Chapter 791

Chapter 791

Swoosh—

Minhyuk was forced into an unconscious state, his body collapsing toward the ground. Aegaeon immediately used his power and sent him flying back.

Baaaaaaang—

Aegaeon watched the unconscious Minhyuk roll helplessly on the ground. Cold sweat dripped down his back followed by a spine-numbing chill. Aegaeon never imagined that the man would try to kill Aegaeon, let alone make him kneel in front of him. However, it was all the more reason why Aegaeon wanted the man more.

Looks delicious. Aegaeon’s Gluttony whispered in his ears.

Meanwhile, Obren, who was inside the Puzzling Seasoning Jar, realized that Minhyuk was facing the worst possible scenario. He had realized when they entered that this land was owned by Aegaeon. He assumed that someone had temporarily awakened Aegaeon in this place. When Minhyuk was dragged to the place where Aegaeon was, Obren was dismayed.

—What I’m worried about has now become a reality.

Almost all of the Eight Pillars were looking for Minhyuk. They wanted to nip him in the bud. Minhyuk was able to avoid the pursuit of the Eight Pillars thanks to Obren’s powers. However, Minhyuk still ended up facing one of them.

Obren, who knew that Aegaeon would devour the boy right away, had given Minhyuk a small piece of advice.

‘Either run away or kill him. Do one of the two somehow. The bastard is currently in a weakened state. Perhaps you might be able to kill him.’

However, Obren had been mistaken. Even though Aegaeon was in a weakened state, he was still a being that Minhyuk could not even dream of facing. Of course, that was not Obren’s fault. He had given Minhyuk the choice, and it was Minhyuk who chose to try to kill Aegaeon.

“Interesting.” Aegaeon grinned as he looked at the handsome man who was sprawled and unconscious on the ground with an expression filled with interest. Then, not long after, he began to laugh in a crazy manner.

“Fufufufufufu. Hihihihihihihi. Ahahahahahahahaha! Interesting!”

Just like a devil, he whispered, “I have to eat him, right?”

Aegaeon licked his lips as he took a step toward Minhyuk. His Gluttony could take away and devour all of his opponent’s power. Aegaeon was sure that he would somehow be able to regain some of his lost power as long as he preyed on this man.

Of course, Minhyuk was completely unconscious at this moment. Obren’s voice sounded completely muffled, as if it was covered with a thick haze, to him.

‘Damn it, Minhyuk. Minhyuk!!! F*ck!!!’

Slowly, his voice began to break through his consciousness.

‘Ah... yes... quickly...the path... open...!’

However, Minhyuk’s consciousness was still completely in the dark.Diiscover new stories at novelhall.com

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Joy Co. Ltd.

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[Warning.]

[Warning.]

[Warning.]

The busy employees of Joy Co. Ltd. all froze in their tracks when they saw the warning messages sent by Supercomputer Athenae flash on the screens of their computers. This was the first time that Athenae had directly announced a crisis in the form of a ‘warning.’

“Team, Team Leader!!!”

“Team Leader!!!”

“Can you check what’s going on?!”

The members of various teams hurriedly called out to their team leaders. Unfortunately, they also did not know the current situation. So, the various team leaders all jumped up from their seats and ran toward the conference room.

Everyone gasped for breath the moment they arrived in the conference room. The same was true for Kang Taehoon. Among the team leaders was Team Leader Park Minggyu, who had already been briefed by Lee Minhhwa. Team Leader Park quickly explained the ins and outs of the situation to President Kang Taehoon.

“Did you just say Aegaeon?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

“How did it come to this...?”

A path made of light spread out and extended from the sky.

“Then, shall I tear up all of your fragments hidden in the east?”

A man wearing silver armor and a very somber expression on his face appeared and stood in front of the unconscious Minhyuk, blocking Aegaeon’s path. This man was the ‘God that Rules and Commands the Greatest Army’.

“Then, let me tear everything in the west.”

Immediately after that, a beautiful woman appeared, staring fixedly at Aegaeon with a cold and sharp glare. This woman was none other than the ‘God that Loves Cooking’.

“The North.”

She was immediately followed by a man with a gloomy and dreary expression. He spoke briefly and bluntly, as if to prove his taciturn personality. This was the God ‘that Never Backs Down’.

“Gods, will you leave the south to this humble human? I will make sure to tear all of the fragments until they can no longer be recognized.”

This time, a woman wearing a red full-plated armor that carried the mark of the phoenix, the symbol of the Eivelis Empire, and a sword on her shoulder appeared. This was none other than Sword Emperor Ellie.

“Hoho. For someone that dared to harm His Majesty, I do not plan on stopping after I tear his fragments to pieces.”

Then, an old man with a very cold expression appeared. This old man currently held and wielded the greatest spear in existence.

“Did you just try to touch His Majesty’s body?”

The Fallen and Wretched Emperor, who almost ruled the greatest empire, appeared.

“You must want to die.”

Dark demonic energy spread out from the body of the newly born Great Demon, also known as the Shield of the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom. The demonic energy turned into a shield that protected Minhyuk.

“Graaaaaaaaaa!”

“Grrrrrrrrrrrrr!”

“Rooooooaaaaaaar!”

Although they looked quite insignificant and trivial compared to the others that had appeared here, Love, Hope and Happiness still ran forward fiercely and roared loudly to protect their master.

There were also players that responded to Athenae’s summon and appeared in this place.

“F*ck! Who dares to touch my boyfriend!!!” Genie shouted as she slammed her whip on the ground.

“I’ll make sure to break an arm,” Right beside her, Khan declared as he put on his gloves and looked beside him.

“Then, I’ll go for the legs. I’ll make sure to cut them to pieces.” Asura Ascar held her bloody-red sword tightly.

“Is that even necessary? It’s not a bad idea to throw him and make him the food for my undead, right?” The King of the Dead, Death, looked at Aegaeon arrogantly.

“Let’s blow him up until there’s nothing left of him.” Golden Mage Ali smiled.

Then, another player said, “I’ll turn him into an eunuch.”

“...?”

“...?”

“...?”

For a moment, everyone turned to look at Locke, who was the source of the statement. Of course, they immediately turned back to look at Aegaeon again. However, Locke grabbed his axe tightly, as if he was very serious about what he said.

The truth was, everyone that appeared here was very nervous. None of them could estimate the power of one of the Eight Pillars.

Aegaeon unknowingly took a step back. The legends of this era gathered together just for the sake of a mere human king? It was truly beyond his understanding.

In a blink, a crowd of powerful people gathered and surrounded Minhyuk in a protective circle. Then, at that moment, a middle-aged man’s voice rang loudly from beside Minhyuk, who had been hidden by the crowd.

“You are mistaken.”

The crowd parted and opened up a path for Aegaeon to see who was talking. At the end of the path was a middle-aged man. He gently placed Minhyuk’s head on his lap and swept his hair away.

This man had responded to Athenae’s summons, even from hell. His name? Sword God Valen.

Valen looked at Minhyuk, who slept like a baby, with a soft smile on his face and said, “This child’s greatest strength does not lie with the powerful sword that he wields. Nor does it lie with the excellent dishes that he produces, or the amazing abilities and outstanding artifacts in his possession.”

Valen looked up at Aegaeon and continued with a cold voice, “To be loved by all.” Valen held his sword tightly after making sure that the boy’s head was gently placed on his lap and spoke with great emphasis, “This is this child’s greatest strength.”