Chapter 1386

Chapter 1386

“Who are you to decide when I have lost?”

It wasn’t until Obren had blood gushing out of his mouth that he realized that he might have judged Minhyuk poorly.

Minhyuk had always sought Obren's advice in the past and the present. Not only that, Obren had also always appeared dramatically during moments of crisis and saved the young man countless times. Although they were friends, Obren had always believed that he was someone whom Minhyuk could not reach. Perhaps that was the reason why Obren judged what Minhyuk could be and could have done just like that.

But after receiving Minhyuk’s attack just now, he realized that Minhyuk was no longer someone who would stay under his wing. That just proved how strong the young man had become and how high he had climbed.

‘Standing on equal grounds.’

Obren was delighted. This was the reason why he burned half of his mana at the beginning and killed the three other Pillars in an instant. This was the reason why he decided to give it his all.

The source of Obren’s power was his mana and his Evil God’s Books. It was immediately apparent that he was under restrictions. Even so, that did not take away the fact that he was

the

Evil God.

Sizzle!

While stuck in the ground, Obren felt his body start to heat up. The blood pumping through his veins began to warm and increase in speed. This resulted in his heart pumping blood and mana faster.

Obren held the Evil God’s Book tightly in one hand as he stared at Minhyuk’s frying pan, which had grown incredibly huge and was slowly falling toward him.

Flip.

One flip of a page and the Evil God’s Book stopped Minhyuk dead in his tracks.

Flip.

Another flip, and Obren had already appeared right next to Minhyuk.

Obren wanted to do his best and give it his all for the friend who was now standing on equal grounds with him.

Ping!

A heavy force shot out from the tip of Obren’s fingers.

Flip.

With another flip of a page, the power of the Evil God’s Book slowly seeped and merged into that force. It was a power that no one had ever seen before.

Crackle!

The Evil God’s attacks were usually of the lightning attribute. Currently, this force has maximized that attribute.

Bzzzzzt!

A black spark, carrying the heavy force from earlier, crackled to life as it danced wildly on the tip of Obren’s finger.

[Evil God’s Black Thunder.]

[The Evil God’s Black Thunder will have a 100% accuracy rate and an additional 21,000% damage.]

It pierced through Minhyuk in the heart, who had fired the Intangible Sword at the same time.

Thud!

Minhyuk’s expression contorted, like a piece of paper that had been crumpled.

Ping! Ping, ping, ping!

Obren did not even flinch or shy away from the power of the Intangible Sword. He just stood there and allowed the attack to hit him.

Meanwhile, Minhyuk, whose HP was rapidly declining, could not regain his senses.

Flip.

Obren flipped another page. This time, he appeared right before Minhyuk with the same black spark dancing at the tip of his fingers.

Minhyuk’s expression grew even uglier as Obren, with his hands poised like a gun, tapped his chest with the tip of his finger.

[Evil God’s Black Thunder.]

[The Evil God’s Black Thunder will have an additional 18,000% damage.]

Bzzzzt!

Just like a gun being shot, the force of the Evil God’s Black Thunder hit Minhyuk once again.

The Evil God’s Black Thunder was a force that could easily topple a powerful and sturdy Named NPC. Although the damage that it could inflict fell a bit short when compared to the skills that represented Obren, its most significant advantage was the fact that he could keep on using this skill until he ran out of mana.

A skill’s restriction lay in the fact that it was considered a half-consumable power. Once it was used, it would take some time before it could be reused. This was the concept of cooldown. However, the Evil God’s Black Thunder completely ignored this restriction. In exchange, its 100% accuracy rate would disappear from the second activation onward.

[Your HP has dropped below 58%.]

Minhyuk’s expression grew even uglier.

Flip.

Another page of the Evil God’s Book was turned.

[The Evil God’s Mark.]

[If the skill that your opponent activates is the same as the skill that you expected to be triggered, the skill will be immediately nullified.]

“Silver Dragon...”

[The Silver Dragon Armor has been nullified.]

“Frenzied Bl...”

[The Frenzied Blade has been nullified.]

The ugly expression on Minhyuk’s face grew stiff.

Perhaps the Evil God’s Mark was the most appropriate skill to use in a fight between Obren and Minhyuk. Since Obren was always by Minhyuk’s side, he understood entirely his habits, his patterns, and what he prioritized in any situation.

Flip.

Minhyuk’s genius senses would most likely kickstart and respond even if the Evil God’s Black Thunder were attacking him. Obren intended to disrupt that response. So, with another flip of the page, hundreds of Obren’s clones appeared in the sky above them. The hundreds of his clones stretched their fingertips, covered with black sparks, and pointed them toward Minhyuk.

Thud!

Another Evil God’s Black Thunder pierced through Minhyuk’s shoulder.

Swoosh!

Minhyuk cut down the “clone” that sent the Evil God’s Black Thunder that pierced through him. However, Obren had already exchanged positions with another of his clones.

Obren extended his finger toward Minhyuk once again. The hundreds of clones also stretched their fingers toward him at the same time. But then...

“Skill Convergence.”

[Skill Convergence has been activated.]

[Skill Convergence is spreading all over the world.]

[Countless people are responding to the Battle God’s Voice.]

[You cannot borrow the power of the Pillars.]

[You cannot borrow the power of the Absolute Gods.]

[The number of people who have responded to your call is 1,480.]

[You can select the skill from any of the people who responded to your call. You can activate and use their skills for thirty seconds.]

Obren’s expression distorted.

Piiiiiiing!

The sword’s cry that resonated all over the world made all of the clones flinch. However, even if they wanted to, they could not respond.

Shwaaaaa!

Every single one of the clones that Obren had summoned was cut down. Even Evil God Obren, who had been hiding among them, was no exception. Blood spurted out of his chest from the cut that he could not evade.

[Ugh!]

Obren pointed his finger at Minhyuk once again. This time, Minhyuk was faster.

“Animal Farm.”

Swoosh!

The foot of the weak being that was raised in a chicken coop to be eaten by humans kicked Obren’s chest.

[Urk!]

Despite its weak appearance, the damage that it inflicted was beyond common sense. But it wasn’t over yet. Obren saw the heavy being that humans had bred for consumption hanging in the air.

[I never expected that this power would hit me in my life.]

When Obren saw this power for the first time, he thought it was a power that had reached the highest peak a human could ever attain.

THUD!

The gigantic pig with its heavy and overbearing weight fell on Obren. Crushed by the overwhelming force, Obren was forced to fall to the ground.

At that moment, Obren felt something wrap around his ankles as he lay on the ground. Then, he was dragged out into the open air. It was none other than Minhyuk waiting for him.

“God’s Pinnacle Spear.”

Vwooooong!

A powerful spearlight shot out toward Obren. In response, Obren created several Evil God’s Shields, but the spear blasted through them easily. In the end, it devoured Obren and left him in a disastrous state.

Minhyuk stood above the groaning Obren. Obren’s HP was declining rapidly.

“Splitting the Great De...”

Flip.

The power of the Evil God’s Book erupted once again. Just like before, the sparks of the Evil God’s Black Thunder danced wildly on the tip of Obren’s finger.

As long as Obren had enough mana, he could continue to trigger the Evil God’s Black Thunder. It might just be possible for him to trigger it indefinitely. Obren pointed three fingers at Minhyuk.

“...mon!”

Swooooosh!

As Minhyuk’s sword fell upon Obren, three Evil God’s Black Thunder shot out toward him.

Bzzzzzt, bzzzt, bzzt!

The Black Thunders pierced through Minhyuk at the same time. However, this time, the damage that it could inflict had been reduced by 10,000%. This meant that the amount of damage it inflicted was approximately 3%. Even so, it still left Minhyuk reeling. Of course, the same was true for Obren.

[Your HP has dropped below 17%.]

Unfortunately for Minhyuk, Obren’s HP was extremely high. From the viewers’ viewpoint, Obren’s HP bar was still at around 40%.

The odds were finally apparent.

Flip, flip, flip!

The Evil God’s Book’s pages fluttered wildly. Hundreds of copies of the Evil God’s Book appeared above Minhyuk’s head.

[Evil God’s Sky.]

[A continuous rain of lightning will fall and devour anything and everything within an area with a one-kilometer radius for five seconds.]

Bang!

A lightning bolt struck the ground not too far away from Minhyuk. As if on cue, more than three hundred lightning bolts fell from the sky and wreaked havoc around Minhyuk. The ground beneath his feet was left devastated. It crumbled apart and destroyed Minhyuk’s balance.

Minhyuk tried to move toward Obren. However, a lightning bolt fell from the sky and struck him, effectively stopping him in his tracks.

[Your HP has fallen below 16%.]

The rain of lightning blocked Minhyuk’s path and restricted his movements.

[Your HP has fallen below 15%.]

[Your HP has fallen below 13%.]

[Your HP has fallen below 11%.]

Due to the flashing lights created by the lightning, viewers found it difficult to check on Minhyuk’s status. That just went to show how much lightning was falling upon him.

At that moment, four bright lights erupted from the blade of Minhyuk’s completely unsealed Supreme Blade.

(

Supreme Blade

)

Rank

: ∞

Requirements

: Minhyuk’s exclusive artifact. The second seal will be released once you reach Level 800.

Durability

: ∞/∞

Attack Power

: 4,054

Special Abilities

:

•All of your stats will increase by 58%.

•All of your skills’ cooldown time will decrease by 60%.

•The level of all of your attack skills related to the sword will increase by +2.

•When fighting against a powerful opponent recognized by the Supreme Blade, there is a 5% chance of the Supreme Blade becoming 25% stronger.

•The Supreme Blade can be transformed into any cooking tool or utensil.

•When cooking using the transformed Supreme Blade, there is a 40% chance of creating a higher-grade dish.

•Passive Skill: Skill Critical

•Passive Skill: Reflective Shot

•Active Skill: Simultaneous Activation

•Active Skill: Skill Convergence

•Active Skill: The Highest Pillar

Description

: This is a sword made solely for Minhyuk. It is made by the cooperation of four Pillars. The owner of the sword has reached Level 800. The sealed skill: The Highest Pillar has been unlocked.

The unsealed Supreme Blade’s effects got better. A new skill was even added.

[You have activated the Highest Pillar.]

The Evil God was one of the creators of the Supreme Blade. That was why he knew all too well what kind of power this was.

‘I... we... hoped that Minhyuk would be able to stand at the highest position.’

That was why they named the skill 'The Highest Pillar.'

Minhyuk weaved through the hundreds of lightning bolts that rained down upon him.

[You can borrow the power of the sword’s creators.]

[Friend Obren.]

[Friend Hephaestus.]

[Friend Beladon.]

[Friend Louis.]

They did not doubt that he would stand in that position.

Shwaaaaa!

[You have activated Friend Obren’s Evil God’s Books. The power of the Evil God’s Books shines through the world.]

The hundreds of lightning bolts that fell from the sky and almost devoured the entire world stopped in their tracks. Minhyuk ran through the frozen rain of lightning.

***

Chairman Kang Minhoo stared at the screen with rapt attention. He watched every moment as his son ran through the frozen rain of lightning. The same was true for all the Ilhwa Group executives present in the conference room. They were all staring at Minhyuk as if they were mesmerized.

Knock, knock!

Then... someone knocked on the door.

“Chairman. Dr. Kevin has arrived.”

Silence enveloped the entire conference room with those words. Ilhwa Group’s vice president loosened the tie around his neck as if the item was suffocating him.

The executives were unaware that Kevin, a doctor affiliated with the Institute of Rare Diseases under the American Medical Association, would be arriving. The only one who knew was Kang Minhoo. This was because he had received a text message from Kevin that he was coming before he left for his flight to Korea.

Kevin bowed in greeting as he entered the room. There was a complicated expression on Kang Minhoo’s face as he looked at the doctor. Kevin would always visit Korea to personally deliver the results whenever they conducted tests for Minhyuk’s eating addiction.

“I’ll be back in a while,” Minhoo said, stepping out of the conference room.

The executives could not hear the conversation between the two men even though they were just outside the room.

The vice president looked bitter. He said, “In the end, he seemed to have failed to achieve a complete...”

Even if he did not finish his words, everyone knew what he wanted to say. After all, Kevin’s expression did not look good when he entered the room earlier.

The executives remained silent. All of them loved and cared for Minhyuk as if he were their child. However, they still had to make a decision that would benefit their company. This decision was truly heartbreaking for them. Why? Because they all knew how their company’s chairman, Kang Minhoo, would feel once they made the final decision.

At that moment, a confused expression appeared on the face of Park Munsoo, Kang Minhoo’s close aide and secretary. He said, “Dr. Kevin has always maintained a poker face. From what I heard, he looked just like that even when his son was born to the world.”

“Uhm?”

“Hmm?”

“Ahhhh...! Aaaaaaaaah. AAAAAAAH!”

Suddenly, Kang Minhoo’s loud and piercing screams rang from outside. Shocked, the executives hurriedly rushed out of the room. When they opened the door, they were greeted by the sight of Chairman Kang Minhoo slumped on the ground as he grabbed his chest tightly and tried to suppress his cries. The executives believed that Minhyuk ultimately failed to achieve a complete cure.

But then, Kang Minhoo cried, “Is it true? Are you really sure? Really?! Can... can you repeat it for me again?!”

Kevin looked at the examination results once again as he slowly and calmly read each word stated on the paper.

“He has obtained a score of 96 for the eating addiction tests. The American Medical Association and the American Institute of Rare Diseases hereby declare that your son, Kang Minhyuk, is now completely cured of his eating addiction.”