Cosmic Lord: The Error Awakens
Chapter 91: The Crystal Gambit Falls

Chapter 91: The Crystal Gambit Falls

The eighty-fifth dawn erupted over Kael El’s Ashen Empire with a fierce golden blaze, the 10,906 square kilometers of his Territory Level 5 dominion trembling with war’s pulse. The capital city stood at 340 buildings, bone steel and golden turrets dwarfed by the Golden Colossus—its hundred-meter frame looming over the plaza, core pulsing violet-gold, a beacon of Kael’s might. He stood atop the eastern outpost’s ramparts, 1,200 kilometers from home, Stormforged Blade in hand, its shard-pommel singing with a fierce hum. EX: Dragonflame Reaver glowed at his hip, and Stormhide Armor clad him, its scars glinting in the rising sun. His flirty smirk danced across his lips, a cool dominance radiating as he flexed EX: Gold Dominion, golden veins threading the stone beneath his boots.

Day 85. Myra’s last gasp—let’s choke it out. His dark eyes gleamed with unwavering confidence, pride a molten core beneath his chill exterior. Two-point-seven million souls, 10,906 square kilometers, Territory Level 5’s my hammer—time to smash her glass. The Nexus crackled through the wind: "Kael’s 74, gold reigns!" He smirked at the sky, voice low. Reign? I crush.

"Day 85: Post-Peace Period. Territory Level: 5 – Commanding Lord. Territory Size: 10,906 sq. km. Population: 2,688,000 Subjects. Food Stock: 15 Days. Resource Yield: +100% (Lv. 5 Bonus) + 100% (SSS: Resource Lord). Resources: 1,490,000/1,000,000 for Lv. 5 Completion – Excess Banked: 70,000. Summon Limit: 20/Day. Territory Lv. 6 Conditions: Reach Level 105, Continental Empire (500+ buildings) [340/500], Defeat 100,000-stat Entity [Not Met], 5,000,000 Resources [1,490,000/5M], 250,000 Gold/Month [200,000/250,000], Army of 10,000 Elite [5,000/10,000], Build World Wonder [Completed: Golden Colossus]."

"Lord Nexus Leaderboard: 1. Kael El (74), 2. Myra (64), 3. Lyra (63), 4. Gavrin (61), 5. Sylth (60), 6. Elynn (59), 7. Jorr (57), 8. Kalia (56), 9. Zane (55), 10. Taryn (54)."

Kael leaned on the rampart, shard-pommel pulsing as he scanned the eastern plain. "Level 74, first place," he murmured, voice teasing but edged. "Myra’s 64, 80,000 desperate—Lyra’s 63, 50,000 hiding. Colossus roars—coalition’s done." Yesterday’s completion lingered—the Colossus’s pulse, tied to ’The Error,’ his blood humming back. Veyna’s wolves had returned at midnight, her report sharp: "Myra’s 100,000, 1,400 kilometers east, crystal army charging—Nexus-enhanced, violet-gold blazing."

Drayce strode up, glaive gleaming, 50,000 troops fanned out below, 5,000 elite in gold steel gleaming brightest. "Lord, wolves say Myra’s 5 kilometers out—80,000 Level 25, 2,800 Stats, 20,000 Level 45, 8,500 Stats. Crystal towers—five, thirty meters, beams amped—SSS: Crystal Lord’s all in."

Kael spun the Stormforged Blade, shard’s song swelling. "100,000, huh? Myra’s 64, Nexus tricks—Colossus doubled my elite. 500,000—gold fist, summons, full line. We end her here." He winked, EX: Dragon Sovereign roaring as dragons circled overhead.

Veyna joined, bow taut, wolves snarling. "Flanks, Lord—towers are heavy, troops are frenzied. Wolves’ll rip ’em." Thora’s turrets, hauled east, hummed as 100,000 manned them, the Colossus’s morale boost fueling the roar of 500,000 behind.

The horizon shimmered violet-gold, then exploded—100,000 charging, Myra’s army a desperate tide of crystal fury. 80,000 Level 25 grunts in glowing armor swung jagged blades, 2,800 Stats pulsing, while 20,000 Level 45 elites in radiant cloaks wielded staves, 8,500 Stats crackling. Five crystal towers rolled, thirty meters tall, beams lashing—violet-gold, 25,000 damage, Nexus-enhanced, shredding earth.

Kael laughed, raising the blade. "Last stand—cute. Let’s break it." He charged, EX: Stormwing Prime blurring him in, 500,000 thundering behind, the Colossus’s pulse echoing west. Drayce’s vanguard smashed—glaives slicing 15,000 grunts, crystal shattering, beams glancing off gold steel. War Surge roared, 10,000 shredded, dust swirling. Veyna’s wolves hit the flanks, frost fangs ripping 12,000, her arrows piercing elites—3,000 down, staves clattering.

Turrets fired, golden bolts shredding 18,000, earth trembling as 100,000 reinforced. Bone golems stomped, EX: Bone Dominion summoning twenty, crushing 15,000, claws splintering crystal. Kael reached an elite captain, 8,500 Stats flaring, staff blazing. The captain swung, a beam lashing, Kael dodged, stone melting. EX: Volcanic Tsunami surged, 10,000 damage melting 10,000 grunts, crystal sizzling. The captain thrust, Kael parried with the Stormforged Blade, shard screaming, then triggered EX: Vitality Reaper—10,000 health stolen, 20,000 damage shredding the foe into ash. "Too late, Myra’s dog," he grinned, gold dust swirling.

Dragons dove, fire and ice raining, 20,000 vaporized, ash pooling. Elys’s lightning cracked, 15,000 fried, Lyra—his Lyra—blasted violet mockery, tearing 10,000. Rhea and Fyra torched 15,000, flames roaring—harem reaping chaos. Eighty thousand down in an hour, Myra’s army fracturing, towers faltering.

The elites rallied, 20,000 forming a crystal wall, towers firing—two turrets down, 3,000 lost. Kael smirked, EX: Seismic Rupture splitting the ground, 5,000 damage cracking ranks, bone golems smashing 8,000. EX: Ash Reaper spun, 50,000 damage wiping 12,000, dust choking. Drayce’s glaives reaped 15,000, Veyna’s wolves tore 10,000, turrets pounded 15,000—100,000 dead, towers silent, Myra’s gambit ash.

"Ding! XP Gained: 100,000 enemies (80,000 Lv. 25, 1,767,922 XP each; 20,000 Lv. 45, 33,554,432 XP each) × 0.1 × 50 = 4,057,693,600 XP."

—Level Up! Level 74 to 75.

Kael felt the surge, EX: Gold Dominion flaring, shard singing brighter. "Level 75—Myra’s done." He sheathed the blade, clapping Drayce’s shoulder. "Loot?"

"Rich," Drayce said, wiping his glaive. "25,000 resources, crystal shards—towers gave scraps."

Kael nodded, turning west as the army marched back, reaching the capital by dusk. The Colossus towered, core pulsing, its shell complete—hundred meters of gold steel gleaming. Lena met him at the gates, map glowing. "Lord, buildings hit 355—forges pushed. Resources at 1,515,000—loot added 25,000. Gold’s at 205,000 monthly—taxes bumped it."

Kael winked, dusting ash off his armor. "355’s a haul—push to 360 by tomorrow, bank 40,000. Myra’s 64, 100,000 to nothing—Level 75 says coalition’s next." He strode to the Colossus, shard humming, its pulse rippling as he approached.

Thora shouted from the base, hammer raised. "Lord! Colossus boosted ’em—5,000 elite held like 10,000. Myra’s ash proves it!"

Kael’s grin widened, turning to the harem—Elys sparking, Rhea warming, Veyna pacing. "Ladies, 2.7 million souls, 10,906 square kilometers, 1,515,000 resources, Level 75—Myra’s 64, 100,000 gone. Colossus shines—thoughts?"

Elys grinned, lightning dancing. "You’re a reaper, Kael—Myra’s finished. Colossus broke her spine."

Rhea’s flames flickered, voice soft. "Broke her, but ’The Error’—that pulse—your blood’s calling it."

Veyna notched an arrow, smirking. "Call or not, 80,000’s dust—Sylth’s 60’s next. Wolves’ll hunt."

Kael’s grin sharpened, predatory. "Reaper, broke, hunt—my song. Lena, bank it—Thora, guard it—Veyna, stalk it—Drayce, sharpen it. Myra’s 64’s ash—coalition’s curtain drops." He stood by the Colossus, shard alive, its core pulsing a third wave—stronger, shaking the plaza.

By night, 360 buildings glowed, resources at 1,525,000, gold steady at 205,000, 40,000 banked. Kael watched from the ramparts, shard singing, Myra’s ash in the wind. The Empress’s prophecy—’The Error stirs’—burned closer, his blood answering. He smirked into the dark. "Stir away—I’m the one ending it."

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