The war changed completely after Secretary's revelation.
Hundreds of new Eldritch signatures had begun awakening across nearby universes.
Not ordinary soldiers.
Not Apostles.
Future generals.
Future transcendent horrors.
And every second this battle continued—
The Primordial armies evolved further.
The Impossible Problem
The five Legends regrouped briefly near the center of the battlefield while Angels of Creation held back the endless swarm temporarily.
The Storm Legend looked furious.
"So what now?!"
He pointed toward the outer sea where corrupted armies stretched infinitely across dimensions.
"If we fight, they evolve."
Then toward the collapsing universes behind them.
"If we retreat, they invade more worlds."
Silence followed.
Because there was no easy answer.
This was the true terror of the Primordials.
The war itself benefited them.
Secretary's Calculation
Secretary activated another massive rune formation.
Countless possibilities spread across the battlefield.
Probability lines.
Evolution paths.
Collapse projections.
Then finally—
One result remained highlighted.
Secretary looked toward Jinyoung.
"There is one temporary solution."
The Abyss around Jinyoung pulsed slowly.
"What is it?"
Secretary answered calmly.
"Overwhelming evolution speed."
The Flame Legend blinked.
"…What?"
Secretary expanded the projections further.
"The enemy adapts through prolonged conflict."
Then he enlarged Jinyoung's Abyss data.
"But your authority evolves faster under near-death pressure."
The battlefield quieted instantly.
Because everyone understood what Secretary meant.
Jinyoung needed to grow faster than the war itself.
Azravel's Excitement
Far away—
Azravel overheard everything.
And smiled.
Its corrupted aura deepened further while it walked calmly through collapsing dimensions.
"Exactly."
The general looked genuinely fascinated now.
"That is why the Primordials became interested in you."
Its adaptive authority surged again.
"You are the first anomaly capable of keeping pace with evolution itself."
BOOM.
Azravel attacked again instantly.
This time its strike carried corrupted adaptation energy capable of destabilizing the Abyss directly.
Jinyoung blocked—
But the impact forced him backward across multiple universes.
The five Legends froze.
Because Azravel had become stronger than some first-generation monarchs already.
Mid-battle.
The Abyss Reacts
Jinyoung steadied himself slowly.
The Abyss behind him churned violently now.
Not calmly.
Hungrily.
As if the authority itself had recognized Azravel as necessary evolution fuel.
The fragment of Yogaroth resonated harder within him.
And suddenly—
The Abyss began changing again.
Darkness spread outward beneath reality itself.
The white outer sea dimmed slightly wherever it touched.
Azravel stopped smiling briefly.
Because for the first time—
It felt danger.
Stage Five Begins to Stir
The Seraphim sensed it instantly.
One Angel of Creation turned sharply toward Jinyoung.
"Impossible…"
Another Angel's radiant wings trembled slightly.
"He's beginning another breakthrough."
The Legends widened their eyes.
The Blade Legend muttered:
"…Already?"
Jinyoung himself looked confused briefly.
Because the pressure inside him had become unstable.
The Abyss was expanding beyond its previous structure.
The void beneath reality deepened infinitely.
Nearby universes reacted violently.
Some dimensions bent toward him instinctively.
As if existence itself acknowledged a greater authority emerging.
Secretary's runes spun rapidly.
"Warning."
The battlefield projections glitched continuously.
"Potential Stage Five resonance detected."
The Fear of the Eldritch Generals
The other Eldritch Generals sensed it too.
Nythra immediately retreated from Riyomi's shadow domain.
Kharon stopped attacking the Iron Legend directly.
Even Elyss paused its endless consumption briefly.
Because the pressure erupting from Jinyoung no longer resembled monarch authority.
Nor Primordial corruption.
It felt…
Wrong.
Azravel stared silently for several moments.
Then finally whispered:
"…So the Primordials were correct."
The general's adaptive aura flared violently.
"You truly can surpass structure."
Humanity Continues Evolving
Meanwhile—
Back on Earth—
Humanity's evolution accelerated further.
The dimensional pressure leaking from the outer war affected the entire planet.
Mana density skyrocketed globally.
SS-ranks crossed into pseudo-Legend territory.
National Ranks stabilized Low Monarch-level mana more completely.
The hunter system itself had become obsolete.
Hunters no longer evolved through gates alone.
Now—
Humanity evolved through exposure to higher existence itself.
One young hunter looked toward the fractured skies nervously.
"What happens if they lose?"
An older hunter answered quietly.
"Then existence loses with them."
The Angels Reveal the Truth
One Angel of Creation descended beside the five Legends.
Its radiant cosmic form illuminated nearby universes softly.
Then it spoke quietly.
"Stage Five was never meant for mortals."
The Flame Legend frowned.
"Then why can he use it?"
The Angel looked toward Jinyoung silently.
"Because the Abyss itself is unnatural."
Its wings folded slightly.
"The Primordials govern systems."
"The Sovereigns govern cycles."
The Angel's gaze deepened.
"But the Abyss…"
Nearby reality trembled again.
"…represents evolution beyond assigned purpose."
The Storm Legend slowly realized the implication.
"…That's why the Sovereigns are watching him."
The Angel nodded once.
Azravel Evolves One Final Time
Azravel suddenly raised both arms outward.
Corrupted evolution energy exploded across the battlefield infinitely.
The outer sea warped violently.
Nearby Eldritch armies began mutating instantly.
New forms emerged mid-combat.
More stable.
More dangerous.
Even the other generals received power amplification.
The Seraphim reacted sharply.
"It's spreading adaptive resonance!"
Azravel smiled calmly.
"If evolution decides victory…"
Its aura crossed even further beyond High Monarch territory.
"…then let us evolve endlessly together."
BOOM.
The battlefield exploded.
Azravel appeared directly before Jinyoung and drove a fist infused with perfected adaptive corruption toward his chest.
The impact shattered dimensions.
Jinyoung coughed blood for the first time in dozens of chapters.
The five Legends froze.
But then—
The Abyss erupted.
Violently.
Not defensively.
Instinctively.
As if it had finally reached its limit.
Darkness consumed the surrounding outer sea completely.
The white void disappeared.
Universes trembled endlessly.
And inside the expanding Abyss—
Something new began opening its eyes.
The Beginning of Stage Five
The battlefield stopped.
Every being present turned toward Jinyoung simultaneously.
The Eldritch armies.
The Angels.
The Generals.
Even distant Primordial observers hidden beyond dimensions.
Because the pressure now emerging surpassed everything since Antares.
Jinyoung slowly lifted his head.
His eyes had become endless black voids.
The Abyss behind him no longer resembled darkness.
It resembled the space beneath existence itself.
Azravel stared silently.
Then—
For the first time—
The adaptive general stepped backward.
"…What are you becoming?"
The outer sea cracked infinitely around Jinyoung.
And the answer came not from him—
But from the Abyss itself.
"The end of limitation."