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He was the greatest, but perhaps, he was also the most pitiable Absolute God. Even in the face of death, the Battle God was still smiling broadly. Everyone could not help but watch him in awe and admiration. To the players, the Battle God might just be an artificial intelligence but at this moment, they all felt like he was a father that had sacrificed himself for them.

However, a young man appeared in the scene just when the Battle God grabbed the handles of the Gates of Death. This man was Food God Minhyuk, a person that everyone in the world knew of.

The scene changed the moment Minhyuk grabbed the Battle God’s wrist. A bright light illuminated the entire Land of Destruction as the original figure of the Battle God, with his body covered in blood, bruises and cuts, appeared in the eyes of all of the players, while Minhyuk poured down some kind of potion in his mouth.

It was quite a strange sight. Just a few seconds ago, Food God Minhyuk had cut down the Battle God in order to deal with the Evil Incarnate. But now, he was feeding some unknown potion to the Battle God.

[I’m very curious about what kind of potion that is.]

[Maybe Player Minhyuk is grabbing at straws as he lets this potion flow into the mouth of the Battle God?]

[The Battle God’s body is in a state where recovery is no longer an option. No, in fact, the Battle God’s breath has already been cut off.]

[The video that we saw earlier ended at that. In the end, did the Battle God cross through the Gates of Death?]

[…We aren’t sure of that yet. It’s a bit complicated.]

The last scene that they saw in the video was Minhyuk speaking those words.

—There are still so many people that need you.

After that, the video was cut off. However, in the eyes of all of the viewers and commentators, the Battle God had already died. Besides, no ordinary potion could restore the body of a god, even more so if he was the Battle God. It did not matter how amazing the potion was, everyone was convinced that there was no potion in existence that could save him.

Of course, both the commentators and the viewers all felt that it was truly a pity. Especially since a great god had to sacrifice his own life for the sake of the other gods and the humans. Unfortunately, no one could go against the hands of fate.

***

“Urk…!”

Something shocking happened. The Battle God began to cough. It was a miraculous situation that the gods present found hard to believe. All of them looked at the Battle God that had collapsed on the ground just seconds earlier.

“Ugh.”

When they saw the Battle God slowly stand up, their expressions turned into one of incredulity.

The potion that Minhyuk fed the Battle God earlier was none other than Gaerna’s Life Elixir. He only had one bottle left. However, Minhyuk knew that even though he had sacrificed greatly this time, he might be able to receive something valuable, perhaps something with a greater value than anything before.

Even the Battle God himself, whose eyes opened once again, was shocked.

‘Is there a potion that can revive a god that has already died?’

Minhyuk smiled lightly and said, “I told you, there are still so many people that need you.”

The Battle God looked around, his gaze focusing on the blue sky that he thought he would never see again. Then, he turned to look at the gods that were watching him nervously.

One by one, the gods started to lower themselves to the ground and kneel on one knee to show courtesy to the Battle God. The scene of more than 2,000 gods kneeling and showing courtesy was nothing short of spectacular.

There were also the three other Absolute Gods present; the God of Cooking, the God of Will, and the Savior. These three gods bowed their heads and grinned widely to celebrate and congratulate him on his new life.

As the Battle God slowly got to his feet, he heard the warm cheers of the surviving NPCs and players.

“Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaah!”

“Long live the Battle God!!!”

“Long live Player Minhyuuuuuuk!!!”

A small smile curled at the corners of the Battle God’s lips when he heard the cheers. Then, his older brother Farrow appeared and hugged him tightly.

“Thank you, Belson. Thank you for being such a great and amazing Battle God.”

The Battle God knew that it was time for them to say goodbye. Destruction Monarch Farrow’s body slowly began to scatter with the wind, while he hugged his dearly beloved younger brother, the Battle God, tightly.

“Your older brother is here. I have always been here.”

The Battle God embraced his dying older brother Farrow tighter, his eyes wide open as if he wanted to burn the image of his brother into his mind until the man completely disappeared into the air.

Then, the notifications began to ring after Farrow disappeared.

[The War of Destruction has ended!]

[Rewards for the War of Destruction will be distributed based on your contributions!]

And of course, Minhyuk also heard the same notifications.

[You have participated in the War of Destruction as the Destruction Monarch.]

[Your rewards are being calculated.]

[Destruction Monarch Farrow has left a gift for you!]

[You have acquired the Forgotten Monarch’s Crown.]

[You have gained 2,000,000,000 EXP.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have leveled up.]

[…leveled up.]

[You have acquired 100 Special Stat Points (STP).]

[You have achieved amazing results as the Destruction Monarch.]

[You have gained 200,000 platinum.]

[You have gained 3,500,000,000 EXP.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have leveled up.]

[You have acquired 3 God’s SP.]

[You have acquired 5 God’s SP bestowed by the King.]

[You have acquired the Destruction Monarch’s Supreme Treasure Box!]

(Forgotten Monarch’s Crown)

Rank: God

Requirements: The One that Received the Acknowledgement of God of Generals Farrow.

Durability: 50,000/50,000

Defense: 855

Special Abilities:

•All stats +12%

•Charisma x2

•Active Skill: Absolute Defense

•Active Skill: Vassal’s Voice

•Can be overlapped with others.

Description: This was the helmet worn by God of Generals Farrow, who was also a candidate to become the Battle God. This helmet can only be worn by those that received the recognition of Farrow. Furthermore, since this is a transparent-type of helmet, it can be equipped and overlapped with another helmet.

‘…!’

Minhyuk was shocked. The Forgotten Monarch’s Crown, a helmet type of item, could be overlapped with any other helmets. Usually, it was only accessories like rings that could be worn and overlap with others.

In fact, the Forgotten Monarch’s Crown was actually far behind ordinary ‘God-rank’ helmets in terms of defense and special abilities. However, because it can overlap with another, that was enough to cover all of its shortcomings.

In the case of the active skill Absolute Defense, it could create an absolute defense barrier that would stay up for seven seconds once triggered. However, there was something more surprising.

‘I can use any attack inside the Absolute Defense and I can even move freely?’

Despite boasting impenetrable defense, barriers usually had one biggest drawback. It was that the converse was true, rendering one unable to attack others. However, the Forgotten Monarch’s Crown could negate that drawback.

There was also the Vassal’s Voice. It allowed the monarch to monitor the situation of three designated vassals when they were in danger, and would allow them or Minhyuk to move to where they were at any given moment.

‘This is obviously a very useful helmet.’

Minhyuk also received God’s SP, which he could use to level up his skills, including his God-rank skills. As for the God’s SP bestowed by the King, they were a reward that could increase the SP of Minhyuk’s chosen person and was limited to his vassals.

Finally, he came to the last reward.

‘The Destruction Monarch’s Supreme Treasure Box.’

This part had been explained by President Kang Taehoon before. According to him, the rewards that one would receive would depend on how much they had contributed during the War of Destruction. In Minhyuk’s case, he had acquired the Destruction Monarch’s Supreme Treasure Box, an item that President Kang Taehoon had said to have only a 1% chance of being acquired.

However, Minhyuk put aside the joy of acquiring all of these items for a while. Because there was something that was far more important than them.

The Battle God was looking at Minhyuk with a kind smile on his face. It was not only that, the eyes that the gods used to look at Minhyuk, who played a huge role in saving the Battle God, had a different gaze from before.

The Battle God had longed to see his older brother Farrow for the longest time. But when the Destruction Monarch appeared, he decided to give the orders to kill him. But Minhyuk ignored his orders and instead, helped the Battle God meet with his older brother Farrow. It was also with his help that the Battle God was revived.

Everyone here knew that Minhyuk had won the heart of the Battle God. He had achieved what no one else would have if they were in his position.

People were beings that only believed in the things that they could see in front of them. So, when the Battle God opened his mouth, all of them watched with rapt attention.

“Thanks.”

[The Battle God has bestowed upon you his King’s Blessings.]

[All of the abilities of your ten vassals that participated as the Knights of Destruction will increase by 10%.]

“Thank you for allowing me to meet my older brother once again, someone that even I had turned away from, in the name of the Battle God.”

[The Battle God has bestowed upon you his Undying Knight.]

[The Undying Knight will automatically trigger if one of your appointed vassals’ HP drops below 3%.]

[The Undying Knight can only be triggered three times!]

Today, the Battle God did not just meet his older brother Farrow. The Battle God, who had chosen to hide his feelings under the heavy weight of the name of the Battle God, realized something too as he looked at everyone present. Perhaps, this time with the new life that he obtained, he could also become a Battle God that could lean on someone, rely on them and laugh and cry with them sometimes.

“Thank you for allowing me to live a new life.”

[The Battle God has bestowed upon you the Summoning of the Greatest Absolute God.]

[The Summoning of the Greatest Absolute God can summon the Battle God twice.]

Then, the Battle God said, “I have a request.”

The impact of the Battle God’s words was enormous. The greatest god, the Battle God, had a request for Minhyuk? Everyone was at the edges of their seats. All of their ears were perked up and pointed to where the Battle God was, afraid of missing even a single word that the god breathed.

“I hope that you can become my successor.”

At that moment, the notifications rang.

[The Battle God has chosen you to become his successor.]

[The other requirements that you needed to fulfill to become the Battle God have been omitted. Once you complete this single requirement, you will be able to change class and become the Battle God!]

The entire world was turned upside down. The greatest Absolute God was asking Minhyuk to become his successor. But what was more surprising was the response of the other Absolute Gods.

[The God of Cooking laments the fact that her chance to become a master has been taken away.]

[The God of Will watches with wide eyes and shakes his head.]

[The Savior just looks at you with a happy smile on his face.]

Based on the reaction of the two other Absolute Gods, it was obvious that they had Minhyuk in mind to become their successor too.

However, the noteworthy thing here was that Minhyuk only needed to fulfill one requirement and he would become the Battle God’s Descendant. Everyone wondered what kind of requirement it was as they watched Minhyuk with rapt attention. ATV Broadcasting Station’s cameras began to do a close up shot of his face.

In front of the entire world, Minhyuk answered, “I will become the Battle God.”

[You have accepted the Battle God’s offer!]

[Once you fulfill the final requirement, you will become the ‘Battle God’!]

At the same time, ATV Broadcasting Station’s viewership rating soared, reaching an all time high at 60%.

Minhyuk was not yet done. In front of all of the viewers, players and NPCs, he declared, “I will build an empire.”

“…!”

“…!”

“…!”

This was the final requirement to become the Battle God.