Stole the Demon God’s Warehouse – Episode 63
Episode 63
-Time remaining until ‘Tutorial Fifth Stage – Defense’: 10 minutes
“Everyone, please do a final check!”
“Yes!”
“What about the catapult ammunition?”
“All prepared!”
“The traps are also intact.”
Ten minutes until the fifth stage of the tutorial, the final stage, begins.
Golden Castle was busier than ever.
With the twin sisters and Go Chang-seok at the center, preparations to defend against the monsters were already perfect.
Various siege weapons such as ballistae [large, powerful crossbows] and catapults, along with ammunition, filled the castle walls, and people held modified bows, with hundreds of arrows placed beside them.
Since it was a siege battle, using ranged weapons would be more efficient than melee weapons.
Of course, this was only possible because the castle’s defenses were strong enough to support it.
“Blood Wolf Oppa [term of endearment for an older brother or male friend]! How did you do that?”
“The gate, it looks brand new!”
“Aren’t you going to tell us?”
“Tell us! Huh? Huh?”
This is Golden Castle, known as the strongest A+ grade castle among dozens, even hundreds, of castles.
Even if the Sea Serpent we saw before rampaged, the Golden Walls would likely remain intact.
“Everyone, take your positions!”
“Yes!”
Following Yoo Seo-ah’s instructions, everyone found their places.
Se-woon also took his position at the very center of the wall, above the gate, looking out at the cliff-lined horizon.
In his hands, he held the ‘Giant Hunter,’ a great bow stolen from the lord of the ‘Towering Watchtower’.
“Will we be okay this time too?”
“Of course.”
He reassured Yoo Seo-ah, who seemed anxious.
She always maintained a strong image in front of others, but she sometimes showed this vulnerable side to Se-woon.
Perhaps it meant that she was comfortable with Se-woon.
He was the only one with whom she could lay down the heavy burden of everyone’s expectations.
-Time remaining until ‘Tutorial Fifth Stage – Defense’: 12 seconds
-The final stage of the tutorial will begin soon.
-Players should prepare for the monster attack inside the castle.
As everyone watched the system’s numbers decrease second by second, something red quickly approached from the distant horizon.
The voice that came with it was none other than.
“Hyungnim [Korean honorific for older brother or close male friend]! They’re coming up! They’re really coming up from the sea!”
It was Park Jung-pil.
There was no need, but Park Jung-pil, noticing Se-woon’s interest in the sea, had insisted on scouting.
Park Jung-pil, who had run faster than ever, entered the castle.
Finally, the moment the system’s numbers reached zero.
-‘Tutorial Fifth Stage – Defense’ begins.
-Defend the castle from the invading monsters and survive.
Monsters began to surge from the winding, cliff-lined horizon like waves.
“Kuaaa-”
“Kweeeeek!”
“Grrr, Krrr…”
The same scene as before the regression.
Monsters in various forms, such as half-human, half-fish creatures, water snakes, turtles, and crocodiles, crawled out.
The number was so great that they encroached on both the left and right sides of the vast horizon.
Like a scene from a movie.
However, apart from the grandeur felt when watching a movie, the fear from the overwhelming numbers was amplified.
Everyone thought they were prepared, but the hands of those watching the monsters trembled with tension.
Meanwhile, Se-woon silently raised his bow, pointing it towards the horizon.
“Hyungnim, here it is!”
Park Jung-pil, who had already climbed onto the wall, presented Se-woon with an arrow.
No, it wasn’t an arrow.
A short spear.
It was shorter than a typical spear, but it was still over 1.5 meters long.
Se-woon received the weapon and silently placed the short spear on the bowstring.
The ‘Giant Hunter,’ befitting its name as a great bow, accepted the short spear without any issues, but it groaned, ‘Wooduk!’ as it wasn’t the intended use.
At that moment, the entire bow, starting from the handle Se-woon was holding, turned dark red.
-Through internal energy, ‘Grad Empire Archery’ is enhanced.
-Temporarily, the elasticity and durability of the ‘Giant Hunter’ are greatly increased.
The dark red bow endured Se-woon’s strength and bent even further.
The bowstring was pulled back so far that the spear shaft of the short spear was almost completely inside the bow.
Simply pulling the bowstring released a dark red force around him, creating a sense of oppression.
All the clan members who felt it focused their attention on Se-woon.
However, this wasn’t the end. Just before releasing the bowstring, Se-woon opened the Vault of Greed and recalled the treasure he had chosen in advance.
-The Vault of Greed has been opened.
[ Bloodthirsty Magic Spear, Ruin ]
– The famous spear of the hero Keltar. A magic spear said to always emit flames, so it must be stored in water.
Woo-oong!
The power of Ruin was imbued in the short spear, resonating as if it would burst at any moment.
This short spear was also a weapon stolen from a lord, boasting C-grade performance, making it a top-tier weapon in the tutorial.
Even that weapon seemed unable to withstand the power of Ruin.
Black flames, symbolizing Ruin, flickered at the tip of the short spear.
It seemed to be threatening Se-woon, saying it would explode on the spot if he didn’t release it immediately.
Se-woon obediently granted Ruin’s request.
Paat!
The moment the bowstring was released, the short spear soared high into the sky as if to pierce the sun.
Naturally, people’s gazes followed the arrow upwards.
The moment that gaze came down.
“Kweeee-”
Kwajik!
The crown of the head of a giant toad, waddling from a distance so far that it couldn’t even be seen, was pierced, and its body exploded.
The impact was so strong that a huge crater was created on the ground, and dozens of surrounding monsters died along with it.
It would be fortunate if it ended here, but the true power of Ruin is not just this.
-The Serpent Tail Short Spear cannot withstand the power of ‘Ruin’ and disappears.
-The flames latent in ‘Ruin’ explode.
Kwaaaaat!
Hwaleuk!
Kwareureureuk!!
It was a similar situation to when ‘Hrunting’ was used to attack the ogre leader before.
The moment the shackle called the short spear broke, the flames residing in the bloodthirsty magic spear, Ruin, spread out like an explosion.
As befitting its nickname as a magic spear, the flames were not ordinary flames.
Like the most powerful black magic Se-woon could currently use, Dark Flare, black flames burned the monsters.
“Kieeeeeek!”
“Kweeeek!”
“Kuo, Kuoooo-!”
Scales were scorched, and flesh burned. Gills festered, and fins melted.
The monsters that had just emerged from the water couldn’t bear the flames they were encountering for the first time and threw themselves back into the sea below the cliff.
However.
Chiiiik-
By the time they sank into the sea, it was already too late.
The ones whose gills and fins had been burned couldn’t breathe even in the sea and slowly died.
The monsters on the ground rolled around on the ground, but the result was the same.
In an instant, hundreds of monsters screamed and died.
-Your level has increased.
-Your level has increased.
-Personal contribution has increased by 1,000 points.
-Personal contribution has increased by 1,500 points.
-By defeating the sub-boss monster, ‘Moss Toad,’ personal contribution has increased by 10,000 points.
…
As long as the flames didn’t go out, the screams of the monsters wouldn’t subside either.
With a single attack, he was able to cut off the center of the horizon.
-The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ swallows his saliva at the fragrant smell.
-The constellation, ‘The Bowing Raven,’ mutters that even if it’s an intangible force, using a butcher’s knife to kill a chicken is too wasteful.
Mamon showed a hint of regret, but Se-woon didn’t feel the same way. This attack wasn’t just to reduce the number of enemies.
Reducing the number of enemies and at the same time….
-Due to the ‘Red Wolf Armor’s’ ability ‘Wolf’s Threat,’ the enemy forces facing the flames are terrified!
-Due to the ‘Gray Wolf Cloak’s’ ability ‘Intimidation,’ charisma is enhanced, further exacerbating the enemy’s fear!
-The morale of allies is extremely high!
It was also to increase the morale of his allies.
“Crazy! This is no joke?”
“We can’t just stand still!”
“Catapult loaded, fire!”
“Fire!”
Confidence filled the faces of those who witnessed Se-woon’s attack.
With this one attack, everyone realized it. That they could win. No, that winning was obvious.
Kwang, Kwakwang!
The giant boulders fired from the catapults flew into the enemy ranks.
The smooth, round stones maintained their momentum and rolled across the ground, crushing countless monsters to death.
Pubuk!
The giant arrows fired from the ballistae pierced the bodies of large monsters. Even the tough scales that would ignore ordinary swords and spears couldn’t stop the ballista arrows.
Piyung-
Dozens of arrows soared into the sky.
Thanks to their practice, the arrows they fired accurately pierced the monsters’ vital points.
The more this happened, the greater the fear etched into the monsters, making their movements sluggish.
Thanks to this, they had to lose over a thousand allies before they even reached Golden Castle.
Somehow overcoming their fear and stepping forward, the reality they faced was even harsher.
Puk!
Kwakwang!!
Se-woon’s clan hadn’t just been repairing the walls and producing siege weapons.
To stop the monsters’ advance, they had installed numerous traps in front of the walls.
The scale was larger than expected, so it wasn’t something that could be jumped over with a leap.
The monsters at the forefront noticed this and stopped.
“Ki, Kieeek!”
Puk, Pubuk!
The monsters moving from the rear didn’t know about the traps.
Because they were pushing recklessly, the monsters at the forefront were pushed and pierced by the thorns below, even though they knew about the traps.
Even so, the number of monsters wasn’t just a few dozen like in the previous ‘wave’.
Monsters were still constantly pouring out from the winding horizon.
By the time the monsters’ corpses filled the traps, and they used them as stepping stones to reach the walls.
Ttiriring-
A soft melody was heard from somewhere.
-The monsters have heard the ‘Scream of Fear’.
-Due to the excellent performance, a significant number of monsters fall into ‘Fear’.
-The monsters who have fallen into fear lose their reason and begin to rampage.
An instrument resembling a fairy. It was the sound of the Syrinx [a type of pan flute] being played.
However, it wasn’t Se-woon who was playing it like before.
He thought it would be much more efficient to fight than to play an instrument during battle, so he had handed the instrument over to Go Chang-seok along with other weapons.
The one playing the instrument now was one of Se-woon’s clan members.
Perhaps because his skills were quite good, his performance was as effective as when Se-woon used the sheet music.
Moreover.
-The constellation, ‘Singing Unicorn,’ entrusts itself to the melody of fear and wildly swings its horn.
Without Se-woon even knowing, a new constellation was watching the owner of the instrument.
Singing Unicorn.
The 67th-ranked demon king, Amdusias.
Already, there were over ten players in Se-woon’s clan who had been chosen by constellations, which was said to be difficult.
And they were the 72 demon kings, who wield great power in the axis of evil gods.
“Kang Han-cheol, let’s go.”
“Understood.”
“I’ll follow you too!”
Listening to the beautiful melody, Se-woon stood on the railing of the wall.
Even if they just blocked the monsters’ advance like this, they would easily pass the final stage of the tutorial, but Se-woon’s goal wasn’t just to ‘pass the tutorial’.
Taat!
Se-woon, Kang Han-cheol, and Yoo Seo-ah.
From the railing of Golden Castle, the three players leaped towards the thousands of monsters.