Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 415

419. I Raided the Demon God’s Warehouse

The seventh shelter: Death Hill.

From this point onward, things differed from Lilac.

“Is this the place?”

Yes, this was it. A place to test whether a player was qualified to advance to the next trial.

If you failed this test, you couldn’t challenge the next trial.

Moreover, passing this test once didn’t grant lifelong qualification; if you failed a trial and returned to the shelter, you had to pass the test again to re-enter the trial.

It might seem harsh, but Se-un thought it was a kind of consideration. At least you didn’t lose your life in this test.

Perhaps it was the system’s way of acknowledging the skills of the players who made it to Death Hill and reducing the number of player deaths?

This tower was a cruel place that offered conveniences to players as they climbed higher.

“I stopped by briefly while scouting, and it’s still majestic even seeing it again.”

“Ah, have you been here before?”

“Yes. However, I didn’t see the test itself.”

Harry nodded in reply.

Well, it wasn’t a place you couldn’t find if you looked for it. It was located at the edge of the Death Hill area, and even though the distance to travel was quite long, the huge stone gate that seemed to reach the sky was quite a noticeable structure.

“Wow, it’s huge!”

“Doesn’t the support look flimsy? It looks like it’ll fall over if you just touch it.”

“Is the material special? Or is it buried deep underneath even though it looks like this?”

“Should we try to disassemble it a bit?”

“Shall we?”

“Let’s do it!”

The twin sisters couldn’t resist their curiosity and ran forward.

Perhaps because they worked with structures, they couldn’t help but be curious about new ones.

I understood their feelings, but unfortunately, it would be impossible to dissect that huge stone gate.

Because that gate *was* the test itself, leading to the next trial.

As soon as you got close enough…

– You have arrived at the ‘Great Stone Gate’ of the seventh shelter, Death Hill.

– The gatekeeper’s test to challenge the next trial begins.

– Entering the test area.

The test started automatically, and you moved to a separate space.

*Woong-*

The surrounding background was covered in Death Hill’s unique gloomy gray color.

Since only one person could exist in the test area, all the Diablo Guild members who were next to me a moment ago disappeared from sight.

Then, with the sound of stone scraping, the door of the Great Stone Gate began to open.

“One who will take the test.”

That huge door didn’t open automatically. The gatekeeper was pushing the heavy-looking stone door from the inside.

“Who is it?”

The first thing that was revealed was the gatekeeper’s left foot. Ragged clothes fluttered down over his left foot, which looked as hard as stone.

Then, the door opened wide, and the gatekeeper’s huge figure was fully revealed.

A height that easily exceeded 10m [over 30 feet], and a nose that protruded like a bulbous nose. His face was full of age spots, and he held a staff that was curled like a fern in his hand.

Looking at his appearance alone, he looked more like a gravedigger than a gatekeeper. No, in fact, it wasn’t just his appearance that suited a gravedigger.

“One who will take the test.”

*Thud!*

When the gatekeeper briefly raised and slammed his staff, the ground vibrated, and a chilling mist rose.

This soon imitated human figures and filled the gatekeeper’s surroundings.

They were all connected to each other, screaming in agony and tearing at their hair.

That was the gatekeeper’s power.

Because of that, most of the players who passed through Death Hill called him a gravedigger rather than a gatekeeper.

“You shall pass through the wall of the dead.”

This was the Death Hill test.

As the gatekeeper said, you just needed to break through the wall of the dead and enter the Great Stone Gate that was wide open behind it.

You didn’t necessarily have to defeat the gatekeeper in front of you. The goal was only to pass through the door.

Whether you slipped through the gatekeeper’s legs, tore through the wall of the dead, or purified the dead by chanting prayers.

It was a simple test where you just had to enter the door, no matter what method you used.

‘Well, easier said than done.’

However, this was by no means an easy test.

First of all, just getting close to that wall of the dead drained your stamina and shook your mind.

Ordinary attacks didn’t work, and if you got close, the dead reached out and clung to the player.

So, what happens if you attack the gatekeeper?

In this case, the problem became even more serious.

When passing through the wall of the dead, the gatekeeper didn’t interfere separately, but the moment you tried to attack the gatekeeper’s weakness, that huge body and staff moved to block the player.

‘Even if it’s difficult, if you can’t pass this much, you shouldn’t go up.’

What was confirmed in this test was simple.

Whether you could survive against enemies of a different type that defied the laws of physics, like the dead.

If not, whether you had the overwhelming power to overcome difficulties or the wit to find new methods.

All of these were abilities needed in the trials that followed.

Of course, the method Se-un chose here was…

– According to the mysteries of the Red Tower, the range of ‘Turn Undead’ is expanded.

– According to the mysteries of the White Tower, the attribute power of ‘Turn Undead’ is increased.

It was to step on both the gatekeeper and the wall of the dead with overwhelming force.

“Kuaaaaaa-”

The wall of the dead began to shake as the intense light of Turn Undead, the White Tower’s magic that purifies spirits, burst out.

It was impossible to destroy the wall of the dead with this one attack, but it was enough to create a small gap.

– According to the mysteries of the White Tower, the attribute power of ‘Shining Blade’ is increased.

Meanwhile, a sword of light was held in Se-un’s hand.

In fact, the sword of light wasn’t a magic created for the purpose of holding it directly like this.

It was a simple technique that summoned a huge sword above the enemy’s head and slammed it down, but Se-un changed the formula and was holding it directly like this.

In the first place, a normal magician wouldn’t be able to exert even half of the original power even if he held and wielded a sword directly, but Se-un was not normal.

– Through internal energy, the first form of the Five Dragons Walking Technique, White Dragon’s Appearance, is enhanced.

Se-un lowered his stance and swung the sword of light horizontally as if drawing a sword.

At that moment, he circulated not only internal energy but also mana, imbuing the sword of light with both physical and magical power.

The sword of light, swung so quickly that it left afterimages, instantly regained its original huge size and left a long line on the wall of the dead.

“Kua-”

*Chuck.*

As Se-un took a stance as if sheathing his sword, the sword of light completed its mission and disappeared into particles of light.

At the same time, the screams of the dead were cut off.

The wall of the dead, which was long and thick enough to block the Great Stone Gate, became misaligned and disappeared like gray mist as it first appeared.

“One who has passed, pass through.”

When the wall of the dead disappeared, the gatekeeper acknowledged Se-un’s power.

He stood still like a stone statue and looked down at Se-un as if he had no intention of interfering.

Se-un pulled out Durandal towards such a gatekeeper.

“Since we’re taking the test anyway, watch until the end.”

“Giving a test to one who is taking the test. That is my role.”

The gatekeeper didn’t reject Se-un’s challenge. Rather, he straightened his back and raised his staff as if he had been waiting for those words.

The already huge bulk seemed even bigger.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ pours out saliva like a waterfall.

‘You’ve endured well, so I’ll have to prepare a grand first meal.’

With Beelzebub’s expectations, Se-un jumped forward.

The gatekeeper’s huge bulk made Durandal look too shabby, but defeat did not exist in Se-un’s mind.

“One who wants to prove their strength.”

The gatekeeper slammed the floor once again with his staff.

The ground shook as if an earthquake had occurred as soon as the huge staff, comparable to a fully grown willow tree, touched the ground.

From below, gray smoke billowed instead of dust.

“Kuaaaaaa-”

It was different from the wall of the dead that appeared at first.

If the dead that made up the wall of the dead were about the size of an average adult, even if there were deviations, the size of the dead that were now appearing was half the size of the gatekeeper.

In other words, it was a size of 5m [about 16 feet].

Dozens of such dead appeared at once.

The screams they made at the same time were bizarre in a different dimension from those heard from the wall of the dead.

The screams of the dead that tore the ears and blinded the eyes.

It poked and stimulated the fear of death that humans have had since the beginning, but Se-un was not affected by fear.

“You shall overcome the dead.”

The gatekeeper and ghosts fill the field of vision to the point where you cannot see the stone gate or the sky.

The ears are filled with the screams of the dead, so nothing else can be heard, and the unique murderous aura felt from the dead stings the skin like needles.

Indeed, was this a possible attempt?

Was it arrogance to cross the wall of the dead and raise a sword to the gatekeeper?

No, definitely not.

– The Eyes of Envy begin to stare at the ‘Gatekeeper of the Great Stone Gate.’

Se-un has become stronger.

– The Eyes of Envy envy the power of the ‘Gatekeeper of the Great Stone Gate.’

– Steals the dominion of the dead.

– Steals the dominion of the dead.

…….

The enhanced Authority of Envy didn’t even need to buy time.

Of course, the power stolen increased over time, but he no longer had to avoid the enemy or buy time like before.

The dominion of the dead stolen from the gatekeeper in real time was felt.

It was a power he felt for the first time, but the Authority of Envy kindly taught the owner how to use the stolen power.

Just like the Authority of Greed.

Se-un’s eyes were tinged with gray, and he gently murmured to the spirits approaching before his eyes.

“Stop.”

“Kua-uh?”

The spirits, who had been painting the world gray with their huge bodies, stopped moving for a moment. Of course, it was only for a moment.

It was impossible to completely stop or control those dead with the very little dominion he had stolen for a moment.

But.

– The Stigmata reacts to the Legend of the Blood Wolf.

– The first ability of the Stigmata, ‘Fear,’ awakens.

It is not that the dead cannot feel fear. Rather, they have fears that only the dead can have.

The fear of light, the fear of purification, the fear of annihilation, the fear of memories and ego disappearing.

Se-un’s Stigmata deeply stimulates all those fears and captures them with fear.

“Instead of those great dead, shall we fight one-on-one now?”

Se-un’s sword was raised, and the gatekeeper swung his staff with trembling hands.