Chapter 886
Minhyuk was deeply impressed by the first Food God, Ravier.
‘Even though he was humiliated like that...’
Minhyuk’s thoughts were similar to those of the other gods. He also thought that the Food God Ravier would make a dish to avenge himself and get back at the gods that mocked and humiliated him.
‘However, my thoughts and predictions were completely wrong.’
Ravier chose a path other than revenge. A way that would allow those gods to see and recognize that eating could bring happiness and satisfaction to all.
Meanwhile, God of Dungeons Bentley also saw the dish he desired the most, appear in front of him, thanks to the power of the Dish of Satisfaction.
“...” Bentley was rendered speechless. At this moment, he felt infinitely ashamed of the behavior and the nefarious acts that he and the first God of Dungeons, Evas, had done toward this god.
The current Food God had cleared Argalis Dungeon, a dungeon that no god could break for thousands of years, while the first Food God did not even think of getting revenge on them. All the god did was prepare a dish that he hoped everyone would recognize and accept for the longest time. It was proof that the god was not a small-minded and petty person.
“Ha- Haha...”
Perhaps the most cowardly god and the god who deserved those mocking jeers was the God of Dungeons, Evas, and himself. With thoughts like that running through his head, Bentley began to eat.
Minhyuk, who saw Bentley eat, recalled the notifications he had heard earlier.
[The Linked Quest: Food God’s Achievement is in progress!]
[You have cleared the Second Gate!]
[God of Dungeons Bentley has broken the rules of the dungeon and broken into the Second Gate.]
[Even so, you have cleared the gate with excellent results!]
[The Title: God Above Gods has grown even more outstanding!]
[The rewards for clearing the Second Gate will be replaced with the rewards you will receive in the Final Gate!]
[You have cleared the Third Gate with excellent results!]
[The Title: God Above Gods...]
[The rewards for clearing the Third Gate...]
[You have cleared the Fourth Gate with excellent results!]
[The Title: God Above Gods...]
[The rewards for clearing the Fourth Gate...]
[You have cleared the Fifth Gate with excellent results!]
[You have cleared the final gate of the Argalis Dungeon!]
[Argalis Dungeon is a dungeon that can make your dreams come true!]
[Most of your dreams are related to ‘eating’!]
[You have acquired the ticket to the Field of the Gods! You can access the Field of the Gods for three minutes!]
[In the Field of the Gods, you can harvest as many ingredients as you can for three minutes!]
[The rewards for clearing the Third and Fourth Gates have made the Final Gate rewards improve!]
[You can now access the Field of the Gods for six minutes!]
[The effects and abilities of all the ingredients that you harvest in the Field of the Gods will improve greatly!]
[The Title: God Above Gods in your possession is now completed!]
[You have broken through all of the gates of the Argalis Dungeon. The dungeon will collapse in five minutes!]
[Evas’ soul, the soul of the creator of the Argalis Dungeon, admits the mistakes and wrongdoings that he has done. He also recognizes the identity of the Food God!]
[Argalis Dungeon’s creator, Evas, gives you the authority to run a God-rank Dungeon once!]
Minhyuk had obtained many rewards. However, he could not hide his disappointment.
‘The rewards that will grant our dreams...’
He was very pleased when he chose the Manhwa Cafe as a reward for clearing the First Gate. He even enjoyed the meal he had during that time very well. However, he skipped this reward from the Second to the Fourth Gates.
‘Hnggh...’
Fortunately, there was still hope. According to the rewards notifications, he could enter the Field of the Gods and harvest the ingredients grown there. Should he make a delicious meal with the superb ingredients that he would harvest from that place?
‘Field of the Gods, huh?’
Based on its name alone, Minhyuk could already tell that it was a place that was filled with countless special and delicious ingredients. He thought that maybe it would be enough to soothe and relieve him of his disappointment.
After that, he immediately checked the complete version of the God Above Gods.
(God Above Gods)
Absolute Title
Title Effects:
•Can combine two God-rank skills.
•Can combine three God-rank skills.
•There is a 10% chance of a 20% increase in performance and abilities when using a God-rank skill.
•Passive Skill: God that Never Backs Down.
•All stats +7%
•All skills’ cooldown time and MP consumption will be reduced by 20%
The title had truly become much better and more shocking than before. The increase in his stats from 4% to 7% was enough to make it more shocking.
But that was not all. There was also the passive skill: God that Never Backs Down. It was originally a skill that would reduce all skill cooldowns by 50% and recover 50% of the skill user's HP and MP once their HP fell below 10%. Although the skill cooldown reduction remained at 50%, the amount of HP and MP that it could recover had increased to 70%. It also increased his stats by 9% and reduced his MP consumption by 20%.
‘It’s an amazing title.’
Titles in Athenae were obtained when someone accomplished a particular action or did something that others had not yet done. These titles were given as a form of celebration for their achievements. Simply having a title was of great significance, so most of the special abilities attached to the title were not as good as expected.
However, this title was different. Minhyuk was confident that this title was the best in existence because he could simply obtain effects at this level by acquiring it.
Rumble–
The Argalis Dungeon began to crumble just as Minhyuk was about to finish checking most of the rewards he had received.
***
God of Dungeons Bentley was left in tears after eating the dish left behind by the Food God and God of Cooking Ravier. Why was he crying? The dish that Ravier left behind was extremely delicious, and he was able to learn about the pleasure of eating.
‘You can get the greatest happiness from the smallest of things.’
It was something that one could not buy with money or treasures.
Rumble–
Bentley’s heart started to pound wildly when he saw the Argalis Dungeon begin to crumble. As he cried on the ground, someone reached out a hand to him. When he looked up, he saw War God Veyron standing before him.
The War God did not look at him in pity. Instead, he looked at Bentley solemnly, saying, “Do you think you can erase your mistakes with your tears?”
Veyron was the hero Bentley respected and looked up to the most. He could easily understand what the man meant with just his question. Bentley grabbed his outstretched hand and stood up. Veyron, who was about to disappear with the collapse of the Argalis Dungeon, still took his time to teach him until the very end.
‘That’s right. My mistakes cannot be erased by my tears.’
***
The collapse of the Argalis Dungeon, a dungeon that had remained standing for thousands of years, was enough to garner the attention of everyone in the Land of the Gods. Countless gods stood in front of the collapsing dungeon and waited there. At that moment, they saw a man walk out of the dungeon. This man was none other than God of Dungeons Bentley.
Bentley’s faction was quite large. Many gods relied on him and pushed him to become the Battle God candidate. These gods turned to look at him, wondering if he had another trick up his sleeve even though the Argalis Dungeon had been cleared and was collapsing.
“Lord Bentley.”
“What dirty tricks and unscrupulous methods did the Food God use to clear the Argalis Dungeon?!”
“Lord Bentley, please tell us the truth.”
Bentley stood in front of the collapsing Argalis Dungeon and looked at the countless gods that had gathered here. He could see many gods, including the Battle God, the God of Cooking, the God of Will, the God of Bravery, and many more. And in front of these gods, Bentley...
[In the holy and divine name of Athenae, God of Dungeons Bentley, who broke the rules of Argalis Dungeon, will be deprived of his qualifications as a god!]
...heard a notification that plunged him into the depths of despair. However, Bentley said, “The Food God did not use dirty tricks or unscrupulous methods to clear the Argalis Dungeon.”
[Bentley, deprived of his qualifications as a god, will be exiled to the human world and left to live the life of a human!]
A blinding light fell upon Bentley and drew out the divine power in his body. The light's appearance marked the end of the once noble and great God of Dungeons.
Bentley squeezed the last divine power in his body and used one final power as a god.
[God of Dungeons Bentley uses his body's last traces of divine power to trigger God’s Voice!]
When Bentley opened his mouth, his God’s Voice rang in everyone’s ears.
[He is the strongest god that I have seen in my life.]
[Despite the harsh criticism, sneers, hardships, and adversities, he never gave up.]
[Today, I will be deprived of my qualifications as the God of Dungeons to pay the price for my sins. But before I leave, let me say this...]
God’s Voice was a special ability that only the gods could wield. Bentley could no longer use his God’s Voice with the last of his divine power taken away. Nevertheless, he continued to make eye contact with the gods.
“He is the true Battle God. He will be the one who can lead us all. He is the one that can lead all of the gods and fight to save the Land of the Gods once it falls into crisis.”
Bentley no longer said anything after leaving those words. Many of the gods were rendered mute after hearing those words. Why? because Bentley was the one who said it- the same Bentley who took the lead in criticizing the Food God and his qualifications. Then, at that moment...
[The power of the reward that Evas had left behind in the Argalis Dungeon’s Second Gate is making its presence known!]
Bentley’s words still left many gods in a daze, wondering how he could suddenly raise the Food God to such a high pedestal.
[With only a few hundreds of thousands of Divine Troops, the hero created an astonishing achievement by stopping the Black Dwarves’ invasion in the Land of the Gods.]
[For the sake of the Land of the Gods, the hero fought until his body was devoured and submerged in water.]
All of the gods present focused on the voice. Why? because they all knew who the voice was talking about. Even the newborn children in the Land of the Gods knew the hero's name. He was the greatest hero who sacrificed his life to protect this land.
The Battle God took the lead, kneeling on one knee and showing courtesy upon hearing the voice. He was immediately followed by the Absolute Gods, which included the God of Cooking and the God of Will. Following their example, the thousands of gods gathered in this place began to kneel and show courtesy.
Veyron.
It was a name that could make any of them feel great respect and be deeply moved just by hearing it.
[Today, I leave this voice to honor the great and noble hero.]
Did the greatest God of Dungeons, Evas, know? Did he have an inkling that the Food God, the god that he had ignored and trampled on, would be the one that would meet the requirements that would trigger this voice?
Immediately after that, a video appeared in front of the gods. The video showed the scene inside the crumbling Argalis Dungeon. Everyone felt a deep throbbing in their hearts when they saw the figure of War God Veyron standing atop the walls of the fortress.
Then, their attention turned toward the man standing beside Veyron and wearing a white cape that carried the symbol of the fork and knife crossed together. And when his face fully appeared on the video, they saw the face of none other than Food God Minhyuk.
“...!”
“...!”
The Food God was standing side by side with the great hero. Many of the gods felt like warmth suddenly bloomed in their chests, choking them and even threatening to come out of their mouths.
Meanwhile, Food God Minhyuk, being shown in the video, was now being controlled by AI. He turned toward the hero and asked.
[Do you regret sacrificing yourself to protect this land?]
Veyron, standing atop the fortress walls and watching the cheering and crying celestial dwellers, turned to look back at Minhyuk. His answer seemed to be spoken for the gods watching.
[If you’re talking about regrets, I have them. I regret being unable to protect the Land of the Gods longer.]
[I regret not being able to see the children of the celestial dwellers laughing and running around.]
[I regret not being able to serve the god, who is more charismatic than anyone else but would cry in sadness at losing his subordinates once he turned around, any longer.]
When the gods saw Veyron's eyes turn red, they focused on him. But then Veyron chuckled lightly.
[Even so, I’m still the happiest man right now.]
[Knowing that the children of the celestial dwellers can smile and run around like that because of me is enough for me.]
[Knowing that I was able to protect the Land of the Gods that many of the gods love and cherish is enough for me.]
[Knowing that the Battle God, who would cry sadly at the loss of his subordinates, was not seriously hurt because of my sacrifice is enough for me.]
Veyron looked up at the sky.
[I still have lingering regrets.]
Then, a broad and bright smile appeared on his face.
[But I also do not regret it.]
Many of the gods were deeply moved by his words. Then, at that moment, the video showed a bright light shot down near Veyron. And Food God Minhyuk stood there and saw him off, watching his back as he walked toward the light. Then, Veyron suddenly turned back and said...
[Now, you...]
Veyron’s smile grew even brighter.
[Are you willing to become a hero?]
Minhyuk, who watched as the light engulfed Veyron, answered, “Of course.”
And with that answer, a notification rang in his ears.
[You have acquired the Title: The One Carrying the Hero’s Pride!]
Minhyuk walked in the opposite direction after watching Veyron disappear completely into the light.
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