A world of despair, a nation shrouded in death.
The Elasia Empire lies at the very center of the Abyss Marsh continent, with extreme climate and mountains everywhere.
The mountain ranges that crisscross the northern part of the empire not only fragment the country but also provide natural sanctuaries for rampant bandits.
After the previous emperors of Elasia dispatched armies to eliminate these bandits only to return in defeat, no one bothered to manage the bandit problem anymore. Paying protection fees to bandits had become an unwritten rule for most villages in Elasia.
This current king of the Elasia Empire was the worst of the worst.
With excessive taxation and lavish construction projects, the people were suffering endlessly.
Within the encirclement of these crisscrossing mountains lies a relatively large flat area—this is the capital of the Elasia Empire—Radiant Emperor City.
Though the name sounds bright, in previous years it had been just like the rest of the empire—lifeless, without a hint of vitality.
But today, Radiant Emperor City was unusually lively, not for any other reason but because—a coup had occurred.
Outside the palace, rain poured down in torrents, with the chaotic sounds of thunder and shouted commands intertwining like a symphony without order.
Inside the palace, however, it was so silent you could hear a pin drop.
The source of this silence was the man sitting on the imperial throne, dressed in white imperial robes, his face completely flushed with anxiety.
This hateful yet pitiful man was experiencing the most dangerous moment of his life.
Previously, he had implemented many safety measures to ensure he could live a life of extreme luxury without worry, and by all reasoning, he should have been able to enjoy himself without concern.
But today, during the monthly court assembly, except for a few officials who remained silent, almost everyone was forcing him to abdicate!
It seemed they would rebel if he refused to step down.
Without any warning.
Everything had seemed normal before.
In all his years, he had truly never seen such a situation.
The old Elasia Emperor's face was flushed red with anger.
"Aren't you... worried about your families?"
This was the old Elasia Emperor's most effective threat against his court officials.
To control his ministers, he required every official and royal guard of Elasia to send a blood relative to be under the emperor's control.
This was one of the man's methods of controlling Elasia.
The court officials did not react, only staring intently at the man.
Seeing no reaction from his ministers, the man's expression was extremely fascinating.
First came forced composure, which then transformed into undisguisable surprise, and finally erupted into uncontrolled rage.
"Guards! Form ranks and protect me!"
The guards were now the man's only reliance.
The current situation was definitely abnormal, but he needed his guards to protect him first!
These ministers were ordinary people, unable to fight against his guards!
But—there was no reaction from anyone, not even the slightest.
Instead—the guards pointed their weapons at him.
The man's heart suddenly stopped.
"What's going on? Don't you want your families anymore?!"
From below the throne, an elderly official with white hair stepped forward, his voice slow but unyielding.
"Your Majesty, please abdicate."
Huh?
In that moment, the man understood everything.
Why none of Elasia's military officials had come today, why all the ministers were forcing him to abdicate, and also... why his daughter didn't look like him.
Seeing the vast army through the wide-open palace gates, only one word formed in his mind.
Doomed.
Outside the palace, all citizens had hidden in their homes, watching through their windows with eyes full of fear mixed with a hint of excitement as the army moved toward the palace.
Soldiers marched in formation through the city toward the imperial palace, their faces showing confusion, fear, and excitement.
But none showed guilt.
Hundreds of mages and military officers hovering in the air moved toward the palace alongside the army, repeatedly warning the ground troops:
"Anyone who harms a single innocent civilian will be executed!"
This warning, amplified either by magic or fighting energy, echoed repeatedly above Radiant Emperor City accompanied by thunder.
It warned the soldiers to be mindful of their behavior while reassuring the citizens.
Outside the palace gates, the imperial guards were about to complete their assembly under the princess's orders.
And Princess Elashia was extremely nervous at this moment, because she knew—if she took one wrong step, this world would be doomed beyond salvation.
Just a week ago, Elashia had been a male homebody who had just graduated from university and spent his days lounging around.
She had no special hobbies except playing various adult games at home.
That night, she had just finished playing an unforgettable adult game DLC—"Immortal King—The Fall of Elasia" and went out to buy a late-night snack.
Then she was sent to the world of "Immortal King" by a truck.
"Immortal King" was a brand-new open-world strategy game developed by a well-known major game company.
The story takes place in a fantasy world where people chosen by the Creation Goddess are granted the "Crown of the Dead," guiding the power of the undead. Players would play as a mysterious character named "Azrael," unifying the entire continent of Avalon, completely destroying humanity, and unlocking steamy CGs by defeating characters from various countries during the conquest journey.
The game featured heavyweight voice actors and artists, making it extremely well-produced.
But...
"Immortal King" didn't become a big hit.
Because rather than being an adult game, it was more like an anti-porn app.
The reason lay in the game's difficulty and character development.
The game was extremely easy—anyone without intellectual disabilities could easily clear it without challenge.
This resulted in the game having absolutely no sense of challenge.
To make matters worse—the development team put tremendous effort into creating the human heroes, making each character vivid and soulful, their souls shining with the light of humanity, and each having a very tragic ending.
But!
The development team, for whatever reason, didn't add CGs for these almost perfectly crafted characters.
The CGs were all given to some particularly scummy characters.
This made it completely impossible for players to get excited.
However, the game DLC "Immortal King—The Fall of Elasia" rescued this game from its dismal sales and reputation.
The timeline was pushed to ten years before the Undead Calamity.
This DLC changed the protagonist from the Undead Lord to Elasia's princess—Elashia.
Elashia was the female lead in the main game, the character with the most CGs, and the princess of the first country destroyed by the protagonist—the Elasia Empire.
As the princess of the Elasia Empire, she actually had no blood relation with the Emperor of Elasia; her birth was merely part of a scheme by the Iron Empress.
After receiving his daughter, the Elasia Emperor was utterly disappointed and showed her no care.
Elashia was originally a very kind little girl, but after her foster mother died when she was six, she remained completely alone. She was even frequently bullied by the people of Elasia for helping the Holy Princess who had fled to Elasia.
After the Holy Princess left, she was left alone, and her heart gradually twisted in the desperate environment, eventually turning against humanity.
When Elashia turned sixteen, she awakened an incredibly outrageous and powerful ability.
[Mind Control]
Elashia could use [Mind Control] without limitation, with the only cost being the lifespan of those controlled. She could retain all abilities of the controlled individuals and ensure their absolute loyalty.
This made her revenge against humanity as easy as turning her hand.
After growing up, in the main storyline, Elashia used her princess status and mind control talent to tear the Elasia Empire apart, indirectly causing the Elasia Empire to be destroyed by monster waves before the Immortal King appeared.
After the Elasia Empire's destruction, Elashia, with her powerful malice, gained the Undead Lord's approval and fought for humanity's destruction in human form.
For this character, the development team insanely designed hundreds of steamy and death scenarios.
Some were with humans, some involved being killed by the Elasia Emperor, some with the undead, and some involved being assaulted by female human heroes...
Being assaulted by the protagonist was considered mild!
It was truly outrageous!
Just thinking about how much malice this world harbored toward herself and humanity made Elashia tremble!
This was the plot of the main game.
In the game DLC "Immortal King—The Fall of Elasia," the protagonist would play as Elashia operating on the Abyss Marsh continent.
The DLC excelled in its storyline, with hundreds of paths to take, including single routes, common routes, and intersecting routes.
Within the context of being the Immortal King's pawn, players could follow pure love routes or harem routes.
In some routes, the protagonist could even become an "Anti-resistance Fighter" and oppose the Immortal King, though all ultimately failed.
Elashia was dumbfounded.
This world had absolutely no hope of being saved!
While the protagonist hadn't awakened yet, she could use her princess status to do whatever she wanted for a while.
But once the protagonist awakened, Elashia would have to choose between becoming the Immortal King's dog or becoming the Immortal King's source of rage!
So Elashia decided that no matter what, she had to try to remedy this world, even if it seemed hopeless.
She must complete this in one life!
Elashia had to save this world and save herself.
As soon as Elashia transmigrated, her dear "Imperial Father" was about to increase taxes to expand the royal gardens during an unprecedented disaster year in the empire's south, leading to a southern peasant uprising and throwing the Elasia Empire into chaos.
After the empire fell into chaos, the beast tribes in the north happened to enter a frenzy period due to the imminent revival of the Immortal King. Tens of thousands of magical beasts would head south, almost directly destroying the Elasia Empire.
Then would come the steamy scenarios...
She didn't want that!
But, thank goodness.
The current Elasia Emperor was a typical incompetent ruler who wanted nothing but pleasure.
And she had transmigrated on Elashia's 16th birthday.
By now, she already possessed the [Mind Control] ability.
Moreover, Elashia had been living in a small courtyard in Radiant Emperor City for a long time, with no one paying attention to her.
Now was the perfect opportunity for her to control the Elasia Empire!
To ensure the emperor's own safety, the central ministers in power and the lords from various regions were all ordinary people without any magical or physical powers—this gave Elashia a huge opportunity.
The only drawback of Elashia's [Mind Control] was that it could only control ordinary people. The old emperor's means of protecting himself ultimately became Elashia's greatest advantage.
So last month, Elashia secretly climbed out of the courtyard where she was confined and, through various means, imperceptibly controlled more than half of Elasia's central high-level officials and all the lords in Radiant Emperor City, which she had traversed countless times in the game.
To ease passage through the emperor's guards, Elashia even controlled the loyal old minister who managed the officials' families, ensuring her plan would be foolproof.
Her plan was simple—after controlling most of the central dignitaries, control the lords of other parts of Elasia, then launch a coup directly and eliminate the old emperor who was doing nothing good.
Of course, this plan was full of variables and not entirely rigorous, but Elashia had no choice—once the tax increase order was issued, the corrupt imperial bureaucracy and the nearly nationwide disaster year would definitely create a chemical reaction.
Then explode this already tottering empire.
In addition, among the imperial army leaders and powerful ministers of the Elasia Empire, except for Cecilia who was now transferred out of the imperial city, all were ordinary people and scum. Elashia not only had full confidence in her plan but also felt no pressure on her conscience.
Calming herself, Elashia prepared to issue the order.
At this moment, she suddenly heard a cold voice in her ear.
[Critical turning point in human destiny detected, system activated]