Bentley apologized because, even at the last minute, he no longer wanted to remain a vulgar and lowly god. Besides, the Food God that he had encountered was quite amazing and completely unlike the figure that he had envisioned, ridiculed, and jeered at.

“You are the Battle God.”

Light started to spill from the cracks that appeared all over the surface of the Titan of Destruction.

Despite the frightening sound that rang in his ears, Bentley remained calm, his eyes closing in relief and resignation. But at that moment, a rough and callous hand slammed on the transparent glass and broke it apart. The hand immediately grabbed Bentley by the collar and dragged him out.

Bentley opened his eyes and stared at Minhyuk, who was operating Bless. He watched as the man manipulated Bless to hug his body tightly and protect him.

At that moment, an earth-shattering explosion erupted and swept the entire area. With Bless’ protection, Bentley was able to avoid the explosion. As he watched the explosion, he could not help but wonder, Why did this man save him? He just could not understand.

As for Minhyuk’s thoughts, it went like this,

Was it because Bentley’s apology deeply moved him? However, Minhyuk was not a fool who would think, after hearing his enemy apologize to him. Bentley had admitted that he was qualified to be the Battle God.

That was right. The God of Dungeons’ faction was quite large. So, if God of Dungeons Bentley went out of the dungeon and explained to the other gods, their trust and faith in him would be more substantial.

Minhyuk knew that the punishments the Argalis Dungeon would bestow upon him would be severe. He glanced lightly at Bentley, who was being protected in Bless’s hands.

Bentley was looking at him with sparkling eyes. Minhyuk slowly put him down and said briefly, “You cannot die yet.”

“...!”

Then, Minhyuk turned around after leaving those words. And Bentley? He felt very moved when he saw him like that.

Bentley’s thoughts ran wild, completely unaware of Minhyuk’s.

Bentley took the lead in slandering the Food God. However, he did not end it there. When the Food God was just about to pass through the Second Gate more easily than he expected, Bentley broke in by himself and even threatened him.

“...”

Bentley looked at Bless’s back, carrying Minhyuk. Unknowingly, he had already started respecting Minhyuk. He watched Minhyuk walk silently for a bit before climbing out of Bless. Then, Bless collapsed the moment Minhyuk got out of the cockpit.

The colossal divine weapon collapsed, and standing right next to it was a tall man with a wide and sturdy back! For some reason, Bentley felt his heart pounding when he saw this scene.

Then, Minhyuk immediately squatted down to pick up Bless’ parts. The charismatic figure earlier was nowhere to be seen as he scrambled for the pieces of the divine weapon!

***

“...?” A flash of doubt appeared on Minhyuk’s face as he squatted down and picked up the fragments of the broken Bless. All he did was spare him and look at him with a hateful(?) gaze, so… how come his favor toward him was rising? Either way, it did not matter to Minhyuk.

Of course, Minhyuk’s hands did not stop moving and continued to pick up Bless’ fragments.

Although Bless was destroyed, the accessories and fragments it left behind remained priceless.

It would significantly boost the Beyond the Heavens Empire’s military might.

Minhyuk, quickly picking up Bless’ fragments, looked up only to see that the exploding titans had stopped. Although there were still a considerable number of surviving celestial dwellers, that also meant that quite a huge number of black dwarves and titans were still on the battlefield.

Minhyuk heaved a sigh.

All of the operational titans stopped all at once.

“Run!!!”

“Kyaaaaaaaaack!!!”When the titans stopped working, the black dwarves immediately began to flee, and the surviving celestial dwellers were all shedding tears. At this moment, Minhyuk realized that the Second Gate had ended.

“...”

Minhyuk looked at them with a bitter smile. They had already died and had become heroes that the living had embraced in their ordinary lives.

Of course, this was just a virtual reality game. However, their existence made Minhyuk think about the heroes in reality once again.

At that moment, Veyron, who was leaning against the cliff's walls, stood up and approached him.

“We are the gods’ heroes.”

Veyron felt very happy that their sacrifice had reached those they wanted to save.

“But for us, you are our hero.”

The celestial dwellers cheered loudly as they looked at Minhyuk. Perhaps it was truly as Veyron said. He might truly be their hero, just like everyone has one small and ordinary hero in their lives.

Then, the notifications immediately rang in his ears.

Minhyuk had already confirmed through the Sudden Quest that he could skip all the remaining gates if he could stop Bentley here and clear the Second Gate safely. So, this was something that he had already expected. That was why his attention was drawn entirely by another set of notifications that had rung while the gate-skipping notifications were still ringing.

Minhyuk did not even hesitate and said, “Complete the quest.”

He was very curious about the rewards of this quest, but at the same time, he was also terrified. Before he proceeded with the Food God’s Achievement Quest, he had seen the video of Food God Ravier cooking silently in his temple while planning his revenge against the gods that trampled on him. Minhyuk also knew that the gods that mocked and jeered at the Food God would receive the price for their crimes once the Food God’s Achievement Quest was completed.

When Minhyuk was about to succumb to nervousness, voice resonated in the entire Land of the Gods.

Minhyuk silently listened to the same voice he had heard when he first received this quest.

***

The gods were shocked to hear the notification about the Food God’s achievement in successfully operating Divine Weapon Bless. However, the notifications that followed not long after alarmed them.

The Food God has made another remarkable and shocking achievement.

They could not believe what they were hearing. God of Dungeons Bentley broke the rules of Argalis Dungeon and stormed in himself. “But he still cleared the gate?”

“How in the world…”“Is he telling us that he’s not a god we can dare to judge?”

The gods had no other choice but to recognize him. If the God of Dungeons Bentley had stormed inside the Argalis Dungeon, then it was practically the same as the Food God dealing with an additional god inside the gates of the dungeon. However, that was not the end.

“...?”

“...?”

Everyone was rendered speechless. They were still doubting the authenticity of the notification, but another notification had already rang in their ears again.

Now, no god was foolish enough to deny the qualifications of the Food God. However, their shock was not yet over. A voice suddenly resonated all over the Land of the Gods.

“Ravier…”

It was none other than the God of Bards who knew the owner of the voice the best. He was the only god that came to see the final moments of the Food God. Ravier’s voice continued to ring all over the Land of the Gods, speaking about how hard he suffered back then and how long and much effort he had put in.

And the gods? They all listened intently to his story. It was the previous generation's gods that had wronged him. However, they all thought that they were no different from their predecessors. After all, they also mocked, jeered, and criticized the Food God, saying that he was not qualified to become the Battle God.

Back then, the God of Bards had asked the Food God Ravier in his temple, And it was this voice that answered his question instead.

The dish that Ravier made was not a dish that could poison others; it was also not a dish that could cause an epidemic or a dish that could take away one’s divine power.

“...”

“...”

These gods had already heard about the answer from the God of Bards. However, they once again heard it through Ravier’s voice.

All of the gods sincerely admired Ravier. Someone even lamented losing a god whose generosity knew no bounds. Ravier was a noble and pure god that gods like them, with a twisted and ugly heart, dared not reach. For some reason, they felt what happened to Ravier was their fault.

At that moment, a series of notifications rang for all the gods.

“...!”

“...!”

“...!”

The fact that he could turn someone’s imagination into reality was a very shocking power. Why? Because there was no ability in the world that was as difficult.

The gods thought about the dishes they wanted to eat the most.

“I want to eat a sandwich. It’s a very meaningful dish that the human woman I have loved had made for me.”

“I want to eat steak. I still can’t forget the steak that the God of Cooking used to make for us.”

“I want to eat the first dish I ate when I became a god…”

Everyone began to think of the dishes they wanted to eat or the ones they could not forget from their memories. And whatever dish they chose appeared in front of them.

The God of Bards chose carbonara. He rolled the pasta with his fork and ate a mouthful. The moment he put it in his mouth, a rich and deep flavor immediately spread out.

“...Delicious.”

This was the most delicious carbonara the God of Bards had ever tasted. Surprisingly, the dishes Ravier had left behind for them had wholly won over their taste buds.

“It’s truly a dish that can bring you satisfaction and delight.”

“Come to think of it, the only thing that I look forward to every day is eating.”

Ravier’s gentle voice enveloped them.

That was the greatest wish of the heavily mocked Food God.

All of the gods' faces displayed happy and satisfied smiles. In that delighted smile, one could see both respect and pity for the Food God Ravier.

At the same time, a series of notifications rang in Minhyuk’s ears after he found out that the dish that Food God Ravier prepared would allow the gods to realize the importance of food and eating.