That was the end of the video. Many people were calling it fake since it was clearly an animation. Anyone could make an animation, copy Manhattan's voice to make it look real and claim it was real. Either way, the video became popular for its message and who it claimed to be from.
Kelvin replayed the video to make sure he hadn't missed anything. He believes that the video is real. But he doesn't know if Manhattan is speaking the truth or not.
The message's true aim might be to motivate him and make him target the Patriarch and get caught in a trap. If it is a trap, it is a trap that he won't be falling for because he already has his own plan.
Some video online won't make him change his plan so easily. He is still hell bent on getting the ring of power first. But he decided to go through the video again because of due diligence.
While he was watching the video again, Wrath came over to watch it too. The two of them watched it together.
When he was done, the two of them looked at each other for a while. Then they turned away without saying anything.
He didn't speak about the video and he didn't tell her about his plans. He continued his research as if he had never seen the video.
When he was done, he went downstairs, drove his hoverbike to one of his safe houses, and then went in search of the lady with the skin.
His plan for her is simple, despite the complicated and dangerous circumstances surrounding it.
She isn't a villain, and she doesn't work in District 666. She lives in the proper part of the city where an attack would draw the involvement of the police force and heroes.
Those are not things he is willing to let happen. Especially not when there is a lot of tension between the villains and heroes in the city currently. If he attacks her in the city, he would have to do it silently and quickly so as not to draw unnecessary attention.
Those are things that would have been difficult to achieve before he had the Mental Domination Network. Now that he has such an ability, his mission will be easy to achieve as long as he can get close to her.
Her job is that of a courier. At least that's what she calls herself. She is just a mercenary that specializes in transporting valuable goods through the wilds.
Her job and her ability mean she doesn't need a highly fortified base, and she doesn't need bodyguards. If anything can survive the sharp edge of her diamond weapons and get past the defense of her diamond skin, then no base or number of guards will save her.
He agrees wholeheartedly with that evaluation. He is not agreeing just because it would make his mission easier. But because a base and some guards won't stop him. Black Mantis could attest to that if he were still alive.
Apparently, all she needs is a house with an alarm system to inform her of visitors or intruders and a secure place to live in. The secure place she chose to live in is a whole floor.
She is rich, but she is not a whole skyscraper rich. She is not even rich enough to purchase land. Last he heard, land is not even for sale in the city. She would be better off renting a whole skyscraper than buying land in the city.
She is just a D-rank super. Not even Thunderhead, the leader of the largest villain league in this part of the world, owns a skyscraper or land.
So all he has to do is walk up to her floor looking like someone she would open her door for and ring the doorbell. As long as she comes to the door and appears in front of him, she will be screwed.
Currently, he has met the requirement of looking like someone she would open the door for. He looks like one of her friends. It is a guy popularly called Jerry Loudmouth.
He is even dressed exactly like this friend. His hair is black, well combed, and thick with gel. In fact, it has hardened into brick because of all the gel he put on it.
He is also wearing a black leather jacket, black gloves, black aviator's sunglasses, and other matching attire. All in all, he looks like a cool troublemaker. Some might even call him a douchebag. It was just perfect.
He has clearly put a lot of research and work into looking like his target. So he was full of confidence as he drove over to her place. He even felt free enough to consider his plans for the rings of immortality.
Currently, the ring he wants to get first is the ring of power. It is because it is powerful and because it is easier to get his hands on.
The ring of power enhances the ability of whoever is wielding it to the Omega level. It doesn't matter how bad their ability was before. Once they have the ring of power, their ability will become overpowered.
A lot of people want the ring because of its power, so it is always changing hands. However, there is a hidden catch. Those who use the ring will age rapidly.
The cost of power from the ring is reduction in life span. The reduction varies from individual to individual, but no one has lived up to 20 years with the ring. Not even demigods are exempt from this. It is why demigods don't want the ring.
Actually, no one who used the ring has ever died of natural causes. They are always killed before they can live to the end of their shortened life span because the ring is always tempting whoever sees it.
Those who are around the wielder of the ring are always at risk of betraying the wielder and killing them. So the shortened life span and the constant need to watch their backs are the price every wielder of the ring has to pay.