Chapter 1336
After Minhyuk defeated Reikan, the Luvien Empire tried to slaughter and exterminate all of the members of the other races. However, Minhyuk stopped them, took them under the wings of the Beyond the Heavens Empire, and used them as hard laborers.
Minhyuk had never treated them nicely. He had given them the task of managing and caring for the Nine Fruit Trees that they had grown in the other races' new home, while the rest were turned into hard laborers and sent to mines, fields, and sometimes the mountains to collect ingredients and materials.
He had always treated them the same as he did when he first met them, punishing them for the way they had mindlessly attacked and killed humans in the past. Yet even though they were constantly being demanded to work without any rewards, the orcs, werewolves, and dragonkin still treated Minhyuk as their benefactor.
For the members of the other races who had suffered in their land, where they had to shiver in the cold and even starve to death, this place was like a paradise on earth for them. Although Minhyuk gave them the harshest work, they still lived better lives than before. Because of that, the members of the other races’ respect and gratitude for Minhyuk grew.
They guided Minhyuk to sit on a chair as they began to give their reports. He sat there listening to them while checking their written reports.
“Increase the turnover in the mines. I heard a quarrel broke out between the Dragonkin King and the Orc King?”
The two kings flinched as they bowed even deeper.
“Hey. Did I put you guys here so you two can fight, huh? Why can’t you stand up straight, huh?”
“Ch-chwiiik.”
“Grrr!”
The two did not know how to react and continued receiving Minhyuk’s scolding.
The observers stared at the scene in shock. This was especially the case for Rouen, who had been talking about how his grandfather had returned alive from the land of the other races just a few moments earlier.
“D-doesn’t this look like His Majesty Minhyuk is holding the lives of the other races in his hands? It’s not just coming back alive but having control over them, right?”
“How can this be...”
“The other races did not want to interact with the humans at all, so... how was he able to take full control and command over them?”
Humans were much weaker than the other races. Whether in terms of strength, physical prowess, or lifespan, humans were subpar compared to the members of the different races. The only thing that humans had better than them was their tools and artifacts.
Yet the members of the other races were acting subserviently in front of a human? No, they were showing complete loyalty. They even clung to Minhyuk, who was about to leave for his next schedule.
“Chwiiiiiik. Chwiiiiiiik. Your Majesty Minhyuk, this is a show of my sincerity. Chwiiiiik.”
“Ah. Didn’t I tell you not to give me things like this anymore?”
“Chwiiiiik. Hehe.”
“Your Majesty, please take this too. Please.”
“Your Majesty Minhyuk, when will you come back to visit?”
“Ah, you punks. You’re bothering me.”
Even though he said that, his hands did not stop taking the food they gave him.
Minhyuk took a bite of the apple given to him and said, “Anyway, I have to go. Stop goofing off. If you continue to do that, I’ll have you killed.”
The observers could not help but voice their confusion when they saw him head straight to the warp gate.
“He’s leaving already?”
“It would be nice if he could show us more of his superiority over the members of the other races.”
Ruba just shrugged and said, “My grandfather’s schedule is packed. He’s swamped. Who said that his grandfather had defeated a Death Knight earlier?”
The man, who bragged about it earlier, shrugged, then slowly raised his hands. “Fufu. That would be me.”
“I see. Okay.” Ruba grinned.
Soon, everyone stepped into the warp gate.
***
[You have entered Hell.]
[You are currently experiencing extreme fear.]
[All of your stats have decreased by 43%.]
[Your resistance to abnormal statuses has decreased by 40%.]
[The extreme fear has made it difficult for you to move your body.]
[You are under the effects of a mental magic.]
The people who followed behind Minhyuk to his next schedule were greeted with hundreds of reapers, their scythes raised high, running toward them. Under the effects of the mental magic, the observers could not help but scream in fear.
“S-save me...!”
“I don’t want to die yet!”
“Hiiiiiik! Wh-what the hell?! Why did you take me to Hell?!”
They all begged for their lives in fear. At that moment, a voice broke through the mental magic that had taken hold of them.
“Louis, don’t you think it would be better not to trigger this abnormal status when you enter Hell? Hurry up and release it.”
[The mental magic has been lifted.]
The observers, awakened from the mental magic, looked around in a stunned daze. They obviously heard that they had entered Hell, so... how come the place looked so beautiful, with countless trees and flowers growing everywhere?
“Welcome, my dear friend.”
“Yeah.” Minhyuk smiled.
Not long after, the observers saw the God of Death appear before them. He was wearing a ragged robe and had this suffocating aura around him. Their breaths hitched in fear as he approached them. Just meeting him was enough to leave all of them shaking in fear.
The observers had heard stories about the God of Death not showing any mercy to the humans who entered Hell. They have heard stories that had been passed down for hundreds of years about how they had been locked up and made to suffer the pain of their bodies being torn into shreds.
Some of them peed in fright while some begged to be spared. But when the God of Death finally arrived in front of them, he said, “I’m sorry. If you’re Minhyuk’s friends, you’re my friends too.”
“...Yes?”
“Huh?”
“N-no! We’re the ones who are sorry!”
The God of Death was much kinder and gentler than they thought. It was completely different from the image portrayed in the stories and legends they heard, leaving them out of the loop.
‘Were the things we heard nothing but false rumors?’
“Hell has gotten a lot better, huh?”
“Yes. And it’s all thanks to you. If it weren’t for you, I would be no different from the previous generations of God of Death.”
“Even your speaking skills have improved greatly.”
The God of Death smiled warmly as he welcomed Minhyuk. Although their relationship was still quite awkward at times, there was no doubt that they had grown even closer.
“Just relax,” The God of Death said when he saw the observers kneeling before him.
“No!”
“This is how we relax!”
“Hehe.”
The fact that Minhyuk was friends with the God of Death left them all shocked. Did he come here just to meet with his friends? Of course not.
“I know you’ve been working hard to interact more with the Land of the Gods. However, the citizens of the Land of the Gods are still very anxious and fearful. This is most likely because your approach is too fast and sudden.”
Minhyuk began to talk about matters in the Land of the Gods.
‘The Land of the Gods?’
‘The world where the gods lived?’
‘Isn’t he a Pillar? Shouldn’t the matters of the Land of the Gods be out of his concern?’
The observers could not understand why they were talking about this.
Meanwhile, Louis nodded, his face filled with sadness. “Yeah. I understand. That’s possible.”
Minhyuk smiled softly and said, “However, there are quite a lot of people who have broken free of their prejudices and are no longer afraid of you. Let’s just take one step at a time.”
“That’s a relief.”
Minhyuk continued to talk with the God of Death. They spoke of their friendship, but they mostly talked about business matters. The observers kneeling in front of them remained confused.
‘Why is he talking about business with the God of Death? What the hell?’
The Pillar of the Gourmands should be completely unrelated to Hell, right?
Then, Minhyuk stood up. He sighed, “I’m a bit busy, so I have to go now.”
“Alright. I’ll see you next time.”
“Can you open up a path for me?”
“Of course,” the God of Death agreed and rose.
“What kind of path is he opening?”
The still confused and kneeling observers slowly stood up.
Ruba grinned at them. “My grandfather is amazing; you have only seen the tip of the iceberg. From now on, you will see how truly amazing my grandfather is!”
A long bridge made of light appeared the moment the God of Death slammed his staff on the ground.
“See you.”
Minhyuk nodded to the God of Death and took the lead in walking through the bridge made of light.
The bridge pierced through the clouds and was much longer than the observers had thought. They could not even tell where the end of the bridge led. Not long after, Minhyuk’s figure disappeared from their sight. It was as if the clouds covered him like a fog. They hurriedly followed behind, their figures disappearing within the clouds, too.
Once they got out of the clouds, they saw Minhyuk again. He had passed through the clouds and was still wearing his comfortable clothes. However, the crown previously hidden in transparency mode appeared on his head. A cape also appeared on his back, with the symbol of the fork and knife crossed together imprinted on it.
The observers finally looked around and caught sight of the magnificent world above the sky in front of them.
[You have entered the Land of the Gods.]
The Land of the Gods was the holy ground where the gods resided. It was a place that no human, regardless of how outstanding they were, could step on so easily. No matter how powerful a human was, there was no way for them to surpass the gods and set foot in this place. So, the only records they had of the Land of the Gods were in the stories passed down through generations.
They hurried behind Minhyuk. Shockingly enough, they could cross through space and enter a castle just by following behind him.
The observers had once lived as evaluators. As strange as it might sound, they were completely ignorant of the world's ways. In fact, they knew nothing that was not related to the Pillars, the Pillar Candidates, or the balance of the world.
To put it simply, the former evaluators knew only the basics about the Land of the Gods. They only knew about the Absolute Gods, the absolute rulers of this land. As for when they were still ordinary humans, the only thing that they knew about the Land of the Gods was that it was a holy, sacred, and majestic place.
Walking deeper into the castle, they entered what seemed to be a conference room. The walls at the back were lined up with thrones, and light began to flash in every one of them.
[God of Cooking.]
[God of Will.]
[God of Judgment.]
[...]
[...]
[God of Origin.]
“...”
The observers felt completely delighted and ecstatic as they watched these sacred and noble beings appear one after another. These gods, who were majestic, elegant, and dignified, all carried confident smiles on their faces as they sat on their thrones with the God of Origin seated in the middle.
Of course, none of the observers saw the face of the God of Origin. However, this did not stop them from being shocked at the sight of the God of Origin sitting in this room.
‘The God of Origin...’
‘The mother who created this world.’
‘Why is His Majesty Minhyuk here? Don’t tell me! Did he commit a great crime and is being judged by the gods?!’
All of them were kneeling behind Minhyuk. They all thought Minhyuk would step back and bow to the gods like them.
At that moment, millions of lights flashed in front of the castle's walls. The lights signaled the arrival of thousands of gods, with Heavenly Army King Jenel standing at the forefront. Then, a handsome man with an amazing presence appeared right next to Minhyuk.
[Battle God’s Aide Belson.]
‘Belson? That’s a very familiar name. Ah!’
The observers recalled their earlier conversation. One of them had boasted about their grandfather receiving a personal offer from the greatest Battle God, Belson, in the past. But...
‘Why is he an aide?’
They could not understand what was happening at all.
Then, Minhyuk said, “Have you been well?”
“Yes, of course.”
Minhyuk smiled calmly as he patted Belson on the shoulder.
Meanwhile, Heavenly Army King Jenel raised his sword with both hands while shouting, “Attention!!! We greet the Battle God!”
The millions of troops standing behind Jenel, who seemed to be part of the army led by the Battle God, immediately followed him and saluted.
The observers were all left awestruck by the scene in front of them. Each soldier of this army carried a force incomparable to the humans they had led and commanded in the past. A thousand of this army could easily wipe out a kingdom, while ten thousand of them could shake up an entire empire.
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Of course, the observers knew who the Battle God was. He was the one who had the authority to command all of the troops in the Land of the Gods. He was also the only one who had the right and the power to bring judgment upon the gods. They could go to war with the Demon World with a single command from him. A single word from him could change the course of this world.
‘Where’s the Battle God?’
As the question flashed in their heads, they thought, ‘Ah! Maybe the Battle God comes out last because he’s the greatest Absolute God?’
“At ease,” Minhyuk said, accepting their salute.
Every soldier standing behind the castle walls stood at ease with one word from Minhyuk.
Unlike the thrones of the other Absolute Gods lined up at the back, the Battle God’s throne was placed in the front.
‘Huh? Why...’
‘Why is he going over there?’
‘Has His Majesty Minhyuk gone crazy?’
Minhyuk sat on the throne naturally. And the observers? They were all stunned. They wondered if Emperor Minhyuk had truly gone crazy. How dare he sit in that throne, knowing full well the god who sat there?
At that moment, Ruba approached the observers who still could not make heads or tails of the situation. He snickered, “You see, my grandfather is...”
[The God Who Rules Over All Armies has sat on his throne.]
[All of the Absolute Gods, the armies, and the citizens of the land will have to listen, obey, and keep his words in their hearts.]
[The army has to follow Battle God Minhyuk’s command without fail.]
Ruba reveled at the shock and surprise on their faces as he finished saying, “...the Battle God.”