Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 537

537. Raiding the Demon God’s Warehouse

– The Constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ sniffs for a moment and begins to guide the way.

Seun followed Beelzebub’s instructions, even with the Guide turned off.

Fortunately, the carrot and stick [a motivational approach using both rewards and punishments] approach was effective. Beelzebub diligently led the way, even with his mouth full of food.

“…Is it here?”

How long had they walked? A massive sand pit stretched out before Seun.

Swirling and devouring the surrounding bone fragments, it resembled the maw of a hungry ghost.

‘The Guide told me never to approach this place.’

That remained true.

Activating the Guide, which he had turned off, it blared warning signals, indicating the danger.

The Dawn Compass would show subtle reactions if a hidden dungeon was nearby, no matter how dangerous the area.

But the sand pit showed no such signs.

Normally, he would have trusted the Guide and turned back.

– The Constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ shouts that this is definitely the place, devouring a well-cooked chicken leg in one bite.

This time, he trusted Beelzebub over the Guide.

It was Beelzebub, no other Demon God.

And Beelzebub, lured by food, couldn’t possibly be lying.

Tap.

Seun fearlessly leaped into the sand pit, which even the highest-ranking demons would have avoided.

He plunged without spreading his purple wings, like a moth drawn to a flame.

“Kahaaaaa!”

Just before reaching the sand pit, a monster erupted from the center of the vortex.

The monster’s identity was irrelevant.

All that could be seen were thousands of teeth embedded like gears and a dark, abyssal throat.

It was truly a monster deserving of the name ‘Hungry Ghost.’

Seun spun several times in the air and swung Durandal at the creature.

– Through internal energy, the second form of the Breaking Darkness Sword, Falling Sky, is enhanced.

The impact was like the sky falling.

The Hungry Ghost endured the attack, which even high-ranking demons and most boss-level monsters couldn’t withstand.

Its teeth shattered, its gums collapsed, yet it closed its jaws to devour Seun.

Seun spun once more in the air and swung his sword again.

– Through internal energy, the fourth form of the Breaking Darkness Sword, Collapsing Sky, is enhanced.

Crack!

The strongest form of the Breaking Darkness Sword that Seun could currently use struck the monster’s maw.

About half of its thousands, no, tens of thousands of teeth were crushed, its gums caved in, and blood gushed out.

Yet, it didn’t give up its desire to devour Seun.

Seun detonated the magic he had 미리 [preemptively] planted in Durandal.

– According to the mysteries of the Black Tower, the power of ‘Hellfire’ is enhanced.

The hellfire erupting from Durandal engulfed the monster.

However, at that moment, the monster’s dark, abyssal throat writhed and began to devour the surrounding air.

This soon engulfed Seun as well, swallowing even the hellfire spewing from Durandal.

‘So, you’re really hungry, huh?’

Watching the monster completely devour the hellfire, Seun retrieved Apelion from the All-Purpose Treasure Chest.

– The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.

[ Spear of Destruction, Trishula ]

– The trident of Shiva, the God of Destruction. Each of the three prongs symbolizes power, desire, action, and wisdom. Its power is said to have incinerated the three demon cities protected by Brahma, the God of Creation, in a single strike.

The aura of the God of Destruction settled on Apelion as soon as the Authority of Greed was used.

Apelion trembled as if it couldn’t handle the force.

To alleviate its pain, Seun immediately prepared to throw the spear.

“Eat this too.”

Whoosh!

Apelion, or rather, the trident of Shiva, the God of Destruction, in Seun’s hand, hurtled towards the abyss.

The Hungry Ghost’s throat devoured Trishula as readily as it had devoured the hellfire.

– Achilles’ Spear, Apelion, detonates the power of destruction dormant within ‘Trishula.’

– Through ‘Trishula,’ the Three Cities Collapse is recreated.

Shiva’s legend of incinerating the three demon cities (三城) protected by Brahma, the God of Creation, in a single strike (潰裂) was recreated.

Bulge!

The throat that had swallowed Trishula pulsed once.

The abyss swelled greatly, and it soon spread throughout the monster’s body.

“Kahaaaack!”

Boom!

In the end, it couldn’t withstand the power of the God of Destruction and exploded.

It was the result of the accumulated damage from Seun’s Breaking Darkness Sword, the hellfire swallowed into the abyss, and the overlapping power of Trishula.

“Is it there?”

– The Constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ nods vigorously.

– The Constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ urgently shouts not to forget to pick up the food that just exploded before leaving.

The monster’s throat.

No, the place that used to be its throat.

A sinister aura flickered from beneath the abyss.

It was an aura that Seun would normally have been wary of and retreated from.

“I’ll trust you.”

However, Seun fearlessly charged towards the aura, watching the exploded monster’s corpse being swallowed, and his body disappeared into the abyss.

* * *

[ You have entered the hidden trial of the 77th floor, ‘Hungry Ghost Realm (餓鬼道) [Gakido, a realm of existence in Buddhist cosmology characterized by insatiable hunger].’ ]

Beelzebub’s guidance was accurate.

Hungry Ghost Realm.

Having successfully arrived there, Seun could only tilt his head in confusion as he checked the system message.

‘Hidden trial?’

He had naturally assumed that the Hungry Ghost Realm was another hidden dungeon, but it was more than that.

That was because a familiar system message appeared next.

– Welcome to the hidden trial of the 77th floor.

– Theme: Hungry Ghost Realm

– Endless hunger and thirst will engulf you.

– Complete the ‘meal’ until the hunger disappears.

Not a hidden dungeon, but a hidden trial of the 77th floor. In other words, another trial.

This was something that even Seun, who had explored every corner of the Tower, including his past life, had never experienced before.

‘So, it’s not a place to be treated like a hidden dungeon.’

Perhaps it was a space treated as a mezzanine [an intermediate floor] of the 77th floor?

Calling it a mezzanine seemed a bit demeaning, but occupying a part of a floor in the Tower was more significant than one might think.

– The Constellation, ‘Crouching Crow,’ can’t help but laugh for a moment.

– The Constellation, ‘Sleeping Ram,’ wakes up from its sleep, unable to contain its laughter.

– The Constellation, ‘Night Owl of Darkness,’ smiles faintly, saying there’s a cute side to you.

– The Constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ feels a sense of kinship with you, saying he fully understands.

“Ahem.”

He was relieved that no one was around, but the Demon Gods, who were always watching Seun, didn’t miss the opportunity to mock him.

Among them, Beelzebub’s empathy was the most unpleasant.

‘Is it because of the trial?’

The trial message about feeling endless hunger and thirst wasn’t just for show.

His stomach felt empty, his lips were parched, and his hunger was so intense that his stomach ached.

At that moment, he sensed a presence and heard a voice from the side where there had been nothing.

“Oh, we have a new guest. I was a little late because I was in the middle of cooking.”

At the sudden voice, Seun immediately braced himself, circulated internal energy throughout his body, and pointed Durandal towards the source of the voice.

“Who is it?”

“Oh, oh. There’s no need to be so wary. I’m just a cook.”

“A cook?”

Upon closer inspection, the figure’s attire was indeed that of a cook.

A pristine white chef’s uniform, a red apron, a neat chef’s hat, and a kitchen knife in his right hand.

The only differences were the crimson blood dripping from the kitchen knife, the two horns protruding from the chef’s hat, and the blood-red skin.

His appearance was the quintessential ‘Demon Chef.’

“Anyway, aren’t you hungry?”

From this, Seun realized through his many experiences that the chef before him was the guide for this trial, ‘Hungry Ghost Realm.’

“I am.”

“I thought so! I’ll take you to the table right away, so please come this way!”

The demon’s wings spread wide.

The table. Whatever it was, it was clearly the true field for攻略ing [conquering/clearing] the Hungry Ghost Realm.

He wondered if Beelzebub knew anything about it.

– The Constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ tilts his head.

– The Constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ says that this place looks a little different from the restaurants he knows.

Beelzebub didn’t seem to know much about this chef or the table.

‘That’s understandable.’

It might be similar, but this place was distinctly different from the Demon World that Beelzebub knew.

Even if this Demon World was a similar dimension copied from the Demon World ruled by the Demon Gods, subtle differences would arise due to the system.

Flap.

Seun spread his purple wings and followed the chef, whispering softly to Beelzebub alone.

“What seems different?”

– The Constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ replies that if the place he knew was a cafeteria, this place is like a restaurant.

– The Constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ swallows hard, saying that the restaurant doesn’t seem like an ordinary restaurant, but a fancy restaurant.

Seun, who had difficulty fully understanding Beelzebub’s concept of ‘gastronomy,’ could only tilt his head.

Soon, the chef stopped flapping his wings and spread his arms wide.

“We’ve arrived. This is the first table of the Hungry Ghost Realm!”

The travel time wasn’t long.

Rather than arriving somewhere by flying, it felt like he had been teleported to a completely different space.

Perhaps this was also the chef’s doing.

Seun lowered his gaze and saw thousands, tens of thousands of monsters biting and tearing at each other on a flat wooden floor.

“Appetizer. In other words, the appetizer section!”

Appetizer.

It was a word that mainly referred to the dish that started a course meal to stimulate the appetite.

The chef looked at Seun and said with a truly demonic smile.

“Hurry down and enjoy your meal! Ah, of course. Who will be the diner and who will be the food is anyone’s guess!”

Thus, the攻略 [conquest/capture] of the Hungry Ghost Realm began.