Cosmic Lord: The Error Awakens
Chapter 72: Iron Meets Gold

Chapter 72: Iron Meets Gold

The sixty-sixth dawn broke with a clang of steel over Kael El’s Ashen Empire, the 10,906 square kilometers of his Territory Level 5 dominion shimmering with defiance. The capital city stood at 200 buildings, bone steel and golden turrets gleaming as 2,688,000 subjects braced for war. Kael held the eastern border, 900 kilometers from his capital, Stormforged Blade raised, EX: Dragonflame Reaver blazing, Stormhide Armor etched with gold scars. His flirty smirk cut through the tension, a cool dominance radiating as he faced Vex’s probing assault—60,000 iron-clad troops surging 800 kilometers east, SSS: Iron Lord forging their advance. Kael burned to melt their steel.

Day 66. Vex’s iron rattles, I’ll smelt it. His dark eyes flared with unwavering confidence, pride a molten core beneath his chill exterior. Two-point-seven million souls, 10,906 square kilometers, Vex’s 64 thinks he’s got a spark. It’s his pyre. The Nexus roared: "Kael’s 68, gold stands!" "Vex’s 64, iron charges!" He winked at the storm. Charge all you want, I’m the anvil.

"Day 66: Post-Peace Period. Territory Level: 5 – Commanding Lord. Territory Size: 10,906 sq. km. Population: 2,688,000 Subjects. Food Stock: 24 Days. Resource Yield: +100% (Lv. 5 Bonus) + 100% (SSS: Resource Lord) + 0.5x (R18 Boost, 2 Days Left). Resources: 785,000/1,000,000 for Lv. 5 Completion – Excess Banked: 0. Summon Limit: 20/Day. Territory Lv. 6 Conditions: Reach Level 105, Continental Empire (500+ buildings) [200/500], Defeat 100,000-stat Entity [Not Met], 5,000,000 Resources [785,000/5M], 250,000 Gold/Month [115,000/250,000], Army of 10,000 Elite [2,000/10,000], Build World Wonder [Not Met]."

"Lord Nexus Leaderboard: 1. Kael El (68), 2. Vex (64), 3. Myra (63), 4. Lyra (62), 5. Gavrin (60), 6. Sylth (59), 7. Elynn (58), 8. Jorr (56), 9. Kalia (55), 10. Zane (54)."

Kael’s grin widened, a teasing glint sparking. "Level 68 holds first, Vex’s 64 pushes second. Iron bends to my gold." His talents stayed veiled, EX: 10,000x Multiplier humming, Total Stats at 13,467 in Champion Lord Low Tier (10,000–25,000).

Veyna galloped up, bow taut, wolves snarling. "Lord, Vex’s 60,000 strike, 50,000 Level 25 iron troops, 2,500 Stats, 10,000 Level 45 elites, 8,000 Stats. SSS: Iron Lord’s forging 5,000 more, 800 kilometers east."

Kael winked, twirling the reaver. "Veyna, my huntress, 60,000’s a forge fire. Iron melts in my blaze." He raised a fist, EX: Dragon Sovereign roaring as dragons soared. Twenty summons erupted, bone golems and frost wolves charging. "Drayce, frontline. Thora, turrets. We break ’em."

Drayce spurred ahead, glaive flashing as 1.5 million warriors surged, 400 gold-clad elite leading. "Aye, Lord, iron cracks by dusk." Thora planted her hammer, golden turrets humming.

By noon, Vex’s iron tide crashed in, 60,000 steel-clad figures storming the plain, Level 25 troops at 2,500 Stats, elites at 8,000 wielding heavy axes. Kael smirked, EX: Gold Reaper pulsing, his 13,467 Total Stats towering. The clash roared, Drayce’s elite slicing through, War Surge bellowing, 8,000 iron troops falling, steel splintering. Bone golems stomped, claws crushing 6,000, dust swirling. Veyna’s wolves tore, frost fangs shredding 5,000, arrows piercing elites.

Kael charged, EX: Stormwing Prime blurring him to an elite captain, 8,000 Stats flaring. The captain swung, iron axe crashing, Kael dodged, earth splitting. EX: Volcanic Tsunami surged, 10,000 damage melting 4,000, steel sizzling. Another elite thrust, Kael parried with the Stormforged Blade, metal screaming, then triggered EX: Vitality Reaper, stealing 10,000 health, 20,000 damage shredding the foe. He laughed, gold ash mixing with iron dust.

Dragons dove, fire and ice raining, 7,000 vaporized, ash pooling. Elys’s lightning cracked, 6,000 fried, Lyra’s violet blasts tore 5,000, Rhea and Fyra torched 8,000. The harem reaped, 39,000 dead in hours, iron buckling. Vex’s elites rallied, 10,000 forming a steel wall, axes swinging. Kael smirked, EX: Seismic Rupture cracking the ground, 5,000 damage breaking ranks, bone golems smashing 3,000. EX: Ash Reaper spun, 50,000 damage wiping 4,000, dust choking.

Golden turrets fired, bolts shredding 5,000, Thora’s hammer reinforcing, 4,000 falling. Drayce’s glaives reaped 6,000, Veyna’s wolves tore 5,000, dragons roared, 63,000 dead total—Vex’s 5,000 spawn joining late. Vex emerged, Level 64, 9,800 Total Stats pulsing, SSS: Iron Lord flaring as 5,000 iron troops spawned, axe gleaming. "Kael, your gold’s soft!" Kael grinned, EX: Tempest Maelstrom roaring a sandstorm, 15,000 damage scattering 2,000 spawn. He charged, EX: Bone Reaper piercing, 50,000 damage clashing with Vex’s axe, steel cracking.

Vex swung, Kael dodged, EX: Magma Fury searing 50,000 damage, 2,000 iron melting, Vex staggering. EX: Thunder Barrage rained forty lances, 40,000 damage denting his guard. Vex retreated, 18,000 left, 900 kilometers east.

"Ding! XP Gained: 63,000 enemies (53,000 Lv. 25, 1,767,922 XP each; 10,000 Lv. 45, 33,554,432 XP each) × 0.1 × 50 = 2,138,325,060 XP."

—Level Up! Level 68 to 69. Base Stats: Champion Lord Low Tier (10,000–25,000), set at 12,500 (Str: 3,125, Def: 3,125, Spd: 3,125, Aura: 3,125).

Kael stood, Total Stats at 13,967, EX: Gold Dominion flaring. "Vex’s iron bends, I rise."

POV Shift: Lord Vex

Vex retreated, Level 64, 9,800 Total Stats flickering, 18,000 left, 900 kilometers east. "Kael’s 69, 47,000 gone. He’s a forge, I’m dented." Steel sharpened, his axe cold.

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