Lord Evolution: Starting With SS-rank Skills

At the Village Square

Rowan remained unmoving in his meditative sitting position. His eyes were shut, and his body was relaxed and still.

For a moment, some of the villagers became truly scared that they had lost their beloved Lord.

They started yelling at Dragun and Vishirk to do something about it.

Bryce, who had arrived at the scene a few minutes before Rowan began screaming and fell into the almost subconscious state, became enraged and charged into the box to try and fry Rowan—he thought Dragun and Vishirk were attempting to kill him.

When Bryce stepped into the box, a strong force threatened to toss him out like a rag doll.

But Bryce placed one of his feet forward to resist the push. He tried forcing his way in, despite the force pressuring him out.

Dragun and Vishirk were shocked—for a being without any mana core to resist the force released during awakening, it meant they possessed truly impressive physical strength.

However, Bryce's strength could only hold him for about two minutes before the force finally gained the upper hand and tossed him out, causing him to land back first on the ground and lose consciousness.

Seeing this, the villagers became even more worried and aggressive—they began screaming at Dragun and Vishirk to free their beloved Lord.

Their screams thundered across the village.

Riela stood at the forefront of the crowd, observing her husband.

Sue didn't suspect that Dragun was trying to kill Rowan since she, too, had gone through the same ritual.

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Meanwhile, Rowan stood and stared at Axion with a dumbfounded expression after hearing Axion's reasoning for assigning him the mission.

Axion gazed at Rowan as well.

"In other words, you are just a test subject, my test subject to be exact," Axion added.

"A test subject?" Rowan finally replied.

What was even going on?

"Do not worry, most of this conversation will be forgotten when you return to your world. So I don't mind laying out all the information for you, hehe. I just want to talk—being a god is somewhat lonely if you really think about it," Axion continued.

He spoke to Rowan for about three minutes—explaining the situation to him.

Rowan listened and realized his life in the game world would not be as easy as he thought.

But he had one question.

"Does that mean I would have to remain in Nexteria even after completing the main quest of building my territory to the peak?"

Axion only smiled and replied, "Maybe, maybe not, but who would want to leave such an interesting world and return to lackluster Earth? It's no fun down there—all you have to do is be born, grow up, and try your hardest not to end it all. I mean, I know what it feels like to be a human on Earth, and I swear, it is not a good thing at all."

"You were human?" Rowan's eyes furrowed a bit.

"Of course," Axion replied.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

He even told Rowan a little bit about his life, or a story he made up about his life.

Rowan found it difficult to process the thought that Axion—the creator of Emperor's Domain and Nexteria—was just an average game designer who found a loophole. He didn't even bother believing it.

Axion shook his head.

"Well, I will give you the last bits of information that might or might not help you in the future," he continued.

"Come closer," he beckoned to Rowan.

Rowan listened and began strolling closer.

Axion waved his hands, and a scroll appeared out of nowhere—the scroll was golden, glistening beautifully in the light of the cave.

"This scroll contains some of the most vital information about the world of Nexteria and my other projects. I cannot predict when we will meet next, so I'll just hand it over. When you reach a certain power level and territory level, the scroll will reveal its content to you," Axion explained.

Rowan was already close. He stretched out his hands and grabbed the scroll.

Immediately, a strong, painful, electrifying sensation shot through his body and into his brain, causing a migraine.

The scroll in his hands began to vaporize.

The glowing golden vapor floated toward his chest and permeated it as though his chest was nothing but air.

While Rowan was going through this pain, Axion opened up and began speaking, releasing certain details.

However, Rowan was in too much pain, and his focus was broken; he couldn't hear any of it.

The pain in his body reached a certain point—his vision darkened, and his body went limp.

He also felt a sudden shift, as though his body had been teleported.

The ethereal noise around him disappeared, replaced by the blissful sound of nature and the rioting voices of humans.

"Voices!"

Rowan's mind became active again, and he opened his eyes.

He was greeted with the faces of his people, especially his lovely wife, staring at him with worry.

A few of them could be seen yelling angrily as well.

But suddenly, their voices ceased!

Almost at the same time, Dragun's proud and excited voice announced from beside Rowan.

"Lord Rowan has awakened successfully!"

Following his announcement, the crowd erupted into loud, happy cheers and chants.

"Yes!"

"Lord Rowan has done it!"

"I was scared for a second that we had lost Lord Rowan, but he has done it again and made us proud!"

The people began chanting happily.

Dragun and Vishirk were all smiles.

If anything had happened to Rowan, they would have lived the rest of their lives with the scars of that moment.

Dragun saw the bustling crowd and immediately undid the demon-repelling magic formation.

The moment he undid the formation, the villagers began flocking toward Rowan.

Riela was at the front. She met Rowan first and fell on her knees to hug him.

"I knew you would do it!" she said as she cried happily.

The other villagers also arrived. They could not hug Rowan. They only gave him light touches on the shoulder while congratulating him.

From their voices, one could easily tell how proud they were of this moment.

However, while all this was happening, Rowan tried his hardest to recall what had happened after he suddenly blanked out.