The entity shrank even further, tightening until it matched Reign’s size.

    Its imposing presence disappeared, leaving only one glowing eyes that flickered like a candle.

    Reign stood tall, his gaze locked on the enemy. "Not so big and scary now, are you?"

    The entity’s eyes fixed on him, but its emotions were unreadable.

    "You’ve made a mistake," it said, its voice lower yet more menacing.

    "You may have pushed me back for now, but this isn’t over. I’ll return, and I’ll kill you. I should thank you. I’ve been bored, isolated for so long, and it’s been ages since I’ve had a goal"

    "You’re out of luck," Reign replied bluntly "I’ve got a long line of people who want me dead, so take a number and wait your turn. Now, get the hell out of my body!"

    Suddenly, digital chains appeared, wrapping tightly around the entity, holding it in place.

    [System: Preparation Complete.]

    [Host, we need to extract more void energy from the entity before releasing it. Afterward, we will sever the connection to the void entirely to ensure your third body remains fully secure.]

    ’Sever? Are you saying I won’t be able to draw void energy consistently?’

    he asked, frowning.

    [System: Affirmative, Host. Maintaining a constant connection to the void is dangerous. However, the system has already developed a temporary solution.

    [During the battle, you managed to extract a significant amount of void energy. In the future, when the system gains more processing power, you’ll be able to extract void energy safely]

    ’What if we just finish it off now?’

    he asked.

    [Negative. What you’re seeing is just a manifestation, a tiny portion of the entity’s true body.]

    Reign nodded. There was no point in arguing with the system. If it deemed something dangerous, it was better to listen.

    He allowed the system to take over. It continued shrinking until only its head remained. Find adventures at novelhall.Co?m

    "We will meet again soon," the entity warned, its voice echoing one last time before vanishing completely.

    ’Great. Another overpowered enemy added to my list,’

    he sighed.

    ’I haven’t even taken my revenge on Lilith yet, and now there’s another one gunning for my head.’

    He felt like his luck had been terrible for the past couple of months, as if nothing was going his way.

    When the system finished wrapping things up, Reign’s vision shifted, and he found himself back in his small makeshift chamber. He could control his meta-human body now.

    He flexed his fingers, feeling weak. There was no energy left—he felt like a normal human again.

    ’System, is this normal? I feel like I’d die if someone shot me right now.’

    [System: Affirmative, Host. Unlike normal meta-humans, you are disconnected from the source and only have stored void energy within your body.]

    ’Then why don’t I feel anything?’

    Then, it clicked.

    If he could get the ice-based ability of that girl, it would offer both offense and defense. A perfect balance that wouldn’t use up void energy too fast.

    ’System, I want the ability that girl had that turns everything into ice,’

    [System: Affirmative. Constructing skill: Instantaneous Heat Energy Negation.]

    Reign felt a chill in his breath. He looked at his skin, which had turned paler. The skill was working.

    He scanned his surroundings and found a suitable target: a stone. Touching it, it froze instantly, shattering into pieces.

    The logic behind it was simple: if something were traveling toward him at the speed of light, once the ability activated, all the heat in that attack would be erased. The molecular motion would stop, freezing it on the spot.

    This skill could apply to any object, energy, or force, making it versatile and powerful.

    Now that he had the freezing ability, Reign’s mind shifted to his next need.

    ’I need something to help me move...’

    he muttered, considering which laws of physics would help him move faster.

    He weighed his options first.

    The first idea that came to mind was negating friction. It was a straightforward approach—if he eliminated friction, he could move quickly with minimal resistance.

    However, the problem was stopping. Without friction, he wouldn’t be able to slow down or control his movements once he gained speed.

    This lack of control made it impractical in the long run. Removing friction from everything could have unforeseen consequences. It was too blunt and risky.

    Next, he considered negating air resistance. By eliminating the resistance the air created, he could reach extreme speeds without slowing down.

    But this was trickier. Air resistance was directly tied to fluid dynamics.

    The deeper he thought about it, the more complex it seemed. The relationship between speed, force, and air density meant that negating air resistance wouldn’t just make him fast—it would make him unstable.

    His body could break apart under the strain of rapid movement. He discarded this idea as too risky.

    Reign then thought of negating gravity. It was more abstract, but it had potential.

    Gravity affected everything’s movement, pulling objects down. If he negated gravity, he would be free to float or fly, moving in any direction without resistance from the ground.

    He could leap large distances, accelerate rapidly, or hover mid-air. But the more he thought about it, the more he realized the implications.

    Negating gravity seemed simple at first—he could just nullify the force pulling him downward and move freely.

    But without gravity, he would become no longer anchored to the ground. There would be no sense of direction.

    Then an idea struck him. If one negation wasn’t enough, what if he combined multiple ones, so they could complement each other’s weaknesses?

    He imagined negating the laws of gravity, friction, air resistance and many more simultaneously—what would that do to his speed, his control?

    The more he thought about it, the more the idea seemed feasible.

    By layering negations, he could overcome the limitations of each individual ability. If one fell short, the others would fill in the gaps, making him far more versatile and dangerous.

    ’System, prepare to combine multiple negation abilities,’