..........................................Void System
[Emergency Override Initiated]
[Warning: Host Body Reconfiguration In Progress]
[Void Sovereign Protocol: Active]
[Current Power Recovery: 0.001%]
Reality shattered.
The temple chamber's walls peeled away like burning paper, revealing the truth beneath—an endless void streaked with ribbons of pure cosmic energy. The Hydra's nine heads reared back, its instincts screaming danger as void-black lightning crackled across Hang Young's form.
"Interesting," the Unknown God mused, watching darkness curl around his borrowed fingers. "Even this fraction of power feels... nostalgic."
[New Skills Unlocked]
Void Step (Basic) Void Absorption (Limited) Void Shield (Fragment)
The Hydra struck—all nine heads moving at speeds that would turn normal humans to paste. But to the Unknown God's enhanced senses, they might as well have been moving through molasses.
"Too slow."
[Void Step Activated]
[Energy Consumption: Minimal]
[Current Range: 3 meters]
Space bent. Where Hang Young's body had been, only afterimages remained. The Unknown God appeared behind the Hydra, hand outstretched toward the nearest void crystal embedded in what remained of the chamber walls.
[Void Absorption In Progress]
[Warning: Host Body Stability at 47%]
[Recommended Action: Limit Power Input]
"Limitations..." The word tasted bitter. "How... mortal."
The Hydra's tail whipped around, fast enough to break the sound barrier. Normal hunters would be bisected instantly.
[Void Shield Activated]
[Durability: 15%]
[Duration: 0.5 seconds]
A paper-thin barrier of void energy materialized. The tail struck it—and stopped. For half a second, an F-rank crystal carrier blocked an attack that could shatter reinforced steel.
The shield shattered.
The Unknown God slid backward, feet leaving trenches in the stone floor. His borrowed body's muscles screamed in protest.
[Health Status: 23/100]
[Warning: Multiple Tissue Damage Detected]
[Void Energy Reserves: 0.003%]
[New Skill Configuration Available]
The Hydra reared back, all nine heads gathering energy for a combined breath attack. The air itself began to crystallize with concentrated poison.
"Show me," the Unknown God commanded.
[Void Combat Integration Activated]
[Combining Available Skills...]
[Notice: Experimental Configuration]
Time slowed to a crawl. He could see everything—the trajectory of each poison blast, the weak points in the Hydra's scales, the fragments of void energy scattered throughout the chamber.
The beast attacked.
Nine streams of concentrated death erupted toward him.
He moved.
[Void Step] activated, but not to dodge. He stepped through the attack, void energy coating his form like a second skin. Each poison stream parted around him as he charged straight at the Hydra.
"You think you know power?"
His hand shot out, fingers curved like claws. Void energy gathered, compressed, focused to a needle point.
"Let me educate you."
The Hydra's center head lunged, jaws wide enough to swallow a car.
[Void Absorption] activated, drawing power from every crystal within range. His borrowed body's muscles began to tear from the strain.
[Critical Warning: Host Body Integrity Below 40%]
[Recommended Action: Immediate Power Reduction]
He ignored the warnings.
The Hydra's fangs were inches from his face when he struck. One hand, wreathed in void-black energy, thrust forward like a spear.
"In the name of the Void Sovereign..."
His hand pierced the Hydra's scales like they were wet paper, plunging into its throat. Void energy erupted from his palm.
"Begone."
The beast's body began to crack, lines of void energy spreading through its flesh like black lightning. It tried to roar, but only managed a gurgle as its very atoms began to unravel.
[Void Energy Surge Detected]
[Host Body Absorbing Monster Core...]
[Warning: Power Capacity Exceeded]
The Hydra exploded.
Not in fire or gore, but in a cascade of void energy that the Unknown God's body greedily absorbed. Power surged through every cell, rewriting his very existence.
[System Update]
Current Power Recovery: 0.005% New Skills Unlocked Body Enhancement Progress: 2%
[Warning: Portal Collapse Imminent]
The chamber was disintegrating, reality rushing back in to fill the void. Distant roars suggested more monsters approaching—drawn by the explosion of power.
The Unknown God looked down at his trembling hands. Blood dripped from countless micro-tears in the skin, muscles quivering from power they were never meant to channel.
[Emergency Exit Available]
[Recommended Action: Immediate Evacuation]
[Host Body Requires Stabilization]
"Soon," he promised as he turned toward the portal exit. "Soon this vessel will be worthy of my power. And then..."
Images flashed through his mind—Thunder God's betrayal, the other gods' attacks, his own power scattered across dimensions.
And newer memories: a small girl in a hospital bed, smiling despite her pain.
His eyes began to glow with void energy as he walked through the collapsing portal. Behind him, reality snapped back into place, sealing away the truth of what had occurred.
But the system's final notification lingered in his vision:
[Void Sovereign Status: Partially Restored]
[Current Objective: Protect Host's Sister]
[Notice: Divine Entities Detected in Local Reality]
[Warning: They Know You Have Returned]
The hunt was about to begin.
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