Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 443

The Black Liquid Plunder

As the black liquid flew towards Liel, Sae-un’s shout rang out, and the Four Great Spirits sensed her danger faster than anyone.

– Liel!

– No!

– Dodge!

– Bad……!

The giant stone sword that had torn the Outer apart crumbled as the spirits tried to escape.

In such a desperate situation, too rushed to even cast spirit magic, her spirits…

Splash!

“Guys!”

Chose to throw themselves to protect Liel.

Though they were small spirits, the four of them together were enough to shield Liel.

“Damn it!”

– According to the mysteries of the Green Tower, the speed of ‘Wind Storm’ increases.

– According to the mysteries of the Azure Tower, the casting speed of ‘Wind Storm’ increases.

– According to the mysteries of the Crimson Tower, the range of ‘Wind Storm’ expands.

Sae-un quickly took out his staff, drew upon the power of destruction, and unleashed his magic.

A storm imbued with crimson energy swept around Liel and the Guardian Tree, completely obliterating the black liquid that was about to fall on them.

However, there was nothing he could do about the opponent who was already being corrupted.

He had previously saved the Snow Dragon who was resisting the Outer, but that was only possible because the Snow Dragon was using the abundant power of the Dragon Heart to resist the Outer.

– Ugh…….

– Ah, ugh…….

“Guys, no! No!”

“Don’t touch them!”

Sae-un, having dealt with the Outer, quickly ran over and stopped Liel from touching the spirits.

He hadn’t explained the Outer to her yet, but she seemed to have realized that the Outer was trying to corrupt the spirits.

‘I have to try.’

Sae-un raised his palm towards the spirits.

He didn’t know if it would work, but since the corruption had just begun, he might be able to remove the Outer if he was lucky.

If he used the power of Terror, he might be able to completely drive the Outer away.

Just as Sae-un was about to make the Stigmata [a mark or brand] shine.

Swoosh.

Like a lie, the Outer was easily peeled off.

The black liquid flowed down like water on waterproof glass, and the spirits began to reappear.

However, Sae-un wore a puzzled expression rather than a satisfied one.

“T, thank you!”

“No, I didn’t do anything.”

“Pardon?”

He had intended to peel off the Outer, but he hadn’t even tried yet. In other words, Sae-un hadn’t peeled off the Outer.

As the Outer flowed down about halfway, the spirits fortunately appeared unharmed.

– Ugh, that was creepy.

– I feel sticky!

– Undine! Give us a shower!

– Bad water!

– That’s not water!

They seemed perfectly fine, not even slightly corrupted.

Before long, the Outer had completely flowed away, and there was no sign of corruption on any of the four spirits.

– The Stigmata is reacting to the legend of the Blood Wolf.

– The third ability of the Stigmata, ‘Destruction,’ awakens.

Fwoosh!

Dealing with the Outer was the priority.

Sae-un plunged his sword into the center of the Outer, which was gurgling on the floor after losing its target, and used the power of Destruction.

Just in case, he spread his senses around, but he didn’t feel any signs of a new Outer.

“Guys, are you okay?”

– Yeah, we’re okay!

– It feels gross, but we’re okay!

– Ugh, I think some of it got in my mouth. Ptooey!

– Baaad!

‘What happened?’

They’re too fine.

Without a doubt, Sae-un had never seen a being so unaffected by the Outer.

And he was able to realize the difference between those he had seen so far and those in front of him.

‘Could it be that spirits are immune to corruption?’

In the first place, spiritists were extremely rare even in the Tower.

Therefore, even when the Outer appeared, breaking through the ceiling, he had never seen the Outer cover a spirit.

Even if he included his memories from before his regression, although he knew few spiritists, this was a significant discovery.

“I’m glad……. You really scared me.”

– But Liel was in danger!

– That’s right.

– From now on, let’s always have one of us protecting her.

– Me!

“Thank you so much, guys.”

Liel hugged the spirits, creating a heartwarming scene.

The Guardian Tree watched this with a pleased expression but soon let out a gloomy voice at the surrounding devastation.

“To think that the Garden of Eternity would be damaged like this. I have no excuse to offer to our ancestors…….”

The trees broken and the flowers trampled by the first two Outer that entered.

Immediately following that, the Outer that emerged from directly below the World Tree had turned the Garden into a mess, tearing up and exploding the ground.

In that short moment of battle, about 1/5 of the Garden’s flowers were damaged.

‘It looks similar to what I saw before my regression.’

The appearance of the Garden that Sae-un had seen before his regression.

It was in a much more damaged state than now, but judging from the traces left by the Outer, they seemed to have appeared even before his regression.

And perhaps, unlike now, both the Guardian Tree and Liel were harmed by the Outer, and even the World Tree was broken.

The scenery after that was probably Sae-un’s true form.

“It’s okay. I’ll help rebuild the Garden too.”

“Thank you. Last child of our clan.”

In any case, they succeeded in protecting the Garden. And they protected the World Tree.

Judging from its growth rate, it seemed like it wouldn’t be long before it shed its sprout form. The seed of the World Tree was, at this very moment, creating a small but solid pillar beyond just a sprout.

An incredible growth rate.

It seemed to be thanks to the power constantly supplied by the Eternal Flower.

“Since those enemies might reappear, let’s start with the reconstruction…….”

As Liel opened her mouth, looking around the damaged Garden.

Whoosh!

“……This energy is!”

Suddenly, a halo flickered directly above the World Tree, and a familiar energy began to be felt.

* * *

Whirr-!!

Skave, the sand city.

The desert disaster feared by all its residents, the sandstorm.

It was said that just getting close would cause sharp grains of sand to tear at the skin, blind the eyes, and steal all moisture. In that place, a man wrapped in a black robe stood.

Wriggle.

“Yes, yes. You must feel stifled. Just wait a little longer. The day you stretch and shake off your stiff body is not far off.”

The man muttered, reaching out his hand towards the shadow bound before him.

In the heart of the sandstorm, where even the management’s gaze couldn’t reach.

Then…….

– Gurgle, gurgle.

“It seems you’ve arrived earlier than expected.”

A black liquid that bubbled and rose from near the man’s shoulder gurgled as if saying something in his ear.

It was neither human language nor divine language.

The man calmly nodded at the ominous pitch and tone that no one could interpret.

With a kind and confident expression, as if everything was going according to plan.

However, that expression didn’t last long.

– Gurgle…….

“What?”

The man’s expression twisted.

Then, he grabbed the black liquid gurgling in his ear with his right arm, tore it off, and met its gaze.

No, the black liquid didn’t have eyes, so it would be more accurate to say he glared at it.

“There’s no way an elf could block that attack. Spirits are quite troublesome, but even before…….”

– Gurgle, gurgle.

“……Regressor?”

The man frowned even more.

Because a word that shouldn’t be heard at this moment was heard through the black liquid.

“I don’t know what kind of guy he is. I know he’s a regressor, but a guy who didn’t even have a presence in the previous cycle is now blocking even this plan.”

How many times has this happened?

Beyond finding and destroying the traces of the Outer hidden throughout the Tower, he’s even blocking the traps left to prevent any possible variables.

It was to the point where he wondered if he knew all of his plans.

However, the man soon shook his head.

“That can’t be.”

If he knew his plans perfectly, he would have come to stop his actions long ago.

The regressor’s actions were certainly sharp, but it was too much to say that he knew the future.

Above all, the biggest evidence was that he was leaving what he was doing here alone.

– Gurgle.

“More power? Of course, I can send it. But it’s useless. Now that the World Tree has spread its branches, attacking the Garden is like sending moths to a flame.”

It was a shame, but there was no way to put spilled water back in the container.

The man erased his thoughts and began to focus more on dealing with the existence before him.

Things had become much more twisted compared to the previous cycle, but the man was creating an even greater variable than that.

However, he couldn’t hide the annoyance welling up from his heart.

“Attacking the Garden now will only bring those guys out.”

Crack!

The man was able to relieve his frown a little only after taking out his anger on the black liquid he was holding in his hand.

* * *

The four-colored light that burst out from above the World Tree.

The energy flowing from those halos, each representing fire, water, earth, and wind, was also known to Sae-un.

“Spirits?”

“Why is there spirit energy……? Moreover, if it’s this much energy.”

“How much is it?”

“I haven’t seen it myself, but it’s an energy so strong that I’d think it’s a Spirit King.”

“A Spirit King…….”

Sae-un had never seen a Spirit King either.

Even in the Tower before his regression, when Liel didn’t exist, the most famous spiritist only handled high-grade spirits.

Even then, it wasn’t like Liel, who handled all four Great Spirits, but at best, they had a contract with a single high-grade spirit.

Even in the trials, although corrupted spirits appeared, there had never been a case where a Spirit King appeared, so he could tell how extraordinary the situation before his eyes was.

“Do you happen to know anything?”

“This body is only here to protect the Garden. I inherited the wishes, but all I know is up to the planting of the World Tree.”

If the Guardian Tree didn’t know, it seemed it wasn’t due to the Garden.

Since Liel didn’t know, it seemed that it wasn’t common for Spirit Kings to appear even among the elves.

However, there was one possible scenario in Sae-un’s mind.

‘There isn’t much known about the World Tree, but there was a saying that it has the power to connect dimensions.’

Perhaps, by planting the World Tree, the Tower and the Spirit Realm were connected?

Of course, even so, the reason why the Spirit King was appearing here was not explained.

– Is my power still insufficient?

At that time, a voice was heard from near the halo.

The majestic voice, as if receiving a god, contained a refreshing natural energy different from a god.

Just listening to the voice cleared the head and made the skin feel cool.

– It can’t be helped. It’s only a sprout that has just unfolded its leaves, even though it’s called the World Tree.

– This is troublesome. However, sending the children is too important a requirement.

– Then, shouldn’t we invite them?

– That one is human. Elves can be trusted, but trusting and breaking the rules are different things.

– I know the rules too. However, if we’re going to question the rules, isn’t the Child of Terror also subject to punishment?

– That’s…….

– That child saved my child. Then, according to the rules, should I also abandon my child who is separated from the Spirit Realm?

– Isn’t that a different matter? If we break the rules completely just because the rules are cracked, only chaos will come.

– So, let’s try to avoid cracking the rules as much as possible.

The voices heard from the halo continued the conversation.

Neither Sae-un nor Liel could rashly interrupt the voices and raise questions. They could only listen quietly, focusing on their conversation, and waiting for a conclusion.

– Is there a way?

– How about moving our Round Table to the gap in the dimensions?

– The Round Table?

– Strictly speaking, the gap isn’t our Spirit Realm, so I think it’ll be okay.

– The gap could collapse.

– We can hold it up. Our four powers are enough, right?

– ……For a moment, it might be possible.

Was a conclusion finally reached?

The conversation flowing from the halo stopped for a moment.

And before long, the halo above the World Tree shone even more strongly than before and began to envelop Sae-un and Liel’s bodies.

– Last descendant of the natural clan. And human who saved the Child of the Mist.

The voice heard from the halo heated Sae-un’s skin.

It wasn’t that flames had appeared around him, or that the temperature had risen.

Just listening to the voice gave the illusion that hot flames were surrounding his entire body.

However, unlike the hot flames that Sae-un knew, these were very warm flames.

And to the voice that was heard right after…….

– I invite you to our Round Table.

The heat felt on his skin cooled as if swept away by a waterfall.