Maybe I really am a Villian

What is he talking about?" Klein asked while looking at Asher. He then glanced toward the demons that had been preparing to attack them, only to see several of them suddenly collapse without any visible injuries or obvious signs of what had happened.

All four Grandmasters kept their eyes fixed on the remaining demons, carefully watching them for any sudden movement or attack. None of them understood what had just happened. The strange behavior of the demons made everyone more cautious, as they didn’t know what Asher was planning next.

Asher’s human vessel remained silent for a moment, seemingly thinking about something. Then, without any warning, he finally spoke in a calm voice.

"That’s enough for now."

As soon as he said those words, something suddenly changed.

For the first time, Klein and the others could clearly sense the presence of Asher’s vessels through their mana senses. Earlier, they could see the vessels, but it had felt as if they weren’t truly there.

It was almost as if their bodies existed in front of them while their actual presence was completely absent. Even their mana signatures seemed to disappear from the surroundings, making them impossible to properly sense.

The only vessel Klein had been able to sense properly was Asher’s human vessel. Now, however, Klein realized something even more disturbing.

Even that had only been possible because Asher had allowed him to sense it.

Meanwhile, far away on the island that served as Asher’s home and headquarters, all of the other vessels were lying motionless. Not a single one of them moved, and the entire area remained completely silent.

Then, suddenly, all of the vessels began moving again at almost the same time. One of them slowly raised its head and looked around before muttering to itself.

"Oh... that was good enough, but these bodies are still not strong enough to withstand it for long."

The vessel slowly stood up from the ground and looked at its own hands. There was a faint trace of disappointment in its expression as it examined the body.

"I’ll have to improve these vessels before Pre-Apotheosis. Otherwise, I won’t be able to use my new Authority to its fullest."

Back at the Facility

Asher’s human vessel turned his attention toward the four humans standing inside Klein’s Light Element shield. After looking at them for a moment, he shifted his gaze toward Ravena and Dominique.

Ravena’s expression had remained solemn ever since she first saw Asher. Among everyone present, she had been the first to realize that something about him was wrong.

Asher then looked at her and casually asked,

"Hey, Mosquito Demon. Can you use your Domain right now or not? I don’t have much more time to waste, so let’s finish this quickly."

Ravena showed no reaction to being called a Mosquito Demon. She simply looked at Asher with a serious expression before answering him calmly.

"I can, but it would only be a weakened version. Even if I activate it, there are four Grandmasters in front of us. Affecting all four of them at the same time would be extremely difficult."

She paused briefly before continuing.

"And if all four of them activate their Domains together, they could probably break through mine before I could fully suppress them."

Ravena then looked toward the humans inside the shield. Her expression remained calm, but her eyes contained a faint trace of expectation.

"But if you can provide me with the blood of a Grandmaster, or enough Master-rank bodies, I can probably return to my peak condition."

Her eyes narrowed slightly as she continued.

"If I return to my peak state, killing all four of them wouldn’t be difficult. I would be able to deal with them much more easily than I can right now."

After hearing her words, Asher’s human vessel became silent. He didn’t immediately answer and simply stood there, seemingly considering her request.

Ravena watched him carefully with a wary gaze. She had been telling the truth. Her current condition wasn’t enough for her to use her Domain at full strength.

With enough powerful blood, however, she could recover a significant portion of the strength she had lost during her long imprisonment.

But there was another reason, she wanted Asher to sacrifice more of his vessels because there was no guarantee he was with them even if he set them free,or she might have to fight him even if they killed all four humans grandmaster here.

Her gaze slowly moved toward the strange demons standing behind him.

Just what are these things?

Ravena’s thoughts became more serious as she remembered what had happened earlier. She couldn’t forget the strange feeling she had sensed from the five vessels before they suddenly collapsed.

They seemed normal now, but right before those five demons collapsed, something was completely wrong with them.

She remembered the feeling clearly.

It was as if they weren’t even there.

Her blood manipulation hadn’t been able to properly sense the blood inside their bodies. It was almost as though those vessels didn’t truly exist within the world.

But now, everything had returned to normal.

She could once again faintly sense the blood within their bodies, although controlling it was still extremely difficult.

Whatever those vessels are... they’re definitely not normal.

Asher’s human vessel finally broke the silence. He looked toward the four Grandmasters inside the Light Element shield before turning his attention back toward Ravena.

"So, you need one of those four Grandmasters to die."

He paused for a moment, his playful expression returning slightly."Only then will you be able to reach your peak state?".

Ravena replied, "Yeah, or else about a hundred more Master-rank vessels will also do the same."

Asher said, "I see. Okay."

Then, the three demons standing behind Asher suddenly vanished.

As soon as they disappeared, the four human Grandmasters immediately tried to sense the spatial fluctuations to determine where the demons had teleported.

When they finally detected the location where the demons had reappeared, all four of them looked toward that direction with confused expressions on their faces.

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