The Fallen Lord’s Transformation

Followers are defecting.

Followers are defecting.

Followers are……!

‘Have I gone mad?’

The thought suddenly crossed his mind.

But the next moment Imok ground his teeth.

“Nonsense.”

He was Imok.

Lord Imok.

Everyone had said he would become the king of this world.

And Imok believed it himself.

‘I will become the king of this world.’

No one else could take that seat.

No one but him.

“Jeog-o. Seolya.”

The leader of the southern alliance did not even exist in Imok’s mind.

A rustic from an alliance that had not even formed a proper city.

To even consider such a person was an insult to him.

An insult.

Imok’s lips twisted.

“OZ.”

The name suddenly spilled from his mouth.

“OZ. OZ. OZ.”

The eastern city’s walls have lost their function.

Followers are defecting.

Battle in progress.

Part of your forces have been destroyed by the Northern Province.

Some of your followers have surrendered to the Northern Province.

Part of your forces have been destroyed by the Western Province.

Collapse warning.

The Eastern Province’s dominion has fallen below 16%.

The title of the Eastern Province……

Red lights flashed endlessly.

Imok could not understand the words flashing before him.

‘Defecting. Surrendering.’

Did that mean his followers had betrayed him.

‘Why?’

Everyone beneath Imok had been brought in from outside.

People who were promised glory when he became king.

People who had sworn loyalty to him.

People who praised him.

‘And this Imok even acknowledged them.’

All the worthless ones had already been filtered out.

Which meant the ones remaining had been personally recognized by him.

That should have been an honor.

Something to be proud of.

Something to be moved by.

And yet why.

The title of Candidate “Lord Imok” has been changed from “Lord” to “Deposed Lord.”

Why.

Among the list of followers who had defected were names familiar to him.

Cheonghwa.

His advisor.

A man personally assigned to him by his father.

“…Ha.”

Imok’s twisted lips opened slightly.

Laughter burst out.

“Hah. Hahaha.

Hahaha. Hahahahaha.”

Mad laughter.

After laughing like a lunatic for a long time, Imok suddenly stopped.

“How dare they.”

He was the one destined to become king.

Seolya.

How could someone of unknown birth become king.

Jeog-o.

A man who might still carry disease in his blood.

And the south.

Yes, the south.

What was that one’s name again.

He could not even remember it.

“How dare they.”

How dare they.

How dare they.

How dare they.

Title effect: Deposed Lord

Strength −30

Stamina −10

Dominion −30

+Infamy

However, depending on the number of defected followers and their resentment values, the above numbers will automatically update every minute.

Due to the penalty effect from the previous title “Lord,” strength, stamina, and dominion decrease by −3 per hour.

Buildings within the territory are collapsing.

Resources decrease according to the number of destroyed buildings.

Infamy increases.

As infamy rises, dominion decreases faster.

Tip: To reduce the infamy value, perform acts of goodwill.

Imok’s lips twisted.

“Goodwill.”

He had shown enough goodwill already.

Was it not goodwill to allow them to serve at the side of the man who would become king.

And now goodwill to those ungrateful traitors.

They wanted him to show goodwill.

When ‘Infamy’ rises further, it will convert into ‘Karma.’

If Karma accumulates beyond a certain level, it may appear in visible form.

The infamy of Deposed Lord Imok has surpassed 30,000.

Karma is now displayed.

The karma of Deposed Lord Imok……

A headache struck him.

Because of the strange windows constantly appearing around him.

Even just closing and opening his eyes revealed who had betrayed him and who was condemning him most loudly.

‘Fools.’

No.

Insects.

The karma of Deposed Lord Imok……

The karma of Deposed Lord Imok……

The karma of Deposed Lord Imok……

Imok suddenly thought.

‘I will become the king of this world.’

That was still an absolute truth.

The karma of Deposed Lord Imok……

‘Then I can choose my people as well.’

His darkened vision suddenly turned white.

He thought it was his mind clearing.

Like finding the exit after wandering through a long tunnel.

‘Then I do not need creatures like them.’

Yes.

That was correct.

Imok was destined to become king.

The royal path of Deposed Lord Imok has changed into the path of domination.

The karma of Deposed Lord Imok……

Those foolish creatures would not enter Imok’s kingdom.

The karma of Deposed Lord Imok……

Those who entered Imok’s kingdom would be chosen by Imok himself.

That was right.

The karma of Deposed Lord Imok……

Those fools did not even deserve to wear the same shape as Imok.

When the time came, he would turn them into vermin.

Deposed Lord Imok……

And what else should he do.

Deposed Lord……

He could not think.

Why.

His mind felt dull.

It was not strange.

Sometimes the most obvious truths are difficult to recall.

That must be it.

……

Yes.

The other lords.

Those who dared covet his throne.

The northern bastard.

The sickly one of the west.

The nameless one of the south.

He could no longer remember their names.

Why.

No.

There was no need to remember.

They were insignificant creatures.

They could never become king.

They were unworthy.

The karma of Deposed Lord Imok has reached its limit.

Title change available.

But there had been one more, had there not.

Another unimportant one.

The north had the bastard.

The west had the sickly one.

The center.

Yes, the center.

The center had……

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Since ‘Karma’ has accumulated beyond a certain level, it will manifest in visible form.

Full body transformation available.

If the individual has a contracted Master Creature, the Master Creature’s traits will be reflected.

Do you wish to transform.

Estimated ability values after transformation for ‘Imok’

Strength +5038392

Stamina +*54982032

Defense +492492399

Mana

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(omitted)

※ After transformation, you may not be able to return to your original form.

He remembered.

“OZ…!”

His mind turned completely red.

“OZ. OZ. OZ.”

That damned insect.

No, something even worse than an insect.

That pathetic……

“The eastern young lord’s Master Creature is a poisonous dragon, is it not.”

“If OZ can control his Master Creatures, then they are no different from Lord Imok’s.”

Imok thought.

“OZ.”

Yes.

He was the problem.

The other lords were irritating as well, but OZ was exceptional even among them.

A bundle of flaws that gathered all the weaknesses of the other lords.

And most of all.

Deposed Lord Imok

You currently have no territory.

Your walls have collapsed.

You have no followers.

Infamy increases.

Karma increases.

Transformation available.

“I should show them an example.”

“In truth, among the five stars, is he not the strongest. OZ.”

He would show them clearly.

So that fools who said such things would disappear.

“The poisonous dragon Imok is acknowledged, so naturally OZ also……”

So that no one could even utter such nonsense again.

“If that is not possible, then it must be because the power lies not in the seal but in the city backing them.”

He would crush them.

“The eastern city, even if it is a city……”

He would erase them from the world.

“OZ.”

“Only the strong should become king.”

“If we ignore the cities……”

“OZ.”

“OZOZOZOZOZOZ.”

He would display the proof of OZ being crushed by Imok before everyone’s eyes.

For that.

I must.

Imok stared blankly ahead.

Square windows surrounded him like the countless windows of a round tower.

All glowing red.

They looked like eyes.

Transformation available.

Do you wish to transform.

YES

NO

Imok nodded.

“Well, you wouldn’t know since you’ve never been to the greenhouse, young master.”

I tried to sound calm.

But inside I wasn’t.

‘What the hell is that.’

I almost screamed.

It was a bizarre creature that was neither dragon nor human.

Black scales grew unevenly from exposed skin.

Wings burst out from its back.

One eye was torn vertically like a reptile’s, with a slit pupil shining inside.

Hook-like claws extended from its arms.

Its two legs looked as though they had melted together.

It resembled something created by fusing a human and a reptile.

It looked like watching a reptile transform into a human.

Since the replay window appeared, it was not actually the first time I had seen it.

Maybe the 5th run.

Or the 19th.

Anyway, I had seen it before.

The post-apocalypse creature that appeared in the Seolya route and the OZ route.

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It looked like watching a reptile transform into a human.

Or perhaps the reverse.

My mouth moved on its own.

“Holy shit. That was Imok.”

I had never realized it before.

Honestly I was shocked.

“So that was……”

I muttered without thinking, then quickly shut my mouth.

This was not the time.

—OZ.

The monster hovering in the air spoke.

I flinched involuntarily.

‘The voice.’

Something was strange.

Actually, it was not just the voice.

“Why are you here.”

My mind raced.

But no useful conclusion appeared.

Because the situation was completely unexpected.

I had deliberately triggered a civil war in the Eastern Province.

That way I could buy time to search for what I wanted.

And it had worked.

The civil war had begun.

I was certain I had gained enough time.

Because.

‘The lord would be tied to his territory while suppressing the chaos.’

That was the plan.

But now.

“You abandoned your land.”

My prediction was completely wrong.

Character Info: Deposed Lord Imok

Half-human Imok

Half-divine Imok

Owned seal: ??? (updating)

Evolution rate: 67%

Even the information window in front of me confirmed it.

But something was strange.

‘Why are half-human and half-divine both there.’

And what was that evolution rate.

—My mercy has ruined things.

My thoughts stopped.

Because Imok had spoken.

“…!”

My face stiffened.

When I first heard his voice it already felt strange.

Now I understood why.

—You should not have been allowed to run wild.

I stepped back involuntarily.

“Imok. Your body.”

Barely a minute.

No, only seconds.

But his appearance had already changed again.

—People said that in the ruined city a boy suddenly appeared.

With countless post-apocalypse creatures behind him.

Between the flat tones of his voice were strange sounds.

Crack.

Snap.

Creak.

“Are you okay?”

—That was the first thing I heard about you.

“Imok.”

—I regret it.

That I failed to decide back then.

“Imok……”

I clenched my teeth.

I thought the earlier improvement was permanent, but apparently it had only been temporary.

My heart began pounding violently again.

‘That bastard Caliburn.’

But at the same time I knew it could not be helped.

Creak.

Crack.

Snap.

In front of my eyes.

Watching someone.

Watching a person become something else entirely.

…Imok’s entire body became covered in black scales.

His mouth stretched outward like a crocodile’s.

His protruding eyes glowed yellow.

The vertical pupils narrowed, widened, and narrowed again.

His eyeballs spun wildly.

His arms shrank until they almost disappeared.

And his legs.

Crack crack crack.

“Imok?”

I called his name reflexively.

But honestly, I no longer expected an answer.

When someone speaks to an animal, they do not expect human speech in return.

“Shit.”

Character Info: Half-Divine Imok

Owned seal: ??? (updating)

Evolution rate: 99.22%

The sounds stopped.

His arms were severed.

His body twisted.

Bones that were unnecessary for the new body were pulled out.

And yet he showed no sign of pain.

Then Imok vanished completely.

“Is that… a dragon?”

Someone whispered in doubt.

The post-apocalypse creature with black scales covering its body and multiple wings looked like a dragon from imagination.

Yet something about it was different from the dragons people usually described.

At first glance it looked as though it had no legs at all.

But in fact there were six blunt legs.

Four wings burst from what should have been its back and flapped slowly.

It was exactly the same scene shown in the game.

Exactly the same script.

Yet it was strangely shocking.

A person could become something like that.

Imok had become that monster I once saw.

While I stared, the text in front of me changed.

Update applied due to changes.

Character Info

Half-Divine Imok → Evil Beast “Biyu”

Original source: 540-594329

First edited medium: Classic of the Western Mountains

Second edited medium: Current version

A monstrous serpent with six legs and four wings that brings drought.

※ Half-Divine “Imok” has met the conditions and has been replaced with another edited file.

No wonder I never realized that creature had been Imok before.

Because now it was no longer Imok.

“Evolution?”

No.

Could that even be called evolution.

It was not exactly degeneration either.

The system description fit best.

Replacement.

“But that……”

He became that thing.

Why.

What reason.

‘There must be one.’

But there was no more time to think.

In an instant the monstrous dragon’s face rushed right in front of me.

The moment its jaws opened wide.

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