The System Awakens: Rise of the Champion - Chapter 79

Chapter 79: Chapter 79: The Faction

As soon as Damian received his rewards, he reappeared in the [Awakener’s Hall].

The moment his figure materialized, he heard a series of gasps and sharp exhales.

Damian narrowed his eyes and looked around, noticing that every single awakener inside the hall was staring at him, murmuring among themselves.

However, the moment his gaze swept in their direction, they quickly turned away, as if they were intimidated or even afraid of him.

His eyes then landed on Shiru, who was standing a few meters away, looking at him with a similar expression.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” Damian asked.

“Are you seriously asking me that? After everything you did in the power ranking battles? Everyone in the First Tower Realm watched everything unfold… You’re the most popular person right now,” Shiru explained.

“Just open your friend request list… you’ll see.”

As soon as Damian opened the system prompt, a flood of messages began spamming his screen.

[You have received a friend request from ‘ObiWanCanBlowMe’]

[You have received a friend request from ‘BigB00tyJudy’]

[You have received a friend request from ‘AuntieClapper’]

[You have received a friend request from ‘TwoGirlsOneBox’]

[You have received a friend request from ‘TheBreadStore’]

[You have received a friend request from…] x 386

“I’m getting a lot of friend requests,” Damian muttered, raising an eyebrow as he scanned the unusual names.

“And what’s with these names?”

“You’ve shown power far beyond what any awakener of Solarta has ever seen. Of course, people would want to associate with you,” Shiru said, sounding a bit exasperated.

“As for the childish names… those are just superficial. It’s like gamer tags. You’ll need to create one yourself if you want to accept any friend requests.”

“Oh,” Damian nodded, then closed the prompt without accepting any requests.

“I sent you a friend request as well… and don’t bother ignoring it. We’ve already formed a contract, so this is nothing compared to that,” Shiru added with a slight smile.

Damian rolled his eyes and sighed before accepting her request.

[You have become friends with ‘ShiruYamamoto’]

…

[The InfinitePathWielder has accepted your friend request.]

“I guess only someone like you can have a name like that, huh?” Shiru nodded.

“Anyway, I have something important to do… see ya,” Damian said, waving a hand before turning toward the exit with a serious expression on his face.

“Whoa, whoa… where are you going?” Shiru stepped in front of him, wanting to know why he was leaving so hastily.

“To deal with a faction,” Damian replied simply, his lips curling into a predatory grin.

“Deal with a faction…?” Shiru blinked in confusion before realization struck her.

Her eyes widened as she remembered Damian’s brutal and aggressive fighting style against the members of the [Lord’s Disciples] faction during the ranking battles.

“The [Lord’s Disciples] faction…?”

“Yep. There won’t be anyone left after I’m finished,” Damian said, shrugging as if it were nothing.

Right now, nothing mattered more to him than erasing the remnants of the Vatican from his world.

Fighting them during the power ranking battles had resurfaced an overwhelming fury and hatred that he simply couldn’t ignore.

If he didn’t deal with it now, it would become a major obstacle in his path to invincibility and true immortality, something he could not allow.

The Vatican had exploited their power and status, causing countless innocent children to suffer and die.

While his hatred for them would never truly disappear, he could at least ensure that their influence was completely eradicated by killing every last one of those Vatican bastards who were responsible for the atrocities.

He wanted to end their story once and for all so he could continue his pursuit of power.

“I’ll come to you if I need anything… but I’m leaving now,” Damian said, about to walk away until he saw Shiru raise her hand, signaling for him to wait.

“I won’t even try to talk you out of it,” she said.

“I’ve seen your power, I know you’re capable of doing it. But if you’re really going to declare war on a faction, why not make the best out of it?”

“What do you mean?” Damian raised an eyebrow, intrigued.

“Before you finish off their faction, create your own faction first. Then, declare war against their faction through the system. This way, you’ll also receive rewards for winning the war against a system-registered faction,” Shiru suggested.

“Hmm… yes, that does sound beneficial. I have to create my own faction, huh? Fine, let’s do it,” Damian nodded with a smile.

Shiru then brought him to the hall where factions could be registered, along with their names and leaders.

“First, to register your faction, you’ll need an awful lot of gold…” Shiru said, but she didn’t doubt that Damian had more than enough.

She had a hunch that he might have plenty of gold to meet the requirements for forming a faction.

“Touch the crystal tablet and say your faction name. Once the system accepts the name, pay the required sum of gold, and that will be it,” Shiru explained.

Damian did as she instructed.

He walked toward the crystal tablet and placed his hand on it, feeling its warmth against his palm as he pondered what his faction’s name should be.

—–

[Faction System]

[Select the type of faction you wish to create from the options below:]

-Monarchy

-Guild

-Theocracy

-Autocracy

-Clan

-Kratocracy

-Democracy

—–

“I will choose the [Monarchy] ruling system,” Damian decided.

Another prompt appeared in his field of vision.

[Register your faction name]

[Pay 500,000 Gold to complete the faction creation]

Damian paid the gold.

After a few minutes of thinking, he finally decided on a name.

“…The Circle of Ouroboros.”

[The system has accepted your faction registration.]

[The faction “Circle of Ouroboros” has been successfully registered in the system.]

[The Awakener titled ‘Infinity’ has been declared the leader of the monarchy, “Circle of Ouroboros.”]

[You have unlocked a system function: ‘Faction Management.’]

[You have awakened a subclass: “Lone Leader.”]

[Subclass: Lone Leader]

[Effects: -For every 1,000 Awakener who joins your faction, your stats will permanently increase by 0.01%.

-For every Awakener who join your faction, your stats will increase by 0.004%. This bonus will temporarily activate when you are at war with another faction.]

—–

[Sub-Class Evolution Condition:

-Evolve your faction: Incomplete

—–

“I will be the first one to join your faction,” Shiru said, sending a request to the leader of the faction.

A notification appeared before Damian.

[The Awakener named ‘Shiru’ has requested to join your faction.]

“Fine,” Damian sighed before accepting the request.

[The Awakener titled ‘Shiru’ has become a member of your faction.]

…

“Now that you’ve created your faction, every other faction in Solarta has probably received a notification about its existence,” Shiru continued.

“But I doubt anyone would mess with you after your display of power in the ranking battles. I doubt they’d even go against you. Still, it’s good to be cautious.”

“If you have another 500,000 Gold, you can buy a [Territory Card] from the system shop. With it, you can establish your own territory anywhere in the lands of Solarta,” Shiru suggested.

“Territory Card? I already have one,” Damian said, remembering that he had received one as a reward for completing a trial in Hell Mode.

He brought it out of his system inventory, and a golden-colored card, about seven inches in size, appeared in his hand.

“…That’s great! Did you get that as one of the rewards from the Hell Mode trials?”

“Yep,” Damian nodded.

Shiru sighed in regret.

She regretted not choosing the Hell Mode trials after seeing all the gold and items Damian had received as rewards.

Then again, even if she had tried, she doubted she would have survived.

“How much gold do you have left?” Shiru asked.

Damian checked his inventory before answering, “2,804,250 gold.”

“What the hell?… How do you have so much gold even after spending 500,000 gold to register your faction?” Shiru couldn’t believe her ears.

She had never heard of anyone possessing that much gold before.

Maybe an entire faction’s wealth could reach that high, but a single Awakener having that amount?

This was ridiculous.

“Well, I was rewarded about 1,295,000 gold when I completed all 20 Hell Mode trials and another 2,010,000 gold from the Power Ranking battles. I had already spent about 500 gold during the trials.”

After Damian defeated the 200th-ranked player in the Power Ranking, he unlocked a hidden feature of the battles: for every consecutive win, his reward increased by 100 gold.

Since he had defeated every single Awakener from the 200th position up to the 1st, his total earnings from the Power Ranking battles had accumulated to 2,010,000 gold.

Adding that to the 1,295,000 gold he earned from completing the Hell Mode trials, and subtracting the 500 gold he had spent on clothes and food during the trials, as well as the 500,000 gold he used to register his faction, his total balance now stood at 2,804,250 gold.

“That’s an awful lot of gold… With this, you could even build faction buildings in your territory,” Shiru sighed in frustration.

“Anyway, since you already have a territory card, you can establish your territory right away.”

“Where?”

“Anywhere… It’s up to you. The system will display locations designated as free territorial lands. You can choose any of them. As for expanding your territory, we’ll deal with that in the future.”

After an hour or so, Damian appeared in another location near a dense forest.

However, this particular area had no trees or forest life, only thick green grass covering the land.

A few kilometers away, he could see lush green mountains rising in the distance.

“This seems to be a good place…” Damian muttered.

He brought out his [Territory Card], which manifested as a golden card from his system inventory and appeared in his hand.

Applying a little force, he crushed the card, causing a wave of golden energy to spread outward as the card shattered.

The soft golden glow brushed past his figure before dissipating into the air.

The ground trembled slightly as a golden circle, resembling a magical formation, manifested on the ground.

It stretched outward, covering a 50-meter diameter before vanishing.

The moment it disappeared, another circle appeared, and the ground began to crack and shift.

From beneath the earth, structures started emerging as massive buildings rose from the depths.

A grand castle took shape, its towering walls forming as stone structures emerged from the cracks.

A thick stone wall soon surrounded the castle, enclosing the one-kilometer territory.

[You have formed your territory.]

[You have unlocked the system function: ‘Territory Management.’]

[Your territory begins with a size of 50 meter (Diameter).]