Chapter 948

Chapter 948

Minhyuk remained still for quite a long time after the video ended. As the video showed, many trolls and keyboard warriors were bashing him on the internet, even if he did nothing wrong. But because Minhyuk had taken a hard stance about them, their numbers had dwindled considerably compared to the past. And because of them, Minhyuk grew obsessed with getting ahead of everybody else.

Now, he realized that more people were cheering and supporting Minhyuk than his trolls, keyboard warriors, and haters. After watching this video, Minhyuk felt the burden that the malicious comments had placed on his shoulders grow lighter.

‘Let’s keep this for myself.’

Carron also left a message on the email.

[If you want to keep it for yourself, then keep it. If you want to post it on ZTube, then post it. It’s your gift. You’re free to do whatever you want with it~]

Minhyuk had no intention of using this video to gain support or benefits. So, he would keep it for himself.

Thanks to Carron, Minhyuk went back to Athenae with a faint smile on his face.

***

The Maserrati Kingdom, led by Absolute Monarch Richard, was founded by a player and once stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the Beyond the Heavens Empire. Even to this day, the Maserrati Kingdom remained the best and strongest kingdom among all the kingdoms established by players. It was said that if another player established an empire, the kingdom would be the Maserrati Kingdom.

At this moment, the elites of the Maserrati Kingdom had gathered together. The elites included five players, hailed as the Pillars of Maserrati, over level 600, and five legendary NPCs, with one trying to take over one of the gods’ seats. Nine hundred of the Maserrati Kingdom’s best knights, comprised of players and NPCs, stood behind them.

“There’s a high chance that this is Helenia’s dungeon...”

One of the Maserrati Kingdom’s explorers discovered this dungeon not too long ago. Although nothing was known about it, the Maserrati Kingdom came here to clear it.

Unknown and unidentified dungeons were essential. They could bring new resources, new hunting grounds, or new rewards. They could even give huge rewards that could satisfy a kingdom.

The dungeon also restricted the number of people entering. It could accommodate a thousand people at most. Although various dungeons in Athenae could accommodate multiple people, only some had restrictions like this with such a vast number of people. Because of this, Richard believed that there was a chance that this was Helenia’s dungeon.

On the day Helenia descended on Earth, she declared that her dungeons would appear worldwide in a month. She also stated that her fragments would reside in these dungeons and work to pave a path for her descent.

The players were tasked to prevent her descent as much as possible. Of course, they would be able to obtain rewards during the process. And the best part? The rewards would come from Immortal Sorceress Helenia herself.

If this were Helenia’s dungeon, they could obtain tremendous rewards by being the first attackers. However, Richard was worried about one thing.

“It’s near Aveid Territory.”

The dungeon was located near the barren territory that the Beyond the Heavens Empire had received from the Luvien Empire not long ago. Thankfully, the dungeon was not situated within the Aveid Territory.

Richard could only chuckle wryly to himself.

‘I’m too conscious of him.’

He believed it would not harm the Beyond the Heavens Empire even if they failed to attack the dungeon. After all, there were no cases where monsters ran out of the dungeons because someone failed to clear them.

Richard led the elites of his kingdom to try and enter the dungeon.

[Helenia’s Dungeons have started to appear all over the world!]

“...?”

They had yet to enter the dungeon. To be exact, only one person had entered the dungeon before, and that person was none other than the Maserrati Kingdom’s dungeon explorer. The dungeon explorer had only visited this place yesterday. He even returned right away when he saw that it was possible to use a Return Scroll.

“Impossible...!” Richard hoped against hope that his conjectures were wrong.

Right in front of the dungeon, the statue symbolizing Helenia swiftly emerged. The newly made statue depicting Helenia’s figure seemed to be holding a staff with her arm right in front of her. Then, Richard saw the staff slowly begin to squirm and wriggle.

[The dungeon’s timer has reached 0!]

Richard decided they had to escape as fast as they could, even if they had to give up protecting their backs.

“Hurry up!”

The elites of Maserrati Kingdom immediately ran after Richard without looking behind them.

“Hiss–”

As they ran, one of the anacondas grabbed a hold of one of the knights. It immediately clung and wrapped around the knight’s body until it broke the knight’s bones with its weight. And finally, it bit the man’s neck.

Swooooosh–

The knight, bitten on the neck, became dry like a mummy and eventually crumbled away like dirt.

‘Are you telling me countless dungeons like this are being created worldwide?’

The thought alone brought chills down Richard’s spine. However, he shook his head. This was a different case. This was the first dungeon discovered, so there was a high chance that its level would be higher than usual. However, it was still enough of a headache for Richard to think that the other dungeons appearing later would only be slightly weaker than this.

Richard, who was running away just like that, felt his heart constrict after knowing he had already lost nearly 200 elite knights.

Even though the pride of his kingdom bombarded the anacondas with their AOE attack skills, they still failed to break through the monsters’ defenses. This meant the anacondas’ defensive power was too high for their attacks to work. It seemed like their AOE attack skills were only strong enough to deal with Level 500 monsters.

Richard, who was running away like crazy, suddenly felt weightless.

“???”

He looked around in confusion and soon understood the reason. Helenia’s fragment followed him and climbed a tree before stretching its tail and pulling him out. Then, it began to tighten its hold around Richard.

Crack, crack, crack, crack–!

“K- keuaaaaaaaaaaack!!!” a scream was ripped out of Richard’s mouth.

***

At the same time.

After thanking Carron in person, Minhyuk went to visit the Aveid Territory. Why was he visiting the Aveid Territory at this moment? The increase in the number of tankers in their kingdom after the appearance of the newly established Guardian Religion. After hearing Valentino’s words, Minhyuk was fully convinced about his addition to the empire.

‘Valentino is the idol of all of the tankers. His position in the hearts of all tankers here is solid. It will be alright even if I leave him be.’

Minhyuk looked at them in satisfaction. Since he had already visited the Aveid Territory, he decided to help them in their subjugation. Just as he stepped forward and took the lead with Valentino, there was a notification.

Ring!

[Class Inheritance Quest: Hunting Helenia’s Fragments.]

Rank: SSS

Requirements: Battle God’s Sword and Battle God’s Descendant

Rewards: Inheriting the Battle God’s position.

Penalty for Failure: You will be disqualified from being the Battle God’s Descendant or being the Battle God’s Sword.

Description: The fierce competition between the Battle God’s Sword and the Battle God’s Descendant during the Succession Ceremony resulted in no clear winner. The Battle God, troubled by choosing between the two emperors, suggested that they compete by hunting Helenia’s Fragments. The one who hunts more of Helenia’s Fragments will be the one sitting on the true Battle God’s throne.