"It’s rude to eavesdrop," Reign chuckled, but the voice didn’t come from him—it came from Arc.
In the next moment, a sharp blade sliced through the air, taking down five divergents hiding in an alley. They had come to spy on him, so he dealt with them quickly.
The only people left in the city were either hiding or had some kind of immunity to the virus. Since he was constantly flying from one area to another, it was easy to spot him. This wasn’t surprising at all.
He absorbed the divergents, but found nothing of value. They were too ordinary, offering no worthwhile mutation organs.
"Alright, let’s see what’s down there," he mused, floating above the city. His eyes locked onto the underground station in the distance.
With a strong flap of his wings, he flew towards the underground station.
As he got closer, he felt some resistance—defense robots were still active. But now that he wasn’t holding back, they were no match for him.
With a single swing of his fist, he crushed the first wave of robots, their metal bodies shattering under the force.
He didn’t stop to admire his work.
More robots came at him, but he destroyed them just as easily.
Each punch took out dozens of machines, sending pieces of metal flying everywhere. The sound of metal crunching and sparks crackling filled the air.
When the last robot fell, he headed straight for the underground station entrance.
A few hunters and mercenaries were there, and the moment they saw him, fear took over. His appearance was terrifying, even by demon standards, so their reaction was understandable.
They huddled together and drew their weapons, but before they could even try to put any resistance, he swooped in, tearing them apart without mercy.
He slammed one into the floor, the hunter’s head hitting the ground with a crack, blood and brain matter splattering everywhere.
One was smashed against the wall, and then another was used as a weapon to crush the rest.
He ripped through them, decapitating some and bending others into unnatural angles. It was a gruesome scene, a clear display of his ruthless nature.
In just 20 seconds, he ended everyone’s life.
Corpses were scattered across the station, the remains of the people he had just killed, and those who had tried to escape the virus but failed.
He began absorbing the vitality from their bodies, feeling his experience points grow with each one.
Deeper into the station, he encountered more people.
"Is that... it?" one of the hunters muttered, his voice trembling.
"Stay back!" another shouted, gripping his weapon tightly, though her hands shook uncontrollably.
But before they could even think of forming a plan, Reign moved. He was a blur, too fast for their eyes to follow.
In an instant, he was among them, a force of pure killing intent.
However—
’Not enough,’ he sighed, feeling a sense of emptiness. ’I can’t see myself reaching Demon King with just this amount.’
It was a chilling thought, given how much he had consumed, but he didn’t have much choice. The system was greedy and insatiable, so was he.
After a while, he had almost covered 90% of the city , and the few remaining areas where not really that crowded with people .
He decided to fly up in the sky and watch the horizon, the dark black miasma was closing in and he estimated that after less than an hour or so, the city would soon follow.
He increased his pace, wrapping things up quickly. As he neared completion, an unexpected reunion occurred.
On one of the now-empty streets, the BioGen group, who had hoped to escape through the station, found themselves cut off.
Their regular human members began dying one by one.
They tried to save themselves with drugs, but these only managed to relieve some of the symptoms, not cure them.
"We meet again," Reign said, hovering above and overlooking the entire convoy.
His words were directed at Juggernaut, who stared up at him in confusion.
"Who are you?" the metahuman asked.
Reign shook his head with a hint of sarcasm. "I didn’t know your memory was so bad. We fought just a few days ago. I still remember that trick you used."
Juggernaut’s face shifted to confusion before he recalled it.
"You’re the guy I defeated ! Wait, don’t tell me you turned into a demon after I killed you!"
Reign felt like punching the metahuman’s head off after such a remark, but he managed to control himself.
"Kill me? I was just going easy on you," Reign spat out, his words a little bit defensive.
Juggernaut’s eyes narrowed in doubt. "Going easy on me? You were barely a threat back then "
Reign’s expression stayed cold.
"I have no choice. I need to teach you a lesson," he said with a sigh, then descended closer.
As he got nearer, a heavy, oppressive aura began to envelop them.
Everyone on the spot began to kneel, unable to resist the overwhelming force.
Those with weaker willpower died instantly, while a few, despite their efforts, barely managed to hold on.
"STOP!" Juggernaut shouted in panic.
He was terrified that his mother, who was inside one of the vehicles, might get hurt.
Desperate, he grabbed anything he could find and hurled it into the air, hoping it would hit and create a distraction.