The forty-fourth night cloaked Kael El's domain in a violet-gold shroud, embers glowing across a 3,606-square-kilometer empire—seventeen territories fused into a relentless sprawl of forest, plains, mesa, desert, swamp, jungle, tundra, crypt, and molten wastes. The major city stood defiant, its 95+ buildings a fortress of Mist Core-lit walls, forges silent as 1,688,000 subjects roared victory in the southern wastes. Kael towered over the battlefield, the Stormforged Blade soaked in blood, EX: Dragonflame Reaver a dying star, Stormhide Armor fractured but proud. His flirty smirk cut through the smoke, a cool dominance radiating as he flexed EX: Crimson Overlord, shadows writhing—Kryn knelt broken, Elynn fled, and the iron tide drowned in ash.
Day 44. Iron's rust, wind's gone—mine now. His dark eyes burned with unwavering confidence, pride a molten core beneath his chill exterior. One-point-six million souls, 3,606 sq. km, and a Champion Lord's might—Zara led at 66, but Kael's 109,034 stats and hidden EX: 10,000x Multiplier were his crown. They're done—I'm climbing.
A sharp ding split the silence, the system panel flaring amid the groans of the dying.
"Day 44: Post-Peace Period. Territory Level: 4 – Champion Lord. Territory Size: 3,606 sq. km. Population: 1,688,000 Subjects. Food Stock: 10 Days. Resource Yield: +75% (Lv. 4 Bonus). Resources: 110,000/250,000 for Lv. 4 Completion. Summon Limit: 15/Day. Territory Lv. 5 Conditions: Reach Level 90, Sprawling Kingdom (200+ buildings) [95/200], Defeat 50,000-stat Beast/Lord [Met], 1,000,000 Resources [110,000/1M], 50,000 Gold/Month [4,500/50,000], Army of 2,000 Elite [Met]."
"Lord Nexus Leaderboard: 1. Zara (66), 2. Torva (59), 3. Rynne (58), 4. Vex (57), 5. Myra (56), 6. Dorn (54), 7. Lyra (53), 8. Kael El (51), 9. Gavrin (51), 10. Sylth (50)."
Kael's smirk widened, a playful edge glinting through the gore on his face. "Zara's at 66—Kryn's off the board. Eighth's my throne—time to claim it." Nexus chatter buzzed: "Kael broke Kryn—Elynn's running,""Zara's untouchable—66's a wall." His talents stayed veiled—summons echoed, but the multiplier slept.
The battlefield sprawled three kilometers, a graveyard of steel and wind—250,000 dead, Kryn's 130,000 shattered, Elynn's 120,000 routed. Kael's 1.4 million stood triumphant, Drayce's glaives dripping, Tora's fists bloodied, Veyna's wolves panting, dragons circling—siege engines smoldered, five husks of warped steel and ash.
Kryn knelt, Level 60 fading, 70,000 stats broken—his mace lay cracked, SSS: Iron Will a dying ember. "Glitch… you'll fall…" he rasped, blood pooling. Kael loomed, reaver blazing—EX: Vitality Reaper pulsed, stealing 10,000 health, Kryn's chest heaving. Tora roared, charging—her fist smashed Kryn's helm, steel crumpling, skull fracturing—blood sprayed, his body slumped. Kael thrust the Stormforged Blade, piercing Kryn's heart—iron groaned, life snuffed.
"Ding! Lord Defeated – Kryn, Level 60. XP: 1,641,359,775 × 0.1 = 164,135,978 (8,370,935,838 with EX: EXP Nova). SSS Talent: 100% Drop Rate. Loot: SSS: Iron Will (+100% defense), Skill: Steel Crush (600 base damage), Bloodline: Iron Golem (Perk: +50% durability). EX Multiplier: EX: Iron Bastion (+10,000% defense), EX: Steel Tempest (60,000 base damage), EX: Iron Sovereign (Perk: +5,000% durability)."
Elynn fled, Level 59, 65,000 stats dim—her wind riders scattered, SSS: Wind Dance a broken gust. Kael raised the reaver—EX: Thunder Barrage roared, forty lances blasting—40,000 damage shredded her rear, a hundred plummeting in violet ruin. Veyna's wolves leapt, frost fangs tearing steeds—Elys's lightning cracked, frying fifty—Elynn vanished into the dusk, 50,000 fleeing.
Kael laughed, blades raised—EX: Volcanic Tsunami swept the field, lava washing corpses—10,000 damage cleansed the wastes, ash rising. Drayce rallied 400,000, glaives gleaming—War Surge flared, morale soaring. Tora smashed a stray steel husk, fists a blur—Veyna's arrows pierced fleeing riders, wolves howling. Lyra's violet blasts lit the night, Rhea and Fyra torched stragglers, Jace's traps snared, Seryn reaped, Borv and Dorn secured flanks, Zyra and Zane sliced, Ryn and Syla pierced, Ragna bled, Vark's beasts mauled—dragons roared victory.
"XP Gained: 8,535,071,816 (capped at 1,193,544,234 to Lv. 52). Level Up! Level 51 to 52. Stats: +25,000 (+7,000 from Devourer). Territory Merged: +1,800 sq. km (5,406 sq. km), +80,000 Subjects (1,768,000)."
Kael stood amidst triumph, blood-slicked but radiant. "Kryn's dust, Elynn's gone—war's mine." He called his girls, voice a teasing growl. "Ladies, 5,406 sq. km, 1.7 million strong—Kryn's loot's ours, Elynn's running. Thoughts?"
Lena strode up, map glowing. "Lord, 110,000 resources—gold to 4,500. Buildings at 95—100 by dawn."
Tora grinned, fists red. "Smash more—Torva's next."
Veyna notched. "Chase Elynn—end her wind."
Kael's laugh rumbled. "Lena, build it. Tora, gear up. Veyna, scout her—I'm eighth, but 100's my blade. Let's reap this harvest."
Nexus pinged: "Kael's at 52—Kryn's gone. Zara's 66—game's tight." Kael smirked, sheathing his blades—victory was his forge, and he'd temper the stars.
POV Shift: Lord Zara
In her golden citadel, Zara's Nexus flared—Level 66, 90,000 stats. "Kryn's dead—Elynn's broken. Kael's 52, eighth." Her SSS: Resource Lord churned—600,000 subjects, resources infinite. "He's fast—I'm eternal."
Tracker (Summarized)
Level/Rank: 52, Champion Lord (Mid Tier)
XP: 1,193,544,234/2,753,744,748
Stats: 141,034 (Str: 47,012, Spd: 47,012, Aura: 47,010)
Territory: Lv. 4, 5,406 sq. km, 110,000/250,000 resources
Population: 1,768,000
Powers: 10 EX Skills (Seismic Rupture, Steel Tempest, etc.)
Bloodlines: 7 + Devourer Blood (+17,534 stats)
Talents: SSS: 100% Drop Rate, EX: 10,000x Multiplier, 16 EX Talents—secret
Harem: 28 girls
Recent Gains: +1 Level, +32,000 Stats, +1,800 sq. km, +80,000 Subjects, +1 Bloodline, +1 EX Skill