Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 57

The Vault of the Demon King Has Been Raided – Episode 57

Chapter 57

Crack!

The last remaining Orc’s head burst open with a gruesome sound.

Around Se-un, Orcs lay dead, their bodies crushed, bones shattered, clad in armor and helmets.

Se-un had single-handedly defeated twenty Orc elite guards, the Golden Knights.

“Hoo…”

Of course, Se-un wasn’t in perfect condition either.

Thanks to pushing Dark Flare to its limit, his three mana circles were completely empty.

His dantian [energy center in traditional Chinese medicine] was also depleted due to constantly using Nichu Gong to evade the Orcs’ attacks and drawing upon his inner energy to amplify his strikes.

He had opened Mamon’s vault and drank a potion, but it wasn’t enough to fully restore his condition.

-The Authority of Gluttony has designated the entire ‘Golden Knights’.

-The Fangs of Gluttony are descending upon the elite guards!

Crunch!

-The Constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince,’ cheers, exclaiming how long it has been since his last meal.

With the Castle Lord right in front of him, he needed to strengthen his power, even if just a little.

Using the Authority of Gluttony didn’t restore his stamina, but it significantly increased many of his stats, making his body feel lighter.

Moreover, he could absorb mana from them through Gluttony, which was enough to meet the minimum requirements to face the Castle Lord.

‘The rear…’

Se-un expanded his senses and focused on the outer castle, where a fierce battle was raging.

The clashing of swords and spears echoed loudly, mixed with screams and shouts that shook the air.

-The Constellation, ‘The Crowned Spider,’ is greatly satisfied with the Contractor’s footwork and raises its legs high.

-The Constellation, ‘The Old Man Riding an Alligator,’ is thrilled and pounds the earth whenever the Contractor causes an earthquake.

-The Constellation, ‘The Donkey-Headed Snatcher,’ bursts into laughter, saying he knew it would happen as he watches the Contractor roll on the ground.

Judging by the Constellations’ reactions, the battle seemed to be going better than expected.

He had worried they wouldn’t be able to hold out due to the significant difference in power, but it seemed Se-un had underestimated his clan’s strength.

‘Still, I need to end this as quickly as possible.’

Although the clan was holding on, they were just barely ‘holding on’.

In terms of numbers, equipment, and physical abilities, the Orcs had the upper hand, so if the battle dragged on, Se-un’s clan would be the first to tire.

He had to defeat the Golden Castle’s Lord somehow before that happened.

* * *

As Se-un advanced towards the Castle Lord, his clan was engaged in a fierce battle with the Glory Orcs.

To counter the Orcs’ numerical advantage, they formed a line at the narrow castle gate, blocking the enemy.

The golden armor was so sturdy that it was difficult to inflict serious wounds, but they could still create minor injuries.

Even that was enough.

-Player Lee Ha-neul uses ‘Blood-Soaked Ward’.

Thanks to Lee Ha-neul’s Constellation, Marbas’s Authority, the wounds widened significantly, and green blood gushed out.

Previously, the clan members hadn’t been able to fully utilize their strength as the monsters’ level increased, but since Lee Ha-neul started exerting her power, their combat prowess had increased dramatically.

And there were three individuals who stood out from the clan’s formation, displaying remarkable feats.

Swish-!

Yu Seo-ah.

She moved like the wind through the Orcs, slipping her sword into the small gaps in their armor.

The twin swords made specifically for Yu Seo-ah by Go Chang-seok were incredibly sharp, and green blood spurted from the armor gaps each time the swords moved.

Of course, this alone wasn’t enough to defeat the Glory Orcs. As she was thrusting her sword through the armor gaps, it was difficult to inflict deep wounds.

However.

-Player Yu Seo-ah uses ‘Tarantula’s Fangs’.

“Gurgle!”

Yu Seo-ah’s fighting style had become even stronger than before.

The Orcs struck by her attacks foamed at the mouth and collapsed, as if poisoned by a potent venom.

Tarantula’s Fangs.

The power she received from her Constellation, Baal, was incredibly well-suited for Yu Seo-ah, who specialized in subduing enemies with quick attacks rather than powerful blows.

As Yu Seo-ah swept through the Orcs,

Bang!!

The torsos of two Orcs exploded behind her.

Their armor remained intact, but the Orcs’ bodies inside had burst.

And in front of them stood Kang Han-cheol, his fists clenched tightly.

-Player Kang Han-cheol uses ‘Advance (進軍)’.

This was also a new power that Kang Han-cheol had obtained. No, it was a power he had newly realized.

He realized a new attack method of ‘Opening Battle’ the moment he forced the power of impact into the enemy’s body rather than the ground while hunting Ogres with Se-un.

Thanks to that power, he could directly strike the inside of the enemy, regardless of their equipment.

True to the name Advance, the Orcs’ bodies violently exploded each time Kang Han-cheol took a step forward.

He was only moving slowly, one step at a time, but his movements resembled an entire army advancing.

Meanwhile, on the opposite side of Kang Han-cheol, the voices of bewildered Orcs could be heard.

“Squeak! My weapon! Give it back!”

“How dare you steal the sacred emblem of the Golden Castle! Human, stop!”

“You slippery human! If I catch you, I’ll cut off both your hands!”

Orcs who seemed to be missing something, whether it be a weapon, an emblem, or a piece of armor, were chasing after one human.

The human’s identity was none other than Se-un’s self-proclaimed right-hand man, Park Jung-pil.

“Try to catch me if you can! Oops, what’s this? Looks pretty expensive?”

“Squeak! Not that! Anything but that!”

Park Jung-pil was running through the Orcs, carrying so many items that his arms were overflowing.

He appeared clumsy due to the numerous items he was carrying, but instead of slowing down, he was stealing even more items.

Dozens of Orcs were running to catch Park Jung-pil, but none of them could catch him.

-Player Park Jung-pil uses ‘Slyly’.

This was also an ability that Park Jung-pil had received from his Constellation, Valefor.

It wasn’t an ability related to combat, but he was neutralizing the Orcs’ combat power more effectively than anyone else.

In addition, the twin sisters’ siege weapons, Baek Hyun’s skeletons, and many others were displaying remarkable feats.

The most powerful fortress in the fourth chapter of the tutorial, the Golden Castle.

In a place that had been captured so rarely throughout the Tower’s history, Se-un’s clan was putting up a great fight.

Although their stamina was rapidly depleting as the battle dragged on, they all believed.

“Hyung-nim, please finish this quickly!”

They believed that if they held on, Se-un would defeat the Castle Lord and capture the Golden Castle.

* * *

“…So, you’ve finally arrived here.”

At the center of the inner castle.

After ascending the stairs guarded by the Golden Knights, an Orc sat upon a throne that gleamed as if made of gold.

The Golden Knights alone seemed powerful enough, but this guy exuded an even stronger aura.

“Although you are my enemy, I acknowledge you as a warrior.”

He rose from the throne.

Unlike the other Orcs’ equipment, which shimmered with a subtle golden light, the armor he wore appeared to be made of actual gold.

It was blinding just to look at the armor, which sparkled under the light.

“I am the Lord of this noble Golden Castle. The King of the valiant Glory Orcs. Gold Garden.”

“…Jeong Se-un.”

Although he was just a monster from the tutorial, Se-un stated his name with a serious expression. He sensed something different from other monsters.

Clang.

Garden grabbed the weapon that was leaning against the side of the throne.

A halberd. A weapon that was also called an axe-spear, with an axe head attached to a long spear.

It was over 2 meters long and seemed quite heavy due to the axe blade, but Garden lifted the halberd with ease.

The golden axe blade harmonized with the armor, emitting an even more brilliant light.

“As a warrior, I am reluctant to face a tired enemy, but.”

Se-un also drew a sword.

It was one of the Castle Lord’s weapons he had looted earlier.

He wanted to get Durandal back from Mamon, but judging by his lack of response, it didn’t seem like he was willing to hand it over easily.

Well, it didn’t matter. Having Durandal would have made the battle much easier, but he was still confident in defeating him.

“As the Lord of the Golden Castle, I must defeat you.”

Thud!

Garden kicked off the ground.

There was no defense in his attacks.

Only offense. Movements solely for cutting, stabbing, and crushing the enemy.

‘He must be trusting in that armor.’

Golden armor. It looks to be at least B-grade or higher.

Combined with the castle’s ability to reduce damage taken, ordinary attacks wouldn’t work on him.

Whoong!

As Se-un lowered his stance, the golden axe blade grazed just above him.

The heavy pressure of the wind made his hair flutter.

“Prove your worth to possess the Golden Castle.”

Clang!

Garden’s attacks were completely different from the monsters he had faced so far.

Perfect swordsmanship.

He didn’t just attack with the halberd’s blade, but also mixed in quick attacks by gripping the shaft tightly or even throwing tackles.

Who would think Garden was just an ordinary monster when seeing this?

Intelligence, knowledge, skill, etc. Everything seemed better than an average player.

Clang, Clang!

Se-un evaded the attacks and tried to get close to Garden, but his attacks didn’t work. He couldn’t even see the gaps in the armor, which could be considered its weak points.

Whenever he saw an opening and swung his sword, Garden quickly regained his stance and countered.

Was it because he was in bad shape after passing through the outer and inner castles and fighting the Golden Knights? No. Apart from that, Garden was strong.

-According to the Mysteries of the Black Tower, the power of ‘Dark Flare’ is enhanced.

Crack!

Therefore, Se-un tried to stop Garden by unleashing black flames.

“In front of the golden armor, impure flames are useless.”

Chiiik-

As Garden’s armor flashed, the black flames extinguished as if they were lying.

In the first place, the flames had a unique property that made them impossible to extinguish with ordinary methods. Indeed, there was a reason why he neglected defense.

“Sorry, but I don’t have time to spare.”

-The third form of the Blood Wolf Sword Technique, Blood Wolf Assault (血狼襲擊) [Xuelang Xiji in Chinese], is enhanced through inner energy.

Clang!

A red aura surged from Se-un’s body, and a wolf lunged out, biting Garden’s halberd.

A strike that poured all the inner energy from his dantian.

Thanks to that, Garden’s halberd was deflected downwards and stuck into the ground. Still, Garden wasn’t flustered.

“You still lack the qualifications.”

Clench!

Garden grabbed Se-un’s approaching sword with his other hand.

Thanks to the gauntlet connected to the golden armor, it was Se-un’s sword that was damaged, not Garden’s palm.

The sword trembled, unable to withstand his grip.

At that moment.

“Qualifications are something you seize.”

Thud.

Se-un dropped the sword. Then, he drew the Tooth Dagger that was stuck in his belt.

“You won’t even be able to scratch the golden armor with that weapon.”

The Tooth Dagger. It was definitely a good weapon, but that was only in the early stages of the tutorial.

Now that most of Se-un’s items were starting to exceed C-grade, the D+ grade Tooth Dagger wasn’t considered strong.

Moreover, his opponent was wearing full plate armor, so it was impossible to inflict damage with a dagger.

However.

“Yes, this alone won’t be enough.”

-The Vault of Greed has been opened.

[ King’s Holy Sword, Carnwennan ]

– A dagger known as one of King Arthur’s three sacred treasures, along with Excalibur and Rhongomiant, meaning ‘White Hilt’.

Carnwennan.

If it was the weapon known to have split the witch Ordu, who lived in a cave, in half with a single strike, then the story would be different.