[{"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-440":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},759530,1006,"Chapter 439: Temple (2)","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-440",440,"\u003Cp>In that fleeting instant, Alon searched through his mind and pulled up the little information he had on Calypsophobia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the figure had taken a human form, he wondered if it might be a character from Calypsophobia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no such being in the information he knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just as his confusion deepened—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How interesting. Everything is happening exactly as expected. He doesn’t usually have this kind of foresight, either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man before him, sounding thoroughly amused, turned fully away from the red sphere and looked at Alon and Yutia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he was facing them, the man’s body was difficult to call human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of him looked similar to an ordinary person, but the other half was covered in something like grotesque red mineral.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Who are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile hung on his lips as if he were enjoying himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at this Divine blood he had never seen before, Alon asked the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man answered with laughter in his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does it matter who I am? Now that you’ve come here, there’s no chance of you leaving alive anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...You don’t know that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t know that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man let out a mocking laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he found it ridiculous, and at the same time amusing, he nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah—well, sure—maybe I don’t. Maybe you really can stop me. But—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave a short snicker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“with the Whispering Void about to descend anyway, that part doesn’t really matter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still had not figured out what the man before him was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the words that came out of his mouth were different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Whispering... Void?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon knew that name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way he could fail to remember it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Whispering Void was one of the fourth-stage Divine blood the blue eyes had mentioned, one of those leading the greatest faction of Divine blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘How is that even possible?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not understand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind his expressionless face, his features twisted on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as he knew, Divine ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) blood had to descend to the surface step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why the blue eyes who had told him all this, and the Wanderer who had explained more to him after that, could not descend to this surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could not come down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet the man before him, at a time when only first-stage Divine blood were just now descending, was saying something so absurd it bordered on madness—that a Divine blood that should only descend at the very end was about to descend now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could that be a lie?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The obvious suspicion crossed Alon’s mind, but he soon judged that it might not be a lie after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason was the enormous sphere behind the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red sphere, throbbing violently as though it contained a power beyond anything Alon could imagine, was slowly shrinking as it compressed itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he saw that, Alon tried to use magic on the red sphere without hesitation, but—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah, if you were thinking of trying something, go right ahead. No matter what you do, the descent already started.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Was that too hard to understand? To put it simply, it’s already too late. Too late to stop His descent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even shrugged and stepped out of the way himself, as though inviting Alon to try whatever he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the moment Alon looked at him in disbelief—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...Teacher.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yutia’s voice rang inside his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I’m sending my voice through divine power, so please listen.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon was startled for a brief moment, but at her explanation he gave the slightest nod, and she continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[From what I can tell, what that man said is only half true. It’s true that a powerful Divine blood beyond what we can handle is descending, but it’s not too late yet.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you can stop that man, Teacher, I’ll do something about the rest somehow.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon looked at her, but she only gave a small smile and nodded, as if telling him not to worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon turned his gaze back to the red sphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sphere that pulsed like a living thing, growing smaller as though condensing its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Could he really send Yutia in there alone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worry came first, but—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It’s okay.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if she had read his thoughts, certainty shone in Yutia’s red eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not hesitate any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nod—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon, too, gave a slight nod in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Teacher, be careful of that man. He feels like he’s on a completely different level from the Divine blood we’ve faced so far.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to her warning, Alon looked ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, there was still too much he did not understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the most important thing right now was stopping what was happening in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he let out a breath and fixed his eyes straight ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that moment, Yutia, who had been standing there without the slightest sign of movement, suddenly charged toward the red sphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>####\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yutia’s figure moved in a flash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man, who had been smiling just a moment ago, reached out his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, he arrived in front of Yutia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the moment the man’s hand was about to stretch out, Alon, who had already been forming hand seals inside his pocket, used\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Sniping of Oblivion.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At once, he fired Sniping of Oblivion at the man’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not much magic had gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it held more than enough force to interfere with the man’s action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that instant, Alon saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magic shot at the hand reaching for Yutia stopped in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden, incomprehensible situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But by the time Alon fully recognized that strange phenomenon, Yutia had already leaped into the red sphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Tch, she got in.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man, as if nothing could be done about it, shrugged and looked at Alon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I warned you that you wouldn’t be able to keep stopping me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...For someone saying that, you looked awfully rushed when you tried to stop her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, there’s always the off chance. But if she’s already gone in, then there’s no reason to stop her anymore. No, actually, I think this worked out even better.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why? Because now I get to fight the Star Eater myself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man continued speaking, the smile never leaving his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was too curious why He’s taking such an interest in you. And I was curious why He moved this plan up so much because of you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the man’s words, Alon realized instinctively that the Whispering Void was someone who remembered the first timeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that what was happening in this temple had been moved up because of him, though he did not know why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And more than anything—now that I’ve reached the second stage through His grace, I wanted to try out the power I gained.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon stayed silent for a moment before speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Are you Divine blood?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was nothing like the Divine blood Alon had seen until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, the man laughed cheerfully for a moment, then answered coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re comparing me to those half-finished things wandering the continent, ones that can’t even properly draw a law and can’t handle their inherent power?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course, until recently I wasn’t much different from them either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...You talk as if you’re different from the Divine blood outside.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you think I wouldn’t be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man’s expression twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s an enormous difference between being able to handle a law and being unable to handle one. You don’t know that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Should I?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, you don’t need to know. I just don’t really understand why He told this Bringing-In Night to kill you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muttering, “Well, whatever, it’s fine,” Bringing-In Night\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>lifted a hand with a faint grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll show you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It smiled dryly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The difference between the riffraff outside and true Divine blood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>its hand slowly clenched shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunk—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something abnormal happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, Alon could not see through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the next moment, one realization came to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...It’s rising?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Small fragments of stone were floating upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the moment he noticed that change—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunk—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the anomaly truly began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwagagagagak-!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temple’s outer walls, the very walls beneath Alon’s feet, were torn away with terrifying speed and ease and sucked into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As though climbing against gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kwaduk-! Kwadududuk-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temple floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The enormous pillars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carved murals with meanings no one could understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, they all shattered to pieces and were sucked into the sky and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Alon’s own body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Basiliora—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant he realized his body was lifting into the air, a shout burst from Alon’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>■■■■■■■■■■■■■-!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smashing through the temple, Basiliora the Bearer appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grabbing hold of Basiliora’s body and gaining a broader field of view, Alon’s eyes widened on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The range of the suction did not stop at the temple alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red eggs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The towering trees that existed there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...And before long, even the hill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was greedily devouring everything in this entire area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless red things across the vast grassland were being crushed together, shattered, and absorbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small hill in the middle of the grassland was ground apart and absorbed as though being pulled into a black hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the last thing Alon saw was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Huh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a giant meteor floating in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Made by absorbing everything on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A red earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So absurdly enormous that it blotted out even the sky and made even Basiliora look like an ordinary snake, and a hollow breath escaped Alon’s lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you understand now? The difference between riffraff and true Divine blood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bringing-In Night, who had created that giant meteor, twisted its lips into a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>####\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...This is insane—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away, Evan, who until just moments ago had been leisurely watching what was happening at the temple, muttered a curse under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Penia let out a hollow laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This makes no sense—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant meteor hanging in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was so overwhelmingly massive that the moment it fell to the ground, it could erase everything with absurd ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Penia had roughly expected a situation like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon had already warned her that something dangerous would happen at this temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had never thought Alon would be easily pushed into danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before entering the temple, Alon had already finished every possible preparation he could make.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that he had been able to respond immediately with Basiliora was proof of that preparation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even if there was another plan waiting after this—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is just too much—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Penia’s empty voice drifted away, and her gaze turned toward Alon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, he should have been too far away to make out clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her eyes, strengthened with magic, were able to see Alon’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expressionless face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Penia let out an involuntary gasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, it was not because Alon was expressionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He maintained that expression no matter what the situation was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason she was surprised was the posture he was taking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After watching Alon for a long time, Penia had learned how to read his emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That method was his posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike his face, his emotional state showed in his movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this moment, the emotion Penia caught from Alon was not pressure, fear, or resignation—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...Confidence?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just as Penia was reading Alon’s emotions like that, inside the red mist Yutia had entered—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s been a while—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I figured you’d come back, you monster bitch.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—she was facing a giant eye with her own red eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>",1951,"2026-06-02T12:43:45.413Z",1,"novelbin.me","8fdd97c3539fec7d060c50c549165a06005531bb3505118b20a6d1ae787b281d","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-441","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-439",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecame-the-patron-of-villains-cover.jpg"]