Chapter 660: The First Priest

Fake Sun Wukong was very flustered. In fact, he wanted to fight against the real Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal after eating Minhyuk’s buffed dish. Unfortunately, things had gone out of hand.

[Inversing Giddiness]

[The buff effects that you received after eating the Spicy Braised Chicken have disappeared!]

[Your stats and skills will decrease by the amount equivalent to the buff effects that you have received.]

[All of your stats will decrease by 24%.]

[Your Ruyi Jingu Bang’s skill level will decrease by -2.]

[Your Flying Nimbus’ speed will decrease by 40%.]

The 24% decrease in all stats and the -2 decrease was a very devastating blow. Especially because Fake Sun Wukong intended to fight by depending on the Flying Nimbus. But now, the Flying Nimbus had slowed down drastically with a 40% decrease in speed.

However, it was not just Fake Sun Wukong, who was flustered. Everyone present was dumbfounded and confused. Someone at Level 500 would only have the power at Level 400 if their stats decreased by that much. The higher the level of the player, the greater the effect when a debuff was placed upon them.

In the end, all Henry could do was hurriedly open his guild chat window.

[

Guild Master Henry

: Everyone on standby, quickly enter the cave connecting to the Land of Forgotten Heroes. Make sure to send five Reapers too!]

Henry was a very meticulous man, and was always prepared for everything.

He ran a giant merchant group that had taken root in all corners of the world. The number of troops under his command was beyond anyone’s imagination. Even the NPCs serving him were quite strong and powerful. Rumor had it that Henry’s Money Bag Merchant Order’s troops could rival an empire. In fact, that was the truth.

There were a huge number of powerful and strong NPCs all over the world. Where would strong and powerful NPCs that were greedy for money go? An empire? A kingdom? Or perhaps, Nerva Sephiroth’s Luvien Empire? The answer was none of the above.

The greedy NPCs would knock on the doors of the place where there was the most money. They would head to the place that could give them plenty of rare and special things. That place was none other than the Money Bag Merchant Group, the place that Henry was operating.

The NPCs were working not as vassals but as mercenaries under Henry. There were rumors that the Named NPCs working for him were comparable to the NPCs under Absolute Monarch Richard. Among those greedy NPCs, there were five that were hailed as the strongest.

Henry and the people at the merchant group refer to them as the ‘Five Reapers’, a group that was built solely with Supreme NPCs. There was one that was once a king and another that was once the pillar of an empire. There was even someone that was believed to be the humanoid monster seen in legends.

[

Guild Master Henry

: How long will it take for you to enter the cave?!]

[

Kerron

: Ten minutes will be enough.]

The gears in Henry’s head were turning quickly as he rallied his troops,

‘It doesn’t matter who wins if we fight against the Food God now. There’s a chance that it will eventually turn into a battle between forces.’

Henry’s merchant group was a behemoth. However, that did not mean that he was not afraid of fighting against the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom. So, he said, “Food God, you’re misunderstanding us! Only a part of Fake Sun Wukong’s words were true! We have been cooperating with him, but we intended to hunt him with you after eating your buffed dishes!”

For now, Henry’s main goal was to get out of this situation that was quickly turning into a very bad one.

“It’s the truth! Please believe me! I’m not a fool. How can I fight against you…”

“F*cking bastard. You’re still lying?”

“…”

Unfortunately, Minhyuk was not someone that could be deceived by such nonsense. Henry felt goosebumps rise in his arms as he thought,

‘How… How can a person’s demeanor change this much in just a moment?’

Henry believed that he was the representative of two-faced people. After all, he had always been hiding his greedy and ugly face behind his smile. What about the Food God? The Food God from earlier was smiling brightly like a pure and innocent child when they presented the Phoenix-like Bird to him. He even showed infinite trust in them. Now, the expression that he was showing them was cold and ruthless. This was Athenae’s king and the man that was the first to receive qualifications to become a True God.

“Then, let’s drag this as long as we can,” Henry said, taking out a parchment from his inventory.

[The Weak’s Parchment.]

[This is a parchment made by God for the weak so they could punish their opponents!]

[You can set a target. Once the target has been set, the target will receive a 50% restriction on their attack power for ten minutes!]

Parchments could be created and purchased. The parchment that Henry used was a God-rank parchment. However, the only disadvantage that it has was the fact that it could only be used on players to limit their attack power.

The Food God must have been aware that plenty of special items like this were in Henry’s possession. After all, he was a merchant that dominated the world.

“Sun Wukong. Don’t you think it’s high time that we kill him?”

“…”

The Fake Sun Wukong was also thinking the same thing. He could punish Henry and his party any time that he wanted. But before he could do that, he had to eliminate the most dangerous person in this area.

In other words, instead of the Food God killing them all, they should cooperate and kill the Food God first.

“Ellie’s Swordsmanship.”

Vwooooooooooong—

A powerful force erupted from Minhyuk’s body.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

Minhyuk, who was preparing to fight, was suddenly bombarded with magical attacks. It was literally a bombardment of 5th tier to 7th tier magical attacks. A thick cloud of dust bloomed inside the cave as the ground shook and trembled from the impact of the attacks.

The man that sent the attack was Louivin. It could be said that he built the Money Bag Merchant Group with Henry. Louivin was ranked tenth in the Athenae’s global mage rankings.

However, even if he was ranked tenth, he had a way to deal with Golden Mage Ali. That was his skill ‘Mana Extinction’. It was a skill that could double the magic’s attack power in exchange for twice the mana consumption. Although he could not fight for a very long time, he would be able to beat any mage in a very short and decisive battle.

Henry winked at Louivin. Even Sun Wukong tried to make a move. But just when Sun Wukong was about to jump on his Flying Nimbus and attack Minhyuk, everybody present received notifications.

[The God that Likes to Eat has grown furious!]

[God will bring judgment upon those that mocked and tricked him!]

[God has opened his lips to judge you!]

Minhyuk was in possession of ‘God’s Voice’, something that he received after receiving his ‘Qualification as a God’. For the players, God’s Voice was like a notification that rang in their ears. However, Minhyuk found out that its power was greater than what he thought. Intimidation. This was what the players felt whenever they heard God’s Voice.

As the thick cloud of dust settled down, Minhyuk’s body appeared with his finger pointing at Louivin’s head.

“…?”

Doubt flashed in Louivin’s head when he saw the finger pointing at him.

“Bang.”

[Boom]

[An explosion with additional 4,500% attack power will erupt in the target’s body.]

[There’s a chance of triggering three to six consecutive explosions.]

[Because of the effects of the Weak’s Parchment, only 50% of the additional damage will be displayed!]

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

Consecutive explosions engulfed Louivin, his body flying back from the impact.

[Your HP has dropped below 20%!]

[You have received a fatal injury in your arm. You won’t be able to move the injured arm for a while!]

“Urrrrrgh…”

Louivin and the rest of their party were left dumbfounded after seeing Minhyuk incur only a few minor wounds from the bombardment of magic earlier.

The main reason for this was Minhyuk’s Slaughterer’s Armor. The Slaughterer’s Armor could increase Minhyuk’s magical defense by as much as three times. On top of that, the Corrupted Goddess’ Ring had given Minhyuk a 1.2x increase in his total HP volume. In fact, the ‘Boom’ that he used earlier was also a skill attached to the Corrupted Goddess’ Ring.

However, the thing that shocked Louivin and the party the most was that Minhyuk’s damage, which had been halved, was still this great. If it was at 100%, then Louivin might have already died.

Amidst their shock, Minhyuk quickly jumped up and tried to cut down Louivin.

Swooosh—

Sun Wukong, who was riding on his Flying Nimbus, quickly moved to intercept Minhyuk with his Ruyi Jingu Bang.

Claaaang—

Dozens of Ruyi Jingu Bangs appeared and struck toward Minhyuk.

[Phantom Ruyi]

[Dozens of Ruyi Jingu Bangs will appear and hit the enemy with 4,000% damage!]

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

Henry and his party could not help but groan. Currently, Sun Wukong’s Ruyi Jingu Bang’s level had decreased by two. He was even weaker considering that all of his stats had also decreased. However, despite the weakened state, he was still able to send dozens of attacks with 4,000% damage on his enemies. However, to everyone’s further shock, Minhyuk remained steadfast despite receiving the powerful hits.

For legendary-rank armor, their defense would normally range between 1,200 to 1,400. In the Slaughterer’s Armor’s case, it had around 2,400 defense, with a 7% chance of triggering the ‘Slaughterer’s Shield’, a passive that could summon a transparent shield that had double the defense of Minhyuk.

Then, the word ‘Gather’ appeared on the blade of Minhyuk’s sword.

[Gather]

[Upon successful attack, you will have a 100% chance of having an additional 4,000% attack.]

[There’s a 40% chance of triggering around four to eight times of bloody lightning rain with 2,000% attack that will indiscriminately attack anyone within a 30 meter radius of your target.]

[There’s a 10% chance of the bloody lightning rain exploding with an additional 2,000% attack.]

[The skill’s duration is four minutes.]

Due to the restriction, the skill became weaker, causing bloody lightning strikes with additional 2,000% attack power to engulf a thirty meter radius. On top of that, there was also a 40% chance of triggering the lightning rain four~eight consecutive times. This was the main point.

Baaaaaaaaang—

Minhyuk swiftly slashed Sun Wukong with his blade.

Bang!

Then, a single lightning strike fell down upon Sun Wukong, making his body tremble and shake.

‘What…!’

The Fake Sun Wukong’s estimated level was at around Level 700. With the 24% stat decrease debuff, his level fell to around Level 600 or so. The level was considerably high that was why the damage that he received came as a shock to everyone. Barely a moment after, a bloody lightning rain fell within a thirty meter radius and struck Henry and his party.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

“Keuaaaaack!”

“Aaaaaack!”

“Urrrrrk!”

After being swept away by the lightning rain, Louivin was forced to log out while the rest of the party suffered a huge amount of damage.

‘What the hell is this…’

.

That was when Henry realized the overwhelming difference in their powers. The man was obviously subjected to a 50% decrease in attack power. So, how was he able to do something like this?

[Fake Sun Wukong awakens all of his power!]

By then, the Fake Sun Wukong has realized the seriousness of their situation. At the same time, the true value of Fake Sun Wukong, something that even Henry was unaware of, unfolded.

[All of your stats will increase by 45%!]

[All of your attack power will increase by 40%!]

[Your skills’ level will increase by +4!]

In fact, even if the Fake Sun Wukong used this power, he would still be helpless against the true Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal. That was just how powerful the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal was.

Henry and his party had never seen the true extent of the power of the Fake Sun Wukong, let alone the power of the Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal. For a moment, Henry felt fortunate. He thought,

‘Fake Sun Wukong can kill the Food God. Once he kills the Food God, I will use the mass teleport parchment and escape with the items that the Food God will drop…!’

Henry believed that this was the best and wisest choice.

Thump, thump, thump, thump—

Then, at that moment, the sound of footsteps echoed in the cave. For the first time, Henry felt relieved. Finally, his reinforcements had arrived.

The ‘Five Reapers’ had arrived together with 2,000 support troops, a force that could rival an empire’s elite forces. This was the elite troops and the Five Reapers that he spent a lot of money to nurture and develop!

Henry was confident that this number was enough to kill Minhyuk. He had judged that Minhyuk would not be able to do anything to the number of his forces no matter how strong he was. He thought,

‘Fortunately, I did not fight with the Fake Sun Wukong using the Five Reapers.’

He was only able to realize today that they would not be able to win against the Fake Sun Wukong, even if they had received the effects of a buffed dish. The first thing that they would do upon the death of the Food God was to flee.

Finally, the support troops charged inside the cave.

“Support troops?” Minhyuk said, frowning.

Henry’s mouth broke into a wide grin as he said, “That’s right. Hahahahahaha! I wonder what artifacts you will drop? Huh?! I’m really curious!”

But then, God’s sacred voice rang in their ears once again.

[The God that Likes to Eat laughs at you.]

[The ones that block his way…]

[…will miraculously open a path in front of his greatness.]

“Summon Hanwoo.”

“…?”

“…?”

“…?”

“Hanwoo, charge.”

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

The support troops that Henry nurtured and developed with tons of money were literally swept away in one fell swoop. At the same time, plenty of artifacts and spoils of war fell down as they were forced to log out. That was not the end.

Crunch—

The Food God chewed some almonds and said, “Summon. Spear God Ben.”

Shwaaaaaaaaaa—

The great Spear God with his flowing black hair descended right beside the player that summoned him. His spear immediately stabbed through the heart of Fake Sun Wukong, who was aiming for Minhyuk’s back with his Ruyi Jingu Bang.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

After stabbing Fake Sun Wukong, the Spear God pulled his spear out and turned around, ignoring the explosion unfolding behind him to kneel in front of his king.

[The God that Likes to Eat will never be afraid even if tens of thousands of enemies appear in front of him.]

[For he is with him, the one that can light up the world with just a single spear.]

[Lay witness…]

[This is a God accompanying and serving another God.]

Spear God Ben, with his fluttering black hair, knelt in front of Minhyuk.

A God knelt in front of another God. To the God that he served, he said, “Your Majesty! Please give me your orders!”

Spear God Ben’s power was equivalent to the power of a thousand troops.