Chapter 616: Defensive War (1)

Chapter 616: Defensive War (1)

The entire Joy Co. Ltd. was turned upside down.

The Luvien Empire’s invasion was set to unify the continents and it was a very difficult scenario to monitor. That was why they created the War Management Team.

“I don’t have a clue on what kind of rewards we should give!”

“How many of the Luvien Imperial Army have survived?”

“90,000... no. 88,000. W, wait... 70,000... The numbers are hard to estimate. The trap’s aftermath is still devouring the surviving troops!”

“Team leader! What kind of rewards should we give?!”

Who was the War Management Team’s Leader? It was none other than Park Yi-Hyeon, the one that was in the Event Management Team just recently. And right now, Park Yi-Hyeon’s head had turned as blank as a white sheet of paper.

‘What kind of rewards should we give if he killed that many enemies?’

No, more than that...

‘Isn’t this considered to be a bug?!’

Even Park Yi-Hyeon, someone that had reached the position of a team leader in Joy Co. Ltd., could not understand this strange phenomenon. A trap suddenly exploded and devoured more than 600,000 troops? It was simply ridiculous.

Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring—

Ring, ring, ring, ring, ring, ring—

A series of phone calls poured into the War Management Team.

From the Customer Center Team.

“Players are constantly complaining about bugs! Team Leader Park Yi-Hyeon, is it a bug?”

“Well, even we...”

From the Scenario Progression Team.

“What are we supposed to do with the scenario where Sword Emperor Ellie leaves to become the Continental Emperor after the fall of Eivelis Empire?! Isn’t this a scenario collapse?!”

Park Yi-Hyeon was literally going crazy, ‘Whenever this player appears...’ The Food God always gave Team Leader Park Yi-Hyeon anxiety and put him in a panic.

Then, President Kang Taehoon appeared in the War Management Team. They were in a situation where most of the troops of the Second Army, which was about to be deployed, had been wiped out.

“President, is this a bug?”

“It’s not a bug.”

“Yes?”

Park Yi-Hyeon could not believe that it was not a bug.

“This is all because Player Minhyuk fed a Legendary grade dish to the trap specialist named Bichor.”

“No, is that really even possible?”

No matter how strong a player was, could a single player truly do something like this? But Kang Taehoon nodded to answer his question. Common sense would dictate that it was not possible. That was why...

“Hahahahahahaha!”

All Kang Taehoon could do was laugh, right inside the chaotic office of the War Management Team. After all, this was the world that he wanted. A player that was not swayed by the scenario that Joy Co. Ltd. had created and set up. Once his laughter died down, Taehoon was able to regain his composure.

“Reward all of the participants of the war from Asgan Continent with one platinum. Prepare the deployment of the Third Army as soon as possible. Also, reward Player Minhyuk with 1,000 platinum since he killed almost 600,000 enemy troops.”Fôllôw new stories at novelhall.com

“I understand.”

“And make sure that the Customer Center Team knows that this is not a bug.”

After leaving those words behind, President Kang Taehoon promptly disappeared. The place where he was headed? It was none other than the place where supercomputer Athenae was.

“Athenae. You have seen the situation, right?”

[...]

Even Athenae, the God of Origin inside the game, was speechless. Though he did not see her expression, Kang Taehoon seemed to know what she was feeling. It was definitely no different from what he was feeling.

[I saw it.]

“What are the odds of Eivelis Empire winning this war now?”

[17%]

The chances were still extremely small. However, Kang Taehoon was looking forward to what would happen. Would everything work out within the framework that Joy Co. Ltd. had created, or would the players be able to overcome the situation and create a new scenario?

At the same time.

Team Leader Park Yi-Hyeon, who was organizing and following the instructions of President Kang Taehoon in the War Management Team, had left the TV on.

“Huuuh? Who’s that?”

“Wow. Look at how cool he is...”

The scene on the TV showed the area that had disappeared after the explosions. And in there was the mysterious bichon named Bichor.

On the screen, a man could be seen walking among the screaming troops of the Luvien Empire that had collapsed from the attack.The man was wearing the red cloak bearing the sword and the shield, Eivelis Empire’s symbol, with a horned helmet covering his face. The man’s sword shone beautifully under the glare of the sun as he walked alone toward the enemy camp.

Step, step, step—

At that moment, Ruven realized that the man in front of him was not just some mere human.

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

Minhyuk began his horrifying dance on the battlefield. He swept away his enemies with every swing of his sword. The duration of the skill was four minutes. Minhyuk was able to kill at least 3,000 in a single minute. However, no matter how many he cut down, there were still too many enemies in front of him.

Seeing the gruesome scene unfold in front of him, Ruven immediately charged forward and joined the battle. Ruven was a Gods’ Sword that could use various forms of aura.

“Aura Mace.”

Baaaaaaaaaaaaaaam—

Ruven’s aura changed into the shape of a mace and slammed down on Minhyuk, who was running around like some kind of wildhorse. At that moment, Minhyuk received a tremendous shock from the powerful blow.

“Kghhhhk!”

[Your HP has gone below 84%!]

The attack was horrendous. Just one hit and Minhyuk’s max HP had gone down by 16%. But it did not end there.

“Aura Dagger.”

Ruven manipulated his aura and created hundreds of daggers in the skies.

Fwoosh, fwoosh, fwoosh, fwoosh, fwoosh—

Indeed, Ruven was the kind of person that no other player dared to touch. He was able to find out the biggest drawback of the lightning strikes that Minhyuk had released. It was the fact that the attack had to be successful before it could be triggered. All he had to do was stop the attack from being successful if he wanted to stop Minhyuk.

In just an instant, Minhyuk’s HP dropped below 50%. In that short moment, he was overwhelmed by Ruven and the surviving 30,000 troops’ momentum.

‘If the attack is not successful, Slaughterer Armor’s absorption will not work.’

In other words, he would not be able to recover.

Ruven smirked and said, “Are you struggling against me? Someone with just one arm?”

However, Minhyuk did not answer. Ruven clicked his tongue and continued, “Only a human bastard would be proud after gaining a bit of the Gods’ power. However, today, the entire world will witness the beheading of the Beyond the Heavens’ King.”

He was sure of his victory. The Luvien Empire continued to put pressure on Minhyuk.

At the same time, the commentators said...

[I don’t know where Food God Minhyuk’s momentum went. He looked infinitely weaker against the Gods’ Sword.]

[It’s only natural for the Food God to be helpless in front of Luvien Empire’s 30,000 troops and a Sword of the Gods.]

[Still, I believe he already did well. After all, he already blew up almost the entire Second Army.]

That was right. The Food God fully deserved a round of applause. He had wiped away almost the entire Second Army.

As for Ruven? He had made a quick decision, ‘It won’t take too long.’

He decided to quickly finish off the Beyond the Heavens King, join with the Third Army, and charge toward Eivelis Empire.

‘You’ll kill everyone before the Third Army arrives? What bullshit.’

Then, Ruven triggered his special skill.

“Aura Festival.”

Rumbleeeeeee—

Hundreds of weapons created from Aura appeared in the skies and aimed to strike Minhyuk all at once. With this, and the tens of thousands of their troops surrounding the Beyond the Heavens King, Ruven was sure of the man’s death. But then, at that moment...

“...?”

Ruven saw a huge shadow cast over him. He could not understand why such a shadow appeared.

‘This is...?’

It was definitely a cow.

‘Why is a giant cow on this battlefield?’

Then, Minhyuk said, “Hanwoo, charge.”

“Mooooooooooo!!!”

At that moment, the Aura Festival was finally released. However, all of it struck the gigantic cow’s body and disappeared without a trace. It did not even give a huge blow to the target. And then...

Thuuuuuump—

“...?”

Ruven was not given time to get his senses together. All he knew was that his body was kicked by the giant cow. Then, the cow began to sweep away the 30,000 surviving troops.

Baaaaaaaaaaam—

Thuuuuuuuud—

The twenty-meter-tall Hanwoo began to brutally crush the enemies. In just a few minutes, most of the surviving troops of the Luvien Empire died. As for Gods’ Sword Ruven? His body was twisted in some strange manner, rendering him completely unfit for combat.

“Ughhhhh...”

The strange groan that came out of Ruven’s mouth brought shock to the entire world.