Chapter 474: Infernal Demon Domain â World of Absolute Carnage
âIâll start with them,â Max said, his voice no longer playful. It was cold now, hard, and filled with the weight of something final. His finger pointed squarely at the dense clusters of soldiers clad in the Monarchâs colors.
âTheyâre the ones, arenât they?â he continued, his gaze sliding back to Drevon. âThe ones who slaughtered city after city in the Central Region to weaken the foundation of this continent for you, to build a citadel for your Monarch. Who burned homes. Who hunted children. Who painted the rivers red with the blood of innocent people.â
He paused, his expression calmâtoo calm.
âIâm no saint,â Max said. âI donât fight for virtue. I donât care about justice, or mercy, or redemption. But if thereâs one thing I do care aboutââ his voice sharpened like a blade drawn from its sheath ââitâs that I absolutely hate the Monarch. I hate everything it stands for. And youâŠâ He looked Drevon dead in the eyes, his aura beginning to boil again. ââŠyouâve sent people to kill me time and time again. Youâve hunted me like Iâm prey.â
His eyes began to glow, and the black flames around him flickered violently.
âSo now, just because I can⊠I will annihilate your army. Every. Single. One. Of. Them.â
As the final word left his lips, Maxâs entire body shuddered, as if it had become the conduit of something ancient, something violent and unchained. A sudden beam of infernal energy erupted from the core of his chest, thick and blinding, casting the battlefield in an unnatural red glow.
The Infernal Demon Tattoo that sprawled across the right side of his body began to burn brighterâfar brighterâits dark red patterns now pulsating like veins of molten magma. It wasnât just glowingâit was alive, writhing like it was awakening from slumber, hunger etched into every line, every flicker of light.
And then, in a voice so low it felt like a whisper across reality itself, Max uttered the words that made the world still.
âInfernal Demon Domain â World of Absolute Carnage.â
The air exploded.
A deep, hellish wave of pure infernal energy burst out from Maxâs body like a nuclear detonation made of rage and blood. It surged outward in every direction, expanding rapidly, consuming space, devouring the sky, swallowing the earth.
The clouds above were ripped apart, erased by the sheer malice of the domain. The light of the sun vanished as if retreating in fear. And within seconds, the entire battlefieldâthe entire world as far as the eye could seeâwas consumed by a new realm, a true domain.
Everything changed.
The sky turned dark crimson, dripping with blood-colored mist that hissed and crackled. The ground beneath their feet warped into a wasteland of cracked black stone, littered with broken bones and dying embers.
Rivers of glowing red energyâpools of boiling hatredâcarved through the earth like veins in the skin of a beast. The air itself was heavy, choking, filled with the scent of death and rusted iron. Screams echoed in the distanceâvoices that didnât belong to the living, nor the dead.
Everyone was engulfed.
The armies of the Lost Continent, humans and elves alike, stumbled as they felt their legs grow weak and their hearts pound wildly with fear.
The army of the Monarch, thousands strong, looked around in confusion and horror as the oppressive aura began to crush their will to fight.
Even the demons, immune to many forms of energy, shudderedâbecause this was not just energy. This was the origin of torment.
Even the leadersâKing Magnar, Elarion, Marcel, Kate, Aureliaâeach powerful enough to shatter mountains, felt their bodies stiffen under the weight of the domain. It pressed into their bones, into their minds, into their souls.
The Three Commendments of the MonarchâGaril, Loxus, Reinerâeach known for monstrous strength, froze in the air with wide eyes.
And finally, Drevonâthe Young Monarch himselfâhis body cloaked in authority and pride, looked around with a frown deeper than any he had worn before.
They were all shocked.
Because for the first time, they had all entered a Domain.
This was not illusion. Not a trick.
This was a true domainâa world entirely forged from Infernal Energy, born from rage, vengeance, and madness. In this world, Maxâs will was law. Here, his energy reigned supreme.
The domain fed on hatred, amplified violence, and punished the weak. The deeper you breathed, the more the crimson air clawed at your mind, whispering to give in, to lose control, to kill.
âThisâŠâ Elarion began, but the words caught in his throat. The moment his senses registered what had just happened, they refused to believe it. His lungs felt like they were breathing fire. The air itself was hostileâthick, oppressive, and steeped in malevolence. His knees didnât buckle, but his soul shuddered.
âA DomainâŠâ Aureliaâs voice trembled. Her usually composed face was pale, her emerald eyes wide with disbelief. âA True Domain,â she gasped, her voice barely more than a whisper as she looked around the twisted, blood-colored world they had all been thrown into.
It wasnât just a change of atmosphereâit was like they had been ripped from their world and thrown into someone elseâs nightmare. This wasnât a spell. This wasnât a technique.
This was another reality.
âHow is this possible?!â Kate cried out, her voice echoing across the infernal wasteland as she turned in place, looking desperately for anything familiarâanything that didnât reek of death and corruption. âA Domain? Thatâs something only the legends speak of. Not a single person in the Lower Domain has ever managed to comprehend one in over a thousand years! And now weâre⊠weâre inside one!â
The ground beneath their feet cracked and oozed thick rivers of red energy, whispering in guttural voices no one could understand. The crimson sky was alive with slow-moving infernal clouds that seemed to groan as they drifted, casting distorted shadows over the battlefield. The pressure crushed down on their minds, as though their every thought was being watched⊠judged.
King Magnar narrowed his eyes, taking in the flickering energy threads that stitched this world togetherâevery one of them laced with infernal power. His eyes turned toward Max, who floated above it all like the sovereign of this grotesque domain. âI think I understand now,â he said grimly. âThis isnât just a domain. Itâs a specialized one. One born from the Infernal Demon Tattoo.â
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