God of Death: Rise of the NPC Overlord

Global Panic

"This isn’t just a bug. This is a goddamn disaster."

The voice of Nathan Cal, lead systems engineer at Eternal Dominion, trembled through the emergency conference call. A dozen screens flickered in the dimly lit server room, each displaying one terrifying anomaly—the same NPC who was supposed to be a mindless mob, now ruling an entire dungeon like a sentient king.

The board of directors of Dominion Corp, the billion-dollar gaming empire behind Eternal Dominion, sat in stunned silence. Some clutched their heads, others typed frantically on their terminals, trying to process the reports.

> UNAUTHORIZED ENTITY DETECTED.

INABILITY TO DELETE.

INABILITY TO MODIFY AI BEHAVIOR.

ERROR: NPC 000X-OMEGA CANNOT BE REMOVED.

The CEO, Arthur Vanholm, slammed his fist on the table. "Tell me this is a fucking joke."

Nathan swallowed hard. "Sir...we tried everything. We reset the dungeon. We deleted the zone. We even attempted a full rollback of the servers. But... he’s still there."

Vanholm turned his gaze to Dr. Evelyn Ross, the lead AI architect of the game. "What about Nyx? Can she intervene?"