Chapter 658: The First Priest

Chapter 658: The First Priest

Minhyuk met with Athenae Religion’s Saintess Loyna to ask for information on the path to the Land of the Forgotten Heroes.

The Land of the Forgotten Heroes was a place where one could not come and go so recklessly. Even Saintess Loyna said that she could only get a parchment that could allow one to enter the path to the Land of the Forgotten Heroes once every year. But even if one received this parchment, it would only guide them to that place. According to Loyna, one could only enter that place through their own power alone.

Minhyuk gratefully received the parchment that Saintess Loyna had handed over to him, and ripped the parchment apart.

[You have torn the Parchment that Guides you on the Path to the Land of the Forgotten Heroes.]

[You are being warped.]

When Minhyuk opened his eyes, he was greeted with a long bridge in front of him. The bridge was surrounded by clouds and it would make anyone dizzy just by looking down below.

There, Minhyuk summoned Hanwoo and climbed on its back as they moved towards the other end of the bridge.

“Hanwoo.”

“Mooooooo?”

“Give this hyung some rib-eye.”

Swish, swis~

“Hanwoo.”

“Mooooo?”

“Give this hyung some skirt steak.”

“Moooooo...”

Minhyuk and the Bull Demon King, Hanwoo, shared a very special relationship where they could exchange morbid jokes like this. As he rode on Hanwoo’s back, he asked, “Why is my dear Hanwoo looking so listless and weak today?”

Minhyuk climbed down and gently placed his hand on Hanwoo’s head. He looked at the cow with a curious look on his face. For some reason, he could tell that Hanwoo’s eyes looked a bit sad today.

“Mooooooo!!!” Hanwoo moo’ed loudly, scraping the ground with his hind legs. It seemed like he was playing a prank on Minhyuk.

“Did you trick me? Rascal. Hey, I might die if you run into me!”

“Moooooo!”

Hanwoo grinned, finding what they were doing fun and interesting. Minhyuk then climbed on Hanwoo’s back again.

“Hanwoo, I don’t know what kind of danger awaits us at the end of this bridge. But you and I, your hyung, we will get through it together, right?”

“Mooooooooo!”

Minhyuk smiled as he patted Hanwoo’s head once again. Then, he looked at the Food God’s True Inherent Skill that he had acquired when he received the qualifications of a True God.

(Inversing Giddiness)

Food God’s Secret

Level: None

Mana Required: 5,000

Cooldown: 144 hours.

Effects:

•Through the skill Inversing Giddiness, you can decrease the stat or skill level increase effect on the person that ate your dishes and received its buff effects. You can decrease it as much as the buff effect they received.

[The Fake Sun Wukong has stolen the Jade Emperor’s Jade Seal!]

[The Jade Emperor’s Jade Seal has the power that could give one the ‘Power to Ask the Jade Emperor to Grant You One’s Wish’ and the ‘Chance to Become a King’!]

What Henry found was sufficient enough to bring a deep smile to his face. What if he became a ‘king’ in this mysterious world that no one knew about? He was already thrilled at the thought of how he could exploit and extort plenty of things from the people from this place. However, there was one problem.

“I have to get going now. We have to search for new prey,” Henry said as he left the ‘Fake Sun Wukong’s cave. The cave where the Fake Sun Wukong was currently residing was connected to the Land of the Forgotten Heroes. Henry was met with his comrades the moment he got out of the cave.

“As expected, our greatest problem is our strength.”

“That’s right.”

“Hmmm...”

Henry’s expression, which was full of pretentious smiles at the Fake Sun Wukong earlier, turned grotesque. He was someone that would not care about the means. If he could use money, then he would use it. On top of that, he had strong and powerful comrades and troops.

However, it was still impossible. The Fake Sun Wukong was not as strong as the true Great Sage, Heaven’s Equal, but he was still so powerful that they could not deal with him with their power alone.

The ones that came here with Henry were his own people, moving in secret as unofficial rankers. They were also rankers that were at the top of the food chain. However, the Fake Sun Wukong was still too powerful for them.

“We need a buff. A very powerful one and something that all of us can get together.”

“...Where should we get such a buff?”

There were only a select few people that could give out such a buff. The God of Parchment, the God of Alchemy and the God of Reinforcements were a few of them. But Henry was not acquainted with them at all.

“Aaaaah, Hanwoo~ Can’t you really give some ribeye to your hyung?”

“Mooooooooooo!”

But then, at that moment, an unidentified voice rang in their ears. It seemed like there was someone that was stepping into the Land of Forgotten Heroes. Henry immediately hid with his comrades.

Amidst the thick fog, they saw the figure of a player riding on top of a cow. The player looked unfamiliar. However, Henry could tell that the ‘cow’ that the player was riding and talking to was the Food God’s Hanwoo.

Henry has already explored this unknown land. He knew that Hanwoo was the Bull Demon King and was very much aware of how much his worth was.

‘If we do this well, then...’

A good idea flashed in Henry’s head. He thought of a brilliant idea where he could kill the Fake Sun Wukong, get the Jade Emperor’s Jade Seal, and even acquire the Bull Demon King.

“Let’s eat the buffed dishes that the Food God has made.”

Grin—

Henry’s hideous smile was so wide that his lips seemed to touch his ears.

***

The Fake Sun Wukong was sitting on his throne and stroking the Ruyi Jingu Bang on his shoulder. He said, “Human beings are truly stupid.”

He was aware of Henry’s plans. Henry might not know about it but the Fake Sun Wukong had another special skill called ‘Truths and Lies’. After seeing through his plans, the Fake Sun Wukong planned to wipe out Henry and his gang the moment they came back to his cave.

‘It seems like they have found a new prey. Very well, I can kill him together with them.’

An hour later.

“...???”

The Fake Sun Wukong could not hide his bewildered expression. It was because Henry, the man he introduced as ‘Food God’, and even his comrades, all sat together and looked at the prepared meals.

And Minhyuk, who watched everyone like that, hid the deep smile on his face.

1. An epithet referring to the Tripitaka ☜