Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 462

I Raided the Demon God’s Vault – Episode 462

Episode 462

The reorganization didn’t take long.

Thanks to Lee Haneul’s healing and the potions she had prepared in advance, external wounds disappeared almost instantly, and stamina was quickly restored through rest.

Kang Chul slept for quite a while, likely due to accumulated fatigue, but as soon as he opened his eyes, he got up and stretched his shoulders.

Then, the first words he uttered were:

“Aren’t we leaving?”

It was hard to believe he was someone who had been practically a semi-corpse until he regained consciousness.

Others shook their heads, expressing their reluctance, but they agreed with his words.

Everyone was ready to depart.

“I will guide you along the shortest path possible.”

“Oh, it’s been a while since I’ve tackled a trial following the Guild Master.”

“It hasn’t been a while; this is the first time we’ve done something like this outside of the Great Trials every 10 floors, isn’t it?”

“…Come to think of it, that’s right. Even if we’ve traveled together, we’ve never done it like this, all together.”

Seun took the lead, using the compass of the journey.

After leaping onto the upper floor, which had collapsed due to the corpse explosion, he ran towards the closest path to the top of the maze.

As he did, Harry, who was following right next to Seun, couldn’t hide his surprise.

“You’re amazing, Master. To maintain this speed while finding the way. I’m impressed.”

– The constellation, ‘The Leopard with Red Spots,’ says it’s because you’re still immature and orders you to hone your authority further.

– The constellation, ‘The Leopard with Red Spots,’ informs you that there are plenty of trials prepared.

Harry’s exclamation reached his ears, but Seun thought the same as Oh Se [Harry’s Constellation Patron].

He wasn’t fully skilled yet, but Harry’s exploration skills were comparable to Seun’s before his regression.

Moreover, unlike Seun before his regression, he was receiving help from the constellation Oh Se, the 57th-ranked Demon King, so his future potential was more than enough.

“It’s good that you’re following me, but could you support the rear? There seem to be some people falling behind.”

“Understood. Don’t worry about the back; just pick up the pace. I’ll catch up soon.”

Harry turned his leopard around and headed back.

He didn’t need to worry about the combat personnel, but people like Go Changseok and Lee Haneul were inherently less agile.

Unless someone carried them, Harry needed to help them along.

“Kkeureuk.”

Swish.

Monsters couldn’t slow down Seun’s pace.

Yoo Seoa was wielding her sword in the middle to help those who were falling behind, even though she could keep up with Seun.

How much time had passed?

Ordinary players would wander the maze for at least a week, or even over a month, eventually losing their way and giving up on the 68th floor trial…

– You have successfully completed the 68th floor trial, ‘Inside the Jicheonmok Tree.’

– Calculating contribution points…

– Hidden quest ‘Den of Lust’ completed.

– Hidden quest ‘Deepest Part of the Jicheonmok Tree’ completed.

……

– Total accumulated contribution points: 3,580,000 points

– Congratulations! You have cleared the 68th floor trial with a rank of 1st.

– Acquired 100,000 points as a reward.

They had succeeded in clearing it in less than a day.

And that wasn’t just Seun alone, but with the entire Diablo Guild.

* * *

The next trial on the 69th floor was completely covered with the leaves of the Jicheonmok tree.

The trial here, where visibility was completely obscured and it was impossible to know when and where monsters would pop out, was named ‘Towards the Sky’.

The content of the trial was as simple as the name.

“Towards the sky, huh.”

“Damn it! So, when is that sky coming out?”

“Don’t you remember the size of the Jicheonmok tree we saw on the 65th floor? Especially the upper part surrounded by leaves was enormous.”

“You’re telling me to climb all the way up there? Really?”

“Since it’s the 69th floor trial, it’s highly likely. You know that the difficulty increases as the content of the trial becomes easier.”

“I know that… Damn it, damn it!”

Ban Dalkan, the Guild Master of the Clear Guild, cursed.

It had already been almost a week since they started climbing the 69th floor trial.

They had been struggling to climb the leaves to face the sky as the trial demanded, but the sky showed no sign of appearing.

The dense leaves completely obscured their vision, so they couldn’t even tell how much further they had to go to reach their destination.

“Please be patient. You experienced something similar on the 65th floor.”

“At least we could see the destination back then. We can’t even see the destination now!”

“Still, look at that.”

The Vice Guild Master, who was assisting Ban Dalkan, pointed to the side.

There, a particularly small leaf was swaying slightly in the wind.

“The wind is coming in. That means we’re getting closer to the outside, so we’ve probably reached more than halfway.”

“Yeah. If you say so, then that must be it.”

The Vice Guild Master was practically in charge of the Clear Guild’s brains.

Ban Dalkan, who was the Guild Master, was only leading the guild with his strong power and unique, hearty personality.

In fact, the reason they were able to get this far was largely thanks to Ban Dalkan’s strength.

“If it’s like this here, how difficult is the 70th floor going to be? Everyone has their return stones ready, right?”

“Of course.”

“I don’t know what the 70th floor will be like, but if it gets dangerous, I’ll hold them off, so everyone use your return stones and get out of here. Don’t hold on because you think it’s a waste to have come this far, and end up dying.”

“Understood! Guild Master!”

This was the reason why Ban Dalkan was able to remain as the Guild Master.

Although he wasn’t very smart, his strong power and sense of responsibility made him a reliable pillar that everyone, including the Vice Guild Master, could lean on.

With that, they steeled their hearts once again and climbed the leaves.

The giant leaves of the Jicheonmok tree didn’t even shake, even with the entire Clear Guild climbing on them.

Then, after a long time, a new monster appeared.

“Piiiiii-”

“That’s disgustingly grotesque.”

A giant butterfly appeared, as large as the leaves that the Clear Guild members were all riding on.

Perhaps because of its enormous wings, or because it was incredibly powerful, the sturdy leaves shook every time it flapped its wings.

“Everyone, prepare for battle!”

The start of the battle was, as always, the Guild Master, Ban Dalkan.

He wielded a spear known as a creation of the legendary blacksmith ‘Majeong,’ which he had recently obtained at an auction, and fought the butterfly.

It was a difficult monster to deal with, creating pollen that caused status ailments and strong winds that hindered movement, but everyone worked together, starting with Ban Dalkan, and it was manageable.

However, a problem arose.

“Another one has appeared on the left!”

“T, two on the right!”

“Damn it, then let’s retreat for now…”

“They’ve appeared behind us too!”

“We’re surrounded…?”

It didn’t seem like a very intelligent monster, but they had been unexpectedly surrounded.

They had tried various methods, but no matter how strong Ban Dalkan was, they couldn’t fight surrounded by such powerful monsters in this unstable terrain.

“Damn it, it’s a waste, but…”

Ban Dalkan gripped his spear even more firmly.

Following the Vice Guild Master’s instructions, the other guild members took out the return stones they had been keeping in their pockets.

After dozens of attempts, they had climbed up to the 69th floor, but they all knew that their lives were much more precious than the regret or the price of the return stones.

“If those guys focus on me, everyone get out of here! I’ll follow you!”

“Yes!”

“Here I go!”

Ban Dalkan leaped forward.

A trustworthy figure befitting a Guild Master responsible for a guild.

And at that moment.

Kwaaaat-!!

The butterflies’ wings, which had been surrounding them, were torn to shreds, and the battle situation ended in an instant.

“Huh…?”

The first thing they saw was a human with purple wings. His black, ferocious wolf was brutally carving up the butterflies.

Following him, a woman who leaped so quickly that she was almost invisible swept through the butterflies’ wings with wind-like speed.

The fist of a giant man who leaped up third struck the last remaining butterfly’s body, causing the butterfly’s torso to burst like a balloon.

The 69th floor monsters, each of which was incredibly powerful, fell helplessly to their attacks.

“T, thank you!”

It was a dangerous situation where they couldn’t guarantee the Guild Master’s life even if they used the return stones.

In that situation, they received help, so the entire Clear Guild offered their thanks to the heroes.

However.

“Seun, what should we do?”

“Ignore them.”

“…They look weak.”

They didn’t care about the Clear Guild.

In the first place, they hadn’t helped the Clear Guild, but had merely eliminated the monsters that were obstructing their path.

As they disappeared from sight, those with the same insignia as the people in front of them came up one after another.

“Oh, hello!”

“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen other players.”

“Why are they all so spaced out?”

“Did they run into Blood Wolf oppa [term of endearment used by younger women to address older brothers or male figures] ?”

“Ah, then that’s understandable. I acknowledge it!”

“Everyone, could you pick up the pace a little more? We’re already falling behind a lot.”

“Ugh, hyungnim [term of respect for older brother or senior]! Let’s go together! Give me some wings too!”

“Haha, alright. Hurry up.”

The way they climbed through the leaves, each with their own unique style, didn’t look weak at all.

Judging from the atmosphere, they seemed like ordinary guild members, but all of them were as strong as the Guild Master of the Clear Guild, Ban Dalkan.

No, some of them seemed powerful enough to easily surpass Ban Dalkan’s strength.

“What on earth is this…?”

Ban Dalkan’s hand lost its strength.

He felt the difference in power that he hadn’t felt even when facing powerful monsters.

He had been confident that he was a strong enough player to be recognized on this floor, but that wasn’t the case.

He realized that he was just a frog in a well [idiom for someone with limited experience or perspective].

That was the same for his guild members as well.

“Do you have to be that strong to challenge the 70th floor…?”

They thought they had been doing well, following the Guild Master, but they realized that they had just been carried by the Guild Master.

If they had reached the 70th floor in this state, wouldn’t they have died without even having time to use their return stones?

Thinking that, they felt even more grateful to those who had disappeared earlier.

After taking a moment to sort out his thoughts, Ban Dalkan made a quick decision and shouted to his guild members.

“We’re stopping the climb.”

“Guild Master…”

“We’re still not skilled enough. Everyone realized that, right? For now, we’ll go down to the lower part of the 69th floor and build up our skills again by fighting monsters.”

“Understood!”

The Clear Guild, who had answered energetically, turned back with regret and descended to the lower part of the 69th floor.

Meanwhile, Ban Dalkan recalled the wolf insignia that was engraved on the armor of those who had now disappeared from sight.

They were his benefactors, both physically and mentally.

* * *

“Finally, the 70th floor.”

“There’s no need to say ‘finally.’ We arrived so quickly.”

– Welcome to the 70th floor trial.

– Theme: Soaring Darkness

– Darkness is coming to you who have reached the end of the Jicheonmok tree.

– Eliminate the darkness that fills the sky and protect the Jicheonmok tree.

The 70th floor trial, Soaring Darkness.

The Diablo Guild looked around at the top of the Jicheonmok tree.

The sky was so clear that it was hard to understand why the word darkness was used. It was a clear sky with not a single cloud.

“But what does it mean to eliminate the darkness?”

“You’ll find out soon enough.”

As it had been until now, the trials every ten floors, where the first digit changed, all had tremendous difficulty.

This trial, which required them to protect the Jicheonmok tree, was the same.

It was a trial that could only be cleared by several guilds joining forces.

However, Seun had no intention of doing that.

“We’re enough on our own.”

He felt it after seeing the Diablo Guild wielding their weapons in front of the Den of Lust.

Seun had been underestimating the Diablo Guild.

They are strong. Strong enough that they don’t need his help.

Originally, Seun thought it would be difficult for him to protect all the guild members and proceed with the trial alone.

But now he doesn’t think so at all.

“Oh, it’s getting dark over there.”

“Darkness, huh. What is it… Huh?”

“Wait a minute, that.”

“Could it be, are they all monsters?”

The darkness was covering the sky.

Their identities were flying monsters with large wings, so numerous that they blocked out the sunlight.

The number of monsters approaching from all directions seems to be over a thousand.

The goal of this trial is to kill those numerous monsters and protect the Jicheonmok tree.

And they are…

‘I can finally use them now.’

They were the first test subjects of the 권능 [Authority/Power] of Lust.