Villain: Ultimate Mutation System in the Alternate World

'No risk, no return,' he repeated those words to himself. If he wasn't willing to gamble, it would affect his mentality in the future.

Looking at how condensed the vitality of the Meta-Human was, it would give him a lot of levels, maybe even more so that what he gained from the Cult Leader.

And because the creature was heavily modified, he could also gain some powerful organs for his mutations.

This thing was a treasure trove, and just letting it go would not sit well with him.

With this in mind, he decided to wait, all the while checking for any CCTV cameras that he had to disable.

'Let's see...' His gaze trailed off as he his mind race to handle all this safety measures.

It was fortunate that the Black Market had a collections of items for sale to aid criminals in their jobs, from killing and robbing to pulling off heists.

CLICK!

A small compartment opened up in his forearm, hidden beneath his bone was a small bug camera. Reign had been able to maximize his ability usage by making his bones hollow and using them to conceal gadgets.

The camera on his hand was meant to be placed on top of a CCTV. This would provide fake feedback to the CCTV, masking his attempt to eat the Meta-Human.

As for any other type of sensor?

When they entered, he noticed that they had not shut down any alarms or defense mechanisms, indicating that there were no sensors on the floor.

This area was considered too far down in the base, leading them to become complacent.

They began talking more, and after a few moments of small talk, they finally decided to go.

For now, Reign followed them, leading the way to the room where the viruses were located.

When he located the exact location, he backtracked to the room where the creature was confined.

He disabled the sensor on the vent , slowly twisted the screw of the cover, and jumped down, searching for a blind spot.

Next, he timed the CCTV's and installed the bugs to ensure he had enough time to proceed with his plan.

When all of those were done, he walked towards the capsule to get a better look at the creature.

Now that he was just a few inches farther, he could feel that this creature was really dangerous.

If it were awake, it might pose a higher challenge than the giant pile of Corrupteds he killed in Summit City.

'Meta-humans, huh?' Reign's voice trailed off as he looked at the thing. It was really weird-looking, and despite being asleep, its face was contorted in pain.

He turned around and looked at the control panels near it. If he just broke the glass, it could trigger an alarm.

Fortunately, the control panel was pretty intuitive; just by studying the buttons and the tags on it, he was able to find the shutdown button.

CLICK!

A hissing sound echoed from the capsule as the green liquid began to drain away, slowly revealing the creature descending slowly to the bottom.

With the last of the liquid drained, Reign opened the capsule and carefully lifted the creature out.

"Damn, you're ugly," he chuckled to aloud, then he tried to absorb it using his Bone Eater, but it did not work because it was still alive.

CRACK!

CRACK!

CRACK!

His mouth started cracking and expanding until it was the size of two human heads, and then he bit the creature's head without any hesitation.

Its head burst as Reign's teeth crashed into it, devouring it whole.

Well, that was what was supposed to happen. But in reality, Reign's body froze in place.

The next moment, the energy core in his body started to drain rapidly.

Dark energy, lightning energy, and fire energy and more merged and were being sucked in by the creature at an accelerated rate.

It was so fast that even though Reign had a massive amount of reserves, it was being drained by the creature like it was a bottomless pit.

During this moment, the creature started glowing too. Its human skin softened, its hair turned red and grew longer, its head shrank, and the contorted, ugly face became more human-like, until it looked like a little girl.

When she opened her eyes, they were bright red and gem-like. Her face had become innocent and cute, unlike her appearance from before.

"Papa…" It spoke up, its voice as gentle and innocent as a baby's coo. It was like the sound of a child uttering her very first words, filled with curiosity and innocence.

The little girl saw that Reign was not moving, so she got scared a little.

Suddenly, black chains materialized from Reign's body and quickly restricted the her movements.

"Papa?" she asked in confusion. She didn't know what was happening because she was a newborn.

The black chains continued to coil around her small body, wrapping tighter and tighter until she was completely covered by it.

Slowly the chains pulled her into Reign's body, to merge her body with his chest.

A dark pool of blood appeared on Reign's chest, slowly absorbing her completely.

She did not know what was happening, but she felt that the chains meant her no harm, so she simply let them suck her up into Reign's body.

Up until now, Reign was still not aware of what was happening.

Time did not stop; it was just his consciousness being frozen by something, and it was not the little girl. She was strong, but she was not powerful enough to contain him in this manner at all.

[Ding]

The sound of the system echoed again, much like when the angel's vessel tried to check her origin in the Alley.

It acted on its own without his consent.

The freezing was the system intervening, and it was not true that the creature sucked Reign's energy.

Instead, for some reason, the system directed the energy to her, as if trying to cultivate her and awaken her dormant power.

As for why it did so, only the future could tell.

"What the fuck?" Reign exclaimed in frustration as his teeth clanged together, biting at nothing but air.

In his perspective, the creature suddenly vanished from his hand before he could bite its head off.

But that wasn't the only thing amiss.

When he turned around to look for it. His legs gave out on him, every ounce of his energy drained away in an instant.

At this point, he became more guarded, gathering his thoughts as he assessed the situation.

'I need to rest,' He thought to himself.

Vulnerable and drained, he could rely only on his stamina .

Slowly, he made his way towards the vent, climbed up, and lay down, his mind racing with questions.

Did that creature somehow teleport?

And even if it did, how could it be gone without him detecting something?

These questions gnawed at his mind, demanding answers.

His reaction time was off the charts; he could even see bullets in a slow motion.

So, even if it was teleportation, he should have been able to at least see it coming.

'What the hell happened?' he pondered, his mind swirling with confusion.