Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 84

Having roughly surveyed the village, Park Jung-pil arrived quickly.

He said he knew someone, so it wouldn’t take long. I didn’t check the time, but it seemed like it was less than thirty minutes.

The guy, panting as if showing off how hard he had worked, took a moment to catch his breath and immediately began his report.

“Hyung [older brother/term of endearment for a close male friend], I’ve found out!”

“So, what did they say?”

“Nothing happened!”

“…What?”

Seun frowned.

A situation where players were wiped out, but the residents didn’t know about it. It didn’t make sense no matter how he thought about it.

“Really! About a month after the players came, they all disappeared, but they said they didn’t know anything?”

“That can’t be…”

“Rather, they asked me if there was some kind of agreement between the players. Like there was a time limit of one month.”

As Seun continued to frown, the guy hurriedly continued.

“I heard the same answer from three residents, so it’s certain! Oh, but they said it wasn’t an incident, but something strange did happen.”

“What is it?”

“They said that the day after the players disappeared, there were traces of battle left in the village.”

“Traces of battle…”

“Well, the ground was dug up, and there were bloodstains. That kind of thing? But the residents said they didn’t know anything.”

“Isn’t that weirder? A battle took place in the village, but they couldn’t have known nothing.”

“I don’t know about that. All three said the same thing, so I just thought, ‘Okay.'”

“Hmm…”

Because there was still a lack of information, no proper answer came to mind even when he tried to think.

Several hypotheses came to mind, but even then, he couldn’t make a judgment because there was no information.

‘In the end, is there no other way than to find a survivor?’

He was a little disappointed because he was hoping to find a clue.

Seun, having finished his thoughts, turned his head.

“You said you knew the location of the previous generation player, right?”

“Yes! I asked about that person’s location again while asking about what you asked for earlier!”

“Okay, let’s go right away.”

“Hey, but Hyung.”

“Why?”

“Shouldn’t we fill our stomachs since we came to the village?”

He was talking about something completely unrelated to the survivor search.

Normally, Seun would have ignored Park Jung-pil’s words, but…

“…Is there a good place?”

“I know all the best restaurants in this village! Just trust Park Jung-pil!”

Was it because of last night’s party? Seun also seemed a little less tense.

* * *

“Hehe, Hyung. How was it?”

“Not bad.”

“You say ‘not bad,’ but your eyes were huge?”

Certainly, the level of the restaurant Park Jung-pil had guided him to was outstanding.

It was a meat stew that came with garlic bread, but it felt completely different from what he had eaten at the base.

In particular, the taste of the softly cooked vegetables was amazing.

Perhaps because he had eaten more meat than vegetables during the tutorial, the texture of the vegetables felt even newer.

Thanks to being fascinated by that crunchy texture.

Crunch!

Seun was still holding a skewer in his hand.

It was a dish with meat and various vegetables skewered and grilled over direct heat, but the texture of the vegetables was fantastic, not to mention the meat.

He thought he should fill his subspace warehouse with fresh vegetables as well as beef tartare soon.

“Hyung, it’s here!”

Gulp.

A small valley appeared in front of Seun, who had finished eating the skewer by swallowing a moderately grilled bell pepper.

There was a small stream flowing through the center, but everything else was made of rock.

“Where is this?”

“I don’t know that far!”

“What?”

“In the first place, he’s a person who lives in hiding, so there were only rumors that he had been seen around here. Well, won’t we see him if we walk around?”

As expected of Park Jung-pil. He seems to do well, but his information is 2% lacking.

Seun, who had sighed for a moment, manifested the Authority of Greed.

-The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.

[ Searching ]

– A magic developed in the colorless magic tower that can search the surrounding terrain, creatures, etc.

Woo-oong!

Seun’s circle rotated fiercely, spreading mana around him.

The mana, which spread out as if scanning the surroundings, made the terrain appear more three-dimensional.

“Oh, as expected of you, Hyung! What kind of magic is this again?”

“Shh.”

“Gasp!”

Before, he wouldn’t have even recognized that Seun had used magic, but still, as a player of the tower, he immediately recognized that Seun was spreading mana.

He hadn’t been taught, but he seemed to have realized how to handle mana on his own.

‘Hmm…’

What he was looking for now was not the shape of the terrain.

Seun handled the mana more delicately and began to find the ‘traces’ around him.

Then, various traces engraved around him appeared.

Unnaturally bent branches, hardened feces, clumps of fur stuck to rocks, etc.

He thought it would be difficult for wild animals to live there because there was only a small stream, but there were quite a few traces of animals.

It seemed to be the traces of animals that came to drink water.

‘Even if he’s not trustworthy, the information will be true.’

It seemed difficult to find traces because most of the surrounding terrain was made of rock.

It was difficult to find footprints, which are the easiest traces to find on rocks.

Then…

Woo-oong!

“Found it.”

“Oh!”

The mana consumption of the Searching magic was greater than he thought, so he was about to reorganize, but he was able to find traces of people.

Shallowly stuck mud on the rocks around the stream.

More than half of the traces had been peeled off, but judging from the length and stride, it was clearly a human shoe print.

“As expected of you, Hyung!”

The reason why the mana consumption of Searching had been so great until now was because the investigation range was wide. Conversely, if you only look at the path based on the traces you have already found, the mana consumption was not that great.

“Follow me quietly because I need to concentrate.”

“Yes!”

Seun and Park Jung-pil began to head inside the valley.

* * *

“Hyung, is this the right place?”

“Yes. …Probably.”

“H-Hyung? Probably?”

Quite some time has passed since we entered the valley following the traces.

The problem is that the traces we found in the first place were mud stains on our shoes, so now those traces are almost invisible.

Even with Searching magic, there are no plausible traces, so now we are just relying on the direction and feeling of the footprints.

“How about we go back for now? It would be much faster to bring the clan members and search widely.”

“That person lives in hiding, right?”

“So if we all search together…”

“If dozens of people are rummaging through the valley while hiding in this valley, would they stay still?”

“Ah?”

Moreover, if the other person was cautious, they might notice that someone had entered the valley and move their residence.

So it was better to find the survivor today if possible.

‘Still, there are too few traces…’

While Seun was having difficulties and wondering what to do.

“Krrraaang-”

The cry of a beast was heard from the left path of the forked valley.

A sound so faint that Park Jung-pil couldn’t hear it.

I don’t know if this sound is related to the survivor, but it’s the first sound I’ve heard since entering the valley.

“Let’s go!”

“Yes, yes!”

Seun’s pace quickened.

He ran around the rocks and between the rocks, stepping on his footwork, moving quickly like a beast.

What’s amazing in the meantime is…

“Hyung, let’s go a little slower!”

Even while complaining, the fact is that Park Jung-pil is closely following Seun.

To follow Seun, who has overwhelming agility stats and is stepping on his footwork. Even if he made a contract with Valefor, it was faster than he thought.

‘Come to think of it, I’ve never seen this guy fight.’

Was it because the first combat method was bait?

Since then, Park Jung-pil has been consistently working as a driver, such as provoking monsters and luring them, stalling for time, or scouting.

With Valefor’s power and that level of speed, he could fight in other ways.

I thought I should have a sparring match with him when I get the chance later.

As he increased his speed like that, the wolf’s howl was heard nearby before long.

Along with that.

“Ugh, ugh!”

“Krrreung!”

The voice of a person presumed to be fighting the wolf was also heard.

The people in the village would not have come this far into the valley, so there was a high possibility that that person was the survivor Seun was looking for.

Leaping over a high rock and discovering about twenty wolves surrounding the man, Seun drew Durandal from the air.

-Through internal energy, the third form of the Blood Wolf Sword Technique, Blood Wolf Strike, is enhanced.

Seun’s internal energy flickered red and formed the shape of a wolf.

Thanks to Seun’s internal energy, which had reached 1 giapja [unit of internal energy], the shape was clearer and sharper than before.

The wolves felt the murderous intent and turned their heads, but it was already too late.

Kwaaa kwa kwa!!

“Kkyyaaeng!”

As soon as Seun landed on the floor, ten wolves around him were torn to pieces and floated into the air.

It was clearly a wound cut by a sword, but the wounds on their bodies looked as if they had been bitten by a beast.

Just as he was about to prepare for the next attack, he felt the back of his right hand burning hot.

-The stigma of Satyrus reacts to the legend of the Blood Wolf.

-The first ability of the stigma, ‘Fear’, awakens.

Kugugugu!

A red current rippled around Seun.

Overwhelming murderous intent.

In response, the remaining wolves could not avenge their comrades, nor could they run away, and sat down on the spot.

Some buried their heads in the ground in unbearable fear, while others peed their pants.

‘It’s thanks to the epithet [descriptive title or nickname].’

The potential gained from the creation of the epithet Blood Wolf, Fear. On top of that, the stigma of Satyrus exerted its power, creating a synergy effect.

Not just fear that makes you scared and run away, but overwhelming fear that takes away the opponent’s reason, including survival instincts.

It is a more powerful form than before, when he used fear as an option with the Gray Cloak Wolf.

“As expected, Hyung! Keuh, that’s awesome!”

It seems that allies are not targeted.

The stigma that had been heating up cooled down as if it were a lie the moment he took a step to finish it.

‘Is there a time limit?’

It was a power that Seun was not familiar with, so it was more difficult to handle than he thought.

As the fear subsided, the wolves regained their senses and began to run away urgently.

The fear caused by the stigma has subsided, but it seems that they dare not think of attacking Seun.

“Hyung, aren’t you going to follow them?”

“Leave them alone. More than that…”

Seun put his sword back on his waist and looked at the man who had been bitten all over and was covered in blood.