Noan was stunned as he read the effects of the Pioneer''s Medal.

    Was this really an item meant for him?

    The "Increases the strength of the Lord, Heroes, and Soldiers under their command by 20%" effect alone drove the entire world insane.

    For low-rank Lords, this ability wasn''t too overwhelming.

    After all, 20% of 10 was only 2.

    However, what if a high-rank Lord''s strength was 100 or 1,000? The 20% increase would be exponentially more powerful than for someone with only 10 strength.

    Moreover, this medal didn''t just increase strength.

    It also reduced physical and magical damage by 20% and weakened zombies by 20% when they were near the Lord or their troops.

    This Pioneer''s Medal was nothing short of a divine artifact for high-rank Lords.

    If news of its existence spread, it would undoubtedly trigger a massacre.

    Of course, Noan wasn''t foolish enough to flaunt it to the world.

    Fortunately, thanks to the Storage function, he didn''t need to wear the medal on his person for its effects to activate.

    Now, his attention shifted to Lord Points.

    He had 500 Lord Points, just enough to upgrade his Lord Rank.

    [Ding! Would you like to spend 500 Lord Points to upgrade your Lord Rank?]

    "Yes!" Noan agreed without hesitation.

    Right now, he was only Rank F.

    If he didn''t increase his Lord Rank, he would still need an extremely long time to gather the necessary materials for his heroes'' evolutions even with the Almighty Fusion talent.

    [Ding! Your Lord Rank has been successfully upgraded to Rank F+!

    To advance further, please spend another 500 Lord Points.]

    [Ding! Your talent ''Almighty Fusion'' has gained a new function.]

    Two notifications appeared, filling Noan with excitement.

    Finally, he had upgraded his Lord Rank. Now, he no longer had to worry about the overwhelming amount of materials needed to evolve his Heroes or Mutant Soldiers.

    Even though he had only advanced from Rank F to Rank F+, that alone was already a massive improvement.

    Previously, he needed three Rank F Skeletons to fuse into one Rank F+ Skeleton.

    Now, instead of summoning Rank F Skeletons, he could summon Rank F+ Skeletons directly.

    Suppressing his excitement, Noan proceeded to check the new function added to his Almighty Fusion talent.

    ...

    Talent: Almighty Fusion

    Rank: SSS

    Description 1: You can fuse three soldiers of the same rank to create a higher-ranked soldier.

    Description 2: You can use multiple high-rank soldiers to increase the rank of a hero you have summoned.

    Description 3: Any soldier or hero that has undergone Fusion will receive the ''Evolution'' Mark.

    ''Evolution'' Mark: When soldiers or heroes receive this mark, their overall strength increases by 10%. The more units with the ''Evolution'' Mark, the stronger the Lord becomes.

    Description 4: Unlocks the ''Clear'' function.

    Vylyss seemed to sense his thoughts and immediately spoke up. "Don''t worry, I can send you back in an instant."

    "Hm?!"

    Noan looked at her in confusion.

    Vylyss didn''t explain. Instead, she simply placed her hand on his shoulder, and suddenly, a surge of energy wrapped around his body.

    What happened next, Noan wasn''t sure.

    For a brief moment, he saw the space around him twist and distort as if reality itself were a piece of fabric being bent and stretched.

    And then, in the blink of an eye, everything snapped back to normal.

    Noan found himself standing inside his Territory.

    Krit! Krit!

    Zhisse, who had been clinging to the ceiling, was so startled by Noan''s sudden appearance that she almost fell to the ground.

    ''AAA!! Damn it! That scared the hell out of me!''

    Zhisse''s second consciousness cursed internally.

    ''What the hell?! How did he suddenly appear inside the room?!''

    ''Wait a minute... That was... Space Magic?! No way! There''s no way a useless human like him can use Space Magic!''

    Her gaze quickly shifted.

    ''Huh?! Why is that filthy Succubus even stronger now?!''

    ''Not just twice as strong—her rank actually increased to Rank B?!''

    ''What the hell is happening?!''

    Zhisse''s second consciousness was so shocked that she mentally gaped—not that she had a real mouth to drop open anymore.

    But this only emphasized how truly stunned she was.

    In just one day, a mere Rank D-Peak Succubus took a giant leap and became a Rank B existence.

    And more than that—Zhisse had seen something else.

    ''Wait a minute! Why does she have three different energy sources inside her body? And more importantly, why aren''t they repelling or attacking each other? Instead, they seem to be coexisting and even supporting one another!''

    Zhisse felt as if she had just discovered an entirely new continent.

    This must have been what Columbus felt when he stumbled upon America.

    She had to know that having three different energies within a single body was completely unheard of. Even more shocking was the nature of these energies.

    Two of them were opposites:

    The white energy radiated holiness, divinity, purity, and righteousness.

    The black energy was the complete opposite, filled with negativity, darkness, and corruption.

    And then... there was the pink energy—neither holy nor corrupt. It brimmed with love and desire, a force entirely separate from the other two.

    Usually, just putting these energies near each other would cause a violent clash, an uncontrollable explosion.

    Yet right now, they existed inside Vylyss''s body in perfect balance.

    Not only that, but they were actively supporting each other, making her even more powerful.

    But the most unbelievable part?

    Vylyss had just used Space Magic!