Villain: Ultimate Mutation System in the Alternate World

"Yes, my King," Arc nodded, his voice filled with devotion and loyalty.

There wasn't even a hint of doubt in Arc's demeanor.

And although he did not have an actual eyeball, the intensity of the red glowing orbs in his eyes intensified when he spoke.

Reign touched his chin, amused by this sudden turn of events.

He could see that the skeletons here were becoming more intelligent, though he did not expect them to be able to converse with him at this level.

'Did he remember his past life?' he mused inwardly.

If Arc had really regained its memory, it would be troublesome , considering Reign was the one who had killed him in the first place.

"Do you remember your past life?" Reign asked, wanting to probe further. He needed to ascertain the extent of Arc's intelligence and memories.

"No, My King," Arc replied, addressing only what was asked of him, nothing more, nothing less.

Reign did not detect any hint of falsehood in Arc's words.

"So what do you remember? Tell me everything ," he asked again.

"The last thing I remembered was that I was inside internal darkness, and you, my king, offered your benevolent hand to this unworthy being. From then on, I promised to serve you forever," Arc replied with sincerity.

Reign felt flattered after being told he had a benevolent hand.

So, this was the feeling of a boss when their employees kissed up to them.

No wonder so many bosses go on power trips all the time.

"Serve me forever? What if I ordered you to kill me?" Reign inquired, wanting to test the limits of Arc's autonomy .

"I'm not allowed to do that," Arc replied.

"But then you would be failing to do your job," Reign immediately went for the tough questions.

Arc's tone remained unchanged, his hollow sockets fixed on Reign.

"My purpose is to serve you, my King. If you were to task me with such a command, I would comply without question," he replied

'So it's still not smart enough to form its own opinions and has to relies on my commands for answers,' Reign mused, making a mental note of his observation.

After testing Arc's intelligence further, Reign realized that while it was still limited in certain aspects, in terms of combat, it had become much more efficient.

Arc could adapt and adjust its tactics on the fly, making its overall combat ability increase by leaps and bounds.

"Alright, you passed the test," Reign declared, casually blocking Arc's strongest strike with just one hand.

"Thank you, my King ," Arc bowed.

"That's all. As long as you serve me well, you will receive more benefits in the future," Reign declared firmly.

"Thank you, my King," Arc bowed his head again, showing respect and loyalty.

Reign nodded, assuming the demeanor of a big boss, before turning away to inspect the female skeleton bound by chains.

When he reached her, she looked pained despite having a skeletal face and didn't even speak. She was like a hollow shell of her former self.

Reign touched her head to check her summoning requirements. If she needed a lot of slots, then she was bound to be powerful.

[System : 15 slots]

'Only 15 slots? So she's below Knight grade?' Reign muttered with a hint of disappointment in his voice. He had hoped for an overpowered restriction-type servant.

This skeleton used to be a vessel of an angel, but most of its capabilities was just from an external power source , so it was the reason for such a low valuation of the system.

Regardless, she was still much more valuable than the other skeleton that Reign had, and there was also the chance of him upgrading her.

Thinking it over, he decided to sacrifice another 15 slots for the summon. He was worried that she would vanish if left alone for a long time.

"Arise," Reign summoned her.

This time, because she was weaker than Arc, it didn't take him multiple tries to succeed.

Slowly, the dark-red energy began to fill her hollow parts.

Black-red metallic hair sprouted in her head, and her eyes glowed with the same red orbs as Arc's.

As her transformation completed, the chains binding her body started to break one by one, getting reabsorbed into her. story-source-NovelFire

Only the chains hanging from her hands remained.

[System: Please name your Puppet ]

Reign contemplated for a moment, his gaze turning to the chains clutched in her bony hands.

An idea began to form, and he chose a name that resonated with her appearance and weapons.

"Shackler," he declared.

In response, Shackler bowed her head, a gesture of devotion to her new name and master.

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Name: Shackler

Race: Skull Puppet

Rank: Normal Grade

Strength :C-

Agility. :E+

Endurance : C

Intelligence: F-

Energy: B-

Chain Control

Chain Barrier

Chain Restrain

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Unfortunately, Shackler's stats were not impressive and very imbalanced.

Unlike Arc, who honed his power through training before using the lightning runes, the vessel that the angel used had once been a normal girl.

'Well, at least her energy was strong enough to reach B-,' Reign remarked, trying to find the silver lining in the situation.

Shackler possessed a very useful skill, which he found intriguing.

It was a skill that, when latched onto the opponent, inflicted debuffs and drained their energy.

Good thing, Reign had a lot of external defense when he fought the Priestess; otherwise, he might have fallen victim to this skill.

Plus, after being enhanced by his own elements, this skill had undergone a complete transformation.

In addition to inflicting debuffs, it could now inflict fear and send electric shocks coursing through the chains.

'This skill will be very useful when she becomes more powerful,' Reign nodded in satisfaction.

He made a mental note to focus on making her stronger quickly.

What he was betting on now wasn't her current strength, but her potential for growth.

After wrapping everything up, Reign decided to leave.

***

Back to reality, he got up and wasted no more time. There was nothing in this place of interest to him, so staying here would be a waste of time.

As he walked, he decided to use his First Core first so his Second core could regenerate.

After 10 minutes, he found himself descending to the familiar subway station.

He realized that the Miasma in this place had become thinner. It was still present, but it was not as dense as it was on the surface.

On the station he saw a lot of debris, stuffs , and suitcases lying around.

The survivor of this place must have left in a hurry , and thought they could bring their stuff, but when the train capacity was reach they were force to abandon most of their items.

'Even the items are in better condition here,' Reign thought .

The items were still decaying, but not to the point that they turned completely useless.

THUD!

He jumped onto the rail and looked in the direction where George and Melissa's train had gone when he dropped them off before.

The tunnel was dark, but with his Undead Eyes, he could see much better here than on the surface.

"This will be a long walk," Reign sighed, and started moving forward.

He decided to walk for now, conserving his energy until his Lightning Energy Core was filled up.