Leveling Up Through Eating

Chapter 985

After seeing the magic and arrows turn around and fly back to the ones who sent them, the people finally could not resist their curiosity. They all turned to look at the sky to find out what was pattering on their heads.

The people were met with a downpour of rice and wheat. When they turned to look at the side, they saw fresh and gorgeously red apples growing rapidly from the apple trees that they thought could no longer bear fruits. Various crops sprouted from the ground of the land that they had neglected for a very long time.

“Moo!”

“Cluck, cluck!”

“Meeeh!”

“Hwiiiik!”

The livestock taken away from them also appeared all over the kingdom.

Despite the rice and wheat falling on their faces, they all turned to look at the sky, where a picture was rapidly drawn. The picture showed the figure of the god. Which god? It was Utopia’s God. The God of Utopia painted in the sky opened its mouth and spoke.

[I will get rid of everything related to food in this world.]

As a result, all the food in the world disappeared. Among the people, someone had lived quite a long life, and this person clearly remembered that day.

The picture in the sky scattered, only to be replaced by a market image. The shop selling vegetables, fruits, and other produce disappeared, while the Black Beer House, where everyone gathered to chat and drink after a hard day’s work, also disappeared. Even the restaurants that filled the streets disappeared. Bitter expressions flashed on the faces of countless people as they watched them disappear from the streets. Among them, a child spoke up.

[I’m hungry.]

The child was not saying it because he was hungry. He said it because he missed his favorite food and knew he could no longer have it. At that time, the people wondered.

[Why? Why in the world did you do this?]

They told the public that the reason they made the food disappear was that the god, who they called the Sky, had the blood of the Food God running through his veins. But that was not the true reason.

The picture changed. It showed dozens of people who looked like the heroes of Utopia walking inside an unknown dungeon. One of those heroes was someone everyone was familiar with. Some admired him, while some, who knew of his true nature, despised him.

Hero King Rakk grinned as he created a small heart.

[Once we oppress and subdue all of the food in this place for hundreds of years, this heart will be able to give me tremendous powers.]

“...!”

“...!”

The people’s eyes grew wide. This was especially the case for those who only knew that food had disappeared from this world because the Sky inherited the blood of the Food God. They felt their anger soar to new heights. The true reason food disappeared in this world for a very long time was because of one person's greed.

Even Rhoando was only made aware of this fact today. However, there was still one thing that he could not understand. The gentle and warm voice of the Battle God had spoken to him.

[Thanks, my dear younger brother.]

This. This was what Rhoando was very confused about.

Meanwhile, Baron and the other heroes hurriedly moved to find the source of the arrows and magic returning to them as they listened to the soldiers' screams.

“Attack them again. Kill everyone. Do not hold back!”

“B- But…”

The soldiers hesitated. Even the commander leading the royal army hesitated, unable to command them to attack the kingdom's people easily. At that moment, Baron raised his sword and slashed the neck of the knight nearest to him.

Spurt–!

“If you’re not going to kill them, then I will kill you.”

In the eyes of the soldiers, Baron looked like the devil. In the end, the terrified soldiers had no other choice but to fire their magic and arrows at the people again. The number of attacks this time was far more than the attacks earlier.

However, the result was similar to the previous one. All of their attacks came to a halt. But instead of turning back, the arrows lost momentum and fell helplessly on the ground while the magic disappeared into nothingness.

Baron’s eyes darted around. He searched for the source of power and caught sight of a robed being. And when they pulled the hood of their robe? He was met with the sight of a charming silver-haired girl. However, the girl’s eyes were so cold and creepy that it reminded Baron of snakes.

‘That woman is taking control of the system.’

Baron grabbed a spear and hurled it toward the girl. But the spear, which was aiming for the girl’s heart, was easily blocked by a man’s hand.

Rhoando and the rest of the rebels saw the scene and could not take their eyes off the man holding the spear. Then, the man threw the robe off of his body.

Flutter–

Everyone could now see the man's figure, who was glaring coldly at Baron through the strands of his jet-black hair. He was 185 centimeters tall and had fair and unblemished skin.

The expressions on the faces of Rhoando and the rebels all turned bright when they saw the face of the man.

“Hyung-nim!!!”

“Hyuuuuuuuung-nim!!!”

All of them had seen food and everything else related to food appear around them once again.

‘Our hyung-nim did it.’

‘He has awakened those oppressed and subdued in the Dungeon of Oppression.’

But their thoughts ended there. None of them here knew who or what Minhyuk truly was.

“Please run away!”

“We’re fine!”

“Hyung-nim, it seems like the Battle God is here and will help us.”

“You must know what kind of god the Battle God is, right? So, please don’t worry about us, hyung-nim. Just go!”

Even though they were already in such a situation, they were still apprehensive about Minhyuk. Minhyuk was strong; there was no doubt about it. After all, he was even able to hunt the divine dragon alone. But Minhyuk was alone. They thought he would not be able to handle the heroes and the troops of the royal army by himself.

The heroes’ swords and spears were already flying toward Minhyuk the moment he grabbed Baron’s spear. But Minhyuk did not move. He looked at the attacks with a cold and sharp glare.

Then, something surprising happened. A gigantic man appeared in the blink of an eye and grabbed the neck of one of the heroes who was trying to stab Minhyuk’s heart with his spear. An old man also appeared and took the head of the hero, who wanted to stab Minhyuk’s abdomen with a dagger.

Slash–!

Blood rained down as a man, who only had a single arm, slaughtered those who aimed at Minhyuk’s back.

The hero casting magic to attack Minhyuk looked at the scene in confusion. Why? Because a spear made of light had already pierced his heart before he could even finish casting.

Strong people began to appear one by one. But what was shocking was how the gigantic man and the old man treated the powerful heroes. They treated them as if they were nothing but mere children.

‘Are they the gods under the command of the Battle God? The same gods that I have only heard of…?’

‘Amazing.’

‘The heroes are no match against them.’

Rhoando and the rebels looked at the scene in relief. With this, they confirmed that the Battle God was around here. And fortunately enough, the Battle God protected their hyung-nim. Perhaps he protected and cared about their hyung-nim because he freed all the food oppressed in the dungeon.

None of them entertained the thought that Minhyuk was the Battle God. But then, at that moment, all the people who appeared and restrained the heroes immediately flocked to Minhyuk’s side.

There were around fifty people. Of course, it was obvious that many did not have as much power as an actual god. However, one would feel like they were gazing upon a god with one look at them.

This group of people looked at Minhyuk and shouted.

“Your Majesty, please give us your orders.”

“Your Majesty, please give us your orders.”

“...!”

“...!”

At this moment, a shudder ran down Rhoando’s body. He finally understood that the man who laughed and smiled brightly while eating marble potatoes and the man who greeted him politely when they first met was not only the Food God but also an emperor and the Battle God.

Minhyuk, with a sword in hand, looked at the retreating heroes with a cold and sharp glare as he approached them step by step.

“I am the Battle God.”

When they heard those words, the heroes took another step back while Minhyuk continued to take another step forward.

Thud–

“I am the great sovereign who leads the gods and a god who keeps the balance of the world.”

Thud–

“But before that, I am an emperor with millions of soldiers and millions of people under my command. And I have never seen people like you in my life.”

Thud–

“People who feel superior and trample and take away things from the masses just because they are hailed as heroes.”

Thud–

“People who would kill those poor and pitiful civilians just because they raised their voices.”

Thud–

Minhyuk raised his sword and pointed it at Baron’s neck. “Immediate judgment.”

When Minhyuk’s words fell, Brod swiftly cut Baron’s head off. At the same time, the old man’s spear pierced through the hearts of several heroes.

The people of Utopia were all left shocked. The people who treated themselves as ants and trampled on them like they were nothing were all helpless, falling under the blades of these people who had appeared.

Whenever someone blocked Minhyuk’s path, his vassals would appear and cut them down to open the way.

“Drop your weapons and surrender.”

The soldiers dropped their weapons one after another.

Minhyuk would make the soldiers pay for their crimes. However, the punishment would be lighter than the punishments given to the heroes. After all, the heroes and the kings had also threatened these people.

Just like the miracle created by Moses, the path in front of Minhyuk opened up.

Thud, thud, thud–

Minhyuk kept walking until he arrived in front of the walls. He jumped until he was face to face with Rhoando and the rebels. He smiled softly before releasing the ropes that bound them. Once released, Rhoando immediately grabbed one of the swords that fell on the ground.

Rhoando knew that the sins that the soldiers and knights had committed were not that great. However, the sin the king committed by just sitting on the sidelines was far greater than anybody else's. Not only that, the king had also sucked the blood of the people dry just because he had the backing of the heroes. To put it simply, the king had to die.

Minhyuk silently watched Rhoando’s back as he charged forward and cut through the vassals and subordinates who guarded the king. The rest should be left to him.

After cutting down the vassals and subordinates, Rhoando finally reached the king and was able to use his sword to stab straight through his heart.

“Kghhk!”

Cheers erupted from the rebels the moment they saw the king groan as he fell with his hands clutching his chest. The deafening cheers of the people followed. They cheered loudly after seeing the king and the heroes, the people who had oppressed and controlled them, fall.

The soldiers, who had no choice but to ride the king’s boat and become his dog, knew they had to pay the price of their sins. However, knowing that the kingdom would change, they vowed to live their life as best as they could for the sake of this land.

Rhoando pulled his sword out and raised it toward the sky. Seeing this, the rebels moved quickly, bringing in an old and worn-out chair on top of the walls.

Minhyuk looked at Rhoando as he walked toward the chair. Then, he thought, ‘The biggest problem he has to face is becoming a god.’

Rhoando not only needed to obtain a stronger power, but he also had to obtain a stronger name to become the central force in Utopia. However, the problem was that the current Sky was Rhoando’s older brother. But Rhoando would only become the true god who would rule this world if he killed god.

But that was only Minhyuk’s concern.

[Arce, the God of Hybrids, steps down from his throne and gives up the title of Sky.]

[God of Hybrids Arce appoints Rhoando as his descendant.]

A bright pillar of light fell and engulfed Rhoando, sitting in his old, worn-out chair.

Flash–!

After receiving the power of god, “The One who Tries to Become the Sky” Rhoando finally became a true and complete god.

‘It seems like Half-god Arce is just a puppet?’ At this moment, Minhyuk realized that everything that happened to Utopia was because of Hero King Rakk.

[Utopia’s new Sky has been born to the world!]

[Utopia’s new Sky is none other than Rhoando!]

Minhyuk and Rhoando looked at each other. One could see the trust, faith, and loyalty in their eyes.

Then, the notifications rang in Minhyuk’s ears.

[You have acquired the Passive Skill: Call.]

[The Passive Skill: Call is a power given to the Battle God, who has not received the recognition of the other gods.]

[The Passive Skill: Call is the power that would allow the Battle God to call the ones connected to him to help when the Land of the Gods is threatened.]

If the Land of the Gods were under threat, Minhyuk would be left helpless. After all, he could not lead the gods. After all, they did not trust or have faith in him. If he ordered them around, they would not be loyal to him. But this skill, named “Call,” was like a string connecting him to a god loyal to him.

Immediately after that, another notification rang.

[The Passive Skill: Call asks the Sky of Utopia if he will answer your calls.]

Surprise flashed on Rhoando’s face when he saw that he was given the choice.

The Land of the Gods was separate from the world that Rhoando lived in. Now that he had to rule Utopia, Rhoando would become busy. There was no way that he would be able to come and go as he pleased easily. However, Rhoando looked at Minhyuk and, without any hesitation, gave a slight nod in agreement.

[Rhoando agrees to answer your calls.]

[You have obtained the first god in your own ‘God’s Army’!]

[His name? Utopia’s Sky, Rhoando.]