Raided The God’S Warehouse [EN]: Chapter 91

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‘The Terror of Tabula?’

The system message tells the player more information than they might think.

One might easily gloss over it, but Se-un was able to recognize that this Tabula was the whole story of the event that would occur in a month.

The Terror of Tabula and the Werewolves.

One thing came to mind.

‘Was it a board game?’

Before entering the Tower. It was a long time ago, but there was a game called Tabula Werewolf on Earth.

It was probably a board game about residents confronting each other to catch the werewolves threatening the village.

-The ‘Stigmata of the Satyr’ devours the fear that has been ripening for a long time, strengthening its power.

-By devouring fear, the alias of Blood Wolf is strengthened.

“Kuh-ack! K, kgh. Kghhh…”

As the black energy flowing from the man’s head seemed to be absorbed into the stigmata [a mark of disgrace or symbolic wound], the man’s groans gradually subsided.

Watching this, Lee Ha-neul brought a wet towel and wiped the man’s cold sweat.

The sound of his breathing began to stabilize.

As the stigmata turned off its light as if satisfied, the man’s condition completely calmed down.

“That’s amazing. Is that the power of the alias?”

“It’s not just the power of the alias, but something like that.”

“I’m jealous. If I had that alias, I could be much more helpful to everyone.”

“You’ll be recognized by the system soon enough. Don’t worry.”

“…Thank you. Um, I’ll go get some water.”

She scratched her cheek shyly and brought a small water bottle.

As she tilted the water bottle and trickled water into his mouth, the man began to swallow the water very slowly.

And not long after.

“You guys are…”

“You’re awake!”

Finally, the man’s consciousness returned.

* * *

“So those werewolves…”

“Yes. They are the monsters that massacred the players who remained in the village a year ago.”

Was it out of gratitude for healing his wounds? The man explained what he had experienced without hesitation.

Indeed, the culprit was the werewolf.

And that too.

“To think the villagers were werewolves…”

The residents in the village were the culprits.

After a month, as soon as the full moon rose, the residents’ bodies swelled and they turned into werewolves, and the players who remained in the village were helpless against them.

“Se-un, what are you going to do? I think we should attack before the full moon rises…”

“I agree.”

Se-un was also well aware of the characteristics of werewolves.

Even though werewolves are divided into various categories, they all show their strongest power and ferocity under the full moon.

So, to deal with them, it was most important to avoid the full moon.

‘The wolves came because of this.’

The sole survivor of the massacre.

The existence of the predecessor player must have been quite a nuisance to the werewolves. They finally found him, but failed to kill him because of Se-un.

The reason why a thousand wolves attacked the stronghold a while ago was clearly aimed at the predecessor player.

With this, most of the information about the hidden piece was revealed.

But.

‘It’s strange.’

Something bothered him.

The reason was the information that Park Jung-pil had obtained when he went to the village a while ago.

‘The residents clearly said that nothing happened.’

There were traces of battle, but they said they didn’t know anything about it. Rather, they thought something might have happened between the players.

Were they simply lying? If so, it was a very foolish lie.

If they wanted to hide their identity, they wouldn’t have needed to mention that there were traces of battle, would they?

If they had to say it, wouldn’t it have made more sense to say that monsters had attacked?

At that moment, a hypothesis flashed through Se-un’s mind.

“Did you notice anything strange about the werewolves?”

“I’m ashamed to say that I was desperately trying to escape to survive, so I couldn’t observe them.”

“Even something trivial is fine.”

“Um, their condition was a bit strange.”

“In what way?”

“It’s like their movements were cut off? Rather than beasts, they looked like dolls being instructed by something.”

“Dolls…”

“That’s why I was able to survive in the village. They killed my colleague and stopped as if they were out of their minds for a moment, so I was able to escape.”

Se-un was able to have more confidence in his hypothesis.

It was true that the residents were werewolves, but they were being controlled by someone.

‘That’s why they couldn’t catch the predecessor player for a year.’

The residents had no animosity towards the players in the first place.

So, in their right mind, they wouldn’t have thought of going after the predecessor player.

Only one person. Someone controlling the werewolves was looking for the predecessor player with the help of the wolves.

The fact that he couldn’t come forward himself and used the wolves meant….

‘He was watching people’s reactions.’

The culprit was definitely one of the villagers.

Then there is only one answer.

Finding the culprit who controls the werewolves among the villagers.

‘It’s literally Tabula Werewolf [a social deduction game].’

Finding the real werewolf.

Perhaps, that was the real trial that exists on the 1st floor.

* * *

As soon as he grasped the situation, Se-un looked for Park Jung-pil first.

He was usually wandering around the village all day, but he always came back before dinner, so he was able to find him quickly.

Park Jung-pil, who heard Se-un’s call, came into the room, sweating profusely.

“H, hyung-nim! Did you call me! Haha!”

“Where have you been wandering around again?”

“Isn’t this all for hyung-nim [term of endearment, like ‘bro’]! I’m looking for restaurants that hyung-nim would like, and I’m sneaking into the back alleys full of all kinds of information!”

“So, instead of not drinking, you were gambling?”

“I really didn’t intend to gamble! But it was unavoidable in order to get information…”

-The constellation, ‘Donkey-Headed Snatcher,’ chuckles, asking if all the contribution points lost today were the value of the village girls’ ideal type information.

“Shh! Shhh!”

I had just given him abstinence education, but he immediately went to the gambling table. It seemed necessary to conduct another education soon.

However.

‘Is it better now?’

As Park Jung-pil said, information that cannot be taken out is easily exchanged, especially in places like gambling dens.

At least, among the players, Park Jung-pil probably knows the most information about the village.

“So you heard that those girls were werewolves?”

“Huh? No, I mean, Clara noona [term for older sister/female friend] is wild, but there’s no way she’s a real werewolf…”

“Not that. Real werewolves. All the villagers.”

“Heuk?”

He told Park Jung-pil, who was horrified, about the information of the incident.

Rather than listening to all of his information and judging it, he thought it would be easier for him to select the information himself.

At first, he had a blank expression, but as the story went on, he nodded quietly.

As if to say, ‘I knew it.’

“Come to think of it, there was one suspicious person.”

“Who?”

“The village chief.”

“The village chief…”

He is a person I have never encountered before, both before and after the regression. Frankly, I didn’t even know that there was a position called village chief in that small village.

Even Se-un, who had the guide of the journey before the regression, usually wandered outside the village looking for hidden pieces.

He didn’t pay much attention to the situation in the village.

“Strangely, everyone is reluctant to talk about the village chief.”

“Did you ask why?”

“Of course! But well, there was no proper answer. But they praised him so much! It felt unnatural.”

There was no detailed evidence, but suspicion was enough.

Even if the village chief wasn’t the culprit, Se-un still had more than half a month left.

“Okay, let’s make the village chief the first target.”

“But is there a way to confirm it? If it’s like hyung-nim said, I don’t think he’ll answer honestly even if you ask if he’s a werewolf.”

“Don’t worry. We have good bait, right?”

“D, don’t tell me it’s me again? Heok! You’re not thinking of throwing me to the village chief as bait…”

“Even if I throw you away, he won’t reveal his identity.”

“Hyuu. Then what bait are you talking about?”

At Park Jung-pil’s question, Se-un smiled slightly and looked towards the ward.

The predecessor player.

I feel a little sorry because it hasn’t been long since he woke up, but I had to use him to find out the Tabula werewolf.

* * *

“The moon is very beautiful.”

A peaceful village on the 1st floor of the Tower.

The man who holds the position of village chief there looked up at the sky.

The half-filled half-moon was shining particularly brightly.

“I’m looking forward to the next full moon. There seemed to be a lot of strong-looking strangers this time.”

Why is that? The village chief smacked his lips as he thought about the next full moon.

In the meantime.

“Grrr…”

The bushes on the left shook and a wolf appeared.

It’s hard to find monsters even if you deliberately look for them on the 1st floor of the Tower, but a wolf has invaded the village!

This was not a minor incident.

Most of the villagers’ combat power was close to zero, so it could lead to great damage.

However, even though he recognized the appearance of the wolf, the village chief was not surprised at all. The wolf also lowered its tail and bowed its head the moment it faced the man.

“That guy got out of the stronghold? Hehe, he’s recklessly sticking his head out on his own.”

Is he even talking to the wolf? The village chief fixed his gaze on the half-moon and spoke pleasantly.

“It doesn’t seem like those clueless strangers will find out anything, but enjoying an appetizer before the full moon is quite exciting.”

At that moment, his eyes turned red.

At this, the wolf lowered its head even deeper and shook its tail.

“Cut off his vocal cords before he talks nonsense. I’ll take care of the aftermath myself.”

“Grrr…”

It growled lowly as if answering the village chief’s words and quietly entered the bushes.

He, who was sitting in the rocking chair, soon got up and stretched greatly.

“Ugh! This body is too uncomfortable. I can’t stand my body tingling.”

The village chief’s body twitched greatly for a moment as he stretched.

Wild muscles that don’t match his age and a thick smell of blood that flowed out momentarily.

Sharp fangs that had not been seen before protruded between his lips.

At that moment.

“Who is it!”

Seogeok!

The village chief flashed his eyes and reached out towards the back.

Sharp nails had already protruded from his hand. Like the claws of a beast.

However, nothing existed where he reached out.

“…Is it because of the wind?”

The village chief muttered to himself and retracted his nails.

He thought that his instincts seemed to have dulled because he was mixed among humans, and the moment he grabbed the doorknob, a chilling voice was heard from behind.

“I knew it was you.”

An eerie fear running down his spine.

The instinct for survival was ringing in his head. If he didn’t move right away, his life would be in danger.

However, before he could turn his head.

-The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.

[ Kilkegaard Assassination ]

– The assassination technique of Kilkegaard, the assassin of the century who once terrified the nobles of the continent. The ultimate assassination technique that does not realize one’s death until the moment of death.

Poof!

“Keuheok!”

The sensation of cold metal pierced his nape.