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Chapter 425: Beanie’s Performance

A fearsome battle broke out as the pet troops clashed against the Aedels Kingdom’s troops! The human cavalry’s spears, with the aid of gravity and speed, exerted power that far surpassed the norm which made it harder for the pets.

Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab—

“Nyaaaaaaang!”

“Mooooooo!”

“Kiheeeeeeeck!”

However, despite the battlefield being rife with shrieks and screams, the pet troops were not being pushed back. At that moment, Dragonine the hatchling, the strongest favorite for the championship, spread his wings and flew up to the sky, creating dozens of magical attacks which he sent straight towards the enemy human troops!

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

[Dragonine’s fierce momentum has allowed him to take the lead since the start of the game!]

[As expected of the greatest existence in the world! Even though he’s just a hatchling, the fact that he’s a dragon still remains! He’s extremely powerful!]

The difference in points in the rankings was very huge.

[1st Place. America. 7,151 points.]

[2nd Place. Japan. 3,624 points.]

[3rd Place. Russia. 3,611 points.]

The pets continued to score points using their abilities. But then, the gates opened once again only to release another unit of troops.

“Kyaaaaaaaaaack!”

The hatchling felt a great sense of urgency. He knew that their path would remain blocked if they could not break through those incoming troops. But at that moment…

“Oink!!!”

…Beanie flew up in the sky and cast his skill! The skill was none other than the skill attached to the ‘Food God’s Kitchen Knife’, the ‘Rain of Kitchen Knives’.

Stab—

A kitchen knife fell down from the sky, stabbing one of the soldiers from Adaels Kingdom’s troops. With that kitchen knife as the signal, kitchen knives began to rain down from the sky, effectively wiping out the Adaels Kingdom’s leading unit. The power of the attack did not lag behind the power that the hatchling displayed before.

[Am… amazing. He wiped out the troops’ vanguard unit in no time at all!]

[This game determines Korea and America’s fate. It seems like that fate is in the hands of Dragonine and Beanie.]

This was the finale of the very first World War. Beanie and Dragonine’s eyes met as they led their own troops forward.

“Oiiiiiiiink!” Beanie raised his paw and pointed at the castle. With that, the pig troops finally advanced forward and entered the castle!

Dragonine, with his fierce momentum, also followed right behind them. After successfully entering the castle, Beanie climbed the stairs and fought fiercely against the troops blocking his path. He sneaked under their legs and stabbed their backs with his kitchen knife.

Stab—

“Oink!”

He also stepped on the fallen soldiers to leap forward and slash the neck of the next human ahead.

Fwoosh, fwoosh, fwoosh, fwoosh, fwoosh—

That was right. Beanie and the hatchling were completely different. Beanie was a ‘melee class’, whereas the hatchling was a long-range class. And Beanie… he was the strongest among all of the melee class pets.

Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab—

Countless soldiers, who stepped on the narrow passage to stop them from advancing, all fell under Beanie’s kitchen knife.

“Oiiiiiiink! (Just you wait, master bastard! I won’t let you go!)”

Beanie tried to climb up again but the hundreds of troops were able to gain back their momentum and take control of the situation. At that moment…

Grab—

Grab—

Grab—

“Hi, hiiiik!”

“What… what the hell is that?!”

Mysterious black hands suddenly appeared in the gaps of the walls! The black hands grabbed the soldiers by the neck and pressed them against the walls.

“Keheok!”

“Keuhaaaaaack!”

In an instant, the road in front of Beanie opened. When Beanie turned around, he saw Immortal Monk looking at him with a shy smile on her face.

“Oink!”

Beanie reached the top of the ramparts and saw Minhyuk with the hatchling right at his heels.

Keuhaaaaaaaa—

Dragonine sent out a frightening breath from his mouth, which melted and dealt damage to the incoming troops and knights lined up together and waiting for their arrival. At the same time, Beanie opened his mouth wide and…

Keuhaaaaaaaaa—

…sent a hatchling’s breath towards the troops and knights guarding Minhyuk’s cage, effectively melting the troops and some parts of the cage down. This was Beanie’s Predator’s Authority.

“Beans, quick!”

This fight would mark the end of the World War. So, Beanie wanted to make a splendid grand finale. However, something strange happened. More and more knights flocked to where Beanie was.

“This punk!”

“Oink!” Beanie oinked as he continued to fight fiercely against the knights.

In fact, it was not just him, even the hatchling was being crowded by knights. It seemed like the knights moved to prevent them from trying to open the prison that held their masters. Although Beanie stood at the pinnacle of pets, it was still tough for him to fight against five knights all by himself.

Punch—

A punch slammed the tiny Beanie straight on the ground. Even the hatchling was in a sorry state, with one of his wings ripped off by the knights. Despite fighting against each other in the beginning to arrive faster than the other pets, the two of them were forced to cooperate to fight back against these knights. Even after working together, in the end, the hatchling struggled and failed to stand up.

Beanie, who was able to stand up, was just about to engage in another fierce and tough battle. However, one of the knights released his aura and shot a powerful force straight towards Beanie’s face.

“Oiiiiiiiink!”

Beanie could tell that he could not avoid this blow. But then…

Staaaaaab—

…the sound of the attack hitting someone’s flesh rang. Strangely enough, Beanie did not feel any pain. This meant that the attack struck someone else. Beanie’s eyes widened when he saw Immortal Monk take the attack in his stead.

Then, at that moment, Beanie decided to show the world his secret skill. He quickly swapped his weapon with Hepas’ Flipper Blade and used the skill: Flipping Blade.

Ping, ping, ping, ping, ping, ping—

Attacks constantly poured out from Beanie’s swiftly moving flipper blade which made the knights scream and collapse. After dealing with the knights surrounding him, Beanie gently laid the head of the dying Immortal Monk on his lap.

“Oiiiiiiiink?! (Why?!)”

Hearing his words, Immortal Monk looked up at him. She looked at Beanie’s pink nose that fluttered with every breath, at his round eyes and his cherry-red lips!

‘Aaaah! A sexy sire!’

At this very moment, Monk’s love for Minhyuk had completely transferred to Beanie. She raised her trembling hands and tried to caress Beanie’s face, but in the end…

Flop—

…Monk’s HP reached zero. Until the very end, the thought that lingered in her head was a steamy night of mating with Beanie.

“Oiiiiiiiiiiiiiink! (Noooooooooooo!)”

Beanie hugged Immortal Monk tightly and looked up at the sky and roared. The scene looked just like the usual tragic scenes in movies. No, in fact…

‘They’re playing around too much…’

The dense Minhyuk was speechless at both Beanie and Immortal Monk. Then, at that moment…

Shwaaaaa—

…the hatchling, which was also surrounded by knights, succumbed to one of the attacks and disappeared into nothingness. Not wanting to let Immortal Monk’s sacrifice be in vain, Beanie moved quickly and took advantage of the knights’ daze.

Clack—!

Beanie successfully unlocked Minhyuk’s cage.

[Bea… Beanie successfully breaks the lock! He’s the first one to do so! This means that Korea has won the first World War!]

[That’s very shocking!]

Beanie and the rescued Minhyuk both disappeared in a flash of light. At the same time, the entire nation jumped up from their seats and jumped around in joy. Minhyuk and the members of Let’s Eat Sect were also very happy with the outcome. Not long after, the winners of the event’s silver and bronze medals were announced.

Everyone turned to look at the electronic display board after all of the events ended. And on the board…

[First World War’s MVP. South Korea’s Food God Minhyuk.]

“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

“Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

Passionate chants of the Food God’s name resounded in the stadium.

***

Atlas, City in the Skies.

The pigs, cows, and chickens, in short, all of the livestock of the entire territory were given a little freedom. This was all thanks to the efforts of Brod, who now dreamed of becoming the Livestock King.

Brod had taken care of the monsters around Atlas Territory and asked for permission to allow the livestocks to graze in that area from Ben and Haze, the people in charge of Atlas’ management.

“We did it!”

“Oiiiiiiiiink!”

“Mooooooo!”

“Cluck, cluuuuuck!”

“Meeeeeeeeeeeh~”

Brod felt genuinely pleased to watch the animals under his care roam around freely and happily. Some pigs…

“Hwiiiik!”

…even shed tears.

Then, the notifications rang for Brod.

[You have successfully led the livestock to a better path.]

[Aevalin, the God of Livestocks, was deeply moved by your actions.]

[God of Livestock Aevalin has granted you new powers.]

[You have learned the Livestock Training skill.]

[You have learned the Livestock Communication skill.]

Brod, who immediately checked his new skills, was shocked when he saw the Livestock Training skill. It was a very shocking skill that gave him the power to train the livestocks and make them stronger! On top of that, the Livestock Communication skill also gave Brod the charisma to make the livestock believe, follow, and trust him more.

Brod turned to the animals and asked, “Would you like to grow stronger with me? It’s alright if you don’t want to. All I want is for you guys to be happy.”

The pigs cried loudly in answer, “Hwiiiiiik! Kwiiiiiik!”

Their cries conveyed their willingness to go through any trial with Brod.

“Cluck, cluck!!!”

“Moooooooooooooh!!!”

“Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeh!!!”

Thousands of animals showed their firm determination to follow Brod. From that day forward, Brod began training the livestock! Mercenary King Brod had a huge knack for teaching. On top of that, he was armed with the very surprising Livestock Training skill. Both played a huge role and helped promote the strength of the livestock at a fast rate.

Ever since then, Brod always brought the livestock on a morning run. The pigs, cows, and chickens would climb the top of the mountain with him and look down with delighted smiles on their faces. They continued to train like that and…

[Oinky 1’s AGI has increased by +1.]

[Oinky 2’s AGI has increased by +1.]

[Cow 103’s STR has increased by +2.]

[Cluck-cluck 13’s Beak Attack Power has increased by +10.]

The livestock continued to grow day by day. Brod continued to stay with them, even to the point of eating together and sleeping together with them after training, with hay hanging in his mouth. When the chefs tried to take them away once again, Brod went to Haze and had a serious meeting.

“You know that it’s survival of the fittest out there, right?”

“Then, I will find a substitute meat for Atlas Territory,” Brod said and left Atlas Territory. He was a supreme existence that could cross continents. The place that he went to was a dragon lair located in the American Server’s continent.

‘These are special seeds that can grow pork, beef, chicken, and mutton once sown.’

However, what was surprising about these special seeds, other than the fact that they could grow meat, was the fact that they could produce the same number of seeds as the original number everyday. Of course, Brod was also a very shocking existence himself to be able to go inside a dragon’s lair and get those seeds!

Brod easily acquired the ‘Livestock Seeds’ from the dragon lair, whose owner was asleep. But just when he was about to turn around to leave…

Turn!

…his gaze turned to the place where a nest was quietly laid out. In the nest sat a bright and smooth red egg the size of a child.

‘I’m sure the Lord will like that if I give it to him. He’ll definitely make some fried egg with that.’

He could already imagine what Minhyuk would say to him once he presented the egg to him.

‘Sir Brod. It would be nice to have some delicious soy sauce egg rice after eating that huge fried egg, right? Hehehehe!’

‘He will definitely be happy!’

Brod grinned as he grabbed the egg and put it in his backpack. Brod, who thought of giving a dragon egg to make fried eggs, was no different from Minhyuk, who would be happy to receive such an egg. And although he was still unaware, Brod was already barreling straight towards the peak of being ‘Minhyuk-ified’.