Overlord Appearance, Reality Awakening

< Host, be advised: Tier 6 Terror Mutants are heading your way. >

< New Quest >

- Objective: Eliminate all Terror Mutants and collect their Venom and Bloodline. Absorb the Healing Crystal and use the mutants' blood to strengthen your body.

Duration: 1 hour

Rewards: Hidden

"Hmm, 'Hidden rewards,' huh? I suppose now's the best time to test my speed in dispatching these terrors within my domain."

Monsters are classified into four groups: Normal, Alpha, Mutant, and World Boss, each category determining their strength. Normal monsters are ubiquitous in everyday life, lacking any special attributes.

Similar to normal monsters, humans are also ordinary beings without distinctive traits.

However, humans cease being normal when they evolve, absorbing bloodlines from other races to become formidable entities. This evolution can lead them to become either an Alpha or a mutant.

Becoming an Alpha is relatively straightforward; they are akin to normal monsters but exert dominance over others, akin to kings in the human domain. A king's strength relies on the prowess of their subordinates; even if the king is weak, strong subordinates deter opposition.

Alphas, therefore, are powerful monsters leading packs of monsters. Then there are mutants—Alphas who have evolved further, becoming self-sufficient and powerful entities that do not require subordinates to maintain strength.

These beings can take on a pack of Alphas and their subordinates without any external assistance. They are mighty and terrifying.

They are strongest when alone and typically operate solo, though they are not incapable of forming packs.

Whenever a pack of Mutants moves, a World Boss follows. The World Boss is the strongest of them all, monsters evolved beyond the typical mutant stage.

Their presence is rare, especially within human territories. Encountering a World Boss is akin to facing inevitable doom.

Moreover, while two creatures may both hold the title of Alpha, some subclasses further differentiate them based on their strength, despite being in the same category.

Among Alpha monsters, there are Lesser Alphas, Great Alphas, and Dark Alphas. Despite sharing the Alpha title, a Lesser Alpha will submit to a Great Alpha, just as a Dark Alpha can dominate both Greater and Lesser Alphas.

Mutants are classified into various classes: Lesser Mutants, Great Mutants, Dark Mutants, Terror Mutants, and Calamity Mutants. Among them, a Calamity Mutant stands as a fearsome nightmare, one that not even ten Terror Mutants would dare challenge.

Then, there are the World Bosses. Similar to Mutants, they too are classified as Lesser, Great, Dark, Terror, Calamity, Devil, and Abomination. These World Bosses are formidable entities not to be trifled with.

Even the Overlords that Karsha is bound to confront are merely Terror Mutants. They haven't ascended to the Calamity level — at least not yet.

Karsha may be strong, but even a Lesser World Boss can crush him with a single move. They are terrifying, and fortunately for him, he wouldn't be encountering any on this island.

On the other hand, Dark and Terror Mutants are within his capability. He may be weak compared to a Calamity Mutant, but the same cannot be said for Dark Mutants unless there are five of them with eyes burning with rage and fury.

To make matters worse, their gaze is fixed on the basketball-sized crystal Karsha is holding. It seems Karsha may have violated some rules of the Bloodfang Forest, and the five approaching Dark Mutants are the law enforcers coming to administer punishment.

<The host is advised to save the healing seed seeing monsters are here for that.> 

"Right," Karsha snapped out of his daze and quickly stored the seed. "Welcome to my domain." When the monsters approached within 3 km of him, Karsha opened his domain, enveloping them all.

The flames surged, undulating like a turbulent sea. Walls sprouted spikes of ice, and the third Variation, now even more potent, activated.

Three-meter-tall spears, engulfed in dark flames, began shooting toward the five Dark Mutants.

"Impossible," Karsha muttered as the spears bounced off the snakes' skin.

"Merge," Karsha commanded. Instantly, ten spears fused into a spinning, razor-sharp, five-meter-tall spear ablaze with dark fire.

"Take that!" Karsha pointed his finger at the first approaching monster and launched the spear with lightning speed.

Thanks to the Red Eye Tiger, the spear shot through the air with unprecedented velocity, faster than it ever could outside the domain.

The spear tore through the air, aimed straight at the snake's eye. A roar reverberated through the domain, threatening to tear its very fabric apart.

The snake howled in agony, its life diminishing, The five-meter-long spear impaled the snake's eye, burying nearly 80% of its length into the creature's body.

< You have killed a Tier 6 Dark Mutant Jade Emperor Monster snake. You've gained +300 skill points, +22,000 Killer Points, +200 Stat points, +66,000 Exp >

< Jade Venom Extracted and Absorbed. Your blood grows stronger >

< Jade Bloodline extracted and absorbed. Your Class Grows Stronger>

< Jade Consumable blood extracted and absorbed >

"Fire beam," Karsha muttered, slashing his sword vertically in a spinning motion. The dark flame arced out, striking the second monster and pushing it back several meters.

The creature attempted to raise its head, but the wound inflicted by the fire beam was too severe. Karsha, noticing this, smiled wickedly before merging five spears and thrusting them into the snake's torso.

< You have killed a Tier 6 Dark Mutant Blood Sucker Monster snake. You've gained +300 skill points, +25,000 Killer Points, +300 Stat points, +76,000 Exp >

< Sucker Venom Extracted and Absorbed. Your blood grows stronger >

< Sucker Bloodline extracted and absorbed. Your Class Grows Stronger>

< Sucker Consumable blood extracted and absorbed >

"Two down, three to go," Karsha muttered as he swiftly maneuvered backward, propelled by his incredible speed. With a quick motion, he began charging his sword once more.

Thanks to his domain, the sword imbued with fire essence in less than five seconds. Fully charged, Karsha utilized his blink skill to close the distance to the third snake.

The dark flame sliced through the air, striking the third snake squarely at its neck. However, Karsha had underestimated the fourth snake, which was significantly longer than the others.

Its tail alone stretched over 20 meters. Unlike the Jade Emperor, which boasted nearly smooth skin, the Alabaster Blood Spike Snake had scaly skin adorned with spikes all over its body.

A single strike from it would undoubtedly leave a severe wound. Karsha found himself within its attack range.

The monster's tail lashed out in a lightning-fast strike, but Karsha sensed it just in time and blinked away, only to find himself surrounded by the three monsters.

They closed in on him from both sides. Unable to blink to a place he couldn't see, Karsha felt trapped, akin to being swallowed by a massive whale.

"I am fucked"

< No shit host >

Even the system recognized that Karsha was in deep trouble. His overconfidence from his advantage in the domain had clouded his judgment, leading to a reckless attitude. Now, it had landed him in serious trouble.

The Alabaster Bloodspike snake whipped its tail again, but Karsha managed to evade using his movement technique, though narrowly.

However, the two Jade Emperors capitalized on his vulnerable state. The first Jade Emperor slammed its colossal body into Karsha, who had no way to evade it.

His body was sent flying through the air like a ragdoll, crashing hard onto the ground. Before he could recover, the second Jade Emperor also pounced, slamming its body against Karsha's fragile form.

Once again, he couldn't dodge in time, crashing down heavily with flames rising into the air.

"Damn you all," Karsha cursed aloud, struggling to regain his footing despite enduring his thirtieth body slam.

His eyes burned with rage, his breath ragged, his muscles tensed, and his grip on his sword loosened.

Suddenly, a massive flame descended into the domain, engulfing Karsha and causing the entire area to tremble. The three snakes circling him were forced to retreat.

When the flames subsided, a two-meter-long sword with sharp edges and a blood-red blade covered in intricate engravings hovered before Karsha.

As he gripped the sword, energy surged through Karsha's body. Without a word, he swung the sword three times in rapid succession, slashing in all directions.

The sword slipped from his grasp as he collapsed to the ground, his body slamming hard but remaining conscious.

The fate of the three beasts, however, was far more severe. One Jade Emperor lost its head, another suffered a gaping wound across its belly, and the Alabaster Bloodspike's head hung by a thread.

With just the Rapid Slash technique, the sword had effortlessly dispatched three Tier 6 Terror Mutants in a single stroke. Karsha hadn't even used the powerful fire beam attack; the Rapid Slash alone, infused with minimal fire essence, demonstrated the incredible strength of a deity's sword.

"ROAR!" Another deafening roar echoed from 60 kilometers away, instantly shattering the domain.

<WARNING: An overlord is approaching your location. You need to leave immediately.>

Karsha, jolted awake from his prone position on the ground, swiftly retrieved his communication token and spoke urgently into it, "Guys, we have an uninvited guest. Don't worry about me, head to the Crystal Caverns NOW!"

"I'm taking these." Surveying the bodies, cores, and drops around him, Karsha couldn't afford to leave them behind. Blinking from one to the next, he swiftly collected everything before turning his attention to the approaching forest.

< The host is advised to leave now. >

Despite a surge of terror deep down, Karsha hesitated only briefly. He couldn't pass up the chance to confront his opponent, but as he glimpsed the Overlord approaching, his resolve faltered.

"You're right, System. I should leave," he admitted, swiftly changing course. With lightning speed, Karsha bolted away, leaving crackling trails of energy in his wake.

Emerging from the forest depths was a colossal serpent-like monster, towering 98 meters tall. Its eyes gleamed green, and its fangs stretched three meters in length. The sleek red scales covering its body shimmered in the light.

"Damn, how am I going to take that thing down?" Once again, Karsha found himself being relentlessly pursued by an Overlord.