The System Awakens: Rise of the Champion - Chapter 80

Chapter 80: Chapter 80: Limit Breaker – 1

[You have formed your territory.]

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

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

Damian looked at his territory.

The [Territory Card] instantly created his very own land as soon as he crushed it in his hand.

His territory started with a 50-meter diameter, and the system even took the liberty of forming a stone wall to mark its boundaries.

A massive seven-foot-tall, thick brown metal gate stood at the entrance.

As soon as he willed it, the gate opened on its own, allowing him to walk inside.

Before him stood a manor-like castle made of pure gray stone.

A large stone gate at the entrance rotated, creating a path for him as he approached.

Damian entered the castle, stepping into a vast throne hall.

A small smile played on his lips as he walked forward on a black-and-white carpet leading to the throne.

He observed the throne for a few moments before finally taking his seat as the [Lone Leader] of the [Circle of Ouroboros].

After taking in the soft yet powerful sensation of the throne for a few minutes, Damian muttered, “Let’s check out the new system functions…”

He then opened the first function he had unlocked.

—–

[Faction Management]

[Faction Name: Circle of Ouroboros (Tier 1)]

[Faction Leader: Infinity (Damian Ignatius)]

[Faction Members (1/1000)]

1. Shiru Yamamoto (Role: Commoner)

[Faction Evolution Conditions]

-Recruit Awakeners to strengthen your faction: (1/1000)

-Conquer Tier 1 factions: (0/3)

—–

“Hm… I always thought joining a faction wouldn’t be efficient for my growth, but after seeing the benefits of the Sub-class, I may have to reconsider my beliefs,” Damian mused, rubbing his chin thoughtfully as he recalled the effects of his new subclass.

[Subclass: Lone Leader]

[Effects:

-For every 1,000 Awakeners who join your faction, your stats will permanently increase by 0.01%.

-For every Awakener who joins your faction, your stats will temporarily increase by 0.004% during faction wars.]

Just then, he sensed a figure entering his territory: Shiru, his contractee.

However, another unfamiliar presence accompanied her.

The newcomer was weak, so Damian ignored them for now, though he was mildly curious.

Instead, he opened the next system function he had unlocked.

—–

[Territory Management]

[Territory Name: The Land of Ouroboros]

[Territory Rank: Tier 1]

[Territory Size: 50 Meters (Diameter)]

[Territory Owner: Infinity (Damian Ignatius)]

[Territory Structures]

-Leader’s Manor

-Stone Wall

-Training Ground🔒 (Price: 45,000 Gold)

-Armory🔒(Price: 20,000 Gold)

-Watchtowers🔒 (Price: 28,000 Gold)

-Teleportation House🔒 (Price: 150,000 Gold)

[Territory Evolution Conditions]

-Conquer territories.

-The evolution of your land will depend on the type of territories you conquer.

—–

As soon as Damian opened the system function, all the relevant information flowed into his mind.

As the leader of the faction and the owner of the territory, he had full control over everything within his domain.

As a faction leader, he determined who could join, and he could assign roles to Awakeners through the system.

Each role came with unique perks, advantages, and privileges.

Damian, as the leader, had access to all of them.

Whenever he assigned a role, the individual would be bound by a system-generated contract, which he could modify as he saw fit.

As a territory owner, he could lease or sell land for any price he deemed appropriate.

He could monitor who entered and left his land, ban anyone from entering, and construct as many buildings as he wanted, provided he had the gold.

Remembering that he had obtained a [Random System Function Card] as a reward for completing his Hell Mode trials, Damian decided to use it.

“Let’s check it out,” he murmured, retrieving the card from his system inventory.

A brown card, about the size of a seven-inch Android phone, materialized in his hand.

Without hesitation, he crushed it.

[You have used the Random System Function Card.][You have unlocked a new system function: “Mapping Function.”]

As soon as Damian unlocked the function, another prompt appeared, revealing a map with him at its center, represented by a blue dot inside the [Leader’s Manor].

The map displayed his entire territory, but when he zoomed out, nothing else was visible.

—–

[Mapping Function]

-The map will expand as you explore new areas.

-You can place markers on Awakeners to track their movements. (Note: Marking an Awakener requires physical contact. Limit: 10.)

-Marked Awakeners can explore and register new lands into the mapping system.

—–

“This should be useful… I should just mark some birds and animals. That would be a faster way to expand the map,” Damian mused.

He then noticed that Shiru and the stranger she had brought were still standing outside the castle, engaged in conversation but not entering.

“Anyway, I should balance out my stats before waging war against the [Lord’s Disciples] faction,” Damian muttered before opening his status.

—–

{{Physical Attributes}}

[Strength: 235 | Agility: 275 | Vitality: 383 |

Stamina: 280 | Perception: 262 ]

{Stat Points: 175}

—–

After a few minutes, Damian finally allocated all the stat points he had received and then looked at his physical attributes.

—–

{{Physical Attributes}}

[Strength: 300 | Agility: 310 | Vitality: 390 |

Stamina: 310 | Perception: 300 ]

{Stat Points: 0}

—–

As soon as he finished allocating his stats, he began to feel a warm and cold sensation spreading across his body.

However, this was very different, much different, from when he had allocated his stats before…

Something else was happening to him.

Something he didn’t expect…

Suddenly, his pupils dilated to the limit, and his vision went black.

Though it seemed like he had lost consciousness, he remained sitting upright, his dilated eyes wide open.

A white aura began to seep out of his skin, slowly enveloping his figure in a thin, cloud-like cocoon as Damian’s mind went completely blank.

Outside, a few minutes before Damian started allocating his stat points…

While he was examining the newly unlocked system functions, Shiru appeared in front of the territory of [Land of Oroborus], accompanied by a stranger.

“I’m still surprised that someone like you has taken an interest in a human… Sir Holloway,” Shiru remarked, glancing at the plebeian vampire standing beside her, who kept a respectful distance.

He was a man with striking red eyes, long brown hair, and pale skin, like all vampires.

Dressed in a long brown coat and sophisticated attire, he exuded an air of intellect and refinement.

“What can I say? No one has ever displayed the kind of power he did in the rankings. I feel like I could learn a lot from him for my research, of course,” the plebeian vampire, whom Shiru respectfully addressed as Sir Holloway, replied with a small smile.

“Wouldn’t that noble vampire be furious if someone like you sought out the person who humiliated him so badly?” Shiru asked, referring to Aeron Brenlith, the noble vampire Damian had defeated to claim the first position in the power ranking battle.

“Don’t worry about him. Even he wouldn’t dare lay a finger on me unless he’s willing to invoke the wrath of an Ancient Vampire… and trust me, he wouldn’t want that,” Sir Holloway said with a confident smile.

“So, it’s true, your master is an Ancient Noble Vampire…” Shiru muttered.

She had heard rumors about this plebeian vampire being under the protection of an Ancient, but neither she nor her colleagues who worked for the system had ever dared to ask him directly, fearing they might offend him.

Awakeners climbing the Tower usually kept their secrets to themselves, and prying into their affairs was often seen as disrespectful, or even offensive.

This was especially true when the Awakener in question was a plebeian vampire over 800 years old, not bothered by nobles, plebeians, and even werewolves, rumored to have been turned by an Ancient Noble Vampire.

“Yeah… I was fortunate enough to encounter an Ancient Noble Vampire who wasn’t as impulsive or arrogant as the others, unlike Aeron Brenlith.”

“She was interested in my work and offered me immortality in exchange for sharing my research. I graciously accepted… though it came at a price,” Sir Holloway explained.

However, he didn’t elaborate further, and Shiru knew better than to pry.

Suddenly, both Shiru and Sir Holloway turned their gazes toward the manor’s gates.

A powerful presence surged from within.

“What is that? Is that him? What’s he doing?” Shiru asked, feeling an overwhelming force radiating from inside.

It was far stronger and vastly different from the aura Damian had given off before, as if all the power he had been restraining was now completely unleashed.

“He… I think he’s allocating his stat points,” Sir Holloway muttered, his eyes widening.

“Allocating stat points? How can you tell?”

“A sudden, massive increase in presence? What else could it be in such an unlikely place?”

As an 800-year-old vampire who had studied countless unexplained phenomena, he could easily recognize when someone was distributing their free stat points.

“But even that wouldn’t explain why his presence is skyrocketing like this…” His eyes widened further as a realization struck him.

“He must be using a large number of stat points all at once—that would explain this overwhelming presence.”

“How many do you suppose…?”

“Around a hundred, maybe,” Sir Holloway replied, clenching his fist.

“A-Around h-hundred?” Shiru stammered, swallowing hard.

She had never seen someone with that many free stat points before.

As far as she knew, stat points were rarely rewarded.

However, she also knew that Awakeners who completed trials on Nightmare difficulty earned some, and Damian had completed every single trial on Hell mode… Maybe he really did have hundreds of free stat points.

“Even if it’s around a hundred, it shouldn’t be causing a presence like this… Don’t forget, the effectiveness of each stat point increases significantly as the base stats get higher.”

“My guess is that his stats were already quite high, and now on top of that, he’s adding even more, making his strength ridiculously high for his level,” Sir Holloway said, shaking his head in disbelief.