Gourmet Gaming

Chapter 832

The Jade Emperor’s Coalition Army, the commentators, and the viewers were all left speechless as they watched Minhyuk blow away an area with a radius of hundreds of meters, with Annihilator Sword.

When the explosion cleared out, the aftermath was finally revealed. The area around Minhyuk was completely hollowed out. It was as if a huge nuclear bomb had dropped right where they had been. The strength of the attack could only be seen from high-leveled Named NPCs and Boss Monsters.

[Does this even make sense...?]

[How can a single player use a skill like that?]

[It’s so amazing. I’m actually at a loss for words.]

[I’m sure everyone has seen it, no? Envoy Viel has finally been put to eternal rest under the hands of Player Minhyuk.]

[Anyone that gets hit by that skill will surely die. No one could survive that.]

[If Minhyuk has that much power then...]

Everyone already knew what those words meant. So, the commentators did not even opt to finish their words. However, that was not the case for the viewers. They took over the mantle and finished the words themselves.

[I think it’s safe to say that Player Minhyuk has protected his place on the Supreme’s throne, no?]

[I know, right? Just looking at Minhyuk wielding his swords and using the Dual Sword Technique is enough for us to know that Alexander is still lacking. That’s the case even if he had already become the Weapon Master.]

[I think Alexander will go straight to heaven if he gets hit by that skill? Hahahaha.]

[He’s really Our Lord, the Food God... How far is he going to go alone? Does it even make sense to have a skill with that much damage and range?]

[All I can say is... All hail the Food God.]

[I’ve reported it as a bug. That skill definitely does not make sense.]

The viewers’ opinions were varied. There were many people that praised Minhyuk as the Lord Food God, but there were also many people that were jealous and envious of his strength that opted to report him.

In their point of view, the power was truly enough to be called a bug or a balance breaker. However, the skill was expressed in a state where Minhyuk had already received the buff effects of his own dish. On top of that, he had received the Guardian God’s Blessings, a buff that increased all of his attack skills’ damage by 30%.

Although Guardian God Obren’s endurance buff ability could not be duplicated, Obren still had plenty of other powers that he could use. That included the Guardian God’s Compliment, a skill that was not an endurance buff. With the Guardian God’s Compliment, once a skill was triggered, the power that the opponent had would disappear, while their own skill would improve by 50%.

But that was not all. By a stroke of luck, Double Skill had also activated. Although there was a very slim chance of getting triggered with a 1.2% probability, it was a skill that practically gave the Dual Sword Technique wings and allowed it to fly. After all, Double Skill could double one’s own power upon use. Of course, there were also the effects of the Dual Sword Technique.

Minhyuk’s Annihilator Sword reached maximum effect with the application of a variety of things. To put it simply, balance was not broken.

Meanwhile, notifications following the death and fall of the Jade Emperor from the sky rang in the ears of everyone present.

[With the Jade Emperor’s death, all quests related to him have disappeared!]

The Jade Emperor’s Coalition Army still had more than five million troops in their ranks. The problem was that the target that they were pursuing had already disappeared. With the quests gone, the benefits that they would get from attacking Edea had been significantly reduced.

“Damn it.”

“We no longer have a reason to fight.”

“No. We can still force Edea to its downfall...”

“F*cking idiot. Who is Edea’s God now?”

“...”

“It’s Obren. Who also happens to be Minhyuk’s Guardian God. Force it to its downfall? Bullshit.”

If they continued to force Edea to its downfall right here and now, then Obren, who had now become the Guardian God, would begin to launch overwhelming attacks upon them. Finally, many members of the Jade Emperor’s Coalition Army were not confident that they would be able to handle that.

‘How can we even beat Minhyuk if he has a skill like that in his possession...?’

‘It wouldn’t matter how many we have on our side.’

‘There is no longer a Jade Emperor that will give us rewards. We cannot take this risk.’

Basically, the entire Jade Emperor’s Coalition Army was in a disadvantageous position. However, they also found this to be very surprising.

“In the end, Minhyuk did it.”

Kentaro looked quite bitter. Minhyuk did not force everyone here to log out. Even so, the Jade Emperor’s Coalition Army had already lost all of its will to fight. In the end, the Jade Emperor’s Coalition Army had to retreat.

At that moment, another set of notifications rang in Athenae.

***

[Evil God Obren has completely taken over the throne of an Absolute God and has established himself as the Guardian God.]

[Guardian God Obren will protect and guard the lives of many. He will personally choose who he will protect.]

[The Absolute God, Guardian God Obren, cannot bestow all of his powers upon one player.]

[The Absolute God, Guardian God Obren, has become someone that cannot form a lord-vassal relationship with any players.]

[Guardian God Obren will lose the lord-vassal relationship that he previously had with a player before.]

[Anyone that sincerely hopes for something, works hard for something, and lives desperately for something might hear the voice of Guardian God Obren in their ears.]

[Even though the Absolute God, Guardian God Obren, cannot bestow all of his powers upon a single person...omitted...]

Everyone was shocked and terrified when they heard the last of the notifications. Minhyuk, who had just killed Viel, had also heard the same notifications as above. That was why, the bitter expression on his face brightened when the last notification rang. He looked up at the sky and smiled brightly.

Then, the notifications for killing and hunting Viel rang in his ears.

[You have killed the Jade Emperor’s Envoy Viel.]

[With the Guardian God’s Blessings in effect, your EXP Acquisition and Item Drop rate has doubled.]

[You have acquired 29,965 platinum.]

[You have gained 13,145,000,000 EXP.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have leveled up.]

[...leveled up.]

[You have acquired the Skill Book: Viel’s Lion Roar.]

[You have acquired Hermian’s Swordsmanship Book.]

[You have acquired the Millenium Lion’s Sword.]

[You have acquired Viel’s Puppet Doll.]

[You have acquired Viel’s Mysterious Elixir.]

[You have acquired the Sky’s Golden Pig.]

[...Sky River’s Twinkling Spring Water.]

[...Roltoe’s Chains.]

[...Thousand Sword’s Skill Proficiency has reached MAX...]

The notifications constantly rang in his ears. All in all, Minhyuk had leveled up by at least three times. He had also acquired almost thirty thousand platinum, along with a skill book that Viel personally wrote himself. He also acquired Viel’s Puppet Doll, a mysterious elixir, and the Sky’s Golden Pig.

Unfortunately, even though he had obtained so many treasures and rewards, he did not have the time to check all of the details of the items that were given to him. While the war seemed to have died down and things had already calmed down to some extent, there was still plenty of unfinished work left for him to take care of. One of them was Alexander, who was now on the verge of being forced to log out after being pushed to the limits by Ferro.

‘Alexander must not be forced to log out here.’

Alexander had declared himself to be a Supreme. That declaration was made at a time when he still did not know that Minhyuk was the owner of the Sword of Aeon. However, now that he knew that, he must have started to realize that he still had to chase after Minhyuk’s back, especially since all of his Weapon Master’s skills were only at Level 1.

However, Minhyuk had not only obtained Alexander’s help for Edea.

—Alexander, stand by my side in Edea. And...

At that time, Alexander had sat and listened silently to Minhyuk’s proposal.

—Once we obtain victory, come to the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom with me and help me protect my kingdom from the Luvien Empire.

Alexander could not die in this place. So, Minhyuk quickly sent Alexander a whisper.

[Minhyuk: Alexander, quick...]

***

The war in Edea had basically ended.

Daoist Heron, who was fighting against Sun Wukong, Aaron, Hanwoo, and Zhu Bajie all by himself, had given up on fighting and stabbed all of his acupoints. He killed himself, blood dripping down all of his orifices upon learning of the Jade Emperor’s death.

However, Ferro was different. Although he knew that the battle had already ended, he wanted to see the battle with Alexander to the end. This was Ferro’s pride and his final courtesy toward the man that he was fighting.

Alexander, on the other hand, was being completely crushed by Ferro.

[Your HP has dropped below 15%!]

“Ugh!” Alexander exhaled roughly, his body flying back as Ferro’s woldo clashed with his sword. The impact of the blow was so heavy that it felt like he had been hit by a heavy hammer.

However, Ferro did not stop there. He flew up and chased after Alexander with his woldo raised in the air.

Baaaaaaaaang—

A weak groan escaped from Alexander’s lips as he struggled to lift his sword and block the attack.

Shwaaaaaaa—

Ferro turned his woldo, slashing his opponent’s chest just when Alexander was just about to swing his sword down. With this attack, Alexander’s blood spurted out like a fountain. His HP almost hit rock bottom.

“You aren’t weak. You have the will to grow stronger and an amazing potential that will allow you to spread your wings and fly even further. I dare to gander that your potential is even higher than that god named the Food God.”

These words were Ferro’s honest appreciation and acknowledgement. It might feel like he was showing mercy to his opponent, but for Alexander, it was nothing but a show of huge disgrace.

Alexander had not lost yet. He was just preparing the special power of the Weapon Master, the Weapon Cloning. In fact, Alexander was looking for an opportunity to use it.

Weapon Cloning had a lot of advantages and merit. However, there was one glaring drawback. It required him to either have touched the weapon or got injured by the weapon that he wanted to replicate.

So, the question came. Whose weapon should he clone? Of course, he wanted to clone the Food God’s Greatest Sword. However, would Minhyuk allow it?

[Minhyuk: Alexander, quick! Clone my sword!!!]

Swoooooooosh—

Alexander quickly snatched the sword that flew toward him. At the same time, the Weapon Master’s passive skill Weapon Search was activated and all of the information of the Sword of Aeon appeared in front of him.

‘This is f*cking crazy...!!!’

Alexander was left in shock. However, he had no time to dwell on it.

The Weapon Master actually had another passive skill that allowed him to ignore the artifact’s equipment requirements.

[You have successfully equipped the Sword of Aeon using the passive skill: ‘Equipment Restriction.’]

[However, you can only use it for three minutes.]

[Once you have applied the passive skill: Equipment Restriction on a weapon, you will no longer be able to use it again on the same weapon.]

Alexander held the Sword of Aeon that he caught in one hand.

[Weapon Cloning.]

[You can replicate any weapon and use it for five minutes.]

[Once replicated, you will no longer be able to replicate the same weapon again!]

In his other hand, the replicated Sword of Aeon appeared. The Dual Sword Technique that Minhyuk used earlier appeared in Alexander’s hands once again.

Alexander gripped the hilt of the swords tightly as he squeezed the last of his strength and took a step back. He stared at the charging Ferro and waited for the perfect time to use the secret skill that he hid and held on to. Now, with the Sword of Aeon’s Dual Sword Technique’s effect, Alexander triggered this skill.

[Transcending Weapon.]

[Your equipped weapon’s attack power has transcended the limits!]

[Your attack power has doubled!]

[Your attack power has tripled!]

[Your attack power has quadrupled!]

[Your attack power...]

[Your attack power...]

[Your attack power...]

[Your attack power...]

A black stream of energy flew out of the two Sword of Aeon’s in Alexander’s hands.

[Your attack power has increased by eleven times!]

Then, he used another skill.

“Splitting the Castle.”

It was a skill that originally had 6,000% additional power and allowed Alexander to split anything huge blocking his path in half with a single strike.

Swooooosh—

Alexander, who shot forward using the Dual Sword Technique, swung his swords at Ferro.

“You will become the Supreme...”

Not long after, Ferro, who had spoken while staring at Alexander with a bitter look on his face, was split in half.

“Haa... Haa...” Alexander breathed roughly. After struggling fiercely, he finally killed Ferro. With these two swords in his hands, he was able to show the world that he could still stand side by side with the Supreme.

Both the commentators and the viewers went wild after seeing this. However, the commotion quickly died down after they heard the following notifications.

[The new Sky of Edea, the tenth Absolute God, is descending!] ɴᴇᴡ ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀʀᴇ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ᴏɴ Noᴠelꜰire

***

With the war finally ending, everyone turned to look at the sky that was now covered with a bright light. They watched as the man, who Minhyuk knew all too well, descended.

He looked quite different from his usual appearance. He had always donned black clothes that complimented his dark hair. Now, his hair had turned white and even the clothes that he was wearing had also become white. Obren, who had completely shifted his colors, was still as handsome as ever. The difference now was that he was exuding a gentle and warm aura.

Obren landed on the ground and approached Minhyuk slowly. He said, “I promise you.”

[The Tenth Absolute God, Guardian God Obren, speaks to a player!]

“I will always protect you.”

Obren would no longer be able to always stay by Minhyuk’s side. Minhyuk knew this well. That was why tears had already started to well up in his eyes. However, he also knew that Obren had chosen to become an Absolute God for his sake.

“I will always be by your side on a good day, on a windy day, whenever you laugh, whenever you cry. I will always be there.”

One would even wonder if Obren was truly once hailed as the Evil God, with how bright and warm he was as he approached Minhyuk one step at a time.

When he finally stood in front of Minhyuk, he gently raised his hand to cup the boy’s cheek and said, “I am Guardian God Obren.”

Minhyuk recalled the notifications that made him feel delighted and relieved.

[Even though the Absolute God, Guardian God Obren, cannot bestow all of his powers to a single person...]

[He will be able to live as the Guardian God of a nation or an empire.]

Obren could no longer live just for Minhyuk’s sake. However, he could become the Guardian God of a nation or an empire. Every single nation or empire served, worshiped and received the protection of different Guardian Gods.

“I will become the Guardian God of the Beyond the Heavens Empire that you are going to establish.”

[Guardian God Obren has made a vow!]

[Guardian God Obren has vowed to protect and guard the Beyond the Heavens Empire that you build!!!]

Minhyuk flashed a bright smile after seeing the happy and delighted smile on Obren’s face.