Chapter 77: Chapter 77 - Dominance
The man's question lingered in the air for a few seconds, the silence that followed it ringing much louder than any words could— Lily thought her thought process moved much quicker than anything they could possibly achieve.
Within just a few seconds, her mind had already processed all the information she currently had at her disposal and the possible paths she could take to achieve her goal.
She also took note of all the mutants and armed individuals around her— their wariness made them stay on guard, but it also made them prone to mistakes.
From the group of 24 people that surrounded her, 10 of them were mutants, including the leader who spoke up; 2 of them were Inhumans, and the rest were normal people.
Lily shifted her focus back on the man before her, her eyes locking onto the man's green orbs, and he could almost see a slight glimmer of predatory instincts with her gaze.
Breaking the silence that had cloaked the room, she addressed the reptilian leader with a voice that no longer held its friendly tone— now, it was only laced with an uncaring distance.
"While gaining your trust and learning more about your group would have been pleasant, I simply do not have the time for that."
Her words were vague, but they echoed clearly in the silent room.
The leader wasn't smart, but even for someone like him, it took no longer than a few seconds for the realization of what she meant to set in— the dimly lit space suddenly broke out into chaos as he yelled.
"Capture her!"
The man's orders broke the people out from their dazed state and propelled them into action within a moment's notice— the mutants of the group that was more physically inclined dashed forward instantly with the intention of grabbing the girl.
They clearly did not think that Lily would possess great physical capabilities, but unfortunately for them, there were very few mutants on earth that could match Lily when it came to physical strength, at least that she knew of.
As the mutants drew close in an attempt to grab her, Lily wasted time on them, and as they attempted to grab her with their bodies, she would use her hands to glide them to the side, using their own force against them to send them tumbling down.
It was a very simple technique that used very little of her strength— but it was effective.
As they kept failing numerous times, the other mutants grew impatient and attempted to attack her with their abilities— one such mutant possessed the ability to throw flaming balls from his hands.
As the mutant threw the flaming balls— rather than dodging the attack or blocking it with her own body, she grabbed one of the physical mutants that were attacking her and held them up in front of the incoming attack.
Using them as a shield, she was able to not only block the fireball but also be perfectly unharmed from it. The man she used as a shield, however, was not so lucky.
His back was badly burnt, and the burnt smell of meat lingered in the air— causing the one that attacked to widen his gaze in the realization of his actions.
"You bastard, you killed my brother!"
Yell one of the normal humans from the crowd as they aimed their gun at her, firing it in an attempt to pump her body full of holes.
While Lily wasn't certain if she could tank the impact of a bullet, she knew that they wouldn't seriously hurt her even if they landed— at least normal bullets wouldn't. Armour piercing or specially made bullets were a different story.
But she didn't take that risk just yet; using the body of the man's brother as a shield, she was able to block most of the bullets that came her way— and those that ended up going through the man's body lost enough force that they could not pierce her hardened skin.
"Stop shooting, you idiots. Are you trying to attract everyone's attention!"
The reptilian leader yelled in anger, which caused the shooting to stop— leaving the group in silence.
It seemed, in his hysteria, the man had forgotten that they were currently in the middle of the city, merely underground in an abandoned building. If the gunshots were to be heard, then they would draw the attention of the authorities.
That would be bad for everyone here.
Lily decided to wrap this up quickly now that her time had been cut short— and before the people could get the chance to run away or attack once more, her abilities surged forth.
One particular ability— her eyes glowing with a purplish hue as she activated it and the air around her visible shaking with the force that erupted forth.
"Kneel."
As she spoke the single word aloud within the room, an invisible force seemingly came crashing down on everyone within it. It felt as if their body was being crushed by an invisible hand, the pressure visible causing their body to shake.
Those who were physically stronger than normal were able to hold out for a while, lasting a few seconds longer than those who weren't, but in the end, they were all forced to kneel around the girl.
Even the reptilian man who took the position of leader here.
'How useful.'
Lily commented in her head as she mused at the use of the ability she had just used for the first time— it was one of the abilities she was looking forward to using the most.
Lesser Demon Physiology, or to be more specific, one of the abilities that she was granted because of it— Lesser Eye of Suppression.
'It seems this ability has its limitations, but it works even on mutants with capabilities above that of normal humans.'
She took note of the fact that some mutants were able to fight against it for a few seconds, but she was pleased with how good it was for now— and as time went on, she could even improve it.
The mutants around her were unable to bear the weight of the pressure. Some of the humans had already passed out because of it, and others were barely holding on.
It was sufficient to say that they had all lost their will to fight, the weapons that they held having already been dropped on the floor, and their presence now diminishing before her dominance.
A small smile graced Lily's face as she noticed their clear surrender, or rather, their submission to the ultimate inevitable of the situation before them.
"I will make it painless; just don't fight it."
Her words rang true— and she kept to them as she made her way over to each and every single mutant in the room. First, she decided to kill them; to do this, she simply broke their necks.
With their inability to move, fighting back wasn't possible; this allowed her to break their necks with ease, ending their lives with as little pain as she could.
The only thing that remained in the room was the fear of the others, knowing they were next— and being next.
Chapter 78: Chapter 78 - Devouring
It took around a few minutes in order to do it properly and painlessly, but Lily had killed all the mutants and Inhumans within the group— she, however, did leave the humans alive— albeit unconscious.
The reasons she didn't outright kill the humans would be important later, but for now, she needed to quickly devour the bodies of the mutants in order to gain their abilities— she was in a rush because of the gunshot from earlier.
With her scout units, she could see the authorities were on the way— furthermore, people around the area were already curious about what had happened and were starting to gather.
None would enter for now out of fear for their safety— but time would only tell if they would get brave enough to do something foolish.
Currently, there were a total of 24 people before her; 10 of them were mutants, which she had killed, and another 2 were dead Inhumans. The remaining 12 humans she had left alive.
Before she began to devour them, however, she had one important thing to do. That was to use her scrying ability on their bodies in order to find useful information pertaining to the group or anything that may help her find other locations.
Scrying took time and didn't always show what you wanted to see— as the information was often random, and since she didn't have any time, she had to pick a few key figures from them to scry.
Firstly, she did the man who was acting as the Leader of the group, the Reptilian man.
Touching his body, she used her scrying ability to try and see where he had been, see what he had experienced, gain any information she could— but hopefully, information she could use to find the other bases or even people linked to them.
Lily's consciousness delved into the depths of the Reptilian man's experiences. She wasn't reading his memories, not directly, that is.
Her scrying ability wasn't mind reading— it didn't allow her to enter the memory of others; rather, it allowed her to see the experiences that things have been through.
Touching the man's body, she was able to see the experiences the man's body had been through, at least snippets of it. She could see bits and pieces of the man's life— people he had talked to, food he had eaten, activities he had done, crimes he had committed; she even saw some more private activities the man had done.
The stream of information that flooded her mind was chaotic; it happened all at once and so quickly— each scene breaking down from one to another without any clear indication of it happening, some scenes melting together to cause even more confusion.
The ability was messy— but she could control it better than the mutant it belonged to. She had an advantage that mutants didn't: she was a Hivemind.
Her mental capabilities were beyond most mutants, and thanks to this, she wasn't overwhelmed by the information flooding her mind. Thanks to the hive, she was able to process the information all at once, breaking apart the pieces that shouldn't be together and piecing the ones that should.
Thanks to this, she was able to gain a clear understanding of the information she had gained by the time it had stopped, and from it, a few key points caught her attention.
They were fragmented visions, but she was able to see the Repiltian man meeting with a few people in hidden locations, and from the way, the man made sure he wasn't being followed, it was clearly important.
Thanks to this vision, she was able to see the face of the person the man was meeting, another male— and while he had no key features that made him stand out to her, the meeting alone was enough to make him important.
She also saw another vision; this one was interesting because it was a vision of the Repiltian man meeting someone who seemed like a government official.
Whether this was connected to the group or something else, she wasn't sure, but it was definitely interesting information to gain— one that she could use later on.
Aside from that, the other information she gained from the man wasn't very useful— as such, she moved on to the next significant figure within the group that she decided would be a good person to scry.
The mutant with the fire elemental abilities.
Using her scrying ability, she was disappointed to learn that the man had no useful information for her— he was merely a criminal who went out very often. But that was it— petty crimes.
Lily decided to do one more person before she stopped wasting time and just devoured everyone; this one was the doorkeeper that she had seen when she had first entered here.
This man would have seen all the faces of everyone entering and leaving this base; thanks to this, he would have a wide range of useful information that she could use.
Touching the body of the doorkeeper, the scenes began to unfold within her mind with another rush— the doorkeeper's experiences revealed a multitude of faces, people moving in and out of the underground base.
The doorkeeper rarely left the base— in fact, out of all the visions she saw, the man only left the base once. Thanks to this, most of the visions consisted of the base and the happenings of the base.
Sifting through the visions, she noted any key individuals that entered or left the facility— people that weren't amongst the ones she had killed, people that had distinct markings or outfits that stood out. She also tried to see if she could recognize any of them.
Unfortunately, she didn't recognize anyone from the memories, but she did gain a few faces that weren't amongst the people here, ones that she could hunt down and deal with separately.
Aside from just the faces of the people entering and exiting the base, she was also able to gain the times they entered and left— creating a pattern that hinted at the group's activities and the times they were most active.
It was important to piece together a proper mental map to try and figure out the group's plans or purpose— if she could do that, finding the entire group would be easier.
The last person she decided to use the scrying on was one of the older Inhumans— unfortunately, she wasn't able to find anything interesting.
With that, she had concluded her scrying period, and she was satisfied with the knowledge she had gained.
Lily then shifted her focus to devouring the mutants and Inhumans as she was running out of time with the sirens growing closer in the distance.
Each consumption brought a surge of power, her body naturally breaking down and integrating the DNA she gained from each of them in order to create or improve existing information— transforming her own capabilities to a new level.
She could feel the strength of the Repilitian man, the elemental powers of the mutants, and the other abilities fusing with her very being, new XGenes being created, and existing XGenes adapting or fusing with them to be better.
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