Chapter 1371

Chapter 1370

A few hours earlier.

Zeus had made a promise to Minhyuk that he would help him with a favor once, as long as it was within his means. So, Minhyuk came to Olympus to ask him for a favor.

“I want the assistance of the gods of Olympus.”

Zeus was the absolute and greatest god in Olympus. His orders were the law.

[It won’t be difficult, but it also won’t be easy.]

Minhyuk understood Zeus’ vague words better than anybody else. Up until recently, Zeus and Minhyuk were butting heads. Basically, their relationship was not good before. What about the rest of the gods?

Minhyuk was the one who cut off Hera’s arm. He was also the one who sent Ares to prison. It was not just that. He also took Hephaestus away from them. In fact, it was safe to say that no one in Olympus had a favorable impression of Minhyuk. Even if Zeus told them to help Minhyuk, they might not do it properly.

‘Considering that they have that crazy lunatic Ares among them, it will already be good enough if they do not make a mess.’

Unfortunately, Minhyuk had no other choices left. Common sense dictated that the only ones who could substitute for the Absolute Gods were the gods of Olympus.

At Zeus’ command, the Twelve Gods of Olympus gathered.

“Why is that bastard here...” Hera’s face crumpled, her expression mirroring that of a vengeful ghost the moment she saw Minhyuk.

The other gods also sported uncomfortable and irritated expressions on their faces. Poseidon even openly expressed his annoyance by slamming his trident loudly on the ground.

After a while, a haggard-looking Ares entered. He seemed to have just gotten out of the Wailing Prison. “Kghhk. What’s going on here, huh?”

Ares could not understand the situation. The Zeus that he knew was out for blood. He was the one who wanted to kill Minhyuk the most. And yet, Zeus was standing right next to the same man whom he wanted to kill.

“What the hell happened here? Father, what’s going on? Why are you doing this?”

Zeus could not bring himself to say that it was all because of his hair loss. So, he stirred the topic by saying...

[The Western Continent’s Minhyuk needs our assistance to stop Heaven from trying to destroy both Earth and the Land of the Gods.]

Everyone’s expression grew ugly the moment they heard Zeus.

“You want us to help the West?”

The situation was explained quickly. Regardless, the gods of Olympus looked extremely reluctant; only Ares was nodding in agreement.

“I like that. I’ll tear those bastards in the Land of the Gods and slaughter them all!”

Minhyuk knew that Ares would step forward and agree just like this.

Meanwhile, Hera’s eyes glinted sharply as if she found the idea charming. She said, “We won’t be held accountable if we accidentally killed those in the Land of the Gods, no?”

Poseidon even fanned the flames. “I think there will be a lot of mishaps and mistakes today. It’s just that kind of day, no?”

Things were going just as Minhyuk had expected.

‘I don’t know if this will work, though.’

For now, he decided to go with his plans. He first dangled the carrot in front of them.

“If you help the Western Continents this time, then my Beyond the Heavens Empire promises that we will step forward and assist you if something happens to Olympus.”

“Well... whatever~”

“Do you think there will come a time when we will need help from the people from the Western Continents?”

Just as Minhyuk had expected, they were showing faint signs of interest in the carrot that he dangled in front of them. However, it was to the point that there was almost no interest.

At this point, Minhyuk decided to throw all caution to the wind.

“Ah. Is it because you’re scared?”

Zeus’ expression twisted.

[What are you...]

“I see. What I said is no different from what Lord Zeus said to me before. But you know, your reactions mean...” Minhyuk’s gaze, which was filled with disrespect and contempt, landed on each and every single one of them. “That you’re scared.”

He held their gazes for a beat, one after another, as he emphasized, “That’s right. It must be scary. It’s understandable. After all, the archangels and Anas the Divine Transcendental are among them. I understand, I understand. I really do.”

Not a single one of them answered Minhyuk. Then, Ares’ lips twisted into a smirk. Minhyuk felt his stomach twist when he saw the nonchalant smile on Ares’ face.

‘As expected. It won’t work...’

“Do you not know who I am? I am Ares, the God of War. Do you think bastards like that can be a source of fear for someone like me?”

Minhyuk’s gaze changed.

“I don’t think so, but...”

Then, Hera said, “Look here, Western Continent’s Eating Child.”

‘Eating child?!’

“Don’t you know that we can wipe out all of those angels whenever we want to?”

Minhyuk just snorted. “No way.”

Poseidon slammed his trident once again. “Then, are you going to believe us if we go down there and show you how we sweep them away, huh?!”

‘Did it work...?’

Minhyuk thought. At the same time, he realized,

‘They have a serious inferiority complex toward the West. It seems like it’s as high as their hatred toward me and the entire Western Continents.’

That was why they responded to such a weak provocation.

“I’ll show you right away. I’ll tear them all apart and slaughter them!” Ares shouted, his face filled with delight.

At this point, Minhyuk realized that they had accepted his request.

At that moment, Hades said, “There’s this group of people whose name even reached our Gaia Continent, what was it? Bender and the Attention Seekers?”

Everyone looked like they had also heard about the name when they heard Hades’ words.

‘Wow. Bender and the Attention Seekers are also gaining traction in this place...’

Obviously, their appearance had created an impact that went beyond anyone’s imagination. However, Minhyuk never expected that he would hear their name in Olympus.

‘Bender and the Attention Seekers will be delighted if they hear about this...’

Zeus also seemed to have heard many stories about them. He asked...

[How do we do that? That thing that they do? Of course, we’re just asking because we can do so much better than them!]

For a moment, Minhyuk wondered why he had to explain something like this to them. Alas, he just could not brush it off because there were quite a lot of gazes fixed on him right now.

“Well, it’s not that difficult. You simply need to make a strong and impactful impression. For example, you can appear while showing off your greatest power. Something like that? It won’t look bad if you do that. Anyway, from what I understand, you have all accepted my request. So, I’ll take over the command. All you have to do is...”

Ares interrupted. “I don’t want to?”

Ares, who was wearing a torn and dirty prison uniform, was surrounded by a bright light. When he appeared again, he was already wearing his armor and holding his sword. He immediately climbed atop his black warhorse and ran away.

“Ares. Listen to me before you go. You crazy bastard...”

“Shut up. The plan doesn’t matter. It’s fine as long as I tear everything down.”

Then, Ares left with all of the troops under his command. Minhyuk looked at the others and said, “Then, the rest...”

“Ho. It looks like Ares is doing something that is in line with what I like for the first time in a long time. Anyway, why do we have to listen to your orders, Eating Child?”

“Anyway, all we need to do is go there and tear them apart, no?”

“How dare you say that you will take command and order us around?!”

[They’re right. Minhyuk, I like you. But... did you really think that you could control us?]

Minhyuk frowned when he heard Zeus agree with them. Just like that, they disappeared with a flash of light, completely ignoring Minhyuk’s words.

“Ah. Shit. All of you! We have to make a plan before you go!”

In the blink of an eye, Minhyuk was the only one left in Olympus. Everyone had already left.

***

“Kya! Kyahahahahahahaha! Shut up! Shut up!”

Everywhere Ares went, the angels around him would be slaughtered and turned to ashes that disappeared with the wind. Archangel Michael glared at Ares, his body twisting in embarrassment.

“What are you glaring at, huh?! You f*cking angel bastard!”

“...”

Michael was rendered speechless by Ares’ vulgar and coarse words. Minhyuk supported his forehead and said, “Ah! Listen to me, you crazy punk!”

“Kyahahahahah! KYAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” Ares cackled, seemingly enjoying Minhyuk’s reaction more than anything.

Up until now, Olympus had been pushed back by the Western Continents. Ares needed somewhere or someone to vent the frustration that was running rampant in his veins.

The tens of millions of players who could be called the strongmen and powerhouses of the continent, as well as the Land of the Gods’ thousands of gods, Absolute Gods, and God of Origin Athenae, were all present and watching him right now.

Who should he attack first?

The answer to his question was simple. Ares turned his gaze toward Gabriel.

“How dare a lunatic like you...!” Gabriel arrogantly spoke.

“I...”

At that moment, a powerful force erupted from the blade of Ares’ sword.

“...can cut down tens of millions of people.”

Just like how ordinary people feel happy listening to others’ heroic tales, Ares also loved to listen to the stories of Bender and the Attention Seekers. He knew that it was something that he could also do. A cool, handsome, and showy performance with a strong impact? He was practically born for it.

“I can also save tens of millions of people.”

Ares sheathed his sword into its scabbard. Then, he disappeared in a flash of light. Gabriel’s eyes grew wide from shock when Ares disappeared in front of her.

“This lord’s name is God of War Ares. I am the father of the Gaia Continent’s army. Remember that.”

Gabriel’s body was split in half, while her eyes had grown the size of saucers. Fortunately for her, she possessed a special power.

[Gabriel’s Immortality.]

[Gabriel can be resurrected for a total of seven times.]

[There are six resurrections left.]

The Archangel Authority that Gabriel possessed allowed her to resurrect herself.

As her body was slowly regenerating, Gabriel turned to look behind her. It seemed like she was not the only one who was cut in half. Ares had only drawn a fifth of his sword from its scabbard, but he was able to cut Gabriel and around four million of the angels behind her in half.

Gabriel was too stunned to speak. Thankfully, she possessed Gabriel’s Immortality. Although Ares was strong, their number was limited. Only two of the gods of Olympus had arrived here.

𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

‘Although we have to fight against the gods of Olympus...’

As long as they have Anas, they would be able to win even if they had to fight two gods of Olympus.

At that moment, Ares asked a question that he was very curious about. “How many times can you come back to life?”

There was no need to answer an enemy’s question. After all, that was vital information. Gabriel was different. If she could only be resurrected once or twice, then she wouldn’t be able to overpower them. However, she had six lives left.

She smiled arrogantly at Ares and said, “There are still six resurrections left. Even if you cut me and tear me apart, I will be able to come back to life with my Immortality.”

Gabriel’s momentum increased.

“I see. So there are six times left.”

“...?”

Ares grinned as he looked up at the sky. “Well. Now that you know, you can deal with the rest. Make sure to do it well.”

‘What does he mean? What did he mean by they could deal with the rest?’

Then, Ares said, “I think she’s a very good sandbag to show off our status and power, no?”

Gabriel was incredulous,

‘The hell is he talking about?’

“As expected. You’re a lunatic.”

Contrary to Ares’ majestic declaration, the sky remained calm and quiet. When Minhyuk saw this scene, he immediately understood what was happening.

‘Are the Gods of Olympus taking turns? Are they waiting for their turn...?’

Unfortunately, they seemed to have started to hesitate again. Although they declared that they would show off a power that far exceeded the power displayed by Bender and the Attention Seekers, they wondered if they should really have to go that far. Of course, they were going to tear them apart. They had already gone to this place.

But... why did they have to do that?

Minhyuk, who realized the situation, immediately changed tactics. It seemed like the gods of Olympus proved to be more powerful than he expected, especially if they ran wild. If they were hesitating, then all they needed to do was convince them, no?

[The God who Rules Over All Armies says...]

[Hurry up and react! Say something along the lines of ‘Ares, you’re amazing!’! Anything! You know what I mean! We’re good at this!]

The players failed to understand what Minhyuk was saying for a moment. At that moment, the Koreans, the people who were good at responding, cheering, and hyping up the crowd, stepped forward.

***

Meanwhile, the situation in the sky was just as Minhyuk had expected.

Hades said, “Gabriel is the greatest out of all the archangels, so the impact would definitely be huge if we attacked her. But... do we really have to do that?”

Hera agreed. “I feel like my face is a bit too hot from shame. Let’s just tear them all up.”

Just then, voices broke through the clouds they were hiding from and rang in their ears.

“WOAAAAAAAH! ARES! You’re freaking amazing!!!”

It was Locke. As someone from a nation that was good at hyping up and cheering for people, he and his fellow countrymen knew well how to react.

“KYAHAHAHAHA?!”

As expected, their reaction and response reached Ares.

Valentino immediately cried out, “AAAAAAAH! You’re really amazing! Your sword will definitely be able to cut down my Bentino’s Wall with just a single swing. Aaaah. Even though Lord Ares was once our enemy, I think I can give you my heart and my loyalty right now!!!”

Genie also joined in. “O-oppaaaaaaa! You’re so handsome!”

With their lead, the tens of millions of players began to shout loudly.

“WAAAAAAAAH!”

“Ares! Ares! Ares! Ares!”

“KYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAA! You trash! Come on, praise me! Praise me more!!!”

At that moment, a man walked out of the crowd of gods gathered in one corner of the Land of the Gods. This man was none other than the Battle God’s aide, Belson. Belson had been with Minhyuk for a long time. He had learned a great deal from being in contact with the young man.

Belson looked a bit awkward. He looked like he was trying to muster up the courage to say something. After a few moments, he opened his mouth and said, “I... I heard stories about Ares. You... you’re really... Uhmm... Ahem... You’re really amazing!”

Then, he gave a thumbs-up!

“KYAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!”

The eyes of all of the gods of Olympus behind the clouds grew wide from shock. They wanted that kind of attention, too! They wanted to get praises and cheers, too!

“I’ll go first.”

“Mother. I’ll go first.”

Their enthusiasm began to burn brightly. It seemed like the effects were instantaneous!