Chapter 1256

Chapter 1255

[Giant Queen Bee. Level 1040.]

[Giant Soldier Bee. Level 700.]

[Giant Bee. Level 678.]

With the Giant Queen Bee’s roars, tens of thousands of venomous stingers shot out at the same time.

With their excellent reflexes and fast feet, the rankers tried to move away and prepare for the attack. The mage-class players, capable of destroying thousands of venomous stingers all at once, got ready to make their move.

[Queen Bee’s Charge.]

[The Queen Bee’s Charge has been triggered.]

[You cannot destroy all of the stingers.]

Ali’s face grew ugly. He realized that he could not stop the incoming attacks. So, he immediately used Blink to go to the rear and escape. At that moment, thousands of unstoppable stingers struck the players.

[You have been stung by the Giant Bee’s Stingers.]

[You have fallen into a one-minute stunned state.]

Almost 90% of the players had fallen into a stunned state from the bees’ stingers. As for the small number of players who escaped the stunned state? They tried to prepare for the bees’ incoming attacks.

At that moment, Minhyuk, already on the verge of death, quickly moved somewhere. He was headed for none other than Alexander, who was also stunned.

[You have taken the Sword of Aeon.]

Players could not loot artifacts just by taking them away from someone else. But this was Slaughter Island. On this island, they could take away something just by pulling it out of someone’s hands.

Alexander finally realized that everything was in Minhyuk’s hands. He watched as dozens of bees stung Minhyuk's back, who was focused solely on taking his sword. Then, he turned into ashes and disappeared from everyone's sight.

Of course, Joy Co. Ltd. knew how to entertain its viewers and keep their interest. In FPS and strategy games, players often feel a sense of rush and thrill whenever they see words like One Kill, Double Kill, and Triple Kill. Joy Co. Ltd. used that same principle.

[Six people have been forced to log out.]

[Nine people have been forced to log out.]

[Supreme Minhyuk is going wild!]

[Please stop him from going wild and wreaking havoc.]

[Thirteen people have been forced to log out.]

[Seven people have been forced to log out.]

[Supreme Minhyuk is not only going wild, he is going berserk!]

Alexander looked around and saw more than thirty players disappearing in an instant.

“Tornado Shot.”

God of Archery Miao released an arrow that created a strong wind that tore apart more than 2,000 Giant Bees. Meanwhile, White Mage Ali raised his fingers and shot out one Explosion after another that killed hundreds of Giant Bees each.

To be honest, twenty rankers could easily deal with tens of thousands of Giant Bees and thousands of Giant Soldier Bees. They could even attack the Queen Bee. After all, most people here were powerhouses who ranked in the top 1,000.

[The Supreme will return in ten seconds.]

“...”

A shudder ran down everyone’s spine when they heard the notification.

[The Supreme will return in nine seconds.]

The problem was not the Queen Bee and the Giant Bees. The problem was that the Supreme, who had now taken the Sword of Aeon back, would come back soon fully recovered and ready to battle again.

***

The entire world was turned upside down, their screams echoing all over the place as they watched the notifications pop up on the screens in front of them.

The experts who had declared that Minhyuk would never be able to win the battle against 130 people let out sighs and groans. The people who were sitting with their friends and watching the live broadcast burst into cheers.

[The Supreme will return in eight seconds.]

At the same time, the viewership ratings of each country’s major broadcasting stations had already exceeded 25%. Their ratings were even showing signs of breaking through their highest ratings.

Almost everybody had decided that the outcome of the 1v130 battle had already been decided. It was a meaningless battle. Because of this, the ratings at the start of the live broadcast kept falling despite Joy Co. Ltd.’s expectations. But because of Minhyuk’s actions, the falling viewership ratings had soared rapidly.

Inside Joy Co. Ltd.’s meeting room was an expression of disbelief and loss flashing on President Kang Taehoon’s face.

[The Supreme will return in five seconds.]

Minhyuk truly was the one who could make the entire world cheer. President Kang Taehoon laughed absurdly at the constantly flashing notifications on the screen.

“It seemed like he intended to use his first life to obtain the Sword of Aeon.”

At the same time, he also intended to kill as many rankers as he could all at once.

President Kang Taehoon was the creator of Athenae. He could access all of the data inside the game. Based on Minhyuk’s data, he could kill 50% of the players who participated in this event at most. Kang Taehoon knew that it was impossible more than anybody else. And that was the reason why he offered to give the Origin Ingredient.

But now? The situation was completely different.

Department Head Kim Dae-Il said, “I think we have to prepare the Origin Ingredients right now.”

However, Team Leader Park had a different opinion. “At this rate, perhaps achieving a 100% rate is impossible.”

A 100% achievement rate. It was a number that no one expected Minhyuk to achieve.

“But just in case, we should prepare a

Hanwoo

set that is much better than Athenae’s Ingredient.”

[The Supreme will return in three seconds.]

***

The rankers were moving swiftly and eliminating the Giant Bees. Then, at that moment, the Giant Queen Bee raised its stinger to the sky. One look and the rankers judged that the Queen Bee would launch an attack. They quickly moved to stop it right away.

[The Supreme has returned.]

But they all stopped in their tracks when they heard the notification in their ears. Minhyuk, who had gotten the Sword of Aeon back and had recovered completely, was shooting down from the sky.

[The greatest sword has appeared and has triggered a resonance.]

The moment the resonance was triggered, all their weapons and armor’s attack and defensive power became 1. They would not damage the Queen Bee even if they moved to attack the monster.

Shwaaaaaaaa–!

A round pouch shot to the sky, stopping slightly lower than Minhyuk. Then, it exploded and released thousands of beehives and honeycombs.

Thud, thud, thud–!

[The Queen Bee’s Stinger.]

[You have fallen into a one-minute stunned state.]

The rankers were again helpless, unable to move, and could only be dragged into despair.

Meanwhile, Minhyuk swung his sword and sent the Supreme Overlord’s flames, which covered the blade of his sword, toward them. The fire that fell on the ground spread like wildfire and swept away the rankers and the Giant Bees.

Boom–!

The fire did not kill a single ranker. Why? Because now, a single Supreme Overlord’s Technique could no longer kill the rankers here. But the players were now being trampled on and tossed around as if they weighed nothing. All of these players looked up at the sky.

“MINHYUUUUUUUK!!!”

A scream echoed on the battlefield. At the same time, a man climbed on top of the Colossal God Warrior and immediately leaped to the sky. The Aesilisk Colossal God Warrior raised its sword and swung it down as it aimed for Minhyuk.

“Keuhahahahahaha!!! That’s right. This is the Supreme. This is the Supreme?! Huh?!”

At this moment, everyone was thinking the same thing. All of them had to admit they would have already given up if they were in that position. After all, fighting a 1v130 battle was reckless and pointless. And it was even a battle where Minhyuk was forced to lose his Sword of Aeon. Yet he desperately grabbed on that chance, even if there was only a sliver of possibility of victory.

Gulp–

[Overlapping Delight.]

Ethan’s Titans and the Transcednental’s Weapon flew to the sky and surrounded him as he activated his skill.

Minhyuk’s throat bobbed as two rolling dice appeared behind him. The dice slowed down, and the power of Overlapping Delight’s black die entered Minhyuk’s sword.

“Crazy!!!”

Crazy could create blades of wind that could tear apart the enemies around him and release countless explosions that could sweep them away. The sword with the power of Crazy that was several times stronger than before infused in it stabbed straight into the head of the Aesilisk Colossal God Warrior.

The next instant, the Aesilisk Colossal God Warrior was torn apart. The iron armor, hard as diamond and wrapped around the Colossal God Warrior’s body, was rendered useless by the overwhelming power of Crazy.

Bang, bang, bang–!

Crazy’s effects continued to wreak havoc, eventually reaching the Titans and the Transcendental’s Weapon.

Bzzt, bzzt, bzzt!

Sparks appeared all over the armored weapons’ bodies.

BOOM!

Then, explosions erupted one after another. Minhyuk chased after the Aesilisk Colossal God Warrior as it fell after being struck by Crazy’s effects.

“K- keuhahahahaha! Keuhahahahahahaha!!! This is so fun! So freaking fun!” Akhan cackled wildly.

Minhyuk, who had grown several times stronger thanks to the effects of the Overlapping Delight, hit the falling Aesilisk Colossal God Warrior more than forty times in a second.

Clank, clank, clank–!

Why was Akhan so happy? It was because the entire world was now realizing that the downfall of Akhan, who was once the object of terror for the people in Athenae, was entirely because of the Supreme, who was standing in front of him.

It was only natural that the light would not shine on him because of this man's presence. Akhan laughed because, at this moment, he realized that he was not lacking.

BANG–!

A burst of bright light erupted from the Colossal God Warrior’s body. It was a sign of an impending explosion. Seeing this, Minhyuk grabbed the Colossal God Warrior’s right arm and threw it toward the crowd.

“F*CK!!!” The players shrieked.

BOOM–!

A white and blinding explosion devoured a considerable number of players.

[Supreme Minhyuk is going wild!]

[Thirty-two people have been forced to log out.]

Meanwhile, Alexander raised his sword and swung it at the Queen Bee.

White Mage Ali also appeared right behind the boss monster, who was screaming and spurting green blood. With an expressionless face, he placed his hand on its back and said, “Explosion.”

An Explosion five times more potent than those cast by ordinary mages erupted.

“Kihyeeeeeeeck!”

As the explosion slowly died down, the five “masters,” who were waiting for the Queen Bee, leaped to the sky.

Locke raised his axe and cut down the Queen Bee’s back while Ascar, who now looked more like Asura, held her bloody katana and cut the monster down as she passed by.

Bang, bang, bang–!

The Queen Bee struggled as bloody explosions erupted one after another.

Then, Khan and Ares appeared above the Queen Bee, hitting it with hundreds of attacks in just five seconds. Its flesh got torn apart, with bits and pieces flying all over the place. Finally, the two struck simultaneously, sending the flying boss monster down to the ground.

At this moment, Player Calauhel, once the leader of Black Stone and the head of the Rothschilde Family, raised his sword, which was engraved with a dragon in the sky. He had been waiting for this moment.

‘Ascending the Heavens.’

Calauhel’s sword shot to the sky and pierced through the body of the falling Queen Bee.

Everyone was stunned when they saw the Queen Bee fall to the ground. They were shocked to see it wriggle and twitch while screaming and shrieking wildly. The Queen Bee was a super-named monster with a level that exceeded 1,000. Yet it only took them sixty seconds to turn such a being into this mess.

Then, the Absolute Monarch stepped forward. All of the players once idolized him, and he still received the people's respect and love.

“Shut up.”

Absolute Monarch Richard stabbed his sword on the screaming monster’s body. Then, he pulled his sword out and stomped on its head, ending its useless struggle with this final attack.

Boom–!

The players who had not fallen into a stunned state when Minhyuk reappeared took advantage of this moment to deal with the Queen Bee and the Giant Bees. Now that they had finished hunting the Queen Bee, they turned to look at one place. There, they saw Minhyuk holding two swords in his hands, finishing off dozens of people and turning them into ashes.

[The Supreme has forced 152 people to log out.]

[The Supreme is going wild.]

[Perhaps, today is the day when a new name will be engraved in the history of Slaughter Island.]

[If the berserk Supreme kills all his enemies, the island’s name will change. It will be called Supreme Island in honor of the name of the noble and honorable Supreme.]

The players who were not stunned gathered around Richard, who was carrying the name of the Absolute Monarch.

“Only the true strong powerhouses are left.”

Only 0.001% of the players who came here were left. All of them had gathered together and looked at Minhyuk.

White Mage Ali.

Death Emperor Death.

Asura Ascar.

God of Shields Valentino.

Master of Weapons Alexander.

Crazy Tyrant Akhan.

God of Summoners Bastien.

King of Fists Khan.

God of Kicks Ares.

Locke, who was firmly holding onto his axe.

Disaster Specialist Ricor.

Valkyrie Mei Wei.

And Absolute Monarch Richard.

[Absolute Knight.]

An armor made of white light appeared and covered all of their bodies. They all looked at Minhyuk through the soft light that surrounded their vision.

The sudden flash of light caught Minhyuk’s attention. When he looked back, he knew that today would be the end of it all. After this fight, these people would back down. They would no longer clamor for a fight; even if they did, it would be infrequent.

Of course, Minhyuk also wanted to prove his worth. That was why he wanted to do his best. He also wanted to overwhelm all the people here with his power and show them that he deserved his title.

[Transcendence.]

Minhyuk, surrounded by the black currents of energy, looked just like the Demon King. Wrapped in soft white light, he looked at the players, hitched his sword to one shoulder, and gestured at them with his left hand.

“Come at me all at once.”