Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 456

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“Is this a familiar path?”

“I’m starting to lose track myself.”

We were following Ariadne’s thread, but the thread was stuck in the wall, so I was worried.

A new variable arose in Arcana’s actions, and accordingly, the thread connected towards a new path.

I couldn’t tell whether the thread came first or Arcana’s luck.

What was certain was that we were going further down.

‘Well, I thought the lower level was the most likely.’

Basically, the trial on the 68th floor involves escaping the maze through the uppermost passage.

So, Se-un thought that if the Lust Site existed, it would most likely be at the very bottom of the maze.

However, before his regression, Se-un had already thoroughly searched the lowest level of the maze.

Regardless of passing the trial, he thought that if it was a hidden dungeon located at the very bottom, the reward there would also be great.

He had searched the bottom of the 68th floor most diligently.

‘But, it’s a little different.’

The Compass of the Journey was spinning around as if it was flustered.

As we turned this way and that following the thread, and various variables arose due to Arcana’s luck, confusion arose.

As the path changed, Se-un was also unfamiliar with the surrounding environment.

In the meantime, new reports from the guild members began to come in one after another.

[Yoo Seo-ah: Se-un, I’m mapping now, but the lower part is a bit suspicious. I’m not sure, but there seems to be a gap in the map.]

[Han Areum: Huh? Us too! The structure feels a bit artificial compared to other places.]

[Choi Su-chang: I’m still checking, but there’s a blocked area in the center of the lowest floor, as if it was intentionally blocked. Given the nature of the fibrous passages, water should naturally drain away.]

[Kang Han-cheol: The wall is tougher here.]

Not everyone was certain.

However, small pieces of information piled up and created the conviction that the Lust Site would be on the lower level of the maze.

“Monsters aren’t appearing either~”

“Isn’t that because of your power?”

“Hey. If I were avoiding monsters that I couldn’t handle, I could call it luck, but I can’t say it’s luck that monsters aren’t appearing on the 68th floor~”

Since when was it? Not even the sound of a monster’s breath could be heard. It was as if whispering that there was nothing here.

‘I think this is the lowest level.’

The atmosphere around me changed.

Most of the light in the passage that had been subtly illuminating the maze disappeared, so the passage was full of darkness.

All I could see was Ariadne’s thread that had gone ahead along the path.

It felt like it was shouting to go back because there was no path anymore.

However, Se-un went further ahead, unconcerned, casting Light magic.

‘Soon…….’

The wind stopped.

Se-un, who had explored countless dungeons, mazes, and labyrinths, could tell. The path was coming to an end.

If the Lust Site appeared, there was a high probability that a gatekeeper, a guardian, would appear to match it, so he sharpened his senses and tensed his muscles.

After a while.

“It’s a dead end~”

As Se-un expected, the path ended.

Ariadne’s thread was also cut off as if its role was only up to here, and as soon as Se-un arrived, it lost its light and disappeared.

“But I can’t see anything?”

Arcana shook the deck of cards once again.

Perhaps because of the dark situation, she deliberately lit the cards on fire, so the surroundings were instantly lit red as soon as she threw the cards.

It was wider than other places, but it was just a blocked path with nothing special.

There was no sign of monsters, nor could any suspicious points be found.

Ruin, who was following from behind, came forward and sniffed, but soon shook his head and returned.

“What is it~?”

Arcana’s luck also did not bring about any abnormalities this time.

In case she could sense Lilith’s divinity, she activated the stigma even more, but there was nothing to be felt.

‘What?’

Arcana’s luck.

Ariadne’s thread.

The information that the guild members found.

And Se-un’s reasoning.

All of them were telling him that the Lust Site was here.

“It doesn’t seem to break either.”

Arcana, who had transformed the card into the shape of a huge scythe, swung it towards the front wall.

The eerie energy split the air along with the wall, but not even a small scratch remained on the wall.

Although some of her stats were tied up due to the penalty, it had been greatly relieved as she climbed up to the 68th floor.

She might not be able to beat Kang Han-cheol with strength alone, but her sharpness alone would have been enough.

However, the fact that she couldn’t even leave a scratch meant that it was difficult to see this wall as something that could be broken.

“What should we do?”

Se-un stood in front of the wall blocking his path.

Then, he raised his right hand and slowly stroked the tough and strong fibrous wall of the World Tree.

A blocked path.

This wasn’t the first time he had experienced this situation.

Now, with the help of several gods, he had been steadily climbing up to the 68th floor without any obstacles, but Se-un before his regression had not been like that.

‘Because I was weak.’

He fell and fell again.

When he went back to another place because the road was blocked, another blocked road came out.

He was betrayed by the Constellations, betrayed by those he thought were friends, and betrayed by those he thought were comrades.

In that adversity, what always stood by Se-un’s side and illuminated his path was always…….

Zzng-

It was Se-un’s unique skill, the Compass of the Journey.

The Compass of the Journey never betrayed Se-un. So, even at this moment, Se-un believed in the Compass of the Journey.

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

– The second ability of the stigma, ‘Rage,’ awakens.

It wasn’t the body that was strengthened by illuminating the stigma. It strengthens the unique skill, the Compass of the Journey.

To be honest, I don’t know if this is possible. But, all I can trust right now is the Compass of the Journey.

Zzng-!

The Compass of the Journey, which had been floating above Se-un’s head, turned dark red.

The compass, which had been spinning around without finding its destination, slowly calmed down and read Se-un’s thoughts.

‘Lust Site.’

To find that location, to illuminate the path of its master as it always had.

“Oh my, how wonderful~”

Arcana took a step back at the sight of Se-un concentrating.

She couldn’t see the Compass of the Journey, but she knew for sure that this was an important moment.

Thud, thud.

Se-un’s feet began to move.

He closes his eyes and moves only following the sensation that the Compass of the Journey tells him.

He could feel the smooth texture unique to the fiber in his right hand that was in contact with the wall.

Not long after…….

‘Here.’

Se-un’s footsteps stopped along with the Compass of the Journey.

At the same time, Se-un, who opened his eyes, took out a key from his chest.

No matter how you looked at the wall in front of you, you couldn’t call it a door, and there was no such thing as a keyhole.

Se-un just believed in the information the Compass of the Journey was telling him and held out the key.

Thump.

The key went smoothly into the wall that didn’t even have a scratch from Arcana’s attack.

Not piercing through the gaps between the fibers, but smoothly as if ignoring the tough fibrous tissue.

Then, as Se-un turned the key, a click! A change began to occur with the sound.

“I knew this was the place~”

The fibers that made up the wall shrank as if reversing growth, and the entire stone wall disappeared as if it had never existed in the first place.

And as soon as the stone wall disappeared, Se-un could feel an energy inside that was somehow familiar yet new.

– The Constellation, ‘The Crow Who Bows His Head,’ nods, saying that his treasure could not have been directed to the wrong place.

– The Constellation, ‘The Serpent Surrounding Jealousy,’ admires your ability to find such a meticulously hidden site, but warns of danger as it licks its tongue at the aura of lust emanating from it.

– The Constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince,’ sniffs and smells the scent of delicacies.

The Constellations told him the identity of the energy.

As expected, the Lust Site existed in the basement of the maze.

However, in the meantime, Se-un was thinking about something else for a moment.

‘This feeling just now…….’

It was different from usual.

Perhaps it was because the Compass of the Journey was activated to the extreme, but he felt strange for some reason.

A feeling as if he was in sync with the emotions of the Compass of the Journey, no, a feeling as if the Compass of the Journey was talking to Se-un.

I wanted to delve into that feeling enough, but unfortunately, the roar that came from the front disturbed Se-un.

“Krrraaa!”

“Kaaa!”

“Kyarak, kyareureuk.”

A creepy roar that makes you grab your weapon and tense your muscles.

There was only one presence, but there were several sounds coming from inside.

Flash!

As Se-un poured mana into the Light magic and expanded the range, the identity of the monster lurking inside the wall was revealed.

“……Hydra.”

A snake with nine heads. No, rather than a snake, it was a monster closer to a dragon species.

The fangs were dripping with poison so potent that even the gods feared it, and the nine heads were wary of intruders, each with its own ego.

Behind the Hydra, coiled in its massive body, was a door with an ominous green light, like the Hydra’s poison.

‘Probably, inside there is the Lust Site.’

Location-wise, the place where that door leads is exactly the center of the 68th floor.

The Hydra’s identity must be a guardian to protect the Lust Site.

“Amazing~ I’ve only heard of Hydra, but this is my first time seeing it in person. It’s cuter than I thought?”

The Hydra is by no means an ordinary monster.

The body is harder than any mineral, so it never gets hurt, and every time the nine heads are cut off, two new heads grow.

Above all, it is said that the poison flowing from its poisonous teeth or the poison breath pouring out like a waterfall leads to instant death even if it touches the tip of your finger.

‘Since it’s a guardian created by Lilith, she may not have perfectly reproduced the power of the Hydra in mythology…….’

The real Hydra has never been discovered even by Se-un, who reached the 92nd floor before his regression.

The Hydra is literally a monster in mythology.

According to rumors, it is sealed under Olympus with its head buried.

The monster in front of me now is just a fake created by Lilith, modeled after the myth of that monster.

But that doesn’t mean it’s an existence that can be ignored.

[Jeong Se-un: Found it.]

Having found the door, Se-un informed the guild chat of the fact to prevent the guild members from suffering, and immediately prepared for battle.

Arcana as well.

She picked up a new deck of cards and somehow conjured up flames, which could be said to be the Hydra’s greatest weakness.

“If possible, I’d like to tame it and take it with me, but I guess not?”

“Try it if you can.”