Dominion Bond System: The Only Man Left Has A Yandere Girlfriend

Chapter 75: A New Name And Rank

[Host has died!]

[Beginning Resurrection!]

The blood and scattered flesh splattered across the shattered boulder began flowing back together as though time itself had reversed. Broken bones reformed. Torn muscles stitched themselves together. Organs regenerated, and after several seconds, Reiji’s body was completely restored.

Ding!

[Resurrection Complete!]

[Full Recovery Rewarded!]

"Ugh..."

Reiji slowly pushed himself out of the crater he had created in the boulder before dropping onto one knee. He took several deep breaths while staring at his trembling hands.

He had died.

There was no denying it.

The pain of having his body smashed apart still lingered vividly in his mind. It felt so real that even after being resurrected, his instincts continued screaming at him to run.

"The Devil’s Island Dreamscape..."

The memory surfaced almost immediately.

That was the last time he had experienced death.

Back then, the system had somehow brought him back as well.

Reiji still didn’t understand why.

He didn’t know whether it was because of the hidden quest, the trial itself, or something else entirely.

But one thing was certain, he had been given another chance.

Slowly, Reiji clenched both fists.

His eyes gradually turned ice cold.

"This time... I’ll kill it."

Unlike before, his body had completely recovered.

Every injury was gone.

Every drop of mana had returned.

Even the exhaustion weighing on his mind had disappeared completely.

Without another word, Reiji turned around and calmly walked back toward the forbidden territory.

There was no hesitation in his steps.

During the last four days, he had exterminated every monster inhabiting the surrounding forest.

The Thorn Blade Bird.

The King Crab.

The countless lizardmen, monkeys and orcs.

Only one creature remained.

The Tyrant Serpent Bird.

***

Deep within the ancient forest, the Tyrant Serpent Bird slowly opened its golden eyes.

Its instincts sensed something impossible.

That human was alive.

*SKREEEEEEEEE!!*

Its furious scream echoed throughout the forbidden territory.

Without waiting another second, it spread its enormous wings and shot into the sky before diving directly toward Reiji.

The surrounding air exploded from its speed.

Meanwhile...

Reiji calmly raised his head.

"I’ve been waiting."

The terrifying pressure descended upon him.

Without hesitation he activated blood rage.

[Blood Rage.]

BOOM!!

A violent crimson aura erupted from his body.

His muscles immediately expanded as overwhelming strength flooded every part of him.

His veins bulged beneath his skin.

His crimson eyes stared directly at the approaching monster.

Then...

[Hardening.]

His entire body became several dozen times tougher.

His skin didn’t change color, but every muscle felt as though it had transformed into tempered steel.

Reiji inhaled deeply.

"...Overload."

Unlike before, he wasn’t overloading a skill.

He was overloading... himself.

BOOOOOOOM!!

An even more terrifying wave of mana erupted from his body.

Every muscle violently contracted.

His bones creaked. His blood boiled.

Countless veins surfaced across his body as unimaginable power surged through him.

Pain. Pure pain.

It felt as though every cell inside him was tearing itself apart.

Yet Reiji endured it. He didn’t scream.

He simply clenched his fists tighter.

The system responded immediately.

[Effects of Overload Applied.]

[All Host Stats Temporarily Increased by +70.]

Reiji slowly exhaled.

Before entering the Backlake Realm, every one of his basic stats had already reached 100 after receiving the Celestial Mage Class bonus.

Blood Rage increased his Strength, Speed, Stamina and Perception by eighty in total, while Overload pushed every single one of his attributes even further.

At that very moment...

His Strength, Speed, Stamina and Perception had reached an astonishing 300+.

His Vitality, Mana and Intelligence stood at 200+.

Power unlike anything he had ever experienced surged through every inch of his body. Even the surrounding mana felt clearer.

The overwhelming power surging through Reiji’s body wasn’t pleasant.

Every muscle fiber felt as though it was being stretched beyond its limits. His bones creaked beneath the sudden increase in strength while his blood surged through his veins like a raging river. It wasn’t the sharp pain of an injury but the agony of a body trying to contain power it was never meant to possess.

Reiji ignored it.

Compared to having his entire body crushed moments ago, this pain was something he could endure.

His breathing gradually steadied as he flexed his fingers once. The surrounding air rippled slightly from the sheer force behind the movement.

"So this is Overload..."

It wasn’t simply an increase in strength.

Everything had changed.

His vision sharpened to an unbelievable degree. He could clearly see individual leaves drifting through the air several hundred meters away. Tiny droplets left behind by Rainfall seemed suspended in place.

The wind appeared slower.

The swaying branches seemed slower.

Even the charging Tyrant Serpent Bird no longer looked impossibly fast.

It was still terrifyingly quick.

Just not untouchable.

Reiji slowly rolled his shoulders. A series of soft cracks echoed from his joints as he clenched and unclenched both fists. Thin fractures immediately spread across the ground beneath his feet from the pressure alone.

He didn’t feel invincible. Far from it.

Overload was consuming his body every second it remained active. The greater the power it released, the greater the burden it placed on him.

If this battle dragged on for too long, the Tyrant Serpent Bird wouldn’t need to kill him.

His own body would collapse first.

’I only need one opening.’

Reiji calmly watched the creature descend from the sky.

He had already fought it once. He knew its habits.

It relied on overwhelming speed and devastating momentum to crush its prey before they could react.

This time...

He refused to let it dictate the battle.

Instead of waiting for the Tyrant Serpent Bird to attack, Reiji lowered his stance and took a single step forward. Then another. Each step became faster than the last until the ground exploded beneath his feet.

BOOM!

His figure vanished, not because of Shadow Step but because his speed had reached an entirely different level.

For the first time since entering the Backlake Realm.

Reiji was the one charging first.

The movement of the leaves, the flow of the wind, and even the beating wings of the Tyrant Serpent Bird all seemed noticeably slower. Much slower.

Everything seemed slower.

Much slower. The bird arrived.

BOOOOOOM!!

Its spear-like head pierced toward him with enough force to split a mountain.

Reiji didn’t retreat.

At the very last instant he sidestepped.

The monster missed.

Its attack smashed through several ancient trees before carving a massive trench through the earth.

Before the bird could recover—

Shadow Step.

Reiji disappeared.

He instantly appeared above its back.

[RUPTURE.]

BOOM!!

Blood erupted from another section of the Tyrant Serpent Bird’s body.

It shrieked in pain.

Before it could retaliate, Reiji vanished again.

Another Rupture, a part of it exploded and another wound appeared.

The battle instantly became one-sided.

The bird was undeniably stronger than before, but Reiji’s overwhelming increase in speed allowed him to move almost faster than its eyes could follow.

Shadow Step. Rupture. Verdant Grow. Soul Torture Flame.

Every skill flowed naturally into the next.

Thick vines erupted from beneath the ground and wrapped around one of the bird’s wings for only a fraction of a second.

That tiny opening was enough.

BOOM!!

Another explosion blasted apart several scales.

The Tyrant Serpent Bird roared furiously before swinging its massive tail across the battlefield.

Reiji blocked with Hardening.

The impact still launched him dozens of meters backward, carving deep trenches beneath his feet, but unlike before...

He wasn’t sent flying. He immediately pushed forward again.

Water Jet struck the creature’s eyes.

Soul Torture Flame ignited several wounds across its body.

Rupture exploded wherever his fingertips landed.

The once majestic bird was gradually covered in blood. Its breathing became heavier.

One wing now hung lower than the other.

Its speed had noticeably decreased.

Reiji wasn’t unharmed either. Several cuts lined his arms.

Blood dripped from a deep slash across his shoulder where one talon had barely grazed him.

His breathing had become rougher.

Overload continuously damaged his body from the inside.

Every passing second felt like thousands of needles tearing through his muscles.

Yet he never slowed down. He couldn’t.

If he stopped now he would die again.

The Tyrant Serpent Bird suddenly leapt backward.

Its eight-meter wings spread wide. Its blood-covered body trembled violently.

Then...

It screamed.

*SKREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!*

The shriek was unlike any before.

The entire forbidden territory shook violently.

Ancient trees bent. The ground cracked.

Even the mana in the air became unstable.

Reiji instinctively frowned. "...Something’s not right."

Instead of charging again, the Tyrant Serpent Bird shot straight into the sky.

It flew higher and higher until it became nothing more than a dark silhouette beneath the clouds.

Then...

A blinding white light enveloped its entire body.

The light intensified with every passing second.

Its aura skyrocketed.

The pressure descending upon the forest became several times heavier.

Reiji’s pupils contracted. "...It’s evolving?"

The light exploded.

BOOOOOOM!!

When it faded, the creature was no longer the same.

Its feathers had turned brilliant gold.

Its body had become larger.

Four enormous wings stretched proudly behind it.

Eight glowing crimson eyes slowly opened one after another.

A new green screen floated above its head.

[Devil’s Eye (B–)]

Reiji’s heartbeat stopped for a split second, it rank ad name had changed!

Then, a terrifying amount of mana began gathering above the creature’s head.

The surrounding clouds twisted.

The sky darkened.

The compressed mana continued growing larger.

It was preparing...

A skill!!!