Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 501

501

“This is troubling…”

El-Abre, merged with the vines, gently murmured as he placed his hand on the massive hemisphere.

El-Abre.

Though it was his mother’s name, he didn’t dislike being called by it.

As the only self left here, he wanted to continue his mother’s legacy with this proud name.

And now, with the appearance of the enemy’s Great Sage, a way to alleviate his mother’s worries had emerged.

However.

“Even if he is the enemy’s Great Sage, to enter here so openly…”

It was a reckless idea, even now that he thought about it.

What if the enemy’s Great Sage, after entering, was consumed by the Outer and then escaped?

As numerous worries flashed through his mind, he involuntarily shifted his gaze to the tendrils connecting his fingers to the enemy’s Great Sage.

“No. I must believe. Even the largest tree can be felled by a single pest.”

The enemy’s Great Sage had already entered.

All that was left was to believe.

El-Abre nodded, concentrating to tighten the vines even more, lest a gap should open in the hemisphere.

Just then.

Thud!

“Gasp?”

He felt an impact on one part of the vine that was enveloping the hemisphere.

No, that was just the beginning.

Subsequently, he began to feel extreme shock and immense pressure from all parts of the hemisphere.

“The Dark Water…!”

It was rampaging.

It hadn’t been like this for hundreds of years since its resistance had been crushed.

Yet now, those guys were desperately trying to escape the hemisphere to get out. No, to flee.

Sizzle-!

Soon after, black smoke rose through the vines of the hemisphere, which the tree spirits had created by sacrificing their bodies.

“That’s…!”

It was smoke he had seen once before.

Didn’t the enemy’s Great Sage emit that black smoke when he burned the Dark Water he had trapped inside his stomach?

That meant the Dark Water was burning away inside.

As if to dispel El-Abre’s anxiety, the enemy’s Great Sage was rapidly extinguishing the Dark Water inside.

“Finally, finally…! Mother, El-Abre…!”

His mother’s wish was being fulfilled right before his eyes.

So he couldn’t just stand still.

If even one of those vines were to loosen now, the Outer would escape.

Even considering the enemy’s Great Sage, who must be suffering inside, he must never let the Outer escape.

El-Abre recalled his mother’s name and wish, enhancing his assimilation power to seize all the tendrils of the vines.

“Brothers…”

He whispered to the tree spirits who had abandoned their egos and returned to his mother’s embrace to fulfill her wish.

The time had finally come.

Our sacrifice was not in vain.

Sizzle!

The sound coming from the front was not the sound of the Dark Water burning away.

The intense heat generated inside the hemisphere was transmitted to the outside, burning his hand black.

He had never felt pain in his spirit body, but somehow this heat tormented his body with vivid agony.

However, he never took his hand off the hemisphere.

“This much pain… is nothing.”

Compared to the suffering his brothers must have felt.

Compared to the suffering his mother must have felt.

Compared to the suffering he had felt, losing hope over an eternity.

This kind of physical pain was nothing.

So he hypnotized himself, enduring the pain.

Sizzzzzzle-!!

In the meantime, even more black smoke poured out.

The amount was so great that the ceiling inside the barrier was covered with the black smoke that couldn’t escape, turning it completely black.

“Kuh-um!”

El-Abre didn’t let go until both his arms were burned black.

The entire hemisphere was charred black, barely withstanding the Dark Water’s luminescence and intense heat.

– I’ll help you.

He couldn’t endure it with mental strength alone anymore.

Just as he was about to let go, a spirit with purple wings came to him from behind.

Clearly, the spirit who had been with the enemy’s Great Sage.

“Thank you…”

As her power infused him, the movements of the glowing Dark Water became sluggish.

El-Abre had already transcended the pain, serenely awaiting the final moment.

Rustle-

Opening his eyes at the sound of something collapsing, he saw the bodies of his brothers, who had formed the hemisphere, scattering.

It wasn’t that they couldn’t endure it. They had fulfilled their roles and were returning to their mother’s embrace.

“Ah… you have suffered…”

Within the scattered hemisphere, there was no trace of the Dark Water that had tormented them for a lifetime.

Only one person.

The human who had saved them.

The enemy’s Great Sage was merely enveloped in a faint red light, holding a crooked staff.

* * *

The hellfire imbued with the power of destruction completely incinerated the Outer inside the hemisphere.

He had worried that the tree vines might burn in the middle, allowing the Outer to escape.

‘El-Abre must have used his power.’

That never happened until the end.

Thanks to that, he was able to burn all the Outer without leaving a trace.

– Grrr…….

As the dark red light faded from the staff, he heard Ruin’s pleasant growling.

Perhaps an enormous amount of Outer was now piled up in the mental world?

Since his long-desired prey had appeared in abundance, he wouldn’t have to worry about food for a while.

– The source of Elheim, El-Abre’s wish, has been fulfilled.

– El-Abre will remember you as a ‘Savior.’

– ‘The Wolf Who Swallowed the Nightmare of the Divine Tree’ will be recorded in the Legend of the Blood Wolf.

As the hemisphere burned away and his vision cleared, a message with familiar content appeared.

Since Seun’s guild had grown, it was common for only the guild’s trait, ‘Savior of Destruction,’ to grow instead of myths.

Whether it was because Seun had done something alone, a new line was recorded in Seun’s myth.

‘The more myths are written, the higher the rank.’

This was very positive news for Seun.

Although the only one who remembered his exploits was the tree spirit sobbing in front of him, that was enough.

“Thank you so much, Great Sage of the Enemy…”

Seun also bowed his head at El-Abre’s gratitude. His arms, burned black, conveyed his sincerity.

Fortunately, he was a spirit.

Perhaps restoring his arms would not be difficult if he was given proper rest.

At that moment, a familiar voice was heard from beyond the barrier.

“Wh-What’s going on! El-Abre! El-Abre! Are you alright? That guy, no, where is the Great Sage of the Enemy… Don’t tell me, really!”

“Huff, huff! He, he’s here. So where is our Seun Great Sage?”

“It’s been a while, Black Root. Could it be that the shock from just now happened inside here?”

The first voice was that of El-Abre’s chief manager, Aen. And behind her, judging from the voices that included the Great Sage of Azure and the voices heard at the Round Table before, it seemed they had summoned the Great Sages.

They said they trusted him, but they had gathered the Great Sages in preparation for an emergency.

Well, it was an unsettling situation, so it was understandable that they had summoned the Great Sages.

Since everything was finished, Seun approached the barrier without hesitation.

“He, he’s here!”

“Great Sage Seun! How did you get in there!”

“Over there! El-Abre’s arm!”

“N-No way!”

“Is he really the enemy!”

The Great Sages, who had shown curiosity until Seun appeared, all drew their weapons and prepared for battle with El-Abre’s appearance.

El-Abre’s wound, burned black, looked dangerous to anyone, so they seemed to think that Seun had caused it.

“Why!”

“See, I told you he was strange!”

“First, dismantle the barrier! We’ll do it right away!”

“No! The barrier can never be dismantled!”

“Then how are we supposed to fight him! More than that, how did the Great Sage of the Enemy get in there!”

Misunderstandings spread quickly.

Even if Seun tried to explain, they wouldn’t listen, so he looked at El-Abre, who nodded and walked right in front of the barrier.

“Calm down.”

“El-Abre, are you alright!”

“We’ll help you right now…”

“He is not the enemy. Rather, he is my, no, our benefactor.”

“……Yes?”

Aen tilted her head, looking dazed at El-Abre’s explanation.

The Great Sages also wondered what they had just heard, but they involuntarily loosened their grip on their weapons.

Only the Great Sage of Azure immediately took Seun’s side.

“What did I say! Haha, there’s no way. Of course, that’s right. Everyone, put down your weapons!”

“Ahem….”

These were the words of the tree spirit, El-Abre, who could be said to be the subject of the academy.

The Great Sages cleared their throats and completely put away their weapons.

In the meantime, El-Abre’s praise continued.

“The word benefactor is not enough. This person is our savior. He fulfilled our mother’s wish and saved us.”

“What happened… and how did he get inside the barrier?”

“Ah, the barrier. I guess this is no longer needed.”

Roots sprouted from El-Abre’s feet, digging into the ground.

They soon grew on the other side of the barrier, that is, around where the Great Sages were, and began to destroy the sealing formation that made up the barrier.

“E, El-Abre! Why are you doing this!”

“It’s no longer needed. The Dark Water that the barrier was sealing has already disappeared completely.”

The barrier that had prevented outsiders from entering for an eternity disappeared in an instant.

Aen watched the disappearing barrier with a blank expression.

In contrast, El-Abre smiled contentedly as he watched the disappearing barrier.

In response, the Great Sages began to show different reactions.

“Oh, the barrier has been dismantled. El-Abre, may I observe the inside?”

“Of course.”

“As expected of El-Abre. To dismantle the barrier so cleanly. More than that, this sealing formation is very interesting.”

“Ah, don’t touch it! That’s a sealing formation I’ve been researching for half a year. I wanted to take it directly and see it in more detail, so this is great!”

“How can there be such a thing? Finder’s keepers.”

“Hehe, it’s an honor. To be able to see El-Abre this closely.”

Thanks to El-Abre’s mediation, the Great Sages who had hostility towards Seun completely disappeared.

Aen was still standing there with a bewildered expression, but she must have realized that Seun was not the enemy.

Everything had worked out well, but there was still one thing left.

“By the way, I definitely want to reward you. Great Sage of the Enemy, is there anything you want?”

“Something I want…”

“I’ll grant you anything I can. Although I can’t leave this place even though the barrier has been lifted, so there’s not much I can do…”