Gourmet Gaming-Chapter 1319

Chapter 1319

At this moment, the true image of the Evil God—the very same one who fought the entire Land of the Gods alone to protect Kronad and slaughtered tens of millions of humans—unfolded in front of everyone. None of them had ever seen Obren in this state before. They had only heard about this through myths and stories passed down through generations.

The body of Evil God Obren, who was trapped and dying in the distorted space, recovered swiftly. The power that was being suppressed by the seal and pressed down even further by the power of the Guardian God slowly squeezed out. Finally, a familiar force began to flow in his veins.

Crack, crack, crack!

Every piece of bone, cell, and drop of blood of his weak body was destroyed and reconstructed until a new body was created for him.

[Haaaaa.]

He looked beautiful as he lifted his head and exhaled slowly. He looked up at the sky with ecstasy as he felt and got used to his still stiff yet newly recreated body.

[Your body has been recreated.]

[Evil God Obren. Level 1,285.]

[Your body has been recreated.]

[Evil God Obren. Level 1,351.]

[Your body has been recreated.]

[Evil God Obren. Level 1,390.]

Crackle!

The source of Obren’s strength, the Guardian God’s Books that existed only to protect the Beyond the Heavens Empire, burned in the sky.

The people present had never seen Obren in his prime. When he came out of the Puzzling Seasoning Jar, he had already lost most of his strength and power. To regain some semblance of strength, Obren had chosen to take the path of the Guardian God.

Nonetheless, with time, he realized that he was being left behind. The name of the Evil God was slowly being forgotten. There was even someone who said that Evil God Obren would never be able to stand tall and proud in the current era.

[Your body has been recreated.]

[Evil God Obren. Level 1,416.]

When Obren heard those words, he did not feel offended, nor did he feel bad. He showed no interest at all. Why? Because he was the only one who knew himself well.

[Your body has been recreated.]

[Evil God Obren. Level 1,467.]

The Guardian God’s Books turned into ashes that disappeared with the wind. And in their place, the Evil God’s Books came to life once again.

Perhaps this could be considered a hazardous situation. After all, the entire balance of Athenae might just be skewed and distorted. But so what? It was not any of the Evil God’s business. Nothing would change for him. He would continue to live for the sake of this empire even if his name as the Guardian God disappeared.

[Evil God Obren. Level 1,518.]

Kronos looked at Obren with interest.

[I have heard stories about you.]

Kronos was also active during that same era. Even though they were in the faraway Gaia Continent, he had still heard about the story of the Evil God from the stories that had flowed in from the Western Continents. He had found the man to be imposing. However, the mocking smile on his face was a blatant disregard for the Evil God. To be exact, it was because Kronos still had a lot of cards in his hands and was still very confident in dealing with him.

[I have to show great respect to the Evil God, no?]

Kronos’ throat bulged, looking like a snake that swallowed an egg. When he spat out what was inside his mouth, what appeared were tiny one-eyed monsters covered in gastric juices.

Kronos was imprisoned in Tartarus along with the Titans. Many of the Titans chose to die and use their power as the source to create other Titans. He was thinking of bringing these forces to take down the gods of Olympus and take over the Gaia Continent once again. However, no matter how confident he was, he knew that it was impossible to do.

So, what did he do? An oracle had told Kronos that his children would take away his position. So, he ate his children. And he did the same to the Titans, who chose to die on their own. He swallowed them and turned them into monsters who became part of the forces under him.

The one-eyed monsters were enormous, standing at four meters, with no apparent determination of their gender. There were also hooks, axes, swords, and other types of weapons in the place where their hands should be.

[Titan Fragment. Level 1,338.]

There were eight of them conceived and nurtured in Kronos’ stomach to slaughter the gods of the Gaia Continent. Kronos believed that they were necessary to deal with the Evil God. Eight Titan Fragments jumped straight at Evil God Obren. Obren did not even pay them any mind and just continued to recreate his own body.

Meanwhile, Kronos wanted to use Bender’s power to restore some of his lost power. His final, actual level was 1,650. But before he could do anything, Kronos’ eyes grew wide.

[Wait.]

Smoke slowly escaped from Evil God Obren’s slightly parted lips.

[It’s going to be over soon.]

As his voice echoed in the area, the Titan Fragments that charged at him suddenly stopped in their tracks. They were trembling fiercely as an unknown terror gripped their entire being.

[The Titan Fragments have lost their will to fight!]

Some of the fragments that were already poised to attack Obren stopped midair with drool dripping down their chins. The fragments collapsed from the mind-numbing terror that devoured them. The only thing that was going through their minds was to run away. They wanted to go anywhere, even to their deaths, as long as the Evil God wasn’t present. They were terrified of the Evil God standing in front of them.

Thud! Thud, thud! Thud!

The Titan Fragments began to harm themselves. Kronos, who saw the grotesque and terrifying scene, could only watch with trembling pupils.

The Evil God met his gaze. He, who had taken on the form of the most terrifying murderer, smiled gracefully at him and said...

[Just wait a bit. I will come and kill you.]

***

Minhyuk’s heart thumped wildly as he wiped the tears off his face.

It had been more than half a year since he cooked the Pillar’s Chicken. He had experienced many changes since then. For one, he was already more experienced, more skilled, and much better than he was back then. He had also obtained the Pillar’s DEX. Because of these changes, he was able to reach almost 50% of the cooking progress of the three Olympus-grade ingredients in such a short amount of time.

As he watched Obren awaken once more while still trying to deal with the grief of losing Bender, Minhyuk realized something.

‘Right now, the only thing I can do is...’

The only thing he could do was tamp down his sorrow and continue cooking.

“Haaa...” Minhyuk took a deep breath.

The viewers, who saw this scene, said...

[Kill him with your cooking!]

[Beat that bastard with your dish!]

Minhyuk focused once again on cooking the three Olympus-grade ingredients.

‘I will give it my all.’

Meanwhile, something was happening behind the scenes during that process. Minhyuk used the power that he had never used before.

[Digest]

[Eight Pillar Disaster.]

[Digesting the power of all of the dishes that you have consumed so far, all at once.]

[You have consumed 143 God-grade dishes and 535 Legendary-grade dishes so far.]

A sense of pressure suddenly appeared on his chest. There was this weird sense as if his stomach was full even though he had not eaten anything. It didn't take too long for the feeling to wear off. Eventually, he felt very comfortable and at ease.

[The food that you have eaten and accumulated so far has been digested.]

[Your DEX has increased by 184%.]

[The level of all your skills related to cooking will increase by 3.]

[Your chances of creating higher grade dishes have increased by 194%.]

[The effects’ duration is 9 minutes.]

A Pillar Disaster was a skill that would always surprise the world. If anyone saw this, they would think that Minhyuk’s Digest was insignificant, especially if he had only eaten a single dish. After all, it was not an AOE skill and could not even kill anyone.

However, that just showed how exceptional and unusual this skill was.

Rumble!

The power that bloomed from within Minhyuk, the power that he released after reaching the pinnacle of a chef, fascinated the entire world. Although the people couldn't see it, Minhyuk was fighting a desperate and brutal war here.

[The Pillar of the Gourmands has gone beyond common sense. He has proven his worth.]

[Your influence rating has increased by 2%.]

Obren had become the Evil God once again. However, Minhyuk could not guarantee their victory. It seemed like they still were pressed for time and still in a very precarious situation. So...

[The Famished One’s Cooking.]

The Famished One’s Cooking was a skill that increased his cooking speed by ten times. Once the skill was triggered, the skill user would continue to cook at his usual pace, but the people around him would see him moving swiftly as if he were in a fast-forwarded film. With the help of the effects of Digest, Minhyuk’s cooking speed had become twenty times faster. It easily broke the frame that confined common sense. Not only that, but his cooking skills had increased by three.

As Minhyuk broke through the limits of the chef who had reached the pinnacle and climbed over that wall, he was greeted by the world of infinity and no limitations.

Thump, thump thump!

Thump, thump!

The viewers watched Minhyuk with wide eyes.

[Crazy...]

[I can’t see. His cooking speed is too fast!]

[Shit!]

[GOOOOOOOOOO!!!]

The three ingredients struggled. It was as if they were saying, ‘We will not get cooked by you!’ One of them even began shooting lightning.

Rumble!

Another sent thousands of blades.

Clang, clang, clang!

And the other tried to lure Minhyuk with hallucinations of beautiful goddesses like Hera.

Minhyuk just continued to cook, passing by each struggle with ease and approaching the end.

[The dish made with the three Olympus-grade ingredients is 85% complete!]

***

[Your body’s restructuring and recreation are over.]

[Evil God Obren. Level 1,616.]

Obren’s blood boiled as the adrenaline coursed through his veins. He felt a sense of ecstasy and joy as he regained his strength once again. He exhaled loudly.

‘It’s finally over.’

Meanwhile, Kronos had split the heads of the Titan Fragments who had lost their will to fight from the fear and produced a dozen more of them.

[If you don’t attack him, then you’ll die by my hands.]

The cold words washed over the Titan Fragments and helped them overcome their fear. One of the fragments raised its huge sword-like hand and aimed for Obren’s throat. However, the Evil God just raised his hand and gently flicked his finger.

Bang!

The Titan Fragment’s body was buried deeply in the ground.

Crackle!

Dozens of lightning strikes fell from the sky and left them in chaos. Obren just glanced at them. His gaze carried no arrogance or majesty. There was not even a hint of bloodlust in it. The moment this very nonchalant gaze landed upon them...

Boom, boom, boom!

...they exploded. Obren walked through the exploding Titan Fragments.

[Try reversing your time.]

Crack, crack, crack!

With a single wave of Obren’s finger, Kronos' entire body burst open. Then, he turned back time.

[Again.]

Fwoosh!

This time, Kronos was hacked and slashed by countless blades.

[Once more.]

Kronos’ head exploded. Of course, just like before, he turned back time.

[Ho.]

Evil God Obren looked at Kronos with interest. Kronos finally realized how high the wall was in front of him. He knew that he would not be able to win, especially because he had not yet devoured Bender’s power.

The level of an NPC was determined by combining all of its forces. Funnily enough, Kronos’s final level was higher than that of Obren’s own. Regardless, the primary contributor to Kronos’ level was his ability to reverse time, not his power or strength.

Obren was different. His level came from his strength and power. On top of that, the terror and fear that he could inflict was far beyond what Obren’s Sin had shown. And the weight of this fear and terror began to weigh down on Kronos.

[This is the nineteenth time.]

Fwoosh!

Kronos had reversed his time for a total of nineteen times now. Obren did not intend to treat him like a toy. However, although he could overwhelm Kronos with his power, he could tell that it was impossible to kill him before he could reverse his time.

[...Let’s die together.]

Kronos had been trapped in Tartarus, which was located in Hell’s Abyss, for thousands of years. Of course, he was aware of the calamity that was lurking in its darkness. When Kronos saw this calamity, he immediately judged that it was an existence that should never have come into the world. Why? Because the world as a whole would be completely erased. Everything would disappear without leaving a single trace.

As mentioned previously, Hell’s Abyss was an unknown and unexplored world. No one knew what was hidden in the depths of its darkness. And the Abyss’ Calamity living in it went too far beyond common sense.

Unfortunately, Kronos was not a good god. He was a petty god who was filled with cunning tricks. Since he was going to die, he decided that they might as well die together. Hence, Kronos gathered the power within him and began to open an exit that connected to the Abyss. The only thing that he intended to take out of that exit was the last thing that he should have taken out. For that, he had to pay a price.

[You have offered your time reversals as payment.] freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

[Warning.]

[Warning.]

[In one minute, all of the players across Athenae will be forced to terminate the game.]

“...?!”

“...?”

All of the players around the world would be forced to log out and terminate the game? None of them had heard this kind of notification before, even though they had experienced a lot of dangerous situations.

Shwaaaaaa!

The sky split open.

[An exit connecting to Hell’s Abyss has been opened.]

The space looked like a mouth. The only difference was that it did not have a tongue. What lay inside it was...

[The Abyss’ Calamity is descending.]

[You cannot kill the Abyss’ Calamity.]

[The Abyss’ Calamity’s HP is infinite!]

[The Abyss’ Calamity’s MP is infinite!]

[You cannot cut the Abyss’ Calamity.]

[The Abyss’ Calamity’s magical defensive power is at 100,000.]

[Please send the Abyss’ Calamity back into the depths of Hell’s Abyss.]

The Evil God raised his finger and shot out an overwhelming amount of power toward the existence that could never be killed.

[...!]

However, the attack disappeared without even inflicting the slightest bit of damage the moment it touched the Abyss’ Calamity. This was the effect of a magical defensive power that went beyond 50,000.

Then, a being that looked like a gigantic twenty-meter-high octopus squeezed out of the mouth-like space in the sky. It was accompanied by tens of thousands of wriggling tentacles that were searching for prey.

[Abyss’ Calamity. Level 2,001.]

The viewers were left stunned.

[Is... Athenae’s reign over...?]

[How can we stop that...?]

The calamity slowly descended upon the earth. In just a blink, he was just a hundred and fifty meters away from the ground.

Obren and the vassals hurriedly attacked the calamity, but they could not stop its descent at all. The only thing that made it flinch was the attack from a blunt weapon.

There were a hundred and twenty meters left. The tentacles stretched out and finally made contact with someone. The thousands of tentacles immediately latched onto its prey and began piercing through their necks.

Sensing the danger that it carried, Ben hurriedly tried to cut down the tentacle chasing after him. However, he could not even leave a scratch on it. The tentacles hastily wrapped around Ben and tried to drag him back and devour him.

One by one, the vassals were caught by the tentacles. Even Evil God Obren was caught. The tentacles that wrapped around their bodies squeezed and tried to make them explode with sheer force.

“UGH!!!”

“Keuhaaack!”

“Keoheok!”

Screams erupted all over the place. Just when everyone was about to take one step into death’s door...

[The most excellent dish has been born in the world.]

“...?”

“...?!”

“...!!!”

Someone leapt from the walls of the empire.

Gulp!

He took something out from his inventory as he gulped down the dish that he had just finished making. And what he took out from his inventory was none other than a frying pan.

[‘Anonymous’ has acquired a Pillar-rank Artifact.]

With the frying pan in his hands, he jumped up from the wall and ran toward the calamity.

[Frying Pan Gigantification]

[There is no limit to how big you can make the frying pan.]

[Frying Pan Strike.]

The frying pan in his hands grew so large that it almost covered the sky. He, who held tightly on the handle of the frying pan, seemed as if he had defied everything, including air resistance and gravity.

Then, the frying pan hit the Abyss’ Calamity.

Clang!

The Abyss’ Calamity was already close to the ground. When the frying pan made contact with it, it was pushed back toward the open space in the sky.

[...?]

The Abyss’ Calamity looked incredulously at the frying pan.

[It’s the Frying Pan Killer’s comeback!]

[Frying Pan Killer, let’s goooooooooo!!!]

It was the comeback of the Frying Pan Killer, Minhyuk.