[{"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-133":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},1319832,1753,"Chapter 133","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-133",133,"\u003Cp>Chapter 133\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following Malphas’s guidance, the Heavenly Demon arrived at Pandemonium’s hidden sanctuary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The journey took considerably longer than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordinarily, they should have arrived instantly using Malphas’s ability, but because the Heavenly Demon disliked coming into direct contact with demonic powers, they only traversed short distances at a time before moving manually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, the Heavenly Demon’s footwork, which crossed enormous distances in mere moments, was truly unmatched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a standard high-ranking Hero would have needed several months to travel such a distance, yet the Heavenly Demon showed no signs of fatigue whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the space where the Six Thrones resided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having completed his guidance, Malphas lowered his head deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He will arrive shortly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As though familiar with the place, the Heavenly Demon sat upon one of the Thrones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malphas bowed his head and departed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much time passed like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dense demonic energy began flowing out from the center of the Thrones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was demonic energy of a concentration entirely different from what ordinary Demons emitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If a normal Demon had stood in this place, they would have gone berserk merely from being intoxicated by the overwhelming density of the energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond black smoke, demonic energy thick as coagulated blood began consuming the surrounding space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a voice emerged from the mass of demonic energy gathering together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The First Demon, the King of Demons, and the leader of Pandemonium had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have come. Heavenly Demon.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you summoned me personally. That is rare.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she treated all of Pandemonium’s High-ranking Executives like insects, the being before her was the sole exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, for what reason did you call me here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The time of prophecy draws near. Soon, the first chain shall be released.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You still speak in riddles beyond comprehension.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Demon had no interest in Pandemonium’s prophecies or the resurrection of Demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To begin with, this world was never hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Heavenly Demon, the time of your return approaches.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You do not seem particularly pleased.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had expected this ever since the crow Demon serving as his subordinate came to find her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet despite it being good news that her long-held wish would finally come true, the Heavenly Demon could not feel happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘……It bothers me.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was worried about the disciple who would be left alone, and about Wol-ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Demon spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There is one thing I wish to ask.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ask.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why did you entrust me with my disciple and Wol-ah?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brief silence passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This is the first time you have ever asked me a question. Have you developed lingering attachments only now?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Demon did not answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But silence itself was affirmation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Demon knew nothing about the purpose behind Seongwoo and Wol-ah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To begin with, she had never tried to learn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when she first took in her foolish disciple, she never imagined their connection would grow this deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, the only thing that mattered to her was returning to her homeland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, the Heavenly Demon remained ignorant of the common knowledge every member of Pandemonium naturally possessed, nor did she care to learn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she herself never asked, no one dared mention it first either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But perhaps because the time to leave had finally come—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could not help but worry for the disciple who would remain behind alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I instructed you to care for them. I never ordered you to grow attached.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It is merely lingering attachment.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Then cast even that aside. It is an emotion unfit for you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You meddle too much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Pandemonium’s sanctuary trembled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space itself distorted merely from the Aura emitted by the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to withdraw his power was the leader of Pandemonium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You have weakened. It seems the wounds from the war still torment you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Unnecessary interference.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And who was it that reduced someone like you to this state?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Heavenly Demon’s question, the leader of Pandemonium sank briefly into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason the King of Demons and First Demon could not actively interfere in Pandemonium’s affairs—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was because of wounds inflicted upon him by someone during the battle over the Vessel of the End.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those injuries continued devouring his soul and tormenting him even now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Baek Hyun-joong. Have you heard that name before?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course. Was he not the strongest in this world? I heard he died in the great war.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[He did not die. Just like me, he likely clings pitifully to life.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Demon became interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader of Pandemonium was a being so powerful that even she could not confidently determine victory or defeat against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet there existed someone capable of inflicting mortal wounds upon such a being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a martial artist and a warrior herself, the Heavenly Demon naturally became curious about that existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzzz—.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, something tucked within the Heavenly Demon’s robes began vibrating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant she felt it, her expression hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reached into her sleeve and pulled out the vibrating object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an artifact that reacted whenever Seongwoo’s life was in danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason the Heavenly Demon had managed to rescue Seongwoo safely during the Hell Manifestation incident at the Academy was because this artifact had warned her of his peril beforehand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, that artifact trembled as though it were about to shatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vibrations were even stronger than when Seongwoo had nearly died fighting Berid during the Hell Manifestation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Demon abruptly rose from her seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will take my leave first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Stop.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he spoke, overwhelming pressure crushed the space itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Demon’s movements froze beneath power even greater than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Irritation spread across her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My disciple is in danger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I know. Have you forgotten that I was the one who gave you that artifact?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And yet knowing that, you still intend to stop me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black energy began rising and consuming the space around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You are no longer to interfere with your disciple.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you mean by that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The halted time has begun moving once more. The prophecy is progressing, and you have already fulfilled every duty assigned to you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Explain yourself properly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, blood filling the floor surged upward and bound the Heavenly Demon’s arms and legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[If you wish to return to your homeland, then quietly watch.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Demon finally realized why the leader of Pandemonium had summoned her here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘From the very beginning, this was meant to bind my feet.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever her disciple fell into danger, she would always rescue him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But why now tell her to merely watch his peril unfold?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Pandemonium itself that instructed the Heavenly Demon to protect Yoo Sung-woo from all threats and make him stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, they were telling her to stand by and watch his death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to understand this contradiction, the Heavenly Demon hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she wished to return home, she was told to remain still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those words shackled her in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clenched her teeth hard enough to crack them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the leader of Pandemonium whispered into the Heavenly Demon’s ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Do not worry too much. All of this is written within the prophecy. The Devil Knight shall not die today.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the artifact in her hand suddenly ignited with light and burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant Yoo Sung-woo’s heart had stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heavenly Demon stared at it blankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And seeing her reaction, a smile slowly spread across the face of Pandemonium’s leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that sight, immense power erupted from the Heavenly Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though my eyes were wide open, the world around me gradually darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I instinctively realized it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this is how I die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sensation in my fingertips slowly faded away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared at the blue message window filling part of my vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Corrosion Rate has increased by 1%.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Corrosion Rate has increased by 1%.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Corrosion Rate has reached 10%.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【One SS-rank skill restriction of Lamb has been released.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after pouring everything out, I still couldn’t win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do not resent it. This too is merely one page of fate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bullshit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m literally dying right now, and you’re talking about prophecy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the prophecy were true, I shouldn’t be ending up like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To begin with, I didn’t like the prophecy itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is this, some kind of cult?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breathing gradually became more difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could feel the flame of my life slowly extinguishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, I was only barely clinging onto consciousness, and it felt like the slightest stimulus would make my mind drift away completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless thoughts passed through my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, I thought I wouldn’t die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought I’d somehow survive again through sheer luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like I always had until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the progression of the game, I wasn’t supposed to die until the very end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I really did my best…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Angel’s prayer echoed through my ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that prayer meant for me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I died here, what would happen to this world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that the Vessel of the End would disappear, would peace finally come to the world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Angel’s prayer came to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its hand was a spear glowing blood-red like fresh blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Together with the cold sound of flesh tearing, clumps of blood spilled from my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt no pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body was already little more than a ragged wreck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The consciousness I had barely managed to hold onto began slipping away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As though sinking endlessly into the deepest ocean depths…….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to resist the overwhelming drowsiness, I closed my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The skill Lamb smiles.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The skill Lamb activates.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I opened my eyes once more, all I saw was pitch-black darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply drifting through an endless sea of emptiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as though I had returned to the state of a fetus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clank—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, accompanied by the unpleasant scraping of metal, chains bound my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the……?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I struggled briefly against the chains restraining me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the chains stretching from the depths of the abyss began dragging me downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I resisted with all my strength, but there was nothing I could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How far did I descend like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, I reached the very bottom of the abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place……?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint light illuminating the pitch-black darkness, and someone bound at its center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the exact same scene from the dream I had after obtaining the Extreme Demonic Body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant I recognized it, my mind jolted awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why am I here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I had truly died normally, there was no reason I should have ended up in a place like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, the Angel’s words were strange too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If their goal was truly to kill me, the Vessel of the End, and bring peace, then they would have said the world would become whole through my death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Angel clearly stated this too was merely a page of fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remembered the prophecy spoken by the Angel perfectly clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘When the Lamb is stained black, the Ten Chains shall be released, and the End shall arrive.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, according to the prophecy, the arrival of the End was inevitable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t tell me……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Kekeke.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone’s voice brushed past my ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The source of the voice was the being bound by the weapons of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The appearance of the restrained being had changed from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from its eyes, every part of its body had once been blurred, but now its mouth was clearly visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And one of the weapons pinning it down had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You…….”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I finally realized what this place was, and what the being before me truly was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had been so many hints from the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, I had already suspected part of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that my conclusion had only been half correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until now, I believed the Final Boss would appear through Pandemonium’s ritual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I thought the skill Lamb was merely a privilege granted to me as the vessel meant to summon the Demon of the End.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that had been a massive misunderstanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The SS-rank skill Lamb was not some privilege.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lamb itself was the prison confining the Demon of the End.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And my existence was the cage imprisoning the Demon of the End.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at this very moment, the chains binding the Demon of the End had begun to crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then its mouth slowly split into a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【You’re far too slow to realize it.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment those words ended, the chains binding my body tightened violently around me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before that overwhelming power, there was nothing I could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【It has been a long time since I last took a stroll outside.】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment it spoke—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jaws of a gigantic beast swallowed me whole.\u003C\u002Fp>",2134,"2026-06-05T19:04:26.866Z",1,"novelbin.me","d7ef402610dfddae994497182c46a8251daf973cb0af196e5b214568d699cb78","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-81","i-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-chapter-80",137,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-became-the-academy-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]