The Sovereign Overlord: I Can See The Hidden Stats

Trapped in the Steel Vault

The heavy steel security doors locked into place, cutting off the secondary emergency exits. In the Upper Sectors, the wealthy families controlled every square inch of high-grade military tech. Ifunanya knew these underground research labs were built with spell-proof steel to keep dungeon specimens from escaping. By using her father's master access code to seal the room, she had turned this laboratory into an airtight tomb where no outside guild reinforcements could enter.

Marcus Vance raised his glowing energy sword, his face twisting as he looked at the locked heavy doors, then back at Ifunanya. "Are you insane, girl? You just trapped yourself in this room with my elite squad. Do you really think this scavenger boy can save you from ten level-30 guards?"

Ifunanya leaned back against the central control station, her hands resting casually over the system keypads. Her face showed no fear, only a cold, calculated stare that made Marcus's guards hesitate.

"I do not need him to save me, Marcus," Ifunanya said, her voice remaining perfectly steady in the silent room. "I locked the doors because I know how my father's defense systems work. Every second we stand in this room, the air pressure is dropping by ten percent to suppress mana usage. High-level hunters like you consume four times as much energy just to keep your shields active. In five minutes, your level-30 bodyguards will barely have the strength to lift those heavy broadswords."

Marcus checked his personal interface screen, his eyes going wide as he saw his mana gauge dropping rapidly. "Turn off the pressure seals now!"

"Make me," Ifunanya replied, her cold eyes pointing straight toward Chidi. "You came here to execute a witness, Marcus. Now you have to fight for your own life."

Chidi did not wait for Marcus to give an order to his men. He gripped the center of the Dragon Spear, his level-22 stats making the weapon feel lighter than a wooden stick. He stepped forward, putting his body between Marcus and the security pod where his mother was watching through the thick glass.

"Dragon Blood Suppression," Chidi said under his breath.

A wave of heavy pressure spread out from Chidi's body, covering a five-meter area around him. Combined with the falling room pressure, the ten Vance family guards suddenly gasped for air, their heavy steel armor pulling them down toward the floor as if their weight had doubled.

[Passive Skill Active: Target attack power reduced by 20 percent.]

[Environmental Effect: Target movement speed reduced by 15 percent.]

"Attack him!" Marcus ordered, taking two quick steps back as his own gold-plated armor began to feel twice as heavy. "He is only level 22! Break his spear!"

The two front guards lunged forward, raising their broadswords to cut Chidi down. Their movements were slow, their feet dragging across the slick floor plates.

Chidi activated his Sovereign Gaze, blue target boxes flashing instantly over the two men.

[Target 1: Level 30 Guard. Weak Point: Unshielded neck seam.]

[Target 2: Level 30 Guard. Weak Point: Left knee joint under heavy load.]

Chidi moved before their swords could reach their highest point. He spun the Dragon Spear in a tight, fast circle, using the blunt end of the black shaft to strike the first guard's left knee joint. A loud cracking sound rang out through the sealed lab, and the man fell forward with a groan, dropping his heavy sword onto the steel floor.

Without pausing, Chidi ducked under the second guard's wild swing. He drove the silver tip of the spear straight into the man's neck seam, stopping just a fraction of an inch before piercing his flesh. He used the shaft's momentum to throw the man backward, crashing his body into two other guards who were trying to advance.

Marcus’s face turned pale as he watched his trained elite guards fall apart in less than thirty seconds. He held his energy sword with both hands, his white-hot blade flickering as the room's low mana environment drained his reserves.

"You think you can play games with the Vance family?" Marcus shouted, his eyes turning wild with desperation. He reached into his inner pocket and pulled out a small, jet-black glass tube containing a dark, swirling liquid. "I brought this from the S-rank rift core. I was saving it for the ministry council, but I will use it to tear your head off right now!"

Ifunanya’s eyes narrowed as she recognized the dark glass tube. "Chidi, stop him! That is a raw Void Nectar! If he drinks it, his level will spike past level 50 for two minutes, but it will turn him into a mindless beast!"

Marcus uncorked the glass tube with his thumb, raising the black liquid to his lips. "Die, scavenger!"

Chidi did not try to run across the room. He targeted Marcus's right hand with his system lens.

[Active Skill: Soul Pierce.]

[Cost: 50 Mana units.]

The silver tip of the Dragon Spear erupted with bright crimson light. Chidi threw the heavy spear like a javelin. The weapon cut through the air with incredible speed, ignoring the defensive magic shield around Marcus's body completely.

The silver point struck the small glass tube directly in Marcus's hand, shattering the black container into tiny fragments before a single drop of liquid could touch his tongue. The raw Void Nectar spilled all over Marcus's golden chest plate, instantly eating through the expensive metal like high-grade acid.

Marcus screamed in shock as the burning fluid dissolved his armor, forcing him to fall to his knees as he tried to tear the melting chest plate off his body.

The remaining guards dropped their weapons, completely terrified by the sight of their leader writhing on the floor.

Chidi walked over, picking up the Dragon Spear from the ground. He stood over Marcus, the silver point resting right against the man's throat. "It's over, Marcus."

Suddenly, the central control console behind Ifunanya let out a high-pitched, metallic alarm. The large main monitor screen turned a deep, blood-red color, and a loud, automated voice spoke from the ceiling speakers.

[Emergency Alert: External destruction detected.]

[An unknown S-Rank force has just destroyed the upper building structure.]

[The ceiling is collapsing in 10 seconds.]