Villain: Ultimate Mutation System in the Alternate World

Lilith shook her head, her expression tinged with frustration.

"You need to be more careful, Even Lucifer, the King of Hell himself, had allies. Do you think he built his empire alone? No matter how strong someone is, there's always a limit. "

Reign shook his head, crossing his arms. "I'm not underestimating anyone. Just being realistic."

"That's the problem," she countered, her tone sharpening.

"There's news of a massive force from Tempest Fort coming to Green Valley. The longer we wait, the worse it's going to get. You can't just dismiss this."

Reign remained adamant,. "I don't care. Let them come. I'll deal with them when the time comes."

This wasn't his usual confidence. There was something off about how stubbornly he was resisting her warnings.

'He's stalling,' she realized, 'because he wants those girls safe and out of the city.'

His normal self would've acted without hesitation, crushing anyone in his path.

But now? He was delaying, buying time for them, though he'd never admit it.

'Their ability is more powerful than I thought,' she mused to herself.

She was, in fact, quite right about this.

Reign's original body had always provided him with a natural barrier —his mind had been a fortress, filled with negativity, evil, and constant conflict, which made it harder for them to exert influence over him.

But this new body?

It had something his original one never did—a second head. Find exclusive stories on empire

Lilith tried to push through, reasoning with him over and over, but nothing seemed to get through.

He brushed off each of her arguments, stubborn as ever.

Her frustration finally reached a peak, and she decided to be blunt.

"Reign, I think Celine... she's affecting your—"

She stopped, mid-sentence.

A sudden, gut-wrenching feeling gripped her.

Danger, real and immediate, swarmed around her like a storm about to strike.

It wasn't fear of Reign that silenced her—it was something else, something far worse.

Her body screamed at her to stay quiet, like finishing those words would unravel something she couldn't control.

Reign's eyes narrowed in confusion.

"Go on. What were you going to say?" His tone was calm, too calm.

Lilith's pulse raced, every instinct telling her not to push it.

"I just think you should be careful," she said slowly, picking her words more carefully now.

'Could it be? her thoughts raced as she considered the terrifying possibility.

'Don't tell me I'm also affected?'

If that was true, she had severely underestimated their power.

They were more dangerous than she'd realized, able to manipulate not just him, but maybe her as well.

'Or maybe their influence only triggers if someone tries to reveal something to him?' she mused, recalling how freely she had discussed their powers with her head researchers.

There hadn't been any strange feelings or ominous warnings then.

No, this danger only appeared when she tried to speak directly to Reign about them.

They've created some kind of safe mechanism around him unconsciously.

'Should I kill them directly? 'she pondered.

Deep down, she felt that Celine and Cyril were too dangerous to be kept alive.

Lilith's thoughts raced as she considered her options, but before she could fully commit to that course of action, the atmosphere shifted around them.

Suddenly, both of them felt the air vibrating, a deep resonance that pulsed through the entire city.

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They walked toward the windows. As they reached the glass, the sky outside flickered erratically, with brilliant lights shining in and out like a strobe light gone wild.

Just then, their phones rang with emergency alerts, , warning everyone to not panic.

[Emergency Alert: A giant airship from Tempest Fort has breached the barrier. Please remain calm. They are coming here as additional reinforcement.]

'How big would it have to be to create this much vibration?' she mumbled to herself.

Lilith had expected Tempest Fort to send a strong force, but she never imagined they would arrive with an actual giant airship, and so quickly at that.

'A airship? Really? ' Lilith shook her head, both annoyed and amazed at how deep humanity had buried its true capabilities.

She didn't even know something like that existed, despite her efforts to build a solid information network.

'If they could build giant airships, what else were they keeping under wraps?'

As she thought about it, more questions flooded her mind.

The thought of more advanced machinery and weapons lying in wait made her more warry of the humans.

Reign, on the other hand, wasn't worried at all.

To him, a giant airship that relied solely on advance technology was just junk. He was more curious about the people inside it.

As a Demon King with unmatched firepower, he believed that if the competition came down to who had the bigger guns, they would definitely need to bring their very best to stand a chance against him.

If they were inventing something that could mess with his mind or control his thoughts, now that would be a real concern.

But as long as they relied on destructive attacks, they would never be able to catch up to his growth.

"Don't worry about it. The bigger it is, the easier it is for me to hit," he reassured her.

However, she didn't appreciate his easygoing attitude and thought he was just talking nonsense.

If she realized she had aligned herself with a Demon King that could one shot an entire Tier 4 walled city, her perspective would shift dramatically.

She'd be kissing his feet right now, begging him to take her under his protection.

A Demon King was both revered and feared, a status that could silence anyone with just their titles alone.

But he didn't see any reason to reveal that to Lilith or anyone else.

In his mind, why bother? He preferred to let his actions speak for themselves.

'Giant airship, huh?' he mused, a sly chuckle escaping his lips.

'This would be a perfect chance to test just how powerful my attacks are. I just hope they don't disappoint me too much.'

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