Leveling Up through Eating

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Ruben replied jokingly.

“Of course it’s water.” 

“……!” 

The boy’s body trembled.

“Y, you’re correct…… Heok…… A, amazing!!! Genius!!! Wow!!!” 

The boy raised his thumb at him in approval. He looked like he was in genuine admiration for him.

“Fufufufufu. He’s really a moron.” 

“Then, is it ansungtangtangmyeon or sshin ramyeon?” 

“Ramyeon is not good for you, punk.” 

The boy’s lips were upturned as he threw the chopsticks that were on his hands. 

“You’re wrong!!! All ramyeon are delicious!!!” 

Ruben thought that the kid was just joking around but at that moment……

Spurt―

The chopsticks stabbed through his throat before he could even finish his thoughts.

[Your vital point has received an attack.]

[You have been hit with a fatal blow.]

“Keop!!” 

Ruben grabbed the chopsticks stuck in his neck. However, no matter how hard he pulled, they still remained stuck. The notifications rang at the same time.

[You have been attacked by a Unicorn’s Weapon.]

[You will not be able to easily pull out the weapon.]

‘Th, this is a Unicorn’s Weapon?’

A unicorn is a legendary monster… But you’re telling me that this wooden chopstick is a Unicorn’s Weapon?

Then, Conir shook his hand. 

Swoooooooosh―

Blood spurted out of Ruben’s neck as the chopsticks got pulled out. His HP was reduced by as much as 40% in just that one attack. 

“Keuheok. Th, this is impossible……!”

Ruben couldn’t help but be shocked by the ridiculous situation that he was put in. 

“This goddamned crazy punk!!!”

Debuff hunter Rochan immediately pulled out his hammer as he slammed it strongly on the ground.

Baaaaaang―

[Debuff Hammer]

[All the abilities of the single specified target will be reduced by 30% after being slammed with the shockwaves from the hammer.]

The ground was riddled with cracks as a black energy flooded straight towards the boy.

At that moment, the shape of the bloody wooden chopsticks suddenly changed once it returned to the boy’s hands. The chopsticks turned into none other than a landing net.

“……?”

“……?”

“……?”

The three users were all at a loss for words. The boy then dashed forward, staring at the debuff hammer that was aiming at him while singing a song happily.

“Hururup chap, chap! Hururup chap, chap! Yummy ramyeon! Curly, curly, yummy ramyeon!”

This was a song sung by a black man named Nichol in Grown Up Dinosaur Dulni.

Then, Rochan spoke……

“This crazy punk……!”

Then……

[Failure’s Sword Dance]

[All of the users who have seen the Slayer’s dance will have their attacks nullified as they fall into frustration and breakdown.]

The black mist-like energy that was flowing out of the cracked ground slowly disappeared. 

“……OMG?”

“……Crazy!”

They had no choice but to be speechless. But things did not end there. When the boy wielded his landing net, powerful strength flowed from the tight holes of the net and formed black sword lights that flooded straight towards them.

“Sh, shit……!”

“Th, that’s not even a sword, that’s a landing net?!!”

All of them were astonished. 

Rochan quickly moved. In his “Debuff Warrior’s Hammer”, there was a top-notch skill that could invalidate and nullify the attacks that would hit him all at once. But just as he was about to raise his hammer to block the sword lights……

Shweeeeeeeeek!

The trajectory of the sword lights suddenly changed and stabbed his entire body. 

Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab―

“Keuhaaaaaaack!”

Rochan shrieked loudly. Debuff hunters were job classes that had higher HPs compared to the average job classes but at that moment, his HP had dropped by 50%. 

Then, Conir’s landing net had changed its form once again. This time, it became a tong. His artifact kept on changing its form because it was the ‘Unicorn’s Mysterious Weapon’ that Minhyuk had gifted him not too long ago. The Unicorn’s Mysterious Weapon was one of the three artifacts that Minhyuk had received from Emperor Asvon’s Treasure Room.

(Unicorn’s Mysterious Weapon)

Rank: Legendary

Restrictions: Only for vassals

Attack Power: 851

Special Abilities:

― A 16% increase in all five basic stats.

― Can change to the weapon that the wearer wants.

― The wearer’s skills and abilities will be expressed and transformed to suit the weapon that the wearer changed the artifact into.

― If the vassal’s HP drops below 10%, the vassal will be automatically summoned back to the vassal room.

― Active Skill: Unicorn’s Wrath.

Description: A legendary weapon acquired from Emperor Asvon’s Treasure Room. The Unicorn is Cordis Empire’s guardian deity. It transforms into the weapon that the bearer wants. In addition, the skills of the user will be transformed to suit the changed form of the weapon.

There were quite a few skills that would become unavailable or available depending on the artifacts that were worn by the user. For example, it was common for someone with a sword skill to use a sword. Of course there were still special cases where there weren’t any restrictions like that in particular too.

But just a few moments ago, the boy, Conir’s landing net had expressed the power of a swordsmanship skill, the Reckless Child. It even released dozens of sword lights when he swung it.

“Do you put cheese or tteok in ramyeon?”

The three of them hurriedly turned towards their chatting window as they watched the boy slowly approaching them.

[Party Chatting Ruben: I’ll use Burning Spider.]

[Party Chatting Rochan: Then, I’ll use Reckless Hunter.]

[Party Chatting Jingxiao: Okay, I’ll use Poison King’s Continuous Kills.]

The three of them shook their heads in unison. They did not know who the punk was or what the hell he was but they were sure that they had to use their strongest single attack skill to tie him up.

“Huh? Do you put cheese or tteok?”

“Of course it’s cheese for ramyeon!!!”

Ruben screamed as he pulled out his revolver. White light formed at the tip of his revolver before bursting out of the barrel. A white sphere bursted out from the muzzle of the revolver. The white sphere exploded in the air and formed a net. Once this net was casted, all of the skills that were being used would be controlled.

Clack―

Ruben also took out another revolver and fired it at him to make sure that he did not avoid the net. 

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang―

Sparks flew off of his gun as dozens of bullets got fired off. However, the boy just ran as he shouted.

“Wrong. You can put both in!!!”

“Crazy. You fucking bastard! This is your end!!!”

The boy was rushing forward to escape the influence of the spider web-like net. In the end, the boy was pierced with the bullets and turned into a hive. But that was what he believed. The boy’s body was filled with unimaginable force.

Then, the boy triggered his skill.

[Sword Saint’s Invincibility]

[Returns 80~90% of the damage inflicted by the enemies. Lasts up to 15 minutes. There’s also a 5% chance of achieving a 10~13% recovery rate once the enemy attacks.]

The Burning Spider that he had sent towards the rushing boy had become completely useless. And just when he expected that the boy would die from the dozens of bullets that he had fired……

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang―

“Keheok!”

Gunner Ruben’s body flew backwards. It was as if he was the one who received dozens of bullets instead of the boy. He could also see his HP falling at a rapid pace. When he looked at the rushing boy, he could see that his body was recovering rapidly from the bullets that he had fired at him.

‘Th, this is crazy……!’

And by the end of it……

[Party Chatting: Ruben has been forced to log-out.]

But rather than despairing at the fact that their party member, Ruben, had been forced to log out, the rest were busy thinking about ways to survive this ordeal.

‘What the hell is that skill?’

As soon as Ruben hit the body of his enemy, there was little to no damage. On the contrary, it was Ruben who was forced to log out after attacking him. Of course, Ruben had already been stabbed at the neck by the chopsticks earlier so his HP was a lot lower than normal but what was more appalling was the fact that the boy’s wounds were rapidly recovering.

“This, wh, what the hell did you do, you bastard!!!”

Jingxiao immediately used the Poison King’s Continuous Kills towards the boy who was running fiercely towards them with his tongs. 

The Poison King’s Continuous Kills were hundreds of devices that would fly towards the vital points of the body. These devices would guarantee a critical blow whenever it hits. It was basically a wide-area of attack skill but it could also be considered as his best single attack skill. 

Pipipipipipipipi―

Hundreds of devices flew straight towards the rushing boy.

‘These devices may not have that much aggressiveness but the moment they get to your vital points, they would unleash a devastating fatal blow together with a poisonous effect……! This time, surely, you will not be able to stand it!’

That was what Jingxiao had concluded. 

Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang!

But the devices just bounced off of the boy’s body. 

Stab―

And when one of the devices stuck on the boy’s body……

[Fatal blow!]

[The paralysis poison is taking effect.]

[Your enemy’s movements will slow down.]

“Ouch! An ant bit me. Ants are bad!”

“……”

“……”

Jingxiao felt that everything was absurd right at that moment.

‘An ant?’

The Poison King’s Continuous Kills was his best skill. These hundreds of devices had a poison effect that would be triggered randomly. The effects were different everytime. Sometimes a flesh-melting poison would be triggered. There were also times, like this, when a paralysis poison would be triggered.

He thought that the paralysis poison was the perfect poison to be triggered for the monster in front of them. They would be able to cut off his neck through the gap created by the paralysis. And just like he expected, the boy stopped running.

‘As expected……!’

Jingxiao and Rochan made eye contact. Then, they both rushed forward. They could see that the boy was shivering and trembling.

Then, the boy shouted.

“Co, Conir!!! My stomach aches! I have to go to the bathroom! Hyungie told Conir to go to the bathroom if my stomach hurts……!”

“Keok?!”

“Heok?!”

He wasn’t paralyzed? 

They weren’t aware that the boy was a chimera and that his body had the same effect as a thousand-poison resistance effect. 

The rest of their attacks landed on the boy.

Pipipipipipipipi―

Clang, clang, clang!

Some of their attacks were deflected while some stopped the boy in his tracks. Then……

Spurt!

[The attack has been reflected.]

[You have been poisoned.]

[Your skin will feel like it’s burning.]

“Keuaaaaaaaack!”

Jingxiao screamed. The same part where the device was embedded on the boy’s body felt like it was burning. 

The boy was confidently wielding his tongs at that moment. 

“Tongs gigantification!”

Baaaaang!

Jingxia flew back after he got hit by the tongs. 

‘Such herculean strength……!’

My god, I got smacked by a tong and flew back?

But even though the boy shouted loudly, the tongs did not get gigantic. Then, the boy became sullen.

“Why didn’t you get big, just like the one with hyungie?”

The boy was suddenly overcome with sadness. 

Jingxiao couldn’t help but speak while he was flying backwards. 

“Who the hell is that punk?! I think he’s an NPC but who would bring someone like that?!”

“That would be me. You fuckers.”

“……”

A voice suddenly rang loudly from the direction where he was flying towards. 

“Frying Pan Gigantification.”

‘F, frying pan gigantification……?’

Jingxiao could feel a powerful impact hitting his back just as he was about to turn his head and check the voice out. 

Baaaaaaaang―

Just like a baseball being hit by a batter, Jingxiao flew to the other side. 

“Keoheok!”

Jingxiao let out a shriek. He saw his HP dropping towards the bottom as he rolled on the floor. When Rochan turned his head, he saw a man wearing a rugged helmet with a giant frying pan on his hands.

“Did you guys tease and bully my dongsaeng?”

It was none other than Minhyuk.

***

Notes

[Ramyeon song] – You can search for this as Dooly – Noodles song, it’s a song that’s sung by Michol in Dooly the little dinosaur. The exact lyrics were: 후루룹 짭짭 후루룹 짭짭! 맛 좋은 라면!!! 꼬불꼬불 꼬불꼬불 맛 좋은 라면!