Gourmet Gaming

Chapter 672: Hanwoo

Ambron sighed softly. He expected Minhyuk to send only around 30 believers, but the number of enemies that appeared in front of them was around 20,000. On top of that, God had only sent a clone with 60% of his own power and did not even come in person.

‘In the end, he’s the same…? Why can’t he come in person? Just like that time when he first captivated me and won me over? Isn’t he going to save me and those poor people?’ Ambron gritted his teeth.

[God is grateful to you for gathering believers for him!]

[God has received your sincere heart and thoughts!]

Flaaaaaaaash—

At that moment, white light began to burst out of the Minhyuk Church’s temple, which was hidden behind the dark thickets of the gloomy and dark forest.

Flaaaaaash—

Flaaaaaaash—

Flaaaaaaaash—

White warhorses appeared one after the other from within the forest, carrying men covered with the hood of their white uniform similar to a priest’s robes as they charged forward and cried loudly to announce their presence.

“Hihihihihihing!”

“Hihihihihihihing!”

[The envoys sent by God have now reached the temple and have come to save you!]

Ambron could not hide the shock in his eyes when he saw the men wearing pure white priestly robes appear in front of him. Fifty people? A hundred? Perhaps, two hundred? No, not at all. There were as many as 500 people that appeared in front of him, and they immediately started to sweep away the 20,000 enemy army that were attacking the temple.

“Euaaaaaaaack!”

“Keuhaaaaaaaaaaack!”

“Uwaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!!!”

The average level of the soldiers of the Kingdom of Eden was at Level 450. Among them were also the ten Heavenly Army knights and one Heavenly Commander that Minhyuk had summoned through the ‘Heavenly Army’s Commander’s Ring’.

Shwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa—

Shwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa—

The scene where a mere unit of 500 strong men in pure white priestly robes swept away the believers of the Incarnation of Fire, was very awe-inspiring.

“Ah, aaaaaaah… aaaaaaaaaah…!” Ambron sank to his knees, his hands clasped together in prayer.

‘To think I doubted my god! I was suspicious of him!’

Tears streamed down Ambron’s cheeks as he repented. Hundreds of Ardees’ believers charged towards him, intent on killing him. Was this going to be his end? Perhaps, but it was fine, because today, Ambron had seen how great and amazing his god, the Food God, was.

“Die!!!”

“Kill that priest no matter what!!!”

Ambron, despite the countless swords and spears aimed at him, smiled. But then, at that moment, the hood covering the face of one of the men, who in white priestly robes riding the warhorses, fell off and exposed his face. Ambron was deeply moved at the sight.

‘My God! The Great God of the Minhyuk Church!!!’

Then, the man swung his sword while saying, “Intangible Sword.”

[God has sent his clone to save and protect you!]

[He is swinging his sword for you!]

Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab—!

Then, at that moment, hundreds of Ardees’ believers that were dead set on killing Ambron collapsed on the ground, blood spurting from their body at the same time.

Thud— Thud— Thud— Thud—

Even though Ambron had seen it with his own eyes, he could not believe it. It was just too surreal.

‘What…?’

Ambron’s face was painted with confusion. The clone that God had sent had only swung his sword once. However, the hundreds of people that had approached him all died in an instant. That was not even the end of it.

“Keuaaaaaaaaack!”

“Aaaaaaaaack!”

“Urrrrrrrrrrk!”

Ambron immediately turned around and looked at the direction where the screams came from. There, he saw more believers of the Incarnation of Fire Ardees die one after the other, their bodies spurting blood all over. Some were not even able to scream before they died, their heart and vital points pierced through by some sort of power.

Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab—!

Ten seconds. It only took ten seconds for 1,000 of Ardees’ believers to die.

‘Are they that weak?’

Well, that was one of the reasons. Many of the believers of Ardees were ordinary people that had never held a blade in their hands. They were only a threat to Minhyuk Church because the religion’s believers were mostly apprentices and their large numbers.

Then, was it because the clone was very strong? No, that was not it either.

Right now, they could not see it, but God’s clone had activated the Intangible Sword and sent hundreds of invisible swords to sweep away the enemies. Although the clone only had 60% of Minhyuk’s power, the hundreds of swords that could completely ignore his opponent’s defenses could exert a strength that was far beyond anyone’s imagination.

Dean Illen, the head priest that served God of Fire Ardees, could not hide how flustered he was. He screamed, “What can you even do with just less than 700 people?!!!”

His anger flared. However, he soon calmed down. Most of Ardees’ believers were just ordinary people. However, there were also quite a few paladins that served his god. These paladins were around Level 450 and would definitely be able to turn the situation around.

One of the paladins swung his sword down on one of the Food God’s envoys.

Shwaaaaaaaaa—

A gleeful smile appeared on Illen’s face, as he expected a fountain of blood that would soon dye this temple red. They had around 500 paladins on their side. He believed that this number was more than enough to kill those envoys.

Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab—

One of the Food God’s envoys charged forward alone, slashing and cutting down Ardees’ paladins. As the fight continued, the spear of one paladin caught the hem of the priestly robes that covered the envoy and tore it apart.

What appeared beneath the white robe was a golden full plate armor and a white cape. Written on the white cape fluttering behind the man were the words ‘Heavenly Army’s Heavenly Commander Nelson’.

‘Heavenly Army…? What the hell is a Heavenly Army?!’

Dean Illen might not know it but Heavenly Commander Nelson’s level was at Level 610. No matter how many of them flocked towards him, there was no way that they could kill him.

Unbeknownst to him, Minhyuk had also summoned ten warriors of the Heavenly Army with the same ‘Heavenly Army’s Commander’s Ring’. Some of them were knights, some were mages, and some were archers.

The mages brought confusion to the enemies by bombarding them with magical attacks while the archers shot their arrows and targeted their vital points. As for the knights? They helped those that were in grave danger by stabbing the enemies in their vital points.

“This, this is impossible…”

Dean Illen’s family had served the Incarnation of Fire Ardees for hundreds of years. As the head priest, he had always hoped that the god that he served would be worshiped by many people and the religion that he had created would be stronger. That was the reason why Illen, using various methods and giving it his all, gathered strong priests and believers. He had devoted his entire life to this cause!

But what about Minhyuk Church? It was a religion that had just been established and was only in operation for a week. However, there were already more than 500 powerful believers that had gathered together to worship and serve the religion.

However, it was not just Illen that was surprised about this. Even Ambron was shocked by this scene.

‘What in the world is the Food God’s power…’

Ambron could not measure it. His clone only had 60% of his power, yet he was like the god of the battlefield as he slaughtered the enemies in front of him.

“He, he’s the God that we serve and worship…?!”

“Minhyuk Church’s Lord and God!!!”

“Lord Minhyuk!!!”

“Ah, aaaaaaaah…!!! Our great and mighty Lord Minhyuk!!!”

The apprentices were given two surprises today. The first one was the fact that they were able to see their god’s visage, and the second one was the might of their god.

As for Ambron, he finally decided to acknowledge Minhyuk. He had certainly asked him to gather thirty believers. But Minhyuk had gone far and beyond.

‘He accomplished something very amazing.’

Minhyuk had gathered around 500 believers by himself. It was a complete and undeniable success.

“Look!!! This is the great and mighty lord and god of our Minhyuk Church!!! Lord Minhyuk’s power right now is only at 60%!!!”

“Wow…”

“Did, did he just say 60%…?”

Those words alone were enough to bring shock to the believers and priests of both Minhyuk and Ardees religions.

Stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab, stab—

Then, as if to drive that fact in further, Minhyuk’s Intangible Sword cut down more than 5,000 of the enemies that blocked his path.

“…”

“…”

“…”

“…”

Everyone turned speechless when they saw how Ardees’ priests and believers fell down like leaves in autumn. Some even completely lost their will to fight. In fact, Ardees’ believers were aware that nothing would change even if they destroyed the Minhyuk Church. They just did this because they wanted to find a place where they could vent their anger after they learned about the death of the god that they had served and worshiped for a very long time.

“Ardees was a violent and fierce god. Everyone knew of his viciousness even in the world of the gods,” At that moment, Priest Ambron declared as he stepped forward.

There were now only around a thousand survivors from Ardees’ believers at most. This was because the envoys that Minhyuk had brought forward were far too strong. For some strange reason, the surviving believers of God Ardees began to listen intently to Ambron. This was all because of Ambron’s passive, ‘Priest that Shares Faith’.

The Priest that Shares Faith was an incredible skill that could attract those that did not have any god to follow, those that had been abandoned by their god, or those that no longer had any god to worship and serve.

“On the other hand, the Food God is very gracious and merciful towards his believers.”

“…”

“…”

Everyone looked at Ambron when they heard his words. It was true. After all, Minhyuk had sent his clone and envoys to protect his temple, priests and believers. This fact alone made the believers of God Ardees feel envy towards the believers of the Food God’s religion.

“Our Lord, the Food God, will welcome you with open arms.”

Minhyuk’s clone stopped attacking the moment he heard those words.

‘Eh? I didn’t plan on doing that though?’

Minhyuk had been controlling his clone. In fact, he did not intend to spare a single soul here. However, he stopped to watch this interesting situation that Ambron, his priest, was creating.

“If you stay with Minhyuk Church, you will definitely become happy!!! Everyone, can’t you see the happy smile on my face?!!!” Ambron said, tears streaming down his cheeks.

“Ah, aaaaaaaaah…!!!”

“Such heartfelt tears!!! Just because you’re serving and worshiping your own god!!!”

“Aaaaaaah! Minhyuk Church! What a great name!!!”

Among those that shouted in admiration was Illen, the dean and head priest of Ardees’ religion. In fact, he had already grown skeptical of his god and was already on the fence as to whether he should continue to serve his god or not. He was also the one that was first to shout to make sure that he could win the heart of his new god and the believers of Minhyuk Church.

“Minhyuk…”

“…”

“…”

“…”

Everyone focused on Illen when they saw him mumble Minhyuk’s name while shedding tears.

“…Church, long live!!!”

“Long liveeeeeeeee!!!”

“Aaaaaaaaaaaah! The great and mighty Minhyuk Church!!!”

Many of them decided to abandon their religion and choose to serve Minhyuk and Minhyuk Church right at this very moment. However, there were others that did not want to do so.

At that moment, a very quick-witted being began to make his move. This being was none other than Priest Beanie, wearing his own version of a priestly robe.

Beanie grabbed the priests and believers that started to move to return to their homes, his expression reminiscent of an old master in seclusion. Then, he smiled at them kindly and said, “Oink, oink oink, oink. (Have a meal before you go.)”

The eyes of everyone that tasted the food served in the Minhyuk Church grew wide after realizing the greatness of the Food God.

“Aaaaaaaaaah! Lord Minhyuuuuuuk!”

“Aaaaaaaaaaaah. Long live Minhyuk Religioooooon!”

At the same time, notifications rang in the ears of Minhyuk, who was controlling his clone from afar.

[You have gained 557 new priests and 485 new believers in Minhyuk Church.]

[Minhyuk Church’s level has increased further!]

“…?”

Simply put, Minhyuk was able to eat rice cake while lying down thanks to Ambron. Just when the thought flashed in his head…

‘I want to eat some rice cakes.’

Today too, Minhyuk Church’s god was thinking like as he typically did.

1. Achieving something so easily.