Chapter 1235

Chapter 1235

Several people, including Hegemon King Ellie, Saintess Loyna, Dragon King, Elven King Argon, Great Demon Gremory, and many more, greeted each other as they gathered for the first time in a long time.

These were the same people Minhyuk dubbed

Gremory and the Attention Seekers

. These days, they go by

Ellie and the Attention Seekers

. Hegemon King Ellie had the most significant influence.

“It’s very boring. We used to get a lot of attention in the past.”

“Yes. That’s how it was back then.”

“Whenever we gather, we always gain a lot of attention in the past, but now...”

As expected of Ellie and the Attention Seekers, this was the topic of their conversation.

The group recalled the day Ellie and the Attention Seekers, formerly Gremory and the Attention Seekers, were created.

Back then, the Mythical Bird that Cries Sadly For You appeared before them. The bird cried sadly and made a fuss, saying Minhyuk was in danger. Surprised, they all took arms and ran to save him. That day, they realized how thrilling it was to receive the attention of the masses.

Ever since that day, they have been trying to live a life where they could receive much attention. However, things have been getting boring these past few days. This meant that they had already received all the attention they could receive.

Just then, a bird suddenly flew in. It was the same Mythical Bird that Cries Sadly For You that appeared before them in the past.

“...!”

“...!”

The group, all withered and lifeless, suddenly glowed in excitement when they saw the bird.

The Mythical Bird that Cries Sadly For You finished explaining the situation, and it was about to perform and shed tears to cry wholeheartedly.

“WHAAAAAAT?! Our dear Minhyuk is being ignored because of the Heavenly General selection?!”

The Mythical Bird that Cries Sadly For You did not say anything like that.

“...

chirp?

”

“This!!! Even if they’re gods, they should not ignore Minhyuk like that! I’m sure we will be able to gain more attention if we go there...

ahem

, no. I’ll be the one to prove Minhyuk’s qualifications!”

“...

chirp?

”

“WHAT?! Are you saying that Minhyuk is being ignored by that bastard called Grand General?! He has been trampled on?!”

“...

chirp?

”

The Mythical Bird that Cries Sadly For You had not yet been able to wail its heart out. Nonetheless, when it looked up, it saw the nostalgic smiles on the faces of the people around it.

The corners of Ellie’s mouth were still twitching as she said, “Let’s respond to the summons. For getting attention from the Land of the Gods... I mean! For Minhyuk who’s being ignored!”

They all looked determined.

“

Chirp...

?” The Mythical Bird that Cries Sadly For You chirped loudly as it looked incredulously at the group of people before it.

***

Transcendentals Land.

Originally, the Transcendentals Land was barren. They could not even grow even a blade of grass in their fields. But after Minhyuk spent more than a week digging the land non-stop with his pickaxe, the Transcendentals were finally allowed to open up the land and plant crops.

That was not all. Every harvesting season, Minhyuk would send them grains, crops, ingredients grown in the Beyond the Heavens Empire, and a few delicious dishes that he had made.

Transcendental Bender, likely the strongest man in Athenae, had a happy smile as he ate a spoonful of wild vegetable

bibimbap

.

“I am forever grateful to Minhyuk. Although the child has been very busy eating himself, he still remembers to take care of us, does he?”

Nekk and the other Transcendentals nodded in agreement. Smiles would always appear on their faces whenever they talked about Minhyuk.

Just then, at that moment, a bird flew inside the Transcendentals Land, which no one could easily enter. They looked at the bird in disbelief and heard a notification from the it.

[Minhyuk is asking for your help.]

[The Mythical Bird that Cries Sadly For You tells you about Minhyuk being ignored because he cannot find a Heavenly General.]

The Mythical Bird that Cries Sadly For You burst into tears.

“Kihyeeeeeek! Kihyeeeeeek!”

The bird cried so sadly, as if the only thing it could do after witnessing that scene was cry.

Surprisingly enough, the Transcendentals were able to communicate with animals. They could easily understand what the bird was saying.

“Grand General Jenel said that Minhyuk does not have any friends and has no connections? That he’s a loner?”

Grand General Jenel never said anything like that.

“WHAT?! They said that no matter who Minhyuk appointed as his Heavenly General, they would not accept him?!”

Nekk, still eating his food, looked at the bird with wide eyes.

“You’re saying that the Heavenly Army and the Heavenly Captains are doubting his qualifications as the Battle God because of this?!”

To the Transcendentals, Minhyuk was their benefactor. That was why they were furious to learn that Minhyuk was being treated(?) like that.

“If we go there, we’ll have to be Minhyuk’s subordinate.”

But when they considered the loss and sadness Minhyuk was experiencing in that place, they thought that something like that was acceptable.

“Our delicate and kind Minhyuk...”

The thought of Minhyuk flinching and cowering in fear in front of the tens of thousands of troops of the Heavenly Army almost sent their blood pressure to unimaginable heights.

Transcendental Bender called out, “Nekk.”

Nekk did not lag behind the God of Blacksmiths or Leo, the master craftsman who created the Greatest Weapons. He stood up as if he had already expected what Bender would ask of him.

“We have to make the most splendid and eye-catching appearance. We also have to look cool.”

“Kihyeeeeeeck!” the Mythical Bird that Cries Sadly For You cried out.

The Transcendentals smiled faintly at the bird.

“Don’t worry. We’ll make sure to save Minhyuk’s position and status. Go, go to the others now.”

When the Mythical Bird that Cries Sadly For You turned around, it had a sneaky smile. It felt thrilled that it could gather a lot of people for Minhyuk.

***

The Land of the Leaders was home to the Pillar Candidates. There used to be three factions in existence in this place–King of Destruction Rundalk’s faction, King of Good Beradon’s faction, and King of All Creations Rocado’s faction.

With Minhyuk’s help, King of Destruction Rundalk successfully rescued his daughter from the depths of Pandemonium.

The members of the King of Destruction’s faction who participated in the battle in Pandemonium were all very grateful to Minhyuk. After all, their only wish was for Rundalk to meet his daughter again. And the one who made it happen was Minhyuk. The members of Rundalk’s faction could not forget the happy smile on their leader’s face back then.

Now, Rundalk had gone to the Beyond the Heavens Empire and had become one of Minhyuk’s vassals.

“I wonder if Lord Rundalk is happy?”

“I’m sure he’s delighted. He’s with such a good person like Minhyuk.”

“I hope Minhyuk is doing well.”

The members of the King of Destruction’s faction were now mingling with everyone. The factions, including the faction of the King of Good and King of All Creation, had disbanded. They were all a thing of the past. The Land of the Leaders had become where everyone worked and lived together. And this was all thanks to Minhyuk.

A flash of light erupted as they basked in peace and talked happily. As the light faded, a bird slowly landed in front of them. Their faces grew solemn when they saw the bird crying and screaming. However, they could not understand what it was saying. So, they immediately took it to where Beradon was.

The unknown bird's appearance had piqued everyone's attention in the Land of the Leaders, prompting them to gather around it. Around 800 Pillar Candidates were living in this land and two actual Pillars. All of them heard the notification that came from the bird at the same time.

[Minhyuk is asking for your help.]

[The Mythical Bird that Cries Sadly For You tells you about Minhyuk being ignored because he cannot find a Heavenly General.]

Everyone grew furious when they heard the notification.

Beradon smiled, his hands clenching into fists as he said, “How dare they treat my disciple like that...”

Jack-of-all-Trades Rocado gritted his teeth and said, “They dared to ignore my benefactor? That Grand General bastard ignored Minhyuk?!”

The Mythical Bird that Cries Sadly For You nodded furiously, tears streaming down its face.

The Pillar Candidates living in this land were all leading figures in their respective eras. Some were less strong than others but possessed the power to rival the gods.

“Everyone, get ready,” Beradon said, a grim look on his face.

This was the first time that they had seen Beradon like this.

“We will overturn the Land of the Gods.”

***

Aide Belson asked, his voice filled with concern, “Will someone respond to your summons for the Heavenly General’s selection?”

“I’m not too sure. I have made a lot of connections. But coming here means that they will become my subordinate, so...”

Those who would consider themselves as his subordinates would eventually become his vassals. Although Minhyuk knew a lot of Pillar Candidates and Transcendentals, he could not expect them to agree to such demands.

Jenel entered the audience hall. “The time has come.”

After hearing his words, Minhyuk stood and stepped out of the audience hall. Standing outside the walls of the audience hall were countless Heavenly Army troops. They were all lined up and waiting for Minhyuk.

“The one who saved 50,000 of our Heavenly Army’s elite troops.”

“The hero who saved the Five Generals from the Abyss!”

The Heavenly Captains and the Heavenly Army troops were looking forward to what Minhyuk had in store for them.

Then, Jenel, who wasn’t expecting much from this, said, “If you say,

‘Summon.’

everyone who accepted the invitation for the Heavenly General selection will appear here.”

Minhyuk stood atop the walls and stared at the tens of thousands of Heavenly Army troops below him. He released a trembling breath. Then, he slowly said, “Summon.”

[Summoning all the people who have received the invitation for the Heavenly General selection.]

Minhyuk had coaxed and promised the Mythical Bird that Cries Sadly For You. However, it was nothing more than him grasping at straws.

Amidst everyone’s expectations, a notification rang.

[No response.]

“...?”

Minhyuk’s expression twisted. Belson realized that they were suddenly faced with a very concerning situation.

Jenel looked at Minhyuk suspiciously. He thought,

‘I heard that he did many good things and helped many people, but...’

Perhaps this was the limit of a human emperor from Earth? To be honest, Grand General Jenel was very disappointed.

“Summon.”

[No response.]

“Summon.”

[No response.]

“Summon.”

A commotion broke among the Heavenly Army troops and the Heavenly Captains.

“How come there’s not one of them who responded to his summons...?”

“I don’t understand what’s happening...”

At this moment, Jenel realized he had to usher Minhyuk back inside quickly. Although he found Minhyuk unreliable and unfit, he was still the Battle God, and his dignity had to be protected.

Jenel said, “Battle God, let’s first go back inside the audience hall...”

[Checking for errors.]

[Too many people responded to the summons.]

[The Land of the Gods’ system is having difficulty classifying the ranks of the people who responded to the summons. There is a time delay during the summoning process.]

[The Land of the Gods’ system has judged that the people who responded to the summons are all catastrophic beings and can bring danger upon the lands. It is preventing the entry of the summons.]

The incomprehensible notifications kept coming in.

[Warning.]

[Warning.]

[One of the people who responded to the summons has ripped the barrier that protected the Land of the Gods.]

[A portion of the barrier protecting the Land of the Gods has been destroyed.]

[The first person who responded to the summons has appeared.]

Riiiiiiiiip–!

The sky was torn apart.

Then, a man appeared through the torn sky.

[Warning.]

[Warning.]

[Warning!]

[Alert! The Land of the Gods has raised a state of emergency.]

[The alert has been raised to Level 1.]

[The alert has been raised to Level 2.]

[The alert has been raised to Level 3.]

Rumble–!

The heavens and the earth shook and trembled at his appearance. However, his appearance was completely different from what Minhyuk was familiar with. Sitting atop a fine horse that probably only appeared in myths, he wore a brilliant and eye-catching armor made by Nekk.

[The alert has been raised to Level 4.]

[The Battle God stops the alert.]

[The Absolute Gods started gathering as a huge and overwhelming power appeared and covered the entire land...]

[The Battle God stops the gathering.]

[The first candidate for Heavenly General has responded to the summons.]

The horse neighed loudly as it stopped. The man got down from his horse and stood beside Minhyuk.

Although the man stood like that, he easily inflicted abnormal statuses on all the troops present. The Heavenly Army troops and Heavenly Captain all felt their throats tighten.

Grand General Jenel hurriedly tried to cancel the summon.

[He is someone who you cannot dare to resist.]

“...?!”

None of them knew the identity of the man as of the moment.

The man, with a cold expression on his face, approached Jenel and said, “You’re the Grand General of the Land of the Gods, huh?”

“...Yes.”

“I know quite a few people like you. Do you know the War Tiger?”

“Yes, I know of him.”

According to history, the War Tiger disgraced the Land of the Gods. The gods then declared that they were superior to the Transcendentals. However, the Transcendentals laughed at them and said they were not worth their time.

In response to their ridicule, the Grand General of that time and more than 10,000 Heavenly Captains made an appointment with the Transcendentals and challenged them to a fight.

Back then, a single man came out to meet them. He did not even have any weapon in hand as if he could not be bothered to bring one. The man just snatched the sword from one of the Heavenly Army troops and spat out some words.

The unknown man standing in front of Jenel was now reciting the events of that day.

“At that time, the man slung the soldier’s sword on his shoulder and yawned. Then, he said...” The man looked at Jenel and the Heavenly Army. “A single tiger can bite tens of thousands of kittens.”

“...”

Cold sweat broke out of Jenel’s forehead as their shameful history echoed in his ears. However, there was one thing that he could not understand. Why did this man have to say such nonsense?

“That man is me.”

“...!”

“...!”

“...!”

“The single tiger who bit tens of thousands of kittens was me.”

This man had heard that Minhyuk was being ignored and that the benefactor he cherished, loved, and respected the most could not show or exert his majesty or dignity in front of a mere Grand General. So, this man wanted to exert this force and majesty in his stead.

Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh–

He, who had been playing with the sword as if it were a toy, held it by the hilt and pointed it on the ground.

[Transcendental’s Courtesy.]

[Transcendental’s Submission.]

[The Transcendental’s Respect has taken into effect!]

He stabbed his sword on the ground and knelt on one knee. Then, he looked up at Minhyuk and said, “I will become this lord’s Heavenly General.”