I Raided the Demon’s Treasury

Chapter 51

“You… I will! Eat you alive! Tearing your limbs apart, piece by piece!”

“Eat you! Eat you! Eat you!”

The ogre leader, unable to contain his rising fury, roared out. His entire body, covered in burns, still fiercely glared at Se-woon with clear eyes.

Even without a special skill, facing those eyes would have made any ordinary person tremble in fear and collapse on the spot.

Meanwhile, Se-woon, maintaining direct eye contact with the ogre, reached into his subspace pouch to retrieve something.

“This should do.”

[ Goblin Longsword ]

Category: Longsword

Rank: E+

Description: A sword stolen by goblins from players. Its condition seems fairly usable.

Ability:

1. Goblin Mark – Coated with goblin fluids, it has a chance to inflict a mild paralysis poison on enemies struck.

This was a weapon obtained from the goblin warehouse. Among them, it was the best-looking iron sword.

Se-woon lightly swung the iron sword a few times and nodded, tucking the Molar Dagger back into his waist.

Facing an opponent that even the higher-rank Fang Dagger couldn’t harm, it seemed absurd to switch to a lower-rank weapon. No one would understand such a move.

“First, I’ll rip apart those quick legs of yours!”

“Rip apart! Rip apart! Rip apart!”

The leader began his full charge towards Se-woon.

The familiar second pattern of the ogre, the grab.

However, this wasn’t an ordinary ogre but the leader. As his massive frame charged forward, the ground shook, and the air trembled.

Despite this, Se-woon had no intention of dodging. Instead, he gripped the Goblin Longsword tightly and held his ground. He wasn’t planning on using any martial arts techniques.

Just a simple slashing action.

Thud, thud, thud!

As the leader’s footsteps closed in, Se-woon opened Mammon’s Treasury and summoned the pre-selected treasure.

– Opened the Treasury of Greed.

[ Blood Poison Sword, Hrunting ]

– The legendary sword used by the hero Beowulf to slay Grendel’s mother. It is known as a magic sword that hardens and becomes stronger every time it is soaked in poison and stained with blood.

Whoom!

As the power of Hrunting infused the Goblin Longsword, the blade hummed and vibrated intensely.

The force of a hero’s sword being imbued into an ordinary E+ rank iron longsword was understandably overwhelming.

In fact, when Se-woon first imbued the power of the “Chosen One’s Sword, Gram,” into a tree branch right after his regression, it couldn’t withstand it for even a few seconds and disintegrated into dust.

However…

“Just hold on for one strike.”

Se-woon didn’t plan to use the longsword imbued with Hrunting’s power for long.

After all, the Treasury contained an abundance of such magic swords.

Moreover, their power was insubstantial unless wielded at the right moment. Se-woon believed it was better for the sword’s spirit to be used effectively when most needed.

Clang!

Gripping the Goblin Longsword that seemed ready to shatter at any moment, Se-woon aimed it at the charging leader.

The immense size of the leader made the ground quake with each step, but Se-woon’s feet might as well have been glued to the ground; he didn’t budge an inch.

“I’ve got you! You beast!”

“Got you! Got yo…”

Just as the ogre’s thick hand was about to grasp Se-woon’s shoulder.

Slash—

A sharp slicing sound pierced the air.

– The Goblin Longsword cannot withstand the power of ‘Hrunting’ and disintegrates.

– The poison within Hrunting erupts

Whoosh!!

A purple cloud of poison erupted.

It was the poison known to have been used to temper Hrunting. As the sword’s body broke, the poison that had been dormant within burst forth.

Fortunately, the poison cloud followed the path of Se-woon’s swing, meaning that neither Se-woon nor Kang Han-cheol, who was still engaged in battle behind him, were affected.

However, the ogre leader, Krak Katlak, who was directly hit by the slash, was not so fortunate.

Ssss—

As the poison cloud dissipated, the condition of the leader became visible.

Already suffering from burns that had reddened his entire skin, the poison seeped into his flesh, causing it to fester and ooze.

Had his skin been intact, he might have been able to hold his breath and escape to minimize the damage, but thanks to the burns from Dark Flare, the effect of the poison cloud was maximized.

“Hyung, I’m hurt. Hyung, it hurts. Hyung, Hyung?”

One of the ogre’s heads desperately called out to the other, but—

Thud.

No response came.

The slicing sound that had echoed when the longsword was swung belonged to the head called “Hyung.”

The severed head still had its eyes wide open, seemingly unable to believe its own death.

Crack!

Instead of closing the eyes, Se-woon crushed the head with a light step.

The skull, hardened by poison, crumbled easily.

“Hyung, Hyung, Hyung!”

Slice—

Se-woon, now wielding the Molar Dagger again, swiftly decapitated the remaining head that was calling out in desperation.

The skin had been incredibly tough, making it hard to inflict any damage even with a D+ rank weapon.

But now, due to the poison, the skin had become mushy, and the muscles were melting, while the bones were decaying.

The ogre’s head was severed effortlessly.

This was Se-woon’s intended method for using the treasure.

Though it had the drawback of being a one-time use, its immense power more than compensated for that limitation.

– You have defeated the Hidden Boss Monster, ‘Leader of the Starving Ogres, Krak Katlak.’’

– Your level has increased.

– Your level has increased.

– Individual merit points have increased by 100,000 points.

– Additional 50,00 points are awarded for the solo defeat of the Hidden Boss Monster.

– Acquired ‘Krak’s Great Axe.’

– Acquired ‘Katlak’s Small Axe.’

– Acquired ‘Twin-Headed Ogre’s Tendons.’

…

A series of system messages appeared, almost obstructing his vision.

The item itself was significant, but the 150,000 merit points were beyond common sense.

According to Se-woon’s memory, there was never an instance of receiving such a high amount of achievement points in a single go, even during subsequent tutorials.

– The leader of the ‘Starving Ogres, Krak Katlak’ has been devoured.

– Absorbing its nutrients increases Strength by 30.

– The Constellation, ‘Hungry Prince,’ opens his eyes wide, savoring the tenderly aged meal, declaring it a delicacy.

‘He calls this a delicacy.’

Wriggling bugs, roasted goblins, and the poison-soaked Twin Head Ogre included.

These were things no ordinary person would touch, even after starving for two or three days. Yet, strangely enough, Beelzebub had never once declared anything taste bad.

Indeed, the Demon God of Gluttony.

Perhaps he earned the title of gluttony precisely because he had abandoned his sense of taste, a suspicion that crept into Se-woon’s mind.

Squish!

Clearing his thoughts as he swept away the system messages, a sound like something bursting erupted from behind.

Turning around, he saw an ogre collapsing to the ground with a round hole pierced right through the center of its abdomen.

Seeing the ogre facing this direction, it seemed it had taken advantage of the moment when the ogres were confused by their leader’s demise to strike a decisive blow.

Around Kang Han-cheol lay four fallen ogres.

In the end, he really did defeat four ogres.

‘That guy is truly amazing.’

While Se-woon had the memories from before his regression and the powers of the two Demon Gods, Kang Han-cheol had nothing of the sort.

Thanks to Se-woon, he had early on managed to contract with the second-ranked Demon Lord, Agares, and learned martial arts, but still.

Ultimately, it was Kang Han-cheol’s own abilities that allowed him to become this strong.

Shrrr-

A bright light flowed from Se-woon’s hand, enveloping Kang Han-cheol’s body.

Heal.

This was the highest-level healing magic Se-woon could currently use.

Thanks to this, Kang Han-cheol, who had been unable to move a finger with his last punched stretched out, started to move again.

“…Thank you.”

“You’re tough yourself. It would’ve been enough just to hold out, but you really took down four ogres alone.”

– The Constellation, ‘Old Man Riding a Crocodile,’ pats his crocodile happily, acknowledging his contractor’s abilities.

“Still, in the end, I was slower than you.”

“Well, that’s only natural. Here, drink this.”

Se-woon opened Mammon’s treasury and threw him a potion.

While it wouldn’t completely alleviate his fatigue, it would at least restore enough stamina for him to move around.

“Is it over now?”

“Yes.”

They had finished hunting even the Hidden Boss Monster, a monster Se-woon didn’t even know existed.

It seemed there would be no more Starving Ogres summoned in this situation.

‘I guess we should head back to the base.’

Originally, the role of the Starving Ogres was to accelerate the progress of the third chapter of the tutorial.

However, now that the ogres were gone, unless the players fought fervently, it was uncertain how long it would take for the tutorial to end.

‘There shouldn’t be any hidden pieces around here…’

This area was different from previous zones.

It was a vast plain designed solely for battles between players, with no space to hide anything.

Moreover, Se-woon knew this area well from desperately avoiding enemies and hiding all over the field for survival before his regression.

He didn’t feel like going around hunting other players either.

‘I’ve got enough points.’

Currently, Se-woon had over 400,000 merit points. No matter how wildly other players might act, it was impossible for them to surpass this score.

In that case.

‘Should I gather some mana…?’

Even thinking over his plans carefully, there was nothing more to gain from this place.

Since he needed to fill the new third circle with mana and gather internal energy in his dantian, it seemed best to stay at the base and meditate for a while.

Finishing his thoughts and calling his steed, Jeokrang, he prepared to head back to the base when:

– For the first time in the history of the Tower, ‘Krak Katlak, Leader of the Starving Ogres,’ has been summoned.

– For the first time in the history of the Tower, ‘Krak Katlak, leader of the Starving Ogres,’ has been defeated.

– As a special benefit, the entire clan, including player ‘Jung Se-woon,’ will receive a ‘Tutorial Chapter Three Pass.’

“A pass?”

Even without reading the explanation, the meaning of the pass was straightforward.

It implied that Se-woon’s clan would pass the tutorial, disregarding the requirement that more than half of the players must be eliminated.

‘If that’s the case…’

A smile spread across Se-woon’s face.

For someone like Se-woon, who knew the details of the fourth chapter of the tutorial, this reward was more welcome than any finished product.

With this, he could significantly shorten the planned time.