The rock monster’s grey fist was inches from Chidi’s face. The wind from the attack pressed hard against his skin, and the ground beneath him cracked apart. He shut his eyes, waiting for the final blow.A sharp electronic sound rang inside his head.[Warning. User life signs dropping. Conditions met for forbidden awakening.][Sovereign System is activating. Booting core interface.][Changing user class. Scavenger class deleted. New Class: Overlord.]Time stopped. The giant grey fist froze in mid-air, hovering just above Chidi's nose. The falling stones stopped mid-drop, floating in the grey air like flies caught in ice.A bright, glowing blue screen filled Chidi's vision.[Name: Chidi Vance][Class: Overlord (Rank: Sovereign)][Level: 1][Active Skill: Sovereign Gaze (Level 1) - Allows the user to see hidden stats, weaknesses, and the upgrade paths of all items.]Chidi gasped, his breath coming in short bursts. The heavy leather straps of the backpack suddenly felt light. He scrambled

The green glass bottle left the hunter’s hand, spinning through the air straight toward Ifunanya’s heels. One drop of that liquid could paralyze a high-level hunter in seconds.Chidi moved before the bottle could hit the stone ground. He lunged forward, his new stats making his body lighter and faster than ever. He swung the black shaft of the Dragon Spear like a bat.The silver edge of the spear struck the green bottle mid-air. The glass shattered instantly, and the green liquid splashed backward, raining directly over the hunter who had thrown it.The man fell to his knees, gasping for air as his legs turned completely stiff. "My legs! I cannot move my legs!"Ifunanya spun around at the sound, her dark eyes wide. She saw the paralyzed hunter and the shattered green glass on the pavement. She realized immediately what had almost happened. She looked at Chidi, her eyes scanning his simple black mask and the magnificent black spear in his hands. She did not say thank you. She simply no

Glass broke in the small kitchen before Chidi could make a move. Ifunanya Cross stepped through the open window frame, her silver-trimmed coat completely clean despite the dust of the outer district. She did not look at the red warning screen floating in front of Chidi. Instead, her sharp eyes locked onto the black spear in his hand, analyzing its weight.In this city, the Upper Sector families controlled every single resource, dividing the population into high-rank hunters and low-level workers who did not even have the right to own property. Ifunanya belonged to the very top of that pyramid, and her cold, calm expression showed she was used to being in charge."The Iron Fang Guild has two dozen elite hunters outside," Ifunanya said. Her voice was flat, free of any panic. "They tracked the silver token I gave you. My family uses those tokens to monitor talent in the lower blocks, but the Iron Fangs have a high-grade tracker that can pinpoint the signal within ten meters. They want to

The silver token in Chidi’s hand became incredibly hot, burning his palm as the deep red text pulsed in the dark interior of the speeding vehicle.[Warning! Your global coordinates have been broadcasted to all S-Rank Guild Leaders.][Distance to nearest high-tier tracking array: 800 meters. Interception imminent.]Chidi shoved the token back into his pocket, his knuckles turning white as he gripped the Dragon Spear. "They know exactly where we are. We will not even reach the gates of the Second Sector."Ifunanya did not look out the window. She took a small glass bottle filled with blue fluid from her coat and tapped it against the car’s metal dashboard. A faint blue glow spread over the vehicle's frame, instantly masking the engine sound.In this city, the elite families did not just control the physical streets; they owned the high-tier magical arrays that monitored every citizen’s level and position. If you did not belong to a major guild, your existence was completely transparent

The golden light snapped shut, and Chidi fell hard onto a floor made of smooth black stone. His breath left his lungs in a sharp gasp as he scrambled back to his feet, raising the Dragon Spear in front of him. The high-tech testing lab, his mother, and Ifunanya were completely gone.Instead, a giant screen floating in the center of the dark hall pulsed with pale gray light.[Warning: Trial Zone Activated.][Location: The First Sovereign's Inheritance Ground.][Current Rule: You cannot leave until you clear the primary trial or die trying.]Chidi cursed under his breath, his eyes darting across the empty space. "Let me back out! My mother is still in that bunker!"The system did not answer his voice. Instead, the giant screen shifted, showing a live camera feed that made Chidi's body go completely rigid. The screen was displaying the exact room he had just left. Through the glass window, he saw his mother locked inside the metal security capsule, her terrified eyes looking around the c