[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss":3,"chapter-i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-121":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Became the Academy’s Final Boss",{"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},1319810,1753,"Chapter 121","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-121",121,"\u003Cp>Chapter 121\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I found myself liking you. It’s a waste for someone like you to remain under Heavenly Demon. Abandon her and come under me. I will promise you my succession!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sudden proposal, I shut my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was… quite unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing my reaction, Lord Biden whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It won’t be easy to decide right away. But think carefully. What can Heavenly Demon truly do for you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She is certainly powerful and unmatched. But what does that actually do for you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That is……”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heavenly Demon is arrogant. She believes herself to be the most noble and complete being. As if there is no one beneath the heavens superior to her.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words were filled with blatant envy and jealousy toward Heavenly Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She is a woman who looks down on everything in the world. Do you think being her disciple makes you any different?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then what can you offer me, Lord Biden?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you weighing your options?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If that was rude, I apologize… but yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, I like that attitude even more.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a gleam in his eyes, he spread his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cloak of demonic energy wrapped around his body expanded, engulfing the entire area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uaaaah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No! I’m scared!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please, save me, please!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The test subjects in the lab convulsed as they were consumed by fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An indescribable chill seeped out from the black cloak covering the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank. Clank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grating sound of metal colliding echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rhythmic noise resembled marching soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a parade of Death Knights exuding dense killing intent began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stepped onto the laboratory floor and bowed before Lord Biden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of them radiated power comparable to high-ranking Heroes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gazed at his knights with satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You asked what I can give you? Look well. Even these are merely a fraction of my army.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was undeniably impressive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his power, he could likely devour an entire nation alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will give you what Heavenly Demon cannot.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What she cannot give…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Power, wealth, and glory! All Demons will bow before you. I will grant you countless women.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But if I become your successor, my master won’t stay silent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Will she really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sinister smile spread across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was he relying on?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way Lord Biden could match Heavenly Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how many Undead he commanded, they were meaningless before her strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You still don’t understand how things work here. If you come under me of your own will, Heavenly Demon can do nothing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t understand what you mean.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s simple. She is powerful, but within Pandemonium, she holds no influence. She is merely a high-ranking executive in name.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he intended to use the organization’s rules because he couldn’t win in strength?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, his claim wasn’t entirely wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he said, Pandemonium was run by the other High-ranking Executives excluding Heavenly Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she attacked Lord Biden, the others wouldn’t stay silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would fear they might be next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait… wasn’t this actually a good situation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using Heavenly Demon to trigger internal conflict within Pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her strength alone was equal to the combined power of the five High-ranking Executives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If things went well, she alone could eliminate all of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there were problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, would Heavenly Demon really go that far for me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second, once everything was over, would she let me live after realizing she had been used?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was extremely risky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And lastly… there was someone in Pandemonium who controlled even Heavenly Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader of Pandemonium—the being known as the first Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Heavenly Demon moved against the executives, would that leader just sit back?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shook my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too much of a gamble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if I accepted Lord Biden’s offer only to be abandoned by Heavenly Demon, I’d end up with nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m sorry. I cannot accept your proposal.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re more loyal than you look.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I cannot betray Heavenly Demon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Lord Biden showed no displeasure and instead tossed something toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A proposal is a proposal, and a reward is a reward. This is for your merit. Take it. And my offer still stands—think it over.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the black gem in my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was I supposed to do with an item that turns you into a Lich…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A familiar notification sound rang out, and a blue message window appeared before my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Item detected: Life Vessel.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Skill 【Lamb】 licks its lips.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Skill 【Lamb】 absorbs the Life Vessel.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Life Vessel in my hand suddenly began to melt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, wait—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It just absorbed it on its own?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was only holding it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without even giving me a choice?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panicking, I tried to shake off the liquefied Life Vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead of falling off, it absorbed into my body even faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Life Vessel flowed through my body and gathered at the center of my chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain was like my heart was being crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ghk…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The researchers rushed toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Lord Biden’s Death Knights blocked them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes gleamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ughhh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Devil Knight, do not reject the power. Accept it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it… for something called power, this pain was…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What… did you give me…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I gave you a normal Life Vessel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clearly knew something about my condition, yet offered no explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My vision blurred from the endless agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, I felt the sensation in my fingertips fading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—it wasn’t just a feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My skin and muscles were turning into dust, leaving only bone behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I saw that, my mind snapped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this continued, I’d become a living corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I activated the Demonic Authority I had been suppressing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Trait: Demon’s Body activated.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Power of Restoration filled my body, repeatedly destroying and regenerating it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fierce struggle began between the Demonic Authority and the Life Vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Power of Restoration began to devour the Life Vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Hidden condition achieved.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Life Vessel and Trait: Demon’s Body are fused.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Trait: Heart of the Demon blooms.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Stored Authorities in Skill 【Lamb】 are registered to the Heart of the Demon.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You have obtained Trait: Demon’s Body and Heart of the Demon.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Hidden Trait condition met. Body evolves.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Metamorphosis begins.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the pain gradually subsided, cracks spread across my skin like a hatching egg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell is happening?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, black energy exploded from my body, sweeping the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A refreshing sense of release washed over me, as if all resistance had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a new message appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Trait: Extreme Demonic Body acquired.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Power of Demonic Authority increases.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You have obtained a body infinitely close to that of a Demon.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Trait: Pressure acquired.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You overwhelm lower species.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Corrosion Rate increases by 2%.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flood of messages was overwhelming, but I had no time to process them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power overflowed from my entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Biden approached me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Interesting. Very interesting. You were already strong, but now you’ve transformed into something entirely different. Congratulations on your achievement, Devil Knight.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Achievement…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this had happened back at the Academy, I would’ve simply been happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after training with Heavenly Demon, I knew better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power gained without a price always carried danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This sudden surge of power would be difficult to control—and even harder to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I calmly analyzed the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord Biden hadn’t tampered with the Life Vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cause was the SS-grade skill 【Lamb】.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had acted on its own and absorbed the Life Vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The message window often treated 【Lamb】 as if it had its own personality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still… a skill disobeying its master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of that, gaining Extreme Demonic Body had significantly increased my Corrosion Rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By 2%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering it usually rose by 1%, this was a huge jump.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That put it at 8%.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a good sign.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a researcher beside me looked at me with desperate eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Devil Knight… please restrain your power.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Restrain my power?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The pressure you’re emitting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right, I had gained the Pressure trait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I closed my eyes and concealed my presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The researchers immediately began breathing easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching them, I organized my thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord Biden.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you anticipate this outcome?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m asking if this achievement was your intention.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how I thought about it, something felt off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In Pandemonium, I was too valuable to lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he gave me a Life Vessel—a reward that could turn me into a Lich or Death Knight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That didn’t make sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were only two possibilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either there was another vessel besides me—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or he knew I would survive consuming it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eerie gaze glowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, I couldn’t read him at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have grown stronger and closer to greatness. Do you find that displeasing?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was neither confirmation nor denial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared into his hollow eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clicking my tongue inwardly, I looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing to gain by pressing him further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I had grown stronger, I couldn’t forget what stood before me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A High-ranking Executive of Pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still had no means to deal with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once I leave here, I need to obtain an item that can seal his Undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, I planned to search for the treasure at Mount Baekdu first—but that changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demons were unpredictable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed counters against the High-ranking Executives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And information too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, my encounter with Lord Biden ended on an uneasy note.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I left, he called out to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My offer still stands. But don’t assume the opportunity will last forever.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that I had experienced this, I could guess his true intention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t because I was capable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to secure me in advance—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The future Demon of the End.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He probably planned to benefit from me once I awakened as the Final Boss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppressing my unease, I turned my back on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to check on Test Subject No. 66, but his gaze lingered on me until the very end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he noticed my interest, it could become a weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I returned to Heavenly Demon’s residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As always, she stood looking down at the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Lord Biden’s words echoed in my ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘She is a woman who looks down on everything in the world. Do you think being her disciple makes you any different?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, her gentle voice brushed past my ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disciple. Did my words seem that amusing to you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Pardon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I clearly told you to refrain from using Demonic Authority, yet you dared to wrap your body in such ominous energy for something as trivial as that body.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone was calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But cold sweat ran down my entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah.\u003C\u002Fp>",1777,"2026-06-05T19:04:26.866Z",1,"novelbin.me","b558908fc24ad116d33721c3a33485a00ebb3cb6bb1099539fef3343c1009b31","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-122","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-70",137,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]