Chapter 929

Chapter 929

[Bentinos Wall.]

[Bentinos Wall, the size of a castles wall, will protect you and your allies!]

[You have an additional 8,000% defense!]

[Bentinos Wall has a duration of three minutes.]

[Using the skill will destroy 1 point from your STM.]

Bentinos Wall was a skill that Valentino acquired when he reached Level 600. It was named after Bentino, the greatest God of Shields. The power of this skill depended on the skill user since it gave an additional 8,000% defensive power to ones defensive power.

For players, there was a vast difference between the defensive power that ten players could express and the defensive power that a hundred players could express. Of course, this included all of the things that boosted ones defensive power, like armor, skills, accessories, and stats.

And Valentino? He had a total defensive power 1.7 times higher than the total defensive power of the player standing second in the tanker rankings.

Bentinos Wall stretched out, creating a shield akin to a long stretch of walls. However, even though Valentino was able to display such a vast and wide stretch of wall, he still doubted if he could stop the thousands of magic attacks that the God of Magic unleashed along with the tens of thousands of arrows shot by the Divine Army and the Breaths of the bone dragons.

But, of course, Valentino was not alone. There were still those who supported him from behind.

Golden Mage Ali was one. He stepped forward and unfolded his fair and slim fingers. Then, he pointed his fingers, now covered with a bright golden light, toward the magic about to rain down on them.

Dispel.

Flash

It was as if a wave had appeared and swept the magic away. In an instant, a third of the magic sent by the God of Magic disappeared into nothingness.

At the same time, tens of thousands of skeletons appeared in the air as Death, the God of Death, slammed his staff on the ground. The summoned skeletons immediately gathered together until they formed another huge wall.

Booooooooom!

The remaining magic slammed on the bone wall and pounded it until it destroyed the skeletons of the bone wall, turning them into ashes.

Baaaaaaaang

The attacks continued until they slammed into Bentinos Wall, which everyone believed in.

Boooooooom!

The first to make contact with Bentinos Wall was the magic attacks. The bombardment of magic slammed into the walls constantly and was immediately followed by a shower of arrows and Breaths.

Valentino, who held on and endured the attack with sweat dripping down and covering his entire body, roared, Uwooooooooooh!!!

Even though Bentinos Wall was about to collapse, it continued to hold on and stop the gods attacks.

This is crazy

Valentino! Youre so cool!

Youre the best, Valentino!!!

The players burst into cheers.

When the vibrations crawling up his arms disappeared, Valentino realized that his Bentinos Wall could defend against the gods' attack.

[You did not lose your pride as a god and could defend your allies successfully!]

[You have proven your qualifications as the God of Shields!]

[Your Credibility Rating has increased by 42%.]

His credibility rating soared.

Valentino felt his heart thump like crazy. For the first time, he had done something against that man, Nerva. Despite that, the rewards that he received were sweet. There was also an unfamiliar sense of excitement thrumming in his veins from when he walked in the opposite direction from those fleeing. He was in awe of himself that hed been able to stop the attack from the gods.

He looked back at Minhyuk. Valentino knew that he would not only be removed from the Swords of the Gods and stripped of his status as the Count but also executed once he returned to the Luvien Empire. But if he joined Minhyuk and the Beyond the Heavens Empire that he had created, then perhaps his situation would be different. Perhaps his second life would finally begin!

So, Valentino looked at Minhyuk and said, Please allow me to join the Beyond the Heavens

Are you done talking bullshit?

...

Valentino secretly glanced back at Nerva.

Ah, Im f*cked

***

Are you done talking bullshit? Minhyuk growled, confused by Valentinos unexpected words.

Minhyuk wouldnt accept someone who had spoken ill of Ali just a few moments prior. Werent they supposed to accept the strong? No. The Beyond the Heavens Empire chose people based on their personality and attitude, especially if the person in question was someone like Valentino, who stood at the top.

Seeing Valentinos ugly expression, Minhyuk said, Things have already reached this point. I think it would be better if you helped me out here. After all, you have already fallen out with Nerva, no?

That was right. Valentino could already tell his fate by the notifications alone.

[You have defied an imperial decree!]

[The penalty of one execution will be equivalent to the penalty of three forced logouts!]

Valentino agreed with Minhyuks words. Things had already developed to this point.

If I stayed by Nervas side, my credibility rating would likely plunge into the negative.

Even though they were God-class players, none had heard about these three. Of course, they were here because they had met the requirements and had the qualifications to stand here. Even so, there was a high chance that they were gods without influence.

[After 30 minutes, the Third Wave will begin!]

[The Third Wave will last for 40 minutes. The Succession Ceremony will end if you can defend against the third wave of attacks!]

Is there a way? Valentino asked.

He knew he and Nerva had already turned their backs against each other. Since that was the case, Valentino wanted to become the God of Shields and make the emperor eat shit. However, looking at their current manpower, it seemed like this would be very difficult.

Of course, their side had Death, Ali, and Minhyuk. And Valentino was also confident that he could continue to maintain his shield to defend them. As for the other three? Well, Valentino did not know.

Valentino thought, One of them can turn into any animal. Another is a pervert who likes rope-binding. And the last one is the God of Siege Weapons, who is useless unless hes on a battlefield.

On the other hand, the other side has powerful and skilled players.

The bullets sent by the God of Shooting are comparable to the arrows sent by the God of Archery Miao. On their side, theres also the God of Disasters, known for being the best regarding AOE attacks.

Valentino sighed. The God of Lightning can stop the enemies by sending fifty lightning bolts in one go. The God of Ice can control the enemies movements by freezing an area of 200 meters. If Nerva joins the other gods, then

Of course, as the God of Shields, Valentino could steadily increase his credibility rating by protecting his allies. However, he didnt want Nerva to obtain anything good from this situation.

Then, Minhyuk said, There is.

What is it?

Since that side chose to defend, well just attack.

...?

Valentino doubted his ears for a moment. He felt like he had just misheard what Minhyuk said.

Did he just tell us to attack the gods?!

Was that even possible? The gods had given them the task of defending against the gods attacks. But Minhyuk was telling them that they were going to attack the gods?

Minhyuk said, Anyway, it wouldnt matter. This is the Succession Ceremony. So, even if the Divine Army or anyone else dies, they would just be revived and will be able to survive. I plan to have you protect us, and once the other side moves to defend, we will do our best to deal damage to the gods.

Do we even have a chance to fight back?

Were the gods just simple gods? Besides, would the damage they could dish out even put a chip on the gods?

Dont forget that Im the only production-class player here.

...!

Valentinos eyes grew wide. Indeed, Minhyuk was the only production-class player present in this place. And from what he heard, the effects of the buff that Minhyuk could give to others were far superior to any other buff effects. It was only natural. After all, the effects of a buff created by combining skills, ingredients, and abilities would be vastly different from a mere ordinary buff.

Thats why you have to give me all of the ingredients in your hands. Ah, it has to be at least epic grade.

Youre suddenly extorting ingredients from us?

Valentino blinked blankly at Minhyuk, who had already stretched his hand. Valentino was a bit reluctant but knew that what they needed the most right now was Minhyuks cooking. So, he handed over all of the God-grade ingredients that he had saved and the legendary-grade and epic-grade ingredients that he had on hand.

Minhyuk remarked, I dont think I would need this now, and this one, too. This God-grade ingredient is the only one that looks best.

Even though Minhyuk said these things, he did not return the ingredients he had obtained.

I- I think Im being extorted? Valentino thought.

Nevertheless, he was not the only one being treated that way. The others also had some rare and mysterious ingredients on hand. And Minhyuk? He just smiled widely and accepted them.

Nowhat?

Now that everything has been decided, we should do the most important thing, Minhyuk said.

Then, a man grabbed Valentinos wrist. The man was none other than Ali.

Valentino began, About earlier

Ali cut him off. Shut it, or Ill rip you a new one. Im not giving you this token because I like you. Im giving this to you only because were fighting together in this place.

Just like Minhyuk, Ali treated Valentino coldly. He was making it clear that they only formed a brief alliance. Nothing more, nothing less. But even though it was just a brief alliance, he still drew the X symbol on Valentinos wrist. Of course, Ali didnt just do it for Valentino; he drew the token on the others too.

Ali did not want to be tagged as narrow-minded and petty. He also did not want to isolate Valentino by not drawing the token on his wrist because of what happened earlier, so he also drew it on Valentinos wrist.

Inside the succession ceremonys hall that floated high up to the sky, Ali raised his left arm and shouted, Frieeeeeeeeeend!!!

Minhyuk also raised his left arm and shouted, Frieeeeeeeeend!!!

O-ooh. We always wanted to try this too. Frieeeeeeeeeeend!!!

Frieeeeeeeeeend!!!

Frieeeeeeeeeeeeeeend!!!

Valentino could feel his face heating up as he muttered, F-f-f-fr-fr-fr

Ali, Minhyuk, and the rest of the gods glared at him.

Frieeeeeeeeeend!!!

With seven arms raised to the sky, one word resonated loudly throughout the area. Frieeeeeeeend!!!

At this moment, Valentino felt like he wanted to go home.