Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 577

Gurgle, gurgle.

The snowfield was covered with biting snow and ice.

A fierce blizzard obscured the sky above a vast, thickly frozen ice lake.

“Yes, yes. You must feel confined.”

A man stood there.

The Defeated King.

He was handling the Outer like a pet.

As if the cold didn’t bother him.

“Complete cold immunity, a perk attributable to the Heretic of the Demon God.”

His Outer was evolving.

Beyond simply resisting cold or heat, it could harden its soft body into a shell and even boost its intelligence.

All thanks to the Defeated King’s experiments.

While the Outer could learn, it couldn’t enhance its learning this much on its own.

Gurgle, gurgle.

“Yes. It’s already reached the ninth Shelter.”

The Outer on the Defeated King’s shoulder wriggled.

Though no clear voice was heard, the Defeated King nodded, understanding.

Jeong Se-un.

The unpermitted second Heretic who weakened the Outer and diminished his power with each Shelter visit.

Recently, he even defeated the Outer of the Sand Desert, a trump card he’d painstakingly created.

Yet, the Defeated King wasn’t angry. Instead, he grinned, stretching his mouth wide as if amused.

“Annoying, yes, but thanks to him, I’ve learned more diverse and greater powers, so it’s not all bad.”

Crack.

At that moment, the ice in front of him fractured.

The intense cold, infused with Se-un’s ice magic, and the hundreds of black chains forged with the divinity Mamon left in the mortal realm, could no longer hold the seal.

Frigid water gushed from the cracks in the ice, which had seemed eternally frozen.

And finally.

The Outer, trapped in the ice lake, flashed its red eyes.

“Now, time to stop learning and start producing results.”

Crash!

The ice shattered, revealing the Outer’s form.

Inside its gaping mouth, teeth sharper than a shark’s gleamed, and its skin was as thick as a crocodile’s.

A monster resembling a mosasaurus, which dominated Earth’s oceans in ancient times, rather than a modern animal or monster.

“Since the first Heretic is occupied in the clouds, only the annoying second Heretic remains. Skilled, but…”

He stroked the head of the Outer, a disaster that had destroyed a dimension long ago, as if it were a pet.

“What can he do with just one body?”

“Kara-ra-ra-rack!!”

Kaire, the Frost Fortress.

The iron fortress vibrated at the monster’s roar, shaking off the frost on its surface.

It was as if the fortress was warming up for war.

* * *

My mind is hazy.

I was unconscious from the terrible pain, and each time I awoke, I could only desperately cling to Durendal, or rather, Avalon within it.

– You have been immersed in Demon God’s Blood.

– Your entire body is being invaded by Demon God’s Blood.

– The elasticity of your ligaments is increasing.

– Resistance to curses is increasing.

– ‘Monarch Eagle’s Single Eye’ is enhanced, increasing dynamic visual acuity and eyesight.

…….

It felt like my entire body was being rebuilt.

A metamorphosis, a pain beyond anything I’d known.

In that agony, a sweet whisper seemed to reach my ear.

‘It’s okay now.’

‘Are you in pain?’

‘Take a break.’

‘You’ve done enough.’

I knew instinctively.

If I rose, I could escape this torment.

I could stop the sharp spear wielded by the Demon God’s Blood, which had even penetrated my mind.

Even so.

“No.”

Se-un didn’t rise.

He held Avalon tighter, though he wasn’t even sure he held it properly, and stood his ground more firmly.

Remembering his goal.

Remembering the future.

‘Remembering his promise.’

– You have been immersed in Demon God’s Blood.

– Your entire body is being invaded by Demon God’s Blood.

– The capacity of your dantian [energy center] is increasing.

– Blood vessels are expanding, and elasticity is increasing.

– The overall circulatory system is strengthened, increasing cardiopulmonary endurance.

– The capacity of the mana circle is increasing.

– The mana circuit becomes denser.

…….

Until now, the Demon God’s Blood had been penetrating Se-un’s body, but now the opposite was happening.

Se-un sucked in the Demon God’s Blood, absorbing it as it slowly retreated, as if satisfied.

If you realize how to escape, you naturally realize the opposite.

Se-un chose an option no one had chosen, or could choose.

‘A little more.’

However, no matter how strong one’s mental fortitude, there was a limit to accepting Demon God’s Blood with a human body.

If this continued, his body wouldn’t just be strengthened; it would burst like an overfilled balloon.

But.

– The sword that split the rock, Durendal, releases the dormant protective energy within ‘Avalon.’

– The Fairy Lake is recreated through ‘Avalon.’

The stats enhanced by ‘devouring’ monsters while climbing the tower.

The power of Avalon, which manifested before he began absorbing the Demon God’s Blood in earnest.

Even the stigmata that naturally appeared when Se-un’s body was in crisis.

All joined forces to assist Se-un.

‘The promise…….’

The essence of the Demon Realm, gathered for centuries.

The Demon God’s Blood was slowly running out.

* * *

Brin Jarr watched Se-un, whose entire body was crimson, still sitting in the empty space where the Demon God’s Blood had been.

“Haha, are you truly a monster?”

To absorb all the Demon God’s Blood.

An impossible feat, logically and historically.

In the past, only a few high-ranking demons in the Demon Realm knew the location of the Demon God’s Blood and repeatedly immersed themselves in it to increase their power, but no one had ever seen it emptied.

Brin Jarr himself had gained great power by immersing himself in it, but he had never seen the level of the Demon God’s Blood decrease.

“I can’t even imagine how surprised Hidro would be if he saw this.”

Currently, Hidro is the only resident in the Demon Realm who knows the location of the Demon God’s Blood.

Of course, the Demon God’s Blood would replenish over time, but if he realized it was empty, even Hidro would faint from shock.

As he thought this, Se-un finally lifted his heavy eyelids.

“Are you feeling better now?”

“……Brin Jarr.”

As soon as Se-un opened his eyes, he saw the empty space where the Demon God’s Blood had been.

Memories of losing consciousness flashed through his mind, and Se-un realized he’d emptied the Demon God’s Blood and felt embarrassed.

“Did I do this?”

“Haha, who else! The Demon God’s Blood was being sucked in as if a hole had been made in the bottom, I almost fainted!”

“……I’m sorry.”

Se-un’s apology was sincere.

The Demon God’s Blood didn’t have an owner, but Brin Jarr had come to it and immersed himself in it before Se-un.

From Brin Jarr’s perspective, he was strengthening himself when Se-un rolled in and the Demon God’s Blood vanished.

However, Brin Jarr wasn’t upset. He seemed pleased.

“Haha, no! I should be thanking you!”

“Because of me, you can no longer use the Demon God’s Blood.”

“Can you see this?”

Brin Jarr raised his fist.

Even though the Demon God’s Blood had dissipated, the fist with crimson energy swirling around it looked strong.

Thick blood vessels wriggled, and a solid frame supported taut muscles.

Brin Jarr already had a strong body, so others might wonder what he was supposed to do, but Se-un saw something different.

“……What happened?”

He got stronger.

Se-un knew because he had shaken hands with him upon arriving at the Demon God’s Blood.

Though brief, Se-un had instinctively tried to gauge Brin Jarr’s level.

He could clearly tell that his fist, not any other part, had changed.

“The moment you sucked in the Demon God’s Blood, an interaction occurred.”

“Interaction?”

“I don’t know the details. Perhaps the Demon God’s Blood became milder because of you, or it was affected by the strong current.”

“Did your absorption increase more than usual?”

“That’s right. More Demon God’s Blood was absorbed than all my previous immersions combined.”

Brin Jarr clenched and unclenched his fist, enjoying the increased power.

His face was satisfied.

“I probably couldn’t have absorbed this much even if I’d immersed myself in it my entire life.”

Watching him, Se-un grew curious about his own condition.

No matter how much Demon God’s Blood Brin Jarr had absorbed, Se-un had absorbed most of it.

Se-un raised his fist and slowly clenched and unclenched it, like Brin Jarr.

Squeeze-

Clenching his fist felt stiff, like squeezing a spring.

The muscles in his forearm were as stiff as a new spring.

How much strength had increased to make him feel like this?

Se-un wanted to test his strength, so he slammed his fist on the floor.

Kwang!!

This place was where the Demon God’s Blood gathered, inside the largest and most solid stone mountain in Plaka.

The floor’s solidity was immense.

Crackle-

It couldn’t withstand Se-un’s power and cracked.

“Amazing!”

It would take time to adjust, but it was incredible.

In terms of stats, it felt like hundreds had increased instantly.

Se-un immediately moved his mana and internal energy, not just his physical abilities.

Woo-

Like his muscles, it felt stiff.

His dantian seemed hardened, and his circle was as taut as a rubber band.

Still, without rushing, he moved his dantian and circle, and a tremendous amount of internal energy and mana began to circulate.

‘Amazing.’

The qi meridians throughout his body had become elastic, increasing the amount of internal energy that could circulate.

The mana circuit had become denser, allowing him to handle mana more delicately.

He couldn’t feel it immediately, but the capacity of his dantian and mana circle had increased, granting him even more power.

An evolution beyond raising stats.

“I can see your level has risen. I want to spar right away.”

Se-un also wanted to test this power, so he nodded and stood.

A sparring match with Brin Jarr would be good, but dangerous without knowing each other’s strength.

“If you want, I can suggest a training ground. I know all the battle areas in Plaka. If I were to recommend one…….”

“It’s okay.”

Se-un’s destination was decided.

Originally, he would head to where the Outer might be sleeping, but with this power, he had another destination.

There, he could use his increased power to his heart’s content.

“You have a destination in mind. May I ask where?”

He didn’t seem to be following.

Anyone else, he wouldn’t tell, but it was Brin Jarr. Even if Se-un hid it, he’d find out.

With his network, he probably knew already.

“The Pit.”

“……Haha.”

Brin Jarr chuckled at Se-un’s answer.

The meaning of ‘Pit’ in Plaka was so absurd he chuckled.

“Indeed, a perfect place to wield your power to your heart’s content.”

Brin Jarr’s eyes sparkled.

Perhaps, hearing Se-un’s destination, his desire to test his power flared.

He wouldn’t follow, but he’d head to a battle area more dangerous than the Pit.

“Let’s discuss the 90th floor conquest after we warm up.”

“I agree.”

Thump!

They kicked off the ground and left the Demon God’s Blood.

Both wore smiles close to joy.

Chapter 578