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Chapter 317: The Territory’s True Owner

In the end, Minhyuk chose to bring Mei Wei in as his helper. The moment they arrived, Mei Wei immediately looked over the situation of the entire battlefield. Then, she used the Wings of Light, a wide range abnormal state dispel magic.

‘What a ridiculous AOE skill…’?

Minhyuk looked at Mei Wei in shock. He knew that the number of soldiers afflicted with an abnormal state were more than 300. However, all of the soldiers had been released from their abnormal state after Mei Wei used the skill ‘Wings of Light’. And she did not stop there. A gigantic sword and pair of boots appeared in the sky after, increasing the soldiers’ attack power by 24%, movement speed by 20%, and attack speed by 10%. Then, Mei Wei turned to him and said, “My skills can be used without any casting time. However, my MP consumption will double if I choose to do so.”

That was the reason why she could cast her skills immediately. Minhyuk asked, “How much is left in your MP reserves?”

“Around 30%.”

“...What the hell? How high are your MP reserves?” Minhyuk asked in shock. Despite using a wide-area buff ability to strengthen a large-scale army, she still had 30% of MP left. It was truly shocking.

But Mei Wei said, “This can only be possible because I used my Valkyrie Awakening skill. It’s a skill that can only be used once every three months. To be honest, this is my first time using this. After all, there’s a 1% reduction in all stats. However, in exchange for the reduction in stats, it will double my MP reserves and give me a stronger buff ability.”

Minhyuk looked at her dubiously again after hearing her words. He thought, ‘Why is she doing this much for me?’

Perhaps it was because Mei Wei had already noticed the moment she arrived on the battlefield that it was hard for them to win the battle. So, she decided to reduce all of her stats by 1% and raise their odds of winning. For someone standing at the number one position in the Global Rankings, a decrease of 1% in all stats was a huge penalty. Assuming that her STR stat was at 500, it meant that her STR stat would decrease by five. This was enough to lower the entire strength of a person. The two of them looked down at the enemies from above the ramparts before rushing down. Mei Wei rode on top of the horse made of light that she had summoned, as they pierced through the enemy lines. Meanwhile, Minhyuk triggered Rampant Sword.

[Rampant Sword.]

[A flurry of rampant swords with additional 35% attack power will be created for 14 seconds.]

Hundreds of sword lights appeared in the air. Then…

[Goddess’ Reinforcement.]

[Rampant Sword’s level increases by +2 while still being triggered.]

[A flurry of rampant swords with additional 45% attack power will be created for 14 seconds.]

“...”

Minhyuk was shocked beyond belief. He even saw Mei Wei easily pierce through the Dark Knights. Once they arrived near the vicinity of the Grim Reaper, Mei Wei and Minhyuk began to attack it. Unfortunately, the Grim Reaper was strong. Just a simple swing of its scythe had a 50% chance of ignoring their defensive power and landing a hit on them.

[Goddess’ Breath.]

[HP recovery per second increases by five times.]

In response, whenever the Grim Reaper swung its scythe, Mei Wei would send support with her ridiculous buff ability. The fierce battle between the two of them and the Grim Reaper lasted for about ten minutes. That was when the Atlas soldiers appeared and blocked the other enemies from interfering in the battle.

Then, Mei Wei said, “I have a skill that can amplify the damage twice in 2.4 seconds. It can also amplify the damage of other skills being used twice in that 2.4 seconds.”

“...2.4 seconds?”

The 2.4 seconds that she was saying was a very short time frame. However, once the attack succeeded, they would be able to inflict twice the damage.

“I’ve actually never used it on someone else,” Mei Wei said, having never used the skill before. This was a fact. After all, this skill required both the person using the buff ability and the target of the buff to have amazing control skills.

Minhyuk asked, “How much MP do you have left in your reserves?”

“5%,” Mei Wei answered.

They were both left exhausted during the ten-minute fierce battle against the Grim Reaper. Around 35% of their allies had also perished. Of course, the damage to the enemies was also quite formidable. Thanks to Mei Wei’s buffs, the soldiers became stronger and faster, allowing them to kill around 10% of the enemy troops. Minhyuk thought about their situation for a moment before nodding and saying, “I have a skill that can target the enemy’s vital points. Within that 2.4 seconds, I can successfully land around two or three attacks.”

“...What?” Mei Wei asked dumbfoundedly. She knew that landing a single attack in that 2.4 seconds time frame was a very difficult feat. Not to mention landing a hit on a monster that was as powerful as the Grim Reaper. However, there was no time to talk and ask about his confidence. The Grim Reaper was already moving its scythe to trigger its skill.

“Let’s do it right away.”

“Alright!!”

Minhyuk immediately jumped up at the sight of the Grim Reaper’s scythe covered with some sort of black energy. Then, light suddenly bloomed on Mei Wei’s hand. The light quickly stretched forward and seeped through Minhyuk’s sword.

[War Goddess’ Attack]

[All successful attacks within 2.4 seconds will have twice the damage. The damage will overlap with damage from other skills.]

The Grim Reaper immediately dragged its scythe to stop Minhyuk’s descent. However, Minhyuk was grinning.

Vwooong!

The Grim Reaper saw a gap in Minhyuk’s defense and tried to swing its scythe to dig into his gaps. In doing so, it also caused its own defense to be lax. Minhyuk quickly turned his body and landed an attack on its neck.

Clink!

[War Goddess’ Attack is successful.]

[Enemy receives double the damage.]

That was not the end of the attack. Minhyuk did not waste 0.1 second to marvel at the Grim Reaper’s shriek. He immediately triggered Diablo’s Eyes.

[Diablo’s Eyes.]

[Allows you to see more than one vital point in your enemy for one second]

[If you successfully stab a vital point within 30 seconds of triggering Diablo’s Eyes, additional 200% damage will be added to your attack.]

Minhyuk was able to see two of the Grim Reaper’s vital points.

‘I already spent 1.5 seconds.’

Minhyuk immediately attacked the vital point that appeared in the Grim Reaper’s legs.

Stab!!!

[War Goddess’ Attack is successful.]

[Diablo’s Eyes’ effect adds additional 200% damage to the attack.]

[War Goddess’ Attack overlapped with another skill.]

[Attack will receive x2 additional damage.]

Minhyuk jumped up once again and got a clear view of the shrieking Grim Reaper’s chest. This was another vital point that Diablo’s Eyes had shown him! Minhyuk immediately activated the Sword of Fury that he had ‘saved’ in advance. His save skill could allow him to store one skill in advance, but the most surprising effect of the skill was the fact that he would not need any casting time to trigger his saved skill. A powerful force immediately gathered at the tip of Minhyuk’s sword as the light from Mei Wei’s War Goddess’ Attack covered his sword once again. And then…

Stab!

…Minhyuk stabbed the Grim Reaper’s chest with all his might. The Sword of Fury was a skill focused on stabbing. If the player successfully stabbed the opponent, the skill would have an additional 140% attack power. On top of that, Diablo’s Eyes gave an additional 200% damage, and then, it was further amplified by War Goddess’ Attack, which added another 200% damage. In other words, a force with at least 1,300 additional damage had stabbed straight through the Grim Reaper’s chest.

Shwaaaaaaa!

A strong wind blew, sweeping and tearing away the enemies in the vicinity trying to rush forward and attack.

“Keuaaaaack!”

The Grim Reaper disappeared into ash with a scream. Then, the notifications began to ring one after the other.

[You have gained 32,314,555 EXP.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have leveled up… omitted.]

[You have gained 315 platinum.]

.

[You have acquired a fragment of the Grim Reaper’s Scythe.]

[You have acquired the Grim Reaper’s Dark Robe.]

[You have acquired a map of Hell’s Area 31.]

‘Cra…crazy…!’

Mei Wei was left in shock. She watched as Minhyuk moved within 2.4 seconds. During that short time, he was able to successfully land three attacks on the Grim Reaper. Doing it twice might be called a ‘coincidence’,?and one might even say that he just got lucky and successfully landed those attacks. However, doing it three times could not be called a ‘coincidence’?anymore.

‘It's his skill…’

Mei Wei was known to have ridiculously strong control skills. After all, she was the number one ranker in the Global Rankings.?Someone like her could only click her tongue in awe at Minhyuk’s skills. Then, Minhyuk yelled, “Men!!! Forward!!!”

The one they had hunted might not be the enemy general, but they still were able to hunt something that was equivalent to it.

“Follow Minhyuk!!!”

“Follow the Food God!!!”

[The allied troops’ morale has increased by 5%.]

[The allied troops’ attack power and defensive power has increased by 2%.]

Their allies began to push forward. The Maestro of Destruction clearly looked flustered at the sudden turn of events.

[50 minutes 31 seconds]

The trial would be completed once they succeeded in defending the territory for two hours. So, Minhyuk and Mei Wei continued to slaughter their enemies. They would also occasionally use their wide-area of attack skills.

[Oven of Disaster]

[The oven will recognize all hostile parties within a 12-meter radius and cause an explosion with 450% additional attack power.]

Mei Wei, with her scant few MP left, casted ‘Goddess’ Reinforcement’ once again to amplify the effects of Oven of Disaster.

[Oven of Disaster]

[The oven will recognize all hostile parties within a 15-meter radius and cause an explosion with 600% additional attack power.]

The buff increased the damage by 150%.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

The hostile Dark Knights in the surrounding area were swept away like dry autumn leaves on a windy day. The surviving enemies were slaughtered by the charging soldiers.

[More than 50% of the enemy troops have perished.]

Victory was now obviously leaning on their side. Finally, the battle came to an end.

“Retreat!!!”

[The enemy has started to retreat.]

The Maestro of Destruction chose to retreat.

“Waaaaaaaaah!”

“We won!!!”

“Food God! Food God! Food God!”

“Food God!!!”

The damage incurred by the allied troops was around 40%, while the damage incurred by the enemy troops was around 50%. Just with the damage alone, it could be said that they had achieved complete victory. And Crusoe, watching from a distance, thought, ‘Un…unbelievable…’

Crusoe had already experienced this war once. Back then, most of their troops had been wiped out, while the enemies only suffered 20% damage. What happened right now made him feel like they had taken revenge for what happened in the past. The victory that they gained had washed away the sorrows that they kept deeply in their hearts. And it was all because of those two. The two people who fought together with them. Crusoe smiled broadly.

‘Atlas has found its true and original owner.’

***

“...I thought you said it was just 2%?” President Kang Taehoon asked. He looked at Team Leader Lee Seokhoon, waiting for him to explain to him what had just happened.

“Uh…”

In fact, Team Leader Lee Seokhoon was also growing crazy. Who knew that Mei Wei would suddenly appear and offer herself to become Minhyuk’s helper? It was a completely unexpected situation. And they had even watched it happen through the monitor in real time.

“Mei Wei said that she wanted to be friends with him…?”

Mei Wei, the number one user in the Global Rankings, wanted to become Minhyuk’s friend. They even showed fantastic teamwork during the battle earlier.

“There are two rewards, right?” President Kang Taehoon asked with a deep sigh.

“Player Minhyuk will now receive the greatest army in existence.”

***

Minhyuk looked around his surroundings. He could see the enemies retreating while their own soldiers cheered loudly. They were even expressing their gratitude and awe to him by shouting ‘Food God!’?loudly.

In the midst of everything, the only thought running through Minhyuk’s head was, ‘I can eat it now!!! Heaven’s Rib Eye!!! Heaven’s Chuck Flap Tail!!!’

It was already making Minhyuk happy just thinking about the beef. After all, grilled beef was delicious after a hard day’s work, right? While he was waiting for the notifications to come, something unexpected happened.

[Among the expired soldiers, the soldiers belonging to the ‘Death Corps’ will be revived.]

“Huh?” Minhyuk asked in confusion. Then, Minhyuk saw 200 soldiers walking towards him, with Park at the forefront. 100 of those people were those who fought alongside Minhyuk in Crusoe’s trial, while the remaining 100 were the ones that fought alongside Crusoe in the same trial. They were the legendary soldiers that pushed back and made 10,000 enemies retreat with just their measly 200-strong number. Park stepped forward from his peers.

“I, Centurion Park! Swear my eternal allegiance and loyalty to the Food God!!!” Park shouted loudly as he knelt down on one knee and placed his fist on his chest. Behind him, the rest of the 199 soldiers all knelt down and shouted too.

“We swear our eternal allegiance and loyalty to the Food God!!!”

“We swear our eternal allegiance and loyalty to the Food God!!!”

“We swear our eternal allegiance and loyalty to the Food God!!!”

[Park vows his eternal loyalty to you.]

[Rucard vows his eternal loyalty to you.]

[Courtney vows his eternal loyalty to you.]

[Broto vows his eternal loyalty...omitted]

Minhyuk’s expression distorted when he saw them do that.

‘The…the mouths that I have to feed have grown …? They even joined as a group…? Why are you doing this to me?!!!’

He looked like he was going to cry at any moment.