<h4>Chapter 945</h4>


    Inside the Infinite Battlefield, the rising rookie, Captain Rice, did a spectacr job of fending off his opponents. However, his performance significantly dropped when Alexander summoned his Weapon Corps.


    But then, at that moment, Captain Rice murmured, <i>‘Friend,’</i> and someone with long hair fluttering behind him fell from the sky.


    This man was a very famous NPC that everyone in Athenae knew of. Some even people dered that this NPC was much stronger than the yers they called Supremes. And this NPC was the vassal of a yer, which in turn made that yer the envy of the masses.


    “Absolute Pinnacle Spear.”


    Hundreds of spears appeared to punish and ughter those who tried the NPC’s master.


    <i>Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang–!</i>


    A massive explosion erupted and wiped out almost 20,000 of the yers gathered in one ce as Vassal Ben appeared in front of Captain Rice, or to be more exact, Minhyuk.


    Meanwhile,ments began to pour out from the viewers tuned in on the broadcast.


    <i>[Minhyuk is really Captain Rice?!]</i>


    <i>[OMG... Then, the shocking MUSAT expert is Supreme Minhyuk? Scary.]</i>


    <i>[That’s freaking awesome.]</i>


    <i>[Minhyuk participated in the Infinite Battlefield at the same level as the other yers. There’s no other choice. We have to admit that he is the Supreme.]</i>


    <i>[Supreme Minhyuk’s skills are really superb and outstanding.]</i>


    <i>[He won 200 consecutive matches in a row just with his control... He can even deal with more than 20,000 yers at the same level independently. That’s freaking crazy.]</i>


    The people were impressed. Many yers believed that they could not deal with rankers because they were at a different level from them. But Minhyukpletely broke their preconceived thoughts and broke through the mold. He showed them that the Supreme’s skills were beyond their imaginations.


    On the other side, Alexander, who was also engaged in an infinite battle, gulped dryly.


    <i>‘He has a summoning skill...?’</i>


    That was right. Minhyuk possessed a skill that allowed him to summon his vassal, Ben.


    <i>(</i><strong><i>Friend</i></strong><i>)</i>


    <i>Passive Skill</i>


    <strong><i>Level</i></strong><i>: None</i>


    <strong><i>Effects</i></strong><i>: If you say “Friend,” you can summon Ben. However, summoning is not possible in a ce where it is restricted.</i>


    Minhyuk received this skill after the bond between him and Ben reached the extreme. But that was not all.


    <i>[The Assassin God’s Blessings.]</i>


    <i>[All of your stats have increased by 17%.]</i>


    <i>[All of your attack powers have increased by 28%.]</i>


    <i>[All of your skill levels have increased by +1.]</i>


    Food God Minhyuk’s cooking buffs, akin to assassin’s buffs, gave Ben a boost in power. Spear God Ben’s level might have been lowered to match Minhyuk and Alexander’s, but his skills and abilities easily overwhelmed the two.


    Ben had wielded his spear since he was young to survive. He had always held and trained in his spear for a few hours daily, without fail. Just because Minhyuk was a genius in kendo and had learned MUSAT or just because Alexander ventured and learned various martial arts did not mean they could win against Ben.


    And now, with the most outstanding skills and abilities in Athenae, Ben jumped among the enemies. His addition caused the yers to fall rapidly.


    <i>‘Crazy.’ </i>This was Alexander''s honest evaluation.


    Alexander had summoned hundreds of weapons with the same power level as Ben. However, none of his weapons could catch up with Ben. Why? Because their ego was only at the most basic level.


    Minhyuk, whose pace increased once again, quickly caught up with Alexander. Within a five-minute difference, the notifications rang in his ears again.


    <i>[You have defeated 32,768 opponents!]</i>


    <i>[Summoning 65,536 opponents!]</i>


    Now, the number of their opponents has exceeded 60,000. Even so, they did not back down. Alexander’s Weapon Corps had attack and defensive power on par with the enemies. And Minhyuk? He overcame more than 60,000 opponents just by having Ben by his side.


    “Next.”


    <i>[You have defeated 65,536 opponents!]</i>


    <i>[Summoning 131,072 opponents!]</i>


    The entire battlefield was crowded, and all yers were speechless. The performance of the two was proof.


    <i>[Even if our level reaches a higher level, there will still be a massive gap between us and the high rankers.]</i>


    <i>[Wow. So it’s really possible to deal with 100,000 enemies alone.]</i>


    <i>[Of course, if their artifacts, titles, and skills are the same as ours, then it would be impossible for them to deal with 100,000 enemies alone.]</i>


    <i>[But their artifacts, titles, and skills are the result of their hard work. So, in the end, we have to admit that there is such a huge gap between them and us.]</i>


    It was just as thements said. Minhyuk and Alexander could deal with more than 100,000 enemies by themselves because of the artifacts they had equipped, their skills, and the various title effects that boosted their power. Compared to the general poption, they have many more skills. Also, most of the artifacts that they have equipped were God-rank artifacts.


    Still, the more than 130,000 enemies were too much for Minhyuk and Alexander. Even though Ben was by Minhyuk’s side, he was already fatigued.


    Minhyuk was saving one skill for this very moment. He stared at the 130,000 enemies before charging toward them. Minhyuk had a skill that resulted in the worst penalty. Using the skill would immediately force his level to drop by one and destroy 1% of his HP and MP. It was indeed a ridiculously horrible penalty.


    <i>‘There will be no penalty incurred during the Infinite Battles.’</i>


    That was right. This was because the Infinite Battles was an event.


    Although the skill had the worst penalty, its power was on par with the overwhelming power of the Eight Pirs and could easily surpass the Absolute Gods’ Secrets. Of course, Minhyuk still could not fully disy the true extent of the power since his level was still low, but just as its rank–Ninth Disaster–suggested, its power was the epitome of the word “disaster.” This skill was none other than Cmity.


    <i>‘Cmity.’</i>


    “Assassin’s Massacre.”


    Although triggered under a different name, the effects remained the same. Its power could cover an entire area within a four-kilometer radius.


    Countless throwing daggers covered with zing mes flew over the heads of the more than 130,000 yers.


    <i>Baaaaaaaaaang–!</i>


    <i>sh, sh, sh, sh, sh, sh–!</i>


    The moment one of the throwing daggers stabbed one of the yers, a massive explosion of mes erupted and devoured an area within a five-meter radius. It was immediately followed by the other throwing daggers engulfed in fire that fell from the sky and ughtered the more than 130,000 yers standing before Minhyuk.


    Minhyuk was delighted. He thought, <i>‘I am the Supreme.’</i>


    He had conquered everything, even Alexander. However, it was not just him. Alexander also hid at least one of his powers.


    “Corps Charge.”


    The hundreds of weapons of the Weapon Corps might only have the most basic level of ego, but they could unleash one powerful skill, including his own. They could also use AOE attack skills!


    <i>sh, sh, sh, sh, sh, sh–!</i>


    The power pouring out of the weapons ughtered the yers at a speed on par with Cmity.


    <i>[You have defeated 131,072 opponents!]</i>


    <i>[Summoning 262,144 opponents!]</i>


    An exhausted breath escaped the mouths of both Minhyuk and Alexander simultaneously.


    “Haaaaa...”


    “Hoo...”


    ***


    Minhyuk and Alexander slowly reduced the more than 260,000 opponents standing before them. They either used the skills they could still trigger or fought head-on to eliminate the yers before them. However, the fact that the two of them had reached their limits remained the same.


    Comparing the two sides, Minhyuk and Ben were exhausted. This was because Alexander’s Weapon Corps did not grow tired—they weren’t humans in the first ce. On the other hand, Minhyuk and Ben, dealing with the enemies nonstop, were bound to grow increasingly exhausted.


    Thankfully, the number of yers they defeated was simr to Alexander.


    <i>[The Skill: Assassin’s Tenacity has been triggered.]</i>


    <i>[All of your skills and abilities rted to DEX will temporarily increase by 30%.]</i>


    <i>[All of your stats will increase by 8%.]</i>


    <i>[Your attack power and defensive power will increase by 6%.]</i>


    The Divine Will skill’s name was changed to the Assassin’s Tenacity. But even though the skill was triggered, Minhyuk was still left struggling. Minhyuk was even left facing a crisis when the yers continued to send their pinnacle skills flying toward him.


    <i>‘Just a bit longer...</i>


    <i>‘Just a tad bit longer...!’</i>


    Minhyuk wanted to be the sky. He wanted to be everyone’s icon, not only because he was the ruler of an empire. This was natural, innate.


    The yers watched Minhyuk in awe as he continued to stand and move forward even though he had stumbled and copsed several times.


    <i>[Is it really possible for someone to have this much mental power?]</i>


    <i>[He’s really amazing...]</i>


    However, Minhyuk did not know that the yers and the viewers watching the broadcast had already recognized him as the <i>Sky.</i>


    <i>Baaaaaaaaang–!</i>


    Then, Minhyuk copsed on the ground after being hit by one of the yers’ pinnacle skills. Ben also copsed on his knee right next to him.


    “Haa... Haa... Haa... Haa...”


    Minhyuk’s loud and harsh breathing resounded in the area. Even though he fell a hundred times, he continued to stand up. But when his staggering body was about to stand up, hundreds of pinnacle skills rained upon him and Ben.


    <i>Baaaaaaaang–!</i>


    Not long after that, Alexander, who was right next to Minhyuk, seeded in killing around 110,000 yers before being forced to log out.


    <i>[All Defenders of the Infinite Battles have been forced to log out!]</i>


    <i>[The Infinite Battles have ended!]</i>


    <i>[The rankings will be determined by adding up the scores you have racked up during the Infinite Battles! It will soon be determined.]</i>


    As the viewers watched the two figures disappear from their screens, they felt this lingering feeling digging into the corners of their hearts.


    At the same time, Minhyuk and Alexander reappeared in the same ce where they were fighting their match in the Infinite Battlefield. Of course, the challengers disappeared at that moment, too.


    The two looked at each other silently. Even though they did not speak, Minhyuk already knew who would be the MVP of the Infinite Battles.


    “Congrattions.”


    “Thanks,” Alexander answered. But he knew he had only a slight advantage over Minhyuk when it came tosting longer on the field.


    Just when the two thought that everything was over, notifications rang.


    <i>[The </i><strong><i>Bonus Event</i></strong><i>: Battle of the Stars is starting!]</i>


    <i>[All yers who applied as challengers would participate in the Battle of the Stars!]</i>


    <i>[The ten yers with the highest score in the Infinite Battles will face all the challengers. The one with the highest number of challengers forced to log out will receive a special reward.]</i>


    Alexander sighed when he listened to the notifications.


    <i>‘They’re not going to give us any rest, huh?’</i>


    Their surroundings changed once again. Ten people with the highest score stood on a long, wide bridge this time.


    <i>[The challengers of the Battle of the Stars have entered!]</i>


    Almost 600,000 challengers appeared before them and flooded the bridge with a sh of light. The already exhausted defenders sighed. Thankfully, there was a silver lining for them.


    <i>[The HP, MP, and skill cooldowns of all the defenders who participated in the Infinite Battles will be restored and recovered!]</i>


    Their conditions were restored, and they recovered back to their peak. However, Alexander, who was standing among them, was left speechless when he saw that the enemies that they had to face were still not yet done being summoned.


    Alexander turned to look back at Minhyuk and tried to say, “They did not even give us any time to res...” But Minhyuk was no longer behind him.


    “Uwaaaaaaaaaaah!”


    “Aaaaaaaaaaaaah!”


    One yer charged alone, daggers in hand, and ran toward the millions of yers charging on the long and wide bridge. It looked like a scene from the movies.


    Minhyuk''s face was painted with a faint smile as he thought, <i>‘I haven’t lost yet.’</i>


    ***


    Joy Co. Ltd.’s conference room.


    President Kang Taehoon remained silent as he looked at the monitor before him. He had watched how the ten defenders fought against the millions of yers, who charged like crazy and moved like a machine.


    Surprisingly enough, yer Minhyuk achieved the highest score after the battle, whichsted more than an hour. Since the events had ended, the yers were all warped to the awards ceremony hall.


    Taehoon looked at Minhyuk and Alexander standing together and said honestly, “It was really...”


    The entire conference room turned their attention to him.


    “...fun.”


    They had all watched the thrilling battle andpetition between the two individuals and could only nod in agreement with Taehoon’s words. After all, it was the truth.


    ***


    At the same time.


    Carron watched the footage of the Battle of the Stars and smiled as he looked at the video that would be the highlight of his gift for Minhyuk. The highlight of his gift was the video of Minhyuk running on the long and wide bridge and charging alone toward the millions of enemy yers.