Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 562

“Kuhuk, cough. This can’t be happening. This can’t be……”

Jatdaedae’s body convulsed repeatedly.

The confidence of being a great demon of the Asura Realm was gone, and he writhed on the ground, desperately trying to escape the sandstorm.

However, unless Se-un allowed it, there was no way to escape the sandstorm.

Thud.

Soon, Se-un’s Durendal [a legendary sword] accurately pierced the core of the demon, which the Journey’s Compass had located.

– The power of ‘Hell Fire’ is enhanced according to the mysteries of the Black Tower.

Screeeeeech!!

“Khaaaaaaak!”

The hellfire that erupted from Durendal completely incinerated Jatdaedae’s convulsing body.

Even though he was a monster with insane regenerative abilities, able to regenerate his body immediately from even the smallest remnant, there was no escape for him within this sandstorm.

– You have defeated the 9th-ranked demon, ‘Jatdaedae.’

– The defeated demon’s rank is transferred to you.

– You have achieved a great feat. When leaving the Demon Realm, you can acquire additional rewards based on your rank.

The sandstorm, having completed its mission, gradually dissipated.

It couldn’t designate a new enemy within it, so its disappearance was unavoidable.

‘The problem starts from here.’

Even though the idea was inspired by a tournament, this place is the Asura Realm [a realm of conflict and strife in Buddhist cosmology].

What the great demons crave is not a fair one-on-one match, but brutal combat.

Perhaps, as soon as the sandstorm vanishes, a coordinated group attack from the remaining great demons might descend.

Clang.

In response, Se-un retrieved a shield from the Myriad Treasure Vault [a magical storage space].

He prepared to use the Authority of Gluttony to block the demons’ attacks at a moment’s notice and designate a new great demon to fight.

However.

Swish-

Even as the sandstorm dissipated, the anticipated onslaught did not materialize.

Rather.

“Khahaha! Look, the human won! Jatdaedae is dead!”

“……Indeed.”

Hearty laughter echoed, and demons watched Se-un with serious expressions.

Before Se-un could even consider his next target.

“Next is me, human! My name is Beck. The 5th-ranked, Great Demon of Herculean Strength!”

A hulking great demon, composed entirely of muscle, leaped forward.

5th rank.

He wanted to ascend in order of weakness if possible, but Se-un nodded, feeling that this opponent was manageable.

“Se-un.”

Once again, a sandstorm erupted from Se-un’s stigmata [a mark or brand, often with supernatural connotations].

* * *

“……Ten. This situation seems to be taking a turn for the worse, wouldn’t you agree?”

“Those stupid bastards, losing to a mere human…….”

The 2nd-ranked great demon, called Ten, contorted his face in displeasure. Three great demons had already fallen at the hands of a human.

‘Just what is happening inside that sandstorm?’

Kennen’s claim that the sandstorm was composed of divinity was not a lie.

Even with his heightened senses, he couldn’t discern what was happening within the storm.

If the great demons inside were unleashing their full power, enough force to shake the Asura Realm would have been released, but so far, no such anomalies had occurred.

“The blockheads are steadily disappearing; shouldn’t we intervene?”

“Gald is hopeless. He’s already lining up over there. Pendail is watching, so I’ll drag him over.”

“No, let’s go together.”

The two great demons approached the great demon called Pendail.

The great demon, already observing the situation, retreated in alarm at their approach.

“Ten? Wh-what’s going on?”

“We’ve come to negotiate.”

“Negotiate? Wh-what do you want from me…….”

Pendail was infamous for his timidity, even among the great demons.

Even so, his combat power was considerable.

To completely eliminate the variables in the plan they were about to execute, they needed the help of such a timid great demon.

“If the human doesn’t fall by the end and it’s our turn, the moment the sandstorm disappears, we cooperate to defeat the human.”

“Co-cooperate?”

“Yes.”

“B-but we are great demons. Even the 1st rank is watching; there’s no way that will…….”

“Yes, we are the great demons of the Asura Realm. What does it matter how many enemies there are, or how many of us there are? We simply fight and win.”

“I-is that so?”

“That’s right. Or do you want to taste the humiliation of being torn apart by a human in there?”

“N-no! I don’t want to!”

“Yes. So let’s join forces.”

He didn’t believe they would lose to a human. Moreover, that human was visibly losing stamina while facing the great demons in succession.

Even so, Ten didn’t want to risk even the slightest chance of failure.

He would silently accept a battle with another great demon, but there was nothing to gain from fighting a human.

In that case, it was better to defeat the human without any unforeseen circumstances, even if it meant cooperating.

“But what about the 1st rank……?”

“Has that stonehead come here and twitched his lips even once?”

“No…….”

“I don’t know why, but he’s merely an observer. No need to worry about him.”

“Ugh…….”

“The answer?”

“I-I’ll do it! I-I’ll do it right away!”

“No.”

Ten shook his head.

He was worried that if they started acting immediately, the great demons waiting for a fight might interfere.

“First, we keep watching. Then, when only the three of us are left…….”

Ten looked at the sandstorm. And he turned his gaze to Kennen, who was stroking the staff with bloodshot eyes in front of it.

Kennen was usually a rational great demon, but not now.

He was channeling his magical energy to fight a human against whom his power was ineffective.

“We will end that human.”

At that eerie declaration, Pendail barely suppressed his trembling and nodded.

* * *

“Kyahaha! What a fun fight! I had forgotten this feeling for so long. Yes, this is exactly the feeling!”

Thud.

“Puhwat! Kyahak- I’m disappointed, truly disappointed! If I had been a little stronger, I could have spent more time with you!”

– You have defeated the 6th-ranked demon, ‘Gald.’

– You have achieved a great feat. When leaving the Demon Realm, you can acquire additional rewards based on your rank.

“Four…….”

Se-un took a deep breath.

The muscles all over his body were screaming, and he felt like his sword-wielding hand would tremble at any moment if he didn’t consciously exert strength.

The great demons of the Asura Realm were proving to be stronger enemies than Se-un had anticipated.

‘There are still five left.’

He couldn’t afford to tire yet.

As soon as the sandstorm dissipated, the next challenger was already standing there.

A great demon holding a staff.

“It’s my turn, human. You’re not tired already, are you?”

“Of course not.”

He mustn’t show weakness here.

Se-un expressionlessly created a sandstorm once again and trapped him.

“Rank?”

“Ah, I haven’t introduced myself. 3rd rank. Great Demon of the Bitter Cold, ‘Kennen.’”

“Se-un.”

“Good. Let’s begin.”

Whooooong!

As soon as the battle commenced, a terrible chill emanated from Kennen’s body.

An eye made of ice floated from the end of the staff, which was covered in black scabs.

Upon seeing that, Se-un also retrieved the staff ‘Growing Hatchling’ from the Myriad Treasure Vault.

– The Treasure Vault of Gluttony has been opened.

[ Hecate’s Torch ]

– The flame that the god ‘Hecate,’ who presides over spells, magic, and sorcery, used in the Great War with the Giants [a mythological war between the Olympian gods and the Giants in Greek mythology].

A mysterious flame bloomed from the end of the staff.

A searing heat, contrasting with the chill that the great demon Kennen was emitting, erupted, and the two energies clashed.

“Hehe, indeed……. Not power borrowed from the Constellations, but your own power. A human who has imbued this much divinity into his own stigmata.”

Kwaaaaaat!

Blizzards raged around Kennen.

Hundreds of magic circles created by gathering snow appeared simultaneously, and from them, the heads of ice dragons emerged with their mouths wide open.

“Let’s determine which is superior, the divinity you have accumulated or the magic I have accumulated.”

Kennen’s expression was no longer the annoying one Se-un had seen initially.

It was the expression of a demon filled with joy, driven mad by the fight, befitting a great demon of the Asura Realm.

* * *

“Hehehe……. How long has it been since I unleashed this much magic?”

Kennen’s condition was a mess.

Durendal was embedded in his back, Apelion [likely another weapon] in his side, and blood flowed freely from his severed right arm.

The left arm holding the staff was also trembling violently, and blood, regurgitated from his damaged internal organs, constantly flowed from his mouth.

Even so, he did not relinquish his grip on the staff.

“The consequences of complacency and self-satisfaction as the 4th rank are now clear. 1st rank. I unknowingly succumbed to that guy’s power.”

Kennen struggled to lift his staff. Then, he turned the staff horizontally and pointed the lower end towards his abdomen.

Thud.

Even if a hole is pierced in the stomach, a great demon will not die, but that was not the case for Kennen.

This was because the Journey’s Compass was accurately pointing to Kennen’s abdomen.

That was Kennen’s heart.

In other words, Kennen stabbed his own heart.

However, there was no sign of surrender or resignation in his eyes.

“Now, human. Face it.”

Flash.

The ice eye at the end of the staff reacted.

The blizzards that had been raging around disappeared, and the chill subsided, but Se-un raised his vigilance even further.

‘Is this the final blow?’

All the chill inside the sandstorm was converging into the eye of the staff. All of Kennen’s power was focused at that point.

A blow that risked his own life.

“Are you planning to aim for mutual destruction?”

“Mutual destruction? Rather than that, I simply want to show you.”

“What?”

“This body…… the last snowflake of bitter cold that this body has accumulated.”

Snowflake.

Befitting those words, a snowflake-shaped magic circle floated in front of the eye.

It was a beautiful sight, but the energy emitted through that magic circle was by no means easy to deal with.

Kwaaaaaaaat-!!

The final blow that Kennen, the Great Demon of Bitter Cold, unleashed.

The energy with extreme chill, called absolute zero, spread a cold that hardened the skin even upon initial contact.

That energy would not allow any defensive magic to work, and would freeze and desiccate even its owner.

In response, Se-un also held the staff horizontally, just like Kennen, and braced for the impact.

– Growing Hatchling unleashes the power of fire dormant in ‘Hecate’s Torch.’

– ‘Gigantomachia’ [the battle between the Olympian gods and the Giants] is reproduced through ‘Hecate’s Torch.’

Whirrrrr!

A searing flame erupted from Se-un’s staff.

The torch that defeated Gigas, who was known to have troubled even the gods of Olympus.

That power confronted Kennen’s chill.

‘This won’t be enough.’

A blow that unleashed the essence of the divine artifact was only achieving a stalemate.

Moreover, Kennen’s attack would continue as long as Kennen remained alive.

In response, Se-un unleashed all the energy gathered in the staff at once.

Kwarururuk!

The unique ability of the Dragon Hatchling.

The Dragon Breath, which was emitted by consuming all the mana stored in the mana core, amplified Hecate’s flame.

“A very…… very wonderful flame.”

This is still not enough.

Se-un rotated the circle and squeezed out more mana, channeling it into the staff.

Only then did the flame created by Se-un begin to push back the chill, and just as the ice eye at the end of the staff that pierced Kennen’s body began to crack.

Whoaaaaaak!

Se-un’s flame completely engulfed Kennen’s body.

– You have defeated the 3rd-ranked demon, ‘Kennen.’

– The defeated demon’s rank is transferred to you.

– You have achieved a great feat. When leaving the Demon Realm, you can acquire additional rewards based on your rank.

“Hoo…….”

Se-un struggled to control his ragged breathing.

Only halfway there.

There were still four great demons remaining, and he couldn’t afford to falter. However, regardless of his determination, Se-un’s mana was nearly depleted.

He still had a considerable amount of internal energy left, but he doubted whether he could face the remaining great demons with just that.

‘That was the 3rd rank just now.’

Just how powerful are the great demons ranked above him?

If possible, he hoped to face the weakest 8th-ranked demon among the remaining great demons in the next turn to buy time to recover his strength.

Outside the dissipating sandstorm.

“He even defeated Kennen.”

As if the tutorial was over, three great demons charged at Se-un, brandishing spears and swords.

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