Chapter 111—The Eclipse of the Thunder King.
Chapter 111—The Eclipse of the Thunder King.
The massive silver chain bridge hummed violently with millions of volts of raw electrical energy as the Sovereign Faction crossed the threshold into The Sky Altar. Perched atop the highest peak of Floor 19, the colossal temple was forged from dark conductive iron and polished white quartz, surrounded by a swirling vortex of crimson plasma lightning that crackled against the sky.
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[ZONE ENTERED: The Sky Altar—Sanctuary of Raijin]
HAZARD RATING: TIER-SSS (High-Voltage Plasma Rupture & Lightning Disintegration)
FIELD EFFECT: [Electric Overload]—Non-Sovereign Entities Suffer 10% Skill Cooldown Penalty & Severe Paralysis!
STATUS: Overlord Boss Lair Reached
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Kaelen walked across the quartz courtyard with unhurried, predatory composure. His dark coat rustled gently in the charged drafts, his dark-gloved hand holding Lyra’s fingers securely. Her golden staff projected a brilliant dome of solar light that wrapped around their squad, completely insulating them from the ambient high-voltage arcs and rendering the [Electric Overload] debuff useless.
Beside them, Ignis kept a loose grip on his heavy claymore, black dragon fire flaring along the blade to incinerate stray lightning bolts before they could land.
Ren monitored her holographic tactical arrays, her sensors mapping the energy channels running through the quartz floor, while Tsubaki moved silently through the purple shadows cast by the floating lightning pillars.
"The plasma concentration inside this altar is off the charts," Ren reported, her voice crisp over the comms link. "Voltoris is drawing raw power directly from the floor’s atmospheric lightning core. His physical framework is constantly supercharged, giving him near-instantaneous reaction speed."
"Speed doesn’t mean anything if you’re running straight into a blade," Ignis chuckled darkly, black flames dancing along his sword.
"Be cautious," Tsubaki whispered from the shadow of a pillar. "The spatial matrix around the inner altar is unstable due to high magnetic interference."
"Magnetic interference cannot touch the Void," Kaelen purred smoothly, his low velvet voice breaking effortlessly through the thrumming air. He gently stroked the back of Lyra’s hand with his thumb, his dark violet eyes gleaming with triple-ringed golden authority. "Let him move at the speed of thunder. He will only reach his deletion faster."
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[OVERLORD BOSS ENGAGED!]
TARGET: The Thunder Sovereign Voltoris—Monarch of Raijin (Level 189 Tier-OVERLORD)
HP: 360,000,000 / 360,000,000
SPECIAL RULE: Plasma Regeneration—Regenerates 5% Max HP Every Second via Storm Core!
RELIQUE RESONANCE: Key of the Holy Grail (100% Operational)
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At the far end of the grand altar, hovering above a throne woven from solid crimson lightning, sat The Thunder Sovereign Voltoris (Level 189 Tier-OVERLORD).
Voltoris stood twenty-eight feet tall, clad in jagged electric-silver plate armor that radiated blinding crimson plasma. Six floating drums of Raijin made of dark cosmic metal circled behind his back, pulsating with devastating sound waves, and in his right hand, he held a massive dual-pronged spear forged from pure lightning—the Thunderbolt of Extinction.
Beside his throne stood an ancient guardian construct—a fifty-foot-tall Plasma Colossus (Level 187 Elite Overlord) surging with crimson electricity, flanked by two thousand five hundred elite Lightning Archons!
"Insolent worms..." Voltoris spoke, his voice booming like overlapping thunderclaps that caused the entire mountain peak to tremble.
"You slaughtered my general, shattered my riders, and set foot upon my sacred altar. But here in the sky, my thunder is absolute!"
Voltoris rose from his floating throne, slamming his dual-pronged spear into the quartz floor!
BOOOOOOM!
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[OVERLORD DOMAIN UNLEASHED!]
FIELD EFFECT: [Dominion of the Crimson Lightning]
EFFECT: Voltoris gains 400% Lightning Attack Power! All Physical & Elemental Attacks Suffer 90% Reflection Penalty!
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The Plasma Colossus roared, charging forward alongside the two thousand five hundred Lightning Archons, unleashing a wave of red plasma lightning bolts directly toward the Sovereign Faction!
"Let me show these spark bugs what real heat feels like!" Ignis bellowed with a wild laugh, stepping forward and swinging his claymore with full force!
"Dragon Fire Art: Black Sun Nova!"
A massive, two-hundred-meter wave of black-and-gold dragon flame erupted from his blade! The sheer temperature flash-vaporized the red lightning wave and incinerated fifteen hundred Lightning Archons in a single second!
"Shadow Style: Lightning Core Sever!" Tsubaki glided through the blinding light, his dark katana leaving spatial cuts that severed the cores of the remaining thousand Archons!
"System Override: Electromagnetic Collapse!" Ren launched twelve magnetic disruptor charges directly into the Plasma Colossus’s chest! The high-frequency pulses short-circuited the fifty-foot colossus, causing it to implode into harmless sparks!
In less than ninety seconds, Voltoris’s entire elite vanguard was wiped out!
Voltoris’s glowing eyes flared with absolute rage. "MORTAL DUST! SUFFER THE DIVINE JUDGMENT OF RAIJIN!"
He beat his six Raijin drums simultaneously and lunged forward at light-speed momentum!
"Thunder Overlord Art: World-Ending Plasma Extinction!"
BOOOOOOM!
A colossal wave of compressed crimson plasma and spatial shockwaves erupted from his spear, surging directly toward Kaelen with the force of a falling star!
Kaelen didn’t raise a shield or move to dodge. He simply lifted his left dark-gloved hand toward the incoming wave.
HUMMMMMMMM!
A pitch-black singularity of pure Void Origin flared into existence before his palm. The massive wave of crimson plasma struck the dark sphere—and was instantly swallowed whole, vanishing into absolute non-existence!
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[PASSIVE EFFECT: Void Singular Absorption]
DAMAGE RECEIVED: 0!
Voltoris’s plasma extinction: absolutely erased!
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Voltoris froze mid-air, his six Raijin drums trembling in absolute shock as his ultimate technique vanished into thin air. "WHAT?! MY PLASMA EXTINCTION... ERASED?!"
"Your thunder is merely noise before the quiet," Kaelen purred softly, his velvet voice icy and smooth. "Before the Void, all storms die in eternal silence."
Kaelen slowly reached down to his hip, his slender dark-gloved fingers wrapping securely around the hilt of the Void Blade.
The completed Key of the Holy Grail within his soul core flared with intense dark-gold light, resonating with the cosmic blade as black void flames engulfed the dark steel.
He drew the blade completely from its sheath.
SHING!
The entire atmosphere of the Sky Altar plummeted into absolute silence as space itself began to warp around Kaelen’s feet.
"Sovereign Secret Art: Spatial Erasure—Tempest Collapse!"
Kaelen delivered a single, effortless horizontal slash through the charged air.
SKRRRRRRRAASH!
A razor-thin, four-hundred-meter line of pitch-black spatial deletion exploded across the grand altar!
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[CRITICAL HIT!]
TARGET: The Thunder Sovereign Voltoris (Level 189 Overlord) & Sky Altar Core
DAMAGE DEALT: 520,000,000 (Pure Spatial Eradication)
SPECIAL EFFECT: Plasma Core Regeneration Negated! Domain Erased!
DEFENSE NEGATED: 100%!
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"AAAAAAAHHHHH!"
Voltoris let out a deafening, agonizing shriek as his twenty-eight-foot body, his silver armor, his Raijin drums, his spear, and the massive lightning throne behind him were cleanly cleaved in half! The pitch-black spatial tear spread through his plasma core, erasing his physical form and his entire altar in a split second!
BOOOM!
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[OVERLORD BOSS ELIMINATED!]
TARGET: The Thunder Sovereign Voltoris—Monarch of Raijin
EXP RECEIVED: 95,000,000 Points!
WORLD SYSTEM ANNOUNCEMENT: FACTION ’SOVEREIGN’ HAS CONQUERED FLOOR 19!
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As Voltoris and the altar dissolved into glowing experience particles, the storm core floating above the throne condensed into a magnificent crimson-and-gold crystal that descended gently into Kaelen’s open palm.
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[FLOOR CONQUERED!]
ZONE CLEAR: The Tempest Peaks of Raijin
WAYSTONE UNLOCKED: Floor 20 Waygate Active!
REWARD: Sovereign Tempest Crown & 6,000,000 Gold System Tokens.
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Lyra stepped closer to Kaelen, her blue eyes shining with radiant affection as she wrapped her arms around his waist and looked up into his handsome face. "Floor 19 is conquered, Kaelen. The wild thunder of Raijin bows to your shadow."
"The storm was merely a loud distraction, my light," Kaelen whispered softly, pulling her close and kissing her forehead gently before turning toward the shimmering spatial portal leading to Floor 20. "Now, let us ascend."
Kaelen purred smoothly, his dark violet eyes flashing with triple-ringed golden light as he led the Sovereign Faction forward into the rift.𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞