Villain: Ultimate Mutation System in the Alternate World-Chapter 634: The Title of the Strongest Part 4

But Reign didn't care.

It was simple: either he died trying to make it work, or he succeeded. There was no middle ground. No retreat.

Running away wasn't an option. He knew that all too well. If he failed to defeat Lilith now, if he let her grow any further, she would surpass him in a way he couldn't catch up to.

"ARGHHHH!" He clenched his teeth, voice breaking under the pressure.

Dark bones began to chip away from his body, sharp fragments tearing off with each pulse of energy.

But they didn't fall. Instead, they hovered around him, spinning slowly in a loose orbit.

His physical shell was no longer solid. It was becoming a moving armor of floating fragments.

CRACK!

CRACK!

CRACK!

More of his body came apart, but he remained upright.

His outline still looked humanoid, but when he moved, the bones no longer moved with him—they flowed around him, reacting to his will.

Even his skull had broken apart, now split into twelve fragments floating around his head like a fractured crown.

Between the gaps, his true face—if it could still be called that—glowed with a harsh inner light.

Then it happened.

Four more wings burst from his back, tearing through the storm of energy, bringing the total to twenty.

Each wing now pulsed with chaotic energy, shifting in color between black and white as if constantly torn between two extremes.

'I think I'll die after this,' he let out dry chuckle. His mouth not even synching because how messed up his face was.

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Of course not.

The pain, the risk, the loss of control—none of it mattered if he could just take his revenged on her.

Lilith was almost finished wiping out the last of his distractions.

She moved without a hint of strain on her face.

Her body wasn't dying. Her energy wasn't fighting itself.

And like him, she now had twenty wings—but she looked fine.

'What does she have that I don't…?' His mind raced, sifting through every detail, every clue.

'The Holy Grail!'

That had to be it. Something in that relic must have stabilized her. Kept her core intact while she rose to this level.

He remembered something else—Lucifer had once mentioned that Lilith no longer needed her seed after obtaining that artifact.

That confirmed it.

The Holy Grail wasn't just a boost. It was the foundation of her new form. The reason she could evolve without tearing herself apart.

'So that's it…'

A slow grin spread across his half-shattered face.

'Well, well… I think I just found a way to beat the shit out of her—and live to tell the tale.'

'But how can I destroy that shield of hers?'

That was the real problem.

Her barrier wasn't just strong—it was unnatural. It absorbed, deflected, and even canceled out his death energy. That kind of defense wasn't something he could just power through, not even with his temporary boost in power.

He narrowed his eyes, piecing things together fast.

'Should I bring the attack closer?' he wondered.

Instead of wasting energy with a long-range strike, he could close the distance and slash at her shield directly.

The closer he was, the less time she'd have to react—and with his speed, he could get in before she had a chance to use her time-stop again.

But it had to be in instant.

One slip-up, one miscalculation, and he would be wide open for attack. If she caught him in that moment, he'd be finished.

The window would be small, but it was the only chance.

'Focus. Move. Strike.'

He raised both of his hands, and a weapon materialized on each of his hand.

It looked like a sword at first, but instead of a blade, it had rows of cutting teeth lining its edge.

VROOOOOOM!

VROOOOOOM!

The teeth spined with a ferocious, grinding sound, eager to tear through whatever it touched.

"Skull Grinder...." A twisted smile appeared on his face as he began to enhance and evolve the first weapon he had ever created. "Or should I say, God Grinder"

Without waiting for permission, he pulled the energy from the divine beasts—every drop they had stored.

Their eyes widened in horror as they felt themselves being pulled into the vortex of power Reign .

They tried to resist, but it was futile. The very essence of the divine beasts began to merge with the two weapons, their cries for mercy echoing in the depths of their being.

Reign didn't hesitate. For him, they were nothing but objects—tools for his power up, nothing more.

"No! Please!" Kaelin pleaded with her small voice,

"I... I don't want this!" Ember cried.

Nerys, however, was different. While her companions cried out in desperation, she just remained silent. She had long since accepted her fate.

This was the cost of aligning herself with someone like Reign.

He was the worst and most immoral being in the universe—his insanity boundless, his cruelty unmatched.

Finally, their cries vanished along with their consciousness.

The transformation of Skull Grinder reached its peak. The sharp teeth spun vibrating with a force that could obliterate anything in its path.

'This is not enough,' he thought, tightening his grip on the weapons. 'I also need to elevate my speed'

With a deep breath, he focused, drawing every last drop of energy he could muster.

His wings, already crackling with chaotic energy, began to burn brighter.

The wings grew hotter, more intense, until the very air around him began to distort.

His power was reaching its limits, but with every ounce of his strength, he pushed harder, focusing the energy into the tips of his wings.

'This... this is the final push,'

He would either kill her or be killed. There was no middle ground.

SWOOOOOSH!

He reached her shield in a flash, his wings propelling him forward with the speed of light.

The shield, once impenetrable, was instantly obliterated by the sheer force of his power.

Before Lilith could even process what had just happened, his blade was already at her neck, millimeters away from severing it.

Her eyes widened in disbelief, unable to fathom how he managed to pull off this stunt without her knowing.