Gourmet Gaming

Chapter 305: What I Want to Do the Most

Mei Wei stuck her leg out demurely while slightly lifting her skirt. The method of attracting customers that Mei Wei boasted proudly to Conir was none other than the classic honey trap. Just as she expected, the men in front of her were mesmerized by her smooth and fine skin peeking through the slits of her skirt.

The first to come back to his senses was Wei Xin. He thought, ‘Th…this… I almost ordered a ramyeon from this shabby handcart shop…!’

Despite the temptation, Wei Xin still resisted. He turned around, wanting to give a piece of his mind to his guild members, especially the man who shouted ‘Yes!’ more than seven times in a split second. However, someone else beat him to the bush.

“Rolt! You bastard, are you crazy?!”

The White Dragon Guild’s 1st attack leader and overall attack captain, ‘Great Sword Knight’ Brecht vented his anger for him. Brecht was a gigantic man that stood tall at 1.9 meters. He was a charismatic and serious man that could easily overpower and intimidate his guild members with just a single glance.

‘That’s right. As expected of you, Brecht. You’re not someone who gets caught in a honey trap!!!’

Just when he was thinking like that…

“We have ranks for these matters! There are only two people who can sit down in front of that small handcart shop. The guild master and I should be the ones to eat first!”

‘Gasp!!!’

Wei Xin almost choked at Brecht's words. He wanted to give him a piece of his mind too, but…

“Boss! I’ll eat exactly 50 bowls of ramyeon!”

“Yes! I have received your order!!” The little boy answered as he began to move.

Wei Xin really wanted to give them a piece of his mind. Who in their right mind would not go crazy after seeing something like that?

“Master. Let’s quickly eat ramyeon.”

What was worse was the fact that the man that he praised in his mind as charismatic and serious, was looking back at him as if he was asking for praise.

“You morons!!! We did not come here to eat ramyeon! We came here to take over the Korean Server!!” Wei Xin roared, bringing back the mesmerized male rankers to their senses.

However, it was already too late. The women in their party were already fuming deep inside.

‘C…crazy… she’s too beautiful…’?

‘The world is truly unfair…’?

Some of the women had these thoughts in their hearts after seeing a woman that was far more beautiful than them, ‘Oh no, she did it! She did it! She raised the bar higher!’?

Some of them were in some sort of denial and wanted to shout loudly. However, they would not even dare to do something like that in front of Mei Wei. They wanted to criticize and nitpick on her, but she was so beautiful that all they could do was gasp in admiration and awe, which further ignited the anger in their hearts.

‘The world is really unfair…! H…how…!’?

‘I want to break her…!’?

Then, one of the women stepped forward. She was about 170 centimeters tall with wide shoulders that could rival any man. The woman was none other than ‘Aldeidi’s Descendant, Leiven’. Leiven was a woman, but because she was manly and brave, some people called her ‘Lu Bu Leiven’.

“You’re a perfect match for that vicious spirit in Korea, the legendary nine-tailed fox that attracts and lures men in.”

Swoosh―

Swoosh―

Leiven approached Mei Wei while swinging her iron mace. The sound of the iron mace ripping the air in the surrounding was quite intimidating. However, before she could approach any further, Wei Xin blocked her.

“We did not come here to fight.”

Wei Xin was very flustered right now. He already noticed that the woman and the boy’s concept was not that of a boss mob. He did not know why they were doing this here, but he was sure that fighting here would do them no good.

At that moment…

“Your ramyeon is here, customer!” Conir said while smiling brightly. He had learned enough business etiquette from Mei Wei to know that he should smile when serving a dish. Besides, he was also happy to prepare and serve ramyeon to his customers.

“I’m sorry, but it seems like I don’t have the time to eat ramyeon.”

“Pardon…?”

Conir was now in a fluster. He sincerely prepared fifty bowls of ramyeon to fulfill Brecht’s order earlier. But they were suddenly telling him that they would not eat it anymore.

“I will pay you enough money. Is one platinum enough?”

“Master. What’s the matter with you…”

“Be quiet. We have to go to Korea with the least amount of loss in our fighting force.”

Mei Wei looked back and saw the disappointment flash across Conir’s face. She said, “Since you ordered it, at the very least, shouldn’t you show some courtesy and eat it?”

“I feel apologetic since we ordered it, but shouldn’t it be enough if we give you one platinum as compensation?”

“Money is not always what matters. I hope you think about the sincerity and efforts that the person who cooked that dish put into it. Is it that hard for you to eat just a bite of the food that this child had made?”

Leiven had been huffing and puffing at the sides, glaring at the beautiful Mei Wei talking. In the end, she could not endure her anger and struck out first.

“Master, I just can’t leave this wicked chick alone!!! We already obviously told her that we’ll pay the price, but she won’t let us go. I’m going to kill that chick and that XXX crying little boy!!!”

“Le… Leiven…!” Wei Xin called out to her in a fluster, but Leiven did not stop at all. She was a Lv556 warrior who was solely focused on physical strength. Just a light swing of her iron mace would easily break down a huge rock.

[Aldeidi’s Warrior’s Fighting Spirit]

[Your STR will increase by X2]

Aldeidi’s Warrior referred to the famous female warriors of the past. And Leiven’s class was a descendant of the person who was hailed as the leader of all of the Aldeidi Warriors. Having the class Aldeidi’s Descendant gave her twice the strength of normal warriors.

Then, Mei Wei said, “Just now, what did you say about my brother? You…”

Shwaaaaaaaaaaa―

The powerful iron mace that could demolish walls and easily break rocks into pieces slammed into Mei Wei. However, Mei Wei did not budge an inch. Leiven thought that she was petrified from fear. But…

[Goddess’ Shield's Blessings]

[Your rate of evasion will increase by 250% in 3 seconds.]

Baaaaaaaaaang!

Clack, clack, clack!

Leiven was sure that she slammed her iron mace on Mei Wei’s head. However, the iron mace was embedded deep on the ground, just slightly in front of her opponent. Shedding the appearance that she had from before, Mei Wei moved swiftly and silently like a ghost grabbing Leiven by the neck.

“Gasp, gasp…!!!”

Everyone was shocked to see Mei Wei, with her petite and light build, easily lifting the gigantic and burly Leiven with just one hand. What was more shocking was the fact that Leiven could not break free from the hand that was clutching her neck, despite being the person with the highest STR among all of the rankers present in their group.

Then, Mei Wei chanted coldly, “God told me to love all of her creations. However, I am also tasked to judge anyone foolish enough to disregard another’s life.”

[Goddess’ Judgment]

[An additional 800% attack power will be added in the Judgment’s Lightning Bolt’s strike.]

Baaaaaaaaaaang―

A huge explosion followed the terrifying lightning bolt that fell down from the sky and devoured Leiven. When everything finally settled down, Leiven’s figure was nowhere to be seen. Mei Wei’s basic attack power was already leagues beyond the standards of the current rankers. With the additional 800% attack power, Leiven definitely would not be able to withstand the Judgment’s Lightning Bolt.

“G…goddamnit…!”

The quick-witted Wei Xin had already deduced that the woman in front of them was most likely Mei Wei. That was the reason why he wanted to pay the ramyeon shop and just leave quietly.

Mei Wei was the number one player in the Official Global Rankings. She was famous for her videos that had been broadcasted all over the world. However, not many people had met her in person, and Wei Xin was among the select few that were lucky enough to have met her before.

Mei Wei looked completely different in person and in front of the screen. This was the main reason why the rankers were not able to recognize her. Besides, would anyone believe them if they said that Mei Wei was actually using honey trap tactics to sell ramyeon? In fact, this doubt made Wei Xin uncertain at first. However, he grew more convinced after hearing her voice. There was also the fact that Mei Wei passed by this place earlier than them too.

But this time, Wei Xin was completely certain. And he knew…

‘The being that we absolutely should never fight against…’?

That being was none other than Mei Wei. She was a person who never talked and interacted much with others. However, seeing her fight personally made Wei Xin realize how high the wall was between the two of them. However, looking at their numbers, Wei Xin thought that they might have a chance to hunt and kill her.

‘I wanted to let her go to minimize our damage.’

But after this incident, he could not afford to let Mei Wei off anymore.

‘Our original goal was to smash Korea’s greatest guild, but since this happened…’

Wei Xin could not let the opportunity to replace Mei Wei as the world’s number one ranker go. Besides, defeating her would bring enough merits to him and his guild, which showed just how big the value of Mei Wei’s name was.

“That woman is Valkyrie Mei Wei. Everyone, get into position and don’t let your guard down.”

“Di…did you just say Mei Wei…?!”

“Wh…what do we do… She’s too strong…”

The rankers were shocked by Wei Xin’s revelation. However, they still readily went into position, delighted at the fact that they would face Mei Wei.

‘Mei Wei is alone right now.’?

‘We’re more than enough to hunt her right now.’?

‘I can’t believe we’re going to kill the world’s number one ranker, Mei Wei…!’?

Joy filled the faces of the rankers present. Among them, those with the assassin class, including Ma Tianyu, moved quickly.

[Assassin’s Dash]

[Increase in agility, increases the speed of rush towards the enemy by x4.]

[Instant Death]

[Additional 600% in attack power upon successful attack towards a vital point.]

[Covert Assassin]

[Allows the player to become transparent for a moment, giving them the time to quickly rush undetected towards the enemy.]

Mei Wei glared fiercely at the people who suddenly initiated an attack on her. Just when she was getting nervous about the incoming attack from the three assassins…

Stab!

‘Stab…?’

Mei Wei was confused by the sudden sound that came behind her. She was confident that she had the means to defend herself from behind. That was why she was only facing forward. However, to think there was suddenly a stabbing sound from behind her? After all, she still had not allowed anyone to stage an attack on her.

Then, at that moment, Richornia, the assassin that tried to attack her from behind, staggered and fell to the ground with his hands clutching at his throat.

Swoosh, swoosh―

Meanwhile, the attacks from the two other assassins were able to fly towards Mei Wei undeterred. However, instead of hitting the target, their attacks only met with air after Mei Wei triggered her Shield Goddess’ Blessings and increased her evasion rate by 250% again.

And the two people attacked her…

Stab, stab―

…also died.

Mei Wei finally turned around only to see Conir huffing and puffing in anger behind her. The air surrounding him had completely changed from the innocent and naive air that she had seen so far.

“Those who harass… my Noona…”

Sharp, cold and bloody killing intent spilled from the eyes of the furious boy.

“Die.”

***

Minhyuk was very happy to hear that Bran would be the one helping him in Atlas territory.

‘His potatoes and sweet potatoes were really delicious. Fufufufufu,’?was what Minhyuk thought as he logged out of the game.

From what he heard, the trial had a time limit and it would not be stopped the moment he chose to start the trial. If Minhyuk suddenly logged out in the middle of the challenge, the time limit would end. However, today was a special day. So, he logged out first before starting the trial, in order to do what he needed to do.

In terms of health, Minhyuk was definitely starting to show signs of improvement, to the point that even he himself could feel the changes in his body.

‘My body feels lighter…’

As the days went by, Minhyuk felt that this thought was slowly becoming a fact. So, he set a rule for himself.

‘Don’t look in the mirror until the day of the regular check-up arrives.’

The reason why Minhyuk set this rule for himself was simple. ‘Relief’ was dieting’s main enemy. Minhyuk was aware that there was a high chance that he would binge the moment he felt relieved about his body’s conditions. So, to avoid this, he wanted to remove as many factors as possible that would hinder him from continuing to lose weight.

Because of that, Minhyuk had to force himself to not look in the mirror every time he passed by one. However, he could still see that his wrists were starting to get thinner. During in times like this, thoughts like ‘Am I hallucinating? Is this an illusion?’ would pop up in his head.

Generally, people that had not seen each other in a long time would definitely notice if there was a difference in weight. However, for those that saw themselves every day, they would inevitably fail to notice the changes in their bodies. Minhyuk’s treatment was a slow process. In addition, he saw his body every day. That meant that he would still remain clueless, despite the fact that his wrists were truly getting thinner. However, he believed that his condition was getting better. After all, the shortness of breath and the pain shooting from his knees had already disappeared.

When Minhyuk got out of the capsule, he saw his father, Kang Minhoo, his trainer, Oh Changwook, his doctor, Lee Jinhwan and his dietitian, Hyejin, gathered in front of him. Then, Minhyuk slowly stepped forward until he climbed up on the weighing scale.

He clenched his eyes shut as the numbers on the scales constantly changed. When the numbers stopped, Oh Changwook had to hurriedly cover his mouth to stop himself from screaming after seeing the numbers on the scale.

Then, Minhyuk slowly opened his eyes.