Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 73

Chapter 75

“I am Shax.”

“That’s it?”

“……Currently, I hold the position of leader of the merfolk.”

“Nice to meet you. I’m Jung Se-woon, a player from the tutorial.”

Indeed, he was a merfolk.

It wasn’t detailed in the lore, but it seemed they hadn’t gone extinct for some reason, but were banished outside the Tower. Or perhaps, they didn’t get banished but left on their own and settled here.

It was known that the merfolk had a tough time when Estrosha, the Queen of the Black Sea, ruled the floor.

And the indiscriminate hunting by players.

Perhaps this empty deep sea outside the Tower is a safer and more comfortable place for them.

“First, put down your spear and let’s talk.”

“Shouldn’t you tell me why I should do that first?”

“That’s…….”

Shax couldn’t easily answer Se-woon’s question.

From his perspective, Se-woon was a complete outsider.

He introduced himself, but he doesn’t know if that’s true, and he doesn’t know what his purpose is.

Currently, in a situation where no one in the Tower knows that the merfolk exist outside the Tower, Shax had no intention of letting Se-woon leave alive.

If he were to let him live and he revealed their existence in the Tower, players might intervene in the tutorial and come looking for them.

Of course, he knows that’s impossible, but there are no limits to players.

Even to prevent a very unlikely situation, their existence had to be hidden.

While he was trying to figure out how to overcome the immediate situation, Se-woon made a suggestion first.

“If you take me to Leviathan, I won’t kill you.”

“……How do you know about that?”

“This one kindly told me.”

Se-woon lightly poked Estrosha’s head as he spoke.

Instantly, Shax’s sharp gaze was fixed on Estrosha, but she desperately made excuses.

“Look at my state! This guy tortured me to make me like this, what do you want me to do?”

“Haa…….”

Shax shook his head.

He never believed she would keep the secret in the first place, but their most important secret was revealed because of her.

However, there was one thing to confirm.

“Why do you want to see that being?”

“Hmm…….”

What would be a good way to explain it?

Se-woon pondered for a moment.

However, no matter how hard he tried to explain, it didn’t seem like Shax’s wariness would be relieved.

Before and after regression. After reflecting on his long player life, the best way was to show something with his eyes.

Stab.

“Squeak-”

Splash.

“What are you doing?”

Se-woon turned the spear he had aimed at Estrosha and stabbed one of the eggs nearby.

From within, a monster whose body was not yet fully formed emerged with a pathetic groan.

The creature that came out of the egg didn’t last even a few seconds and ended its life before it could even begin.

Immediately following, Se-woon pointed his hand at the egg and manifested his authority.

-You have devoured ‘Deep Sea Egg.’

-The nutrients are extremely minimal, so no stats can be absorbed.

“Th, this is!”

Gulp!

As usual, a black maw appeared, and Se-woon swallowed the monster he had just killed whole, along with the egg.

His stats didn’t increase, but that wasn’t the purpose right now anyway.

-The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ says the extremely soft texture is like jelly and wants more meals.

“If you’re following Leviathan, you know what this power is, right?”

“The Authority of Gluttony, to think you have it…….”

“Ah, and.”

Se-woon used a new authority in succession.

-The Treasury of Greed (眞) has been opened.

The Authority of Greed.

There was no need to take anything out. Just the effect of the Treasure Vault opening was enough to make Shax’s eyes sparkle as if he couldn’t believe it.

“Yo, you even have the Authority of Greed.”

“Is that enough explanation?”

“Are the two Demon Gods trying to meet our Constellation? But, why? Even when the Constellation fell here, they didn’t show any movement!”

“Sorry, but that’s not something I can explain to you.”

“……I see.”

-The constellation, ‘Crow Who Bows Its Head,’ makes an incomprehensible expression at your actions.

-The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ says he’s dizzy and begs you to hurry up and feed him.

He was worried that the Demon Gods might get angry at Se-woon’s actions of selling their names without permission.

Mammon seemed to tacitly understand Se-woon, and Beelzebub was only interested in food, as always.

After pondering for a while, Shax nodded his head once with a determined expression and opened his mouth.

“I understand.”

“Can you swear on the name of your Constellation?”

“Of course. I, Shax, swear in the name of Leviathan that I will guide you to the sanctuary.”

“Good.”

An oath sworn in the name of a Constellation. This was not just a verbal oath.

If you break the oath, not only will all the abilities you gained from your Constellation disappear, but you will never be able to contract with that Constellation again.

Well, there were players in the Tower who were so bold as to commit fraud in the name of a Constellation, but it seemed that the merfolk named Shax had a fairly high level of loyalty to Leviathan.

So, an oath sworn in the name of Leviathan was the most optimal oath.

Only after hearing that oath did Se-woon remove the spear from Estrosha’s head.

And finally.

“Then, shall we go right away?”

It was time to meet Leviathan, the Demon God of Jealousy.

* * *

Thud…….

The wreckage of broken coral and the corpses of monsters scattered everywhere. And a huge amount of blood trapped in the currents, clouding the water.

The merfolk had to go through a lot of trouble cleaning them up.

Of course, there were no casualties as it was a simple cleanup rather than the fierce battle that was expected, but cleaning up the scene didn’t seem like a problem that could be solved in a day or two.

Fortunately, the queen, Estrosha, and most of her eggs were safe.

If they recover well, the next tutorial seemed to be no problem.

Of course.

-The constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ smacks his lips, saying that this only tickles his palate.

To satisfy Beelzebub, he had no choice but to use about a hundred eggs.

Even that didn’t satisfy Beelzebub.

Seeing Shax fidgeting behind him, unable to stop Se-woon easily because it was the Demon God’s request, he had no choice but to stop.

So, the other merfolk cleaned up the scene, and Se-woon and Shax left the dungeon first.

To meet the Demon God of Jealousy, Leviathan.

“I’ll match your speed, so please follow me closely.”

Was it because he realized that Se-woon was a contractor of two Demon Gods?

Shax was treating Se-woon with a polite attitude, unlike before.

However, Se-woon, who had jumped into the sea during the tutorial, wasn’t so happy with the excessive consideration.

He had attacked the dungeon to find traces of Leviathan, but there was no time to waste here.

“Just go as usual. No, faster than usual.”

“Certainly, the Authority of Greed looks amazing…….”

Shax looked around at the gills, fins, and webbed feet attached to Se-woon’s body.

He already looked more like a merfolk than a human, and his movements were as smooth as a fish.

“Our merfolk’s swimming skills are among the best of all aquatic creatures. It will be difficult to keep up.”

“I’ll take care of that.”

“……I understand.”

Whoosh!

Shax shot forward quickly, creating white bubbles. As if kicking off the ground, he kicked off the seawater and gained speed.

Looking at that speed, it seemed that he had been considerate of Se-woon until now.

However, Se-woon also created bubbles.

Whoosh!

Mermaid’s Gills and Merman’s Fins. Se-woon, who used two treasures, was already a merfolk himself.

The Authority of Greed not only caused external changes, but also increased the inherent power of the treasure, that is, proficiency.

Of course, it normally takes some time to get used to how to use it, but Se-woon, who has used various treasures so far, was already used to adapting to treasures.

Gills and fins. There was enough time to adapt to the two treasures.

‘He’s really keeping up……?’

Shax turned around and looked at Se-woon, who was closely following him, and was startled.

That’s because he is the leader of the merfolk.

The excellent speed unique to shark-shaped merfolk, the skills he has worked hard on for a long time. And even the stats he gained from becoming a Demon God’s apostle.

He was confident that no creature in this sea could surpass him.

But what about now? Clearly, he was swimming at his best speed, without any consideration, but Se-woon was sticking right behind him.

Then.

‘……I can’t lose.’

A sense of competition settled in Shax’s eyes.

The opponent is human. He is a merfolk.

He couldn’t lose in swimming skills in the sea, of all things.

Whoosh!

Shax sharply raised his fins and accelerated further.

Not just physical swimming, but using mana to lower the resistance of the water and add strength to his legs.

His posture, with his stance adjusted, looked like a complete shark rather than a merfolk.

However.

‘He’s even keeping up with this?’

Se-woon didn’t widen the distance from Shax.

The accessory obtained by killing the Sea Drake Darakan in the fifth chapter of the tutorial, ‘Fury of the Sea.’

It was thanks to one of the options attached to it, ‘Restrictions in the water are greatly reduced.’

Shax, feeling impatient with this, looked ahead and came to his senses.

“There is a reef area ahead. You’ll have to slow down.”

Even as he said that, Shax didn’t slow down at all. He subtly moved his fins and rapidly changed the direction of his body.

As he maintained his speed, barely avoiding hitting the reefs, Se-woon had disappeared from his sight before he knew it.

‘Was I too excited?’

Shax shook his head, finally regaining his senses.

No matter how fast he is, the opponent is only human. Fast swimming in the reef area was a difficult area even among the merfolk.

If he hadn’t slowed down due to his desire to win, he might have been injured somewhere.

‘Once the reef area is over, I’ll have to wait a bit.’

Thinking that, the moment he came out of the reef area, what Shax saw was…….

“I’m glad you’re safe, is this the right way?”

Se-woon, who had come out of the reef area first, was waiting for Shax.

Since he didn’t know the way, he couldn’t go ahead and was waiting even after getting out of the reef area first.

“……That’s right.”

Whoosh!

Shax bit his lip tightly and put strength into his fins.

From straight-line swimming to swimming in the reef area. He couldn’t win in any of them.

At this rate, his pride as a merfolk seemed to be breaking down.

‘I’ll overwhelm him in the last area!’

Before arriving at the sanctuary where the merfolk reside, they had to pass through a whirlpool made of Leviathan’s Authority of Jealousy.

The currents are twisted, making it difficult to swim, and if you find the wrong way, you will be sucked into the whirlpool as it is.

Honestly, swimming wasn’t the problem there.

It wasn’t without a bit of cowardice, but it was better than having his pride as a merfolk shattered like this.

“I hope you can keep up!”

“We just need to get past there, right?”

“That’s right! If you just follow me, there won’t be any problems…….”

Shax was answering, but Se-woon didn’t listen to it until the end.

Crack.

Crack, crack!

He raised the scales of the lizardman from his body, and held out the spear that was attached to his back forward.

Whoosh!

“W, what are you doing!”

Like a moth flying towards a torch, he shot out quickly towards the whirlpool.