In a world where monsters pour through dimensional rifts and hunters are humanity’s last hope, Kael was just another weak scavenger—until the dungeon that should’ve killed him... gave him power.

Left for dead. Betrayed by his own guild. Revived by a System born from the shadows.

Now, Kael doesn’t hunt monsters. He controls them.

With undead guardians at his command and a growing army of souls, Kael will climb through the ranks, infiltrate the corrupt guilds, and face the secret overlords ruling the portals—those known only as the System Lords.

They thought he was dead.
They were right… but something else came back.

"Some legends are buried not because they died, but because they dared to live beyond their purpose."


📍 Shadow Flame Stronghold – Observation Hall


The man stood silently before Kael and his companions. His cloak fluttered in the mana-saturated air, eyes calm yet unreadable.


"You said you knew my father," Kael repeated.


The man nodded. "His name was Raven Ardan. He wasn't born into the system. He was the first to ever escape one."


The man raised his arm, revealing a scarred wrist devoid of any binding mark.


"No stats. No system window. No chain. I am like him… a man outside their design."


[Chain Rejection Detected – Subject immune to Arconte detection]


📍 The Past – 25 Years Ago (Fragment)


Raven Ardan stood at the edge of a broken portal, bloodied but unyielding. In one hand, he held a child—wrapped in chain-resistant cloth. In the other, a black-bladed dagger pulsing with anti-system energy.


"He cannot grow under the Arcontes' shadow," Raven said. "Hide him… until he remembers."


📍 Back to Present – Kael's Chambers


Kael stared at the blade now lying on the table. It shimmered with faint flickers of rejection—cutting through mana like it didn't belong to this world.


The Hollow Watcher nodded. "It's known as Nullfang. Forged to slay system-bound entities."


Kael's fingers trembled as he gripped it.


> [Weapon Analyzed: Nullfang – Legacy Blade]


[Effect: Ignores Arconte-tier defensive constructs]


[Warning: Weapon may disrupt your own system connection]


Syl stepped closer. "You're going to train him, aren't you?"


The Watcher nodded once. "If he wants to survive the Arcontes… he must learn how to fight without relying on the very system they control."


📍 The Trial Grounds – Forgotten Zone


Deep within the Stronghold, a sealed chamber opened for the first time in decades.


His system flickered—numbers gone, interface blank.


A construct formed before him: an echo of an Arconte-level opponent.


> [Trial Simulation Active – Level: Fatal]


Every dodge cost him breath. Every strike with Nullfang tore through the enemy but drained his own strength.


Syl, Myrla, and the Watcher observed the aftermath.


"He endured the first phase," the Watcher said. "Most don't make it past the first five minutes."


Syl clenched her fist. "He's stronger than all of us realize."


She waved her hand—and her reflection cracked.


A silent echo of Raven Ardan appeared in the mirror.


Chapter 30 - The Man Without a Chain