Chapter 175 - Disaster Artifact

Chapter 175: Disaster Artifact

Translator: ChubbyCheeks

PR: MattForgenti

Back in reality. Kaistra was sitting beside Riche, a close dongsaeng of his in the village. The two of them were sitting on top of a hill overlooking a thicket of trees.

Kaistra gently covered Riche’s body with a blanket. Riche had been following Kaistra ever since they were kids. They had been together almost every step of the way and Riche even thought of him as his own brother. Kaistra also cared for and treated Riche as if he was his own brother.

And Riche was very sick right now. His body was extremely feverish and it felt like he was boiling. Kaistra had already hired doctors to come here at a costly price but their place was a completely remote place in Africa. He did not know how long they would take to get here.

Kaistra bit his lips in worry and desperation.

‘No! Please don’t come.......!’

He was in despair. It seemed like dark clouds were gathering from quite some distance from them.

No, you can’t do this!

If that happened, then it would be hard for a helicopter to fly and come to where they were.

African children generally had a weaker immune system than normal children. In addition, their medical facilities still had to make contact with the outside world before they would be able to get any help. What was worse was that the illness that he had contracted was different from the normal illness that people from other countries would generally contract.

The symptoms that Riche currently had might possibly be only the cold or the flu. However, if that was not the case then the young Riche might endanger his life and die.

“......Kaistra.”

“Huh?”

Kaistra turned to look at Riche with a gentle smile on his face. He had originally refused coming here with Riche. But Riche cried and begged for him to take him to the hill where they always went.

“Do you remember?”

“......”

Kaistra listened quietly to his words.

“Back then, when I was mostly only skin and bones, they came.”

Kaistra nodded his head in understanding. Back then, both Kaistra and Riche were all skin and bones and on the brink of death but the Ilhwa Group together with some medical staff miraculously arrived in their village. They saved them from death as a person named Park Munsoo gave them Athenae Access Capsules as a means to contact them and for them to experience a new world. And thanks to Kaistra becoming a ranker and gaining unexpected profits, their village had finally stabilized.

“The food I ate at that time... I still can’t forget it.”

One of the people that they had brought with them was a chef. For quite some time, the only thing that they had fed the children that were almost skin and bones were a gruel of some sorts.

“It was delicious. But do you know what’s strange?”

There were only five capsules installed in their village. Each and every capsules were designed to be powered with solar-powered generators so they would remain operational regardless of the circumstances they had. With the help of these capsules, Riche was also able to try the taste of food from all over the world.

“No matter what I taste, I can’t seem to find the flavor of that time......”

The white and steaming chicken porridge that was made by boiling various ingredients was certainly delicious. However, what was strange was that he really couldn’t find nor taste the flavor of the food back then.

A smile hung around Kaistra’s mouth.

“Me too.”

How can I ever forget? The taste, the texture and the feeling back then...... I can never forget it for the rest of my life.

The taste of that food was the signal for their salvation. Perhaps they couldn’t find the same taste because they did not feel the same way as back then.

“Kaistra. I have a favor to ask of you before I die.”

“......Riche, don’t say that!”

Kaistra shouted at Riche but he soon calmed down his anxious heart.

“That flavor...... Please let me taste it again.”

“......”

Kaistra couldn’t help but tighten his lips when he heard his words. He knew that the answer was in that capsule but Kaistra’s eyes still couldn’t help but become misty and cloudy with tears.

‘Frying Pan Killer......’

He had heard rumors that his cooking skills were superior to that of Twilight Chef Black’s skills.

Then, Kaistra firmly told him...

“You won’t die, and I will also let you have a taste of that flavor again. Let’s go back now.”

“Yeah.”

Kaistra carried Riche on his back as the two of them slowly made their way back to the village before the dark clouds reached them.

***

“Hoo, ah.”

Minhyuk spat out a trembling breath as he stared at the tofu feast in front of him. He excitedly opened the lid of the earthen pot that was cooking on the gas burner in front of him.

Shwaaaaaa━

The first thing he made after making tofu was soft tofu jjigae. The steam was consistently rising out of the pot. Just like that, he quickly cracked an egg from the golden chicken inside, the egg slowly fell inside the hot broth of the stew. Then, without wasting any moment, he quickly turned on the gas burner again, waited for a while before turning it off again. The egg was quickly cooked while the soft tofu, clams, squid and pork quietly laid around it as they all floated in the red soup made from gochujang. And that wasn’t the end of it. Lying next to it was a well-sliced tofu that was still piping hot. The tofu was freshly made and still steaming. It was just like the tofu that was usually sold in the market. Placed next to it was the stir-fried kimchi that had a darker color than the regular kimchi. There were also plenty of various tofu dishes placed side by side on the table in front of him.

Minhyuk first stretched his spoon towards the slowly but nevertheless still cooling down soft tofu jjigae. After stirring the soup for quite a while, he scooped up a spoonful of the slightly hot soup.

“Hoo! Hoo!”

After blowing on it slightly, he quickly brought it to his mouth as he......

Slurp!

“Ha, hot!”

However, even though it was still quite hot, he could still feel the unique texture of the soft tofu jjigae in his mouth.

“Let’s see.”

Then, he quickly scooped up some soft tofu. The soft tofu had already slightly taken in the redness as it absorbed the soup. It was jiggling on the spoon and looked quite chewy.

“Sluuuurp!”

As soon as he placed it in his mouth, he could feel the softness of the tofu that was akin to steamed eggs. And the spicy soup together with the sweetness of the soft tofu tasted wonderful in his mouth.

(Lightning Hell)

Artifact Skill

Level: None

Mana Required: 2,000

Penalty: -1 to all 5 basic stats.

Cooldown: 480 hours

Effects: Powerful lightning strikes with an additional 120% attack damage will indiscriminately strike a radius of 20m for 1 minute. This will be triggered by holding on to the handle of the millstone and turning it.

A different set of notifications also rang right after.

[Because of the unsealing of the artifact, you have inadvertently completed the 7th trial.]

[You have completed the attack on Ructo’s Tomb.]

[You have acquired 500,000 EXP.]

[You have gained 300 reputation points.]

[You have acquired the Title: The Man who has Attained.]

***

Brrrrrrrrrr!

The entrance to Ructo’s Tomb suddenly began to shake. As a result, the members of the Bachran Guild who had been lying down lazily for three days began to move quickly.

They clearly saw the phrase in front of the tomb say ‘The 7th trial has been completed.’ before the door completely disappeared in front of them. This meant that others could now enter and challenge the dungeon freely. In other words, the dungeon had been cleared.

However, no one came out.

‘What the hell? D, don’t tell me......!’

Rak’s eyes widened. It was possible for the person who had cleared the dungeon to go to another entrance. It was clear as day and Bachran Guild seemed to have noticed it too.

At that moment, Rak suddenly noticed that Kaistra had finally accessed the game again. But then, he suddenly summoned Penrus.

“Th, that’s Penrus, I have only heard of him......”

“Th, the incarnation of light!”

Then, Kaistra climbed on Penrus.

‘What in the world is he doing?’

As soon as he accessed Athenae, Kaistra felt that Penrus was crying in the summon room. This meant that there was another incarnation nearby. And just like a hunch, he believed that it was the Frying Pan Killer. The Frying Pan Killer had another incarnation.

Shwaaaaa!

“F, fast!”

“Heok?!”

“......!”

Kaistra disappeared from the place where he was just now, only a ray of light could be seen as he disappeared from their sight.

Dash! Run!

Penrus ran fast while Kaistra was deep in thought.

‘What should I give him in return?’

He was going to ask him for Riche so he needed to give something in return.

Is it money? Artifacts? The Frying Pan Killer is a strong person... so I wonder what it is that he wants?

Dash!

Penrus was already running as fast as he could. When he arrived he found the Frying Pan Killer ready to tear the return scroll. Kaistra shouted at him in a panic.

“Th, there’s a hungry child!”

Kaistra’s head turned blank. He knew that he had to do something to somehow get a hold of him. Because of that, all of the things that he had thought of and prepared in his mind all went to trash as he spoke gibberish.

“The child is an African like me and he’s very hungry. The child said that he wanted to eat a single food very much.”

At that moment, reason slowly came back to Kaistra as his blanked out mind returned back to normal.

Most of the users in Athenae had one thing in common. They want good artifacts and good rewards. But he did not even say anything about it and just told him about his request. If anyone went to a village, one could easily see users begging.

What’s the difference between them and me?

He spoke a lot of gibberish.

“What do you want in exchange? If there’s anything that you want I......”

“What do I want?”

The young man in front of him answered him.

“For the world to have no more hungry people.”

“......!”

When Kaistra heard those words, his head slowly lifted up. Only then was he able to see the man’s face. Unlike his sharp and straight nose, he had big doe-like eyes and he was also tall. The moment he saw him, his image overlapped with someone else. Even that thing that he said earlier, he had heard of it somewhere. It was what Kang Minhoo, the chairman of Ilhwa Group, once said in an interview with a volunteer agency.

[Chairman Kang Minhoo not only supports Africa but you also give support to the orphanages in our country and you even give plenty of support and help to nursing homes. What is your reason?]

[Because I hope that there will be no more hungry people in the world.]

Kaistra’s lips quivered as he asked him.

“Can you please tell me who you are?

***

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