[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-became-the-patron-of-villains":3,"chapter-became-the-patron-of-villains-became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-247":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Became the Patron of Villains",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},759737,1006,"Chapter 247","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-247",247,"\u003Cp>The first thing Ryanga felt when she saw Baarma was fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just looking at it made her body freeze and her vision go white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hopeless terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even amidst such horror, there were two reasons Ryanga was able to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rage boiling within her body, enough to overcome that distant, overwhelming emotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the sight of Alon urgently moving after having made a contract to give up everything in exchange for killing Baarma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew just how incredible Alon’s deed was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had restored the World Tree, which had been completely destroyed by Baarma, to a flawless state that no one could dispute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Ryanga wasn’t knowledgeable about the world, she could not help but realize in an instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How incredible that feat was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And how powerful the god who had made a contract with her truly was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, immediately after creating the World Tree, Alon seemed vulnerable to Baarma’s attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had his eyes closed even as Baarma charged toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the moment Ryanga judged that even the giant mechanical hand falling from the sky wouldn’t be enough to stop Baarma’s advance— she immediately gathered strength into her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, it would have been impossible for her to reach Baarma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she was of the mighty race, born with monstrous strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The distance between her—blended in among the refugees—and Baarma was simply too great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was only when Ryanga was still a ‘normal Ghost.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaaaa—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground shattered beneath her, and Ryanga’s view changed in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a flash, she passed by refugees and soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the next step, she brushed past the commander and the king.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the moment her final step slammed into the ground— she was directly beneath Baarma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising her gaze, Ryanga gathered power once more into her legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she saw was the massive form of Baarma, the embodiment of despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even in the face of that terror, Ryanga steeled her resolve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night of mad screaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she devoured the half-rotted corpses of her own kind, weeping as she did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that she had waited all this time— for this very moment when she could take revenge on Baarma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling every emotion and memory, Ryanga released her limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An explosive burst of magical power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she moved even once in that state, her body would surely shatter beyond repair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even knowing that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KWAOOOOOOOOH—!!!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leapt without hesitation, shooting straight for the heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Insignificant little creature.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryanga’s attack successfully halted Baarma’s movement— but failed to inflict any real damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caught by Baarma’s massive hand right after leaving a scratch on his skin, Ryanga let out a strained groan and glared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gaze looking down on something utterly pitiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A face that invoked primal fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even as she faced Baarma like that, the girl— no, Ryanga smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She already knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, she could not defeat Baarma before her with her own power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew it all too well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why, from the very beginning, she had only one objective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To successfully stop Baarma’s attempt to interfere with Alon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she had achieved that goal with absolute certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a pained expression, Ryanga turned her gaze toward Alon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon, shrouded in a pure white radiance unlike his usual self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him like that, Ryanga felt both joy and guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joy that Alon would exact the revenge on Baarma she never could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And guilt that she could no longer uphold the contract they had made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Ryanga’s body had reached its limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she had pushed a body that couldn’t endure past its breaking point, it was a miracle she was even alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she could smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the fact that Baarma would eventually fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the fact that she managed to land at least one blow on Baarma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as Baarma’s expression twisted with rage, she smiled and closed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she felt a strange sensation of floating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The oppressive sensation of being gripped by Baarma had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the pain that had threatened to crush her body was gone too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She forced her eyes open with the last of her strength, and what she saw was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“……Chi— Chief?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Alon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holding Ryanga in his arms, enveloped in a pure white radiance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After handing Ryanga over to Rine, who had come near, he whispered something to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then turned immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anyone realized, Baarma stood before Alon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eyes wide open, Baarma pulled his leg back to kick the calmly standing Alon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone gasped at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wa—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, just as Magrina—who had been in shock only moments ago—instinctively reached out her hand—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jjjjjjjjt—!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baarma’s body freezing over at incredible speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lightning God Form.”Get full chapters from NoveI★Fire.net\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those quiet words, the frozen Baarma’s body was blasted away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Crackcrackcrack! Boom—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baarma’s divine form was flung away in an instant, rolling violently across the ground and crushing his own followers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh—Aaaaagh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaaaagh—!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrified screams of his believers rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baarma’s frozen body crashed into the trunk of the once-destroyed World Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the midst of the chaos and monstrous shrieks— all eyes of the allied forces turned once more to one man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the man who effortlessly blasted away Baarma, who had seemed utterly untouchable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A god—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the same time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wooooooong~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the hope that now filled the once-gray sky with stars like a Milky Way, they offered reverence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>####\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shining lights embroidered in the ashen sky formed a Milky Way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screams sharp enough to tear the ears rang out in all directions, and Baarma kicked off the ground, charging at Alon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if truly intent on killing him, he scattered his pitch-black divine power in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mouths that had been frozen until moments ago now opened wide all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Woooooooooong~!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black divine power, grotesquely condensed, rushed into his mouth—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then exploded outward in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KWAAAAAAAH—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of divine power fired out all at once, as if determined to leave nothing behind—not even his own believers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tyrannical divine energy that shot out in multiple branches was something that, under normal circumstances, Alon could not have stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how strong his magic was, with his mana alone, he could only block a single stream of the divine power coming at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, if it were like usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack-crack-crack-crack-crack!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His technique—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reverse Heaven—made it possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind Alon, ten Ice Seals appeared, and he swiftly formed seals with his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a glance, it seemed like the Six Ice Seals he normally used, utilizing hand signs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All ten hands were forming the exact same seal simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water Ice Seal\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ten Techniques Combined\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crystal, snow, form—eternal fame of snowy peaks, inevitability of the blind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon softly murmured the familiar incantation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crystal Spear—Modified\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glacier\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the ashen world—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glacier descended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The divine power surging toward the allied forces froze solid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glacier that blocked Baarma’s attack didn’t stop there—it imprisoned all the believers present in cold ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thunder God Form.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Alon’s seals changed once more, his body vanished for a moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOM!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And turned into lightning that slammed into Baarma’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[KRAAAAGH—!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baarma floated in the air, unable to even resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in that fleeting moment, he tried to gather divine power again, opening multiple mouths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, he was stopped once more by the oncoming Alon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackle-crackle-snap~!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The onslaught began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every movement of the brilliant lightning, Baarma’s body, which had nearly hit the ground, was lifted back into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chilling shockwaves spread across the glacier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stood dumbfounded, mouths agape at the overwhelming sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the allied soldiers who had fallen into despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the trembling commander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the king, whose face was twisted in betrayal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the believers who worshiped Baarma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the faithful who smiled in the face of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them— simply stared at that scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Kaghk—!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Baarma’s body crumbled and fell— under the Milky Way that now blanketed the ashen world, in a dazzling instant— when Alon, lightning swirling around him, formed seals once more, Baarma’s falling body froze mid-air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK-CRACKLE-SNAP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Milky Way collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silver river that filled the gray sky shattered into brilliant shards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The radiant light surrounding Alon’s body vanished in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Urgh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood burst from Alon’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a development no one had anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet even as he vomited blood, he did not panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…This is the limit, huh.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He merely looked up at the fading remnants of Reverse Heaven in the sky and let out a weary sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The principle behind the spell he had created, Reverse Heaven, was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To reverse the laws of magic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Reverse Heaven’s core, and the rule governing Alon’s spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment it was activated—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could convert all burned-out mana into near-infinite magical power by applying the rule to mana burn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem was Alon’s mana core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His small mana core was far too limited to handle the overwhelming mana generated by Reverse Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet to maintain Reverse Heaven, he had to continuously cast spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The side effect of that was the orbs of mana, floating like stars in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mindlessly stuffed full of mana— he had created hundreds, thousands of mana spheres that failed to form proper spells, battling with brute force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Alon’s body easily reached its limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blinking in his blurry vision, Alon opened and closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than a second, he processed dozens of calculations— his head throbbed like molten lava had been poured into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blood vessels had burst, turning his eyes crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And dark, thick blood dripped from the corner of his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His physical condition was far from normal, having poured all his mana and magic into the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Floating in the air, Baarma looked at Alon and twisted his lips into a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear Alon had reached his limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, Baarma—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though damaged, had not sustained fatal injuries despite the many attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I’ll kill you!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grinned darkly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon, seeing Baarma’s sneer, smiled just the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon’s goal had never been to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already predicted that even with overflowing mana, killing that monster was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the beginning, what Alon aimed for— was to inflict the greatest damage possible on Baarma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to pin him in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delivering the final blow—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was not his task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing something was off, Baarma quickly turned his gaze behind Alon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he saw something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a massive cannon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So huge it could swallow even someone like Baarma whole—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive weapon connected to the World Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ocean Cannon Agathon Arizema, full deployment complete.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rine, moving her hand toward Baarma—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fire.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that small murmur—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Noooo—!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baarma’s scream burst out—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a white light consumed everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the ashen sky.\u003C\u002Fp>",1849,"2026-06-02T12:43:45.413Z",1,"novelbin.me","36c001a0c5ca2b5612b350fc6ce17c38e81cd15bae9195ce7a8c0d23770b17a3","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-248","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-246",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecame-the-patron-of-villains-cover.jpg"]