[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-am-i-the-villain-or-not":3,"chapter-am-i-the-villain-or-not-am-i-the-villain-or-not-chapter-222":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Am I the Villain or Not?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},571481,820,"Chapter 222 - 224: Liberator!","am-i-the-villain-or-not-chapter-222",222,"\u003Cp>After passing through a dense forest, a dark land of rock appeared before Viktor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surroundings were pitch-black, yet behind layers of rocks lay a pool of glowing blue water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless fireflies seemed unable to tell day from night here, flickering with green light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're here. This is the Moon Sacred Spring.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Vinia finished speaking, Viktor calmly cast his gaze toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lake's surface was perfectly still. Even when a breeze stirred the surrounding wild grass, the water remained steady like a mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue luminescence lit up from the depths of the lake, like wandering souls drifting endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Large sheets of silvery-white waterfall crashed down into the pool, yet the two ends of the lake felt like entirely different worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One side was utterly tranquil, while the other was constantly battered by the waterfall, turning chaotic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the pitch-black sky hung what seemed to be a silver crescent moon faintly glowing yellow. A single beam of moonlight quietly fell into the lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This moon appeared to be completely nailed to the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This land was forever locked in absolute night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There would never be daylight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Vinia explained, \"The Moon Sacred Spring absorbs lunar essence year-round to maintain the purity of its energy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Every day, elves assigned to this duty collect water from the Moon Sacred Spring to irrigate the Divine Tree. From this, the Yard Divine Tree creates elves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Vinia glanced at Cocotte, who was sitting atop a cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since the queen is not present, no matter how much the Moon Sacred Spring is used, the Divine Tree can no longer produce new elves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cocotte somewhat guiltily turned her face to the side, avoiding Vinia's gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she spoke with justification, \"You just saw it yourself, the Divine Tree wasn't anything good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I'd stayed there the whole time, I'd probably have been drained dry long ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Viktor's next words left both of them stunned, \"No, the Divine Tree is a good thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Cocotte and Vinia froze in place, both utterly confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor continued unhurriedly, \"I'm not talking about the Yard Divine Tree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean the Divine Tree in its pure form.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the perspective of a tool, the Divine Tree was still very necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could collect the elves' natural energy and, under the irrigation of the Moon Sacred Spring, convert that natural energy into new elves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise, trying to grow an elf directly from nature would be nearly impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, the spirit of nature created two tools within nature to allow the elven race to reproduce freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was the Divine Tree, and the other was the Moon Sacred Spring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as a tool, the one thing the Divine Tree never should have done was develop its own consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It gave itself a name, \"Yard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, what it was called wasn't important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What mattered was that once it had a name, the Divine Tree gained thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It became dissatisfied with the status quo, dissatisfied with merely being a production tool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it forcibly bound the elves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned what was once a method where any elf could reproduce elves through natural energy into one where only the Elven Queen could do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wanted to conduct layer upon layer of selection over thousands of years, always choosing the strongest elf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using her talent as a template to create all elves, generating purer natural energy for itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It almost succeeded. It had even completed its control over the elves' minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately, premature endings are all too common.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Viktor arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aside from a few special methods of reproduction, the most common way elves reproduce is by relying on the Divine Tree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the future, Cocotte would work with players to kill the Yard Divine Tree and use natural energy to reshape a new Divine Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a Divine Tree without self-awareness was an extremely pure production tool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As long as the elves wish, they don't need an Elven Queen at all to reproduce.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elven Queen was nothing more than a forced creation of the Yard Divine Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She existed only to make its actions seem more reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As these words fell, Vinia was completely stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mean…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor had his hands in his pockets, taking in Vinia's shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right, even you can do it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Using your own natural energy to create new elves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as nature exists, elves will not go extinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the elves' fear that Cocotte's failure to return would lead to the extinction of their race, that was never Cocotte's problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the Yard Divine Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the Yard Divine Tree forcibly bound the Elven Queen, the elves came to believe that only the Elven Queen could give birth to elves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over thousands of years, the elves' way of thinking had completely solidified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Viktor lowered his head and looked at his status panel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vega's power had already recovered to nearly half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That should be about enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment his words fell, a green stripe climbed up Viktor's trench coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that instant, Vinia's body suddenly trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, she felt a calamity's power emanating from Viktor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this power was completely different from Guliton's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it… wood?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at Viktor in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Viktor hadn't once forbidden kneeling, she would probably have already dropped to her knees before this man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, a pure energy flared with a green glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if drawn and infused by this power, the Moon Sacred Spring slowly rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue lake water drifted upward, forming a glowing silvery stream that followed the forest and flew into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vinia watched this scene, both shocked and intensely curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was he planning to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Cocotte's eyes lit up, as if she already had a guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor kept his hands in his pockets and said calmly, \"We can go back now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happens next will change the fixed mindset your elven race has held for thousands of years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>———\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon sat atop a massive, charred tree root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had stayed behind to watch over these elves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they attempted anything extreme, Leon could take out the weapon Liya had given her to intimidate these pitiful elves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, she also had to look after Viktor's strange one-eyed crow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of her hands rested on her leg, grooming the crow feathers sprawled across her thigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vega lay limp on Leon's leg, completely motionless, only his small body rising and falling slowly with each breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon raised her head and looked at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The natural disaster caused by that beast worthy of being called a \"calamity\" had already ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the flow of natural energy continued to pour into this land without end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elves felt mixed emotions, some joyful, some sorrowful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were still immersed in the return of natural energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among everyone present, there was only one elf who stood apart from the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Leon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt absolutely nothing about whether the Divine Tree lived or died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after the Divine Tree's death, the natural energy that erupted from it did not include her share.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could not create natural energy, nor could she absorb it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could only sit quietly, watching the remaining elves express various emotions of joy and sorrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart, like the Moon Sacred Spring, was calm, still as dead water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hatred she once felt toward the elves seemed to have been let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had come to understand it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These elves had no independent thoughts at all; they simply worshiped the Divine Tree with blind fervor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the Divine Tree's influence, they naturally rejected her, the \"outsider\" without a surname.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it no longer mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from sharing elven features with them, Leon had never truly considered herself an elf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to that, she had a more important identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was Liya's subordinate, a retainer of the Clavenna family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, her surname was Clavenna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the crow on her leg rolled over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was insanely crazy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's my first time experiencing this feeling of being completely drained.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon suddenly stiffened, lowering her head as if she had seen something utterly shocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her emerald-green pupils trembled violently, locked onto the crow on her leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crow… spoke?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crow slowly stood up from her leg, pecked at its feathers, lifted its head, and stared straight at Leon with its single eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little girl, you look pretty curious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vega suddenly revealed a wicked smile and let out a snickering laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An elf who can't draw upon natural energy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've been interested in you for a long time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon stood frozen, her expression turning extremely serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You… what exactly are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want to know the reason behind what's happening to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crow's seductive voice gradually echoed beside Leon's ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon sat on the tree root. Hearing its words, even her breathing became noticeably quicker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be… you know why I...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vega looked at Leon with a grin and said lightly, \"If you want to know more, we'll talk later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For now, let's watch a good show.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if perfectly validating the crow's words, a streak of silvery-white sacred spring water, accompanied by green energy, spiraled down from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It passed through the quiet yet restless air, tracing an extremely mysterious arc in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a gently coiling dragon, it slowly descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elves stared at the silver-white spring water appearing out of nowhere, stunned and confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's the Moon Sacred Spring!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is that possible, how could the Moon Sacred Spring appear here out of thin air?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sacred spring circled above their heads and gradually descended onto the burned ground, watering the thick soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a fresh green sprout pushed through the earth once more, stretching its fragile yet vibrant body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the shocked gazes of countless elves, the sprout grew rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless thick vines burst from the ground, completely engulfing the tender green shoot and lifting it high into the clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the sprout was raised, it transformed into a towering canopy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Solid wooden branches extended outward, slowly merging with the vines below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elves were completely stunned, \"The Divine Tree… revived!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon was also frozen in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unlike the other elves, her shock lay elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the instant the giant tree formed, a black magic array invisible to the naked eye was constructed from the ground, rose up, and attached itself to the Divine Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of this was noticed by Leon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if it had been deliberately shown to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lowered her head and looked at the pitch-black crow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a flash of black passed through the crow's single eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That ghostly voice rang in her ears once more, \"Did you see it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehehehehe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An extremely sinister laugh echoed in her ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a sharp pupil flashed through Leon's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if her very soul had been completely scrutinized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving behind only a voice, slowly echoing deep within her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep it a secret for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This story should welcome a brand-new ending.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1856,"2026-05-30T15:48:18.711Z","2026-06-01T04:31:37.164Z",1,"novelbin.me","9cfd62e68faebb22778d6ed969c24d0576435fa6401db9c3031b765a1a2c2123","am-i-the-villain-or-not-chapter-223","am-i-the-villain-or-not-chapter-221",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fam-i-the-villain-or-not-cover.jpg"]