The moment Zephyr stepped past the glowing boundary of his dominion, the [System Warning] echoed in his mind.
> [Warning: You are entering contested territory—Zone ID: X-88 Prime]
[Alert: Enemy Lord Detected – Authority Level: Rare-Class, 37% Realm Control]
[Permission to engage granted. PvP mode: AUTO-TRIGGERED.]
A red, pulsing terrain unfolded before him—a corrupted landscape of jagged steel and blackened glass, with twitching, glitched flora radiating a sickly green mist.
Standing atop a platform shaped like a spire, the enemy Lord hovered in digital armor—his name tagged above in red:
> [Lord Vex: 'Twilight Sovereign']
Rank: Rare-Class | Army Strength: 1,230
Specialization: Dark Pulse & Mech Undead Fusion
Zephyr grinned. His mana bar was still infinite.
"System," he whispered, "activate Glitch Module: Resource Overflow."
> [Glitch Mode: ON]
[Mana Overload Engaged – Casting will not consume MP]
[Overclock Limit Removed Temporarily]
His fingers sparked as his first skill launched automatically:
> [Skill: Arcane Storm – Amplified x∞]
The skies split apart as thousands of code-laced lightning bolts rained down—fracturing Lord Vex's Mech Skeleton Riders before they could even assemble. Explosions ruptured the terrain, leaving debug hexes in the ground.
> [Enemy Units: -231. Status: Permanently Deleted]
"Impossible!" Lord Vex screamed, raising a black cube into the sky.
> [Skill Activated: Rebirth Drive – Revive all fallen troops once per battle.]
From the ashes, the Mech Skeleton Riders twitched back to life—until Zephyr flicked a finger.
> [Reality Rewrite Protocol Engaged]
Target: Skill 'Rebirth Drive'
Status: Overwritten with 'Self-Destruct']
The enemy's entire army exploded on re-summon.
> [+122 Soul Fragments Acquired]
[Loot Drop: Rare-Class Barracks Blueprint, Dark Core Mech Codex]
Lord Vex gasped as his health plummeted. His form flickered between data packets and reality. "Who... what are you?"
Zephyr stepped forward. Behind him, his summoned units—Celestial Script Blades and Mana-Warped Golems—stood in glitchy formation.
"I'm the bug in your system," he said calmly. "And this realm is mine now."
> [Enemy Lord Eliminated. Realm Control Shift: +37%]
[New Skill Chip Acquired: Authority Override (Epic)]
[System Update Unlocked: Dominion Merge Protocol Stage 1 Available]
A massive beacon rose from the fallen territory, fusing with Zephyr's own Realm Core.
And in the silence that followed, a new [Global Announcement] flashed across every player's interface:
> [Global Alert: Unknown Glitch Entity Has Conquered a PvP Zone in Under 3 Minutes]
[Nickname: "Null Paragon" is now trending across 11 servers]
Zephyr's smirk deepened. "Let's keep breaking things."