Villain: Ultimate Mutation System in the Alternate World - Chapter 509

Chapter 509: Peak of the World
When Reign’s vision returned, he found himself alongside the other demon kings on a pier after teleporting five times already.

Now, they needed to locate another portal that would send them to their next destination.

Within the pier, market stalls lined the edges, selling everything from exotic foods to intricate artifacts.

Reign watched as humans and demons hurried past, some carrying large sacks filled with goods, while others gestured animatedly as they negotiated prices.

He found it funny that demons would interact this way. It was just plain stupid in his opinion.

Above them, a translucent barrier arched over the fort, shimmering gently and providing artificial light.

Below, dark, ink-like water crashed against the fort’s pillars, waves rolling back and forth.

And on top of these corrupted waters were giant cannons, but these were unlike any Reign had seen before.

They had a strange, organic shape, resembling massive roots intertwined and twisting together.

Each cannon radiated a powerful energy, pulsing with a life of its own.

“Are you impressed by this?” Lyra leaned in close to speak.

If not for his command to Anna to behave, she would have already caused a commotion, but now she just had to bear with it and cling to his hand.

“Yeah, it’s something,” he replied, keeping his tone casual.

“I’m just shocked by how lively this place is despite all the miasma and water surrounding it. I heard the ocean is more dangerous ,” Reign pointed out.

“Oh please, this miasma and the corrupted are nothing. The Alliance just doesn’t want to deal with it because it keeps humans at bay,” Lyra let out a small laugh.

Reign could understand where they were coming from, and he didn’t dislike their strategy at all. It was very smart.

If they fixed this issue right away, the humans’ focus would just shift from the corrupted to the demons.

By maintaining a common enemy, the Alliance was effectively able to maintain the status quo.

This was evident in how easily the humans accepted them, viewing demons as heroes rather than man-eating monsters.

“It’s funny,” Reign remarked, shaking his head. “They see Demons as their saviors now.”

Lyra laughed lightly. “Desperate times call for desperate measures. If they believe we’re on their side, then we can use that to our advantage.”

Both of them continued to chat, and before long, they reached another portal.

They repeated the whole process of teleportation several more times until they finally arrived at the capital of the Abyssal Alliance.

What greeted Reign on the spot was a massive hall, its grandeur almost overwhelming.

Surrounding the hall were standing gold statues of demons, each adorned with six wings. The intricate details of the statues gave them a lifelike quality, as if they could spring to life at any moment.

These were the Demon Gods that controlled the Alliance, and surprisingly, Reign spotted something familiar among the towering statues: the statue of the Veiled Night’s Mother.

‘So she was a Demon God after all,’ he muttered to himself.

‘No wonder the government could not touch that criminal organization.’

Before Reign could dwell on the implications of the Veiled Night’s Mother’s statue, Elizabeth stepped forward,

“I want to inform you that flying without permission inside the capital is not allowed, and running too fast is also prohibited.”

Reign nodded, understanding the reasoning behind such policies, especially given how destructive demons at their level could be.

When they exited the structure, what greeted them was something he did not expect.

In the horizon stood ancient buildings reminiscent of the Greek Empire from his old world, but on a much larger scale.

But even though he called it ancient, none of the buildings looked old. They were made of a special type of stone that shimmer in the moonlight.

“Wow, I expected this place to be much… messier,” Reign mused aloud, prompting a chuckle from Elizabeth and Lyra..

“We might be demons, but we’re not barbaric like our ancestors,” Elizabeth explained “We’ve learned to adapt and build a society that reflects our strength and culture, just like humans.”

Lyra nodded in agreement. “Exactly. This capital represents our unity and progress. We may have an aggressive reputation, but that doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate beauty and order.”

Reign smiled, pretending to understand the logic behind their words, but deep inside, he found their pretentious ideology laughable.

‘Learn to appreciate order and beauty? What a load of bullshit,’

If he had to guess, the demons had just grown bored with all the destruction and chaos, eventually deciding to emulate humans instead.

But in his opinion, this was wrong. Both race had their own nature, strengths, and weaknesses.

Each should live differently instead of trying so hard to copy each other.

And the demons weren’t the only ones guilty of this foolish ideology.

They tried to mimic humans by establishing societies, creating politics, and adopting various customs.

On the flip side, humans attempted to emulate demons by inventing technologies that enhanced their bodies.

The very concept of meta-humans stemmed from this idea that humans needed to be powerful like demons to survive.

‘Well, at least I can understand humans because they needed to find a way to survive,’

Just as he was lost in thought, Elizabeth led them down a pathway and toward a chariot pulled by demonic horses. This was the main mode of transportation in this place.

It was slow and another waste of time, but he had to endure.

The chariot moved along the not so busy road, carrying them directly toward the palace, where the current leader of the alliance resided.

In the horizon, they could already see the place, and it was unnecessarily large. Its sheer size dwarfed everything around it, stretching majestically against the backdrop of the whole city.

When they headed inside, the guards that greeted them were all of the Upper Level, just one rank short of reaching Demon Lord status.

In this place, such rankings were only good for guarding the palace, which showed the immense size of the demon population here

“Let us in,” Elizabeth ordered, her voice steady and authoritative.

The guards exchanged quick glances before nodding in acknowledgment.

They then pushed open the massive doors behind them, revealing the grand chamber within.