Stole the Devil’s Treasury-Episode 543
Chapter 543
The boss monster of the Scarlet Hell looked like a shark.
No, frankly, the expression ‘shark’ was too mild. It was so demonized and distorted that it was hard to relate it to any Earth animal.
But, it was just a monster.
Unless it was a being as insane as the Gluttony Demon, reaching the level of a demigod, a boss monster was nothing to worry about…
Thwack!
“Shriek-”
It couldn’t withstand Seun’s attack.
Moreover, this raid included not only Seun but also seven Diablo Guild members.
With all of them supporting Seun, he was practically unstoppable.
“I’ll bind it!”
– Player Choi Soo-chang uses ‘Kraken’s Hunt’.
Swish.
Choi Soo-chang’s harpoon pierced through the sand and rose up, wrapping around the boss monster’s body.
“Fixed!”
“Complete!”
Thud!
The twin sisters summoned a massive structure, pressing down on the ropes to secure it.
Following Harry’s instructions, the Diablo Guild’s attacks focused on the boss monster’s single eyelid.
“Master! Now’s your chance!”
The moment everyone’s attacks peeled off the boss monster’s eyelid, Durandall plunged down as if waiting for that exact moment.
[You have perfectly cleared the hidden dungeon, ‘Scarlet Hell’.]
[As a reward, your personal contribution points have increased by 1,000,000.]
[You have acquired ‘Torn Scripture of Rage (6)’.]
“Master, are you alright?”
“Thanks to you all.”
“We only provided support.”
The Diablo Guild was more powerful than expected.
Although they couldn’t compare to Seun, the boss monster of the Scarlet Hell was so strong that it felt unbalanced for a 77th-floor boss monster.
The fact that they perfectly controlled such a monster’s movements and supported Seun showed just how powerful the Diablo Guild had become.
“Let’s wrap things up and leave. There will be many materials that the elder will like.”
“Understood.”
“Wow, what’s this? It’s ore, but it keeps flowing down?”
“Look at the heat. We can use it as a power source!”
“Gather it up, gather it up!”
The Scarlet Hell was a place with particularly intense heat, even among the Eight Hells.
Therefore, the materials obtained here naturally possessed scorching heat attributes.
Even hotter than the ‘Hellfire’ obtained from the previous hell.
Whether the twin sisters made structures or Go Chang-seok made equipment, excellent results were guaranteed.
While everyone was collecting materials from the Scarlet Hell.
‘Only two left now.’
Seun looked down at the torn scripture in his hand.
Shrine of Rage.
Only two steps left before facing Satan.
* * *
[You have entered the hidden dungeon, ‘Great Scarlet Hell’.]
The Great Scarlet Hell was found on the 78th floor.
The minimum number of entrants was, as expected, 16.
Since he had mentioned it in advance at the residence, he was able to gather the required number of people quickly this time, but the problem was what came next.
‘If this continues, the last of the Eight Hells dungeons will require 32 people.’
The Diablo Guild was powerful, but it could be said to be a guild composed of elite members, so the number of members itself was not that large.
In such a situation, gathering 32 people meant that most of the guild members would have to be summoned.
Everyone would listen to Seun’s request, but summoning a large number of people at a time when everyone was busy with their own tasks could hinder their growth.
‘But it’s impossible to call Cheonghae [another powerful guild].’
The Cheonghae Guild had more than twice the number of members compared to Diablo.
However, their martial prowess itself was lower than that of Diablo.
No matter how much they were the number one guild in Elheim, they ultimately failed to climb to the next resting place.
Therefore, there were elements of instability in taking them to the last dungeon of the Eight Hells.
Even Seun couldn’t protect everyone and fight at the end of the Eight Hells, which would be the highest difficulty.
At the very least, he had to take people who could protect themselves.
“Master, should we keep going?”
At Harry’s words, Seun, who had been contemplating, looked ahead.
The Great Scarlet Hell.
This place was a field formed in a circle around a giant volcano.
Its size was so enormous that the expression ‘hidden trial’ seemed more appropriate, just like the Asura Realm [a realm of conflict and suffering in Buddhist cosmology].
“Ugh! It’s hot!”
“Stop making a fuss! I told you to stay in here, but you never listen!”
“Sniff, sniff, I didn’t want to come here again.”
“Shut up! Be quiet!”
“Hic…”.
– The constellation, ‘Donkey-Headed Bandit’, chuckles, saying that watching you flail around with your butt on fire is like watching a donkey with its tail on fire.
This place itself could be called a disaster.
The lava ceaselessly spewing from the central volcano and the volcanic rocks shooting out like cannons.
Moving was not easy because of the lava, and volcanic rocks were constantly falling from above, making it a truly hellish experience for those trying to raid it.
‘But the rules aren’t so strict that we have to set a minimum number of people.’
Dungeons with a set minimum number of people have rules to match.
Like moving in different directions to defeat enemies, as in the Howling Hell, or dividing into all directions to find keys, as in the Great Howling Hell, there is a ‘reason’ for setting a minimum number of people…
‘It hasn’t been like that since the Scarlet Hell.’
These places were different.
To be honest, it was to the point where I thought it would be easier to raid alone.
Taking it one step further…
‘Are they telling me to protect them?’
Seun recalled the goal of this dungeon.
Scarlet Hell and Great Scarlet Hell.
When entering these places, the phrase ‘Clear the dungeon without a single death’ appeared in common.
It would resonate differently with other people, but Seun understood it as a command to clear the dungeon while protecting and commanding his guild members.
– The constellation, ‘Crow with Lowered Head’, clicks its tongue, saying that his tendencies are still the same.
– The constellation, ‘Crow with Lowered Head’, mentions that Satan is the greatest commander of armies among the devils and cherishes his soldiers.
– The constellation, ‘Crow with Lowered Head’, shrugs its wings as if unable to understand, saying that it’s the perfect place for such a guy.
Seun’s thoughts were correct this time as well.
The Great Scarlet Hell held the meaning of telling the main raider to protect his subordinates.
‘Not bad.’
I thought the trials of the devil would be vicious, like killing companions.
Even if the difficulty increased, if the meaning of the goal was like that, it was welcome.
– Through inner energy, the third form of the Blood Wolf Sword Technique, Blood Wolf Assault, is enhanced.
Slash!
Rumble-
Seun, who had cut down the falling volcanic rock, advanced forward.
The destination was the center of the volcano, the vent where lava and volcanic rocks were spewing out.
All he had to do was safely take all the guild members there.
“Everyone, follow Master!”
“Let’s at least not be a hindrance!”
“Everyone, please hold this!”
“Ugh, hyung-nim [term of respect for an older brother or male friend]!”
The Diablo Guild also moved, following in Seun’s footsteps.
* * *
As they approached the center of the volcano, the lava spread out so wide that they couldn’t set foot on it, and the heat was so intense that it was hard to breathe.
When the heat became so intense that it was difficult to block even with heat resistance artifacts, Seun unleashed his first magic.
– According to the mysteries of the Black Tower, the power of ‘Frozen Tempest’ is enhanced.
Frozen Tempest, a storm of coldness containing the intensity of passion.
Seun controlled his mana to the maximum and fired the 8th circle storm straight ahead as much as possible.
Crack!
The bubbling lava hardened, and the suffocating heat cooled down.
“In this gap!”
“Wow, I don’t even feel the cold even though an ice storm is raging. How hot was it here?”
“Shut up and run!”
Even Seun couldn’t maintain 8th circle magic indefinitely.
Moreover, new lava was flowing down onto the hardened lava.
With Seun in the lead, the Diablo Guild quickly dashed forward.
Of course, the Great Scarlet Hell wouldn’t let this situation go unnoticed.
“Ah, in front!”
“What…”
The volcano spewed fire once more.
The volcanic rocks that had been spreading indiscriminately in all directions were now accurately targeting the Diablo Guild.
Just by looking at it roughly, the number of falling volcanic rocks exceeded dozens.
Even the Diablo Guild, who could boast of being stronger than any players on the same floor, couldn’t block all of them.
Seun stepped forward in front of those volcanic rocks.
– Through inner energy, the fourth form of the Breaking Rock Sword, Collapsing Heaven, is enhanced.
Clang!!
The sword energy that stretched out from Seun’s sword shook the sky.
As befitting the name of the Collapsing Heaven form, the flying volcanic rocks were all destroyed at once with a roar that seemed to collapse the sky.
“Master!”
However, the number of volcanic rocks was more than expected, and new volcanic rocks filled the space.
Moreover, even the broken volcanic rocks were falling menacingly towards the Diablo Guild.
However, if he canceled the magic here, there would be no way to block the lava and hot air below.
At that moment, Seun took out a shield from the Myriad Treasure Vault.
A shield created by Go Chang-seok using various rare materials collected by Seun.
Above it, the authority of Greed resided.
– The Treasure Vault of Greed has been opened.
[The Former of the Sun, Svalinn [a shield in Norse mythology]]
– A shield of cold and chill known to protect the world from the scorching heat in front of the sun.
A chilly cold flowed out from the shield.
This soon spread throughout the shield, covering its surface with a chilling cold.
Crack!
It spread out widely in front of Seun, creating a giant ice shield.
‘Is it hard to withstand even this?’
He could feel the shield that Go Chang-seok had made was cracking.
Since it was a shield and not a weapon, its durability was even greater than other weapons, but it was hard to withstand the power of a god.
He could somehow accept the power of a lower-level god, but it would turn out like this if the level was just a little higher.
Thinking that he should find equipment or materials that could withstand the authority of Greed as soon as possible and entrust them to Go Chang-seok.
– Yeongbanggan detonates the cold slumbering in ‘Svalinn’.
– Through ‘Svalinn’, the Cold Moon Eclipse is recreated.
Kwagagagang!!
He unleashed all the cold energy residing in the shield.
The shield couldn’t withstand it and shattered, and the ice that had formed a giant wall around the shield shattered miserably, covering the volcanic rocks.
Increasing the running speed even more, they reached the end of the volcano in an instant.
“Sinner-!!”
– You have climbed the Scorching Volcano of the Great Scarlet Hell without a single death.
– Meeting the conditions, the boss monster of the Great Scarlet Hell appears.
“Struggle hotly in the hellish fire of the Great Scarlet Hell-!!”
A Lava Golem made entirely of lava revealed itself.