Villain: Ultimate Mutation System in the Alternate World

But both of them knew it was intentional; they felt that he had put extra force into pushing them away.

"Hey buddy..." Reign spoke, but before he could do anything, Wick extended his head , shocking George and Richard, who anticipated a huge fight.

However—

"Woof! Woof!" he stopped and began licking Reign\'s face.

"Oh, so you just missed me?" he chuckled aloud, his voice tinged with amusement as Wick nuzzled against him, tail wagging eagerly.

"Wick is not crazy. He was just stressed out from not seeing me for so long," he added while patting his pet\'s head.

Wick\'s tail wagged faster and he even rolled over, slowly relaxing and shrinking his body.

George\'s heart sank as he watched the affectionate behavior between the two.

Feeling a pang of betrayal, he couldn\'t shake the memory of Wick almost biting his arm off earlier. If he hadn\'t been quick enough, he would have had to get a disability card.

\'I took care of you for months, fed you expensive steak, played fetch with you while you\'re owner is busy doing his own thing,\' he sighed inwardly .

It was akin to putting effort into healing a broken-hearted girl, only for her ex-boyfriend to return, bend her over, fuck her , and take everything away including the gifts given to her.

All the memories of being the good partner, all the effort put into providing, gone just like that because of one bad boy.

"Are you sure he\'s not crazy? He tried to kill me earlier ?" George couldn\'t hold it anymore.

In his mind, there had to be a reason why Wick had acted wildly.

What about Melissa? Wick liked her better, and even she wasn\'t spared from his aggressive behavior.

"Pretty sure," Reign replied with a nonchalant tone.

"Are you really sure?" George asked, now feeling bit angry.

"I don\'t see anything wrong with him," Reign shook his head.

"Maybe he was cured after calming down. I used a tranquilizer on him earlier," George tried to get some credits.

"I don\'t really know what to say, but I can confirm that he was in the right state of mind. Maybe he just hates you? I mean, I also think of killing you from time to time," Reign replied, patting Wick\'s head and adding insult to injury.

George felt depressed.

But he realized that speaking further would only worsen things for him, so he just accepted this turned of events.

Little did he know that Reign had been lying to him all along.

He had used his aura to knock some sense into Wick, who had gone wild due to the excesss amount of negative energy flowing through his body.

If he hadn\'t been there, Wick would have suffered the same fate as that wild demon he had seen on the highway before.

\'Nice facial expression,\' Reign chuckled inwardly, amused by how dejected and betrayed George looked.

Did Reign think his prank was below the belt? Of course.

Did he care? Of course not.

George was lucky that he was only playing a prank on him. Ninety-nine point ninety-nine percent of people would just get eaten or killed.

After enjoying the scene of watching his slave feel like trash, Reign focused his attention on a more important matter.

\'So you also grew stronger,\'

He couldn\'t believe it—Wick had actually broken through to become a Beginner High demon, meaning his combat power was now close to Anna\'s.

\'I wonder why he still could not talk,\' he pondered.

In his knowledge, wild demons would typically be able to talk after reaching High Demon standards, with the exception of ghost-like beings such as Aiku, the latter being a former human.

\'Well, not like it\'s important. Besides, it\'s better this way,\' he added, thinking that Wick would be less of a pet if it could talk.

"Now that this is finished—well, not like it was an issue to begin with. We should head up. I also want to hear your reports, old man. Don\'t tell me you just wasted your time here doing nothing?" Reign asked.

"Of course not! I\'ll tell you what I found out," George answered confidently .

He felt energized now that Reign had finally brought the topic up.

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Upstairs .

They sat in the living room coach, the air thick with anticipation as George, eager to share his findings, leaned forward.

Wick, now calm and behaving like a normal dog, lounged comfortably nearby, his earlier aggressive state no longer an issue.

"Alright, let\'s hear it," Reign said, leaning backward in his chair.

"I got information about the demons that kidnapped my daughter and almost killed us. They were from the Bloodcrest Empire, and the man who took Anna, Alexander is part of the demon family that controlled that region."

George pointed out, emphasizing the words "almost killed us" to trigger Reign\'s vengeful nature.

"Bloodcrest Empire?" Richard repeated, familiar with the name.

"You know about it?" George asked.

"Yes, we have some info about Demon Cities. If my memory is correct, this empire is pretty popular even among Demon Territory because of its leader, Demon Lord Elizabeth," he explained.

"Is she really that strong to be so well-known?" Reign asked, intrigued.

"Well, she\'s bound to be strong because she\'s a Peak demon lord, but she\'s popular for a different reason. You see, a lot of people say she\'s the kindest demon in the world. Her empire is a paradise for humans where they can just enjoy their lives without worrying about anything," Richard began, sharing what he knew about her.

It wasn\'t exactly secret information; Elizabeth was like a celebrity, and many humans adored her.

"Paradise for humans?," Reign started laughing hysterically after hearing all that nonsense.

"A demon building a paradise for humans? What\'s next, don\'t tell me she also thinks humans deserve equal rights?" he added, finding it all too amusing.

"Alright, nice joke. Now tell me the truth, she\'s just pretending, right?" he asked, unable to believe such a fairy tale-like person existed.

Everything moved for their own self-interest. There was no such thing as a person who acted without wanting anything in exchange; even animals knew that.

"There\'s no hard catch, Master. She has a perfect record. Well, she does require humans to donate blood, but that\'s it, and it\'s not even life-threatening. In her city, demons can\'t even insult humans and has more rights than human cities," Richard added.

\'What a load of bullshit, \' Reign shook his head and turned to George , he knew he could get more honest answer from him.

"He\'s telling the truth. Elizabeth is a good demon, and I think you really have a twisted way of judging intelligent demons. You know, not all are like you. I don\'t know if you are aware of it, but you\'re crazy even by demon standards," George bluntly pointed out.

"I am?" Reign asked, puzzled. He was quite certain that what he was doing was the normal way to act as a monster.

"Yes, you are," George sighed

Reign turned to Richard, who immediately averted his eyes, sharing the same opinion as George.