Leveling Up Through Eating

Chapter 670: Hanwoo

Chapter 670: Hanwoo

What did the seal mean to the Jade Emperor? To put it simply, the seal was a royal seal. It was important to the rulers of empires and was something that could only be held by emperors or absolute existences like the Jade Emperor.

Also, the Jade Emperor’s Seal was something that was unique to the Jade Emperor. It was essential for him to rule the entire Edea Continent. Unfortunately, the Jade Emperor’s Seal had been stolen from him by none other than the Fake Sun Wukong!

The Jade Emperor had been searching for the whereabouts of the seal for a very long time. However, he could not find it, no matter how hard he looked. But now, a person from another world appeared with the seal in his hands.

For Jade Emperor’s Envoy Rumacar, the Jade Emperor was the master that he had served since his birth and was the sole reason for his existence.

[The Jade Emperor has bestowed the authority to command the entire Heavenly Army and Ancient Heavenly Army to the Bull Demon King!]

[The entire Heavenly Army must obey the orders of the Bull Demon King! Treat his words as the words of the Jade Emperor himself.]

[The Jade Emperor will personally punish anyone that dared to disobey the orders of the Bull Demon King!]

Thud—

“…Keok!”

Lebanon, the one hailed as the Death Commander and the Jade Emperor’s strongest envoy, grabbed Rumacar by the neck.

“F*cking bastard,” Minhyuk mocked Rumacar. In fact, his plan was simple.

Minhyuk recalled the discussion that he had with Sun Wukong.

‘Rumacar can borrow the power of the Ancient Envoys once he is placed in a big crisis. That will be our opportunity. If we fight him as we are right now, then both you and I would not even stand a chance.’

‘So, all we need to do is use the power of the Jade Emperor to kill Rumacar?’

That was right. In the first place, Minhyuk would never be able to stand up against Rumacar. However, that did not mean that he needed to fight himself.

Twitch, twitch, twitch—

Rumacar’s face turned red as he struggled fiercely against Lebanon’s grip on his neck. He could not hide the anger that stained his face. Why? He had always followed the Jade Emperor’s orders to the point that he was even willing to crawl and bark like a dog, but in front of a single seal, the Jade Emperor abandoned and forsaken him. He also felt furious at the fact that everything that was happening was all because of Minhyuk.

Meanwhile, the Bull Demon King thought, ‘The power to rule over the entire Heavenly Army…’

He looked at the hundreds of thousands of divine soldiers that were now under his command. Everything was thanks to the man named Minhyuk.

“Heavenly Army, heed my command! Kill Rumacar!!!”

“Yes, sir!”

“Yes, sir!”

“Yes, sir!”

The loud answers of the soldiers of the Heavenly Army were thunderous and frightening. However, among them stood some soldiers that believed and had followed Rumacar since they were young. Although Rumacar was a terrible person, he was a very good commander to them.

“Rumacar!!!”

“Commander Rumacar!!!”

“Uwoooooooooooo!”

Those that chose to follow Rumacar began to turn sides and hit the troops of the Ancient Heavenly Army. After all, it was not the Jade Emperor, but Rumacar that raised them. That was why they were willing to sacrifice their lives to save Rumacar.

Crack, crack, crack, crack, crack—

However, as they clashed against the Ancient Heavenly Army, cracks began to appear on their bodies. Rumacar had to bear witness to the cracks that slowly covered the faces of his beloved troops. Not long after, a red glow appeared from the cracks on their faces.

“Commander Rumacar, please survive…”

Baaaaaaaaaaaaang—

Rumacar witnessed firsthand how the soldiers of the Heavenly Army that he carefully raised and nurtured, exploded and disappeared without a trace after trying to jump in to save him.

“…!”

“Do you realize it now?” The Bull Demon King said, his words causing Rumacar’s chest to pound painfully, “How do you feel when those that jumped up to protect and save you died?”

“…”

Rumacar glared angrily at the Bull Demon King. If looks could kill, the Bull Demon King would already be dead by now. However, his expression soon turned calm.

Slash—

Rumacar cut off Lebanon’s arms, swiftly backing away from them. There were still some of Rumacar’s Heavenly Army and the Jade Emperor’s Ancient Heavenly Army that were fighting. However, it was safe to say that the Ancient Heavenly Army was slaughtering Rumacar’s army.

Rumacar looked at the sword in his hand for a moment before saying, “I will die with honor and glory.”

Stab—!

Rumacar stabbed himself in the stomach. His Heavenly Army looked at him and began to commit suicide by stabbing their abdomens with their swords too.

Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab—!

“Aaaaaaaaack!”

“Euaaaaaaaaack!”

“For Commander Rumacar!”

“For the Jade Emperor!!!”

Both the Bull Demon King and Minhyuk just stared at Rumacar’s figure.

‘Even if the authority to command the Heavenly Army was given to the Bull Demon King, they are still a force to be reckoned with. He could not take control of them so easily.’

‘It’s only natural that most of them will die here.’

‘On top of that, most of them are serving Rumacar, someone that has been at odds with the Bull Demon King since the very beginning.’

‘They will eventually bring harm to the kingdom.’

‘Anyway, the Ancient Heavenly Army will disappear by themselves over time.’

Although the Bull Demon King was given the authority to command the Heavenly Army, he still did not have the right and authority to lead them in heaven. Besides, the Jade Emperor, who already found the Bull Demon King distasteful, would also not view him in a good light if he had the Heavenly Army under his command.

Rumacar looked at the collapsing Heavenly Army in despair. He thought, ‘My strength is delaying my death.’

The strength that he had been so very proud of was slowing his impending death, albeit only for a short moment. So, he quickly raised his sword and stabbed himself a few more times.

Anyone that saw him could tell that Rumacar was a very prideful man. To be exact, he was someone that had lived with everyone prostrating at his feet since he was born to this world. For someone like him, it was very inconceivable to die at the hands of someone else.

‘Well, that’s a relief,’ Rumacar thought. Anyway, he had already given up on living and had chosen to die at his own hands instead of the hands of his enemies. At the very least, they would not be tainted by the hands of these people in their deaths.

“Who said that you can do as you please? You think it’s that easy?”

“…?”

Rumacar’s eyes, which were slowly closing, opened once again. The man, the god from another world named Minhyuk, approached him.

“…”

Rumacar could not understand. Why would he kill an enemy that had already surrendered and given up?

However, Minhyuk’s perspective was completely different. Rumaca had killed many of the Kingdom of Eden’s citizens. On top of that, he was someone that had made his beloved Hanwoo suffer.

‘I am a player.’

The most important thing was, Minhyuk was a player.

The Bull Demon King and the rest of the people present looked at him in confusion. They also did not feel the need to kill Rumacar and his men. After all, they have already forsaken their lives.

On the other hand, Minhyuk, a player, needed to kill Rumacar with his own hands.

‘Who would even think that I’m calculative?’

Any player would make the same choice that he made here. Minhyuk was just going to wrap it up nicely.

“The family of the bereaved, the ones that you have mercilessly killed, are still crying and mourning the deaths of their beloved.”

“…”

“Many even bled and died today because of you.”

“…”

“That’s right. Rumacar does not deserve to die by his own hands.”

“His words are correct. We’re all foolish to wait for Rumacar to die peacefully, without paying for the pain that he inflicted upon us.”

“Kill Rumacar!!!”

Rumacar’s eyes grew wide from shock. He was fully aware that the man in front of him was just inciting the people around them. He just wanted to prevent him from dying an honorable death. However, Rumacar did not have any strength to fight back any more, especially after he had stabbed himself several times.

For Minhyuk, this was just like someone delivering food to his mouth while he was lying down. Minhyuk’s voice sounded eerily fishy as he said, “This sword carries the blood and tears of the people, as well as the wishes of the departed…”

To Rumacar, Minhyuk’s words were just mere bullshit.

Although Minhyuk’s voice sounded grave and solemn, the corners of his mouth were curled up. However, none of them could speak ill of him. After all, this was his spoils of war.

“In the name of the Beyond the Heavens’ King, I will bring judgment upon you.”

Slash—

Rumacar’s head fell on the ground. At the same time, notifications constantly rang in Minhyuk’s ears.

The first to ring in his ears were the additional notifications.

[The Absolute God of Another World groans as he looks at you, who killed his own envoy.]

[The Hundred Swords’ skill proficiency has increased after another god looks at you in awe!]

[The God that Likes to Cook is looking at you in shock.]

[The Hundred Swords’ skill proficiency…another god…awe!]

[The God that Controls Death is looking at you…]

[The God that is in charge of Beauty is…]

[The God that Loves to Farm is…]

[…Hundred Swords…]

[…Hundred Swords…]

[The Hundred Swords’ skill proficiency has reached the MAX level!]

[The Thousand Swords’ seal has been released!]

[You can now use the Thousand Swords!]

There were also the notifications about the successful kill of Rumacar.

Meanwhile, Lebanon and the rest of the Ancient Heavenly Army started to disappear.

“I will no longer serve the Jade Emperor.”

“The Jade Emperor is not our God.”

“If he was truly our God, then he would have taken care of us!”

[Even, who had served the Jade Emperor for the longest time, has given up his faith in his god!]

[Kannon, who had served the Jade Emperor for the longest time…faith in his god!]

[Rebaen, who had served the Jade Emperor for the longest time…faith in his god!]

A handful of the surviving soldiers began to renounce the Jade Emperor as their god, completely abandoning their faith in him. Even if they hated the Jade Emperor to their core, he was still the god that they had served and worshiped since birth. It was not that easy to give up their faith like that.

However, it was not that there was no alternative.

“Wait, you’re also a god.”

“Goodness. A god is standing in front of me.”

“A man like you is someone worth worshiping and serving.”

There were only around 400~500 people that abandoned their faith in the Jade Emperor.

These people glanced at the Bull Demon King after staring at Minhyuk. The Bull Demon King nodded his head, expressing his acceptance.

“Do you want to join our religion?”

The soldiers, who were supposed to worship the Jade Emperor, looked at Minhyuk with shining eyes the moment they heard his question.

“I want to!”

“I want to join!!!”

“I want to serve and worship you!!!”

The Bull Demon King’s approval meant that Minhyuk could take them in at any time. This might mean that they would abandon and leave the Edea, the continent that they lived in since their birth. However, the fact that they had forsaken the Jade Emperor meant that they had to leave this place sooner or later. They were ready, willing to give up on many of the things that they held dear, and looked at Minhyuk, who had a gentle smile on his face.

“What is the name of your religion?!”

“I will only serve you!!!”

“You will be our true god!!!”

“I believe I will be really happy in the future if I serve and worship a god like you!!!”

Minhyuk looked up at the sky with a wide and bright smile on his face and said, “The name of my religion is!!!”

Everyone looked at him in trepidation. What was it? Was it something dreamy like ‘Divine Religion’ or ‘Sword God Religion’?

At that moment, the notifications rang in Minhyuk’s ears.

[You have obtained 437 new believers of Minhyuk Church!]

[Their faith in Minhyuk Church has reached unprecedented levels right now!]

[They might jump to their deaths if you so wish for it to happen!]

Then, he said, “It’s Minhyuk Church!!!”

“…”

“…”

“…”

“…”

[The faith of the 437 believers of Minhyuk Religion has decreased slightly.]

“…?”

Minhyuk thought in confusion, ‘Huh? Why did it suddenly decrease?’

In fact, the only one that could not understand the notification was Minhyuk alone.