Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 86

As soon as Seun escaped the base, he dashed off in the opposite direction from the village.

First floor of the tower.

It was such a vast field that it was hard to believe it was inside a building.

Well, from the moment he entered the first floor and looked up, he had no choice but to acknowledge the fact.

If it were inside a building, the existence of an endless horizon and a blue sky wouldn’t make sense in the first place.

Tat, tat!

The white skeleton wolf that Seun was riding, Skeleton Wolf, sped across the prairie.

He thought about borrowing Red Fang from Park Jung-pil, but he didn’t want to keep relying on him, so he created a new skeleton through Baekhyun.

Thanks to his contract with the Constellation, he had a subspace capable of storing corpses almost infinitely.

Moreover, thanks to the ‘enhancement’ process, the skeleton he received was far superior in strength to the original wolf.

‘We’re almost there.’

Thanks to the skeleton’s fast mobility, he reached his desired location just before sunset.

[Shining Hill]

Among the general fields, there are areas with specific names like this.

Such places, while not quite hidden dungeons, often held some value.

Hidden dungeons might be concealed there, or special items could be obtained.

‘When I first discovered this place, I was almost mesmerized for a moment.’

Unlike its name, which implies brilliance, the hill looked quite ordinary.

However, its true worth was revealed after sunset.

Just as Seun was approaching, the sun began to set behind him, turning the sky red, and an anomaly began to occur on the hill before his eyes.

Swish-

The grass and petals covering the hill shimmered with blue light.

Small lights descended, floating in the air like fireflies.

The lights moved in different patterns, embroidering various designs in the air, and the flowers bloomed as if smiling at them.

This was the true meaning of Shining Hill.

He thought he would be indifferent since he already knew, but even seeing it again, he was captivated by the dreamy atmosphere.

‘The presence of spirits means that the mana density is high.’

The identity of the small lights dancing in the air was spirits.

Even so, they weren’t even the lowest-grade spirits, so they hadn’t yet developed intelligence.

The fact that such spirits were abundant meant that there was plenty of mana around, which also meant that it was a good training ground for accumulating mana.

That’s why Seun had rushed all the way here while thinking about herbs.

-The Vault of Greed has been opened.

[Inas’s Herbal Encyclopedia]

– Inas’s Herbal Encyclopedia, once known as the greatest botanist on the continent, details not only the types of plants found but also how to distinguish their characteristics.

Seun was a famous adventurer, but he had little knowledge of plants.

Therefore, he used the Authority of Greed as soon as he set foot on the hill.

Then, various knowledge about plants permeated his mind, and the scenery before his eyes began to look different.

‘These shining flowers, they weren’t just shining because they had a lot of mana.’

When he had no knowledge, he just passed it by, but now that he had knowledge, he could see that the glittering petals were organs that absorbed and stored mana.

The small leaves that grew next to them were curled up like buds, and they looked like a good place for spirits to reside.

Watching them, he could tell.

This place wasn’t just a place with a lot of mana, but a place that shone even more because the plants coexisted well with mana.

‘If I refine them well, I might be able to make mana potions.’

Seun carefully collected the shining flowers.

The herbal encyclopedia contained not only the types and classifications of plants but also how to collect them.

Seun’s appearance, carefully digging up the ground so as not to damage the roots, was like watching a seasoned botanist.

‘This seems to have hemostatic [blood-clotting] properties. This one… it looks like a poisonous plant, but it would be helpful to take it with me, right?’

He didn’t want to ruin the hill, so he carefully selected and collected plants.

Was it because of the high mana density?

As Seun expected, there were much more diverse and superior herbs here than in other places.

The half-visible sun had set, and the sky had completely darkened, but thanks to the shining petals and spirits, his vision was clear even without activating ‘Night Owl’s Eyes.’

How much time had passed?

When he raised his stiff waist, the moon had already risen directly above his head.

When he checked the subspace, a considerable amount of herbs had been piled up.

‘This should be enough.’

Anyway, there was about a month left.

If it wasn’t enough even after bringing this, he could come back again or tell them the location and have them collect it themselves.

‘Then, shall we start looking for a training ground in earnest?’

Although the mana density of the hill was generally high, there were places with less mana and places with more mana even within the hill.

So, it was best to find the place with the highest mana density even within the hill.

‘Searching.’

Woong!

A ripple of mana spread out from Seun.

Searching, a detection magic learned to find traces of previous players. Since it uses mana to find traces, it is also possible to investigate the mana density depending on how it is used.

‘It’s even more beautiful like this.’

-The Constellation, ‘The Bowing Crow,’ nods, saying that if he could bring this place, he would want to keep it in his vault.

The beautiful scenery was even recognized by Mammon [a biblical term for greed or avarice].

The scenery of this hill was truly a treasure in itself.

Seun began to walk inside the hill following the waves of mana as if possessed by something.

His steps were naturally heading towards the top of the hill.

‘Is it over there?’

-The Constellation, ‘The Serpent Enclosing Jealousy,’ marvels softly at the beautiful scenery on the ground.

On top of the protruding hill stood a tree that was emitting a more beautiful light than the surrounding petals.

Leviathan [a sea monster, often representing chaos] even exclaimed at the sight, which looked like a sacred tree.

But…

‘The condition is a bit strange.’

Gaps were visible in the light flowing from the tree.

An abnormal appearance, as if someone had taken a bite out of an apple.

There was nothing wrong with the appearance, and only the mana was depleted, so he must not have recognized it before the regression.

The traces were so subtle that he almost wouldn’t have noticed it now if he hadn’t used the Searching magic.

When he got closer and checked, the condition was even more serious.

‘I didn’t know when I saw it from afar, but it’s withering.’

The part where the mana had escaped was turning black, and the roots were also drying up.

When he looked up, he could see quite a few parts where only bare branches remained among the seemingly lush leaves.

The tree’s wounds were hidden by the beautiful light.

While carefully checking the condition of the tree, Seun was able to gain confidence.

‘It’s the work of a monster.’

There are many monsters in the tower, and some of them, like this one, live by consuming mana.

The wounds on this tree were definitely their doing.

Seun, who was planning to train in this spot with the highest mana density, immediately thought of a way to deal with the monsters.

He could use attractants to lure the monsters or wait for the monsters to appear.

Now that he had arrived at the training ground, he didn’t want to waste time being bothered.

After finishing his thoughts, black lightning gathered in Seun’s grasp.

-According to the Mysteries of the Black Tower, the power of ‘Lightning Wave’ is enhanced.

Carefully control the lightning in his grasp.

Delicately, just like when he spread the waves of mana using Searching magic.

He adjusted the range so that the surrounding nature, including the tree, would not be damaged.

After barely controlling the current that wanted to escape immediately, he finished setting the range and clenched his fist.

Pajijijik!

Black lightning spread widely around.

Although the power was enhanced thanks to the Mysteries of the Black Tower, it was more of a detection method than an attack.

Along with that.

“Keugeugeuk!”

An extremely faint groan entered his ear.

It was so faint that an ordinary person would not have been able to hear it overlapping with the sound of the wind.

However, he could not deceive Seun’s hearing, which had been enhanced with ‘Kobold’s Odd Ear.’

Seun immediately drew his sword and slashed in the direction from which the sound came.

Thud-

Following silence.

No sensation was transmitted from the sword stuck deep in the ground, and the monster’s groan was not heard either.

But, he had already expected this much.

Most of the monsters that feed on mana like the traces on that tree have the appearance of spirits.

He knew very well that ordinary physical attacks would not work.

So…

-According to the Mysteries of the Black Tower, the power of ‘Chain Lightning’ is enhanced.

Pajijik!

“Keueuk! Chiieet-”

Using Durendal [a legendary sword] as a conductor, he sent an electric current into the ground.

The monster’s reaction appeared immediately.

The monster’s faint form emerged from the ground like a ghost.

“Blurry Bugs. So it was these guys.”

It looked like the ghost of a giant beetle.

Perhaps because of the attack he suffered from Seun, the left side of his carapace was charred black.

Moreover, the reason why Seun said ‘these guys’ instead of ‘this guy’ was simple.

In the first place, Blurry Bugs were monsters that lived in groups, not alone.

As if to prove that.

“Chik-”

“Tik, tikik-”

Blurry Bugs began to appear one after another from the floor, inside the tree, and even in the sky.

Besides the beetle he saw first, there were dragonflies, mantises, centipedes, and other Blurry Bugs with various shapes.

‘It’s a tower after all.’

They were originally monsters that should not exist on the first floor of the tower.

Since physical attacks did not work at all, they were almost invincible monsters on the first floor, where there were not many players who could handle mana yet.

To hide such guys in a place like this.

Even if it was a hidden piece, there was no consideration for the users.

“Chiit!”

“Deudeuk, deudeudeut-”

As soon as the group gathered, the monsters rushed at Seun as if they had been waiting.

As if they would not leave alone the intruder who dared to injure their kin and threaten their habitat.

Perhaps because no one had ever hurt them on the first floor until now?

There was not a bit of fear in their eyes.

But this time, they chose the wrong opponent.

-According to the Mysteries of the Black Tower, the power of ‘Dark Flare’ is enhanced.

The black flame that appeared on Seun’s hand absorbed the surrounding light fiercely, contrary to the concept of fire.

Perhaps because there were so many sparkling lights around, the Dark Flare was blooming particularly splendidly.

“Before training, shall we empty some mana and start?”

Kwarurureuk!

It was a magic that he had been using sparingly because of the serious mana consumption, but now there was no need to do so.

The black flame, which had swallowed all of Seun’s mana, reaching the 3rd Circle Master, grew in size as ferocious as a beast.

Only then did the bugs that were rushing towards Seun hesitate and try to distance themselves, but the black flame had already opened its dark jaws to the bugs and was preparing for a meal.