Villain: Ultimate Mutation System in the Alternate World

"You're finally back," Eli said, watching him walked closer. He wore the same jacket she had given him

After realizing that wandering around the area any longer was pointless, Reign decided to return. The place was just too large, and investigating it all would have taken days.

Besides, he had already gotten what he needed.

He couldn't wait to start creating new, original skills using the knowledge he had just amassed.

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Each detail he had gathered felt like a piece of a puzzle, ready to come together in ways that would surprise even him.

'I wonder what their faces would look like if they saw me using their own weapons against them?,' he chuckled to himself, finding the idea brutal and amusing.

"Get inside"

Eli ordered him to get into the van, now that the interview was over.

She didn't care what he had been up to; as far as she was concerned, there hadn't been any commotion, so nothing bad had happened.

He nodded and climbed inside, the door closing with a solid thud behind him.

Just like that, he had finished his mission.

Well, to him, it felt more like a tourist tour than a serious undertaking.

Now, all that remained was to wait for Celine and the rest to leave the city.

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Two days later, the time for the operation finally arrived.

Lilith stood in the dimly lit room, pacing back and forth.

Doubts filled her mind, making her feel uneasy about what they were about to do.

"Are you sure about this?" she asked, glancing at him with worry in her eyes.

Reign casually leaned against the wall.

"If you don't go along with this, I'll leave the city. No second chances."

Lilith stopped and faced him. "You can't just walk away. I have come too far to turn back now,"

He pushed himself off the wall and stepped closer.

"That's why we should just do this. No need to hesitate. I told you before, right? I already investigated the airship, and there's no one there I can't handle."

His confidence was not without basis.

In his free time, he had actually gone outside the barrier to meet up with his original body.

There, he transferred the soul he had collected, enhancing his angelic form to the peak of a Demon Lord.

"But what if something goes wrong?" she asked, trying to voice her concerns. "I think we should wait. Maybe after a month, they would leave on their own."

"Stop worrying so much. You know, for a devil, you don't really act like one,"

Lilith's expression turned sour, her brow furrowing in offense.

"What do you mean by that?" she shot back, crossing her arms defiantly. "Just because I'm a devil doesn't mean I can't have doubts. I'm just being careful."

"I'm done with this. If you're not going to do it, then fine," Reign said, turning away and threatening to leave.

"Wait!" she called out.

"Alright, I'll open the gate," she said reluctantly. "But we need to be careful. I'm not throwing my life aside just because you're feeling bold."

"What do you plan to do then?" he asked.

"We are going to attack the Capitol with my army and enter the White Pillar with my full force to buy us some time."

Reign burst in laughter after hearing her words. "Finally, your true colors come out. So, you're planning to sacrifice everyone, huh? I take back what I said—you really are a devil."

She didn't argue. This was her strategy all along.

In fact, all her key pawns had already left the city, leaving only her sacrificial soldiers behind—those she had transformed into superhumans using the serum.

"Good, let's go," he gestured for her to follow. There was no longer any reason to waste any more time.

This would be his biggest battle yet, and he would be lying if he said he wasn't feeling excited.

Meanwhile, Lilith, despite her reluctance, decided to go through with it.

In her opinion, Reign wouldn't be this bold if the danger was something he could not handle.

No matter how strong a being was, self-preservation remained a fundamental instinct.

Unfortunately—

She did not know that his confidence stemmed from using a second body.

Even if they all died, he would remain safe, hidden away somewhere, ready to re-emerge when the time was right.

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The artificial sun was slowly setting in the sky, casting an orange glow over the Capitol.

Tonight was supposed to be just a normal night, with people going about their evening routines.

But without warning, gunfire erupted, shattering the peace.

The gunfire did not came from the intruders but from the soldiers and guards, who desperately tried to depend the capitol.

At first, they thought it was just an attack from a mercenary group.

However, everything fell into chaos as the cloaked figures moved like a blur, their silhouettes shifting like shadows.

"How did corrupted beings get this close?!"

One guard shouted, his voice barely rising above the sounds of gunfire.

He pointed in horror at the black miasma that surrounded the invaders.

"Form a line! Hold your ground while we call for backup!" one officer ordered over the radio.

But the sad reality dawned on him too late; he had underestimated how powerful Lilith's army was.

They charged forward, each one possessing the raw strength of a Peak High Demon.

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"Impressive," Reign remarked as he stepped over the piles of corpses.

In reality though, he believed that relying on sheer numbers was a flawed strategy.

Take himself as an example; he rarely called on his undead army for combat.

When he did use them, it was solely for manual labor or as a distraction, never as a primary fighting force.

"Miss Lilith!" the cloaked figures called out in unison.

They lined up, kneeling on both sides of the entrance to the Capitol, waiting for Reign and Lilith to pass.

'These guys are idiots. Can't they see they're going to be sacrificed here, or are they just too brainwashed?'