Reign's mind raced. He had faced many powerful enemies, but this girl was something else entirely.
He had to find a way to overcome her, but the only thing he could think of was destroying her through overwhelming firepower. He doubted she could withstand an attack capable of piercing through almost anything.
"Hyper Rail Gun," he muttered, summoning his iconic skill. The weapon materialized from his hands, sleek and powerful, glowing with an intense dark red lightning energy.
He pointed it at the girl, locking and loading it, his finger hovering over the trigger.
A smaller projectile was chosen on purpose this time. The idea was that it would cause enough damage to be deadly but wouldn't create a big explosion. This approach ensured that things wouldn't spiral out of control.
The girl gazed up at him with confusion in her eyes. "What are you doing?" she whispered faintly.
Reign chuckled. "I'm planning to kill you because you're a bad girl,"
"I see," she replied with a melancholic tone. "Before you kill me, I want you to know that I did not mean to hurt you," she added.
"I don't really care, as long as you're dead,"he responded, the electric arc in the Hyper Rail Gun charging with a high-pitched sound.
"Before I die, can you at least give me a name? They just call me M-015," she said, her voice filled with sadness.
"Are you sure? I'm really bad at naming," he asked.
She nodded, her eyes bright with excitement . "Yes, I'm sure. "
"A name, huh?" Reign mused, looking at her. He was going to kill her anyway, so he decided to grant her last dying wish.
As he accessed his memory, he recalled a particular name from his past life. He remembered watching reruns of a show where the character had left a strong impression on him.
"Alright. How about... Elsa?"
"Elsa?" she repeated, her lips forming a smile. "I love it."
Her smile widened, and she opened and raised her arms to accept her death.
This made him feel that she was more of a nut-case than Anna. First, she asked him for a name, and now she was just accepting her fate. But that wasn't important .
What mattered to him was her power, and he wanted it for himself. If he could absorb her abilities, freezing the entire city would be possible.
"I hope you can kill me," she spoke up. "Many have tried, but everyone failed."
There was no arrogance in her voice; she was just stating the truth.
Looking at her, he felt that she genuinely wanted to die, which might explain why she wasn't resisting. Regardless, he kept his guard up. He didn't want to get too complacent and end up dead.
'I should use this opportunity to test my power,' he thought.
He wanted to see how well she could defend against his normal attacks. So, he materialized two more railguns, intending to see if she could freeze it when he used them in rapid fire mode.
Reign aimed the three railguns at Elsa and unleashed a barrage of rapid-fire projectiles.
ZZZ— ZZZ—ZZZ!
ZZZ— ZZZ—ZZZ!
ZZZ— ZZZ—ZZZ!
The air crackled and thundered as the bullets streaked towards her. Each projectile was smaller but packed with immense power, designed to penetrate even the toughest defenses.
As expected, Elsa's freezing ability activated, but Reign was hoping that one of his attacks would actually hit.
However—
Everything froze and shattered before they could reach her, no matter how fast or numerous they were. Her defense remained constantly strong, and the projectiles froze and get destroyed instantly upon impact.
Her freezing ability held strong, showing no signs of being overwhelmed. He realized he needed a new strategy, as sheer quantity alone wasn't enough.
"Alright, let's see if you can handle this," he muttered aloud. He combined the three railguns into a triple-barrel railgun, a new variation of his skill that he named Triple Slug.
This technique was inspired by the concept of a double-barrel shotgun but with three barrels, designed to deliver a powerful and concentrated one shot attack.
The sound of the spinning projectile hummed inside the weapon like a powerful jet engine, and red electric shocks danced around them, melting the ice on the walls.
"Goodbye," Reign said with a smirk.
ZZZZZZZZZZ!
He fired the Triple Slug, and the three projectiles burst out with power now about 150% stronger than before.
Reign expected the impact to be enough to make her head explode, but unfortunately, it did not make any difference.
"I..." Reign was stunned.
That attack could have killed a Peak Demon Lord, but she just stood there, unaffected.
The worst part was that she wasn't even trying to resist; she was simply existing.
"When do you plan to kill me?" she asked, her voice tinged with worry, she feared that Reign might not be powerful enough to end her life.
'Damn it,' he cursed inwardly, feeling insulted by her honest words.