Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 428

The Vault of the Demon God Was Raided – 428

Chapter 428

“Is this the door?”

“That’s right.”

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

Thud!

The rock wall that sprang up behind Se-un blocked the stairs completely.

They had taken care of the guards in advance to prevent them from interfering while opening the door.

It would take some time for new guards to appear since they had cleared all the guards while coming down here, but this was much more reassuring.

“It feels different from the vines.”

“That’s right. This is probably the root.”

“This is the root of the Giant Arron….”

The Arron vines they had seen so far were a deep green.

Occasionally, there were vines tinged with purple due to the venom they contained, but the original form was still green.

But the ‘door’ before them was different.

The green color had completely disappeared, and the door, made of dark brown, was covered with rootlets that craved nutrients.

“The surface looks rough too….”

“Don’t touch it.”

“Huh?”

The moment Lee Ha-neul tried to touch it, the rootlets on the surface rose as if they were alive.

Like the tongue of a snake hunting for prey.

If it weren’t for Se-un’s warning, Lee Ha-neul’s hand would have touched the rootlets.

“Giant Arrun is greedy. Like the pollen we saw above, it tries to devour any approaching life form. No, any approaching nutrients.”

“……Thank you. I almost got into big trouble.”

Se-un took out the key from his pocket.

He didn’t know the conditions for opening this door yet, but the Master Key could open any door.

Just before Se-un inserted the key, Lee Ha-neul, who had been carefully examining the door, nodded and opened her mouth.

“Then the condition for opening the door is simple.”

“The condition for opening the door?”

“Yes. Se-un said it himself. Arrun is greedy and devours all approaching nutrients.”

“What about it?”

“The structure of this door, it looks like it’s covered randomly, but it has a regular pattern.”

A regular pattern.

He lowered the arm holding the key for a moment and examined the door, but he couldn’t fully understand her words.

Still, Se-un had gained basic knowledge about plants by using the plant encyclopedia among Mamon’s treasures before, but in the end, he shook his head, unable to understand, and Lee Ha-neul calmly continued her explanation.

“Doesn’t this area look strangely regular compared to the other side? Like the ‘door’ Se-un mentioned.”

“It does seem like it…….”

“When nutrients are absorbed, the roots will also thicken, right? If my guess is correct, this area will widen as the roots thicken. Enough for about one person to pass through.”

“Then, the condition for opening the door is…….”

“It would be to offer enough nutrients. I don’t know how much that is until I see how much the roots swell.”

The method to open the door that Se-un couldn’t figure out was revealed here.

Of course, this was just Lee Ha-neul’s guess and wasn’t certain. But after hearing her words, Se-un was also becoming convinced of that guess.

‘Does that mean sacrificing players as offerings?’

Thinking that, Se-un shook his head.

Among the guards he had defeated so far, there were not only players, animals, and insects, but also individuals where plants grew on top of plants and became guards.

That meant that plant-type monsters in the forest could also be absorbed as nutrients.

What if he knew this fact in advance and lured, kidnapped, or brought monsters from the forest to provide as nutrients?

It would definitely be incredibly difficult, but he would be able to open the door.

“What should we do? Should we go back for now?”

Thud, thud!

“Rattle!”

The moment Lee Ha-neul finished her question, the rock wall behind them began to shake.

It hadn’t been long, but it seemed like new guards were already gathering.

The rock wall was sturdy enough to withstand most impacts, but these were not ordinary monsters.

Crack-

The plant-transformed guards were not simply breaking the rock wall with force, but were pushing vines into the gaps in the rock wall.

Then, like seeds germinating, they thickened the vines, widening the gaps in the rock wall and easily breaking it.

At this rate, the rock wall would be destroyed in less than a minute.

“No, we have to go in right away.”

“How? We can’t use the guards as nutrients. You’re not thinking of sacrificing the surrounding players as nutrients…….”

“What do you take me for?”

“That, right?”

Even though Se-un had acted coldly so far, he had never killed players without a reason.

Looking at Lee Ha-neul scratching the back of her head awkwardly, he wondered if he had built the wrong image.

Anyway, they couldn’t waste any more time.

Sensing the presence, there must be at least dozens of guards swarming behind the rock wall.

“It’s a pretty key.”

“It’s a Master Key. Don’t tell anyone else…… no, don’t tell Park Jung-pil.”

“Of course. He seems to be practicing lockpicking with lockpicks these days; he’ll go crazy if he hears about that key, right?”

Lockpicking.

Lockpicking might sound easy, but it was quite difficult and tricky in the Tower.

Even Pelches coveted Se-un’s key to open the lock and agreed to a guild war on ridiculous terms.

Click.

Se-un inserted the key between the roots and rotated it half a turn.

Then, with the sound of gears meshing, the surrounding roots swelled up all at once, widening the gap that Lee Ha-neul had pointed out.

“It’s true.”

“It’s a shame. I wanted to collect some of these roots too.”

“It might be possible. If my guess is correct…….”

– You have entered the hidden dungeon, ‘Arrun’s Root Prison.’

“The front will be full of Arrun’s roots.”

Se-un and Lee Ha-neul entered Arrun’s hidden underground.

* * *

Se-un, who was an adventurer who had explored countless dungeons before his regression.

Generally, an adventurer should be able to associate the characteristics and strategies of a dungeon just by hearing its name.

The name of the dungeon may seem simple, but it contains the most important core of the dungeon.

In that sense, this hidden dungeon is…….

‘Arrun’s Root Prison.’

Even Se-un didn’t expect this name at all.

Prison.

Who would have expected a word like prison in this place, the ‘Shaking Forest,’ where there seems to be no artificial touch at all?

The task from now on was to find out why this dungeon was named prison.

“It’s brighter than I thought.”

“I know.”

He expected it to be dark since it was underground, but this dungeon was as bright as day.

The light flowing gently from the ceiling was as warm as sunlight, as if Arrun’s petals were absorbing plenty of sunlight and sending it down to the roots.

“Let’s go forward for now. Be careful of the roots.”

“Yes.”

Still, the surrounding terrain was similar to what he had imagined.

The thick vines extending from the ceiling were connected in all directions. Some were like pillars, some were like walls.

All of them were thickly covered with rootlets, and it was clear that if you were careless and leaned on them, nutrients would be sucked out.

“The direction is…….”

“Don’t worry.”

The dungeon’s terrain was difficult.

The roots were randomly spread out in the empty space, so it was impossible to distinguish between front and back.

Without proper markings, it would be difficult to return to the starting point.

Even compared to the hidden dungeon ‘End of the Mist’ on the 61st floor, it was a challenging maze-type dungeon.

But.

“This way.”

The pointer of the compass was once again accurately pointing to the end of the dungeon.

The needle was still shaking because his observation of the dungeon was insufficient, but it would become more accurate as he progressed through the dungeon.

“Wait a minute!”

“Is there anything?”

“Yes. It looks like I can collect this.”

“……Potato?”

“I’m not sure, but it looks like some kind of famine relief crop. If it’s a fruit created by Arrun gathering nutrients, it might contain quite a bit of power, right?”

Arrun’s fruit.

He hadn’t expected it, but considering the abilities she had shown so far, it was a believable story.

“I’ll assist you.”

“Please.”

Lee Ha-neul began to collect in earnest.

Preparing for any possible damage, she thoroughly coated the area around the fruit with the red liquid she had shown before and carefully tried to cut off the end with a harvesting knife.

At that time, the rootlets, noticing the anomaly, perked up and immediately shot towards Lee Ha-neul.

Swoosh!

“Keep going.”

“Yes.”

In response, Se-un, who was watching from the side, swung Durendal.

The rootlets were cut off futilely, wriggled as if they were disappointed, and soon stopped moving.

However, the roots did not end their resistance with this.

From the cut surface of the severed rootlets, even more rootlets rose and attacked Lee Ha-neul.

Even other roots around them raised rootlets, narrowing the range like a dense net.

– Through internal energy, the fourth stance of the Blood Wolf Sword Technique, Blood Wolf Roar, is enhanced.

Each time, Se-un’s sword shot out like a ray of light, cutting off the rootlets.

However, Arrun’s rootlets increased in number like the heads of a hydra each time they were cut off.

Fortunately, by the time Se-un cut off the rootlets once again.

Plop.

“It’s done!”

“Let’s get out of here first.”

“Yes!”

Lee Ha-neul finished harvesting.

The roots, having been robbed of their precious fruit, no longer just moved the rootlets, but moved the thick roots themselves.

But fortunately, there seemed to be a limit to how much the giant roots could move.

After moving away to some extent, the roots were no longer visible.

Only the vibration of the roots thumping in resentment could be felt.

“Can I take a look?”

“Of course.”

[ Arrun’s Fruit ]

Category: Fruit

Grade: A+

Description: A fruit that can be harvested from the roots of the Giant Arrun, a legendary flower said to bloom towards the gods, and contains Arrun’s will.

Ability: ???

Even though it was a material that had not yet been processed, it was A+ grade.

He couldn’t properly check its abilities because it hadn’t gone through proper appraisal, but it seemed like he could create a result of S grade or higher if he processed it.

Furthermore, once he harvested one, Se-un could also confirm the existence of fruits growing around him.

If he did well, he could harvest dozens of fruits…… he thought.

Thud, thud, thud-

“Something is coming out of the ceiling!”

“Yeah, there’s no way there wouldn’t be monsters in a dungeon of this size.”

Arrun did not stand idly by as intruders dared to hide among its roots and covet its fruits.

Something emerged from the end of the thick roots that pierced the ceiling, gradually increasing in size as if a fruit was ripening.

“Daaaaare……”

It soon transformed into a golem made of tangled roots.

A bizarre voice echoed like a cave echo from its wide-open mouth.