Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 47

The Vault of the Demon God-47

Chapter 47

Woo-oong!

“Wow…….”

A temporary base. No, a massive circular barrier emerged around what could more accurately be called a fortress.

It not only blocked light attacks like arrows but also perfectly prevented enemy intrusions and magic.

Those watching couldn’t help but be amazed.

In particular, Yoo Seo-ah, who was preparing instructions to deal with intruders, was utterly dumbfounded.

“How on earth did you do that?”

“I found some useful things in the goblin village we chased last time. I just used them.”

Mana stones discovered in the goblin’s vault.

Mana stones had endless uses depending on how they were processed.

Among them, what was used this time was the blueprint for the ‘Carmelder-style Defense Magic Circle’ [a powerful, short-duration magical barrier].

Its duration was short due to its high defense, but there were quite a few mana stones. In this state, we could buy at least 5 minutes.

“Everything Se-un does is just amazing. It’s like you came from the future.”

“More importantly, it won’t last long. Shouldn’t you hurry and issue attack orders? Everyone else is just standing there dumbfounded.”

“Ah! Everyone, prepare to attack!”

Se-un, feeling a twinge of guilt at Yoo Seo-ah’s words about coming from the future, urged her on.

At her shout, the others snapped out of their stupor and picked up their bows and arrows.

‘Well, not bad.’

Some of the equipment Se-un found in the goblin’s vault.

Thanks to the village’s large size, there were plenty of spare bows and arrows.

Everyone had only learned archery recently, so their skill was low, but in such a chaotic battle, numbers were more important than accuracy.

Phew-!

Dozens of arrows soared into the sky.

It wasn’t accurate aiming, but rather a clumsy attack that felt like they were just sending them vaguely outside the barrier.

Thwack!

Thud!

“Kugh!”

“Cough!”

The effect was excellent.

Even if only one or two out of dozens of arrows hit, we could steadily reduce the enemy’s numbers without much effort.

Moreover, we could knock down enemies who were trying to break through the barrier.

At that moment.

Woo-oong-!

A heavy sound, completely different from the sound of arrows, was heard.

Se-un looked to the side and saw Kang Han-cheol picking up dozens of spears stacked on the ground one by one and throwing them forcefully.

The sound was as heavy as firing a cannon.

Kwaaaang!

“C-Crazy! What is that! Cough!”

The result was as devastating as a cannonball hitting.

However, Kang Han-cheol’s attack wasn’t the strongest.

Kwaaaang!!

A roar like a cannon, no, a bomb falling, was heard.

Looking at the dust-filled area, more than five players were lying unconscious.

“Kyaa! It worked!”

“What did I tell you, sis! I said it would work, right?”

“I know, right! It’s so refreshing!”

“Then let’s do one more right away!”

Before the third act of the tutorial began, the twin sisters were not satisfied with just fences or traps and created weapons they could operate themselves.

Siege weapons.

No, since we’re defending the base now, we should call them defense weapons.

“Okay, here comes another one!”

“Ready, fire!”

Kwaaaang!!

The principle of what is called a trebuchet or catapult [a medieval siege engine that throws large projectiles] was simple.

Using the principle of leverage, they threw rocks at the enemy.

It was a shabby weapon compared to advanced scientific weapons, but in this place where advanced science didn’t exist, it was a powerful weapon that could disrupt the balance.

‘I can’t lose either.’

Se-un raised his hand.

-The power of ‘Fireball’ is enhanced according to the mysteries of the Black Tower.

Kwareureuk!

A dark red fireball struck the enemy lines. Immediately following, a dark blue lightning bolt swept through the enemy ranks.

Even though he was using low-circle magic [basic level spells] to prevent the fences and traps from being destroyed, its power was astonishing thanks to the mysteries of the Black Tower.

However, the other side wasn’t stupid either, and they weren’t just taking hits.

Hwareuk!

Pajijik!

“Magic?”

Not many players should be able to use magic during the tutorial.

Hot flames, cold ice, and sparkling lightning struck the barrier.

It seemed that a considerable number of mages existed on the other side.

And Se-un could easily guess the reason.

‘Probably one of the constellations blocked by Mammon [a powerful demon associated with greed].’

When Se-un awakened mana, gods related to magic took an interest, but like Pan, Mammon blocked all their communication.

If they could grant circles to players in the name of blessings to allow them to use magic, such attacks wouldn’t be impossible.

Woo-oong!

The barrier, which had been excellently withstanding the enemy’s attacks, shook precariously.

Due to the nature of defensive barriers, the duration inevitably shortened as the impact received increased.

He had planted quite a few mana stones, but most of them were low-grade, so they wouldn’t last long.

Besides.

“Who are these guys?”

“The constellation tells us to ignore them and focus on the goal?”

“Damn it, I don’t know what’s going on, but let’s join them!”

The rate at which Se-un’s clan defeated enemies was slower than the rate at which new enemies joined.

Before long, the power difference was roughly four to five times.

It was a testament to how many constellations Mammon’s communication blockade had offended.

‘Maybe the same constellation is tempting multiple clans.’

Whatever the reason, it didn’t matter.

The power difference was overwhelmingly disadvantageous, but Se-un only saw them all as ‘contribution points.’

Chuck-

Se-un, who had been spamming magic, took out the bow that seemed to be in the best condition among those he had obtained from the goblin vault.

Now that the power of magic was weakening due to the distance, this was necessary to launch effective attacks.

-The Vault of Gluttony has been opened.

[Grad Empire Archery]

-An archery method created in the Grad Empire to teach soldiers how to use bows; its power is said to have struck fear into countless kingdoms.

Deudeudeuk!

The bowstring was pulled taut.

It was the first time he had ever held a bow, but he could clearly understand how to use it.

He could naturally tell that the condition of the bow he was holding wasn’t very good, but that was something he could cover with skill.

Woo-oong!

The mana circle rotated tightly.

Mana traveled through Se-un’s arm and was contained in the arrowhead, shimmering with a red light.

Just before the bow groaned, unable to withstand any more.

Piyoong!

The arrow with the red tip soared into the sky.

The arrow, which had been gracefully swimming in the sky like a hawk, sharply descended like a hawk that had soon captured its target.

Thwack!

Unexpectedly, it ended its movement by embedding itself into the ground instead of hitting its prey.

Even though it fell in the area with the most enemies, it didn’t hit a single one.

“W-What? Did he just shoot an arrow from all the way over there?”

“But his aiming skills don’t seem very good; let’s quickly break down the barrier!”

The players around where the arrow fell tried to ignore the arrow, relieved.

At that moment, the magic Se-un had imbued in the arrowhead emitted a strong light.

-The power of ‘Fire Burst’ is enhanced according to the mysteries of the Black Tower.

Peoooong!!

“Kuaaaak!”

The arrow exploded.

It wasn’t just a simple explosion of flames. Thanks to the arrowhead being embedded deep into the ground, the surrounding earth erupted entirely, engulfing the nearby players.

Dirt and rocks spread out and pierced through the players’ bodies like shrapnel.

Even in that moment, Se-un’s arrows didn’t stop and fell into the enemy lines.

Pung, Peoong!

Peoooong!!

It was just an arrow, but its power was comparable to the catapult created by the twin sisters.

The number of players who had confidently stepped forward, believing in their numerical superiority, quickly decreased.

However.

Woo-oong-

The barrier that Se-un had deployed could no longer withstand the attacks and slowly disappeared.

Frankly, it had held out long enough.

As the barrier was breached, players with close-range abilities charged forward as if they had been waiting.

Se-un, watching them, briefly lowered his bow and raised his right hand.

One, two, three.

The moment the enemies approached appropriately, Se-un’s thumb and middle finger snapped.

And with that.

Peoooong!!

“W-What! What the hell is that from earlier!”

Sudden explosions occurred beneath the feet of the players who were charging.

Moreover, the number of explosions wasn’t just one or two.

Explosions occurred continuously even beneath the players who were running towards the outskirts, thinking that it wouldn’t happen there.

‘I was expecting this much.’

The method is simple.

Fire Burst.

Like he had used in the goblin village, he had inscribed explosion magic into mana stones and planted them in the ground.

Since he had deliberately set them in the paths that the fence couldn’t protect, the players were forced to step on the traps.

“Everyone, lower your bows and prepare for close combat! Use the fence as a shield and be as defensive as possible!”

“Yes!”

“Finally, it’s close combat.”

Because there were so many enemies, Se-un couldn’t defeat all of them with the traps he had set or the powerful attacks.

However, Se-un’s clan wasn’t primarily focused on long-range attacks in the first place.

And with the fence, the people only had to hide behind it and thrust long spears.

Thwack, Thwook!

Thanks to that, they could steadily reduce the number of enemies without a single injury.

In particular, Yoo Seo-ah and Kang Han-cheol shone even brighter as close combat approached.

“H-How are we supposed to break through this!”

“This is impossible! It’s impossible!”

“But, the constellation…….”

“Is that the problem now? We only followed to survive in the first place; it’s useless if we die!”

“T-That’s right! This isn’t it!”

“Run away!”

The enemies who had realized defeat began to flee one by one.

The people who were excited by the victory tried to chase them, but Yoo Seo-ah stepped forward and stopped them.

“If we fight outside the fortress, all of our advantages will disappear. If it becomes a free-for-all, it will be difficult to receive Se-un’s help too.”

Se-un nodded at her words.

In the first place, the goal of this third tutorial isn’t to defeat them all.

Even if we just hold our ground here and stay still, it won’t be difficult to pass.

The number of enemies has decreased to about 1/10, so they won’t be able to counterattack again.

-Player ‘Kim Tae-hyun’ has been defeated. 3,910 points have been plundered.

-Player ‘James Dean’ has been defeated. 4,180 points have been plundered.

…

As the battle ended, the familiar system messages appeared in succession.

Indeed, the third act of the tutorial.

You could acquire an enormous amount of contribution points with just one battle.

‘Most of the players who rose in the rankings earned a lot of contribution points here.’

Player hunting.

It’s an attractive method to achieve 1st place in contribution points in the tutorial, but Se-un didn’t have much interest in it.

That’s because.

“Authority of Gluttony.”

-Not a valid target.

The Authority of Gluttony wasn’t applicable to players.

He could use it on Pan’s contractor, but it seemed that it was possible at that time because the opponent was closer to Pan’s divine essence itself, which had attempted to descend, rather than a player.

So, rather than defeating players.

‘It’s about time for them to appear.’

There was a better method.

-The number of players has decreased to 3/4 or less. ‘Hungry Ogres’ will be summoned to the field to activate the tutorial.

A good opportunity to gain contribution points as well as stat increases and additional items through the Authority of Gluttony.