Gourmet Gaming

Chapter 1229

Chapter 1229

Chapter 1229

God and Knight could guide Minhyuk on how to obtain new vassals. The system would arbitrarily set the method for obtaining each vassal, then inform Minhyuk in detail and guide him. Through this power, Minhyuk was able to win the hearts of many of the knights under his command. This very same power was suddenly activated in Angara’s presence.

The scene in front of the confused Minhyuk suddenly changed.

He saw thousands of fairies, who were flying like butterflies and sprinkling sparkling lights, thousands of graphans, with their muscular human upper bodies and strong horse lower bodies, and thousands of purgaens, with their long white fur and cute puppy-like appearance, gathered together and discussing something. They were talking in their language, but Minhyuk could understand the meaning of their words.

‘She will die after a thousand years.’

‘We can’t let her die just like that.’

There was one thing that he could tell from their conversation.

‘Angara was not dying because of Clad’s powers; she was originally destined to die...?’

The only one who did not know this fact was Angara. All the forest creatures were aware. Thousands of them quietly approached the sleeping Angara, their eyes filled with complex emotions.

Thousands of fairies floated around her, their powers wrapping around her entire being.

Countless graphans put their hands together, sending a black energy current into her body.

The cute purgaens shook their soft fur and sent a gentle breeze that enveloped her body.

‘We’re going to protect you too.’

The scene in front of Minhyuk changed once again. All the creatures of the forest sent off Angara, who had left with a sad smile on her face, with smiles of their own. They all knew that the Land of the Gods would use them.

‘So she can always have a home to come back to.’

The seeds made of light fell from the fairies’ bodies and seeped into the ground.

‘So we can always greet you with a smile.’

The spears in the hands of the graphans stabbed deeply and disappeared into the depths of the earth.

‘So we can always be with you!’

The strand of fur from the purgaens buried itself underneath their feet.

‘We will always be here waiting for you!’

Finally, the vision ended. Minhyuk, who returned to his senses, felt a thrill run down his spine. Just as she left to sacrifice herself for the safety of the creatures of the forest, the creatures of the forest prepared something to protect her.

While Minhyuk watched the events that happened in the past, the crying Angara was already finishing up the wild vegetable bibimbap. After finishing everything, she looked up at Minhyuk with an expression that showed that she no longer had any regrets.

[It was delicious...]

She spoke as if she would no longer have any regrets, even if she died right there and then.

[I’ll help you.]

Angara wanted to take revenge on the people who used her, but out of tenderness of heart, she decided to help the Land of the Gods.

Minhyuk shook his head and said, “Angara, you won’t die.”

Then, Minhyuk told her about the things that he had witnessed. Angara looked at him in disbelief.

[But I...]

The dying Angara suddenly felt something strange happen to her body. Her dying body started to gain vitality and life once again, and the power that she thought was taken away by Clad’s power seemed to increase once again.

‘Come to think of it...’ Minhyuk thought, another question popping into his head.

The ingredients he received for the dish he had to cook for Angara were the same ones that Rocado had used for the dish he had made for her in the past.

‘Bean Sprouts of Birth, Shoots of Vitality, Egg of Resurrection, Tuna of Stamina.’

He did not question the ingredients and just cooked them because they were the same ingredients that Rocado had used for the dish that had given him an achievement. All of these ingredients combined to create a legendary-grade wild vegetable bibimbap. Like Rocado's dish, this dish would allow Angara to remain full for about twenty years.

Minhyuk might have failed to surpass or even make the same achievement that Rocado had made, but something else happened.

[Angara had eaten the dish that Rocado had left behind and the one you had made.]

[The extraordinary power that Rocado had hidden has been triggered.]

[Angara’s body is now brimming with life.]

[She has obtained a power that will allow her to endure and hold on even after her death.]

[The dish Rocado has made in the past and the dish you have made have met. Something special might happen two hours later.]

“Ha...”

For a moment, Minhyuk could not help but revise his thoughts of Rocado. At that moment, he felt that Rocado knew that the people of the Land of the Gods would just use Angara. That was why Minhyuk could not understand why Rocado made a dish that would make it so she would not go hungry for a long time.

Nonetheless, after thinking about Rocado’s usual style, suspicion began to arise deep within his thoughts. There was a chance that Rocado had already talked with the fairies, the graphans, and the purgaens before he cooked the dish. He must have already expected that someone would come to cook for her using the same ingredients he used. Those same ingredients were the key that would open the tightly sealed box that they had hidden in Angara.

“They have prepared this from a thousand years ago.”

Angara’s pupils shook.

“This is a plan made by some stranger and the creatures of the forest to protect you.”

She covered her mouth with her hands and began to weep.

“He’s not the kind of guy you can call a greenhorn.”

Lied had felt and experienced a lot during the short time she stayed by Minhyuk’s side. Although he was still raw around the edges compared to the current Battle God, she learned a lot from him. Lied smiled lightly.

“He has the makings of an Absolute Monarch.”

“...!” Shocked, Clad was fully aware of what kind of title the Absolute Monarch was.

The Absolute Monarch was a title bestowed only after all of the previous Battle Gods had approved it. Only if the Battle God, the leader of all of the Absolute Gods, received their approval would he be able to rise and sit on that glorious and honorable throne.

That was the final stop in Clad’s path, the place that he badly wanted to reach.

“Interesting. It’s nothing but wishful thinking.” Clad snorted. “Even if he’s the Absolute Monarch, he still cannot save you.”

Nonetheless, there was a smile on the faces of Lied and the rest of the Heavenly Army troops.

Lied had asked the Battle God before.

–Why did you choose Lord Minhyuk as the next Battle God?

Many gods were more outstanding than Minhyuk in the world. That was why she could not understand why the Battle God chose him. He had answered with conviction then.

–Because he’s someone who will still move forward even if he is faced with the impossible.

–Because he’s someone who can do what I cannot do.

–I chose him because I believe he can bring a new wind of change to the Land of the Gods.

Seeing the smile on the Battle God’s face, Lied asked.

–Do you not regret making that choice?

–I have no regrets.

And now, the same was true for Lied. Before they came here, she had been pondering the words Minhyuk had told them.

–I promise that I will never give up.

When everyone had already given up, he was the only one who remained firm and unwavering.

Clad looked at them and offered, “I will spare all of you. However, you have to serve me from this day forth.”

If Clad could convince the Five Generals and the Heavenly Army, who already had one foot in the grave, he could obtain a powerful army. If they accepted, Clad intended to brainwash them slowly and turn them into his army.

Lied looked back at the Heavenly Army troops and the rest of the Five Generals. Each of the generals had a smile on their face as if they were exchanging their final greetings.

“I promise...”

Lied looked up at the sky as she released a shaky breath. Clad cackled wildly when he saw their smiles and her shaky breath. He said, “That’s right. If you promise to stay by my side, then—!”

“...to serve him even in my death.”

She only had one arm left; her body could no longer pull the strings of her bow. Even so, Lied still triggered her skill and summoned the biggest arrow in her arsenal, pointing it at Clad.

Clad’s face turned red from anger. He turned to his monster corps and gave his orders. As if on cue, the gigantic ogre standing on his right stretched out its hand to twist Lied’s neck.

Just then, someone responded to their trust and faith at that moment.

“I also promise... that I will become a Battle God who will never lose.”

Rumble–!

The bleak and desolate ground began to change. Grass sprouted, and trees grew high. The dying light of the fairies once again flew up as if they had found vitality again. The purgaens’ twitching, lifeless fur grew stiff like a spear. The black currents of energy that had grown weak began to surge again.

A forest emerged along with his words. The Heavenly Army troops, who saw the emergence of the forest, heard the sound of footsteps.

Thud, thud, thud–

[Thanks to the power of Rocado and Minhyuk’s dishes, Angara’s power has peaked.]

[Warning.]

[Warning.]

[Seventh Monster God Angara’s power temporarily exceeded the power of all of the Monster Gods...]

[Correcting in process.]

[Seventh Monster God Angara is Minhyuk’s vassal.]

[Angara’s master, Minhyuk, has bestowed a new name upon her.]

[Her new name is: Beyond the Heavens Empire’s Forest God Angara!]

In the desolate land that had turned into a forest, hundreds of thousands of stems and roots stretched out and turned into spears that pierced through all the monsters in the area.

The Five Generals and the Heavenly Army troops stared at him. He kept his promise. He did not give up on them. And the best response to them was their blazing heart.

[The Battle God’s Five Generals have pledged their eternal loyalty to you.]

[The 50,000 Heavenly Army troops will jump into the line of fire for you!]

–I promise that I will never give up on you.

He truly lived up to his words.