[{"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-474":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},759435,1006,"Chapter 473: Astarotte (4)","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-474",474,"\u003Cp>How long had they been moving to subjugate Astarotte?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon noticed something strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...The sky is dark.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up until just moments ago, even with the countless Divine blood filling the sky, the sun had still shone brilliantly through the gaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, it was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its place were pitch-black clouds hanging overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘...Those don’t seem like ordinary clouds.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were too dark to be called clouds at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon stared at them in silence, then suddenly turned his gaze toward Seollang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like him, she was looking up at the sky as though observing something unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the farther south they moved—toward where Astarotte was—the darker the sky became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Alon wondered if something was hidden within those clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Alon, over there—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Evan’s voice, Alon turned his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And soon, at the far end of the horizon, he saw ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A place where it was painfully clear that people had once lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, no one could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the skeletal remains of walls were left, as if merely to announce that there had once been a territory there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as both the Divine blood and Alon’s group took in the ruins—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the empty ruins ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) where nothing had been visible just moments before, a Divine blood suddenly manifested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black-armored Divine blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, the subjugation force was simply confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, their expressions twisted in incomprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...What is that?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the ruins that had been completely empty, black-armored Divine blood began appearing one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then eight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then so many that they could no longer keep count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The subjugation force fell into confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course they did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These Divine blood had not come over the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had appeared out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they had simply been created on the spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just as the Divine blood stood there, stunned—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Attack—!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Conviction snapped back to its senses and shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hasty decision, perhaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Divine blood charged forward without hesitation, rushing at the black-armored Divine blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It may have been rash—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but everyone knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was wrong here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, as if by prior agreement, their interests aligned, and the subjugation force clashed with the black-armored Divine blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>───────────BOOOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the Divine blood collided, a horrifying sound echoed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If any ordinary human had been nearby, they would have been instantly erased by the shockwaves alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Explosions erupted in rapid succession, and before long, grotesque sounds rang out from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle had begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>####\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle, which had begun abruptly with the sudden appearance of the black-armored Divine blood, unfolded somewhat differently from what Alon had expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What is this...?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A question surfaced in Alon’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments ago, he had been considering how to deal with Astarotte’s Divine blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the situation unfolding before him deviated far too much from his expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they were subjugating Astarotte together, he had expected considerable losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on what he already knew, Astarotte was a dangerous opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Lord Alon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Isn’t this too easy?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely, the battle was far more one-sided than Alon had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon turned his gaze forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the front stood Red Conviction and Clumped Eye, mercilessly slaughtering the black Divine blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this was not a battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was closer to a massacre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>────────■■■■■!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black Divine blood approaching Red Conviction let out a horrifying scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body began to melt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red Divine blood severed its neck without hesitation as its armor and flesh melted into something grotesque.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red cross floating above Red Conviction’s head burned even brighter as everything within its range dissolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nearby, Clumped Eye was also effortlessly dispatching the black-armored Divine blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they could see nothing, their enemies swung weapons blindly through empty air—only to be cut down with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same was true elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some Divine blood were killed by the black ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But most overwhelmingly dominated them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And before long—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...It’s over, isn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far too anticlimactically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the subjugation force’s victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘...Does that even make sense?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon stared at the battlefield, unable to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fight against Astarotte had ended in a complete victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were already celebrating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t strange, in a way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the information they had, Astarotte’s strongest leader—the Descended One—was unable to move because it was digesting fragments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[......]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Of course, like Alon, there were also those who frowned at how easily it had ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seollang, who had been quietly watching, suddenly spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Those ones—they’re the same as the ones from before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ones from before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her nod, Alon looked momentarily blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he realized what she meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The ones that felt like Divine blood, but weren’t?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seollang nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subtle—but both Alon and Seollang saw it at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpses of the black-armored Divine blood, which had been lying cold on the ground—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>were beginning to distort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Conviction, who had already found the situation suspicious, noticed it as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack-crack-crack—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpses, now compressed into small spheres, suddenly shot off—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and began gathering in front of Red Conviction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the black masses converged, taking on a human-like form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Conviction immediately struck, its cross blazing red as it brought its blade down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOM—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deafening explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power enough to obliterate an entire town was unleashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the Divine blood stared downward in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there was a person standing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it could not truly be called a person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wore tattered robes like a monk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body was shriveled, like a dried corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hole pierced through the center of its chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had a human shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it had no head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its place were two spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shafts of the spears crossed, embedded into its shoulders as though replacing a head—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and with a single finger, it blocked Red Conviction’s strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Descended One—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Conviction spoke in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[My brother’s ability does not have such a wide range. It also takes quite some time to deal damage.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man’s voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the next moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Conviction’s head exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grotesquely massive thorn had pierced through it from behind the old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clumped Eye immediately tried to retreat—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tsk—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man was already in front of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[My brother cannot use that ability unless contact is made.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fist slammed into its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its heart burst instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine blood froze at the shocking sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[My brother’s ability becomes meaningless if focus is not maintained.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if it had been waiting, the old man—the Descended One—began killing them one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[My brother’s ability is powerful, but easy to avoid.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[My brother’s ability—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calmly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Alon realized two things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the information the subjugation force had was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the other—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>why the Descended One had created those black-armored Divine blood, fully aware they would lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘To figure out their abilities...!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Alon realized that, the old man stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More precisely, it had finished its initial sorting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had eliminated those who had used their abilities in the earlier fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon realized that most of the Divine blood now lying dead had been the ones slaughtering Astarotte’s forces at the front lines just moments ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Let me make you an offer, brothers.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Descended One spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why not serve the great Astarotte?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you abandon the path of heresy and serve Astarotte, we would gladly welcome you as one of us. Just like those before you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a strange proposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Those before... you?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes. Like your comrades.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...You mean the ones you killed?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the Divine blood asked, frowning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Kill? No. Of course not.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Descended One shook its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[They have simply become brothers.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What kind of—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine blood began to retort—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the corpses that had been spilling blood just moments ago—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Look.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were reappearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[See? Alive. As servants for Astarotte.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clad in black armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Within me.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...This is insane—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Impossible—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The information—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange tension and fear spread among the Divine blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had all witnessed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leaders Red Conviction and Clumped Eye—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>killed instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the force gathered here had not lost all its strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if those two were strong, they were not overwhelmingly beyond the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But still—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>fear, once born from witnessing such overwhelming deaths—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was not easily suppressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...Don’t tell me— you devoured even the Divine blood that follow you?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Choose your words carefully, brother. They have simply become one. For the sake of welcoming Him.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The incorrect information only deepened the confusion—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Shouldn’t we run, even now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is seriously bad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Evan and Penia could not hide the fear in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon, who had been silently watching, turned to Seollang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked back at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>after finishing his thoughts—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...That won’t be necessary.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With quiet certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>",1544,"2026-06-02T12:43:45.413Z",1,"novelbin.me","0e5a66ae7698fd5d3438b7e3679b17d418185a3f6e154671703c53796bb3df31","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-475","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-473",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecame-the-patron-of-villains-cover.jpg"]