Leveling Up through Eating-Chapter 1255

Chapter 1255

[Slaughter Island’s barrier has started to shrink down. The remaining area of activity now has only a one-kilometer radius.]

[If you fail to enter the one-kilometer activity area within five minutes, you will receive 3% continuous damage every second.]

The barrier had shrunk down eight times, of which the players had encountered Minhyuk five times. In all those encounters, Minhyuk did not clash with them but continued evading them. Because of this, the rankers’ disappointment toward him had almost reached its peak.

Finally, Minhyuk was at a point where he could not avoid them even if he wanted to.

[Aesilisk Colossal God Warrior. Level 831.]

The Aesilisk Colossal God Warriors' bodies looked like they were made of platinum, and they seemed to gleam underneath the white cloak hanging on their backs.

[Akhan has summoned the Aesilisk Colossal God Warriors.]

[The Aesilisk Colossal God Warriors are known as the greatest of all the Colossal God Warriors mentioned in the myths and legends.]

[Their level is around Level 800, but the power they wield and the damage they can deal is around 1.5x that of players at the same level.]

[They possess high defensive powers and strong, tough bodies beyond imagination.]

[That’s not all.]

Armored Weapon Pilot Ethan had also summoned the Transcendental’s Weapon. Ethan, who was controlling the Transcendental’s Weapon, had made modifications and strengthened his armored weapon to get back at Minhyuk and erase the humiliation he had suffered during the past expedition in the Gaia Continent. Ethan had sacrificed the allowed operating time for more explosive power and a higher defensive power.

Immediately after their summons, Death made his move. He held his staff, which was made of bones, and slammed it on the ground.

Crack, crack, crack–!

The surrounding area began to change rapidly. The once fertile land turned barren and desolate, with trees and grasses drying up swiftly. A throne made of bones appeared, on which Death promptly sat. At the same time, White Death Knights wearing black armor and tens of thousands of undead filled the entire activity area, moving as if they were going to worship the man on the throne.

And it was not only them. Someone else had also captured the attention and interest of the people. It was none other than Calauhel, master and owner of the Rothschilde Family, hailed as the wealthiest man in the world. This man, who was now living for the sake of the Beyond the Heavens Empire, held a sword engraved with dragons.

[It’s the Dragon Slaughtering Sword.]

[This is the best among the current God-rank artifacts. And Calauhel had bought it for a whopping 3.2 million dollars.]

Calauhel immediately took off his armor and swapped it with another one.

[It’s the Giagade’s Armor Set.]

[From what I heard, he purchased it for 4.5 million won.]

[Then, that’s already around eight billion won for his artifacts alone. But considering Calauhel’s wealth… I think it’s not too much.]

They all started preparing one after another.

[Asura Ascar has changed from using a great sword to a katana.]

[According to rumors, she had recently hunted the King of Hell.]

[Did you see that? Locke has removed the playful smile on his face and now looks more alert than ever.]

The notifications rang as if to signal the impending start of a battle.

[Twenty seconds left before the barrier completes the shrinking process.]

[Fifteen seconds left before the barrier completes the shrinking process.]

With the Sword of Aeon in his hands, Alexander stepped forward.

He had recently completed his final awakening as the Weapon Master. Although his level dropped by 100, he obtained new stats and skills. Now, he also had the most incredible sword, the Sword of Aeon, in his hands.

[Ten seconds left before the barrier completes the shrinking process.]

Everyone looked at the impregnable fortress the rankers had created in awe. This was a rare scene, and it would be difficult to see it again. After all, rankers were like oil and water: They rarely mixed and rarely cooperated.

Yet these arrogant rankers gathered together for one single goal, which was to take down Minhyuk. At this moment, all of them felt confident.

“This is our win.”

“Minhyuk will most likely kill only around twenty or so people.”

“With our number and this much preparation, I believe he will not be able to beat us. That is unless someone of Helenia’s caliber appears.”

“I’m Helenia’s successor, you know?” Ali joked.

Everyone smiled faintly. Those were words that boosted their confidence.

“Will it be the sky?”

Minhyuk was the type of person who did unconventional things, which is why some people still vigilantly looked at the sky.

“Or maybe the ground?”

They stomped on the ground beneath their feet to check for any signs of shaking.

“Or perhaps he’s already among us?”

They even looked at each other suspiciously just to be sure.

[Five seconds left before the barrier completes the shrinking process.]

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Someone gulped dryly.

It was a 1v130 battle, and it might just end in a very disappointing manner.

Helenia-class-named monsters could easily blow away this number of people, especially if they were gathered together like this. After all, they only needed to swing their hands and release disaster-grade skills.

However, the most important fact here was the fact that Minhyuk was not a named monster. Nonetheless, he was at that level. Besides, they all could not use skills with penalties inside Slaughter Island. So, Minhyuk could not use his Calamity and other skills on that level. Hence, they had a chance, a great one at that.

With the tension growing thick, someone stepped out of the forest. Some people could not help but groan when he appeared so openly.

Gulp–

Then, the tension grew even more when they saw him gulp something down.

Minhyuk continued sauntering, looking at the rankers who had gathered before him. He did not appear from the sky, dig the ground, or hide among them. He did not even prepare a surprise attack. He just walked openly, his cape carrying the fork and knife symbol fluttering behind him.

Faced with such nonchalance, none of them could move. Minhyuk was the absolute and supreme being. There was also the fact that his power had increased by around 1.4x after eating whatever he had gulped down.

With a level beyond Level 700, a 1.4x increase in power was equivalent to a cheat-like and overwhelming power. Of course, the rankers were not to be outdone. They also had outstanding priests among them who could help increase their powers.

Flash–!

Wings of white light appeared above the close combat players standing at the vanguard. Yet even after becoming the strongest version of themselves, they still could not bring themselves to take one step forward.

Surprisingly, one player was filled with recklessness, arrogance, and fury. He immediately sent his summons behind Minhyuk and shouted, “You f*cking bastard! Do you even know what people call me these days?! They call me Regression Shuttle!”

It was none other than Akhan.

A vast shadow fell upon Minhyuk as the Aesilisk Colossal God Warrior appeared behind him. It swung its gigantic sword at his neck.

“I’ve been pretending to cooperate with you for this. I’ve been patiently waiting for this day. With this disaster, I—”

Minhyuk raised his sword, and his attack landed faster than the Colossal God Warrior’s attack.

Bang–!

Fwoosh–!

The ground beneath the Colossal God Warrior sank after it was forced to lose balance and take a step back. Minhyuk immediately used Like the Wind and went after the falling Colossal God Warrior. He leaped to the sky with both hands holding his sword and swung it at its head.

Boom–!

The Colossal God Warrior’s head was stuck in the ground, its body helplessly twitching and wriggling around. Minhyuk then continued his stroll.

“...”

“...”

Silence engulfed the entire island. Among them, Akhan was the most shocked. He just could not bring himself to believe the scene before him. After all, Minhyuk had quickly subdued the Colossal God Warrior with just two simple strikes.

At this moment, everyone realized something.

‘Minhyuk can maximize and choose the effects of any dish he cooked.’

From what they could tell, the food he had just swallowed earlier had buff effects focused solely on increasing his attack power.

Minhyuk continued to move amidst the deafening silence. Then, he began to run wild and charge at the rankers.

Swoosh–!

Minhyuk knocked away the Transcendental’s Weapon blocking his path and forced it to fall. He took this opportunity to pass by and go deeper into their ranks. Dozens of close combat rankers immediately blocked him and launched their attacks.

“Asura’s Reckless Strike.”

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh–!

Dozens of red sword lights stretched out from Ascar’s katana and shot toward Minhyuk. Minhyuk did not even bother to dodge. He accepted the attack with his body, swung his sword at Ascar, and passed by her. Then, he began to let loose and release all kinds of skills.

Minhyuk possessed more than twice the skills of an ordinary ranker. And the most shocking part? Each of the skills in his possession could rival the ordinary rankers’ most excellent skills.

In just an instant, more than players died. At that moment, a gigantic spear made of light fell from the sky.

Crackle–!

It was none other than White Mage Ali’s single target attack, a Diss that was five times larger than ordinary Disses.

Fwoosh–!

The spear made of light squeezed through the gaps of Minhyuk’s armor and pinned him down to the ground.

“Aaaaack!”

A scream was ripped out of Minhyuk’s mouth as he received an overwhelming amount of damage. At this moment, everyone believed that they had already won.

“Transcendence.”

A black current of energy appeared and engulfed Minhyuk, giving him a boost in power that allowed him to wreak havoc again.

Alexander leaped to the sky with the Sword of Aeon in his hands. But Minhyuk moved faster. He had already activated the Transcendental’s Spear before Alexander could activate his Annihilator’s Sword. A spear covered with black energy currents fell from the sky and pierced through Alexander’s chest.

Spurt–!

Minhyuk left Alexander behind and began to clean up everything around him. He swung his sword like crazy, received attacks with his body, and also recovered like crazy.

The Transcendental’s Armor’s set effect was truly beyond amazing. There was also the Slaughterer’s Absorption, Minhyuk’s secret skill attached to the armor. Both things contributed significantly to Minhyuk’s survival. Yet even with these two…

[Your HP has fallen below 32%.]

[Slaughterer’s Absorption.]

[You have recovered 2% HP.]

[Your HP has fallen below 29%.]

[Your HP has fallen below 8%.]

Out of the 130 people, 27 had died from Minhyuk’s attacks. It was still within everyone’s expectations, and everything was going according to plan. Besides, they all knew that Minhyuk no longer had any skill to deal with all of the surviving rankers, especially if they were scattered around.

Akhan sneered, “What’s the point of being a Battle God? There’s nothing you can do. You have no vassals to protect you.”

With the veins on his neck bulging from the strain, he shouted, “What you did was useless! You should have reduced our numbers slowly.”

His chances of winning were low, and it was still quite a long shot. But at least the results would not be as dire as this.

“Are you trying to do an all-out war?! You’re far too arrogant!!!”

That may be the case. After all, Minhyuk would still receive honor even if he lost as long as he fought fairly and openly with the 130 rankers present.

“Look at you. Your knees are already bending, and you’re surrounded by over a hundred people.”

Minhyuk’s legs were already shaking from the strain.

Thud–!

Ares spun around and kicked Minhyuk on the head, forcing him to collapse on the ground.

“Even so, the entire world will flatter you because you killed eighty people alone!”

Akhan felt extremely annoyed and uncomfortable. At the same time, he felt lost and angry.

“You still have one more life, so it’s fine to die just like this? Is that it?! Then what? You’ll be resurrected, and you’ll just kill around forty people or so!”

However, the fact that he would be defeated would remain the same.

“This is so disappointing. You’re pathetic. You did not even think of a way to win. You just wanted to hide behind the fact that you fought openly and fairly against 130 people and receive all the honor even though you will be defeated.”

Silence settled upon them once more. This was what everyone was feeling right now. They thought that this was what Minhyuk was doing. After all, even if he lost, nothing would change. The world would still praise and flatter him even if he fought a meaningless battle.

Of course, there was no other way. Was there even a way to break through in a situation like this? No. There’s none. Even though they knew this, the feeling of awe and respect toward Minhyuk had been lost in disappointment.

[Your HP has fallen below 4%.]

They wanted to see Minhyuk’s preparations. They could not understand why he had avoided them before and had done nothing.

At that moment, Minhyuk opened his mouth and said, “That’s right. Even if I die now, I will still be resurrected immediately.”

[Your HP has fallen below 2%.]

Everyone stopped at that moment.

“Fighting against 130 people is completely reckless. I know that.”

Minhyuk looked at the more than 100 rankers around him.

“You are all rankers who stood above the entire Athenae. Rankers are different from ordinary people. Rankers will take one look at a monster and begin calculating and scrutinizing everything about them. They will try to discover their characteristics, habits, and the most effective places to attack.”

Minhyuk took a deep breath as he continued to look around him.

“This is the reason why we can go further than the others. Because we always analyze and understand our enemies. Because we are always one step ahead of the others.”

Everyone was dumbfounded. Why was he suddenly talking about monsters in a situation like this?

A faint smile appeared on Minhyuk’s face as he said, “In this Slaughter Island, there’s this monster called Giant Bees. They are new monsters that only exist in this place.”

Buzz. Buzz. Buzz.

At that moment, the sound of bees rang in everyone’s ears. No, to be exact, the sound of the wings of the bees flapping rang in their ears. And it was growing louder and louder by the second, getting closer to where they were.

“You see, the Giant Bees hold strong affection for their kind. They would do their all, even sacrificing themselves to protect their kind. So that you know, the Giant Bees are also strongly obsessed with their honey.”

“What bullshit…!”

“That’s why…”

The rankers were puzzled when more than fifteen shadows suddenly hung over them. Then, something fell from the sky.

Thud–!

The rankers swiftly evaded the falling items. And the thing that fell on the ground?

“A honeycomb?”

The gigantic honeycomb was utterly broken, and several larvae burst out from the broken parts.

Everyone turned to look up at the sky. There, they saw the Evolved Drake from earlier. And the fifteen or so items that fell and created the shadows earlier? They were all honeycombs.

“The Giant Bees are not that strong level-wise. But they can release their poisonous stingers and leave their prey stunned for a few minutes.”

As mentioned before, Minhyuk was allowed to come to Slaughter Island an hour before the rankers appeared. Of course, he did not stay idle and did nothing during that time.

Buzz–

The sound of the bees grew closer and closer.

“You guys might not know this, but… the Slaughter Island’s boss monster is Queen Bee. And its level is at Level 1040.”

“Wait. Are you…”

Only at this moment did they realize what was waiting for them.

Minhyuk was going to die anyway. After a few moments, he would be resurrected, so he did not need to care about what would happen during that time.

Then, Minhyuk pointed to the sky and said, “It’s raining honey.”

Everyone looked up at the sky once again. Only then did they see the four huge bags hanging from the Evolved Drake’s legs. The Ego Chain Sickle, which was floating in the sky, ripped the four bags at the same time.

Shwaaaaaa–!

The sticky, sweet, and golden honey rained down from the sky and soaked all the rankers present. Immediately after that…

[Warning.]

[Warning.]

[The Queen Bee has descended!]

[The Queen Bee is leading 30,000 Giant Soldier Bees.]

[Warning.]

[Warning.]

[The Giant Bees release a thick and overwhelming killing intent toward those who had dug their hive and taken their honeycombs.]

Tens of thousands of Giant Bees living on Slaughter Island appeared, along with the Queen Bee, five times larger than the ordinary Giant Bee. They all flew and surrounded the soaked rankers.

Then, the Queen Bee released a loud cry, “Kihyeeeeeeeeck!”

[The Queen Bee has given the command to kill!]

The tens of thousands of Giant Bees shot toward them at the same time.

A wicked and vicious smile appeared on Minhyuk’s face as he watched the rankers look at the incoming bees with shock, disbelief, and terror on their faces.

“Go and kill each other.”