Chapter 834

Chapter 834

‘How many days had passed since His Majesty left?’

Beyond the Heavens’ Commander Brod could not remember. That was how long and taxing the war against the Luvien Empire was.

The Luvien Empire had arrived at the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom with 2.5 million troops in tow. Of course, there were also a considerable number of Sword of the Gods among them. However, what was more surprising was that it was not the dukes, which were called as the Empire’s Stars, that held the baton and commanded the army, but Nerva Sephiroth himself.

Sitting on his throne a bit further away from the battlefield, Nerva Sephiroth looked at the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom with pity.

“Heok... heok...”

“Aaaaaaaack!”

Brod looked around him. He saw one of the Beyond the Heavens’ soldiers dying as a spear struck his heart.

“Ugh.”

In another area, he saw Spear God Ben, who had lost one eye and was wearing an eye patch to cover it up, squeeze the last of his strength to swing his spear.

“Uwaaaaaaaaah!”

‘How many days has it been?’

All of them were struggling and breathing roughly. Even Locke, who had been forced to log out three times, was still swinging his axe and cutting down several knights that surrounded him. The Fist and Feet of Beyond the Heavens, Ares and Khan, had also died several times but they still continued to fight against the soldiers of the Luvien Empire each time they revived.

“Kghhhhhk!”

Ali, who had been preventing the magic and arrows of the Luvien Empire from pouring down on them, slowly fell down from the sky with an arrow stuck deeply in his chest.

“Urk!”

His Majesty’s Shadow, one-armed Luo, charged fiercely with a devilish look on his face, despite the blood that almost dyed his entire body red.

They were currently in a very bad situation. Almost 40% of the Beyond the Heavens’ troops had died, while another 30% of the surviving troops were sporting serious and grave injuries. All of this made it difficult for them to hold out. On the other hand, the troops of the Luvien Empire continued to appear.

Even Brod had started to grow exhausted. He could no longer remember how many enemies he had cut down. With the Swords of the Gods’ systematic way of attacking, all he could do was fall back whenever there was danger and recover with the help of the priests, before charging forward and attacking once again.

‘Your Majesty...’ Brod looked up at the blue sky high above them.

To be honest, the Named NPCs of the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom were already at their limits. The players were not doing any better. Each of the players of the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom, those that were hailed as high rankers, had been forced to log out at least 2~4 times during the course of the battle. Most of them had lost their rankings in the top 100 too.

Slash—

Brod’s breath came out in rough gasps as he supported himself with his sword after he took the head of the enemy soldier that was aiming for his neck.

“Kghhk...!”

Even the great veteran Spear God Ben seemed to have no more strength to lift his spear. They were constantly being pushed back by their enemies, until the fight reached their gates.

At this point, Brod decided that the soldiers' participation in this war no longer held any meaning. They opened their gates and sent all the wounded and exhausted soldiers inside. It was a sad and painful choice.

‘It’s better for them to live longer, no?’

Brod, who was pushed back to the gates, continued to look around as he struggled to defend against his enemies. He could see that even the skilled and powerful Spear God Ben was shaking and struggling to remain standing up. Great Demon Elpis had also lost his left arm while Sword of the Gods Luo leaned weakly on the walls, blood dripping all over his body.

“Sir— Sir Luo’s condition is unusual!”

“Hurry and fetch some potions!”

“We don’t have any more potions left...”

Sword of the Gods Luo looked like he was on the verge of death. The word hopeless barely described their situation.

Brod was certainly a powerhouse that could take down hundreds of thousands of soldiers on his own. However, the problem was that Nerva had joined the war, and he was a figure that was on equal footing as Brod.

With him at the helm, the Named NPCs, who were already struggling from the pressure brought about by the Swords of the Gods, were tormented even further. In fact, it was probably apt to say that the wounds and injuries that the Named NPCs suffered were mostly caused by Nerva. They had no choice but to employ a hit and run strategy, while suffering tremendously.

“Haa... Haa...” Brod was breathing roughly but he continued to stare ahead and did not give up.

At that moment, the Luvien Imperial Army split and opened a path, as Nerva walked forward. Complex emotions were swirling in Nerva’s gaze. Brod just glared at Nerva. If looks could kill, Nerva would have been dead many times over.

Nerva had used a dirty trick by poisoning Brod’s knight order, in order to be chosen by the Battle God. Brod hated him for what he did. However, he no longer had the strength to even lift his finger.

Dozens of screenshots that showed his first meeting with Brod flashed in the sky above them. Then, Elpis’ figure appeared.

[He made toast for the pitiful person that he met in the Demon World.]

A screenshot showed Elpis eating toast.

[He made a grave for the poor and pitiful one’s mother. The poor and pitiful one wept and knelt before him.]

The sky showed the day Elpis swore his eternal loyalty and allegiance to Minhyuk.

[He fought against the Great Demon for the sake of those that lived for him.]

A screenshot of Minhyuk flying toward Great Demon Verus to save Elpis flashed by.

[In the end, he won with the countless people that stood by his side.]

Dozens more screenshots flickered in front of their eyes.

Elpis smiling brightly.

Brod smiling happily.

Haze nagged at him saying, ‘Your Majesty, please behave a bit...!’

Love, Hope, Happiness grinning at him with their tongues sticking out.

There was also one with Luo walking behind Minhyuk with a small smile on his face.

The dozens of screenshots turned into hundreds as it showed the people that Minhyuk had built ties with, who eventually became members of the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom.

There was also one showing Centurion Park training the soldiers.

A scene of Gorfido going out to fish every day.

There was also a scene where Beanie and Luna rolled around.

Tens of thousands of screenshots had now appeared, with more of them appearing until they reached millions. The screenshots turned smaller and smaller, turning into dots that filled the sky.

[He took the first step just to eat bread.]

[Then, one day his small steps became the steps of many people as many people gathered around him.]

[He was once the humblest and most trivial player.]

[But people gathered around him and now, he’s beginning to take the biggest steps.]

A screenshot of Minhyuk smiling faintly as he looked at the people cheering for him flashed in front of everyone.

[He was a normal human being.]

[He became the king of a small kingdom.]

[One day, he became a true and genuine god.]

[His vassals and subjects that believed in him also became gods.]

Tens of thousands of screenshots go by quickly, just like a video.

[And now...]

A small smile appeared on the faces of the Named NPCs and the players of the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom. They had been waiting for this moment, with utmost faith that he would achieve it.

[He became the First Emperor of the New Era.]

All of the screenshots disappeared, revealing the face of the emperor. The new emperor sat on his throne and looked at his people with a soft and gentle smile on his face. At the same time, another set of notifications rang.

[The Beyond the Heavens Empire has been established!]

[The Emperor of the Beyond the Heavens Empire is Minhyuk!]

The shabby and trivial steps became the greatest and noblest steps.