Gourmet Gaming

Chapter 916

Peiro Allied Nations’ barracks.

The commanders of the alliance nations leisurely watched the situation from the barracks. After all, the Roarke Kingdom’s downfall was just around the corner, so there was no need for them to be vigilant anymore.

“I feel sorry for the people of that kingdom. They have met with a very foolish king,” Commander Arken said while the rest of the commanders nodded in agreement.

The Peiro Allied Nations was an alliance made of several small kingdoms. The alliance was created to support the Luvien Empire. But that was pure bullshit. Why? Because the alliance was just a gathering of weak nations. They just held hands to flatter and curry favor with the Luvien Empire.

Their alliance extended an olive branch to the Roarke Kingdom, but the kingdom refused their offer. But they had nothing to fear since they had the Luvien Empire as their backing. They immediately moved, hoping to take down the Roarke Kingdom and split it amongst themselves.

“In two hours, the Roarke Kingdom will...”

Baaaaaaaaaaaaang–

Just when Commander Arken was about to laugh, explosions suddenly erupted near the walls of the Roarke Kingdom, pushing out and sweeping away the alliance's soldiers.

“They still have that much power left?”

Were they the royal mages? That was what Arken wanted to ask.

“The- The Beyond the Heavens Empire! The Beyond the Heavens’ emperor is here!”

Their faces grew ugly when they heard one of the soldiers cry.

“What?!”

“The Beyond the Heavens’ Emperor?!”

“But if the Beyond the Heavens moves against us, the Luvien Empire will definitely not stand still.”

Surprisingly, the Roarke Kingdom was not even allied with the Beyond the Heavens Empire. In other words, the Beyond the Heavens Empire did not have a justification to insert themselves in this war and attack the Peiro Allied Nations. Was it because they declared war on the Beyond the Heavens Empire? No. That should not be right. Although they declared war on them, it was just to keep them in check.

“Bring me the All Creation Telescope.”

The All Creation Telescope could see through long distances and hear the voices of the chosen target. Arken was left in doubt and confusion when he saw the Beyond the Heavens' Emperor through the All Creation Telescope.

“He’s alone?”

“...Wh- what?”

“Did you say that he’s alone?!”

“...Ho.”

“That– I have never seen someone so crazy.”

Confusion flashed on the faces of all of the commanders present.

They found it more embarrassing that the Peiro Allied Nations had no ‘justification’ to attack the Roarke Kingdom. But the Beyond the Heavens’ emperor who came alone? He now had plenty of justification. After all, he was just helping the Roarke Kingdom. The world would only criticize and mock them now that the situation has come to this.

“What a shallow trick.”

Perhaps this was why the Beyond the Heavens Emperor came alone. Even so, they have more than two million troops in this place.

“If we can kill the emperor of Beyond the Heavens, then His Majesty Nerva will definitely reward us greatly.”

“That’s right. Besides, he’s alone. I think we can do it, no?”

But before they could finish what they were saying, something gigantic suddenly appeared in front of the walls of the Roarke Kingdom. This enormous being was Hanwoo.

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

Around 70,000 troops of the Peiro Allied Nations that had gathered near the gates of the Roarke Kingdom were easily trampled to death.

“...”

“...”

They had just been blabbing about killing the Beyond the Heavens’ Emperor just a few minutes prior. But now? Their mouths were all wired shut.

***

[You are currently at war with the Peiro Allied Nations!]

[You will receive EXP and some spoils of war upon killing the enemy.]

[You will not be placed in a Chaotic State!]

[You have obtained 132,310 gold.]

[You have gained 112,310 EXP.]

[You have obtained 84,699 gold.]

[You have gained 165,300 EXP.]

[You have obtained 86,699 gold.]

[You have gained 240,000 EXP.]

[You have obtained 59,100 gold.]

[...EXP.]

[...gold.]

[...EXP.]

These notifications rang in Minhyuk’s ears as Hanwoo swept away and trampled the soldiers of the Peior Allied Nations who had gathered in front of the Roarke Kingdom gates.

‘Anyway, the Luvien Empire will not be able to barge in and go to war with me with just this alone.’

Minhyuk's thoughts were quite similar to those of the commanders earlier. That was right. The Peiro Allied Nations had no justification for attacking the Roarke Kingdom.

‘I will repay all of the grace and kindness I have received from them while taking everything I can from the enemies.’

He would have a Ztube video and harvest a lot of funds and EXP. The more active he played here, the more the viewers will flock.

‘I will end this war in two hours.’

Minhyuk was confident. After all, the Peiro Allied Nations was just an alliance of weak nations. The average level of their soldiers was at Level 420, while their knights were only at Level 450~500.

“Puppet Doll Viel.”

Creak, creak, creak, creak–

The Level 650 Puppet Viel, whose joints creaked until they lodged into place, quickly jumped onto the battlefield and easily swept away twenty of the troops of the Peiro Allied Nations with just a simple swing of his sword.

Crackle, crackle, crackle–

Of course, Minhyuk was not to be left behind. He unleashed the Overlord’s Flames and let it wreak havoc on the battlefield, killing more than 100,000 enemy troops gathered in front of the walls of the Roarke Kingdom.

Crackle, crackle–!

***

A quick-witted netizen immediately reported on the community site when Minhyuk entered the battlefield.

[Is Minhyuk killing everyone by himself in the battle between the Peiro Allied Nations and the Roarke Kingdom?]

[Woah. For real?]

[I left because I felt that it was too boring.]

The appearance of the strongest player was more than enough to attract plenty of players and viewers. The moment the viewers entered, they witnessed Hanwoo and the Overlord’s Flames sweeping away and killing more than 100,000 of the troops of the Peiro Allied Nations.

[Freaking amazing.]

[Wow...]

Then, more and more issues began to attract viewers.

[Wait. Did Minhyuk change his armor?]

[Huh? Oh, you’re right. His armor really changed!]

[What? What the hell?!]

More viewers began to flock, and the journalists quickly wrote articles about the situation.

[Beyond the Heavens’ Emperor: What armor did he choose?]

[Shiny and sparkling: Does Minhyuk’s new armor surpass his previous one?]

The ratings were slowly starting to rise.

[Crackle–!]

At that moment, Minhyuk used his skill ‘Save,’ as he released the Supreme Overlord’s Technique that he had saved before and once again killed more than 100,000 of the troops of the Peiro Allied Nations.

[???]

[???]

Of course, the flames from the technique's initial explosion continued to gnaw and devour the troops nearby.

[How long has it been since Minhyuk appeared?]

[Maybe 25 minutes? Give or take.]

[But he already killed more than 300,000 troops? Isn’t this a f*cking bal-break...?]

[Well, the level of the troops of the Peiro Allied Nations is just much lower than Minhyuk’s level. Yep, the soldiers and knights would also grow the more the players develop. But in this case, the Peiro Allied Nations are just freaking weak...]

[Saying it’s a bal-break is too much in this case.]

[+22222]

[+333333]

[Ah. But what about that armor...]

[If that armor is really f*cking amazing, then it proves that there’s a deal between Ilhwa and Joy Co. Ltd. Agree?]

[Agreed...]

All the viewers waited for Minhyuk to jump in the middle of the battlefield.

***

Minhyuk had killed more than 300,000 of the Peiro Allied Nations’ troops in just a little under twenty-five minutes. There were two reasons why Minhyuk chose to kill the troops of this alliance at such a fast pace.

‘The Peiro Allied Nations, which lost quite a lot of their troops in just a blink, will be forced to retreat.’

The second reason was what Carron had told him before.

–If you want to explain the balance break through the Ztube video we will release, you should play a more active role in this battlefield and kill as many allied troops as possible.

Minhyuk looked at the man in confusion when he heard that

–Wouldn’t the balance break issue be blown up with this?

–That’s right. They will keep discussing it for one, two, or three days. The players that usually shout, ‘Of course, he’s the Supreme.’ will be swayed by the instigation of the masses and change their tunes. They will shout, ‘It’s a balance break! The balance is collapsing.’ But it will only take a moment for the public to turn around.

Carron calmly explained.

–Then, once the balance break has been explained, the overflowing and non-stop ‘criticisms’ would quickly turn into ‘cheers and support.’

Minhyuk slowly prepared to jump on the battlefield.

‘I will not reveal the Black Dragon Armor here.’

Minhyuk might be the Supreme, but that did not mean that he would just lay all of his cards out in the open, did it? Sometimes, having something hidden up his sleeves would be of great help to him in the future. Besides, the Transcendental’s Armor had an armor set effect, so it would still be leagues better than the armor that he wore before.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang–

When he entered the battlefield, Minhyuk was immediately met with an onslaught of magical attacks.

“Arrogant and impudent bastard!”

“More than 330,000 of our troops have already died!”

Before Arken knew it, he was already standing on the battlefield with the other commanders. He had gathered all of the high-tiered royal mages and ordered the rain of magical attacks that devoured Minhyuk.

No matter how strong the Beyond the Heavens emperor was, he would suffer considerable damage from this round of attacks. However, Arken and the rest of the commanders all turned slack-jawed when they saw Minhyuk’s figure appear once again.

“...”

The armor on Minhyuk’s body was littered with dents and scorch marks when he walked out of the explosion. But one look and they could tell that the man did not suffer much damage at all. Of course, Minhyuk was but a human. So, he suffered a 20% decrease in his HP. Still, there was no denying that it was not that much damage.

The Transcendental’s Armor Set could increase Minhyuk’s defenses by 1,100. On top of that, it also increased his magical defensive power by three.

Twitch, twitch, twitch–

In addition, the scorched and dented Transcendental’s Armor began to expand and contract until it returned to its original appearance. The Transcendental’s Armor’s durability was infinite. This meant it could repair itself slowly, even if destroyed. But it had to be known that the armor itself had a recovery rate, and the speed of this recovery rate was beyond imagination.

Minhyuk glared coldly at Commander Arken as he jumped into the battlefield.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang–!

The word Explosion appeared on the blade of Minhyuk’s sword, which triggered several massive explosions that swept away the troops around him.

Boom, boom, boom–!

The Sword of Tempest also appeared as hundreds of sword blades shot out and cut down the enemies non-stop. Minhyuk had only stood in the middle of the battlefield for eight minutes.

“He has killed around 8,000 of our troops...!”

“We can’t get any damage in! No matter how many attacks we send him, it just doesn’t work!”

“It’s that armor! I think it’s because of his armor!”

A commotion broke out amidst the Peiro Allied Nations’ army.

Meanwhile, Minhyuk unleashed his ‘Intangible Sword’ and sent it flying toward his enemies. Hundreds of invisible swords shot out and pierced through the hearts of the enemy troops around him.

“Fhaas Knight Order! Charge!”

A 120-strong knight order solely made up of the kingdoms’ legends and elites marched forward.

“Thousand Swords.”

A thousand swords made of light rose to the sky and flew toward the strongest of the enemy troops.

Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab–!

The swords pierced the hearts of the legends and the elites and forced them to disappear all at once.

“Keheok!”

Of course, the attack also included the commanders. The commanders, who fell off their horses, screamed as they clutched their injuries. Right now, Commander Arken was left in charge of the entire army. However, he also suffered from the attacks of the Thousand Swords. The soldiers, who anxiously rushed to Arken’s aid, saw him crawling backward as he looked at Minhyuk in fear.

“Hiiiiiiiiiik...!”

Only forty minutes had passed since Minhyuk made an appearance on this battlefield. But in that short amount of time, almost 420,000 of the troops of the Peiro Allied Nations had died. The worst part? One of the commanders instantly died, while three were suffering from grave injuries.

Fwoosh–

“Heok...”

“C- commander?”

Faced with a power he could never dream of reaching, Commander Arken felt fear, which caused him to lose control of his bladder.

Commander Arken hurriedly gave his orders, “R- retreat! Quickly, retreat!!!”

“Retreat!!!”

More than 400,000 of the two million troops of the Peiro Allied Nations had been killed in battle. The sight of Minhyuk standing with his back to the Roarke Kingdom as the enemies retreated was quite spectacular.

Carron, who witnessed this from beginning to end, did not forget to film the view. At this moment, he could tell, ‘The entire world must be going crazy...’

***

The entire world was indeed in an uproar.

The BJs, who specialized in fabricating stories and discussing famous people’s controversies, were talking nonstop about Minhyuk’s performance in that battle.

[Even if the Peiro Allied Nations is an alliance of weak nations, it’s definitely impossible for a single ordinary player to do that much damage.]

[I believe Joy Co. Ltd. must hurry up and give us an explanation about the armor Minhyuk got.]

[This incident proves a contractual relationship between Ilhwa Group and Joy Co. Ltd.]

And that was not all. The jealous viewers began to add more fuel to the fire.

[Who would even want to play a game like this? Yeah?]

[To be honest, I don’t think this is right.]

[I reported a bug to Joy Co. Ltd. Keke.]

[Me too! I also sent a suggestion to Joy Co. Ltd.]

Two days had passed since the battle. During those two days, Godly Editor Jackson had been busy sifting through the stories that Minhyuk had told him and the videos of Minhyuk that Joy Co. Ltd. had sent him to pick the important ones and make the video.

Then, Minhyuk received a phone call from President Kang Taehoon.

[The number of messages asking about the balance collapse has increased by 154 times in just two days.]

“...?”

[The number of calls has also increased by around 250 times.]

“...?”

At that moment, Minhyuk thought, ‘Are we going to be fine like this...?’

On the third day after the battle, Minhyuk received Jackson’s call.

[I have finished the video.]