Leveling Up through Eating

46 The Great Mage Rafielt

Ben stood in front of Minhyuk to guard him against the sudden appearance of another life form. However, when he saw the creature that approached them, he looked at it skeptically.

“The second child of the Dragon King, the warrior turtle.”

“Yes. You’re right. Hello? Land dwellers.”

Radin tried to smile as gently as he could.

Meanwhile, Minhyuk was quite surprised when the second child of the Dragon King appeared after he asked Ben details about the rabbit’s liver that he wanted to eat more of. The Legendary Chef had warned him that the children of the Dragon King were all strong. Of course, it was a given that even the Legendary Chef did not know about the exact strength and power that they had.

However, this was the most important thing.

‘The Dragon King knows the location of the pure extract!’

However, when he saw the expression of the turtle in front of him, he couldn’t help but think of something different.

Why does this turtle warrior look so happy?

Then he spoke…

“It’s a great pleasure for us to have land dwellers visit our Dragon King’s Sea. I’m Radin, the turtle warrior and the second child of the Dragon King just like what he had said earlier.”

“Oh. Is that so. That eye patch looks so cool. You’re like that pirate turtle from a game called Crazy Arcade!”

“……T, there’s something like that?”

“There is. It’s a game with water balloons!”

“I see. Haha.”

Minhyuk started to play the role of an earnest glib tongue.

I’ll first increase my favorability with him so I can meet with the Dragon King!

“Hiyaa. Your short stubby legs, wrinkled skin and back shell that looks delicious with rice…… No, no, cool shell. You look really amazing!”

“Thank you.”

When Radin saw how interested he was that he was even currying favors with him, he thought that things would definitely be easier.

“Ah. By any chance, do you have any knowledge about the pure extract?”

‘So he was looking for it.’

He had also heard about the pure extract. However, the problem was that they did not know of the location.

‘I heard that it is black water that tastes like carbonated water and only accumulates one drop at a time.’

That was the only thing that he knew about and he was unaware of the location.

The Dragon King? The Great Mage Rafielt did not know of this information, nor does he have any interest in it. Right?

However, he still smiled at him.

“I know. If you want, I can show you the way.”

“Really?”

“Yes.”

“Hiyaa…… Hmm……?”

Then Minhyuk suddenly thought of something.

‘I was told to be careful about people who buy and give me meat for no reason at all……!’

In fact, Minhyuk wanted to pave the way so that he could do exactly that. However, what did Minhyuk do for the turtle Radin to guide him to where the pure extract was? He suddenly felt cautious about the turtle’s intentions.

Seeing that Minhyuk had hesitated, Radin got flustered.

‘I have to take this bastard alive……!’

So he hurriedly tried to entice him.

“If you go with me to the Dragon King’s Palace, you will be able to taste delicacies that are only available here. In addition, I will also give you plenty of treasures!”

“De, delicacies that can only be tasted in the Dragon King’s Palace?!”

“Yes. Haha, they’re truly amazing!”

“Let’s go now!”

Radin felt that it was quite easy to trick him. He only needed to mention food and his problem was already solved.

Minhyuk was about to strike him but his movements halted as his eyes flashed with a cunning glint.

Come to think of it, isn’t Ghost Spear Ben with me?

He paused for a moment as he talked to Radin.

“Ah. That’s right. Before we go to the Dragon King’s Palace, can I go up on land for a moment so I can eat this salmon?”

Minhyuk promptly pointed at the Golden Salmon that was still tied to the rope that he was holding.

‘If that happens then we’ll be delayed…… ‘

Radin pointed his finger on the Golden Salmon as a transparent bubble appeared and trapped it inside.

[The Golden Salmon has entered the Magic Aquarium.]

[The Golden Salmon will not die and can be kept in the aquarium for two days. The aquarium can also be placed inside the inventory.]

“Kggghk!”

Minhyuk let out a gasp of surprise as he followed Radin to where the Dragon King’s Palace was. On their way, Minhyuk kept on pestering Radin about information and methods on obtaining food in the seas. He learned that there were quite a few places in the Dragon King’s Sea where there was no water and you could walk freely.

Once they entered the place, Minhyuk quickly made tangtangi by chopping an octopus and turning it into a yukhoe. As soon as he chewed on a bite, he could taste the savory flavor of the sesame oil as well as the sweet and soft flavor of the yukhoe. The texture of the wriggling octopus even added a blissful harmony to the cacophony of flavors.

Ben, who was watching at the side, spoke up.

“Aigoo. You’re eating so well. Aigoo. You eat so well~ Hohoho!”

He was smiling at Minhyuk like a grandfather who was smiling at his grandchildren and telling them “That’s right! Go on, have some more!”. 

“Here’s a shot of soju! If you spill it then it’s over.”

“Aigoo, my bab…… Does our Minhyukie know about this too?”

“Of course!”

“You’re all grown up, you’re a big boy now! Hohohohoho!”

Radin shook his head as he watched the two of them play this charade.

‘He’s speaking like that to a grown up, he’s definitely a senile old man. And this guy too, he’s definitely a strange man that’s crazy for food. Tch…… This work is easier than what I had expected.’

Radin grinned.

Isn’t it a good thing that I have caught these morons?

After they finished eating tangtangi, they all stood up and made their way to the Dragon King’s Palace again. As soon as they arrived inside the palace, Radin immediately dropped them at a restaurant located inside the palace.

Bipedals and land dwellers could walk inside the palace. In addition, there was no water inside so they could breathe freely.

Minhyuk sat down inside the restaurant with great expectation. You could see the excitement on Minhyuk’s face with just a glance.

“Hehe! I’m so excited! We’re going to eat food from the Dragon King’s Palace!”

Radin grinned widely.

“I have already told the chefs. They will serve you a feast soon. After that, I’ll take you to look around the palace then we’ll go and find the pure extract.”

“I understand.”

Minhyuk nodded fiercely. Ben, who was sitting in front of Minhyuk, also nodded his head.

“I’ve never seen the Dragon King’s Palace before. Although the situation of the palace is favorable to land dwellers, I didn’t expect you to show us around.”

This was also one of the reasons why Ben came inside with Minhyuk. In fact, Ben was still vigilant and on guard against Radin.

On his way out, Radin walked to the chef, a bipedal shark, and told him…

“Add Baida’s Poison on the dishes.”

The shark was also one of the undead under the command of the Great Mage Rafielt. When the shark came inside, he could hear a voice excitedly speaking from the inside.

“Heok…… I, I’m sorry. But will you be angry if I ask you for some of your fin?”

“……Really a moron!”

The gentle smile on Radin, the turtle, had disappeared. He immediately went to gather his troops. Of course, it would be easy since they would be poisoned with Baida’s Poison but he still  needed to prepare, just in case. Baida’s Poison was an extremely deadly poison. As soon as it was consumed, the person’s vision would instantly blur and their body would become paralyzed. However, after 1 hour, the effects would cleanly disappear and he would be able to bring him alive in front of Great Mage Rafielt.

When he came back, he could hear the sound of munching and chewing. After quite some time, the sound gradually started to slow down and recede. The sound of the two people that were talking and laughing also slowly disappeared.

Before realizing it, the elite knights of the Dragon King’s Palace had already gathered in front of Radin. The elite knights of the Dragon King’s Palace were all originally at around Lv350 but all of the knights gathered here were undead. Each and every one of them underwent soul exchange. In fact, this was also the case for almost everyone in the palace. Currently, the palace was occupied by Great Mage Rafielt’s minions.

‘My strength keeps on getting weaker……’

Radin looked down at his clenched hands. This body was not worth caring for. However, just like Radin, Rafielt who was in the body of the Dragon King was also starting to get weaker. This meant that the soul exchange had finally reached its limits.

However, isn’t it all over now that we have him?

He smiled deeply.

“Shall we give those foolish land dwellers a taste of hell?”

As soon as Radin opened the door, a sword was immediately pointed at his neck. Radin’s eyes widened in surprise.

The person who was coldly holding the sword to his neck was Minhyuk, behind him was the old man, who he had thought was senile, with a spear on his back.

***

Minhyuk was notified as soon as he ate the food that was served to him.

[You have eaten Baida’s Poison.]

[You will experience dizziness and restriction of body movements due to paralysis for 1 hour.]

[You have an invincible body that can ignore and resist all abnormal states.]

[You have resisted an abnormal state.]

As soon as he read the notification, he immediately grabbed Ben’s hand to stop him from eating the food. Ben, who quickly understood what was happening, swiftly knocked out the chef.

Minhyuk waited by the door for Radin to come inside. Once he came inside, he was taken by surprise. However, he regained his calm as he laughed crazily.

“Keuhuhuhu. Haha! This is driving me crazy. It’s really interesting!”

“The sumptuous feast and the pure extract were all lies, right?”

“Isn’t the sumptuous feast all over the place, right now? And the pure extract? How would I know about that?”

Radin was confident because he believed in his strength and the strength of the troops behind him. After all, they were superior in numbers. There were even assassins lying in wait from the backdoor.

As soon as Minhyuk heard his words, his body couldn’t help but tremble in rage. 

‘My pure extract…… My sumptuous feast……!’ 

I even dragged myself here as bait? But in the end everything was a lie? 

“Just now, you admitted that you lied to me about food?” 

There were three things that Minhyuk hated the most in the world. And those were wasting food, playing around, and lying.

“What’s your reason?” 

“That rabbit’s liver that’s in your belly now. Our Dragon King needs it so I will take it out of your belly and present it to him.” 

“……Ah. Why do I feel so annoyed right now?” 

Minhyuk was smiling widely. However, Radin who saw his smile felt like winter had come with how cold it was. He looked impressed with how Minhyuk looked at him.

‘It seems like he knows how to look fierce.’ 

Minhyuk was already seething with anger. 

He wants to split my stomach and take what I have already eaten? 

Minhyuk had decided not to show any mercy towards this unscrupulous bastard. 

And as soon as he moved his sword… 

Dash! 

The flower crab knights that were standing behind Radin immediately made their move. At that moment, Ben, who was leisurely standing behind Minhyuk moved his spear. This was the first time after quite a long time that he had used his spear to attack others. 

The Ghost Spearmanship had three chapters. And right now, he was using the first chapter. He pulled the spear back then made a stabbing gesture. 

Radin wanted to deal with this crazy old man. However, at that moment, the strength of this crazy old man was shown clear as day to everyone. 

[Dance of the Ghosts] 

[The Ghost Spear will dance freely as it tramples upon its enemies.] 

Pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop! 

The shells of the flower crab knights behind Radin were cracked as the spear directly shattered their hearts. 

Slap, slap, slap, slap, slap, slap! 

Plop—

Plop—

Plop—

In just a blink of an eye, ten of the knights behind him had fallen down. At the moment of their death, the black souls that were used in the soul exchange floated above the knights’ heads as they screamed loudly. 

“Keuaaaack!” 

“Aaaaaaaaaack!” 

The black souls soon were engulfed in flames and turned into ashes that scattered in the wind.

When Ben saw this scene, he couldn’t help but crease his brows in contemplation. 

‘This ability……?’ 

He knew this ability just by looking at it. 

“Heok……?!” 

Radin’s eyes widened in surprise. 

He first wanted to deal with the pest that was pointing a sword at his neck. He quickly gripped the hilt of the katana that was hanging on his back. 

Clang! 

At that moment, Minhyuk heard a series of notifications in his head. 

[You have encountered an undead.] 

[Your special privilege will be implemented according to your Holy Power.] 

[Pandora’s Helmet’s special effect has increased your Holy Power by x2. Your attack and defense against an undead has increased by 100%.]

***

Food Discussion Corner

Tangtangi (탕탕이) – Tangtangi or Nakji Tangtangi is a raw minced octopus dish. Basically it’s like octopus sashimi. The one where you eat raw, squirming octopus legs.

Yukhoe (육회) – Usually beef, but it literally means raw meat and can be used to call any dish that uses raw meat. So tangtangi is octopus yukhoe. It’s like the KR version for the name sashimi.

TL’s corner! 

A weakened undead that’s on par with the most powerful men vs Minhyuk who has 100% attack and defense against undead… Kek. Game over. Lol.

PR’s corner!

I wonder if Minhyuk will go to that time attack dungeon now that he has absurd amounts of holy power.

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