Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 452

The trials of the Tower were generally designed to be fair to all players.

Of course, it couldn’t actually be fair to every player, but the goal was to set the trial objectives as equitably as possible.

This trial was no different.

If there were players like Seun who had wings and could fly, they would quickly pass the trial without even having their abilities assessed.

That’s why the 66th floor’s trial imposed a ‘penalty’ on those with wings.

Whoosh!

‘A downdraft, huh.’

A heavy downdraft was coming down from the top of the Jicheon Tree [a massive, sacred tree]. Thanks to it, my body felt heavy, as if weights were attached to my wings.

It felt like being a salmon swimming upstream against a waterfall.

– It’s okay, I can do it.

“Let’s go.”

– Okay!

The purple wings spread on Seun’s back grew even larger.

It wasn’t just the size that increased; the unique purple hue of Turiq’s wings deepened, and a surge of power filled the wingtips.

Flap!

Seun used that power to its fullest, flapping his wings with all his might.

Then, Seun’s body, which had been blocked by the downdraft, soared upward with surprising speed.

Thud, thud, thud!

As the speed increased, the figures of those who were climbing the pillar became visible.

He passed Yoo Seo-ah, who was running diagonally up the Jicheon Tree’s pillar in a spiral.

Clang, clang, clang!

“Kugh…….”

Even Kang Han-cheol, who was smashing the Jicheon Tree’s bark with each leap, roughly sprinting, was overtaken.

The speed and power would have been absolutely impossible with the previous wings.

It was a flight made possible by the dramatic increase in Turiq’s power as she recently approached the Spirit Realm [a higher plane of existence].

“Ggrrr……”

“Let’s hurry and build it up!”

“Okay!”

“Hmm, the weapons are embedding deeply enough. It’s not that hard.”

Looking down for a moment, the other guild members were also slowly climbing the pillar in their own ways.

Baek-hyun was leisurely walking, using the undead as stairs, and the twin sisters were, as always, building stairs using the pillar as a support.

Go Chang-seok was embedding weapons into the tree pillar, stepping on them to climb, and Lee Ha-neul was using Marbas’s power to create supports by deforming the bark.

Realizing that there was no need to worry about the guild members, Seun sped up his wing movements even more.

“Caw!”

– The constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows His Head,’ is displeased with the bird’s cry.

How far had he flown against the downdraft? Three flying monsters covered the sky with their huge wings, appearing above his head.

‘This is where the real thing starts.’

The starting point of the 66th floor was practically a safe zone, but once you reached a certain height, monsters appeared here as well.

Unlike the players who were usually restricted to the tree pillar, these monsters freely flew through the downdraft with their wings.

Players would use various methods to avoid or defeat them.

– According to the mysteries of the Black Tower, the power of ‘Giga Lightning’ is enhanced.

The method Seun chose was the most efficient and simple.

Magic.

It was the best technique to defeat multiple enemies at once without having to move his hands separately.

Zap!

“Caw!”

Like a bolt of lightning in the clear sky, electricity flashed in the empty air, simultaneously electrocuting the three monsters.

The monsters here were free in the downdraft, but their combat abilities weren’t particularly strong.

Even the boss-level monsters on the 64th floor could usually withstand this level of magic once or twice, but the monsters on the 66th floor couldn’t even withstand a single lightning strike and plummeted to the ground.

Thud!

“Ugh! Oh my god!”

As the monsters fell, Seun’s sensitive hearing picked up screams from below.

The downdraft was so strong that the monsters accelerated as they fell, creating an impact as if a cannonball had landed.

‘The 66th floor trial starts now.’

Beyond simple climbing, monster attacks begin.

Even if you survive the monster attacks, what if you accidentally fall from the pillar?

Even a normal fall is dangerous, but if you fall with the acceleration of the downdraft, even players with strong physical abilities won’t be able to withstand it easily.

This becomes even more significant as the height climbed increases.

In that situation, the ‘branches,’ which are the goal of the trial, are nowhere to be seen, so the higher you go, the more players are consumed by anxiety.

‘Well, it’s a trial that can be overcome with good cooperation.’

Even though it looks like an individual battle, this trial emphasizes cooperation.

The reason why the Diablo Guild members started from the same place was precisely for this reason.

Whether they tied ropes around each other’s bodies, used skills to assist each other, or dozens of players moved as one to prepare for falls, climb the tree, and prepare for monster attacks, that was the standard strategy.

Well, Seun, including the Diablo Guild members, didn’t seem to have much intention of doing that.

Rustle.

– Huh? Did it just shake a little? Is it shaking because of the impact from below?

“Rather than that, it’s probably a kind of defense mechanism. Turiq, get ready.”

– Okay!

The memories from before the regression come to mind.

After climbing the tree and enduring the first monster attack, the Jicheon Tree trembles, and a sign of something appears.

For a moment, Kang Han-cheol’s punches came to mind, but no matter how strong he was, he couldn’t make the Jicheon Tree tremble.

– Master, above!

“I know.”

This time, it wasn’t monsters but unidentified projectiles that were falling from above. Not just one or two, but dozens of projectiles.

Whooong!

Barely dodging the projectiles, and only after feeling the wind pressure that brushed past his face, did Seun realize that the projectiles were rotten branches.

Even though they were branches, the Jicheon Tree was so huge that their size was larger and thicker than ordinary logs.

Thud, thump!

Starting with the first projectile, dozens of projectiles fell simultaneously.

As if to prove that the projectiles weren’t just targeting Seun, some were rolling down the tree pillar as well as falling through the air.

Well, there were many, but they were easy to avoid.

‘It might be a little difficult for those below.’

Come to think of it, if those branches fell below, it seemed like the guild members who were diligently climbing below would have trouble.

Since Seun was flying vertically, the guild members would be right below him.

Thinking that far, Seun stopped flying for a moment and drew Durandal [Seun’s sword].

– Through internal energy, the second form of the Violet Sword Art, Flower Rain Fan, is enhanced.

– According to the mysteries of the Violet Divine Art, heat is added to the martial art.

Whoosh!

The purple flames that erupted from Seun’s sword spread out in a fan shape.

The fiercely falling branches turned to ashes and scattered into the downdraft.

– According to the mysteries of the Green Tower, the speed of ‘Fire Storm’ is increased.

Whoosh!

This time, it was the opposite side.

As Seun lowered his palm and manifested magic, the branches that had already passed Seun and were falling also turned to ashes and scattered.

‘That should be enough.’

In case the same situation would repeat, Seun changed his flight direction. He changed his course so that even if projectiles fell, they wouldn’t fall on the guild members.

– Master, I’m a little…….

“Shall we take a break for a while?”

– Yes, I’m sorry.

“No, we’re already halfway there.”

Even with Turiq’s enhanced power, flying while resisting the downdraft was not an easy task.

Turiq’s power was running out, and the light of the stigmata was gradually weakening due to the divine power being consumed instead of spirit energy.

‘Is it that way?’

Flying along the compass of the journey, Seun soon discovered a hole in the tree pillar.

A hole big enough for one person. No, a hole big enough for dozens of people to enter. It was a resting space for players climbing the tree.

“Kweeeeeek!”

– Through internal energy, the third form of the Blood Wolf Sword Art, Blood Wolf Assault, is enhanced.

It was a trap aimed at the necks of players who were feeling the limits of their stamina, blinded by rest, and approaching carelessly.

Slash!

The body of the giant larva that popped out of the hole was split in half by Seun’s sword strike.

The fluid that filled the giant body burst out like a water balloon, scattering in all directions.

‘From the beginning, that hole isn’t a resting place for players, but the hole of that bug.’

The fortunate thing was that usually only one bug lived in one hole.

If you killed just one bug, players could use the bug’s nest as a comfortable resting place as they wished.

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ says that these monsters are big and chewy and savors the taste of the thick fluid.

Moreover, although many people don’t know, there is a hidden reward here.

Tuk, tuk.

“It’s here.”

Thud!

Seun, who had been tapping the wall with the handle of Durandal, immediately swung his sword at the sound of a changed impact.

Then, the wall collapsed greatly, and a hidden passage appeared.

The bugs of the Jicheon Tree basically live alone, but they connect passages with other bug nests for mating.

Once mating is over, they block the passages again, but if you find them well, you can easily move to other connected passages.

‘Fortunately, it’s a passage going up.’

He decided to walk to the next bug nest to recover his divine power.

Even if it wasn’t a hidden dungeon, there were a few items that could be obtained from the bug nest, so he planned to collect anything useful along the way.

‘But I shouldn’t be too relaxed.’

Thinking of Kang Han-cheol and Yoo Seo-ah, who would be fiercely chasing after Seun, Seun’s pace also quickened.

* * *

The trial of the 66th floor was difficult and dangerous, but the distance to passing the trial was not that far.

Of course, this was only from Seun’s perspective.

From the perspective of the players climbing the vertically high tree, the distance to the ‘first branch’ felt farther and more difficult than any other trial.

‘Is it sap this time?’

The thick sap of the Jicheon Tree poured down like a waterfall, not only on the walls of the tree pillar but also on the downdraft.

He could feel Turiq struggling again, but Seun encouraged her and continued to flap his wings.

‘It’s almost over.’

The ‘first branch’ mentioned in the trial began to appear in the distance.

The branch was so large that it would be more appropriate to call it another tree growing next to the tree.

Above it, the shape of something was faintly visible.

“Kraaaaaa-!”

A roar so loud that it made his ears ring.

The figure rising above the branch spread its wings wide.

Wings that were incomparably larger and smoother than the avian monsters he had seen climbing the tree.

The wings, made of thin membranes like bats, had sharp claws on them.

‘The boss monster of the 66th floor.’

It wasn’t a monster created to be hunted.

A boss monster created to be avoided.

The emperor of the sky, known to be nearly impossible for a 66th-floor player to hunt even on flat ground.

A wyvern with black scales, specialized in flight among the dragon species.

‘Black Wyvern.’

As befitting a boss monster, it was larger than a typical wyvern, and even though it hadn’t breathed yet, green flames were overflowing from its mouth.

As his eyes met the vertically torn pupils and eyes unique to reptiles, the stigmata reacted on its own, resisting its fear.

‘There’s no reason to avoid it this time.’

– The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ excitedly raises his fork in anticipation.

The Black Wyvern, instinctively feeling a sense of crisis, began to spew green breath, and the battle between the two began.