I Plundered the God of Craftsmanship’s Storehouse – Episode 528
Episode 528
Having decided to rest, Se-un’s break lasted longer than expected.
Meanwhile, most of Diablo’s guild members had also returned to the residence.
“What in the world happened? How did the equipment I made become so tattered? Where have you been rolling around…?”
“Grandpa, I’m sorry. Could you perhaps add cold resistance to the armor?”
“That’s not difficult, but the previous armor already had considerable resistance. If that equipment ended up like this, I’m not sure if even newly made ones could withstand it…”
“Ah, I have a material called Hellish Frozen Ice from that place…”
“Heh, what kind of material is this! Hmm, amazing! Wait a moment!”
Seo-ah Yoo and Han-cheol Kang commissioned Go Chang-seok to make new armor.
Creating equipment that could withstand the Eight Cold Hells was by no means easy, but no one doubted Go Chang-seok.
Living up to their expectations, Go Chang-seok soon presented them with new equipment that was a perfect fit.
“Se-un, I’m counting on you.”
“Are you sure you’ll be okay?”
“Yes, if Se-un’s magic can’t withstand it, it won’t mean anything there either.”
“I’ll use maximum output, so tell me if it’s too much. With gestures, or however.”
“Yes!”
– According to the mysteries of the Black Tower, the power of ‘Frozen Tempest’ is enhanced.
To check the performance of the newly made equipment, Se-un directly created a cold storm.
The storm of the Eight Cold Hells would be even more intense than this, not less.
Thinking so, Yoo Seo-ah and Kang Han-cheol stepped forward through the storm.
“Hah, the cold is definitely less intense!”
“Not bad.”
“You even put spikes on the shoes. I won’t slip, it’s perfect!”
As expected of the equipment made by Go Chang-seok.
Even in front of Se-un’s 8th Circle magic, the two confidently stepped forward.
Occasionally, ice shards mixed in the storm flew towards them, but Yoo Seo-ah easily dodged them with minimal movement, and Kang Han-cheol either shattered the shards with his fist or confidently took them with his body.
The damage wasn’t completely nonexistent, but if it was only this much, there would be no problem in conquering [攻略ing] the Eight Cold Hells.
“Hehe, of course! Is there anything else uncomfortable?”
“No, it’s perfect! Thank you, Grandpa.”
“It’s only natural. But if you find materials like this, tell me anytime.”
“Of course.”
In addition, Lee Ha-neul, who had found new herbs in the Demon World, created new potions and handed them to the two.
Perhaps because of the memory of not being able to heal Se-un’s wounds in Skave? She was more passionately obsessed with researching cures than before.
Also, when it came to research, Lee Ja could not be left out.
“Thanks to this battle, I was able to complete various experiments.”
“Wasn’t it difficult?”
“Haha, difficult? It was such a delightful time. Anyway, I want to share and discuss what I learned from this experiment. Is this a good time?”
“Of course.”
The experiments that Baek Hyeon conducted on the Outers at the north gate of Skave.
Through those experiments, Se-un was also able to grasp new habits or weaknesses of the Outers.
Most of them were focused on his undead research, but there was also a lot of information that was helpful to Se-un.
It wasn’t much of a reward, but in return, he helped with his experiments for a while.
In addition, Se-un was able to finish many conversations with people in the residence while taking a sufficient rest, such as hearing about the situation of the Blue Sea Guild from Zenon.
And after a while.
– Welcome to the 74th floor trial.
– Theme: Demon Mountain.
– You passed through the huge hill, but your eyes were still blocked by high mountain ranges.
– The mountain, which stretches high as if it would reach the Demon World’s sky, is blocked by sharp thorns.
– Climb the Demon Mountain, piercing through the fangs of ferocious monsters and the poisonous venom of the Demon World.
“Shall we go again?”
Se-un, who had finished resting, pulled himself together and ascended to the 74th floor trial.
* * *
The Demon World was enormous, befitting the trials of the 70s.
It would take several months to run straight ahead without any interference.
Fortunately, Se-un had Turik’s Wings and a fast footwork using internal energy [a concept similar to ‘chi’ or life force, used for enhanced physical abilities], so he was able to shorten that time a lot.
“Kaaack……”
– You have defeated the 52,739,067th ranked demon, ‘Darinzai’.
– The defeated demon’s number is transferred to you.
This is the Demon World.
There were not only demons with rankings in the 50 million range, but also monsters in the form of animals or plants all over the mountains.
In addition, Se-un was searching for all kinds of hidden pieces and the Eight Hells, so no matter how fast he was, the time was bound to be long.
But, who is Se-un?
‘Found it.’
Searching the 74th floor based on the itinerary, he finally found this floor’s Eight Hells.
[You have entered the hidden dungeon, ‘Samghata Hell’.]
The conquering methods of the Eight Hells are all different.
If the first Revival Hell was similar to a normal dungeon, the Black Rope Hell was a defense-type dungeon.
And this Samghata Hell is…
“Sinner—”
“Come—”
Instead of the prison guards he had seen in the previous two dungeons, a giant mountain of thorns was emitting a majestic voice and approaching Se-un.
Large monster raid.
That was the concept of this dungeon.
“Perfect.”
Se-un looked at the mountain of thorns approaching with sharp thorns sticking out and raised the Saint Scar.
As Se-un concentrated for a moment, grains of sand began to flow out of the Saint Scar.
The grains of sand did not fall to the floor and began to rotate, and the number increased one by one, and then…
“Shall we check it out?”
Whoosh—!
It created a small whirlwind.
Skave’s Sandstorm.
Prisoner Monster.
It was time to properly test the power of the sandstorm, which was said to have the power to imprison monsters.
The sandstorm, enlarged by Se-un’s will, engulfed one of the thorn mountains.
“Obstructing—”
The thorn mountain let out a majestic voice but was soon buried in the rough sandstorm.
No abnormalities arose from the sandstorm that had swallowed the thorn mountain.
‘As expected, it can’t inflict damage, but its ability to imprison is overwhelming.’
Well, it’s only natural.
Magic is a given, and even the power of God is pierced by the Outer Gods, but this was the sandstorm that sealed those Outer Gods.
I don’t know the principle, but imprisoning a thorn mountain like that is a simple task.
“Be crushed—”
Could it be that it has no camaraderie like its appearance?
Another thorn mountain indifferently approached Se-un, not caring about the safety of its comrade.
As it got closer, the view was filled with the thorn mountain; it was so huge, but size alone couldn’t compete with Se-un.
“Sinner—”
Clang!!
In the end, the thorn mountain couldn’t withstand a few exchanges and exploded.
It was quite large and sturdy, so it consumed a lot of power, but there was still plenty to spare.
Moreover, I was able to grasp its weakness in the battle just now, so the battle will be even easier in the future.
“Then, shall we go inside?”
Se-un entered the sandstorm he had created.
It was raging so fiercely, but it had no effect on Se-un. Not a grain of sand, not a gust of wind.
Se-un entered the sandstorm without any hindrance.
“Sinner— Punishment—”
Inside, he could find the thorn mountain helplessly trapped.
A more satisfying effect than expected.
It seemed that it could be applied not only when fighting the Outer Gods but also when dealing with monsters.
As a result of using it in the residence, the seal is not applied to people, but the power of the sandstorm is applied as it is except for the owner, so it can be applied for attack.
Se-un nodded in satisfaction.
– Through internal energy, the first form of the Destruction Demonic Sword, Skyrend, is enhanced.
The only weakness of the thorn mountain.
He swung his sword towards the round wind hole located at the crown, no, the top.
Then, the body of the thorn mountain swelled up and soon burst like a balloon.
As it slammed down on the floor and he sheathed Durendal [a legendary sword], the rough sandstorm subsided like a lie.
‘Still, I can’t use it without thinking?’
Was it because the sandstorm itself was imbued with Se-un’s stigma? Divinity was continuously consumed just by maintaining the sandstorm.
Of course, it was better than containing the power of destruction in magic and detonating it, but it was not a power to be used recklessly.
“Sinner—”
Immediately after removing the two thorn mountains, the surrounding ground shook and spewed out lava, and a new thorn mountain suddenly rose from within.
The total number was three.
“Caught in the Great Iron Mountain……”
“Crushed by the Great Iron Mountain……”
“Trampled by the Great Iron Mountain……”
“Sin.”
Kugugugu!
They covered Se-un’s three sides and shook their sharp thorns.
* * *
[You have perfectly conquered the hidden dungeon, ‘Samghata Hell’.]
[As a reward, your personal contribution increases by 1,000,000 points.]
[You have acquired ‘Torn Scripture of Rage (3)’.]
Naturally, Se-un succeeded in conquering the Samghata Hell.
His whole body was exhausted because he had single-handedly completed the large monster hunt that should have been conducted in a raid format from the beginning.
Still, if it were the usual Se-un, he would have somehow continued on to the next trial.
“Master, have you arrived?”
“Ah, Harry.”
Se-un returned to the resting place as soon as he finished conquering the 74th floor.
It wasn’t necessarily to keep pace with the guild members. He simply judged that it was more important to take a proper rest and take the time to check the power he had gained than to move forward quickly without a plan.
“Your equipment is a mess. Did you go into a lava tub or something?”
“A lava tub… something similar.”
“I can’t even make a joke. Take it off quickly, I’ll fix it again.”
“Here is the material I got this time. It’s called Hellfire, and it will have resistance to fire…”
“Oh! Amazing! Even the fire attribute materials I bought at the auction house weren’t this good! Give it to me quickly, I’ll make something amazing soon!”
Se-un didn’t express it on the outside, but the Eight Hells emitted tremendous heat as befitting its name.
Just staying still would burn and melt the equipment.
Equipment with a high grade like the Battle Robe would be fine, but the appropriate equipment he was wearing could not withstand the heat, so he commissioned Go Chang-seok to make a new one.
And start climbing again.
Se-un, who entered the 75th floor and wandered around the treacherous valley called the Demon Gorge, found the Eight Hells again this time.
A hidden passage in the Demon Gorge, a narrow gap in the valley that didn’t seem like a person could pass through.
There, there was a steep hole leading to the Eight Hells.
Lava was bubbling below, but the itinerary clearly pointed to that place as one of the Eight Hells.
However, there was one problem.
[You have discovered the hidden dungeon, ‘Crying Hell’.]
[Crying Hell is a dungeon that can only be entered by two people.]
“…What?”
From this hell onwards, Se-un could not conquer it alone. No, it was a dungeon that he could not enter.