Gourmet Gaming

Chapter 829

[Alexander! Quick! Take out the greatest sword!]

[If Alexander takes out and awakens the greatest sword, then he might even be able to kill Ferro, right? Hahaha.]

[Woah. What are the effects of the greatest sword?]

[I really want to see the item window of the greatest sword.]

[As expected, the greatest sword is different. Can you see how that envoy named Ferro is being cut down by the sword? The cuts and slashes are cleaner than the cuts and slashes made by normal swords.]

[Oh! You’re right.]

When many started to speak as if it was the truth, the rest of the people began to believe them.

God-rank weapons were divided into two different grades, low grade and high grade. It was true that Alexander’s Weapon Master’s Morphing Sword was among the best of the high grade God-rank swords. It was also because of his sword’s outstanding force that everyone was led to believe that his sword was the greatest sword.

Alexander, who was battling fiercely against Ferro, frowned.

‘We might be on equal footing now but... I might be the one being pushed back soon.’

All of the skills of the Eight Pillars’ Class Weapon Master’s Skill Tree that Alexander had were still at Level 1. The fact that he could fight Ferro on equal footing despite his skills only being at this level was enough for all of the players to admit that he was truly the best.

Then, at that moment, Alexander suddenly could not see through Ferro’s skilled moves.

‘...’

Alexander could tell that this attack would definitely leave him with serious injuries. However, he could not fight back against it. Ferro swung his woldo sideways to slash Alexander’s back.

Slaaaaaash—

However, something very surprising happened.

‘It doesn’t hurt?’

Even the decrease in his HP was far less than when he received Ferro’s ordinary attacks. However, Alexander did not dilly-dally. He quickly widened the distance between him and Ferro.

Ferro stared at his woldo, which was resonating and vibrating wildly, and exclaimed, “...It’s afraid?”

“...!”

Ferro could tell that his woldo was afraid of something. Alexander also looked down at his sword.

[The Weapon Master’s Morphing Sword is resonating!]

Tremble—

Alexander’s sword resonated and vibrated in fear, no, in terror.

[The Weapon Master’s Morphing Sword loses its power in front of the Greatest Sword!]

‘Did it just say the Greatest Sword?’

Alexander’s breath hitched.

‘Does this mean that the owner of the greatest sword has appeared here?’

Alexander hurriedly looked around. He could see that all of the weapons and defensive equipment of everyone that fought in the war in Edea had lost their power.

“What... What the hell?!”

“My sword’s attack dropped to 1?! Even my shield’s defense has dropped to 1?!”

Alexander continued to look around him as a huge commotion broke out on the battlefield. Only then did the viewers finally realize that something was off.

[It said that the greatest sword has made its appearance. But... wasn’t Alexander using that sword from the very beginning?]

[That’s right. But I haven’t heard any notifications like that before.]

[Then... does that mean that the owner of the greatest sword is not Alexander, but someone else?]

Alexander’s gaze searched all over the place. Who in the world was it? Who was the master of the greatest sword in existence?

Then, at that moment, a very shocking notification rang in the ears of everyone present.

[Edea’s Commander Minhyuk has appeared on the battlefield!]

“...!”

“...!”

“...!”

The entire world was left reeling in shock.

***

Piiiiiiiiiing—!

The Jade Emperor’s Envoy Viel thrusted his sword toward the back of the Bull Demon King, who hugged his lower half tightly and pushed him back. However, his sword could not pierce through the Bull Demon King’s back.

Although Viel’s Millennium Lion’s Sword was able to scratch Hanwoo’s back a bit, it was obvious that the sharpness and momentum of the sword had disappeared.

[The Millennium Lion’s Sword is resonating!]

[The Millennium Lion’s Sword loses its power in front of the Greatest Sword!]

Viel looked at his trembling sword in doubt. However, a grin soon spread in his mouth. Viel was fully aware of the identity of the man that took the greatest sword. It was none other than that f*cking man that was called the Food God, the very same god that brought him shame and disgrace.

Flap, flap, flap—

Caaaw— caaaaaw—

Hihihihihihing!

The birds flapped their wings and flew away while the horses raised their hooves in fear.

“Where the f*ck are you, f*cking worm?!”

The cameras zoomed in on Viel’s face as he looked around.

At the same time, the viewership rating of ATV Broadcasting Station, who had the exclusive rights to broadcast the battle in Edea, soared once again.

[Currently, ATV’s ratings have broken through 55.8%!]

[With the notifications about the entrance of Edea’s Commander in the war and the appearance of the Greatest Sword that rendered all weapons and defensive equipment useless regardless of enemy or ally, it’s bound to increase, no?]

[All of the viewers are focused on their screens. They are trying to determine whether it was just a coincidence or not.]

Just when Viel was looking for Minhyuk, someone made an observation.

[U... Up there!!!]

Minhyuk came shooting down like a meteor from the sky above.

Baaaaaaaaaang—

Slash, slash, slash, slash, slash—!

In his hand was the Sword of Aeon carrying the symbol of Destruction on its blade. At the same time, Destruction’s explosion engulfed Viel.

“...”

No groan escaped Viel’s mouth despite the downpour of lightning strikes that fell upon his body.

“Bastard!!!” Viel shouted as he moved in a flash. He had been looking forward to this day. He definitely would have the Sword of Aeon in his possession. Once he got his hand on the Sword of Aeon, he would cut down the Jade Emperor and become the god of the new world.

Slash, slash, slash—!

Viel narrowed the distance between him and Minhyuk and swung his sword so quickly that Minhyuk was left with no chance to react.

[Viel’s attack failed!]

[Viel’s attack failed!]

[Your HP has dropped below 99.5%!]

Viel did not do much damage to Minhyuk. That was only natural. Even an ordinary wooden sword would have 100 attack. However, right now, Viel’s Millenium Lion Sword only had 1 attack power. There was no bite. In fact, even an ordinary stone lying on the street would probably have a higher attack than his sword.

‘It would probably be around 70 if checked.’

“...”

Viel looked at his sword in confusion. Even if his sword only had 1 attack power, he would normally be able to cut down his weapons with his strength and skills alone.

However, the difference in power between Viel and Minhyuk was not the difference between heaven and earth. On top of that, the Sword of Aeon’s passive skill The Greatest Sword’s effect would not have an overlapping effect on weapons and artifacts. In other words, the weapons and defensive gear that Minhyuk had equipped on his body, which had lost their power in front of the Sword of Aeon earlier, had already recovered.

To put it simply, Minhyuk blocked the attack of a master, who was using a branch, with his God-rank armor. This was actually the reason why Minhyuk could confidently appear in front of Viel like this. However, this also meant that he needed to quickly finish the war within this short time of reprieve that was granted to him.

“Snake’s Bite.”

Viel’s sword stretched out and slithered like a snake, biting and digging through Minhyuk’s defenses as he cast his skill.

Clang—

However, it was easily blocked by Minhyuk’s armor. Viel’s expression grew ugly.

The commentators also noticed something.

[No way. It’s true?]

[Minhyuk is the real owner of the greatest sword in existence?!!!]

[Just now, we clearly heard the loud and crisp ‘clang—‘, right? That was the sound of Player Minhyuk’s armor blocking Viel’s sword.]

[The fact that Player Minhyuk’s armor can block Viel’s sword means that his defensive equipment did not lose its power and function.]

[This must be the truth. Player Minhyuk is the owner of the greatest sword in existence!]

Envoy Viel was no fool. He would not fight Minhyuk after realizing that his attacks could not do any damage to him.

‘These effects are temporary.’

Viel immediately turned away after realizing this fact. No one would say that Viel was a coward even if he did this. After all, one would be stupid to fight against an opponent when their attack did not work at all.

However, Minhyuk would not let Viel be. He immediately chased after Viel, who laughed when he saw this.

‘Although I can’t kill you right now, that does not mean that I won’t be able to evade your attacks.’

The problem was the attack that Minhyuk triggered was a skill with a 100% attack success rate.

“Sword of Absolute Death.”

Baaaaaaaaaaaaang—

Hundreds of lightning bolts fell down from the sky and struck Viel’s body.

Crackle, crackle, crackle, crackle—!

‘Monster...’

Minhyuk looked appalled as he stared at Viel. His defensive equipment obviously only had 1 defense. However, no scream or groan escaped his mouth as the Sword of Absolute Death fell upon him.

But Minhyuk was not aiming to kill him with the Sword of Absolute Death. What he was after was the abnormal status Stun that Viel would be afflicted with.

Just like that, Viel was left in a stunned state.

“...!”

Viel’s expression grew ugly when he realized that he could not move. Minhyuk grinned when he saw him like that.

There was actually a skill that Minhyuk could not use when he fought Viel the last time. That skill was the power of Minhyuk’s teacher, the man that used the most outstanding swordsmanship. The skill was none other than Valen’s Thousand Swords.

Thousand Swords was a skill that would be triggered upon a successful critical attack. Minhyuk grabbed the Sword of Aeon with both hands and stabbed it into the stunned Viel’s chest.

Staaaaaaaaab—!

One had to remember that the Sword of Aeon was the greatest sword in existence. It was the sword with the highest attack.

Viel looked at the blood dripping down his chest as the sword pierced through his chest.

“You m*th*erf*cking bastard...!”

[Thousand Swords.]

[Upon a successful critical attack, a thousand swords with 50% of the original basic attack power’s damage will randomly stab the enemy!]

A thousand swords rose in the sky and shot down toward Viel’s body at the same time.

Cold sweat dripped down Viel’s forehead at the sight. His equipment’s defense was still at 1. Of course, as a Named NPC, his HP volume was very high. However, the skill was affected by the effects of the Sword of Aeon.

“Sky’s Guardian.”

Although he was in a stunned state, his mouth could still move! At that moment, the power of the Jade Emperor appeared and surrounded Viel’s body.

[Sky’s Guardian.]

[The Highest Sky protects you!]

[All attacks' success rate drops by 70%. The damage that you will receive will be halved.]

Envoy Viel, who found a loophole, instantly triggered the skill to halve the damage that he would receive.

Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab—

The thousand of swords that fell from the sky pierced through his body, an act that almost turned him into a hedgehog.

However, Minhyuk was biting his lips.

[Your attack has failed!]

[Your attack has failed!]

[Your attack has failed!]

As expected of a god. Minhyuk never thought that Viel could trigger a skill in that short period of time to halve the damage that he would receive.

Minhyuk was in a hurry. While he was casting the Thousand Swords, he was also preparing to cast the Food God’s Swordsmanship.

[Sky’s Shield.]

[You can defend against all of the enemy’s attacks for one minute!]

“...!”

Alas, a blue pillar of light fell down from the sky and wrapped around Viel’s body. It was a skill that had the same effect as Minhyuk’s Absolute Defense.

‘Damn you, Jade Emperor!’

Minhyuk might not know this, but among the envoys, Viel was the only one that could borrow the power of the Jade Emperor. This was not the Jade Emperor’s way of intervening in the war. This was something that only Viel could do because he had the authority to do so.

“Why do you think I turned around and ran from you?”

“...”

Blood was spurting out of the cuts and slashes that the Thousand Swords had inflicted upon Viel. However, the wounds were recovering at a speed that was visible to the naked eye.

Fwoosh—

Viel walked with his sword hanging on his hand.

“Didn’t I say this before, you are our playthings. I just did that to give you that ray of hope, a small hope that you can win. That’s so I could revel in the delight of trampling on those hopes and dreams.”

Viel did not borrow the Jade Emperor’s Power in the beginning and only used it now. Right now, he was also showing the same behavior and actions that he showed before. He wanted to show Minhyuk that he was just playing with them.

“Even if you have the greatest sword in existence, what can you do if you can’t reach my body?”

Minhyuk’s expression grew ugly when he heard Viel’s jeering.

[The Millennium Lion’s Sword has started to regain its original power!]

Viel cackled. Everyone, including the viewers and Minhyuk, held their breath as they listened to him laugh. Viel moved like the wind as he held his sword that had regained its sharpness and momentum.

“Beast’s Charge.”

Viel’s movement and attack speed increased by 1.3x in an instant. He used an amazing and awe-inspiring swordsmanship that could even be said to be comparable to the swordsmanship used by the Sword God.

Slaaaash—

Minhyuk did not have any time to avoid the attack. Viel had suddenly appeared behind him.

Slaaaash—

Viel’s sword moved swiftly, leaving behind afterimages as he slashed Minhyuk’s entire body.

“Keuack!”

[Your HP has dropped below 80%!]

Minhyuk was both in awe and terror by his shockingly high attack. Then, Viel suddenly appeared above Minhyuk.

Vwooooooong—

Minhyuk hurriedly raised his Sword of Aeon. However, it was already too late. Viel’s sword had already stabbed several parts of Minhyuk’s body.

Stab, stab— stab, stab, stab— stab, stab—

[Your HP...]

[Your HP...]

[Your HP...]

[Your HP...]

The Supreme was rendered helpless. Amidst his scream, the people thought that it was better to give the throne of the Supreme to Alexander. Of course, the viewers and commentators were also rendered speechless by Viel’s display of power.

[Are you saying that he is the Supreme?]

[He has the greatest sword in his hands but he can’t even cut down a god?]

[It’s not that Player Minhyuk is weak, it’s just Viel who is too strong, no? Viel is even being protected by the Jade Emperor. He is even using the Jade Emperor’s authority while he is attacking Minhyuk.]

[Come to think of it, whenever Minhyuk hunts or kills someone, there will always be people like Brod, Spear God Ben or Obren by his side. Perhaps, as an individual, he is not worth being the candidate to be an emperor.]

[That’s true.]

[It’s not that he’s outstanding, it’s the people around him that are outstanding. Is there even someone that does not know that? Hahahahahahaha. Look at him. He can’t even react to Viel’s sword. He even allowed Viel to attack three times per second.]

[Ah...]

Viewers were saying that they were witnessing the fall of the supreme. Of course, most of them were just being sarcastic and instigating others because they could not even compare to Minhyuk. However, others could be easily swayed by what was presented to them. And right now, they were witnessing how Minhyuk was being brutally abused by Viel.

“Keuhahahaha... hahahahahahahaha, keuhahahahahahaha!!!”

Viel laughed maniacally as he watched the bleeding Minhyuk stagger on his feet.

[The Sky’s Shield has ended!]

But then, the Sky’s Shield that surrounded and protected Viel disappeared. He laughed and laughed. He felt that there was no point to the barrier when his opponent was already bleeding and staggering on his feet like that.

However, at that moment, the staggering Minhyuk suddenly stood still. The hurried and despairing look on his face as he bled all over his body disappeared and was replaced with a calm and expressionless look.

“Hey. Are you finished now?”

“...?”

“Shit. It’s hard to get beaten and pretend to get hurt.”

“...?”

Viel looked at Minhyuk in confusion. The truth was, Viel was someone that could be easily intoxicated by his own display of power. He attacked and abused Minhyuk just with basic attacks because Viel firmly believed that he would be able to kill him with just his basic attacks.

And that was the problem. If Viel had used all of his skills and attacked Minhyuk with all his might, then he would have probably forced him to log out already. However, he did nothing and just used his basic attacks.

“It’s my turn now, no?”

Absolute Defense.

An absolute barrier that could last for seven seconds appeared around Minhyuk’s body the moment he recited those words. Compared to Viel’s skill, the duration of Minhyuk’s Absolute Defense might be infinitely shorter. However, his attack would definitely be more intense and more heated.

Clack—

Minhyuk took out a sword from his inventory and held it with his other hand.

[What— what’s that just now?]

[Even though I’m watching this with my very own eyes, I still can’t bring myself to believe it!!!]

[Is— Is this even possible in Athenae?!!!]

Black energy started to flow around the Sword of Aeon in Minhyuk’s right hand while a golden energy began to flow around the Continent Destroyer Sword in his left hand.

Then, a notification rang in Minhyuk’s ears at the same time as he equipped the two swords.

[Dual Sword Technique.]

[Your attack speed has increased by 70%!]

[You can now use two swords. The swords’ attack will not be affected and will not decrease!]

[Your skills’ power has increased by 1.4x!]

[The Dual Sword Technique’s effects will be triggered upon casting a successive attack skill. The skill’s damage will be doubled.]

Minhyuk held two swords in his hands as he began his judgment.

“Sword of Carnage.”