Chapter 607: Is it Bichor or is it Bichon?

Chapter 607: Is it Bichor or is it Bichon?

Abyss, the Tomb of the Gods, caused a huge wave when the Gods that rested in this place made a sudden appearance during the showdown between Minhyuk and Elizabeth.

Since then, Ian, the global number one dungeon explorer, had shared plenty of information about the Abyss. There was also this key information that Ian had mentioned to the public, something that he had found in an ancient book:

[If you want to become a God, challenge it.]

[If you want to become a True God, challenge it.]

The entire world went wild. However, the craze over the Abyss soon died down in just a few days.

Why?

Firstly, the Abyss was not an easy place to find for most players. More than tens of millions of players from all over the world set out to find the Abyss, but only around 400~500 of them were able to reach it.

Secondly, of the 400~500 people that found the Abyss, only thirty were able to pass through the first gate. And out of those thirty, only one person was able to pass through the second gate. On top of that, no information about the person that passed the gates of the Abyss had been shared.

Currently, God’s Child Ross was the only one that was going through the Gates of the Gods inside the Abyss. God’s Children were not Absolute Gods, they were only a special minority that had inherited the power of the said Gods. Ross smirked as he crossed the fourth gate while mumbling to himself, “In the end, no one can cross through the second gate.”

From what he heard, even Alexander could not pass through the second gate. This fact alone made Ross feel arrogant, his nose pointing high up in the skies.

At the same time...

There were almost a hundred players gathered in the vicinity of the Abyss. These players were those that failed to pass through the gates, but were unable to return because of regret.

Just then, another man arrived while munching on some mouth-watering chicken skewers. The man was even holding a can of cola in one hand, while his other hand tightly held several skewers of chicken.

“...?”

“...??”

“...???”

It was only natural that the players present in the area could not recognize the man. After all, Minhyuk had changed his face through the help of Great Demon Verus’ Mask. However, the smile painted on Minhyuk’s face was infectious as he tasted the sauce that covered the chicken skewers. And when he took a bite...

Crunch, crunch, crunch—

A pleasant sound rang in his ears. The combination of the sweet and spicy sauce and the crunchy fried chicken was a dream in and of itself. Not long after...

Gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp, gulp—

...Minhyuk gulped down the contents of the cold, icy can of cola in his hands. He could not help but burst out in admiration at the refreshing and sweet flavor that passed through his mouth and made his throat tingle.

“Kyaha!”

“...???”

“...???”

“...???”

The players gathered in the area looked at Minhyuk in confusion. All of them wondered if there truly was a player like that. On top of that...

“Ah. I only made 400 chicken skewers. What a shame... Huhu... My 367th fried chicken skewer, goodbye...”

“...???”

“...???”

“...???”

Then, Minhyuk slipped through them, entered the Abyss and promptly disappeared from their sights. The people gathered outside were left staring blankly at the direction where he disappeared.

***

[You have re-entered the Abyss.]

[You are the player that passed through the first gate, the ‘Food God’s’ Gate.]

[You can now move on to the second trial.]

‘Some of the ingredients from the Ancient Gods’ Recipe Book are here.’

The Ancient Gods’ Recipe Book was one of the items that Minhyuk had obtained by opening the Absolute Gods’ Treasure Chest.

(Ancient Gods’ Recipe Book)

Rank: ???

Effects:

•If you make a dish from the Ancient Gods’ Recipe Book with the ‘ingredients’ listed in the recipe, it will give you a permanent increase in stats, skills or other powers. The power that will be increased will depend on the ingredients used.

•If you make a dish from the Ancient Gods’ Recipe Book with the ‘ingredients’ listed in the recipe and transcend what the Ancient Gods have made, something special might happen.

List of Dishes:

•Vietnamese Rice Noodles and Bánh xèo.

•Pizza and Carbonara.

•Niú Ròu Miàn.

•Kimchi Jjigae Meal Set.

•Nagasaki Jjampong and Sushi.

•Etc...

‘I’ll definitely make sure that you will regret this!!!’

The second trial was the God of Shield’s trial. Currently, there was already a very powerful human that had passed through the third gate and was challenging the fourth gate. That human truly had an amazing strength. However, that power was only possible because that human was a part of the special minority.

So, Bichor believed that there was no way that the man in front of him, who was munching on fried chicken skewers, would be able to break through the walls created by the God of Shields.

That great human from before only took eight minutes and forty five seconds to break through the walls created by the God of Shields, with an attack completion rate of 56%. The human in front him now? Bichor was absolutely sure that he would be met with failure.

“Fufufufu. Foolish human. You will never be able to clear this trial. Can you see that? That is the God of Shield’s wall maze. It is a maze lined up with tens of thousands of traps. On top of that, the God of Shield’s walls, which are ten meters in height, are extremely sturdy and durable! You can never break them!!!” Bichor shouted furiously.

However, the man in front of him seemed to not feel any tension at all. Minhyuk, who was still munching on his fried chicken skewers, looked at the hundreds of tall and sturdy walls in front of him. The wall was literally the ‘maze’.

Then, Minhyuk said, “You’re thinking that I’ll fail, right? Bichon? Then, if I succeed, can you do what I ask you to do for thirty seconds?”

“Kwahahahahahahahaha! Succeed? You? An uncivilized human like you? That’s absolutely impossible. Alright. Then, if you fail, I will apply twice the penalty for failure. Are you still willing to bet, human?”

“Alright. Bet.”

Then, the notifications rang.

[The Tomb Administrator has activated his power.]

[You will receive twice the penalty if you fail.]

[Bichor will follow your commands for thirty seconds if you succeed.]

“Keuhahahahahaha! Foolish human bastard!!!”

After that, Minhyuk walked in front of one of the walls. The wall was so high that Minhyuk had to raise his head to see the top.

And Bichor? He was going wild.

‘Foolish and arrogant human bastard!!! You will experience far greater despair and frustration because of that useless pride and arrogance of yours!’

But then...

“Summon Hanwoo.”

Thud!!!

“Mooooooooo!” A cow suddenly appeared, mooing loudly as Minhyuk rode on its back. Then, the cow started to grow in size until it reached forty meters.

“...???”

Minhyuk said, “Hanwoo, charge.”

[Charge.]

[Hanwoo’s speed will double the moment he charges forward. Everything that collided with him in his charge would receive double the damage.]

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

The God of Shield’s walls began to crumble and break apart the moment Hanwoo, the forty meter tall cow, charged at them. Minhyuk got off Hanwoo’s back once he arrived at the end, his hands still full with his fried chicken skewers.

[Abyss.]

[You have successfully cleared the Second Trial of the God of Shields with shocking results!]

[You have acquired a +5 increase in all five of your basic stats!]

[You have achieved a 95% attack completion rate!]

At the same time, a notification rang in Bichor’s head.

[As per the contract that you made as the tomb administrator, you will be forced to obey his commands for thirty seconds.]

Then, Minhyuk said, “Bichon, sit.”

Swoosh—

Bichor sat.

“Bichon, paw.”

Tap—

“Bichon, bang!”

Collapse—

Minhyuk then proceeded to rub ‘Bichon’, no, Bichor’s tummy, “Oh my, you did a good job! My baby. Achuchuchu~ My dear Bichon is a very obedient and good listener~”

“...”

Bichor unknowingly gasped, ‘Haa... haa...’, a happy smile on his face.

“You’re obviously a bichon but you keep on saying no.”

“...”

That was when Bichor realized what he had done, an overwhelming sense of shame washed over him. At the same time, he was shocked, ‘Crazy... his attack time... is just 12 seconds...?’

Suddenly, Bichor unknowingly let out a whine, “Hiiiiiing...”

“...”

Yes. He was definitely a dog.

1. Refers to the Bichon Frisé, a type of toy dog and companion pet that is considered to be a great all-around pet. ☜