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Chapter 762: The War of Destruction

Right now, Brod had turned into the Evil Incarnate. It was definitely a challenge for them to deal with, but it did not mean that there was no hope at all.

[The Evil Incarnate has taken over the body of the Destruction General! The Destruction Monarch’s Touch’s buff has been terminated!]

[The Destruction Monarch’s correction effect on the Destruction General has been terminated!]

Even so, the level of the Evil Incarnate was still at Level 921. Perhaps it was because of the countless powers that the Evil Incarnate possessed, combined with Brod’s own power, hence it resulted in that. In fact, a simple whisper from the Evil Incarnate and more than 30% of the troops present had died.

Thankfully, this was just the ‘Boss’ Appearance Feature’.

The Boss’ Appearance Feature was an event that would get triggered whenever a boss monster or a high-leveled NPC appeared. A tremendous amount of power would get triggered, usually in the form of a lethal move, and be released to the surroundings. Most characters would not trigger such a feature unless it was their very first appearance to the world.

Nevertheless, it was only right for them to be vigilant and afraid of the being in front of them. After all, he was the Evil Incarnate that took over Brod’s body.

“I only have 30% of my HP remaining…”

“I can’t believe that the appearance feature would be at this level…”

“Healers, quick! Use heal…!”

It did not matter whether they were allies or enemies, both players and NPCs alike were flustered when nearly 30% of their numbers disappeared in a flash. None of them had heard of a boss appearance feature that could kill hundreds of thousands in an instant.

Among all of the people present, Minhyuk was the one that was the most flustered and frustrated.

‘I can’t move for another eight minutes.’

This was the penalty for using the Parchment that Drives Away Evil.

At that moment, the effects of the parchment started to manifest. Farrow, who was slumbering deeply inside Minhyuk’s body, said, “Belson… there has never been a time that I have harbored resentment toward you.”

“…Kekekekekekekeke, kihihihihihihihihi!” The Evil Incarnate’s booming laughter continued to ring, its volume getting louder when he heard Farrow’s voice.

All of the people that heard his laughter started to bleed through their ears.

[The Ugliest and Filthiest God hoped for something.]

[He hoped that the older brother, Farrow, and the younger brother, Belson, would resent each other.]

However, seeing that it did not work, the Evil Incarnate felt his rage boil over.

[He wanted to punish the Lowest God that ruined his plans in the dirtiest and filthiest way that one could think of.]

Swords appeared on the hands of the Evil Incarnate. This was the manifestation of the final chapter of the Mercenary’s Pinnacle Swordsmanship, the Wolf’s Death.

[The Evil Incarnate triggers his special skill!]

[Wolf’s Death exerts double the power that it originally has!]

Thousands of black sword lights covered the sky and pointed at Minhyuk. Spear God Ben and Sword of the Gods Luo, who were in their Knights of Destruction forms, immediately moved in front of him. Not only that, the Destruction Monarch’s Army also surrounded him.

Slash, slash, slash, slash, slash, slash, slash—!

Ben and Luo moved to cut down the sword lights that covered the skies. However, that was not enough. The sword lights that were released by the Evil Incarnate were sharper and sturdier than the sword lights that Brod was originally capable of releasing.

In the end, Ben, Luo, and the other Knights of Destructions suffered a considerable amount of damage. Even the Destruction Monarch’s Army that surrounded Minhyuk had been swept away, disappearing without leaving a single trace behind.

In the end, some sword lights got past them and landed on Minhyuk.

Slash, slash, slash—!

[Your HP has fallen below 70%!]

Minhyuk’s face turned ugly. Unfortunately, the appalling notifications did not end there.

[The Mercenary’s Pinnacle Skill’s Final Chapter has been fused with the effects of the Evil Incarnate’s ‘Gruesome Dreams’!]

[The Gruesome Dreams’ effect will only be applied to NPCs. It will be triggered even after they have died in the Land of Destruction and get revived outside.]

[The Gruesome Dreams’ effects would force one to dream about the moment that they feared the most over and over again.]

[The Gruesome Dreams’ effects would last for an entire month!]

[The only way to remove the effects of the Gruesome Dreams is to drive away the Evil Incarnate that has encroached upon and taken over the body of the Destruction General.]

“…”

Minhyuk’s face grew uglier by the second.

Each and every single person had a painful memory that they could never voice out, hidden in the depths of their hearts. For Spear God Ben, it was the day that he lost his child. For Great Pirate Gorfido, it was the day that he found out that he was the one that killed the girl, who he treated as if she was his real daughter, with his own hands.

Through ‘Gruesome Dreams’, they would continue to suffer that moment over and over again. Something like that would definitely bring them down to their knees and force them into a mental breakdown.

Minhyuk could only stand there in frustration, lamenting the fact that he could not move, as he watched his men helplessly.

As for the Battle God’s Warriors, they just stood by and watched the situation. After all, they had deemed the Destruction Monarch as their enemy. It would not make sense for them to jump in the middle when the Evil Incarnate was going to kill their enemies.

However, the Evil Incarnate did not distinguish between ally or foe.

[The Evil Incarnate’s Jar of Desire has appeared!]

A huge black jar popped out in front of the Evil Incarnate. And when he opened the lid, a loud and terrifying scream rang loudly.

“Keuaaaaaaaaaack!”

[The ones that hear the screams of the Jar of Desire will lose something that they treasure and cherish the most once they are forced to log out!]

Alexander, who was also watching the situation, frowned deeply at the notification.

[The Evil Incarnate will reduce your level by -10 if you are forced to log out of the Land of Destruction.]

[However, if the Evil Incarnate dies within two days, the penalty will be waived.]

It was an insane penalty. Alexander could not help but groan. As one of the global top rankers, Alexander only needed ten more levels to reach Level 600. He had been thinking that perhaps he would be able to close the gap between him and Minhyuk once he reached Level 600. However, he could only grab the hilt of his sword tightly after hearing the worst notification that he could receive at the moment.

Meanwhile, at God of Archery Miao’s side.

[The Evil Incarnate will remove your skill: Destruction Shot if you are forced to log out of the Land of Destruction.]

“…God damn it. You just can’t get a break around here.”

Destruction Shot was God of Archery Miao’s one-shot kill skill. For a top high ranker like her, losing her own lethal skill would be the worst outcome.

Such notifications rang in the ears of all of the rankers present when the Evil Incarnate appeared:

[The Evil Incarnate has descended!]

[Five of the people that contribute greatly to the hunt of the Evil Incarnate will acquire the thing that they want the most.]

[Those that contribute to the hunt of the Evil Incarnate will receive 50 platinum.]

Even if they were not able to reach the top five in terms of contributions, 50 platinum was still a very sweet deal.

The gazes of the top high rankers and the Destruction Monarch met. However, none of the high rankers even thought about cooperating with the Destruction Monarch. They did not know who he was. The only thought that coursed through their heads was that they had to kill the Evil Incarnate right here and now.

Baaaaaaaaaang!

Alexander, God of Archery Miao, and the global top rankers began to move, while some of the world-renowned NPCs followed behind them. Among the NPCs that moved were the Mercenary King Venteio, Saintess Loyna, the Dragon King, Elven King Argon and many more. With these NPCs standing behind them, the players felt like they had nothing to fear.

Clang, clang, clang, clang—! Clang, clang!

“Destruction Shot!”

Shwaaaaaaaaaaaa—

“Mercenary’s Pinnacle Swordsmanship.”

The strongest NPCs and the most powerful players released their lethal skills toward the Evil Incarnate.

“Graaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!” A strange cry came out of the mouth of the Evil Incarnate. It sounded like the attacks were effective against him.

Of course, the Knights of Destruction did not miss this opportunity. They moved and joined the fray, causing continuous damage to the Evil Incarnate. However, the problem was that the Knights of Destruction and the Battle God’s Warriors were also constantly fighting against each other.

[They’re not united at all.]

[They both have the same goal. However, since they are enemies, each side feels like they are interfering with each other in terms of putting pressure on the Evil Incarnate.]

However, thanks to them, Minhyuk was able to buy some time. Now, there were only three minutes before the penalty of the Parchment that Drives Away Evil was over.

The current level of the Destruction Monarch was around Level 900. It was more than enough to confront the Evil Incarnate. Just then, something unexpected happened.

[Farrow, who had fallen into a deep slumber inside the Destruction Monarch’s body, has started to awaken!]

[The skill: ??? is being released!]

[You can now check the skill: ???.]

Minhyuk’s eyes grew wide when he checked the skill hidden in the Destruction Monarch, or Farrow, to be exact.

‘You’ve prepared something like this?’ However, Minhyuk still shook his head. ‘I need him for this skill to be triggered and activated.’

At that moment, those that were attacking felt like they were finally seeing a ray of hope after seeing the Evil Incarnate unable to defend itself and getting constantly pushed back like that.

[The Ugliest and Filthiest God, the Evil Incarnate, loved ‘fear and despair’.]

[The Evil Incarnate loves to trample on budding hopes and dreams.]

[He smirks and laughs.]

Smirk—

The corners of the lips of the Evil Incarnate were curled up despite the attacks that landed constantly on his body.

Crack—

Crack—

Crack—

Crack—

Crack—

Crack—

In the blink of an eye, the situation was flipped around, as two black hands sprung up behind the heads of tens of thousands of players and NPCs. Then, these hands moved and snapped the necks of these people all at once. Those that leapt to the sky to attack the Evil Incarnate, all dropped one after another.

Thud—

Thud—

Thud—

Tens of thousands of people died, just like that. The Evil Incarnate immediately landed on the ground and took advantage of Brod’s huge physique to slaughter the people around him.

Slash, slash, slash, slash, slash, slash, slash, slash, slash!

Crack, crack, crack, crack—

Cruuuuuuuunch—

Wherever he passed by, people would fall down and die. Both the Destruction Monarch’s Army and the Battle God’s Warriors fell down, their corpses intertwined on the battlefield.

“Step back!!!”

“Ugh, aaaaaaack!”

“Run away!!! Step back!!!”

“Keheoooook!”

“F*ck this sh*t!”

They all tried to run away, blaming and even raising their weapons against each other. In just thirty seconds, almost another 4,000 people died. The overwhelming power of the Evil Incarnate made everyone feel helpless and discouraged.

Then, the Evil Incarnate stabbed his sword into the ground.

Baaaaaaaaaaaang—

An explosion of what seemed to be lava rose on the ground and devoured tens of thousands of people once again.

“…”

“…”

Everyone was left standing in a daze at the crazy display of power.

“What the hell… Who in the world is the Destruction General?”

“How can he be so strong…”

“Or is he strong because he is now the Evil Incarnate?”

Amidst their despair, Minhyuk finally felt the penalty slowly come to an end.

‘I think it’s worth giving it a try once I can move.’

A small hope started to sprout within Minhyuk. However, just like mentioned before, the Evil Incarnate loved to trample on budding hopes and dreams.

“Kihihihihihihihihihihi. I already knew.” The Evil Incarnate laughed grotesquely. “Kihihihihihihihihihihihihi!!!”

His gruesome laughter rang loudly across the battlefield. At the same time, the horned helmet that covered Minhyuk’s face began to disperse.

[The Evil Incarnate has taken away the power that he has bestowed upon the Destruction Monarch!]

[The Destruction Monarch’s power is disappearing!]

Swoosh— and everything disappeared. The Level 900 power of the Destruction Monarch was stripped away from Minhyuk and disappeared into nothingness.

Slowly, his original appearance began to be revealed. His height of two meters was reduced and returned to his original 185 centimeter height. Shortly after, his white and fair skin, his straight nose and his soft and gentle eyes made their appearance. Then, his black cloak changed color and returned back to its original white color.

[With the power of the Destruction Monarch disappearing, the original appearance of the Battle God’s Envoy has started to unfold!]

At that moment, Minhyuk realized what the Evil Incarnate wanted to do. He must have thought that Minhyuk desired that Level 900 power and wanted to squash Minhyuk’s hope of killing him.

Finally, his face was revealed to the world.

“Minhyuk…?”

“Minhyuk’s the Destruction Monarch?”

“Isn’t that crazy…?!”

However, it was not despair that bloomed in the faces of the people that saw Minhyuk’s face, but hope.

“Kihihihihihihihi…?” The Evil Incarnate’s laughter slowly died down.

Meanwhile, Minhyuk decided to do the only thing that he could do now. His God’s Voice reverberated in the entire field.

[Gather up.]

His imposing and charismatic voice rang and all at once, the Destruction Monarch’s Army and the Battle God’s Warriors, who had been busy fighting against each other, began to gather behind him.

The commentators broke out into a commotion.

[Well, the Evil Incarnate must not have known, right?]

[Indeed. Player Minhyuk is the only player in Athenae that can unite these people.]

Then, he triggered his God’s Voice once again.

[This evil being must be…]

Minhyuk was only at Level 600, leagues away from the Level 900 power that the Evil Incarnate had stripped away from him. However, he had something that could break through that level gap. He had the power to unite many.

[…Destroyed.]