Villain: Ultimate Mutation System in the Alternate World - Chapter 488

Chapter 488: Far from Expectation 1
As he held the fruit in his hand, he started grinning as he remembered a popular anime from his past life about fruits that granted crazy superpowers. He wondered if this thing would do the same.

‘System, are you sure this is safe?’

[Host, nothing is 100%]

The system fired up another quirky remark.

Reign rolled his eyes, now regretting talking to it all the time out of boredom.

‘You know, maybe I should’ve kept my mouth shut .Having a chatty system isn’t as entertaining as I thought it would be.’ He thought sarcastically.

‘Here goes nothing,’ he said, opening his mouth but pausing before taking a bite.

Another question popped up in his mind.

‘System, if I eat this now, does that mean whatever benefits I get will be locked to this body?’

[Correct. Any benefits from consuming the fruit will be tied to your current body. However, due to insufficient data on meta-humans, I cannot make specific predictions.]

Reign paused, weighing his options.

If this fruit could grant him the same power as the meta-human he had killed, it would be far better to consume it in his original body.

‘I should think this through…’ he trailed off, lost in thought.

Then, he recalled another important thing.

‘System, how about the analysis of the meta-humans? I feel like I’ve been here for months.’

[The analysis is ongoing and will be completed in 8 days, affected by the unique time flow of this space.]

‘Eight days? That’s not long at all. I’ll just wait so you’ll have more data to work with.’

He had been trapped here for a long time, so adding a couple more days wouldn’t really change anything.

With that in mind, he leaned against the bark and started to sleep. It was the fastest way to pass the time here.

Before he knew it, the sound of a system notification woke him up.

[System: Meta-Human Analysis Complete.]

Reign blinked, rubbing the sleep from his eyes as he sat up.

The system began displaying text about the general idea of meta-humans.

However, some of the information was still vague due to a lack of research materials.

[Meta-humans are made of 100% human DNA, but it has been altered to receive signals from a metaphysical realm.]

[This realm negates laws of nature. Meta-humans differ in power because each unique human DNA leads to various side effects and abilities.]

[Theoretically, a perfect meta-human would have the ability to negate existence itself.]

‘That’s a pretty scary ability,’ he muttered, feeling a chill run down his spine.

‘And you said they’re tapping into some kind of alternate reality? ‘

[Affirmative .The system name this metaphysical realm as “The Void “]

‘The Void ‘ he repeated, the name was perfect to describe it .

He paused for a moment, trying to internalize everything.

‘So, does that mean I can mix the meta-human abilities with my own powers ?’

[With more data, the fruit could grant abilities similar to a meta-human, but the effects would be limited since the host cannot access the Void. The system could use an alternative method to sustain it, but it wouldn’t be as powerful as the real thing.]

‘Why?’

[The host’s original and second body are incompatible with the power from The Void. To fully utilize it, you need a third Meta-human body]

Reign’s excitement deflated ‘A third body? Seriously? That’s too expensive, especially since I can’t get out of this place to farm.’

It would have been different if he were outside, where he could farm for Dark Dust points or even souls to convert.

‘System can I loan..’

[System: Negative]

‘Well, at least I tried,’

‘So I’m at a complete dead end now,’ he sighed. If he had known this would happen, he would have bought an extra seed.

He needed to adapt to his current situation and think of another way. It was disappointing, but he had to accept that reality was often harsher; not everything would always go his way.

‘If I can’t use meta-human powers for now, I need to figure out how to counter that little brat in case we meet again,’

The memory of how frustrating it was to fight anyone with that kid around was still fresh in his mind. He wanted nothing more than to eliminate that annoying brat.

‘Do you have a way to make them incapable of using their powers?’

[System: The negation effect can be challenging to counter. However, there are potential solutions that may work]

“Like what?”

[Option 1: Use True Death]

He expected as much, but True Death was a race skill, so only his original body could use it.

[Option 2: If True Death is unavailable, feeding the fruit to an existing meta-human may enhance their connection to the Void, potentially disrupting their abilities or even destroying their body.]

‘Potentially, what are the chances of that?’

[System: There’s an 80% chance of disrupting a meta-human’s abilities. The risk of destroying their body varies based on their strength and connection to the Void, ranging from 80% to 99.99%.]

Reign thought the odds were high, but the idea of sacrificing the fruit felt like a huge waste.

‘Should I just eat it ?’

[System: Consider the options carefully, Host. The fruit still holds value, even if not in the way you initially hoped.]

‘You’re not helping at all,’ Reign sighed; he still had a lot of unanswered questions, and this turn of events only added to his confusion.

He recalled the text back then which stated that this place revealed more questions than truths, and he couldn’t help but feel that was really the case.

In fact, he had discussed meta-humans with the system in details, yet he remained clueless about how to escape this place.

“System, do you have any information or guesses on how to get out of here?”

[System: Taking into consideration multiple variables , this tree is designed to take a part of the soul to create a fruit. If the host follows its original purpose, it might provide some clues.]