Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 409

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It started with Ruin’s reaction—that unique wriggling movement—and the unpleasant sensation on my skin just from getting close, without even touching it.

The round object before me was definitely an Outer.

However, the Outer’s appearance was too artificial.

It looked as if someone had tightly packed the Outer and trapped it inside a meteorite.

‘What’s going on?’

The moment Seyun, showing curiosity, took a step to observe the Outer…

Gurgle!

The Outer, which had only been slightly wriggling, suddenly extended something like a tentacle towards Seyun.

A tentacle of a size and length absolutely impossible considering the sphere’s size.

Seyun was a little taken aback, but the Outer’s tentacle ultimately failed to reach him.

– The Saint’s Mark is reacting to the legend of the Blood Wolf.

– The Saint’s Mark’s third ability, ‘Destruction,’ awakens.

The power of Destruction possessed by Seyun’s Saint’s Mark.

That power was like a natural enemy to the Outer.

Unless the opponent was different, it was impossible to invade Seyun’s body, which possessed the power of Destruction as a Saint’s Mark to oppose the Outer.

Realizing this, the Outer wriggled, retracted its tentacle, and then stopped moving, becoming as silent as if it were dead, just like when it was first discovered.

‘This, the size…….’

Was it just my imagination?

Thinking that, Seyun took out a small box from his pocket.

A box made from a meteorite he had received from Pelches.

Perhaps it was because he had been contemplating what to do with this box until recently, but he felt that the size of the box and the Outer were similar.

Moreover…….

“Gurgle…….”

The moment Seyun took out the box, a different reaction appeared in the silent Outer.

Waves rippled on the surface of its body, and the center of its body slightly rose as if being pulled towards this side, but it looked as if it was resisting by forcibly pulling its body back.

Could it be that this box is directly related to that Outer?

– The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows Its Head,’ nods, saying it is highly possible.

– The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows Its Head,’ is curious about the results, saying it is worth experimenting with.

– The Constellation, ‘The Serpent Surrounding the Era,’ says it is too dangerous an idea and does not recommend the challenge.

The way to confirm this was simple.

I could open the box right now with the Master Key.

That way, I could check what’s inside the box, and even if there’s nothing inside, I could try to put the Outer in it.

Since Seyun was immune to the Outer anyway, it didn’t seem like it would be too dangerous.

But…….

‘No.’

Somehow, I didn’t like it.

Maybe it was because emotion was taking precedence over reason, but I didn’t want to imitate what Pelches was trying to do.

With that thought, Seyun took one action.

“Ruin.”

– Grrr…….

“Eat it.”

– I understand. My Lord!

Crunch!

Ruin, who had been drooling next to Seyun with his mouth shut so tightly his teeth were grinding, leaped forward at the command.

Then, he bit off half of the Outer with his sharp fangs.

“Gurgle-!!”

With a roar loud enough to make my ears ring, the Outer writhed madly.

The protruding tentacles wrapped around Ruin and stretched out towards Seyun.

Not only that, but they also stretched out in all directions, colliding with the inner walls of the meteorite, creating noise and vibration.

– According to the mysteries of the Blue Tower, the stability of the ‘Wide Shield’ is enhanced.

– According to the mysteries of the Yellow Tower, the ‘Wide Shield’ becomes even more robust.

Seyun immediately cast a defensive spell.

Not to protect himself.

He placed a shield in reverse over the gaping hole, which could be said to be the passage Seyun had entered through, blocking the Outer’s attack.

In case the guild members got caught up in it.

Thud!

However, this was not enough.

It was difficult to block the Outer’s attack with a simple shield spell, and it was also difficult to maintain the magic because the distance was too far.

“Kang Han-cheol, cover it!”

“Seyun, what’s going on…….”

“Get out of the way.”

Yu Seo-ah, feeling the roar and vibration, tried to enter, but Kang Han-cheol stopped her.

Then, he took the wall that had been surrounding the boundary line, which he had brought from somewhere, and blocked the entrance.

Since it was blocked with a meteorite, there was little chance that the entrance would be breached.

So.

“Ruin!”

– Grrr!

Seyun continued what he was doing.

Ruin didn’t care that his entire body was wrapped in the Outer’s tentacles, and he swallowed half of the Outer in one gulp, then chewed on the remaining half.

The Outer surrounded Ruin’s mouth as if resisting being swallowed.

Sizzle-

At that moment, Seyun’s sword cut Ruin’s mouth.

To be precise, he cut off the Outer’s tentacles that were surrounding Ruin’s mouth and struggling not to be swallowed.

“Gurgle, Grrr!”

Ruin didn’t miss that moment and opened his mouth even wider to chew and swallow the Outer.

He chewed and slowly, surely swallowed the tentacles that were stretching outwards.

The vibration inside the meteorite, which had been pounding, stopped, and with the sound of ‘gulp-’ spreading.

– Grrr…….

Ruin’s meal was over.

– The Constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince,’ gags, covering his nose, wondering how he could swallow something so disgusting and smelly.

Perhaps because he was focused on blocking the Outer, the light magic above his head had already gone out.

However, thanks to swallowing the Outer, the Saint’s Mark was shining brighter than ever.

So much so that the back of my hand felt hot.

‘Certainly, it wasn’t a normal Outer.’

The strength of an Outer basically varies depending on its quantity and size.

An Outer the size of a fingernail can only erode the will of a living being, but as the amount increases, it abnormally greatly enhances all the powers of the living being, including their physical abilities.

But what about the Outer that Ruin just swallowed?

Even though it was only the size of a fist, it showed tremendous destructive power despite not eroding anything.

The tentacles that came out of it were far beyond their original size.

As initially expected, it seemed that someone had artificially compressed and condensed the Outer.

Judging from the Saint’s Mark’s reaction, the original size of that Outer must have been large enough to fill this huge meteorite.

Just as the light of the Saint’s Mark began to subside little by little.

“Hmm. I came looking because I hadn’t felt your presence for a while, but I didn’t expect it to be this far.”

In the place where the Outer had been floating, a faint presence appeared with someone’s shadow.

A voice that sounded familiar.

The moment the Saint’s Mark’s crimson light illuminated the identity’s face, Seyun immediately took out Durandal and leaped forward.

Clang!!

“Is it because it’s been a while since we’ve seen each other? Your greeting is quite violent.”

Black thorns sprang up in front of the man, blocking Seyun’s attack.

Although it was different from the form Seyun knew, those thorns were all made of Outer.

As evidence, all the thorns blocked Seyun’s attack, but as the Saint’s Mark emitted light, they writhed painfully and melted.

‘As expected!’

I could be even more certain when I checked up close.

The brutally distorted skin, rotten as it seemed, visible through the deeply covered robe.

It was clear.

The opponent was the man whom the Red Fish Merchant leader, who was researching the Outer in Jehetton’s underground, called ‘Master.’

The man who handled the Outer and called Seyun a ‘Regressor.’

“I was too naive. I was too relieved and left it alone because it was a method that worked in the previous timeline.”

This man is dangerous.

Judging so, Seyun immediately used the Authority of Greed.

– The Treasury of Greed has been opened.

[ Gatekeeper’s Sword, Brutgang ]

– The sword of guardianship said to have been used by Heimdall, the gatekeeper of Asgard and known as the god of light and wisdom, when fighting giants or monsters trying to invade Asgard.

The power of Brutgang was imbued in Seyun’s sword.

Although not a god-level being, Heimdall was a proper god of light. It wasn’t a power to be used carelessly, but I had to kill this guy no matter what.

Instinct, reason, all senses were shouting that.

Swish!

Again, black thorns were fired, trying to block Seyun’s sword.

Not only that, but thorns were also fired from under Seyun’s feet, performing both defense and attack simultaneously.

Just before Seyun’s sword was swung and collided with the black thorns.

“Oh?”

Seyun’s body disappeared from its spot, leaving only afterimages.

Then, he appeared behind the man and swung his sword with the same force.

Brutgang.

As befitting a sword used by the gatekeeper of Asgard, this sword possessed the power to leap through space.

Seyun drew up his internal energy and put all his power into the sword.

However, he could realize that the attack would not succeed due to the man’s slow movements and curious tone.

Clang!

“I felt it last time too, but your growth rate is unbelievably fast. I don’t remember seeing you in the previous cycles; I have no idea where you popped out from.”

The Outer that sprang out from the man’s robe mimicked Durandal’s appearance exactly, blocking Seyun’s attack.

Thanks to the power of Destruction, a sizzling sound was heard, and the sword blade made of Outer melted, but new Outer quickly rose up and created a sword blade.

“What is your identity?”

Seyun pushed the sword even harder and opened his mouth.

Inducing a gap, obtaining information. Anything was fine.

Even now, he was preparing an attack spell while drawing up mana at the same time as the question.

“Come to think of it, I couldn’t introduce myself back then because of the situation.”

The man revealed his hand from outside the thick robe.

In the first place, this Outer that was imitating Durandal was not being held by the man’s hand.

Inside the robe. To be precise, the Outer was flowing out from inside the man’s body.

‘Erosion?’

No. If he had been eroded by the Outer, he wouldn’t be maintaining his reason like that.

Even if I think of the Red Fish Merchant leader’s appearance in Jehetton’s underground, didn’t he lose his reason the moment he was eroded by the Outer?

“Since it seems like we’ll be involved a lot in the future, let me formally introduce myself.”

The man raised his hand and pulled down his hood.

Then, the man’s face, which had not been fully illuminated even by the light of the Saint’s Mark, was completely revealed.

A face that was more brutally distorted than I had imagined.

The ears were so rotten that only traces remained, and the nose was not raised either.

What stood out on his face was only the jet-black pupils that seemed to exclude the whites of his eyes.

“Leading those who have lost their past lives… yes, I am currently being called by the name of Fallen King.”

Clang!

At the same time as the introduction, the Outer that spewed out from the man’s chest attacked Seyun.

If he hadn’t strengthened the power of Destruction in an instant and pulled out Durandal, he would have had his weapon stolen.

Of course, among the abilities of the Myriad Treasure Vault was a weapon recovery function, but there was a high possibility that it would not have been recovered if it had been swallowed by the Outer like that.

“Unfortunately, I don’t have a name. I’m not interested in such a thing as a name, but there are many who would instinctively feel revulsion if I had a name.”

Could it be that he has no intention of hiding it anymore?

The man’s robe fluttered, and the Outer soared greatly like octopus tentacles from behind his back.