Gourmet Gaming

Chapter 1155

[Finally, the four most brilliant and radiant lights have gathered together.]

[The events of the fourth page have been completed.]

Crack, crack–!

The black hole had already devoured a third of Bul’ark’s kingdom troops. Even the ropes they had tied to the ankles of the people were starting to thin. They looked like they would be cut off at any given moment.

[King Bul’ark. Level 1,109.]

Bul’ark had now become uncontrollably powerful. At this point, Minhyuk knew that he could no longer kill him with his power alone. Minhyuk looked at Leo. At this moment, he had judged that it would be difficult even for Army Revolutionary Bharal at his full power to deal with Bul’ark.

“We can’t erase the stigma, but we can make it hazy.”

Minhyuk listened carefully to Bharal’s words.

“And that is to give them back what they had been suppressed of.”

The gears in Minhyuk’s head spun quickly when he heard about giving back what they had been suppressed of.

“We’re at our limits now!”

“We can no longer hold on!”

The more than 100,000 revolutionaries had already tied ropes around their bodies while holding onto the ropes that tied the people so that they would not be sucked in and devoured by the black hole. But because of the intense and overwhelming gravity of the black hole, their palms started to crack and bleed while the bones in their bodies cracked and almost turned into dust.

Based on Minhyuk’s observations, only those who had received the stigma were being sucked in by the black hole. Of course, those who had been killed would be devoured by the blackhole regardless if they had or did not have a stigma. Most of the people being devoured carried the stigma.

If that was the case, then Minhyuk had a way.

“Uwaaaaaaah! Please!”

“Hiiiik!”

“Don’t eat me!!!”

“Please! I beg you! Please...!”

Minhyuk shouted to the screaming masses. He said, “Do you still have faith in your king?!”

Minhyuk saw that the people were not forced to obey Bul’ark’s orders. Only the Supreme Army under his direct command was forced to remain submissive to him.

“Do you want to continue serving a king who wishes to kill you?!”

The soldiers’ ankles were tied tightly with ropes. They could all feel the constant pull of the black hole. In the first place, they did not have a king. Perhaps they just wanted to believe that they had one. After all, most people needed a pillar to support them. This was the main reason why they could not abandon their king, even if they hated him.

“What do you even want us to do?!!!”

“We did not want to serve a king like this either!!!”

“Please! Someone! Anyone! Just kill this goddamn king!”

[The God who Rules Over All Armies is looking at you.]

[He is a monarch who will fight for his people. He is a monarch who will raise his sword to protect his people.]

Minhyuk had recently acquired the title Absolute Monarch. And there was a special power attached to this title. It was the passive skill Great Faith in the Absolute Monarch. With this power, everything he said as a Battle God would touch their hearts more deeply.

The voice of the being hailed as the Battle God shook the hearts of everyone.

[I will stand at the vanguard and fight for the sake of the weak. I am prepared to protect you from any danger coming your way.]

It was a warm and gentle voice utterly different from their own King Bul’ark. And the owner of that voice shouted, “I, the Beyond the Heavens’ Emperor Minhyuk, will accept anyone who wants to migrate to my empire right here and now!”

“...!”

“...!”

“Unlike your king, I will wield my sword and protect you. I will let you sleep in a good place, and I will live to protect you.”

With a trembling voice, someone asked, “D-do you distribute meals, too?”

“Will there be a warm bed?”

“I will let you eat to your heart’s content, and you can sleep as much as you want.”

Bul’ark not only suppressed his people but even his army. Their physiques, which were nothing but skin and bones, were proof of this.

“I will serve you.”

“I will go to the Beyond the Heavens Empire.”

“Please take us!”

[164,314 people have applied to migrate to the Beyond the Heavens Empire.]

‘I accept.’

When Minhyuk accepted their migration, he saw the troops, who had chosen to serve him, stop in their tracks. They were no longer being dragged to where Bul’ark wanted them and could control their bodies once again. In the first place, Bul’ark could only control their bodies with the power of Absolute Obedience because they were a part of his army.

Now? The situation has turned.

Bul’ark’s expression grew ugly when he realized he could no longer control the army with his coercive and oppressive power.

At the same time, Minhyuk spearheaded the true revolution. As the Cooking Revolutionary, he bestowed upon them the thing that had been suppressed the most. He then held the sandwich that he made himself.

[Everyone’s Happiness.]

It did not matter if there were 100,000, 1,000,000, or even 10,000,000; this power could be applied to anyone who belonged to his territory, capital, kingdom, or empire.

The people had been denied this all their lives. They had wanted to eat for so long. Some of them had only seen such a dish for the first time. At this moment, the sandwich in Minhyuk’s hand turned into a bright light that appeared before every one of the revolutionaries.

[The revolutionaries have started the revolution.]

[Someone cried hoarsely for the revolution.]

Cries rang all over the place as the food they had never seen in their lives appeared in front of them. There were even some of them who pushed the sandwich in their mouths even though they were already on the brink of death.

“So this is what they mean when they say delicious...”

“Delicious! This is delicious...”

They were happy.

[Someone laughed.]

[The shackles that bound them tightly began to loosen.]

The stigma engraved on their bodies slowly grew hazy and vague.

Meanwhile, Bul’ark had started to run.

[King Bul’ark. Level 1,141.]

The buildings exploded and blocked Bul’ark’s path. It was as if bombs had long been installed in them. Even so, the explosion left no scratch on his body.

Minhyuk watched him as he gripped the sword containing Leo’s sacrifice. He looked back at Bharal, Leo, and Gardin.

Leo said, “The only thing that I could expect at the end of the revolution is death.”

“I knew it well. Someone had released the suppression on cooking, someone released the oppressed army, someone held the weapons that had been taken away from us, and someone wrote a happy ending. Yet every time, the ending that we can see was always a tragedy.”

In the end, the Pandemonium’s Country could never be happy. Nevertheless, they still chose to continue the revolution. Why?

“Because our deaths will start another revolution.”

“His death will create another revolution.”

“And his death will gradually change the world.”

Minhyuk looked at them in confusion. And then, he realized that they were not aiming for Bul’ark, who had grown inexplicably strong.

“You showed up. We all knew we wouldn’t be able to kill Bul’ark alone.”

“...”

“If those individual powers came together, there might be hope for victory. You have given us a faint hope.”

Leo, whose entire body was covered with burns, smiled brightly after seeing the world for a few days.

“We will stop him. We will cut him down.”

At that moment, flames surged out and devoured Leo and Bharal’s bodies. Leo’s body, which had already been burned before, was once again burned.

Flip–

The sound of a book being flipped open once again rang in everyone’s ears.

[The events of the final page are starting.]

[The Weapon’s Light and the Army’s Light turned into sparks that glittered brightly in the darkness that engulfed the entire world. The flames these sparks created gradually grew in size amidst the dark sky.]

“We only have a minute to use our usual power. And we will use it once we get close to Bul’ark. Don’t worry. If we unite our powers, we will be able to win...”

Leo could no longer finish his words. This was because Bul’ark had already arrived in front of them.

“Ascending Fist.”

Bang–!

Leo’s already burning ribs broke. Despite the blood pouring out of his mouth, he carried an imperceptible smile on his face and did not stop the flames that burned him.

Crack, crack, crack–!

A tremendous force surged out of the body of Army Revolutionary Bharal—the man hailed as the greatest Battle God in history. As if to prove his well-known reputation and name, thousands of cannons emerged around him.

Bang, bang, bang–!

An onslaught of attacks rained down on Bul’ark. Bul’ark could only groan from the heavy impact of the artillery. However, he could still endure the bombardment because his level had reached Level 1,100.

[The two lights burned even brighter.]

Crackle–!

The flames covering Leo’s body burned even brighter until his flesh began to melt. Despite the blazing flames, Leo stretched his hand toward Bharal’s cannons and strengthened them.

Bang, bang, bang–!

“UGH!!!” A heavy groan escaped Bul’ark’s mouth.

‘We can win!’ A faint hope emerged in Minhyuk’s heart.

Contrary to what the two men said, they seemed like they could deal with Bul’ark.

[The stigma has started to suppress them even more.]

Alas, Bul’ark was capable of manipulating the stigma. The more they used their powers, the more they would feel pain.

“Keuaaaaaack!”

“Aaaaaaack!”

Their screams echoed loudly on the battlefield from the greatest pain that a human could ever feel in their entire lifetime.

[The two brilliant lights moved in the darkness and spread light around them.]

They burned their most beautiful and brightest flames.

Even if Minhyuk wanted to jump in and save them, he could not recklessly enter the bombardment. Why? Because he might get caught up in that intense onslaught of attacks. Of course, he did not remain idle. He used the Supreme Overlord’s Technique and several of his long-range one-shot kill skills.

[The stigma has started to suppress them even more.]

Under the immense pressure of the stigma, the flames, which served as a beacon of the revolution, gradually flickered with the wind. The bombardment also started to grow weaker.

Taking advantage of the now-weakened bombardment, Bul’ark hurriedly narrowed the distance between him and Bharal. The moment he reached Bharal, Bul’ark punched his chest, which was covered with fire.

Shwaaaaa–!

The bloody arm that was pulled out of Bharal’s abdomen looked very grotesque. Despite the hole in his abdomen, Bharal still looked at Minhyuk with a faint smile on his face.

Shwaaaaaa–!

With Bul’ark’s arm pulled out of Bharal, his body slowly fell. The worst part? The flames continued to devour his body.

“...!”

Furious, Minhyuk charged at Bul’ark. Unfortunately, the guy was at Level 1,100, and Minhyuk was not fast enough to chase after him.

Leo looked at Minhyuk with his unwavering gaze. Then, he said, “We... have gathered our powers.”

‘He’s speaking like that again. I don’t understand.’

They could not win alone, so they joined forces and fought together. Leo, who was acting mysteriously, did not back down as he looked at Bul’ark.

Slash–!

Just one kick from Bul’ark had crushed all of the bones in Leo’s body. He did not look like he was dead; his body had already collapsed after being sent flying back and stuck to the wall.

Minhyuk bit his lips tightly. He hurriedly rushed to where Gardin was. Alas, it was all too late. Gardin’s body was already torn apart by the force that Bul’ark had sent toward him.

Minhyuk helped the fallen Gardin. Gardin said with blood in his mouth, “I have already rewritten the story.”

“...”

The Pandemonium’s Country he had written always had a sad and tragic ending.

“This time, it’s a happy ending.” Gardin smiled widely as his body started to turn cold.

In the first place, Gardin was just an author. The force of Bul’ark’s attack was too much for him to handle.

The people began to fall into disarray.

All of the stories that Gardin had written had already been told to Minhyuk.

[The Story’s Light, the Weapon’s Light, and the Army’s Light slowly burned hotter.]

[Their flames grew brighter and larger, creating a massive wave of fire in this darkness.]

No words said that the events that happened were similar to the story. This meant that their powers were still burning brightly. The three revolutionaries fell down. According to what has been written, Gardin had already expected this to happen and had written it as such.

When Minhyuk saw the bright smile on Gardin’s face, he realized something.

‘It’s not over yet.’

Minhyuk understood what would happen once the fifth page was completed. They had died, but their deaths were not yet complete.

Bul’ark appeared in front of Minhyuk and attacked him. Unlike before, he had already become much stronger.

Bang–!

Even if Minhyuk had the Greatest Transcendental Armor, he still received colossal damage. Minhyuk, constantly being hit, caught sight of the black hole. It was devouring everything for two minutes straight now.

Then, at that moment, the story that had already paused suddenly came back.

[Even though the Cooking’s Light was left alone, it was too bright for the darkness to consume.]

[At that moment, the Story’s Light, the Weapon’s Light, and the Army’s Light began to react and respond to something in the hands of the Cooking’s Light.]

[The Temporary Revolutionary’s Token is reacting!]

Minhyuk remembered what happened when he met Gardin, Leo, and Bharal. They had all carved an unknown mark on the Temporary Revolutionary’s Token that he had. Those marks were now shining brightly.

[All the lights gathered together and lit up almost half of the darkness.]

Then, the notifications rang in Minhyuk’s ears.

[The strongest power of the Army’s Revolutionary is hidden within the Temporary Revolutionary’s Token.]

[The... Weapon’s Revolutionary... Temporary Revolutionary’s Token.]

[The... Story’s Revolutionary... Temporary Revolutionary’s Token.]

At this moment, Minhyuk realized that they had intended to gather their powers in one place and give him the power that they possessed.

Minhyuk quickly took out the Temporary Revolutionary Token. Surging within the token was the final power of Leo, the greatest Master Craftsman who had sacrificed for him.

[The most significant power of the Weapon Revolutionary is temporarily imbued within the Sword of Aeon.]

[The Sword of Aeon has been reinforced.]

Of course, Minhyuk did not stop attacking Bul’ark. Nonetheless, Bul’ark’s body had already become so tough that he could no longer leave a scratch on him. The moment he exceeded Level 1,000 by devouring his people, the arm Minhyuk had cut off from him had already regenerated.

“Come on, cut me! Huh?! Keuhahahahaha!” Bul’ark laughed maniacally.

And who was Minhyuk to deny him that? He swung his Sword of Aeon at Bul’ark.

Spurt–!

Blood spurted out of Bul’ark’s tough body.

[The Sword of Aeon’s attack power has reached 4,500.]

Minhyuk glared coldly at the flustered Bul’ark as the final page’s story continued.

[The never-ending darkness has started to be devoured by the light.]