Gourmet Gaming

Chapter 546: Demolish

How would people describe Slaughterer’s Eye Guild’s Zhang Mumu?

In short, he was like a triad boss. He was someone that cleverly exploited the fact that Athenae was a game to commit any and all kinds of crimes like murder, arson, plundering, blackmail and many more. His evil methods were immeasurable and gut-wrenching.

So far, the empires and kingdoms turned a blind eye to Zhang Mumu and his guild’s actions. This was because dealing with them was not an easy feat and they were sure that they would suffer huge losses if they tried to clean up the Slaughterer’s Eye Guild.

Because of that, Zhang Mumu’s nose reached the skies. He became arrogant and conceited, reigning like a king inside Athenae and amassing great wealth, even in reality.

But what about now? Right now, Zhang Mumu’s eyes were filled with dread and terror. His entire body was trembling like a leaf being blown by the wind.

‘Bar, barking?’

Zhang Mumu’s mind was muddled, he could not understand what Minhyuk just said. Who would dare to tell him to bark like that? However, everything was false bravado. Even his shaking body was telling the world that he was afraid.

Baaaaaaang—

Zhang Mumu flew back the moment Minhyuk’s fist collided with him.

“Kghhk!”

Zhang Mumu finally realized why everything had turned quiet outside. It was because the three people in front of him had truly brought everyone, his guild members and his troops, down to their knees. But Zhang Mumu was also someone that had completed a high class transfer. He was also among the top fighter rankers, and was a master of Chinese martial arts. He would not easily go down like that.

Zhang Mumu kicked off the ground as he jumped towards Minhyuk, his fists aiming for Minhyuk’s neck. But then, a small red shield, Asura’s Shield, appeared and protected Minhyuk’s neck.

“…”

Baaaaaaaaaaaaang—

The effects of ‘Explosion’ mode engraved on Minhyuk’s sword displayed its power the moment he swung his sword, forcing Zhang Mumu to fly back helplessly out of the door. That was when Zhang Mumu saw a few Slaughterer’s Eye Guild survivors still at the scene of carnage. He heaved a sigh of relief after knowing that there were more survivors than what he expected.

But then, he caught sight of Minhyuk cracking his fingers and warming up his wrists as he walked towards him.

“What the hell are you guys doing?!! Hurry up and kill these bastards!!!” Zhang Mumu shouted, believing that the remaining survivors would fight for him and buy him some time. But…

“…Why should we?”

“We’re going to die either way…”

“I can’t. Doing that will make me drop my weapons since I’m full chaotic.”

“Sorry.”

“…”

Zhang Mumu felt like he had been hit by a hammer on the head. These were the people that were trying to lick his toes and suck up to him just a few moments prior. But now? They were taking care of themselves and calculating the best way to receive less damage. After all, this was the Slaughterer’s Eye Guild. They were a murderer’s guild that only gathered members that were after benefits and profits. Zhang Mumu had given them enough independence and freedom, to the point that their respect for their guild master had turned to dust.

“These, these f*cking bastards!!! Can’t you see that I’m in danger right now?!!!”

Zhang Mumu was currently in a very,?very dangerous state. He tried to command his guild members but his words were useless.

Shwaaaaaaaaa—

“Keuaaaaaaack!”

The word engraved on the blade of Minhyuk’s sword changed to ‘Crazy’ as he struck Zhang Mumu once again. Already on the floor, Zhang Mumu tried to somehow get up and run away but before he could do so…

Crack—

…Minhyuk’s sword pierced through his shoulders.

“Ugh. Aaaaaack! Uwaaaaaaack! No. These damn bastards!!!”

Zhang Mumu was someone that had gained a sub-class after becoming the leader of the worst murderer guild in existence. It was none other than ‘The King of the Wicked’.

The sub-class had an amazing effect that allowed a 5% increase in the sales of looted items, as well as a shocking increase in the chaotic players’ abilities. The increase in abilities were only slight and would depend on the chaotic levels of the players under him, but it was still very shocking.

However, in return for these shocking and beneficial effects, Zhang Mumu would receive a terrible penalty. Upon death, Zhang Mumu would be subjected to 15x more severe penalties than normal players. Not only would he lose his stats, he would also drop all of his artifacts and even his treasured gold.

“If you kill the Food God, I will reward you with 1,000 platinum!!! That’s why, move…!”

“…GM, why don’t you do it yourself?”

“How can we even kill the Food God?”

Everything was falling apart. This was how bad the situation was for the Slaughterer’s Eye Guild.

“Hey, can you really say that to the GM?”

“Who cares. The guild is already f*cked anyway. Besides, he doesn’t even know and would probably never remember my face.”

“Hey, hey. Let’s film this. We can make money out of this.”

“Kihyaaa~”

“Let’s put the title as: The Food God’s True Education, teaching Zhang Mumu~”

Then, they started filming, the commentators quickly starting their tirade while the viewers laughed and mocked. This was how the Slaughterer’s Eye Guild, a guild that was almost on par with a kingdom, collapsed overnight.

“The GM looks like a moron.”

“He was a moron to begin with. Tsk.”

“Shit, you m**herf*ckers!!!”

Not a single surviving guild member ran to save Zhang Mumu. Zhang Mumu could only stare wide-eyed as Minhyuk finally stood in front of him.

‘…Damn bastards.’

One of the recent videos about Beyond the Heavens Kingdom suddenly flashed in Zhang Mumu’s head. In that video, they all fought together, wept together, and shared the joy of victory together. Minhyuk’s retainers fought for him, while he threw himself at the frontlines and fought for them too.

“…”

In the end, Zhang Mumu’s string of reasons snapped, “Ah, ahihihihihihi. Uhihihihihihi! Do you think I’ll tell you where Akhan is?! You’ll never find him! I will never open my mo…”

Stab—

“Who cares?”

Minhyuk stabbed Zhang Mumu’s neck without any hesitation, along with that a series of notifications rang in Zhang Mumu’s head.

[You have been forced to log out by Minhyuk.]

[You have the King of the Wicked class.]

[You will receive fifteen times the normal amount of penalty for forced log out. Access Restriction is not applicable.]

[You have been forced to log out by the Savior’s Companion!]

[The penalty for someone logged out by the Savior’s Companion will increase!]

[You will drop all of the platinum in your inventory.]

[You have dropped the Aphro Earrings.]

[You have dropped M’bai Axe.]

[You have dropped a Supreme Being’s Winged Galloping Boots.]

[…Water Spirit King’s…]

Minhyuk frowned after watching Zhang Mumu disappear. He said, “38,000 platinum…?”

The amount was large enough to let a kingdom run smoothly for an entire month. This was a testament to the many lives that Zhang Mumu took away. Then, Minhyuk turned to Lu Bai and said, “Lu Bai, are you really sure about this?”

“Yeah. I’m sure. The Savior’s Confinement also has the effect that restricts the opponent for an hour which would stop them from escaping. Since Zhang Mumu is completely on the other end of my spectrum, there’s an added effect where I will be able to see and monitor his position and movements for a month. The party involved is unaware of this. It’s like those GPS trackers planted secretly on targets in movies.”

This was the reason why Minhyuk killed Zhang Mumu easily and without any hesitation.

At the same time.

Zhang Mumu went out of his capsule with a lost and dazed expression, reeling from the huge penalty that he received, but at the same time he also felt relieved.

“I’ll have to lie low for a while.”

Since he turned Athenae into his business, there was no way for him to leave it. He had to play the game. However, he thought that he should do covert operation in the meantime and work behind the scenes.

The next day.

Zhang Mumu immediately transferred to Hayden Village upon accessing the game. He quickly replaced the equipment on him from those that he stored in the warehouse, and also bought quality artifacts from merchants. He also packed his wallet with platinum that he stored from the warehouse again.

Just when he was about to move to meet with the guild’s branch managers and executives…

Stab—

“…???”

Someone stabbed him from the back, his body turning cold.

[You have been forced to log out by Minhyuk.]

[You have the King of the Wicked class.]

[You will receive fifteen times the normal amount of penalty for forced log out…]

Zhang Mumu could not understand what had happened. Only one thing was certain, it was the Food God that killed him.

‘It’s all a coincidence. He just happened to show up where I was.’

Other than that explanation, nothing else would make sense.

The next day, Zhang Mumu was eating to fill his fullness stat that had already reached the bottom, at the same time, he also refilled his pockets with platinum and equipped himself with artifacts.

‘Damn it. I’ve received more than a hundred damage and it’s all because of the Food God…’

Just as Zhang Mumu was about to scoop another spoonful of food…

Stab—

“…???”

[You have been forced to log out by Minhyuk.]

[You have the King of the Wicked class.]

[You will receive fifteen times the normal amount of penalty for forced log out…]

The next day, as he ran anxiously to escape far away…

Stab—

“…???”

[You have been forced to log out by Minhyuk.]

[You have the King of the Wicked class.]

[You will receive fifteen times the normal amount of penalty for forced log out…]

The next day, while Zhang Mumu breathed a sigh of relief after an hour of completing thirty random teleports…

“He would not be able to chase me here…”

Stab—

“…???”

[You have been forced to log out by Minhyuk.]

[You have the King of the Wicked class.]

[You will receive fifteen times the normal amount of penalty for forced log out…]

As soon as Zhang Mumu accessed the game, he died. He even had fifteen times more penalty than the others. The worst part? Since the one that killed him was the Savior’s Companion, the penalty that he incurred each time reached as high as twenty times the normal penalty.

In just a few days, Zhang Mumu’s level had dropped by fifty. His anxiety began to grow to unprecedented levels after experiencing death every time he logged inside Athenae. Eventually, he lost his mind.

With every death and access, plenty of members of the Slaughterer’s Eye Guild left. In a span of a few short days, the once majestic and untouchable Slaughterer’s Eye Guild began to thread the path of destruction.

Zhang Mumu was left with no other choice but to choose the path that he would take.

***

China’s top game broadcasting station, A+TV, had monopolized nearly 50% of the viewership ratings of all game broadcasting stations. The fact that China boasted the largest land and population meant that their influence and scope was extremely vast and wide.

A+TV’s crew was currently logging in to Athenae to start filming. A+TV’s PD Ni Dahong’s expectations for this filming was very high.

‘I can’t believe Akhan contacted me personally.’

Akhan was the one that created a huge buzz in the world after his recent invasion attempt at Asgan Continent. Akhan had contacted Ni Dahong because he had gathered the Demon Worshipper’s Elders to hold a ceremony that would unseal and summon Great Demon Verus. Most of the people were quite reluctant and had evaded Akhan because of his questionable deeds but the fact that he could create a huge impact was true. Akhan even revealed his intention to gather his followers and work hard to gain power.

The live broadcast immediately started. The reactions on the broadcast? Of course they were explosive. The problem was…

“What the hell is that?!”

There were fifteen demon worshippers wearing black robes. These fifteen demon worshippers were known to have reached the highest rank among all of the demon worshippers. With these people gathered together, it was only natural that it became a huge issue. However, the problem was the tens of thousands of sheeps lined up behind them.

‘The ritual is…’

It was clear that those lives would be sacrificed to honor Great Demon Verus. However, that did not matter. What mattered here was that they would have a chance to take a glimpse at Great Demon Verus, the demon that Food God Minhyuk had temporarily sealed, today.

“Will it really be alright…”

“PD Ni! Look behind you! There are women and children there too!”

“What?!”

Looking closely, there were plenty of women and children bound tightly among the sheep. At that moment, PD Ni Dahong felt his head turn blank. The only thought running in his head, ‘This is crazy…! Even if they are NPCs, no one would want to see women and children dying like that!!!’

“St, stop the live broadcast!!!”

“PD, we have reached over 30% in viewership ratings already.”

“What?!”

‘Already?!’

Was Akhan truly this powerful and influential? Then, A+TV’s general director hurriedly rushed inside the room as the monitor displayed the demon worshippers sprinkling oil and gas on the sheep, the women and the children.

The general director hurriedly cried out, “Cut, cut off the live broadcast for a moment!!! Don’t let the viewers see them burning!!!”

“B, but… if we do that then it would become an unusual broadcasting accident…”

“The broadcasting accident is not the problem here!!! If you don’t stop that then our heads will all roll!!!”

The general director grabbed his hair tightly. Even though Akhan could give them high ratings, which was good, the rebuke and criticisms that they would receive was too much.

Then, Akhan was shown on the screen walking towards the sheep, the women, and the children with a torch in hand.

“Cut it off, faaaaaaaaaast!!!”

“Quick! Move quickly!”

“We’re cutting it off now!!!”

The entire broadcasting station was brought into a huge uproar. But then, at that moment, PD Ni Dahong saw something on the screen.

“Everyone, stop moviiiiiiiing!!!” PD Ni Dahong shouted loudly, bringing the broadcasting station to a standstill. Then, he continued, “From now on, whichever bastard moves dies!!!”

This was the very same PD Ni Dahong who was known for his gentle personality. Seeing PD Ni react like that, the general director turned furious. He shouted, “Hey, you bastard, have you gone craz…!”

“Camera 1, Camera 4 give me a close up!”

“Yes, sir!”

The cameras zoomed in according to PD Ni’s instructions and showed the fifteen demon worshippers. Among them, one face looked extremely familiar.

“The, the Food God?!”

“Minhyuk?!!!!”

“What the hell?!!”

“General director, trust me on this one. This live broadcast… will be an unprecedented success. It will be a huge hit. Believe me.”

“What, what? Hey, why aren’t you cutting it off!!!!”

Everyone turned to look at PD Ni Dahong.

“The Food God has declared war against Akhan, and the people laughed and mocked him. But Food God Minhyuk destroyed the Slaughterer’s Eye Guild and had now appeared in front of Akhan.”

“…”

The general director’s thoughts spun quickly. He could tell that this will give them the highest rating to be ever recorded in their history.

“If Food God Minhyuk does something dramatic and huge here, then this broadcast will achieve the highest rating that our station has ever recorded.”

“S, something dramatic?! What something huge?!” The general director hurriedly asked.

Then, on the monitor, the disguised worshiper Minhyuk snatched the torch that Akhan threw in the air, approached him and…

Slaaaaaaaap—!

…slapped him on the cheek.

Slaaaaaaaap—!

And it was also a double whammy.

“Like this?”

The viewership ratings of A+TV broadcasting station began to soar to new heights.