Leveling Up through Eating-Chapter 1231

Chapter 1231

[You have completed the Sudden Quest: Battle God’s Qualifications.]

[You have proven your worth and qualifications.]

[You have obtained the Title: The One Who Will Become The Battle God.]

[You have gained 913,130,000 EXP.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have obtained 32,371 platinum.]

[You have acquired Clad’s Swordsmanship Model.]

[You have acquired Clad’s Archery Model.]

[...Clad’s Spearmanship Model.]

[...Clad’s Horseback Technique Model.]

[You have acquired the Abyss’ Wheat.]

[You have acquired the Battle God’s Jade Seal.]

Minhyuk’s face remained expressionless as he watched Clad turn into ashes. In his last moments, he seemed to want to ask Minhyuk to protect the Land of the Gods.

‘The end of the one who lost in the power struggle.’

It seemed like Clad also dreamt of protecting the Land of the Gods. But Minhyuk did not think too deeply about it. Why? Because in the end, he had changed for the worse.

With Clad’s disappearance, the monsters in the forest followed suit. The Battle God’s Five Generals and the Heavenly Army troops, who had been struggling desperately, looked up in disbelief. When they saw the ashes floating in the clear blue sky, they all turned to look at Minhyuk.

It was a shocking sight. Even the God of Archery was rendered speechless. In a situation filled with despair and the fear of death gripped everyone, the lone commander in front of them had protected every single one of them. Out of the 50,000 troops, 80 were killed, and around 190 were seriously injured.

Angara then spoke.

[He asked me to protect you.]

“...”

The Five Generals and the thousands of Heavenly Army troops looked back at Angara.

[So that the soldiers and the people who trusted and followed him will not die.]

They were all rendered speechless. Then, Angara asked them.

[Is there something that he… no, His Majesty Minhyuk likes?]

The Five Generals answered the question at the same time.

“He really likes to eat.”

“Like a lot.”

Taken by surprise, Angara smiled bitterly and said,

[If I can grow my forest again, I will grow the most delicious fruit for him.]

Angara was the Forest God. She was the absolute and omnipotent being inside the forest.

Finally, the time was up.

[You will die soon.]

Angara watched as the fairies’ lights, the graphans’ black currents of energy, and the purgaens’ fur rushed to her side. She protected them while they protected her without her knowledge. According to the power that they left behind, something special would happen in two hours. Ŕ𝔞ℕộ฿Ęᶊ

Angara gently lowered her spider’s lower body. Meanwhile, her human upper body trembled as she felt the life slowly drain out of her. At that moment, the fairies’ lights and the purgaens’ fur slowly enveloped her body while the graphans’ black currents of energy hovered around her.

[The Seventh Monster God has fallen into eternal rest.]

Fortunately, Angara did not feel any pain. As she fell into eternal rest, she seemed to be comfortable in her sleeping position. Then, her breath was completely cut off.

[The powers of the creatures of Vegni Forest have been activated.]

Crack, crack, crack–!

The ground underneath her body cracked as tree roots appeared and began to wrap around her. When Minhyuk saw the roots wrap around her, he could not help but blurt out, “An egg…?”

[Angara’s Egg has been created.]

[She will be reborn anew.]

[The egg has become stronger. It needs more power.]

[She’s brimming with power!]

It was only then that Minhyuk realized why the dishes were made in the past and present so that she would be strengthened. She needed a lot of power and energy to be reborn.

‘Rocado, you’re really…’

Rocado could be said to have had great foresight. Furthermore, the surprise did not end there. The dying fairies’ light, the graphans’ black currents of energy, and the purgaens’ fur slowly landed around the egg and turned into seeds.

Minhyuk slowly approached them and held the seeds in his hands.

[Fairy’s Seed.]

[They will be reborn anew by Angara’s side.]

According to the description of the God and Knight, Angara would be able to regain her forest. That was why the God and Knight had deemed her another fantastic talent. As for the fairies, the graphans, and the purgaens, it seemed like they would be reborn without their memories. Nonetheless, they would still have Angara by their side.

[There are twelve hours left before the hatching period begins.]

Minhyuk ordered the Heavenly Army troops to care for Angara and the seeds. After giving his orders, it was time for them to escape this disgusting and sickening Abyss.

***

The Plains of Granid divided the Land of the Gods and the Abyss. It existed solely to prevent invasion from either side. Originally, there were restrictions on moving to the Abyss, but currently, there were no restrictions, and anyone could pass through it.

The Battle God stared at the Abyss. The agreed-upon time was fast approaching.

“Battle God. It’ll be time in ten minutes,” the God of Tactics reminded.

The Battle God could not hide the complex and mixed emotions flashing on his face. He thought, ‘Even so, they’re still my citizens. My people.’

A lot was going on in his mind, including Minhyuk's loss of his position as the Battle God. After this incident, he would be known as the man who came back alive alone. After all, he could come back to life even after he had died.

At that moment, something that should never have unfolded in this place happened.

“Battle God!”

“Evelynnnn!”

“Gordin!”

The families of the 50,000 Heavenly Army troops passed through the Plains of Garnid and came to this place. The thousands of gods and the other Absolute Gods who had heard the news also came here.

The Battle God looked at the God of Tactics and said, “So, you hated Minhyuk this much?”

The God of Tactics snapped his mouth shut for a moment.

The families of the Heavenly Army troops, who were certainly already dead, would criticize Minhyuk for failing to protect their loved ones. Once the Abyss collapsed, he would become the object of their criticism and resentment.

“Battle God, you have changed so much since the next-generation Battle God has appeared.”

The God of Tactics did not harbor any doubt about Minhyuk’s powers. The reason why he did not acknowledge the man was something else.

“Do you know what the foreigners call the death of the people of our lands?”

The Battle God remained silent.

“They call it data deletion.”

The gods could not walk and roam the earth as they pleased. They could only do so under several restrictions, including visiting the world in a weakened state. Even so, many gods would hide their identities and travel around the earth. Among them was the God of Tactics.

During his travels, he had met the foreigners, who called themselves players, and learned that they called the deaths of the people living in Athenae data deletion.

“Deletion. Someone who calls the death of the people living here a deletion of something is not fit to become the one who will lead the Absolute Gods and protect the Land of the Gods. He cannot become the master of all of the armies.”

The God of Tactics was unconvinced. In his eyes, even the death of an ant should be considered death. But for them, death simply meant the deletion of their data.

“Battle God, I have another reason for bringing them here.”

Of course, he wanted to use this opportunity to make them criticize Minhyuk. But there were also other reasons.

“They deserve to witness the last moments of the Heavenly Army’s elite troops.”

The Battle God shook his head slowly as he turned to look at the families of the Heavenly Army troops.

“No.”

“Please! Please!!!”

“Please take back your order!”

“I will go inside!!!”

“At least let me get his body!”

“Please withdraw your orders!!!”

The Battle God could not utter a word in front of the weeping and howling families of the Heavenly Army troops.

The Battle God also believed that most of the Heavenly Army troops had been wiped out at this point. This thought was reinforced when the gods, who could look into the situation inside, failed to do so after being blocked by a powerful force. They were certain that the Battle God’s Five Generals were incapacitated and had only a 0.01% chance of survival.

‘My reckless and rash judgment…’

If he had followed the God of Tactics’ plan and destroyed the Abyss immediately, they might not have suffered inside.

“We will destroy the Abyss in twenty seconds.”

The gods had already finished the preparations and were ready to bring down the Abyss. The Battle God nodded slowly and stepped forward. With a bitter smile, he passed by the weeping families of the Heavenly Army troops. He could also hear the sighs and groans of the gods around him.

“It’s impossible to break through the Abyss and Clad with just 50,000 Heavenly Army troops.”

“The entire Heavenly Army elite troops must have been wiped out by now.”

“Then, why is the next generation Battle God not showing up?”

“Isn’t that obvious? He must be ashamed.”

“In the first place, someone like that should not be the Battle God.”

The gods of the same mind as the God of Tactics began to raise their voices.

“Everyone, stand down!”

“NOOOO!!!”

“Back off and stand down! This is an order!”

Rumble–!

A huge tremor echoed from the depths of the Abyss and spread throughout the Land of the Gods. The Battle God walked through the screams, shrieks, and wails. Eventually, he stopped in front of the towering barrier.

He closed his eyes. The Battle God also found it a pity that they could not recover the bodies of their precious soldiers. However, what needed to be done had to be done.

The Battle God sighed deeply and made to take another step forward.

“W-wait!!!”

“Stop!”

“Everyone, stop!”

Voices filled with disbelief and confusion rang everywhere as loud cheers pierced through the skies.

The Battle God slowly opened his eyes. He saw the red barrier that covered the entire Abyss slowly melt away. At the same time, an unbelievable sight unfolded over the horizon before him.

Ferrod, who had lost his eyes. Lied, who had lost her arms. The general who had lost his leg. The general who was left groaning and moaning from the burning pain that engulfed his entire being. All of the Five Generals appeared over the horizon. The almost 50,000 Heavenly Army troops were marching behind them, showing their majesty and might. These people, who had struggled and walked the tightrope between life and death, were marching behind a single man.

The Battle God could not believe his eyes. The one who was truly in disbelief was the God of Tactics.

“They actually succeeded with a 0.01% chance of survival? Who the hell…?”

He could not find it even after using his powers, so he was baffled. The troops crossed the Abyss and finally reached solid, safe ground.

Standing amidst the families and the Heavenly Army troops, who were cheering and shouting that they were alive, and the Five Generals, who collapsed on the ground with relief, was the new Battle God.

[You have escaped the Abyss.]

[All of your injuries and disabilities will disappear. Your body will be restored to how it was before.]

Ferrod, who had regained his vision, looked around as he listened to the loud and powerful cheers in the plains. As he looked around, he saw a man standing among them, who had been cheering with delight.

Meanwhile, the gods listened to their stories.

“What?! You were able to bring Angara to your side?!”

“The Seventh Monster God?!”

“Are you saying that you could take down the Abyss with the help of the Seventh Monster God?!”

A series of shouts of disbelief rang in the plains. At the same time, the gods were fully convinced. After all, if they had the help of Angara, then their survival could truly be guaranteed. However, the Five Generals and the Heavenly Army troops did not want all the recognition to go to Angara.

The Five Generals left their families behind and knelt before the man.

The gods were left shocked.

“...What are you guys doing?”

“Five Generals?”

The cheering Heavenly Army troops also knelt behind them. Then Ferrod placed his fist on his heart and said, “It was an honor to serve you, next-generation Battle God!”

“Thanks to you, we could all survive and live another day!”

“This life of mine is now yours.”

Meanwhile, the Battle God was left dumbfounded. Weren’t the Battle God’s Five Generals proud and arrogant? Weren’t they the ones who swore their allegiance to him and him alone?

As the Five Generals and the Heavenly Army troops knelt to him, their families shouted their thanks, and even the gods acknowledged him and his efforts. He was now in the center of everyone’s praises and cheers. But…

“...I am ashamed.”

Minhyuk’s expression looked bad, and everyone who saw his expression could not understand why.

***

This story happened a few days after the events of the Abyss.

Angara had finally hatched from her egg and gained a new life. The only difference was that this time, she no longer had the lower body of a spider.

The Vegni Forest was under the protection of the Beyond the Heavens Empire. Angara, who has lived as the unwanted Seventh Monster God, was now living under a new name as the Beyond the Heavens Empire’s Forest God. She was thrilled to be able to recreate the Vegni Forest and create a new home near the Beyond the Heavens Empire.

When the forest was created, the farmers of the Beyond the Heavens Empire planted the seeds of the fairies, the graphans, and the purgaens. The seeds immediately grew and produced countless fairies, graphans, and purgaens, filling the forest. Unfortunately, none of them could remember Angara.

[I am Angara. I am the master of this forest. Let’s all live together here.]

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Regardless, it was fine. She would protect them, and they would protect her in return.

Angara remembered the words the Five Generals had told her before. According to them, Minhyuk loved to eat. With this information, she thought of a way to repay the man.

The power of the Forest God was incredible. She quickly changed all of the trees in the forest.

With a snap of her fingers, trees that grew rare fruits that could not be found or grown in any other forest shot out from the ground. Even fruits that possessed special powers and were considered elixirs grew in her forest. And thanks to the Forest God’s extraordinary power of life and vitality, the fruits in the forest did not rot. The best part? They tasted better than any other fruits in the world.

As a gift, Angara immediately arranged to send Minhyuk a dozen tons of the fruits she had grown in her forest.

On the day she planned to send the gift, Minhyuk visited her. His face was filled with excitement as he looked at all the fruits she had given him. Then he said, “Angara! I’ve already decided on your position!”

Angara looked solemnly at Minhyuk as if she were waiting for the heavy task that was going to be entrusted to her.

Minhyuk looked at Angara, who had a strange blush on her face, and said, “You should be an orchard owner! That’s going to be your position!”

“...?”

This was the position given to Angara, the Seventh Monster God.