

As soon as they tried to climb the outer walls, black thorns shot out, piercing the monsters’ bodies.

Most of the clerics who had tried this initially couldn’t escape the trap, complaining of the pain.

Splat!

“Kyahung!”

“Kkeeeeek!”

These were different.

As if this level of pain was nothing, they pulled themselves off the thorns and took another step to climb over the outer walls.

Still, unless they were trolls, there was a limit to the monsters’ regeneration, so there was a problem with this method.

Of course, that should have been the case, but the monsters’ wounds were healing noticeably quickly.

“Hehe, good. Hurry up and climb~”

Descent.

That power was affecting not only Sesha but also the monsters she controlled.

Thanks to that, the monsters were able to quickly climb over all the outer walls, covered in blood.

“Wow, look at them!”

“Doesn’t it hurt?”

“Maybe it’s a little gross?”

The twin sisters, watching from the central castle, were even impressed by their tenacity.

The monsters didn’t stop there and moved towards the castle.

Thud!

“Keheuk!”

Crash!

“Kking…….”

Whoosh-

“Kyaaaaak!”

Of course, even beyond the outer walls, traps existed.

No, there were a variety of threatening traps that couldn’t be compared to the black thorns that had sprung out of the outer walls.

Holes with sharp spikes, cannonballs flying at unavoidable angles in narrow paths, and flames so hot that your lungs felt like they were burning even without direct contact.

Any player would have given up and surrendered, but their opponents were bad.

The monsters were all accustomed to pain to the limit, thanks to the torture-like abuse they had received from Sesha.

On top of that, thanks to the Descent’s effect, their wounds would heal over time unless they were instantly killed.

Thanks to that.

“This way.”

“There was a fire trap, so we need to increase our fire resistance before entering.”

“Hwang, entering.”

“Granted.”

The clerics following behind were also able to easily identify and avoid the traps.

With the monsters recklessly charging through the traps, the Black Cross Guild was digging deeper and deeper into Diablo’s residence.

“U-Unni?”

“What are those guys? They’re weird. Scary…….”

“Shouldn’t we report this to Seoa Unni [term of endearment for older sister in Korean]?”

“I did. I already did, but that’s…….”

[Handawun: Seoa Unni! Intruders appeared! Intruders!]

[Handawun: But don’t worry! They haven’t even broken through the outer walls yet. Trust us!]

[Handawun: Uh…… Seoa Unni?]

[Handawun: Seoa Unni, um. Umm, you might want to come take a look at this.]

[Handawun: Seoa Unni, are you very busy……?]

[Hello? Knock knock? If anyone sees this, please reply……?]

“No one’s answering…….”

“Why?!”

The first thing the Black Cross clerics had done was block communications.

That’s why the guild chat was blocked, but the twin sisters, unaware of this fact, couldn’t help but be flustered.

Without contact, they couldn’t hope for support.

As Handawun panicked and didn’t know what to do, Hanareum, after a moment of contemplation, clenched her fist tightly.

“Unni, we have to do it!”

“Can we……?”

“Of course! We have to do it ourselves! We promised Hyullang Oppa [term of endearment for older brother in Korean] and Seoa Unni, right? That we would protect the guild stone!”

“That’s right! We promised!”

“So!”

“That’s right, we have to do it! We can do it!”

“Yeah! We can do it!”

The twin sisters stopped watching and stood up from their seats.

No matter how confident they were in their construction, they couldn’t stay still any longer.

The enemies had already broken through the inner walls and were right in front of the castle.

“Finally reached it.”

“Where’s the guild stone?”

“Probably at the top of that castle. If there are no traps, it won’t take long to search.”

Of course, it wasn’t that the twin sisters’ traps had been ineffective.

No matter how great their regeneration was, the monsters that had been instantly killed by the traps didn’t come back to life.

Half of the dozens of monsters were instantly killed, and several of the clerics following behind had also died.

Still, the important fact was that they had broken through the inner walls and arrived right in front of the tower.

“Half go inside the tower. Half climb outside the tower.”

“Enemy, entering.”

“Baek, preparing to climb outside the tower.”

“Kieeeek!”

The Black Cross Guild’s full-scale entry began.

The monsters took the lead, and the clerics followed behind, searching the surroundings to find the location of the guild stone.

Then.

Thump!

The spiral staircase changed.

The steps that had been bent at right angles suddenly tilted to 45 degrees, and the staircase became as smooth as a slide.

The railings next to it disappeared, and the monsters and clerics climbing the stairs momentarily lost their balance and staggered.

Some of the monsters climbing in front flailed their bodies and eventually fell off the stairs.

But that was just a premonition.

Rumble-!

“R-Rocks!”

“Run away!”

“There’s nowhere to run!”

A huge rock rolled down from the top of the stairs.

The stairs were already in a smooth form that couldn’t be called stairs, so it wasn’t easy to move, and there was no space to avoid it.

“We avoided all the traps, so why…….”

“Go!”

Of course, all of this was an attack directly caused by the twin sisters, especially Handawun.

She was not only rolling stones but also using all sorts of methods to interfere with those climbing the stairs.

There was a clear difference between simply sitting still and waiting for the traps to activate and directly confirming with your eyes and activating the traps.

All of those climbing the stairs fell off the stairs, suffering serious injuries or losing their lives.

And this was the same for the monsters and clerics climbing the walls or flying in the air outside the tower.

“I’m going too!”

Various objects fell from the top of the castle.

Not only cannonballs and large arrows for ballistae [ancient missile weapon that launches large projectiles] but also unknown statues and unfinished building materials.

It was impossible to avoid all the countless projectiles.

All of the monsters and clerics climbing the walls were either bounced off by the projectiles or crushed.

“Aja [fighting!/go! in Korean]!”

“See, Unni, I told you we could do it?”

“Of course! We’re invincible when we’re together! Right?”

“Right!”

– The constellation, ‘Black Bird,’ raises its beak high, saying it’s a matter of course.

– The constellation, ‘Great Bird,’ looks down at the contractors who are bravely active with a pleased expression.

As the twin sisters began to move directly, the seemingly disadvantageous situation completely changed.

The Black Cross’s regeneration ability couldn’t exert its proper power in front of traps that could lead to instant death with just one wrong hit.

“Kkeuaaaaaak!”

Eventually, the last cleric climbing the wall was hit by a bird-shaped statue and fell to the ground.

It seemed that he had survived, but most of his body except for his head was crushed by the statue, so he couldn’t regenerate and was only screaming.

The surroundings of the castle instantly transformed into a scene of hell.

At this, the twin sisters were convinced of their victory.

“Kuaaaaaaaa-!”

A furious roar was heard from afar.

Followed by a giant wyvern appearing, blocking the sunlight with its wing membranes, with Sesha riding on it, choking its neck with a whip.

The wyvern avoided or took all the projectiles thrown by Hanareum with its body and crashed into the tower.

“Kyaak!”

“Hehe, did you think I couldn’t catch you if you were at the top?”

Part of the castle, which even explosion magic couldn’t scratch, crumbled down.

The wyvern, which had arrived at the top of the castle in an instant, drooled and looked down at Hanareum, who was trembling right in front of it.

“Areum-ah!”

“U-Unni!”

Handawun, who had sensed the danger, quickly came up, but there was no way for the two production-type players to face the wyvern.

Above all, the Diablo Guild’s guild stone existed on the floor just below this top floor.

Because of that, the two had to grit their teeth and stay in their positions without even running away.

Their legs were shaking, but they couldn’t run away like this.

Everyone was fighting while bleeding, and they couldn’t just abandon their mission and run away.

“You’re not running away? Good, then become prey here.”

“Kuaaaa!”

The wyvern opened its mouth wide towards the twin sisters.

A snake-like tongue wriggled, and thick saliva dripped down.

And at that moment.

“Oh my, I’m a little late~”

Swish-

“Krak! Kwaaaaaak!”

A woman appeared at the top of the castle, cutting off the wyvern’s tongue.