Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 642

Raiding the Demon God’s Warehouse – Episode 642

Floor 96, the Trial of Oppression.

The further you went, the heavier the gravity became, and stamina was depleted just by standing still.

Kashalakaas, in particular, seemed to struggle to maintain her massive form. For the first time since entering the trial, she transformed into a human.

“Just when I think I’m adapting to one trial, it’s always like this.”

“Why don’t you put on some proper clothes?”

“It’s already hard enough to carry my own weight. You want me to wear clothes on top of that? That’s foolish. Humans are so inefficient.”

Kashalakaas conjured a red, rag-like garment and wrapped it around herself with magic.

Seun had to agree with her.

For humans, wearing armor was mandatory for defense in case of an emergency, but she was a dragon.

Even in human form, her defense was still formidable.

For her, clothes were merely a matter of etiquette.

“More importantly, what’s wrong?”

“What do you mean?”

“You’ve been tense for a while now.”

“It’s the gravity.”

“Gravity? You’re getting tense over this much gravity? Don’t be ridiculous. You haven’t been able to take your hand off your sword for a while now.”

Seun looked down.

Her hand had been gripping Durandal since entering the 96th floor.

Her palm was already damp with sweat.

She knew what Kashalakaas was trying to say, but Seun didn’t know the exact reason either.

“…I just feel a little uneasy.”

“Do you have precognitive abilities now?”

“Of course not.”

“Ahem, because you’re like that, even I’m getting nervous.”

An inexplicable sense of unease.

However, it was just an unfounded worry, so Seun tried to dismiss the ominous feeling and began to conquer the 96th floor.

This trial, too, made it impossible to even guess the cause of this oppression.

“Answer me, Silver Claw.”

Clang.

Seun began the conquest by using Ars Goetia [a grimoire, or textbook of magic, attributed to King Solomon] again.

However, he couldn’t just summon any demon king.

Summoning a powerful demon king like Agares might devastate the trial, but it was clear that he wouldn’t be able to conquer it perfectly.

The key was to read the atmosphere and hints of the trial and summon a demon king who was knowledgeable about it.

Thus, Seun made his choice.

“The 36th demon king, Stolas.”

It was Stolas.

Known as Hell’s Astrologer, he possessed extensive knowledge of astrology, and the night sky of the 96th floor’s trial was filled with an unusually large number of stars.

– A beautiful night sky. Incomparably more beautiful than the Demon World, which is full of dead and red stars.

The outline of Stolas was revealed through the abyss.

No, there wasn’t even an outline. All that was reflected through the abyss were Stolas’s two eyes.

The red eyes, faintly glowing even in the abyss, created a sinister atmosphere just by looking at them.

– The setting moon. Falling stars. Scattered Milky Way. Ah, perfect. This is…….

Before Seun could even say anything, Stolas continued to speak.

He had a completely different vibe from the demon kings he had seen so far. It was hard to strike up a conversation.

From such Stolas.

– A dying star, I see.

A precise diagnosis of the 96th floor was given.

As Stolas watched the stars in the night sky, his gaze naturally fell upon Seun.

– A rising star. A second star. A star that remembers the past, yet forgets the past.

“…Are you talking about me?”

– I know what you seek. The source of destruction. The origin of oppression. The star that has stopped.

A very cryptic speech.

There were plenty of things to ask, but there was only one thing to ask now.

The method to conquer the 96th floor.

Seun nodded at Stolas’s words, and he closed his eyes for a moment before looking up at the night sky again and continuing to speak.

– Turn your back on the setting moon and walk towards the blue moon. Then you will find what you desire.

“The setting moon…….”

Seun looked up at the sky.

In the distance, he could see the moon hanging on the horizon, befitting the expression ‘setting moon.’

On the opposite side, there was a star shining particularly blue.

He had given a perfect answer without Seun even asking.

“Thank you.”

Seun bowed his head in gratitude.

Stolas.

He only knew that he was knowledgeable about astrology, but astrology was more than Seun had imagined.

At this rate, he felt like he could be the successor to Belphegor… no, he felt like a kind of prophet, different from Belphegor?

As the goal was set, Seun took out the key to leave.

– Ah, beware. If you want what you desire, you must endure considerable pain.

“…What do you mean?”

– A rotten star flows down. A rotten star rots even the universe. Shining stars are buried…….

The abyss disappeared, and Stolas’s voice was cut off.

Words that were difficult to understand, like a prophecy from an oracle.

However, Seun, who had explored numerous fields of knowledge as an adventurer before his regression, could roughly guess the content.

‘A rotten star…….’

If Seun’s interpretation was correct, wasn’t the rotten star referring to the Outer Gods [powerful, often malevolent entities from beyond the known universe]? And perhaps, would the Outer Gods invade again at the end of the trial?

That’s what he thought.

Wasn’t that the identity of the ominous feeling he had felt as soon as he entered the trial?

“Kureung, it’s amazing no matter how many times I see it. Borrowing the power of the constellations and completely bypassing the system’s interference.”

“Let’s go.”

“He told us to go towards the blue star, right? Let’s go quickly! Kuaooo!”

Leaving Kashalakaas, who was roaring without regard for her human form, Seun moved towards the blue star.

* * *

The closer they got to the blue star, the more severe the gravity became.

It became difficult to walk, and the weapon in his hand felt like it weighed a ton.

Coming this far, he desperately understood why Kashalakaas didn’t want to wear clothes.

In the midst of all this.

“It’s heavyyyyyy!”

Even in this gravity, monsters still attacked.

Giants whose faces alone were much larger than Seun’s physique were attacking them.

However, they also seemed to have a hard time maintaining upright walking in this gravity.

“Kuhheung, disgusting guys. I should call you spiders, not giants.”

Because they were crawling on the floor, dragging their knees and elbows.

Even so, they had adapted to the movement and were moving very quickly.

In particular, the sight of them sweeping the floor with their huge arms and suddenly lunging forward with their mouths open was quite terrifying.

“How dare you imitate four-legged beasts when you were born as two-legged creatures!”

Kashalakaas transforms back into her dragon form. Then, she confidently confronts the crawling giants head-on.

Was it the unique personality of a Red Dragon, or was it just Kashalakaas? If she could just fix that impatient personality, she would be much stronger.

Thinking that, Seun lowered his stance and ran quickly.

“It’s heavyyyyyy!”

He barely jumped over the giant’s swinging arm.

Even jumping to avoid it was a struggle because of the gravity.

However, no matter how much they adapted to the gravity, the giants were also heavy.

After one attack, the gap was openly exposed due to the gravity.

[The Sea’s Weight, Ruyi Jingu Bang] [a legendary staff wielded by Sun Wukong, the Monkey King, in Chinese mythology]

Seun summoned the Ruyi Jingu Bang above him.

As it was known to have measured the depth of the sea, the Ruyi Jingu Bang stretched higher and higher into the sky.

Kwaaaang!!

Soon, it fell towards the giant’s crown.

In the first place, the Ruyi Jingu Bang was already very heavy, but when combined with the power of gravity, it showed tremendous power.

It was difficult to hold weapons, but once you held them, you could exert more power than usual in the 96th floor’s trial.

“Kuhheung, arrogant bastards!”

Kashalakaas smiled contentedly, having defeated the giants with only melee combat without using magic or breath.

Seun shook his head and hurried along the road.

The light of the blue star grew stronger as they walked, and before they knew it.

“Is that it!”

“Probably.”

A towering mountain appeared in front of them.

A mountain standing tall as if piercing the sky.

Whether by coincidence or inevitability, the angle overlapped so exquisitely that the blue star seemed to be hanging on the summit of the mountain.

The compass of the journey was also pointing tautly at the summit of the mountain, so it was certain that that was the destination.

“My knees are already aching, and now I have to climb a mountain. This trial is really cruel.”

“I know.”

The two began their full-fledged mountain climbing.

It wasn’t just a steep slope, but the gravity also doubled as they went higher.

How could there be no monsters here?

Seun and Kashalakaas also struggled to continue their climb, grabbing onto the surrounding rocks or the skeletal trees that were hardened like iron.

“Is your reason for becoming a god just to defeat the Outer Gods?”

“For now.”

“What’s next after defeating all the Outer Gods?”

“…Why are you suddenly asking that?”

“There’s no particular reason. The most correct answer would be that I’ve been thinking a lot while climbing the mountain.”

Just as only rough breaths increased, Kashalakaas opened the floodgates of conversation.

Climbing in gravity made even the inside of his head heavy, so Seun sighed softly and responded to her question.

“If I become a god…….”

Seun thought of the distant future.

Honestly, he had never even imagined it.

Until now, Seun’s goal was to defeat the Outer Gods.

Rather than saving the world, it was because he had to in order to survive.

If the tower collapsed due to the Outer Gods, no matter how well he ran away from them, he would only be crushed by the debris of the tower.

But if all the Outer Gods were defeated, what kind of future could Seun dream of?

“…I don’t know.”

“Hmph, what a boring answer. Just like a human. Your goal is so small.”

“Then what is your future? After succeeding Katalakaas and becoming a true Dragon God.”

“This body has a dream so great that you can’t even imagine!”

Kashalakaas puffed out her chest.

Then, she shouted powerfully as if unleashing Dragon Fear [an ability of dragons to instill fear in their enemies].

“I will become the strongest god among gods!”

“Does that mean you’ll become the chief god?”

“No, above that! Not the highest god of one canal, but the most powerful highest god among all gods!”

“What does that mean?”

“Isn’t it cool!”

“…Yeah, it’s cool.”

“Kahaha! Just thinking about it makes me tingle!”

He wanted to ask, ‘Then, what’s next after becoming the highest god?’, but all that would do is continue a useless argument.

Seun, shaking his head, thought about her question for a moment.

The goal after the Outer Gods disappear.

Maybe… it might be okay to think about it a little. This was also a positive mindset that he could defeat the Outer Gods.

“We’re almost there!”

The high summit that had been so high was finally visible in front of them. The blue star hanging on the summit also felt as big as the sun.

And the two could see.

Embedded in the summit of the high mountain.

“A meteorite?”

“Kuhheung, doesn’t it feel ominous?”

A meteorite.

The suspicious energy emanating from the meteorite seemed to prove that it was the goal of the 96th floor.

This was definitely positive news, but why a meteorite of all things?

It felt like the Outer Gods would pop out of those holes at any moment.

“I don’t know, let’s just break it! Kuaooo!”

Kashalakaas returned to her original form.

Then, she took a deep breath and spewed out ultra-high-temperature breath.

There were no other hints around, so even Seun would have attacked the meteorite.

The compass of the journey was also pointing at the meteorite.

‘Is it going to end this easily?’

The meteorite was heated up by Kashalakaas’s breath.

In response, the surrounding energy fluctuated, and the gravity that had been pressing down on his shoulders was lowered.

Just as Kashalakaas was about to put more power into her breath to end it.

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