[{"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-82":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},571541,820,"Chapter 82: Guess Why I Want to Be a Councilor?","am-i-the-villain-or-not-chapter-82",82,"\u003Cp>The colossal tree trembled slightly, and the seventh white ring appeared to be rather unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place was saturated with magical energy, surging and vast like an ocean of magic itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the very moment Viktor stepped into this strange dimension, he could feel two powerful energies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was pure magic. The other carried the breath of nature and life, like a calm, still lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The closer he got to Hyjal, the clearer he could sense it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two energies gradually began to blend together, forming a pure kind of natural magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This kind of magic was completely different from Vega's overwhelming magical power, it couldn't be directly harnessed by humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to normal magic, natural magic was more attuned to the elements, and spells cast through it were even stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, there were very few beings in existence capable of wielding natural magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And… at this moment, there was one such being standing right beside Viktor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hu~ hu~ hu~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew when Cocotte had fallen asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The natural energy here was so dense that, for a moment, she felt as though she had returned to the homeland of the nature elves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bathed in such abundant natural energy, Cocotte felt herself growing even sleepier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't her first time coming here, this time, she was simply accompanying Viktor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Previously, she had asked Haim if she could take a nap under this great tree, but that suggestion had been strongly opposed by several council members.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim had explained, \"According to a prophecy left behind by the Archmage, in the future, Hyjal will face a catastrophic calamity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Archmage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Founder of the City of Mages, he had lived for over a thousand years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor remembered it vividly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of sheer power, the Archmage was on the same level as the Emperor of the Calencia Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in his backstory, the Archmage relied on his own cultivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whereas the Emperor had gained his strength by exploiting life itself and drawing on divine blessings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their powers were similar, yet their destinies were not, one lived long, the other burned out fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, everyone believed the Archmage had long since passed away, after all, he had disappeared from the world for hundreds of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were still alive, counting from the time of the first emperor of the Empire, he would now be well over a thousand years old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even long-lived elves like Cocotte could live only about five hundred years at most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about that made Viktor chuckle a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Archmage was—of course, alive—but he wasn't human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His true form was… a turtle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And how did Viktor know that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because there wasn't a single NPC he hadn't beaten up before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But we still don't know what kind of crisis awaits Hyjal in the future,\" Haim had said frankly, \"so we need more mage power to protect Endymion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter was something he'd only discussed with the twelve members of the Mage Council, and Viktor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the other mages learned about it too soon, some of them might just flee before the crisis even began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not all mages possessed morals or a sense of justice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first principle of the Mage Council was \"morality\" and \"justice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor didn't respond to Haim. He simply stared at Hyjal, the towering tree before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, the raven on his shoulder took off and flew toward the great tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim watched quietly, not stopping it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, it was just a raven. What harm could it possibly do to Hyjal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor spoke calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mr. Haim, before we talk about helping…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you actually know what Hyjal is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim didn't answer. Ever since his birth in the City of Mages, Hyjal had always existed above Endymion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had sustained Endymion's floating existence for generations, and with its vast natural magic, it kept the city's climate springlike year-round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, Viktor's question made him waver for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was Hyjal, really?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why had it been able to keep Endymion aloft for so many years?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it truly be the first tree planted by the gods?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As though he had just received some kind of signal, Viktor took one last glance in the direction Vega had gone, then withdrew his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, his black coat shimmered faintly with a red glow. A weak trace of fire-element magic began to resonate with Hyjal's natural energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim noticed this and quietly observed Viktor's movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt certain Viktor knew something, something big.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew what had happened in the Mana Canyon; he knew the sheer, terrifying power of Viktor's natural magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That blazing flame had been like a shard of the sun itself, just a fragment of it had been enough to incinerate the canyon entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim didn't understand what \"Calamity\" meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very few people did. Calamities weren't recorded in any historical texts, they appeared only as fragments in ancient myths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were true creations of the gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor's magic gradually intertwined with Hyjal's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, countless green sprouts broke through the void beneath Hyjal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their magic seemed to be guided by something, and lush grass began to grow around Viktor and the great tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within moments, colorful flowers bloomed throughout the strange space, transforming it into a breathtaking garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The waist-high grass soon surrounded everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single blade of grass reached out from beneath Cocotte's cloud and brushed her nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah... achoo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cocotte opened her eyes groggily, saw herself surrounded by flowers and greenery, and asked Haim, \"Hmm? What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim couldn't answer. He stood frozen in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wh… what is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What on earth had Viktor done?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the beautiful scene before her, Cocotte felt as though she were standing in a dreamlike sea of flowers. She even forgot her drowsiness, her eyes filled with wonder and confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She loved environments like this more than anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for some reason… something about this flourishing green life felt…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor stood unmoving, still linking himself to Hyjal's source of magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be precise, he was using Gulldon's power to connect with Hyjal's core, Druga.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The six magic elements normally restrained one another, but such rules didn't apply to Calamities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Calamity's destructive power could summon natural disasters, yet the gentle strength of nature itself was never wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire of nature was the warmth of the sun, it nourished life, helping plants grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when one Calamity resonated with another, that was when fire and wood interacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Photosynthesis.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim stood there, speechless. He couldn't comprehend what he was seeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, ever, Hyjal was changing before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Haim.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor stood among the blossoms, looking like a messenger of nature embraced by all creation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Cocotte was momentarily entranced by the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without turning toward the powerful illusion mage behind him, Viktor spoke his name directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Use your magic, and Cocotte's, to build a barrier that won't affect the outside world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim didn't understand. A shiver of dread shot down his spine like an electric current.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Viktor, tell me, what are you trying to do!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry. Endymion won't fall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, the raven had returned to Viktor's shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You just need to watch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brilliant blue light flashed in Viktor's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, suddenly, from the void, a blazing sun began to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying heat surged through the air, and all around him, the plants seemed to erupt in celebration, growing wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless vines burst upward from the void, wrapping the entire space until it became a dense jungle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy scent of greenery filled the air, covering everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the hollow sides of the towering tree, two enormous green hands covered in blossoms slowly stretched outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a second pair. A third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until nine pairs of green hands grasped both sides of the great tree, as if holding up the world itself, and split the trunk apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seven white rings trembled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Viktor! What are you doing!? Keep this up and Endymion will be destroyed by your hands before anything else does!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim's voice shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the thought crossed his mind, Had he brought a wolf into the house?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that the Archmage's ancient prophecy… referred to Viktor?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could process that, a massive serpent emerged from beneath the tree's roots, its gigantic body coiling upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim and Cocotte were both stunned speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'There was… a living creature inside Hyjal!?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its emerald head bore three pairs of compound eyes, white light sweeping across them before fixing directly on Viktor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, from within Hyjal, its enormous tail, green with black markings, slowly uncoiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did they see the full size of the monster before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cocotte stared at the colossal beast in horror, trembling as she spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Calamity! It's really a Calamity!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim was dumbfounded. He turned to Cocotte sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calamity? What's a Calamity!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's that thing right in front of you! Hurry and make the barrier, or Endymion is done for!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haim instantly grasped the situation. He didn't know what a Calamity truly was, but he could feel the immense danger engulfing Endymion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cocotte and Haim quickly began constructing a fusion barrier around them, sealing all the energy within the strange dimension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The formation came together rapidly, within seconds, intricate runes and symbols were etched in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, all they could do was wait for it to activate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor stood with his hands in his pockets, his coat whipping in the storm of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared intently at the being before him, Druga.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A red stripe flashed across his coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A staff appeared in his hand, it was Ulust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the mage's robe, Viktor was already wearing it beneath his coat, its details hidden from view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coat flapped madly under the crushing pressure. Vega's blue eyes glowed, overflowing with magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor could feel his mana surging, rising sharply, soon breaking through its limits, racing toward its absolute peak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling that vast, oceanic power, he smiled confidently at the monstrous creation before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Calamity of Wood, Druga.\u003C\u002Fp>",1670,"2026-05-30T15:48:18.711Z","2026-06-01T04:31:37.164Z",1,"novelbin.me","b166d8ceb3e3fd836b8779d55ff7b93fa8e532a3f6e211b4220ba716720f8929","am-i-the-villain-or-not-chapter-83","am-i-the-villain-or-not-chapter-81",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fam-i-the-villain-or-not-cover.jpg"]