The Devil’s Vault Heist – 42
Chapter 42
‘Why is Pan’s Syrinx [a type of panpipe associated with the god Pan] playing here?’
Pan, the goat who orchestrates chaos.
Se-un knew the epithets of many Constellations, but he didn’t remember all of their powers.
The reason Se-un remembered the power of Pan, a Constellation without much influence in the Tower, was simple.
Before his regression, Pan was the first to show interest in Se-un, who was desperately struggling to survive.
Clench!
Se-un bit his lip without realizing it.
Pan was the first to show him interest, and one might think of him as a grateful god, but the reality was completely different.
‘I can’t believe I’m getting involved with that bastard again. I don’t know what’s going on.’
Around the time when people around him started receiving attention from Constellations.
Se-un felt great joy about the Constellation named Pan showing interest in him.
Of course, he later rolled and rolled at Pan’s command, overcoming all sorts of crises.
“Once you finish this, I will grant you power.”
“Once you finish this, I will appoint you as an apostle.”
“Once you finish this, I will bestow authority upon you!”
But it was all a lie.
Pan was merely curious about the unique skill called ‘Journey’s Compass’ and briefly showed his face, amused by Se-un, who followed his words, elated and crestfallen.
After using and enjoying Se-un to his heart’s content, Pan bid a short farewell, saying he was bored, and turned his back on Se-un.
Perhaps, it was from then on.
That Se-un began to feel negative emotions towards the forces that called themselves good gods.
“Save me-!!”
Just as Se-un frowned at the sudden surge of bad memories, Park Jung-pil and the monsters following him were visibly close.
“What, what is that! How many are there!”
“Not just the number, but those monsters look too strong!”
“What were you thinking, bringing those things here!”
Other people noticed their presence, and panicked voices were heard from here and there.
He wanted to grasp the situation a little more, but there was no room to spare.
Se-un raised his arm as usual, pointing towards the monsters.
-The power of ‘Prison Wave’ is enhanced according to the mysteries of the Black Tower.
Crack!
The frost wind, dyed black according to the mysteries of the Black Tower, spread out coldly.
Following that, sharp ice picks pierced the bodies of the sluggish monsters.
That alone caused dozens of monsters in the front to fall, and as expected of the characteristics of ice magic, the speed of the approaching monsters noticeably slowed down.
Meanwhile, Park Jung-pil, now accustomed to avoiding Se-un’s magic, trembled in the cold and hid behind Se-un.
“Shiver! H, Hyungnim [term of respect for an older brother or male friend]. Please use fire magic instead. I can avoid ice shards, but I can’t avoid the cold!”
“What happened?”
“I didn’t bring them! When I went out to the front, those guys were swarming and running towards us!”
“Hmm…….”
“I’m serious! Please believe me! I, Park Jung-pil, never lie to Hyungnim, even if I lie to others!”
Se-un pondered instead of answering.
Park Jung-pil was protesting as if he was wronged, but Se-un wasn’t disbelieving his words.
Rather, he was able to confirm his deduction thanks to Park Jung-pil’s information.
‘It’s Pan’s scheme.’
But, why? There was no contact with Pan in this life?
A system message flashed in Se-un’s mind as he quickly turned his head.
-The Constellation, ‘The Bowed Crow,’ has blocked all communication from Constellations of lower status than itself.
Mamon, who blocked the attention of several gods because it was annoying when Se-un opened his dantian [energy center in the body] and created a circle.
What if Pan was mixed in there?
Knowing Pan’s personality, he would have definitely looked for a way to retaliate without considering the consequences.
Although he was of lower status, Pan had considerable pride because he was the son of Zeus, the supreme god of Olympus.
‘So that’s what it was.’
Thinking like this, everything fell into place.
While Se-un finished his reasoning, the monsters who had escaped from the cold of the Frozen Wave roared even more furiously and rushed in.
Behind them, an army of hundreds of monsters was charging.
It would have been quite annoying even if all those monsters were low-level monsters like goblins, but they were all monsters that could not be easily dismissed, such as Owl Bears and Werewolves.
-The power of ‘Chain Lightning’ is enhanced according to the mysteries of the Black Tower.
Zap!
Dark blue lightning swept through the monsters.
However, this time, it did not show the power to knock down dozens of monsters like before.
That’s because the opponents are no longer weak monsters like goblins.
At first, some monsters lost their lives as their insides burned, but for most monsters, it only ended with their bodies stiffening.
Moreover, the number of monsters was increasing exponentially, surging in like a wave.
‘This will never end.’
If he didn’t know the cause, he would have tried to clear the monsters even if he had to pour out all the mana in his circle, but now that he knew the cause, he knew it was meaningless.
The monsters are currently being manipulated by the Syrinx’s performance.
So, unless he solves the source, the monsters will surely keep coming.
Even if it’s not in other places, there were mountains of monsters to control here.
But.
‘If I get out of here, can people hold on?’
He was worried that the clan would collapse.
He had been trying not to get attached, but Se-un was unknowingly becoming attached to the clan.
Even if he solved the source, he didn’t want to see the clan collapse when he returned.
At that time.
Kwaaaang!!
A huge roar that seemed to tear the eardrums was heard.
As far as Se-un knew, there was only one person who could make this kind of roar here.
-Player Kang Han-cheol uses ‘Declaration of War, Tremor’.
Krrrr!
Kang Han-cheol’s fist, filled with dark blue energy, slammed down on the floor.
A violent earthquake occurred in a much wider area than before.
The ground cracked and swallowed the monsters, and rocks popped out and pierced the monsters. Through the cracked crevices of the earth, a dark blue energy like internal energy dwells in Kang Han-cheol’s fist.
“I’ll somehow block it here.”
Without any explanation, Kang Han-cheol spat out the words as if he had telepathy with Se-un.
Was it because it hadn’t been a long time, but they had been steadily fighting monsters and sparring together?
There was something that Kang Han-cheol understood without having to talk.
Moreover, it wasn’t just him who stepped forward.
-Player Yoo Seo-ah uses ‘Tarantula’s Second Leg’.
Whoosh-!!
Around Yoo Seo-ah, who stepped forward, a dark red wind swirled like a typhoon.
The bodies of those who touched the wind were cleanly severed as if it were a lie.
An attack like the wind that cannot be followed with the eyes, avoided, or blocked.
After learning the Camille-style dual swordsmanship, her skills had improved remarkably.
“Block them!”
“Is this the first time we’ve done this?”
As Yoo Seo-ah stepped forward, the clan members formed a formation and stepped forward.
In the past, they would have been in a state of panic and trembling with fear, but now they were all perfectly adapted to this unrealistic situation called ‘Tutorial’.
“Se-un! You have something in mind, right? Go quickly!”
Yoo Seo-ah shouted loudly without taking her eyes off the monster.
Others also nodded silently as if agreeing with her words.
Trust.
It was a somewhat unfamiliar feeling to Se-un, who had lived through all sorts of scams and betrayals before his regression.
“Thank you.”
Taat!
Se-un kicked off the ground and ran out.
Now that it has come to this, the answer is to solve the source as quickly as possible.
“Kuaaa!”
“Kooo!”
However, the monsters did not allow Se-un to move.
Some monsters rushed towards Se-un, ignoring the others as if they were targeting Se-un from the beginning.
As he was about to clean up with magic, a familiar voice was heard from the side.
“Hyungnim! Aren’t you in a hurry? Take this and go!”
“You?”
“Hey, I’ve always made a living with these two legs, haven’t I? Instead, next time, use something other than that ice magic! Oh, and give me a signal before you use magic!”
“……Okay.”
“Then, I believe you’ll be back soon! Hyungnim!”
Park Jung-pil got off the White Wolf, and Se-un naturally got on.
He had made the White Wolf follow Park Jung-pil’s words with Black Magic Stone, but since Se-un was the owner of the White Wolf in the first place, it was not difficult to handle it himself.
When he turned his head because he was worried about Park Jung-pil for the first time, the guy was provoking and luring the monsters.
“Hey, you bald heads over there! What do you eat to make your hair fall out like that? Oh, you seem to have only one strand left? It’ll fly away if I blow on it!”
“Kueooo!”
-The Constellation, ‘The Donkey-Headed Bandit,’ expresses uncomfortable feelings after hearing the contractor’s provocation.
Originally, such a trivial provocation would not have worked on monsters who could not even understand words.
-Player Park Jung-pil used ‘I hope you die, dragon’.
The monsters turned their direction and started following Park Jung-pil as if it were a lie.
To provoke monsters who are being controlled by the Syrinx, he is really a guy who exceeds expectations the more you see him.
-The Vault of Greed has been opened.
[ Red Hare’s Mane ]
– The mane of the Red Hare, a legendary horse known to run a thousand miles a day. A horse that charged into enemy lines with the hero Lu Bu [a famous warrior in Chinese history] and achieved victory.
The power of the treasure dwelled in the White Wolf’s body.
The pure white body was dyed red, and a red aura passed around the body. The speed gradually increased, and soon it became enough to easily overtake the monsters.
Crack!
However, the reaction force applied to the White Wolf was also enormous.
Unable to handle the rapidly increased power, small cracks began to form here and there in the White Wolf’s bones.
Se-un made it, but Park Jung-pil cherished it quite a bit. He was sorry, but there was no other way right now.
Even if Yoo Seo-ah, Kang Han-cheol, and Park Jung-pil try, they will not be able to stop the endless wave of monsters forever.
Before the clan runs out of strength, he must defeat Pan’s damn contractor.
“Kueooo!”
He didn’t know how far the realm of the performance was affecting, but even while Se-un was running, several monsters attacked.
However, no matter how much they reached out, they could not catch up with the White Wolf, which was imbued with the power of the Red Hare.
And before long.
Boo- Wooo-
Following the hearing enhanced by ‘Kobold’s Odd Ear,’ he was able to arrive at the source of the performance.