Leon Empire, Leonel's surname, and Leoris capital. As one might expect, the Leonel family had a strong attachment to the word "Leo." It wasn't just for show, either.
No, the Leonel family embodied what a Lion stood for.
Zachery grabbed his obsidian black sword from its sheath as his vertical golden eyes scrutinized every soldier pointing their weapons at him with a predatory glare.
They were his prey, and he was the predator.
And both sides acknowledged it. The soldiers charged at Zachery with a death cry and a crazy gleam in their eyes. Zachery closed his eyes and tapped into something ethereal, something supernatural.
Zachery opened his eyes, an ethereal golden glint emanating from them. Zachery gripped his heavy sword with both hands, a golden glow swirling around it.
Then... there was a bloodbath.
Zachery had mowed down four soldiers in an instant with a simple slash and a maneuver. As his ravenous gaze swept across the entire battlefield, his black sword glinted with scarlet.
Everyone on the battlefield paused for a second. Zachery's enemies shuddered and Zachery's troops cheered. They could swear that the cut was accompanied by a perfect lion's roar.
The morale of Zachery's soldiers was lifted with a roar from Zachery's underbelly, almost as same as the undertone of a Lion's roar. Every solider's spine tingled as they shuddered.
The lion had arrived on the hunting grounds.
[Level Up System successfully integrated...]
[+500 EXP earned]
[Your faction has been successfully registered.]
[+10 EXP]
[+ 1 Soul]
[+10 EXP]
[+ 1 Soul]
[+10 EXP]
[+ 1 Soul]
[+10 EXP]
[+ 1 Soul]
Zachery smiled innocently as he watched the continual flow of EXP entering his storehouse.
'What exactly is this system?' Despite the fact that he was in the midst of a combat in which he was the primary target, Zachery was lazily browsing through his system.
It was not because of arrogance. But because everyone was afraid of him. Everyone was surprised to learn that he was a Mutant Warrior because it was one of the Empire's most closely guarded secrets.
And everyone's morale was strong, so his men's momentum was apparent. He had a few moments of reprieve to double-check everything before jumping into the melee.
'Status'
[Status]
[Body Status]
[Physical Aptitude: 10]+
[All Resistance: 11]+
[Energy of Origin: 9]+
[Intelligence: 9]+
[Spirit stat has been unlocked:- 10]
[Beast Spirit: Rank 1(Primorious Leo)]+
[EXP Storage: 1,000]
{Level Up:- [Empty Slot]}
Zachery stared at his stat and felt disappointed. His stats were disappointing for a Rank 1 Mutant Warrior. Alexander was probably deemed to be untalented in the Mutant path.
But none of that mattered. Each stat that exceeded a 10-point difference was a significant breakthrough.
It may be argued that Alex had little chance of dying at the hands of a commoner. His death was only a possibility if at least 500 ordinary men banded together with incredible coordination to attack him.
Zachery moved on to the next instance in which he needed information.
That was the Level Up System.
The Level Up System, according to Alexa, was a broken system in which you could Level Up absolutely anything if you had enough EXP.
After gathering enough information from Alexa, Zachery tried to keep the surprise at bay and proceeded forward.
Zachery was standing on the castle's balcony at the time. He moved, avoiding the grubs, and dashed into the most vital battleground.
He needed to defend and win two points right now, and Zachery labeled them A and B. A point represented the castle walls, whereas B represented the inner walls. Zachery was on his way to the B point.
If he can hold these two points, he can play the UNO reversal card and force the Primera soldiers to flee. But first, he needed to cause enough damage to the Primera to make them hesitant to entirely take over Leoris.
Zachery dashed forward, his heavy armor and sword at his side. Two elite troops appeared out of nowhere to stop Zachery's path. These soldiers were not true Mutant Warriors, but they were developed with the best training and tonics available.
But there were only hens waiting to be slaughtered in front of a true Mutant Warrior.
Zachery came to a complete halt in his sprint, and as a result, he continued to slide forward. His vertical pupils saw two foes approaching and he clutched his blade.
Zachery sliced horizontally as a golden aura spread across his sword, an image of a Lion's head overlapping the aura.
The two foes were split in half as they fell to the ground, their faces flushed with wonder at the young emperor's enormous outstanding talent, even in their deaths.
But, to their dismay, they were not dealing with an 18-year-old Mutant Warrior, but with the head of a massive mercenary business whose name made lower worlds tremble in fear. So, 'Alexander' or 'Zachery' was a phony genius who dazzled everyone on the battlefield.
Zachery proceeded on after determining that the threat had been eliminated. He dashed and jumped across the balcony, the golden aura coating his legs.
As he approached point B, he slammed into the ground. Dust and debris flew across the area where Zachery had fallen. A Rank 1 Mutant Warrior's eager stare at the wreckage and dust sealed his fate for good.
A golden eyes glinted among the dust as a thin golden slash passed through his neck. Blood spurted and his neck separated from his head, his face still having the inquisitive gaze.
Zachery's golden eyes left a trail as he sprinted to another rank 1 Mutant Warrior. He jumped, bringing all of his momentum with him into the cut. The Mutant Warrior in front of Zachery raised his axe and met his sword, only to see his knees buckle.
Zachery frowned.
It appeared that he lacked physical strength. He'd launched a surprise attack on this axe wielder, and the velocity of his hefty sword was no laughing matter. However, this axe user was able to block it with some difficulty.
It seemed that his physical faculty was seriously lacking.
{Level Up:- [Physical Aptitude: 10-->11](100 EXP Required)
He agreed to the exchange, and his muscles squirmed with delight. As he met the axe user's strike, he clutched his blade.
[Level Up Successful.]
He swung his sword, twisting it to sever the axe user's hip from his body, only to be met by a block. Suddenly, Zachery became aware of a threat coming from behind him.
He took a hasty swing at the axe wielder's head, only for the axe user to realize that it was a feint. He swung his hips back, covered his golden aura on the sword, and slashed forward, only to be met by a blue auraed spear thrust.
Zachery cracked his neck as he looked at the blue auraed spear user that radiated the aura of a tiger and the purple auraed axe men that radiated the aura of a panther.
They were both smiling maniacally as they surrounded Zachery. When the leaders and troops realized their liege was besieged, they panicked. But they were taken aback when they noticed their liege cackling.
'If you're going to use unfair means to overwhelm me, it's only fair that I'm going to use unfair methods to overwhelm you, right?' Zachery licked his lips with a grin. He was looking forward to what came next.
He exhaled peacefully as he utilized his cheat to the maximum.
{Level Up:- [Physical Aptitude: 11-->15](1,000 EXP Required)
{Level Up:- [All Resistance: 11--> 16](1,100 EXP Required)
{Level Up:- [Energy of Origin: 9-->15](2,000 EXP Required)
{Level Up:- [Spirit:- 10-->15](1,000 EXP Required)
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