Villain: Ultimate Mutation System in the Alternate World

"Darling, it's not in our best interest to fight him," she tried to reason with him.

But Lucifer refused to accept it.

"What are you on about? You're stronger than him now! Just finish it, love!" he snapped; his voice filled with disbelief and frustration.

Lucifer was humiliated by Reign too many times. Each defeat worsened his rage, especially when Reign mocked his insecurities about his father.

Even so, she hesitated.

A bad feeling gnawed at her, and she couldn't shake it off. Even with all the power she gained, part of her feared she might lose.

Reign standing there, smiling like a predator ready to tear her apart, only made her unease grow stronger.

Where was he getting all that confidence from?

Could he not feel the overwhelming power now surrounding her?

Those were the questions running through her mind.

"Where is Michaela?" he asked.

Seeing the castle in ruins, he assumed the angel was defeated.

He liked her for her beauty, but her death wasn't much of a loss. A small part of him just felt disappointed that he never got the chance to taste her.

Still, for the sake of the little time they shared, he would make Lilith's death a little more painful.

Lilith, noticing his interest in another woman, got an idea.

"How about I give you back Cecilia and Celine? They're still safe with me," she used the two most important women in his life as bargaining chips.

"And what would I use them for? Eat them?" he asked, raising an eyebrow.

He was already so strong that their hold over him no longer mattered. In fact, he could kill the two without even blinking.

'Is he for real?' she wondered.

Maybe he was just acting, so she couldn't use them as hostages, but he didn't look like he cared at all.

"Let's get this over with, Lilith. We're both at our peak power now, so there's no need to hesitate. Only one of us will live…" He paused and vanished from his spot.

Lilith thought he was coming for her, so she instinctively released her aura to form an encompassing shield.

But what hit it wasn't an attack—it was Lucifer's head.

"No..." She was stunned.

She quickly reached out to the severed head, only for it to explode with death energy.

BOOOOM!

The death energy included lightning and fire, and its incineration power was even stronger than the black flames.

Before the flames could even subside, Reign was already on her, his fist clenched, containing four elements.

"You might have the power, but you sure don't know how to use it!" he grinned wildly, sending her flying into the sky with one punch.

BOOOOM!

Her body was tough, so the damage wasn't severe, but he was not done yet.

Dozens of demon generals and archangels appeared, and they unleashed attack after attack, confusing her.

Some even had illusion abilities, making the entire sky disorienting.

A purple glass like shield formed around her, blocking most of the attacks.

They weren't strong enough to threaten her, but they were successful in dividing her focus.

Reign didn't give her time to prepare. From her demeanor, he could tell she hadn't figured out how to fully harness her newfound power.

It was the same as when she had first gotten the seed—she got a massive power up, but she was forced to retreat because her adaptability was very low.

Maybe it was because she was a woman. No, he was pretty sure it was because she was a woman.

'This is my only chance. I need to defeat her now!'

ZZZZZZZ!

ZZZZZZZ!

ZZZZZZZ!

Lasers fired from different directions as he moved and attacked simultaneously to conceal his real location.

It was then that Lilith finally realized why she had been so hesitant to fight him.

Reign was a combat genius.

And right now, he was not pulling any punches.

"Divine Creations!" His body multiplied, and in a rotating position, his clones began firing at her, forcing her onto the defensive further.

ZZZZZZZ!

ZZZZZZZ!

ZZZZZZZ!

The attacks he was throwing were enough to kill Lucifer many times over, even before he was exhausted, but Lilith was tanking it all.

Yet, she didn't seem happy. The death of her husband still weighed heavily on her.

The worst part was that she had no way to defend her mistake. She was powerful enough to save him, but fear of Reign had held her back.

'That shield is tough.' he mused inwardly.

The quality of her element was on another level. Even his death energy was being nullified.

Death Energy was by far his most destructive element. Even divine energy could barely slow it down, so he wondered what kind of element she was using to withstand it.

'This purple energy... What is it?'

He instinctively knew it was strong because he could see it, but it had no signature whatsoever. So much so that if he turned his back on it, it slipped through his detection.

Reign discovered this while he was moving.

'Don't tell me it's some higher type of element I can't feel because it's operated on a higher dimension'

The only energy that was close to it was the void energy.

He wondered if this was the same, or something close to it.

"Enough!" Lilith opened her lips, and he found himself unable to move.

All the colors vanished, leaving only black and white, but he remained fully aware.

"Time stops! Fuck, that's cheating!" he cursed inwardly as he watched Lilith searched for his real body.

She raised her finger and destroyed one clone after another. Reign regretted not making more.

'At least it gives me some time to think.'

She didn't seem like she was in a hurry, so he assumed the skill had a long operation time. She wasn't speaking or calling him out either.

Then it hit him.

'Maybe she's not aware that I'm conscious?'

This changed everything. It meant there was a way to break through this cheat-like ability.

'But how?'