Chapter 20: System Mutation Detected
Lucas stood in the center of the processing area, his eyes glowing in the darkness, watching the brutal metamorphosis occurring in the remaining 2,000 civilians. Screams of agony echoed in the air like a twisted symphony, and every decibel of suffering brought an intoxicating euphoria to his darkened soul.
[System: Mass Conversion Progress]
[Converted Units: 1,247/2,000]
[Process Speed: 312% above normal rate]
[Anomaly Detected: Psychological enhancement occurring]
[Warning: Unregistered system modifications detected]
"My King," Selena stepped beside Lucas, crimson eyes gleaming with subtle concern, "there’s something... different about this conversion process. The rate is far beyond normal parameters."
Lucas felt a surge of power course through his veins, a sensation beyond anything he had ever felt before. Every soul taken, every scream heard, every moment of absolute despair created—all of this fed something that began to awaken within him.
[System: Internal Scan Initiated]
[Subject: Lucas Nightveil]
[Psychological Profile: Severe deviation from baseline]
[Sadistic Tendencies: 847% above normal Lord parameters]