Chapter 790   Lesso made such a vow as he felt the surge of power that flowed through his body from the buff effects that he received.

The effects of Minhyuk’s buffed dish were enough to give Level 500 players a strength that could rival those at Level 650. What was even more surprising was that a ‘legendary’ grade dish was exerting the power of a ‘god’ grade dish.

Lesso triggered his special skill, ‘Crevice’s Sword.’ It was a skill that could normally engulf an area of a 15-meter radius and create a huge crevice on the ground where magma would come pouring out.

The skill was supposed to only deal an additional 4,000% damage from the initial spurt of magma and 150% damage per second once it corroded the enemies’ armor and defenses. On top of that, these additional % damages were usually related to one’s basic attack damage.

Lesso was currently the most excited out of everyone present in this tomb. This was because the level of his power had reached a point where his enemies were melting down.

“Ha… Hahahahahaha… Hahahahahahahaha!”

It was exhilarating. Lesso felt like he could go toe to toe with Alexander the way he was right now. In fact, he felt like he could become the best ranker in the world. However, Lesso immediately realized that it was nothing but useless arrogance.

***

If they could wipe them out faster, then they would be able to receive greater rewards. Minhyuk was also aware that there were precious ingredients, which the kings had enjoyed in their lifetimes, hidden within the Tomb of the Kings.

Minhyuk jumped out and left Lesso behind. He had been saving his skills as much as possible ever since he entered the Tomb of the Kings. This was because he still did not know about what lay ahead of him inside this tomb. But now, all of the kings were now charging toward them at one go. There was no need for him to save his strength any longer.

“Summon Beanie.”

“Oiiiiink!”

Beanie held a black kitchen knife in his paws and wore a white cape carrying the ‘Beyond the Heavens’ symbol’, as he appeared in front of Minhyuk with a smirk on his face.

“Oink! Oink, oink. Oiiiiiiiiink! ”

Minhyuk smiled faintly as he stood with Beanie at the forefront, facing over 10,000 of the charging troops that marched with their kings. Their levels all exceeded Level 570. However, Minhyuk had become stronger after eating the ‘legendary’ grade dish that was comparable to a ‘god’ grade dish in terms of buff effects.

Minhyuk was currently at Level 602. At that level, he would be able to obtain strength that was at least at Level 700 if he ate a god-grade dish.

“Overlord’s Technique.”

A blazing black flame erupted and covered his sword.

“Oiiiiiiiiiiiiink!!!”

Beanie, who was now standing right next to him, immediately cast Overlord’s Technique and swung his sword which was also covered with blazing black flames, together with Minhyuk.

After eating the buffed dish, the Overlord’s Technique’s level had increased by +2 and now covered an area with a 100-meter radius. On top of that, Beanie also released a similar Overlord’s Technique, which instantly doubled the area.

The thousands of troops that were charging toward Minhyuk and Beanie and blocking their path were immediately sent flying back by the Overlord’s Technique that overturned the entire area of 200 meter radius.

The Rothschilde Kingdom’s army and Calauhel were all very shocked, especially those that had eaten the same legendary grade dish that Minhyuk had eaten. They clearly felt their limits. They felt very frustrated after seeing Minhyuk and realizing that they could not even reach his ankles. Then, at that moment, a set of chilling notifications rang out.

Hundreds of bright lights burst out in quick succession. At that moment, all of the troops were swept away while Minhyuk and Calauhel were dragged forward by Aegaeon’s power.

“Keheuuuuup!”

“Urk…!”

Hundreds of kings surrounded and stared at the two of them. These proud and majestic kings were all curious about the kings of the current era and their strength. The questions began.

“Our strength…”

“Do you have the qualifications?”

“Do you have them?”

Calauhel gulped dryly. Aegaeon had increased these kings’ level by a hundred. These kings were asking them such questions. At the same time, Calauhel felt thrilled.

Calauhel realized that Food God Minhyuk stood at a higher place than him and was much greater than him. He was an insignificant existence when compared to Minhyuk.

But then, Minhyuk put his hands on his shoulder and said, “Become the King Above Kings.”

Today, Minhyuk noticed that the world’s richest man, Calauhel, would become Beyond the Heavens Kingdom’s strong and reliable ally. That was why he believed that it would be better if this new reliable ally would have the new class ‘King Above Kings.’

Calauhel looked at Minhyuk and thought,

However, the man in front of him gave him strength and confidence.

“I love you, friend.”

“…”

Calauhel, who never had a real friend in his life, wanted to make a genuine friend. That was why he said those words. However, his method was a bit clumsy and cringy, to the point that it made Minhyuk feel this strange sense of discomfort.

Meanwhile, the kings opened their mouths again.

“Can you carry our powers?”

“This era’s strong kings.”

“We will test your qualifications.”

There was arrogance in the eyes of these kings, as well as some curiosity toward the strong kings of the current era.

Minhyuk’s lips twisted into a smirk. “Shut up and just come at us quickly.”

The arrogant and great king's faces turned ugly when they heard Minhyuk’s impudent remarks.

The 500 kings started attacking the two at the same time. The Rothschilde Kingdom’s army was unable to intervene in this battle because Aegaeon’s power was preventing them from interfering with their battle.

Minhyuk swiftly evaded the onslaught of attacks and the enemies that were chasing after him with his Like the Wind. Then, he kicked strongly and soared through the air, cutting down the kings that were blocking his path in the air.

“Keuaaaaack!”

“Aaaaaack!”

He stepped on the bodies of the falling kings to catapult himself higher, all the while allowing the attacks to fall on his body. Thanks to the activation of the Steel Skin, his physical and magical defense had tripled.

“Sword of Absolute Death.”

Minhyuk, with his dark hair fluttering with the wind, glared sharply at the kings. He was very upset when he heard them talk about testing themselves over and over again.

All of the kings within the 20-meter radius area were struck with lightning swords that carried an additional 7,000% attack.

“Keuaaaaaaaaaack!”

Their screams rang rampant as hundreds of lightning swords fell from the sky one after another.

Those who had been directly hit by the lightning sword also fell into a stunned state. Minhyuk did not stop there. He quickly dashed forward the moment his feet landed on the ground.

“Stormy.”

A sword made of storms was summoned right beside the running Minhyuk and shot toward the kings. Just like that, blood spurted out from the bodies of the kings.

The royal army was left slack-jawed when they saw Minhyuk’s performance. Of course, they were also admiring Calauhel.

Calauhel triggered his secret skill, the Destroyer’s Dance. It could create hundreds of Destruction Energy with every step that he made and stab his enemies, the kings, as they danced around him.

Calauhel felt like he had nothing to fear now.

He completely entrusted his back to Minhyuk. Then, he thought,

It had seemed like it was impossible.

Calauhel dashed forward and cut down the kings one after another.

The pace at which they cut down the number of kings had become faster. Then, Minhyuk ran away from the kings. Of course, the kings started to chase after him. However, he took this opportunity to jump into the middle of their ranks.

Minhyuk grinned. He had the skill ‘Save’, which allowed him to save a skill and use it once without it being affected by the cooldown time.

“Sword of Absolute Death.”

Once again, he triggered the Sword of Absolute Death and sent hundreds of lightning swords with an additional 7,000% attack, raining down on the kings, and wiping them out easily.

At the same time, Calauhel cut down the last king.

A bright light flashed as a strange, powerful force wrapped around Minhyuk’s body. Then, the space that he was standing on suddenly changed.

***

The Eight Pillars. They were legendary characters who supported and maintained the world of Athenae. They were beings that even the Absolute Gods would not dare fight against.

Aegaeon, one of the Eight Pillars, was an existence that was comparable to a king above kings. The Tomb of the Kings was just one among the many possessions that he had.

If Goddess Athenae was the existence that maintained and kept the balance of the world, then Aegaeon was the existence that wanted the world to ‘not exist.’ Among Aegaeon’s power, there existed a power called ‘gluttony.’ It allowed him to devour his opponents which made him, who harbored such thoughts and ideals, extremely dangerous.

That was why Athenae used all of her powers to seal Aegaeon. However, Aegaeon was a vicious and shrewd being. Knowing that he would be sealed, he separated himself into fragments and scattered them all over the world. Then, he waited.

Right now, Aegaeon wanted one man. The same man who overcame the hurdles presented by the hundreds of kings in the Tomb of the Kings. He sat on his black throne and watched as the man appeared in front of him in a flash of light.

The man had many faces. He showed a bright and innocent smile when eating, and a wild, ferocious face, fiercer than any wild beast, when he was fighting.

Aegaeon, with his black hair strewn all over his face, looked at the man with an expressionless face and said, “Kneel.”

The power that he used was something that even the gods could not fight against. There was no god that would be able to stand in front of his dignity.

The heavens and the earth shook as the word ‘Kneel’ rang in the area, and a tremendous amount of pressure weighed down on the human king in front of Aegaeon.

“Who the f*ck are you to tell me to kneel?”

The knees of the man in front of Aegaeon did not fold.

Meanwhile, contrary to his confident and arrogant words, Minhyuk was actually very nervous. This was his first time encountering such a strong pressure in Athenae. The pressure was leagues beyond the one that he felt when he faced the Corrupted God, one of the Six Monster Gods Gaerna, and the other powerful beings that he had faced before.

Even so, Minhyuk did not kneel. In fact, he even took a step towards Aegaeon.

“You kneel.”

“…”

“Worship.”

The Earth King’s Authority, ‘Worship’ was triggered. After the battle against over 300 kings, the Earth King’s Mana had reached 100%. According to the description of the Earth King’s Authority ‘Worship’, it could force anyone to kneel once the Earth King’s Mana had been filled to 100%.

At that moment, Aegaeon’s expression changed.

Something invisible that felt like they were tree roots began to wrap around Aegaeon’s body as a powerful pressure began to press down on himself and drag him down from his throne.

Aegaeon was very shocked. He had never knelt down before, even in the presence of Athenae.

A drop of sweat fell down Aegaeon’s forehead as the man continued to take huge strides forward.

Aegaeon could ignore the forced kneel status.

The power of Worship slowly disappeared. However, Minhyuk was already running with his sword. Minhyuk was quick-witted. He could tell that Aegaeon was not looking at him favorably and would try to kill him.

Aegaeon immediately jumped from his seat when he saw Minhyuk dash forward. The moment Minhyuk swung his sword, Aegaeon triggered a skill that no one could resist and forced Minhyuk’s consciousness to turn black.

“…”

Only after that did Aegaeon realize that the sword that Minhyuk swung stopped just right next to his neck.