<h4>Chapter 293: The Devil Judge''s Sword</h4>
Minhyuk turned to look at the sword in Diablo’s hands. The de of the sword was ck, and the hilt looked rough. However, even if this artifact turned out to be useless or insignificant, he still felt that it would be alright. He gracefully received the sword that was in Diablo’s stretched-out hands. Then, the notifications rang.
<i>[You have acquired the Devil Judge’s Sword.]</i>
<i>[Absolute Demigod Artifact.]</i>
<i>[A weapon that’s infinitely close to the God Level. There are only ten artifacts of this caliber in the world.]</i>
<i>[There are only ten Absolute Demigod Artifacts to ever exist on earth. The lower its number, the better the artifact is.]</i>
<i>[The Devil Judge’s Sword is ranked third.]</i>
The notifications werepletely different from what he had expected when he first saw the form of the Devil Judge’s Sword.
<i>‘Absolute Demigod Artifact? Third?’?</i>
These were pieces of information that were still undisclosed to the world. In addition, the third most powerful among the ten artifacts in this world was the Devil Judge’s Sword in his hands.
Then, a quest notification appeared.
<i>[<strong>Linked Quest</strong>: Hunt Demon Verus.]</i>
<i><strong>Rank</strong>: Sealed</i>
<i><strong>Restrictions</strong>: Level 500 or higher</i>
<i><strong>Rewards</strong>: Sealed</i>
<i><strong>Penalty for Failure</strong>: Sealed</i>
<i><strong>Description</strong>: Sealed</i>
Minhyuk looked at the quest and found out that it was meant for yers over Level 500. Even the quest name was a bit unusual.
<i>‘Hunt Demon Verus?’?</i>
There were three great demons in total. They were Gorac, Gremory and Verus. The demon that directly influenced others and instigated them to invade the human world was none other than ‘Verus’. In fact, for most cases, quests were often equipped with a choice for yers. And the same was true for this quest.
Minhyuk nodded for now. He said, “I understand.”
“Thank… you.”
The corners of Diablo’s mouth awkwardly curled up. His visage was quite grotesque. He tried to smile, but it seemed like he could not do so. When Minhyuk saw this, he smiled broadly. He smiled in Diablo’s stead. Then, he walked straight towards the opened space.
Diablo stared into the space that he opened for a long time, even after they had long left. At this time, Minhyuk was still unaware that the Sly Devil Diablo would be his loyal servant.
***
Minhyuk’s father, ck Dragon, returned back to the ground floor since he had already achieved what he wanted to achieve.
In ck Mage Ali’s case, he also had to go down a few more levels, since he was still not yet recognized by the Predatory Snake.
The summoning parchment that Minhyuk used was a parchment that would return the summoned people after two hours if they were not climbing the Demon World’s Tower, or if they were at a lower floor than where they were summoned.
Then, Kaistra said. “Genie-Noona and the other guild members keep on looking for you, Minhyuk. They said that the hunt for the Demon World Army is almost over.”
Minhyuk nodded. It seemed like the episodes that were rted to the Demon World Army were gradually being settled.
“I’ll go and help the guild first.”
“Alright. Thanks for your hard work, Kaistra.”
Kaistra then disappeared in a sh of light. Minhyuk only checked the Devil Judge’s Sword in his hand after everyone, except Aruvel, had disappeared.
<i>(<strong>Devil Judge’s Sword</strong>)</i>
<i><strong>Rank</strong>: Absolute Demigod</i>
<i><strong>Requirements</strong>: Level 400 and above</i>
<i><strong>Durability</strong>:?</i>∞ / ∞
<i><strong>Attack</strong>: 1,002</i>
<i><strong>Special Abilities</strong>:</i>
<i>?A 22% increase in STR, AGI and STM.</i>
<i>?Passive Skill: Swordsmanship Level Mastery increased to Level 9.</i>
<i>?Active Skill: Diablo’s Eyes</i>
<i>?Active Skill: Diablo’s Scythe</i>
<i>?Active Skill: Berserk</i>
<i><strong>Description</strong>: Diablo is filled with resentment against demons, especially Great Demon Verus. This sword of his has grown stronger after cutting down demons for a long period of time.</i>
<i>(<strong>Diablo’s Eyes</strong>)</i>
<i>Active Skill</i>
<i><strong>Mana Required</strong>: 700</i>
<i><strong>Cooldown</strong>: 30 minutes</i>
<i><strong>Effects</strong>:</i>
<i>?Diablo’s eyes will help you see through your enemies all at once. It will show you all of your enemy’s vital points for one second.</i>
<i>?Once Diablo’s Eyes have been triggered and you sessfully stabbed a vital point within 30 seconds, an additional 200% will be added to your damage.</i>
<i>?If you seed in stabbing the vital point with your own skill, it will stack with the additional attack.</i>
<i>(<strong>Diablo’s Scythe</strong>)</i>
<i>Active Skill</i>
<i><strong>Mana Required</strong>: 1,000</i>
<i><strong>Cooldown</strong>: 24 hours.</i>
<i><strong>Effects</strong>:?</i>
<i>?Diablo’s sword will turn into a scythe with chains attached to its end so you can swing it freely.</i>
<i>?Your attack speed will increase by 180% if you swing the scythe.</i>
<i>?There is an 8% chance of triggering judgment when facing off against an opponent with demonic energy. If the judgment is sessfully triggered, additional 400% damage will be added to your attack.</i>
<i>(<strong>Berserk</strong>)</i>
<i>Active Skill</i>
<i><strong>Mana Required</strong>: 3,000</i>
<i><strong>Cooldown</strong>: 72 hours</i>
<i><strong>Effects</strong>:</i>
<i>?A stronger awakening would be experienced during the first berserk state. The second state onwards would continue to show the regr effects of the skill Berserk.</i>
<i>?While using the skill Berserk, all stats and skills will increase significantly.</i>
<i>?Your HP will continue to fall by 3% per second during the duration of your Berserk state.</i>
<i>?Once you’re done using the skill, your HP will fall below 10%, and your defense will fall below 20%.</i>
<i>‘Wow…’</i>
Even Minhyuk, someone who was usually only impressed with food, could not help but be awed by the information in front of him.
Everything that he had seen about this weapon was superior to the Ancient Water Dragon, Barraca’s Sword. And that was when Barraca’s Sword had been strengthened with a +4 already. After the strengthening, Barraca’s Sword’s attack did not exceed 950. However, the Devil Judge’s Sword easily exceeded the 1,000-point threshold in the attack. Even the skills attached to the artifact were amazing.
A thought shed in his head as soon as he saw the information, <i>‘Aren’t these allbat skills?’?</i>
Whether it was Diablo’s Eyes, Scythe, or Berserk, all of them werebat skills. Among them, the most surprising was the ‘Berserk’ skill. When in use, the yer’s HP would fall by as much as 3% every second. However, aspensation, all of the yer’s skills and stats would be stronger.
Finally, he checked thest thing that he did not have the time to check earlier.
<i>(<strong>As Territory</strong>)</i>
<i><strong>Requirements</strong>: Guild Master or Lord of a Territory. Reputation at 2,000 or more.</i>
<i><strong>Description</strong>: At one point in time, all of the monarchs in the entire world dreamed and vied to be the owner of As, a territory that had only been deemed as a legend. You are now qualified to be the owner of the territory As. Once you say ‘As’, you will be guided on the way there.</i>
Minhyuk was unclear about what As was like as a territory. However, he knew that it would definitely be helpful to Legend Guild.
<i>‘Well then, let’s climb quickly.’?</i>
To the 50th floor. There were two things that Minhyuk needed to get on the 50th floor of the Demon World’s Tower. One was none other than Beanie’s second golden crown fragment for his awakening, and the second, was the treasure from the Four Great Heavenly Kings that would help him create an ‘Oven’ using the Demigod artifact production method.
So, Minhyuk quickly resumed climbing the Demon World’s Tower once again with Aruvel.
***
<i>Joythenae?</i>was a site that all of the yers used to talk about Athenae. And Joythenae was currently discussing a very hot topic at this moment.
This was the beginning of the controversy that became a hot topic.
<i>[Who is the strongest yer in Athenae?]</i>
Countlessments began to flood to answer the question.
<i>[It’s definitely Kenra, right?]</i>
<i>[Agreed. Kenra is a hidden yer, but he has shown what kind of yer he is through the Hall of Kings.]</i>
<i>[I don’t think he’s the strongest yer just because he entered the Hall of Kings. If we based it on that, we can also say that South Korea’s Food God, who achieved a triple crown in the Hall of Kings in the shortest time, would be the strongest. Right?]</i>
People all over the world acknowledged that Food God Minhyuk was strong. But, if they were topare him with the global rankers, the experts of <i>Athenae</i> evaluated that there were a lot of people who were far stronger than him. And most of their evaluations were true.
<i>[Then, who is it?]</i>
<i>[It’s hard to say. There are also unofficial rankers, right? So, who is the strongest in the world of the adventure game Athenae?]</i>
Each of the yers began to mention the best yers of their countries before they remembered the words of one yer. That was when they realized that it was impossible to be certain, since there were also a lot of unofficial rankings.
Then, the topic changed.
<i>[Then, who’s the strongest yer that the people know of well?]</i>
There were a lot of people who hesitated over this question. Kenra was still unknown, and the Food God was still not the best among the best.
<i>‘So, who are the remaining candidates?’</i>
<i>[Mei Wei.]</i>
Joythenae was a globalmunity site that had the function ‘like’, as well as other functions in thements.
This singlement reached more than ten million likes in just a day. It rose as the bestment surprisingly fast. And thements following it did not deny it.
Mei Wei was China’s official number one ranker, as well as the yer ranked first in the Global Official Rankings. She was hailed as a master among masters.
Those who had watched her videos at least once would be fascinated by her battles. From what they heard, Mei Wei also had the same name in reality. She was even called ‘Goddess Mei Wei’ in <i>Athenae</i> after people saw her beautiful countenance that no one couldpare with. She was not only the number one in the official rankings, she was also the number one in the beauty rankings in the <i>Athenae</i> worldview.
Mei Wei had ck hair and big eyes that glistened brightly like ake being shined on by the sunlight. She looked pure and naive, but would turn into a peerless and cool warrior on the battlefield. This attractive contrast made her to be the object of fantasies and dreams for a lot of people.
Currently, a Chinese doctor garbed in a doctor’s coat was sitting in front of a skinny woman that was almost all bones. The woman weighed 31 kilograms at a height of 167 centimeters. The phrase ‘all bones’pletely matched her appearance. Her cheekbones were protruding, her eyes were sunken, and her entire body was as thin as a dried branch.
Then, the doctor said, “Miss Mei Wei, at this rate, things will be dangerous.”
The doctor’s words would be extremely shocking to anyone who heard it. The woman who was praised to be the world’s number one beauty, and the woman who was most likely the strongest in Athenae, Mei Wei, was the woman who was all bones.
“We need to find a way to treat your <i>anorexia</i>. If this continues, your life will be in danger.”
<i>Anorexia</i>. This was the illness that Mei Wei had. She had been fighting against it for a long time, but there was no progress at all. It was not that she did not want to be cured, Mei Wei also desired it. She longed for the day when her anorexia got treated.
Then, the doctor continued to say, “Perhaps… I don’t know if it will work, but I have a method that we can try as a treatment.”
“Yes?”
The doctor’s words were akin to a miracle. He started exining, “You heard that there are more and more people dieting because of <i>Athenae</i> recently, right?”
Mei Wei nodded. She was the world’s best ranker, so she would definitely not be slower than others in terms of information gathering.
“We will be doing the opposite. We’ll be looking for delicious foods in <i>Athenae</i> to gain weight. After all, anorexia is also a type of mental illness. Your body might be rejecting food, but you are in fact, mentally rejecting it even more. So, you should go and find food in there that would treat your anorexia. Perhaps, you will be able to eat food in real life once you taste it there.”
The doctor’s words made her expression turn solemn. She asked, “Is there a dish in there that will satisfy my appetite and taste?”
“<i>Athenae</i> is a virtual world. It’s a ce where anything is possible.”
The doctor pped his hands together and continued to speak to say, “Miss Mei Wei. Once you log in to <i>Athenae</i>, you should hurry and find this person.”
“Find someone? Not cook something?”
The doctor nodded. Seeing that she was listening intently to his words, he once again opened his mouth and said, “Food God Minhyuk.”
***
<i>[You are the first yer to reach the Demon World’s Tower’s 50th floor.]</i>
<i>[You have gained 30,000,000 EXP.]</i>
<i>[You have acquired 1,000 tinum.]</i>
<i>[One of the Four Heavenly Kings, Heavenly King Damon, acknowledges you.]</i>
<i>[Heavenly King Damon has given you his treasure, the Bronze Sword.]</i>
<i>[Heavenly King Damon has given you a fragment of the golden crown.]</i>
<i>[You have leveled up.]</i>
<i>[You have leveled up.]</i>
<i>[You have leveled up.]</i>
<i>[You have leveled up.]</i>
<i>[You have leveled up.]</i>
<i>[You have leveled up.]</i>
Minhyuk leveled up multiple times at once after gaining a lot of EXP. In just an instant, his level had surpassed Level 440.
He realized that just reaching the 50th floor would allow him to receive Heavenly King Damon’s treasures, as well as the fragment of the golden crown.
The king gently handed Minhyuk the items as he told him, <i>‘The qualifications that you have are more than enough.’</i>
Heavenly King Damon had told him that he did not expect anyone to actually ever challenge the 50th floor, so him reaching this ce was more than enough for him to receive the rewards.
Then, Minhyuk tried to further unseal Beanie by equipping the fragment of the golden crown on him again. At that moment…
“In the end, you really climbed to the 50th floor.”
It was Aruvel. In the first ce, the Demon World’s Tower was a ce that could never be ovee, even if the person had all the information up to the 50th floor.
Minhyuk suddenly felt something strange.
“If it’s you, I think you’re strong enough to take me with you.”
That was what he said, but Minhyuk could tell what his intentions were. He had been enamored by his cooking skills and was trying to sneakilye with him!
Then, the notifications rang.
<i>[Great Sage Aruvel has pledged his loyalty to you.]</i>
“Ha, hahahahahaha…!”
“Are youughing because you’re happy?”
Minhyuk almost fell into despair, resisting the urge to punch Aruvel straight in the guts.
1. <i>Anorexia nervosa</i> - potentially life-threatening disorder. Characterized by self-starvation and extreme weight loss. You will be diagnosed with this disorder once your weight drops by 15% of a normal person’s weight. People who have this disorder have intense fears of bing fat and see themselves as fat even when they are already extremely thin. People with this disorder tend to eat less while exercising excessively