Leveling Up Through Eating

Chapter 1054

Chapter 1054

The battlefield that was rife with terrified screams was plunged into silence.

Amidst the deafening silence, the Fallen Wretched Emperor shook the blood of the werewolf off of the blade of his sword as if he found it to be highly disgusting. The entire world was witness to how he cut the heads of two werewolves at almost Level 900 in just a few seconds.

The old man, who did not step back an inch, glared at the monsters. The monsters could not help but step back in the face of the old veteran’s firm determination to protect and never back down. He and the other vassals joined forces and quickly finished off the werewolves that overwhelmed and killed the knights of the Laffad Empire.

The Supreme standing at the highest position, raising his sword filled with wrath, and cutting down the werewolves a dozen times in a split second was like a movie scene.

None of them could not believe it.

Even Sword Emperor Ellie could not believe it. “When did he…”

When did the gap between her and the young man widen to this extent?

Ellie did not believe that child when he told her he had become the Battle God. He was like a younger brother to her, someone that she cherished and loved. But in the end, he was still young.

She thought that the young man's sword was incomparable to her own. After all, she had been swinging her sword since she was young. She thought his charisma was incomparable to her, who had lived as the mother of her empire and the tens of millions of people under her.

Fwoosh–

The blowing wind was like a signal—a signal that the flow of the battlefield had changed in just an instant. Despite the terror of losing hundreds of millions of people at once, mankind realized that he and they had all grown up. They could win this war.

Twitch–!

Helenia looked at Minhyuk in surprise. The Battle God’s grin was filled with pride yet it did not show any arrogance. At this moment, she realized that the young man had grown ever so close to the Eight Pillars, a name given to the eight outstanding men who supported the world of Athenae.

[The Battle God’s Achievement System has been activated for the first time.]

[Right now, you are standing at the vanguard and leading hundreds of millions of troops.]

[The trembling and terrified troops are looking at the one and only god who can lead and rule over all armies.]

[The soldier who had lost his grip on his sword from the fear has picked up and is now grabbing tightly onto his sword.]

[Life has once again returned to the eyes of the old and skinny veteran who participated in this war to protect his family.]

[A burning will once again blaze into life in the heart of the man who kissed the forehead of his wife, holding their child as he left for the battlefield.]

Minhyuk found the Battle God’s Achievement System notification to be entirely unexpected. He immediately understood that this notification, which rang as a world message, would only be triggered if he led a certain number of troops.

This notification was the prelude to the start of the actual war.

[The Battle God’s First Great War has started.]

[The Great Monarch’s blessings live within every soldier of all of the armies.]

[Their courage will even reach the skies.]

Minhyuk, with the grin still on his face, took one, then two steps toward Helenia. His vassals were right behind him, following him as he began to speed up.

In a blink, even the Luvien Empire’s Swords of the Gods ran beside them. The Luvien Empire knew they would die here if they let their emotions and private matters interfere.

“Follow the Battle God!”

“Break through and open a path!”

“Right now, mankind’s enemy is in front of us!!!”

[Their sword will protect you.]

Minhyuk increased his pace, his steps turning into a run.

With cold sweat dripping down his forehead, Barbarian flew to the sky. A corps of hideous Named Monsters with ridiculous levels ranging from Level 750 to Level 800 blocked the path to him with a single wave of his finger.

Helenia was just four hundred meters away. Everyone was on the same page right now. They would not hesitate, nor would they keep things hidden.

As for the vassals of the Beyond the Heavens Empire, yes, they have all grown greatly during this year. However, the main reason they could hunt the werewolves in just a few seconds was that they had eaten all of Minhyuk’s legendary and God-grade dishes.

“Absolute Pinnacle Spear.”

Slash, slash, slash!!!

Overwhelmingly powerful spears shot out from the tip of Spear God Ben’s spear and instantly decimated the Named Monsters blocking their path.

Minhyuk did not hesitate to run.

“Heart Sword.”

When something tried to block his path, a sword from deep within one’s heart stretched out from the empty hands of the Sword God and slaughtered thousands of monsters in front of them.

“Ah- aaaaaaah!!!” Someone shouted.

“Charge!!!”

“Follow the Battle God!”

Everyone grabbed their weapons and charged at the Named Monsters. The scene of Minhyuk running at the forefront and the sea of monsters splitting in the middle, just like Moses’ miracle, was an incredibly shocking sight.

Two hundred meters.

Helenia looked at Minhyuk incredulously.

“Wolf of Death.”

Slash, slash, slash–!

When hundreds of monsters tried to rip Minhyuk apart, hundreds of wolves jumped out and fought against them.

“D- don’t come here…”

Helenia’s eyes were filled with fear. At the same time, thousands of her powerful magic fell and attacked the people who had narrowed the distance between them. But every single one of them continued to move forward with the help of the God of Alchemy Mandala’s potions.

One step… two steps… three steps…

Slash, slash, slash–!

“Transcendence.”

They gave it their all.

Rumble–!

The Intangible Sword, carrying an overwhelming energy, shot out and cut down all enemies in his path.

Bang–!

The Continent Destroyer Sword devoured the monsters, standing in layers and protecting Helenia.

“Fly,” Helenia muttered as she flew to the sky with Minhyuk immediately running after her.

Stab– Stab, stab!

Disses appeared in the air and stabbed Minhyuk’s body non-stop. But Minhyuk ignored the attacks as he triggered his own. The Sword of Frenzy’s power slowly coated the blade of his sword.

“Barrier,” Helenia said. Despite the fear on her face, obvious delight was coloring her eyes. She seemed confident that she would be safe as long as she was nestled within her red barrier.

However, at that moment, a bright red light flashed from the ring on Minhyuk’s fingers. The skill “The Breaker” activated, allowing him to pierce through her barrier.

Stab–!

The Sword of Frenzy lodged deeply into her chest and inflicted damage a dozen times upon her.

Stab– Stab, stab–!

“Kya- kyaaaaaaaack!”

The sight of the Immortal Sorceress, who put the entire world into terror just a year ago, screaming while blood spurted out of her chest, was shocking.

In the case of a mage’s magic, their casting would be nullified if they were attacked during the process.

Swoosh–!

The red barrier disappeared. The screaming Helenia was left astonished after looking around.

“Ah- aaaaaah… No!!!”

The fifteen or so Swords of the Gods wearing capes emblazoned with the symbol of the Luvien Empire, along with the dozens of vassals of the Beyond the Heavens Empire led by Minhyuk, charged toward her, who was floating in the air.

One of the commentators cried out.

[Mankind is always moving forward.]

[We completely differ from Helenia, who remained stagnant the entire year.]

[Victory will be ours!]

The dozens of people who leaped toward Helenia did not hold anything back in their attacks.

Slash–!

Bright energy gathered at the tip of the Spear God’s spear as his newly created Spear God’s Secret made its debut.

“God’s Pinnacle Spear.”

A powerful force erupted and went through Helenia.

At that moment, Brod’s sword, which was of immense power, cut her several times over.

“One second.” The boy, Sword God Conir, glared coldly at Helenia. “That’s the time it would take for me to kill you.

Shwaaaaaaa–!

The sword in Conir’s hands created hundreds of afterimages in just one second and tore Helenia’s flesh apart.

At the same time, sword lights shot out from the Great Luvien Empire’s Swords of the Gods, constantly hacking and slashing at Helenia.

“Kyaaaaaaack!!! Kyaaaaaaack!!!”

Helenia’s screams reverberated all over the world.

“He- Helenia…” Barbarian muttered, a look of bewilderment on his face.

Helenia lost strength in the face of the power of humanity’s strongest men. Thirty seconds. That was the time it took for them to send their attacks on her. They were exhausted from using their powers and energy in such a short time, but their faces were filled with joy.

Helenia, who lost her Fly Magic's support, slowly fell from the sky. When she was about to crash, Barbarian said, “You should stop playing around now. Hoho.”

“How is it? Did I do good?”

Helenia, who had lost one of her arms and was covered in blood, raised her head and flashed a smile.

Shwaa–!

A red glow enveloped her body, and all of the wounds and injuries disappeared. Her appearance returned to the clean and neat one she had from the beginning.

“That was fun. How was it? You’ve been tricked, you know? Hehe!” Helenia chuckled, a chilling smile lingering as she winked at Minhyuk.

Minhyuk, whose expression had turned stiff, hurriedly tried to issue an order. He said, “All of you…”

It was a trap. At that moment, tens of thousands of what seemed to be tiny needles appeared all over Helenia’s body. These tens of thousands of needles that sparkled under the sun were surprisingly one of the pinnacle magic a mage could cast. Yes. Those tiny needles were all Diss.

“Diss.”

Fwoosh, fwoosh, fwoos–!

For a moment, Helenia looked like a hedgehog. But then, those needles shot out in an instant. The first spear of light lodged deep inside the head of one of the Swords of the Gods.

Spurt–!

Another one of the Swords of the Gods went to help his comrade, who fell helplessly on the ground.

Stab, stab, stab–!

Diss constantly fell upon them and brought them to their deaths. The Swords of the Gods fell helplessly on the ground after being pierced by the spears of light. Their bodies were not even left intact. With hundreds of spears of light falling upon them, their bodies could only be left in a tattered mess.

“Your- Your Majesty!!!” Spear God Ben shouted as he hurriedly hugged Minhyuk.

Brod and the dozens of vassals that followed Minhyuk also surrounded him.

“Kyahahahahaha!” Helenia’s laughter echoed throughout the battlefield.

Stab, stab, stab–!

Just like that, the vassals who protected Minhyuk were stabbed by the Disses that Helenia shot out. They fell helplessly on the ground one after another.

An impossible and terrifying notification rang for the entire world to hear.

[Beyond the Heavens Empire’s Conir has died.]

[Beyond the Heavens Empire’s Gorfido has died.]

[Beyond the Heavens Empire’s Elpis has died.]

But Helenia remained ever so cruel and vicious despite the already mind-numbing notifications.

“Nope. I will all tear you apart until you die.”

Helenia sent Wind Cutter along with Diss and tore Minhyuk’s vassals apart until no trace of them was left.

Minhyuk, who saw Brod endure the pain of his body being torn apart without a single scream, cried out, “BROOOOD!!!”

“Your Majesty… Your Majesty…”

Brod’s entire body was ripped apart. In the end, he also fell to the ground.

[Beyond the Heavens Empire’s Brod has died.]

Ben, who was hugging Minhyuk tightly, smiled. He said, “I have never learned how to back down.”

Shwaaaa–!

Hundreds of Diss and Wind Cutters tore apart Ben’s back as he continued to hug Minhyuk tightly.

“Please… run…”

Despite the gaping wounds, Ben turned around and faced the attacks coming his way head-on.

“NOOOOOOO!!!”

Everyone could see Minhyuk’s despair. Their dreams were all in vain. Killing Helenia was nothing but a pipe dream.

Helenia cackled when she saw the despair on Minhyuk’s face. As for the viewers? All of them were stunned to see the corpses of mankind’s strongest men lying lifeless on the ground.

“So the Battle God only has nothing but an empty name.”

Indeed. It was just like Helenia said. His title was nothing but an empty title. With a flick of Helenia’s finger, Minhyuk's head exploded, his eyes turning lifeless as he knelt down in despair.

BANG–!

After killing Minhyuk, Helenia looked at the rest of mankind in boredom.

“You already know it’s dangerous. So, why did they use all of their energy to attack me like that without even caring about their rear? Still…” Helenia chuckled. “All of you got tricked, huh? You got tricked! You got tricked!”

Helenia walked past Minhyuk’s lifeless body. Now that the variables had been removed, she had nothing to fear.

But then, Barbarian, standing atop a dragon, saw a man with a black skull floating in the sky. The man murmured something and snapped his fingers. Barbarian, who saw the man’s lips move, thought, ‘Regression?’

“...!”

Before Barbarian could turn around and warn Helenia, all those who died returned to how they were before they were attacked. It all happened in just three seconds, so swiftly that one had to wonder if the fast-forward button had been pressed.

Helenia, who was about to walk away gracefully, was startled by the tight and vicious grip that held her head.

“Huh…?”

When Helenia’s head was pulled over, she caught sight of everyone that she had killed just a few moments prior. All of them were back to normal. And they were all ready to bombard her with their skills.

Minhyuk, holding onto her head, slapped her on the cheek.

Thwack–!

The shock was evident on her face as her head swung to the side from the impact of the slap.

Minhyuk, with a cold and terrifying expression on his face, said, “How was it? You’ve been tricked, you know?”