Chapter 550: Minhyuk’s Revenge

Chapter 550: Minhyuk’s Revenge

Articles that published the actions and behavior of public figures had a huge impact on them. Famous celebrities were usually left behind in the dust once news about their use of drugs were publicized. There were even times when high-performing companies had seen their stock prices fall, once news about their corruption was released to the public.

That was why one’s image was very important to a public figure.

But, who in their right mind would create the image of a lunatic in the first place? Was there a problem with this image? No, of course not. There would definitely still be people that idolized and respected such a lunatic.

That lunatic was none other than Akhan. As someone that held great power, Akhan accomplished things that other players could not do. Because of that, many people supported him. In fact, there were a lot of viewers that felt their heart throb after hearing Akhan’s sad story earlier.

But what would happen if that story turned out to be a lie, one that went completely out of line?

[He tried to get out of this situation by lying that he had a daughter that died? That bastard had gone completely out of line. Damn lunatic...]

[I thought Akhan wanted to destroy Athenae because of that sad story but in the end he’s just a f*cking madman.]

[The Food God is so cool! That was refreshing!]

Even if he could not see the discussion on the internet, Akhan could already tell that a huge number of people have witnessed the lie that he weaved and he had now truly become a ‘lunatic’. From this point on, the people would only see Akhan as a f*cking lying bastard and would never view him as an object of fear anymore.

Akhan gnashed his teeth as the sword dug deeper in his chest, ‘How did things get to this point...?!’

What benefits would Akhan gain from Athenae’s collapse? The answer to that was: a lot. He was already talking with some companies in preparation for the release of another virtual reality game. But what would happen after this? Akhan was sure that all of the companies that he had a discussion with would abandon him.

And the main culprit of his misfortunes?

“You bastaaaaaaaaaard!!!” Veins popped up Akhan’s temples, his face turning red from anger. But no matter how angry he was, Minhyuk’s sword was still lodged deeply into his chest. The worst part? The black sorcerer that sealed Minhyuk’s active skills had already died. This meant that Minhyuk would now be able to use his full arsenal of skills. Minhyuk’s hand immediately reached and pressed on Akhan’s shoulder when Akhan tried to get up.

Crack—

“Keuaaaaaaaack!”

Akhan was originally a summoner. This meant that his HP volume and defense power were on the lower side. In fact, just a simple grip from Minhyuk’s hands and his shoulder had already suffered huge damage.

Thud—

Minhyuk, who forced Akhan to get down on his knees once again, looked down at him with a layer of frost in his eyes, “This is the price that you have to pay for attacking my Beyond the Heavens Kingdom and taking away someone precious from me.”

Twist, twist—

Minhyuk twisted his sword deeper into Akhan’s chest under the watchful gaze of the world. Akhan’s eyes rolled, his voice turning hoarse as he screamed from the pain. However, Minhyuk did not show him any mercy as he uttered, “Sword of Absolute Death.”

“...!”

Minhyuk, with his sword still lodged deeply in Akhan’s chest, triggered his strongest pinnacle skill, Sword of Absolute Death. Using this skill at this distance would also damage Minhyuk. However, that did not matter. After all, Minhyuk had the ‘Monarch’s Armor’ which he immediately swapped with his current armor the moment he triggered the skill.

Then, Minhyuk said, “Die, you f*cking bastard.”

It was only at that moment when Akhan realized that the player that he ignored, belittled and mocked, the very same player that became the king of a kingdom, was someone that he should not have touched.

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

A huge explosion bloomed starting from Akhan’s heart, ripping his body into pieces. Then, as if to further mock him, the penalty notifications from the Judge’s Dagger rang in Akhan’s ears.

[You have been forced to log out while still under the effects of the Judge’s Dagger.]

[According to your sentence, you will receive twenty times the normal penalty for forced log out.]

[Your level has dropped.]

[Your level has dropped.]

[...has dropped.]

[Lanvin’s Gloves’ durability has received a huge amount of damage. The item will now be destroyed!]

[You have dropped Affro’s Gem Necklace.]

[You have dropped 23,111 platinum.]

[You have died during the Great Demon Verus’ Ritual.]

[You have received Great Demon Verus’ Wrath.]

[You have been bound by Great Demon Verus’ Curse.]

[Your EXP volume will fall by 10%. All of your stats will decrease by 5%.]

[All of your skill levels have dropped by 1.]

***

After finishing his business inside, Minhyuk immediately went to where Death and Lu Bai were.

“...???”

However, he had no choice but to look at the scene in doubt when he arrived. This was because Death was sitting on one of the tree’s branches with his thumb and index finger tapping his nose and an expression that looked like a complete carbon copy of Terrius’ expression. Right below Death was a scene of carnage.

However, the most shocking and bizarre part was the group of people gathered around him.

“So, so cool...”

“Kghhk! Even though he’s acting narcissistic, he’s still cool!!!”

“Mister Death, please sign me an autograph...”

“Ahahahaha! It seems that I’m quite popular!”

“...”

Minhyuk was left speechless when he heard their words. Based on their discussion, it seemed like they would establish a power called ‘DLC[1]’ with all of the people present at the center. It was at this moment when the Kingdom of Death established a solid foundation.

After everything was over, Minhyuk, Death and Lu Bai started discussing their overall settlement. An overall settlement meant that they would combine all of the spoils of war that they had gathered from the Slaughterer’s Eye Guild, this battle here, and the fight against Akhan and the fourteen elders, and divide it among the three of them.

All three of them had use for the spoils. Minhyuk, for his kingdom. Death, for his followers. And Lu Bai, for the good deeds that he would continue to do in the future.

“Shall we start calculating and settling the accounts?”

***

Haze was deeply troubled. With their publicity stunts, the number of immigrants moving to Beyond the Heavens Kingdom had increased significantly. However, as their population increased, the need for more buildings, housing and attractions rose. Of course, it also resulted in an increase in the number of people applying for their troops, which meant that the cost for nurturing the troops and the military would also increase. There was also the cost for providing the troops with sufficient artifacts and weapons. Because of this, the huge amount of platinum that Minhyuk received not too long ago was now lacking. They did not have enough funds to expand their territory as of the moment.

‘Where should I get the funds to fill this part up?’

According to Haze’s calculations, their kingdom would need at least 100,000 platinum in funds to expand further. It was a huge sum of money, but for a kingdom this amount was not that big.

‘His Majesty is currently outside trying to take down Akhan.’

The fact that this revenge did not bring their kingdom any benefit still remained true. However, Haze immediately shook her head when that thought flashed in her head, ‘I have to respect His Majesty’s opinion on this matter.’

Haze did not think that this revenge was a mistake. After all, all of Minhyuk’s choices and decisions had always been correct. However, as His Majesty’ aide, she could not help but massage her throbbing head from thinking about ways to help their kingdom expand further. It was to the point that she felt like her head was going to shatter.

‘The funds that the guild members are bringing in are still limited...’

Phew—

Haze let out a deep sigh. However, the sigh was immediately replaced with joy when she heard of Minhyuk’s return. She immediately ran to where Minhyuk was.

The thought of Minhyuk’s safe return was enough for Haze to be grateful and so happy, that even the thoughts of financial difficulties that they were having were thrown out of her head. After running out of the room, Haze met Minhyuk.

“Haze, is everything going well?”

“Of course, Your Majesty. I’m very glad that you were able to come back safely.”

Minhyuk smiled at Haze’s words. Then, as if he recalled something, he shouted, ‘Ah!’ before saying, “Haze, I actually got some spoils of war from this battle.”

‘As expected of His Majesty,’ Haze thought, smiling bitterly. She could tell that Minhyuk also knew that the kingdom’s finances were in dire straits. After all, he left his seat for a while and did not work for the kingdom. Just as she expected, Minhyuk could see through everything. Then, Haze thought, ‘I wonder how much the value of the spoils of war that he got?’

Minhyuk continued, “We divided it equally into three parts so the amount had decreased by a lot. Let’s see. The platinum is...”

Haze expected the value of the spoils of war to be on the lower side since it was divided into three parts. Although she did not know who the other person was, she was sure that the other part of the spoils went to Death. Still, a smaller portion was still a smaller option and she did not have great expectations.

“...around 156,000. There are also 15 legendary artifacts, 701 epic artifacts, 7,624 unique artifacts and around 15,311 rare artifacts?”

“...???”

“Ah. There are also around 20,000 reinforcement stones, around 20 tons of ordinary ores and a ton of high-grade ores, I think?”

“...???”

“I also got a lot of potions and abnormal state resistance potions. I think there are around 10,000 for the low and intermediate grade ones and around 20,000 for the top grade ones?”

“I love you, Your Majesty!!!”

“H, huh...? Y, yeah. But you’re my subordinate and I’m your king!!!”

Today, Haze found another reason to admire Minhyuk.

1. 데사모 - 데스사랑모임 or Death’s Love Club ☜