Leveling Up through Eating

PR: MattForgenti

Callauhel had always stood on top of others. He had never experienced being robbed of anything ever since he was young. His extraordinary brain made him into a genius and his superb body made him run faster than anybody else. Even his enormous wealth left no one that could possibly dare to touch him. 

But right now, the man named Minhyuk had taken away from him something that he was craving for. Then, the existence of the Dragon Monarch also appeared. He had taken the title of being the first Royal Class, something that he was coveting. This was the man who had taken that title away from him and he was looking indifferently at Callauhel.

Then, people began to show up from the ray of lights that surrounded Minhyuk. 

Keuaaaaaaaaa!

Kaistra, the Envoy of Incarnation and Penrus the Incarnation of Light appeared. Then, another man who had his left arm raised also appeared. 

“Frieeeeeeend!!!” 

It was Black Mage Ali.

But it did not end there.

“Hyuuuung!”

Even the Sword Saint Conir appeared and hugged Minhyuk with a bright smile on his face. 

There were a total of four people who appeared and stood next to Minhyuk.

“B, Black Mage Ali?”

“Envoy of Incarnation Kaistra?”

The world’s number 1 in the Tamer Rankings, Leverlin, immediately recognized the unofficial ranker, the African boy who was well known as the Envoy of Incarnation, Kaistra. She also recognized the existence called the divine beast right beside him.

Bardol, a mage on Callauhel’s side, also recognized Black Mage Ali. Bardol was the world’s number 1 in the Black Mage rankings. But he knew that the difference between him and Black Mage Ali was like a deep and dark abyss. 

‘What kind of party members is this? Isn’t this too fraudulent……?!’

‘Crazy……!’

All of them were shocked. 

The people that Minhyuk had invited were people that would not be pushed back when compared to Callauhel’s forces. 

Slap―

Kaistra, who was summoned while doing the dishes, took off his rubber gloves. He carefully placed his rubber gloves in his inventory before taking out his spear.

Black Mage Ali was also preparing his magic casting while huge black wings unfurled behind the Dragon Monarch, Black Dragon. 

Silence pervaded the area.

A drop of cold sweat dripped down Leverlin’s forehead. And the moment her sweat dropped on the ground……

Drip―

A fierce battle began starting with the energy bolts from Black Mage Ali. Ali’s energy bolts made the wand on Black Mage Bardol’s hand tremble.

[Dispel]

[Nullifies and voids magical attacks.]

As soon as he casted the dispel, Bardol shot forward to Ali. 

Then, Leverlin waved her hands and arrows appeared from the sky.

Fwoosh, fwoosh, fwoosh, fwoosh, fwoosh―

Dozens of arrows flew down from the sky and caused explosions. 

“Kiyeeeeeek!” 

“Kyaaaaaaack!” 

Dozens of wyverns emerged from the explosion site. Leverlin quickly climbed on top of a wyvern and flew up into the sky.

Kaistra followed suit and climbed on top of Penrus. 

Flash―

“Keuaaack!” 

Penrus roared as he leapt high up in the sky. 

Then, Assassin Amber and Tanker Cardo rushed towards Black Dragon. 

On the other side, Callauhel and Minhyuk made eye contact. 

Dash―

Callauhel moved quickly while he opened his fan.

[Blood Wind]

[Upon impact, blood and wind created from the fan will tear your enemy apart.]

Callauhel folded his fan with a simple hit on his fan while Minhyuk swung his sword. 

Sword of Fury.

Shwaaaaaaaaa―

Creak, creak, creak―

Callauhel’s fan moved fast as if he was an assassin class wielding their daggers. He easily pushed the tips of the sword lights created by Sword of Fury with his fan. 

Pipipipipipipipi―

Callauhel dispersed the Sword of Fury as his attacks rained down on Minhyuk. 

“Keuk!” 

But at that exact same moment, the Armor of Immortality’s special effect was suddenly triggered.

[Physical Damage Reflection!]

[Returns the physical damage with a x2 increase in strength.]

Peep!

Shwaaaaaaa!

Blood spurted out from Callauhel’s body but he did not stop his movements. He even continued to jump up and dash forward.

[Soaring Hawk]

[The soaring hawk will fly down and land a powerful strike on your enemies.]

Wind flew from Callauhel’s feet. They formed into a gleaming blade that strangely resembled the feathers of a hawk. It was a single strike that would stab straight through and kill an enemy all at once.

Bang!

But Minhyuk used Like the Wind and narrowed the distance between them by a meter. Callauhel had no choice but to pull out the blade from his attack that he was going to stab into the ground while Minhyuk launched a fierce assault on him.

Dozens of afterimages from his sword rained down on Callauhel. Callauhel quickly spread out his fan and swung it to create shields that protected him from the raging swords. 

Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang―

By the time Rampant Sword had ended, Callauhel had already calculated his next moves. He immediately wielded his fan as the wind blades stabbed the ground and attacked Minhyuk. 

Spurt―

“Kghk!” 

But Minhyuk was not the only one who received an attack. Minhyuk had already stabbed his sword on the ground as soon as he landed from his assault. 

Blooming Sword.

Fwoosh, fwoosh, fwoosh, fwoosh!

Hundreds of sword blades appeared on the ground. Some even stabbed Callauhel on his ankles. 

Stab!

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

Explosions rang loudly all over the place. When the dust finally settled down on the ground, Callauhel could be seen standing with a black cape wound around him and protecting his body. 

‘We’re on equal grounds……?’ 

Callauhel couldn’t believe it.

He had seen Food God Minhyuk’s combat videos. But Athenae was a game so there was definitely a difference between their strength because of their level gap. And he knew that Minhyuk had a much lower level than him. But he could stand toe to toe with him right now. 

He might not know this but the reason why the low-leveled Minhyuk could fight against him on equal terms was because he had raised his stats by eating countless amounts of food during his journey in Athenae. In the end, the reason why he was much stronger than his peers on the same level was because he had a lot of bonus points. Minhyuk had raised his bonus points continuously and would not be left behind by Callauhel who was around Lv500.

Callauhel found it strange.

‘He said that he only eats.’ 

There were rumors floating about Food God Minhyuk saying that he was a weirdo that only loved to eat. 

If he’s only eating, then why can he fight toe to toe with me? It’s strange.

Callauhel took a few steps back. 

However, he couldn’t help but burst out in laughter.

“Keuhahahahahahaha!” 

He was Callauhel. He was the owner of Rothschild, a noble family. He hasn’t shown everything yet. He was also someone who challenged the Royal Class so he had acquired some of the skills of the Maestro of Destruction. 

One of them was Tyrant’s Mask. 

A white mask emerged from his hands. And as soon as Callauhel placed the mask on his face……

[Tyrant’s Mask]

[All stats will dramatically increase when used. There will also be a +3 increase in skill level.]

Callauhel dashed forward. His speed dramatically increased as he targeted Minhyuk’s arms.

“Scattering……” 

But Callauhel’s fan had immediately pierced Minhyuk’s arms even before he could finish his words.

Baaaang―

[Your HP has dropped below 60%.]

A huge chunk of Minhyuk’s HP disappeared with just one attack. He couldn’t help but look surprised as he prepared for a counterattack against the incoming Callauhel. But Callauhel used his ghostly skills and attacked him all over his body with his fan.

Slap, slap, slap, slap, slap―

[Your HP has dropped below 40%.]

[Your HP has dropped below 30%.]

He was being attacked indiscriminately. But despite that, Minhyuk just continued to prepare for his own attack. 

Slap, slap, slap, slap, slap―

Callauhel attacked Minhyuk continuously. He even attacked Minhyuk straight in the middle of his forehead.

Bang!

Minhyuk received a powerful shock on his head. But Minhyuk continued to wait for the right moment. Then, Callauhel’s fan sharpened like a sword as it penetrated through Minhyuk’s abdomen. 

Spurt―

Minhyuk suddenly grabbed Callauhel’s wrist as he threw the kitchen knife into the air. 

“Rain of Kitchen Knives.”

“……!”

Callauhel hurriedly tried to escape but he couldn’t. Minhyuk’s grip was too tight. Then, a knife fell down and stabbed him on his shoulder. 

Bang!

“Wh, what…..! Are you going to die with me?!”

“No?”

Minhyuk laughed as he hugged Callauhel to prevent him from escaping. 

Then, the Rain of Kitchen Knives engulfed the two of them.

Pipipipipipipipipi―

[Your HP has dropped below 80%.]

[Your HP has dropped below 70%.]

Callauhel’s black cape moved and wrapped around him once again when he started receiving damage. The damage that he had received had been reduced from the Rain of Kitchen Knives that had just finished its duration. Meanwhile, Minhyuk’s body started to lie limply on him.

[Your HP has dropped below 30%.]

Callauhel had survived while Minhyuk drooped and sagged on his body. 

‘I won.’

He felt like his anger had been relieved after he had successfully killed him. 

But at that moment……

[You have used the Armor of Immortality’s Special Ability.]

[Your HP and MP are being rapidly restored and recovered.]

The wounds on Minhyuk’s body immediately recovered. 

Callauhel immediately fell back. He felt flustered when he saw Minhyuk recovering quickly. However, the smile on his face did not disappear. His Tyrant’s Mask state was still not over yet. He would be able to pressure and defeat Minhyuk much more easily compared to before. And in the end, Minhyuk would still lose. The members of Blackstone that were here with him were also top rankers so the conclusion was already set in stone. 

“Those top rankers will finish your colleagues and come here with me. This will be your end.”

Minhyuk tilted his head as a voice rang behind him.

“That’s right. It’s the end.”

“Yep. The end.”

Callauhel immediately turned around to see Leverlin being forced to log out. Assassin Amber’s body had also started to go cold while Black Mage Ali just had his arms crossed on top of his chest. 

“……!”

It had only been a few minutes since their battles had started. 

Instead of them, it was my colleagues who had been wiped out? And in just a few minutes too?

What was worse was that the Dragon Monarch, Black Mage Ali, Kaistra and even the mysterious boy all looked fine. 

“Y, you bastard! You dragged the time…….?!”

Callauhel just realized the reason why Minhyuk desperately blocked him. Right now, this would be a tough fight to win. 

‘If that’s the case……’

Callauhel moved lightly as he stretched his hand out. 

[Monarch’s Sacrifice.]

[Sacrifice your own life to revive a targeted individual.]

[All the abilities of the revived individual will be reduced by 15%.]

Monarch’s sacrifice would make use of one’s own life to revive another being. The reason why this skill was so brilliant was because he would not receive any penalty aside from the sacrifice of his HP. At the very least, doing this would be better than being forced to log out. 

The screen in front of Callauhel turned black.

‘Goddamnit!!!’

In the end, he was forced to run away. He was furious.

However, he soon laughed. Everyone left in that place would definitely be killed by Diablo. The target that he had chosen was Diablo. He resurrected Diablo.

But just as he was about to completely leave the game……

[An unknown force has revived you.]

[Return scroll and teleporting will not be available for 30 minutes.]

“……?”

Callauhel tilted his head in confusion. When he opened his eyes, he could see his character being revived in front of Diablo.

“What the hell?”

Black Mage Ali was standing in front of him. 

“I also have the ability to revive someone.”

Ali smiled wickedly. Then, he immediately rushed to Minhyuk, his friend, as he casted a barrier that covered them all. 

The only people left outside the barrier were Callauhel and Diablo. 

Diablo slowly trudged toward Callauhel. The only thing that Callauhel could do was to gulp dryly. If he died like this then he would be forced to log out. But what was even more irritating was the fact that Minhyuk was mocking him from inside the barrier. He kept on shouting at him as he waved his hands vigorously.

“Play! Play! Play! Diablo! Play, play Diablo! Come on, hit Diablo!!!”

Then, he pulled out a fishing chair, sat down and began to eat popcorn. 

“Hiyaaa! Caramel popcorn is the best popcorn!!!”

Minhyuk was really good at teasing and aggravating his opponents. 

“Th, that bitch!!!”

In the end, Callauhel shouted a string of profanities after being fooled and tricked by his opponents.

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