Leveling Up through Eating

Chapter 152: Grilled Clam

Translator: ChubbyCheeks

PR: MattForgenti

Minhyuk was caught by surprise when Kongie suddenly popped out of the summoning room all by himself. In addition, there were a series of notifications that accompanied his appearance.

Minhyuk as Kongie’s owner had received buffs!

Kongie had a defensive power that was as high as 4,000. Considering that the Armor of Immortality had a defensive power at 1,100, Kongie’s defensive power was enormous in comparison.

Several spheres made of the condensed black light flew straight at Minhyuk.

A dim black glow appeared from Kongie’s body. The light scattered like smoke as it followed every move Kongie made.

Bang!

Kongie blocked a black sphere with his flipper.

Bang, bang, bang!

Not long after, Kongie began to block each sphere that flew straight at Minhyuk at quite an unpredictable speed. However, there were still some things that Kongie couldn’t stop.

Baaaaang!

The black sphere bypassed Kongie’s and grazed Minhyuk’s side.

“Keoheop!”

As soon as it touched Minhyuk’s body, he let out a loud groan as a powerful force exploded on him. However, Minhyuk could see that Kongie was trying his best to block most of the hits that would deal the most damage.

After Kongie blocked the rest of the spheres, his body was covered with wounds but he was still floating majestically as he glared at the Clam Golem fiercely.

“Oiiiink……!”

“G, grrr……!”

Minhyuk looked at them strangely.

‘What’s this?’

Kongie had a high defense. How to say this, in a way, his defense was high enough to even exceed that of the Clam Golem in front of them. But they were only able to endure its attack because of his high defense. However, it seemed like the Clam Golem was slowing down.

‘Is it afraid? Of Kongie……?’

That’s preposterous!

However, it seemed like the Clam Golem had gotten over its faltering movements as it launched its attacks again.

“Oink!”

Kongie made a gesture and Minhyuk realized what he meant right away.

Kongie will stop its attacks so Minhyuk should attack!

Swoooooosh!

Kongie flew straight at the golem.

“Keuaaaaaack!”

The Clam Golem shrieked loudly as it aimed its punch towards Minhyuk.

Bang!

However, Kongie intercepted the attack and the punch hit his small body directly. But Kongie still held on. Taking advantage of the gap in the Clam Golem’s attacks, Minhyuk quickly narrowed the distance with Step as he launched his attack.

‘Sword of Fury, Shatter (Destroy)’s cooldown is coming to an end soon……!’

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

Baaaaaang!

“Oink!”

Kongie was pushed back after receiving such a powerful attack. Both him and the Clam Golem looked like they were both tired. Minhyuk quickly narrowed the distance and attacked.

Slash!

Puhaaaaa!

At that exact moment, one of its sturdy and hard arms was cut off.

“Keuaaaaack!”

The angry bastard indiscriminately swung its fist against them.

Bang, bang, bang, bang!

Kongie, who was blocking every strike, groaned loudly.

“Oiiiink━”

The only thing that was fortunate was that a pet could still be summoned after 24 hours if it died.

Baaaang!

Kongie was suddenly hit by a powerful blow. He couldn’t stop it completely and he was sent rolling on the floor.

Roll, roll, roll━

“Oiiiiink……!”

Kongie struggled to stand up but failed to do so. Then, as if to drive its point more, the Clam Golem kicked Kongie once more.

“Oiiiink……!”

Kongie flew backwards as his small body got embedded on the wall. At that moment, there was a faint glow that was emitting from the ground where the Clam Golem was standing at.

The special effect that was attached to Hepas’ Silver Pot had been triggered. Paralyze. It was a skill that could completely paralyze the body of the opponent for 2 seconds. At that moment, Minhyuk finally found the gap that he was looking for. He took advantage of the situation and took the chance to solve the crisis that they were in. He quickly used Step to get close to the Clam Golem and…

The tip of the sword was once more filled with strength as it stabbed straight at one of its vital points. Then……

Crumble!

The sword stabbed straight through its chest.

“Gruoooo?!”

The bastard screeched as Minhyuk let out a small smile.

“Grilled clams, let’s go……!”

Baaaaaaaaang!

The powerful force that was condensed by Shatter (Destroy) exploded in its chest.

“Keuaaaaaack!”

The Clam Golem stumbled back with its gaping chest as the shells in its body moved slowly.

‘D, don’t tell me it’s regeneration?’

If he had regeneration then Minhyuk believed that it was a fight that he could never win. It was a relief when he saw that it was not regenerating. But then, its body suddenly started to swell.

‘Is this what its body originally looked like……?’

Minhyuk could see that this enormous body looked exactly like what Ben had described to him earlier. Not long after, the bastard’s mouth opened wide as it grew as big as what he had seen before when he first came in. Minhyuk and Kongie immediately felt tense and nervous.

Then, at that moment…

“Kueeeeeeeeeeck!”

Fish, trash and all sorts of things suddenly started pouring out of its mouth in droves.

“Eeeek!”

Minhyuk quickly jumped up as he held on to a stalactite on the cave’s ceiling. The Clam Golem did not stop from vomiting out the things from its mouth. And Minhyuk who was holding on to the stalactite could see from the gaps that some of those trash were valuable artifacts.

‘Did it also eat artifacts?’

Anyway, he was told that it could eat anything and everything under the sea so he thought that it might be possible. Before he knew it, the Clam Golem had collapsed after vomiting out everything from its stomach.

Minhyuk constantly heard the sound of his notifications ringing. He had leveled up for 23 times in one go!

He had a x2 increase for both his EXP acquisition rate as well as item drop rate when he hunted the Clam Golem. Was it because he came inside the cave? No. It was because the Angry Clam Golem would literally give twice the amount of the rewards compared to the original Clam Golem.

Minhyuk quickly jumped down as he used his Ingredients Acquisition Skill to acquire his prized shellfish and clams.

“Kyaaa!”

Minhyuk looked at the shellfish in satisfaction as he moved to collect the artifacts that the Clam Golem had dropped.

As Minhyuk checked that information of the items, he couldn’t help but think Huh? on one of the things.

Oyster is delicious whether you eat it raw, as a jeon or with kimchi!

It was an oyster!

Of course, Minhyuk was still able to acquire oysters from the Clam Golem. However, compared to the others, the one in front of him looked unusual. Oysters usually had rough and rugged shells and a dull color. However, this oyster was completely white in color. He quickly bent down to pick it up.

Minhyuk did not hesitate to check the information of the oyster in his hands.

“Kya!”

Minhyuk was in awe at his unexpected luck.This was the only Purification Oyster in the world!

How should I eat this guy? Should I make some oyster jeon with it? Or should I make soup with it? Oyster rice soup? Or maybe, oyster in kimchi? It will definitely be delicious in everything!

However, he only had one! So he thought that it would be delicious if he ate it raw with some garlic, spicy peppers, and chojang.

Minhyuk quickly placed the oyster in his frying pan. Raw oysters were more delicious if it was cooled and almost frozen.

The frying pan could determine the most appropriate temperature for the dish. The oyster that was placed in it was still closed. Then……

Crack, crack, crack━

Frost started to form and cover the surface of the frying pan. After achieving the most suitable temperature, the frost immediately withdrew and disappeared.

Minhyuk quickly pried open the mouth of the shell. As soon as he opened the shell, he could see the white flesh of the oyster.

“Wow……”

Gulp━

His saliva dripped down from his wide open mouth. Then…

“Oink!”

Kongie held his stomach sullenly. He looked at Minhyuk pitifully.

Kongie worked hard today.

‘He might be my emergency food but he was cool and awesome today……!’

So Minhyuk pulled out an oyster that he had received from the Clam Golem and pried it open for him.

“Oink!”

Kongie gulped in anticipation as he looked at Minhyuk preparing the food for him.

Minhyuk then placed some garlic, peppers and chojang on top of the oysters. However, it seemed like Kongie had a firm grasp on what he wanted as he gestured for Minhyuk to add the wasabi with soy sauce instead of the chojang. Kongie nodded fiercely when Minhyuk pulled out the soy sauce and wasabi.

After preparing everything, Minhyuk brought the oyster to his mouth. As soon as the white flesh entered his mouth…

“Wow……”

He could smell the faint smell of the sea. It was truly amazing.

Minhyuk looked down at the shell on his hand.

“It does not taste fishy at all……!”

There wasn’t any fishiness at all. And once he chewed it, he could taste the flavors of the oyster, garlic, chojang and peppers combining to produce the magnificent harmony of seafood flavor that he had longed for. Kongie’s body trembled as he closed his eyes to savor the delicious flavor.

“Oiiiiiiink……!”

Minhyuk shuddered in happiness as a set of notifications rang in his head.

Minhyuk’s holy power had now reached an astounding 600 points. And in the case of Pandora’s Helmet, it would also give him a x2 increase in his holy power. However, Minhyuk felt that it was just a nuisance to him.

All he could think off was that it was a pity that he could only eat one Purification Oyster.

‘I’m going to make oyster jeon later~’

Fortunately, he still had plenty of oysters even though it wasn’t as delicious as the Purification Oyster. When Minhyuk was thinking of the place where he wanted to eat grilled clams, he realized that the cave was much wider than what he had initially thought. As he walked further inside, he could finally hear the sound of the waves crashing.

Shwaaaaa!

Minhyuk slowly walked forward. When he saw the scene in front of him, he couldn’t help but have his eyes widened.

“Wow. There’s a sea inside another sea……”

Just like what he had said, it was literally a sea. However, even though the cave was placed under the sea, there was no water inside at all. And once he had walked and climbed further inside, he saw the waves of the sea below him crashing by the shore. It was both a mysterious and amazing sight to behold.

What if I eat grilled clams while watching these waves?

“Kgghk! Kong-ah, let’s hurry……!”

Minhyuk turned his head to look at Kongie and urge him to move. But when he turned to look at him, he couldn’t help but get surprised.

“Huh?”

Kongie quickly rushed up to the sea in front of them. Minhyuk could see some land below.

“Huh……?”

Minhyuk quickly hurried after Kongie.

“Kong-ah?”

He was sniffing on the ground as he moved at a high speed.

‘What’s this? Huh, don’t tell me……?!’

Didn’t Kongie have that incredible ability where he can immediately find the best medicine?

Not long after, Kongie stopped to look at a very small gap.

“Oink!”

Minhyuk hurriedly approached him. Once he arrived in front of the small gap that Kongie was looking at, he could see something that he did not know of. At first glance, the item was quite small in size. Also, it looked like a well cooked liver that you can find in sundae.

He reached out and took it with his hands.

Then, a series of notifications rang in his head.

Food Discussion Corner

Chojang (초장) – gochujang mixed with vinegar.

TL’s corner!

I thought that Jevis would be asking for Minhyuk for help but if her rabbit’s liver was here, does this mean that she’s dead?

PR’s corner!

Welp, here’s where Rafeilt’s plans all start to fall apart.