CHAPTER- THE WARFRONT CONQUEROR
The battlefield had been silent for hours.
Three days had passed since Draven's army left the bunker.
Three days of marching.
Three days of slaughter.
Three days of corruption spreading like an unstoppable disease across the Eastern Empire's war front.
Now—
The entire region belonged to the Corrupted Forest.
Where once stood cities, fortresses, and trade routes… there were now twisted trees, black rivers, crimson fog, and roaming monsters.
The land itself had changed.
Grass had become thorned vines.
Stone roads had cracked as roots burst from beneath them.
Dead soldiers and monsters wandered the battlefield as undead sentinels.
Even the sky seemed darker.
The corrupted domain had fully claimed the war front.
And at the center of it all—
Draven stood quietly.
The newly created Dullahan knelt before him, holding its severed head in one hand.
The skeletal nightmare horse exhaled ghostly mist as its hollow eyes glowed faint green.
Draven looked at the floating system panel.
The information about the Dullahan slowly scrolled in front of his eyes.
He studied every line carefully.
The embodiment of Wrath.
A terrifying monster born from the Seven Deadly Sins quest.
Draven smirked.
"Good."
The creature radiated pure death energy.
Even the surrounding undead seemed to instinctively bow before it.
Draven closed the panel.
Then he raised his hand.
A green circle formed beneath his feet.
Another one appeared above the battlefield.
He activated one of his support skills.
Group Healing.
Green energy waves expanded outward like ripples in water.
They washed over the battlefield.
Draven's generals immediately felt the effect.
Their injuries began healing.
Burned skin regenerated.
Broken bones fused.
Mana exhaustion slowly faded.
A1 flexed his fingers.
"Ah…"
"That feels much better."
B2 rolled her shoulders.
"I thought my ribs were permanently shattered."
Samuel wiped dried blood from his mouth.
"That battle was insane…"
Prince Varuk chuckled softly.
"Yet we survived."
The Gargoyle General simply nodded silently.
Even the Dark Elf stepped closer, watching Draven quietly.
Draven looked around.
The battlefield was no longer a battlefield.
It had become a territory.
His territory.
Then suddenly—
DING.
The system panel appeared again.
Large golden letters filled the air.
QUEST COMPLETE
Conquer the Eastern War Front Region.
Rewards Distributing…
Draven's eyes narrowed slightly.
"This was a high-level quest."
Then—
The sky suddenly darkened.
The wind stopped.
The corrupted forest itself became still.
Even the monsters sensed something terrifying approaching.
Draven slowly began floating.
His body lifted from the ground.
A black vortex opened above him.
The system voice echoed again.
Abyssal Tribulation Initiating
Evolution Path: True Demon Lord.
The moment the message appeared—
Darkness swallowed Draven.
Purple flames ignited around his body.
Blue fire followed.
Then black flames.
Then red infernal fire.
Four different hellish flames engulfed him simultaneously.
Draven screamed.
His skin burned.
His muscles dissolved.
His bones cracked.
Then—
BOOM
A bolt of abyssal lightning struck him.
His body exploded into fragments.
Then instantly regenerated.
Another lightning bolt struck.
And another.
And another.
Again.
And again.
His body was destroyed repeatedly.
Rebuilt.
Destroyed.
Rebuilt.
But the torment wasn't over.
From the surrounding darkness—
Creatures emerged.
Shadow demons.
Abyssal beasts.
Monsters formed from pure darkness.
They swarmed toward him.
Fangs tore into his flesh.
Claws ripped his body apart.
Teeth shattered his bones.
Draven roared in agony.
Then—
Needles appeared.
Countless black needles.
Thousands.
Millions.
They shot toward him like rain.
Each needle pierced his body.
Again.
And again.
And again.
Draven's screams echoed across the corrupted forest.
Even his generals felt chills.
But something unexpected happened.
Two glowing objects floated out of Draven's inventory.
The two remaining eggs.
They hovered beside him.
The eggs began glowing softly.
Blue energy flowed from them.
The energy wrapped around Draven like a protective barrier.
The flames still burned him.
The lightning still shattered him.
But the eggs stabilized his soul.
Preventing complete destruction.
Still—
The suffering continued.
For hours.
Draven's generals watched in horror.
Finally—
A1 stepped forward.
"We can't just watch!"
Samuel nodded.
"He'll die!"
Prince Varuk clenched his fists.
"Then we help him."
One by one—
They ran forward.
They grabbed Draven's hands.
The moment they touched him—
The tribulation connected them.
The pain spread.
Samuel screamed as flames burned his body.
A1 collapsed to one knee as lightning struck his armor.
B2 gritted her teeth as needles pierced her arms.
Prince Varuk coughed blood.
Even the Gargoyle General's stone skin cracked under the pressure.
But none of them let go.
They shared the suffering.
They endured the tribulation together.
The Dark Elf hesitated only briefly.
Then she stepped forward too.
She grabbed Draven's arm.
Her entire body trembled as darkness pierced her.
But she didn't release him.
Hours passed.
The sky remained black.
The forest trembled.
Flames burned endlessly.
Lightning fell like divine punishment.
Creatures of the abyss attacked again and again.
Time itself seemed to slow.
Finally—
After an entire day of endless torture—
The tribulation began fading.
The flames vanished.
The lightning stopped.
The shadow creatures dissolved.
The needles turned to dust.
Draven slowly descended.
His body had changed.
His horns had grown larger.
His wings were wider.
His aura had become infinitely heavier.
The system panel appeared once more.
Evolution Complete
Race Updated.
True Demon Lord.
Draven collapsed.
Every general collapsed beside him.
They were completely exhausted.
Mana drained.
Bodies destroyed.
Consciousness fading.
Their monster army immediately rushed forward.
Undead.
Corrupted beasts.
Forest monsters.
They carefully lifted their unconscious lord and generals.
Then carried them back toward the bunker.
Several hours later.
Inside the bunker's main chamber.
Draven slowly opened his eyes.
The system panel floated before him.
Rewards Distributed
Weapons:
Infernal War Axe
Dragonbone Spear
Void Katana
Soul Reaver Sword
Meteor Hammer
Phantom Daggers
Chaos Scythe
Thunderblade
Bloodfang Blade
Titan Crusher Mace
Armors:
Demonsteel Armor
Abyss Knight Armor
Shadow Hunter Suit
Titan Plate Armor
Bone Dragon Armor
Rings:
Ring of Mana Overflow
Ring of Infinite Stamina
Ring of Beast Control
Ring of Rapid Healing
Ring of Shadow Travel
Magical Tools:
Portal Stone
Monster Evolution Orb
Mana Amplifier Crystal
Soul Trap Gem
Magic Barrier Generator
Army Support Items:
Monster Summoning Scroll
War Beast Egg
Corruption Crystal
Undead Creation Stone
Construct Core
Mobility Tools:
Windstep Boots
Teleportation Rune
Shadow Gate Device
Legendary Artifacts:
Throne of Endless Dominion
Core of the Construct Forge
Draven slowly sat up.
Another message appeared.
Artifact Evolution
The Crown of Life and Death has evolved.
New form unlocked:
Crown of Corruption Sovereign
Draven smiled faintly.
Then the final reward panel appeared.
Rewards for Generals.
A1 received:
Blade of the Silent Warrior.
B2 received:
Bow of the Phantom Huntress.
C3 received:
Staff of the Corrupted Archmage.
Gargoyle General received:
Axe of the Berserker Titan.
Samuel received:
Armor of the Demon Vanguard.
Prince Varuk received:
Black Moon Orb.
The Dark Elf received:
Daggers of the Demon Slayer.
Dullahan received:
Mantle of the Corrupted King.
Draven chuckled softly.
"And there's more…"
Skill rewards appeared.
A1:
Elemental Fusion Strike
Mana Overdrive
Arcane Body Reinforcement
B2:
Elemental Tempest Barrage
Earth Shatter Shot
Wind Piercer Arrow
C3:
Spirit Barrier
Phantom Step
Spectral Chains
Gargoyle General:
Meteor Dive
Crushing Domain
Gravity Shield
Samuel:
Nether Flames Manipulation
Necrotic Explosion
Phantom Charge
Prince Varuk:
Abyss Leap
Tidal Lunge
Sonic Water Screech
Dark Elf:
Venom Blade
Illusion Veil
Shadow Storm
Dullahan:
Death Mark
Phantom Charge
Shadow Passage
Draven leaned back slowly.
The war front region had fallen.
His army had grown stronger.
He had become a True Demon Lord.
And this was only the beginning.
Because somewhere beyond the corrupted forest—
The Eastern Empire still existed.
And soon—
They would learn what kind of monster they had awakened.
TO BE CONTINUED....