Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 631

The item the angel presented looked remarkably crude, like a small chest carved from stone.

Se-un’s surprise was understandable.

“A key box?”

The chest looked exactly like one.

As if reacting to Se-un’s words or the key box itself, the Nephilim in his pocket vibrated.

“That’s right. It’s a key box passed down through the Platinum Star lineage. It’s not a divine artifact, but it’s been guarded even more carefully.”

The angel opened the key box, revealing a key inside. Like the box, it seemed to be made of woven stone and wood, exuding a crude yet mysterious aura.

Se-un picked up the key, and the Nephilim resonated even more strongly.

– You’ve already found the fourth chapter.

The Nephilim revealed the key’s identity.

The Small Key of Solomon, the fourth chapter.

“Ars Almadel Salomonis [The Art of Almadel, one of the books in the Lesser Key of Solomon].”

– The constellation, ‘Falling Wings,’ stares at the key in your hand with dismay.

– The constellation, ‘The Bowed Crow,’ chuckles, saying that at this rate, you’ll really complete the Lemegeton [Another name for the Lesser Key of Solomon, a grimoire].

– The constellation, ‘The Serpent Enclosing Jealousy,’ congratulates you.

– The constellation, ‘The Hungry Prince,’ doesn’t understand why everyone is so engrossed in something they can’t even eat.

The key was also called the Book of the Altar.

He had thought the fourth key might be in Shineyl, but he never expected it to fall into Se-un’s hands so quickly.

He was even more surprised because he had set aside finding the key for the time being, as this journey was urgent.

“Thanks to the Hero, Shineyl is completely safe. Moreover, you are recognized by our god. Please, take it.”

“…I won’t refuse.”

“Please do.”

As he placed the key in his pocket, the Nephilim vibrated slightly and absorbed it.

The angel gazed wistfully at Se-un’s chest, even tearing up as he quietly stepped back.

– Indeed, choosing you was my best decision.

Now, only one key remains.

The Nephilim, having regained quite a bit of power, whispered pleasantly.

With four keys gathered, the power he could use would be even greater.

“Ahem, let’s hurry and go.”

“Alright.”

It was hard to predict what kind of power had been added, but it was clear that this power would be a great help when climbing the Tower.

Perhaps it could even be a great help in the battle against the Outer Gods.

Thinking that, Se-un ascended towards the next trial with Kashalaka, leaving behind Yoo Seo-ah and the Diablo Guild, who were firmly resolved to do something.

* * *

“Gurgle.”

“Gurgle, gurgle-”

“Gurgle-?”

“Ggrroooooaaaaan…….”

Where on earth was this? It was full of Outer Gods.

The amount was incomparable to the underground of Shineyl.

The floor was covered with Outer Gods, and even the horizon in the distance seemed to be made of them.

Outer Gods were even dripping from the sky, as if the sky itself was made of them.

And in the center of it all.

“Heeeuuuum.”

A man covered in Outer Gods from head to toe was slowly rising.

If there was anyone who could regain consciousness within those Outer Gods, it could only be one person.

“So, Shineyl has fallen too.”

“Gurgle, gurgle.”

The expression of the Overlord, who had been as relaxed as if he were enjoying a bath, twisted slightly.

As if frightened by this, the surrounding Outer Gods receded, creating a small puddle.

“The first regressor was restrained, and it was a key point to put pressure on Shineyl, but to make such a mess of the board while I was distracted for a moment.”

The Overlord’s expression grew increasingly distorted.

Until now, he had maintained a calm expression no matter what Se-un did, but not anymore.

He was also feeling it. Se-un’s actions were slowly becoming a threat to him.

“Raise your heads.”

“Ggrrruuurrrgle.”

A massive wave surged in front of the Overlord.

A tremendous amount of Outer Gods rose up, taking the form of various monsters.

It wasn’t just Outer Gods that existed here.

Hosts that the Overlord had researched and found to be the most compatible with Outer Gods, hosts that had been modified to be suitable for Outer Gods, and so on.

Various forms of hosts were being tamed here under the Outer Gods.

“Now that it’s come to this, it’s a race against time.”

“Gurgle-”

“Before I complete the great work, prevent the second regressor from reaching the top of the Tower.”

“Gurgle, gurgle.”

The Outer Gods in the resting area had already been completely annihilated.

The Outer Gods remaining in the Tower were now all under the Overlord’s control.

It was a great loss for the Overlord to directly infiltrate the trials and attack the players, rather than awakening the Outer Gods that were already lurking.

However, it couldn’t be helped.

If Se-un reached the top of the Tower in this state, things would become even more troublesome.

Even to stop Se-un. No, even to buy time, he decided that it was more beneficial to interfere with the trials, even at the cost of losses.

“Stop him at all costs. Use any means to stop him. Show me your grown-up selves.”

“Gurgle-”

The Outer Gods rippled as if nodding at the Overlord’s words, then quickly scattered.

It was impossible to know where they were going.

In the first place, no one knew how the Outer Gods infiltrated the resting areas or trials.

One thing was clear.

Those Outer Gods would faithfully carry out the Overlord’s orders and infiltrate the trials using some method to block Se-un’s path.

* * *

The 91st floor trial.

The last trial that Se-un had ‘successfully’ cleared.

In other words, he had finally arrived at the last trial for which he knew the strategy.

‘It’s still the same here.’

Se-un looked around.

The Tower’s trials had a clear theme for each floor.

Just as the trials from the 81st to the 90th floor were expressed as a path towards the Celestial Realm.

Then, what would be the theme from the 91st floor onwards?

“Ahem, it’s still an unpleasant place.”

“I agree.”

In fact, Se-un couldn’t clearly express what the theme of this place was.

That’s because Se-un had only experienced the 91st and 92nd floor trials, and the theme of this place was just as chaotic.

“It’s not a magical realm. It’s like we’ve come to an already broken world.”

Se-un nodded, agreeing with Kashalaka’s muttering.

Stone fragments floating in the air.

The ground was cracked in places, becoming endless cliffs, and the sunlight was irregularly refracted.

Even in the distance, waterfalls were inverted, spewing water like fountains into the sky.

Gravity, friction, buoyancy, and all those things were completely different from what they used to be.

The problem wasn’t just this.

– Welcome to the 91st floor trial.

– Theme: Conflict

The system message announcing the 91st floor trial.

Originally, the message announcing the trial included an explanation of the trial’s format or how to pass it, along with the theme.

If not, there would be an angel-like figure explaining the trial, as was the case in the previous Tower of Babel.

However, there was nothing here.

“Hmph. It’s a meager message, even after seeing it again.”

No explanation was written, and the theme was also difficult to understand.

This was a significant reason why players couldn’t move forward from the 91st floor trial.

“Since you’re a regressor, you know what’s going to happen now, right?”

“Up to the 92nd floor.”

“Hmph, so even as a regressor, you could only climb up to the 92nd floor.”

Kashalaka sneered for no reason.

However, Se-un didn’t bother to mention that even Kashalaka before his regression had ultimately failed to clear even the 91st floor.

If he heard such a story with that fiery personality, he wouldn’t be able to calm down his excitement and would spew out flames again.

“It’s coming.”

Kugung-

The ground rumbled once. Then, something began to appear from the horizons and waterlines on both sides, where nothing seemed to exist.

The first thing that caught his eye was the horizon on the left.

“Advance! Advance!”

“Advance!”

Humans, animals, monsters, all the creatures on the ground, regardless of their kind, were rushing towards this side.

Each time the majestic drumbeat echoed, the horizon was covered in thick dust.

“This land is our land.”

“Who dares covet our land?”

“We can never be taken away.”

The number was at a level that could not be counted one by one.

A bridge was quickly built over the cracked ground, and the water that had been gushing out from between them was also blocked.

They seemed to have perfectly adapted to this unstable land.

“Don’t let those stinky fish set foot on this land!”

Puhwaaat!

As if answering their words, this time a waterspout rose from the opposite waterline.

Tornadoes soared, and small waves gathered to create tsunamis.

Shining scales and glossy fins.

Similarly, creatures living in the water were all rushing in, regardless of their species.

“Dirty invaders.”

“You can’t even breathe underwater, yet you’re trash polluting the ocean.”

“We will not allow those cancer lumps to pollute the ocean any longer!”

“Raise the waves! Spew out the water! We are the tsunami!”

“We are the tsunami!”

The situation was such that the theme of the trial, ‘Conflict,’ was somewhat understandable.

For some reason, the content of this trial was the confrontation between the beings on the land and the beings under the sea.

However, there was one problem here.

“Now, slowly reveal the strategy.”

“I heard you’ve tried it several times, isn’t there a way to infer it?”

“No. I’ve wiped out both sides, and I’ve helped those beasts to annihilate the fish, but they just keep appearing endlessly. For a whole month.”

It was truly a Kashalaka-like method.

He had been fighting monsters for a month. There was no way there would be a break time in this trial.

‘Well.’

Players who have seen the battle between the two beings are bound to take someone’s side anyway.

They think that if they take one side and smash the other side’s camp, the trial will end, and they add strength to the conflict.

However, there was a problem. Adding strength to the conflict does not resolve the conflict.

Rather, the other side’s camp struggles even more and constantly surges up.

The fact that the conflict did not end even though the strong Kashalaka had joined the land camp for a month was proof of that.

‘If I were a normal combat-type player, I would never have been able to clear it.’

The enemies are approaching.

Although Kashalaka took the side of the land camp, frankly, there is no such thing as a side for them.

“The stinky guys have brought in external beings! Kill them!”

“The dusty things have finally brought in external beings! I won’t forgive them!”

That’s because both beings saw the players as enemies.

In fact, even if Kashalaka helped the land camp, strictly speaking, he would have only become an enemy of the sea camp, and the land camp would never have recognized Kashalaka as an ally until the end.

This trial was made that way from the beginning.

“This trial is…….”

As the two camps got closer and closer, Se-un recalled what had happened before his regression and blurted out the strategy for the 91st floor.

Chapter 632