Chapter 52: System Enhance

As the transformation unfolded, he felt his muscles melting away and his bones undergoing intense reconstruction, as if he were being ground down in real time.

With each passing moment, his insides were vanishing in real time, every fiber of his being unraveling and dissolving into nothingness.

"FUCK!!!!!!!!!!" The agony became unbearable, prompting him to scream in anguish, his bones contorting under the intense pressure of the transformation.

[System discovered that the Skull-Fiend body has numerous limitations for the Ultimate Mutation System.]

[Enhancing race compatibility with the Ultimate Mutation System.]

[Enhancement Complete]

Suddenly, another sensation overtook him as his insides began to reform, along with his muscles.

However, it felt different from the real thing. When he looked down, he noticed that these new organs were made of some kind of blue energy, mimicking real organs.

Once his insides were finished, the skin began to form too.

[DING]

[Transformation Complete]

[All Skill Points Reset]

Gasping for breath, Reign hurried to the mirror to inspect the outcome of his evolution.

The blue energy skin had transitioned into a more normal looking pale appearance, but his face retained its skull-like visage.

However, unlike ordinary bones, it resembled a skull mask, devoid of any hollow spaces except for the eye sockets, which flickered with blue flames.

"Status"

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Name: Reign

Level 1

Age. : 18 (+1 year)

Race: Skull Fiend (System Enhance)

Strength :B-

Stamina :C+

Endurance : B+

Intelligence: C+

Energy: F-

Bite I

Undead Eye I

Night Crawl I

Clawer I

Viral Slash I

Claw Bullet I -

Claw Barrage I(SP)

Death Aura

Hawk Bones [30%]

SWOOOSH!

When the projectile hit the wall, the impact was almost doubled in terms of intensity.

"Sweet," a smile formed on his face after witnessing the effect.

'Now I know which skills to improve' he thought to himself.

Claw Bullet I > Claw Bullet X.

Claw Barrage I (SP)> Claw Barrage X (SP)

Clawer I > Clawer VIII

Those were the three skills that he thought would provide him with immediate effect . As for the others, he would increase them later when he had ample skill points.

***

Back to the Present

"Why are you standing like an idiot?" Reign asked George.

George was jolted by Reign's mocking question and quickly recomposed himself.

"Where is Anna?" he asked.

"Oh, they took her away," Reign answered with a nonchalant tone.

His voice was now more human-like, so George could tell how uninterested Reign was about her daughter's well-being.

"You just let them take her?" George bellowed in anger.

"Let them? They were too powerful. Even in this state, I doubt I could win," Reign shook his head and continued to drink his coffee.

His sense of taste was now better than before, so he wanted to savor the moment.

George was lost for words. Reign had a point, but he was still pissed off by his attitude.

"So what now? When are we going to save her?" George asked.

'Save her? What the hell is this old man talking about?' Reign thought to himself. He just spared him because he wanted information about those three.

But he realized that revealing his true intention would just make George less cooperative, so he decided to go along with his delusion.

"Don't worry, I promise to save her. But for now, I need some information about those three," Reign shifted the topic.

George sighed in relief after hearing Reign's words.

Of course, he did not fully believe him, but in his current state of mind, he would even believe the word of the devil himself.

"Those people are Vampires, "George revealed.

"No shit, Sherlock. I could figure that out just by looking at their faces. I wanted to know something more specific, like where their base is or why they came for Anna. You know, useful stuff," Reign shook his head in disappointment.

Anna's disappearance had turned George into a complete idiot, and Reign felt like punching some sense into him.

"I..." George's voice wavered, his eyes darting nervously around the room as he struggled to find the words.

"I don't know"

'This old man is useless,' Reign sighed, his disappointment evident in his tone. He had hoped George would be more useful, but it seemed he had expected too much.

'But he still has some use to me, so maybe I'll keep him around,' Reign mused, stroking his chin.

He didn't know much about this world, and having George as a slave would make his life easier.

He just needed to keep pretending that he was doing all of this to save Anna, and George would obey him like a dog.

"We will find her, don't worry," Reign reassured George, using the carrot-and-stick approach to motivate him.