The stillness after Floor 4's cleansing was profound.
The shadows receded.
A pale light formed around Eron, and his system pulsed—like a heartbeat.
Then it struck.
[System Notification]
Evolutionary Sync: INITIATED▸ Analyzing Class: Warlord [Hybrid: Summoner | Spellblade | Strategist]
▸ Syncing Exp:
Eron
Vythrax (Lv. 12)
Neha (Lv. 15)
Seryn (Lv. 16)
Earthbreaker Alpha (Lv. 10)
Primordial Slime (Lv. 19)
Veyrix (Lv. 7)
▸ Weapon Sync: Requiem Edge – Integrated
▸ Sync Rate: 100%
▸ Class Upgraded: Warlord – Sovereign Variant▸ New Class Trait:Command Nexus – Gains 15% of all summon/guild party EXP.Adaptive Arsenal – Weapon skills scale directly with summon synergy.Authority Surge – Passive aura that boosts weaker allies' output by 10%.
Eron's eyes glowed violet-gold.
Power bled through every cell in his body, the air pulsing with raw magic, strategy, and will.
[Level 30 Achieved – Upgrade Bonus Active]
From this point forward, every 2 Levels will provide these options:▸ +5 to All Stats▸ +10 to One Stat
Passive Bonus: Class Evolutions unlock new skill evolution routes and system synergy events.
Eron let the power settle.
Then the system tone chimed again—this time with urgency.
Tournament Commencing in: 5 Hours
You are expected at the main Academy Arena.Estimated Transport Delay: 40 minutes.
▸ Warning: Failure to arrive = Forfeit
"You have 4 hours to use as you wish."
Eron's eyes narrowed.
"Plenty of time."
The next floor was unlike any before—strange angular architecture rose from obsidian ground, wrapped in vines of glowing blue.
"Looks like the dungeon's reacting to your evolution," Neha whispered.
Shadow-elementals and corrupted giants moved with intelligence now—surrounding them in coordinated patterns.
But Eron was different now.
His mind moved like a commander in battle.
Vythrax rained fire and shattered stone.
Earthbreaker tore enemy formations apart.
Seryn blurred through foes with shadow-laced strikes.
Slime split, redirected, and detonated.
Neha cast coordinated elemental strikes.
Veyrix anchored the frontline with cold precision.
And Eron moved like the center of all.
Summons synced with his blade, and Requiem Edge pulsed every time they struck—channeling their momentum into his strikes.
Several skills evolved mid-fight:
Draconic Resonance became Imperial Bond: Enhances rare-summon control and grants partial damage reflection.
Requiem Cross evolved into Arcbrand Execution: Energy-based arc wave that scales with total summon strength.
His passive EXP Multiplier now climbed beyond 200% when triggered with team synergy.
The enemy stood no chance.
Eron drove Requiem Edge into the final elemental boss—a many-eyed, crystal-forged titan—and with a burst of mana, it shattered.
[Floor 5 Cleared – Evolution Pool Unlocked]
[System Notification – Evolution Pool]
Now Available:▸ Skill Pool▸ Summon Evolution Pool▸ Equipment Mutation Slot
1 Use Per Floor Clear (Permanent Dungeon Feature)
"Please choose what to activate…"
Eron looked to his party.
"Let's begin with the summon pool."
The glyphs began to rotate around the floating orb of light…
And the chapter ends here.