Villain: Ultimate Mutation System in the Alternate World

30 minutes passed after he started his solo stroll through the dark desolate subway tunnels.

The oppressive silence enveloped everything , broken only by the occasional echo of the wind hauling .

'I feel like I'm in a zombie movie,' Reign chuckled to himself, recalling a scene where a train was overwhelmed by a horde of zombies, forcing it to stop.

He remembered the moment vividly: tears welling up in his eyes as he quickly covered them, unable to bear the sight.

Reign chuckled at the irony of it all.

'Funny how life works," he mused, reflecting on his childhood fears. "I used to be scared of those things, and now here I am, practically one of them.'

It was like the system had dug into his deepest fears and transformed him into the very thing he dreaded.

Well, it did work surprisingly well.

How could he possibly be afraid of something he had been transformed into?

It was like solving a fear of clowns by turning someone into a clown themselves.

Talk about cutting straight to the chase and skipping the therapy bills.

'Oh, I'm getting sidetracked,' Reign paused for a moment, realizing how his thoughts had wandered.

All this strolling through the tunnels had him reminiscing about the past, perhaps because boredom had set in and he was searching for a way to kill time.

'What's that sound ?' His senses were on high alert, every sound amplified because of how the tunnel bounce back the noise.

He could tell that something was running towards him but it was still too far for him to have a clear view.

Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks, as he felt a subtle vibration pulsing through the ground beneath his feet.

Looking straight a head, he glanced towards the distant again, searching for the source of the disturbance.

The vibrations grew stronger, reverberating through the tunnel floors.

Then—

SQUEEK!

SQUEEK!

SQUEEK!

Thousands, or maybe tens of thousands, of tiny scurrying sounds echoed through the tunnel, creating an eerie noise that bounced off the walls.

As he tried to figure things out, he initially mistook the approaching entities for a flood .

But as it got closer, he realized that it was an exaggerated number of rats, their red eyes glowing rabidly in the darkness as they surged toward him.

The horde of rodents resembled a living, writhing carpet, their bodies packed so densely that they formed a seamless wave of fur and teeth.

The tunnel seemed to come alive with their frenzied movement, the sound of their claws scratching against the concrete walls creating an creepy, unending chorus.

Plus, these were not your typical small rats. They were like sewer rats who munched on steroids, each one as big as a cat.

Their fur was filthy, slick with grime and streaks of dark, sticky substances.

Each rat's body was bloated, as if they had feasted on the decaying remains of countless victims.

Their limbs were also unnaturally long and thin, giving them a more scary appearance that added to their creepy look.

With mouths hung open, it revealed rows of jagged, blooded teeth that dripped with saliva, creating a constant, hissing sound as it hit the ground.

Their ears twitched erratically, and their eyes, bloodshot and bulging, seemed to pulsate with an unnatural, red glow.

This scene would make anyone run for their life.

One normal sewer rat was enough to make a person squirm in disgust and fear, imagine facing hundreds of thousands of them at once .

As the swarm approached, the smell of filth and decay became overpowering , and the temperature seemed to rise, as if the combined heat of their fur was enough to warm the air around them.

However—

Reign did not even flinch seeing the disgusting and creepy scene. As for the putrid odor emanating from them, he just ignored it, because it was not enough to bother him .

This horde of rats was nothing compared to the giant pile of corrupteds he had massacred before.

The two weren't even comparable.

As the rats closed in on him, he planted his feet firmly on the ground.

With a casual motion, his mouth stretched and cracked from ear to ear, unleashing an inferno of flames that surged forth with intense temperature..

The roaring torrent of fire filled the narrow confines of the tunnel, its blistering heat scorching everything in its path.

The acrid scent of burning fur and flesh filled the air, mingling with the metallic tang of charred metal and the musty odor of old stone.

As the flames engulfed the oncoming swarm of rodents, their squeaks of terror turned into agonized shrieks.

The rats, their fur igniting like tinder, thrashed and writhed in a frenzied attempt to escape the searing heat.

But despite the burning temperature, the flood of rodents continued to press forward because of their sheer number, pushing against the flames.

Realizing the need to adjust, he decided to take things up a notch.

'You guys are just asking for it,'

With a sadistic smile creeping across his face, he found enjoyment in this confrontation.

This clash wasn't a fight; it was an opportunity to test his powers.

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To add more penetrating power, he infused his fire breath with lightning, creating a devastating combination that fried everything in its path.

The rats continued to push through with their stampede, but despite their futile resistance, in the end, they all turned into ashes from the overwhelming temperature.

When the dust and smoke settled, the once noisy tunnel became quiet, devoid of any sign of moving organism. .

Only the pungent odor of charred rat flesh lingered in the air, a proof of the battle that just took place.

With each step he took, the ground crunched beneath his feet, the remains of the rats reduced to blackened ashes by his weight.

'That was fun,' Reign chuckled finding the whole encounter more like a fun experience rather than a very dangerous situation.

If anyone else had been present, they would have cursed him for being too arrogant.

That wave of rats required a lot of firepower to exterminate.

This was the reason why armored trains were equipped with their own heavy duty flamethrowers for these scenarios.

And even with that, there were still cases where they got overrun by the hordes.

Acting like nothing happened, he began to move forward again.

What took place just now was too irrelevant , that he did not even bothered thinking about it.

It was like a man stepping on a bunch of ants; there was no need to dwell on it because it would be a waste of time.

After traveling for another hour , he saw that there was a big hole on the wall of the tunnel . It was where those hordes of rats came from.

Reign felt a strong urge to enter the hole, curious about the source of the rats.

The mysterious opening beckoned him, making him wonder if there were hidden benefits or secrets to uncover inside.

'Should I?' he mused inwardly.

Checking the place out shouldn't take too much time, and if he just passed it by, he'd be left wondering what was inside.

In the end, curiosity got the better of him, and he decided to explore.