As soon as the military personnel left, Reign wasted no time in locking the storage area from the inside.
He secured the door, ensuring that no unwanted intruders would disturb his operations
Next, he meticulously scanned the surroundings for any hidden CCTV cameras, his eyes darting from corner to corner in search of surveillance devices.
Reign knew how important it was to keep up his bogus image in order to avoid unwanted attention and put his objectives in jeopardy.
He had worked hard to ensure that those stupid military guards saw him as one of their allies, therefore it would be foolish of him to become negligent now that he was so close to completing his scheme.
'Nothing, this place is clear,' he thought to himself.
Satisfied that he was not being watched, he allowed himself a moment of relief.
The room fell silent except for the faint hum of the lights overhead.
He took of his clothing, materializing several sharp, metallic limbs extending from his back.
Each limb ended in a razor-sharp tip, glinting ominously in the dim light.
He resembled a humanoid spider, his body both intimidating and functional for absorbing corpses.
But before he could start eating them, he felt a sudden impulse to take out the Golden Chalice from inside his body.
Curiosity got the better of him, compelling him to see what would happen if he held it in his hand.
He retrieved the divine artifact and as soon as his fingers touched the surface of the chalice, a strange sensation coursed through him.
The artifact began to vibrate, emitting a soft hum that reverberated in the air.
[Ding!]
[System: An external object is attempting to utilize host energy to activate itself. Would you like to allow it?]
[Yes]/[No]
"Is it safe?"
[System: Yes, the amount of energy required is minimal.]
Reign considered for a moment; after all, Angela had given him this object to help her gather souls, so he didn't really need to follow her, but he was still interested in what it might be able to accomplish.
"System, do you have any information about this item?" he inquired.
[System: Negative, this is a foreign object, so the host must use it for the system to analyze .]
He approached the first pile of bodies with a smirk.
"Time to feast," he muttered.
The dozens of limbs shot forward, piercing through the corpses. Each puncture almost surgical and end up pinning down 5-10 corpses like a BBQ stick.
As the limbs began to suck out the remaining vitality from the dead, a low, sinister growl emanated from Reign, mixing with the sound of slurping .
The process was horrifying.
The bodies deflated, shriveling as they were slowly drained, leaving behind nothing but their clothings.
Reign's eyes glowed with red piercing light as the power surged through him.
Every corpse added to his experience bar, and he could tell that the amount he was getting was way more than from the corrupted.
Some of the corpses had been dead for hours now, so they weren't that concentrated; nevertheless, it was still better.
He moved, going from one body to the next, the limbs working tirelessly.
The storage room, once filled with rows of dead bodies, now began to empty.
"I need more," Reign declared, wearing and adjusting his clothing before stepping outside the storage room to ask the military to refill it.
He behaved like a casual customer in a restaurant, just ordering food like it was no big deal.
The personnel exchanged confused glances after they saw the empty room, their shock evident as they realized that there were no remnants left from the bodies.
It was as if the corpses had just vanished into thin air.
"Sir, there's... there's nothing left?" one of the personnel stammered, his voice tinged with disbelief.
Reign met their skepticism with a calm demeanor
"This technology is experimental," he explained, gesturing towards the empty storage room. "It's from a Tier 2 city. The bodies are disintegrated completely, leaving no trace behind."
Everyone looked at him with a mixture of awe and apprehension, unsure of how to respond to this revelation.
The idea that such advanced technology existed was beyond their comprehension, but they had no reason to doubt his words.
"Understood, sir," one of them finally said, snapping out of his daze. "We'll continue to refill the storage room as ordered."
"Good work, soldiers. I'll be sure to put in a good word to the governor about this," Reign declared, his voice filled with assurance.
"Thank you, Sir!"