[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess":3,"chapter-i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-94":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I'm in Love with the Villainess!",{"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},895267,1171,"Chapter 94: The Hunt (2)","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-94",94,"\u003Cp>The moment we stepped onto the academy grounds, now turned battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We didn’t even get a second of rest before the first fight broke out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A professor was already waiting for us on the rooftop walkway that connected the two five-story buildings overlooking our assigned location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rule one of being a good mage: expect the unexpected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor laughed, arms crossed as his eyes began to glow bright gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Light Barrage]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire sky from our direction was immediately blotted out, dozens of portals opening, and from it, thin, sharp strands of light began to emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good luck, students!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACKLE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kevin and I immediately took cover using another building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a light mage just like Julius and Marcellus... but he sure as hell wasn’t like them when it came to firepower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That professor was like five of them combined into one!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just us who were caught off guard. Another group of students in the building across from us was also pinned down by the barrage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is this fair!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The student from the other group shouted, feeling the ground shake from the sheer amount of projectiles being launched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just our luck, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I laughed excitedly, looking at Kevin to see him just as excited as I am.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike that other group, this wasn’t just a moment to be afraid; this was a moment for the two of us to go on a rampage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go strike from that side, I’ll strike here, let’s see if he can take on a dual assault!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kevin nodded immediately, moving quickly to the other corner of the building, and once he reached his position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Profaned Serpent]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dark Serpent]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-Huh!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor blinked, seeing two beams of energy heading straight into him from two directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Light Guardian]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He managed to block in time, redirecting Kevin’s beam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately, mine was a little bit stronger than his defensive spell could handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Overwhelm him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shouted, not just to Kevin, but also to the other group of students across from us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they didn’t even argue; they knew that if they didn’t help and the professor recovered, they were screwed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"G-Got it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other group reacted fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spear of wind tore through the air from their side, followed by a burst of condensed earth shards that slammed into the professor’s barrier from below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light shield flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch—students these days,\" the professor muttered, boots skidding back a half-step on the rooftop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kevin didn’t waste the opening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dark Step]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He vanished, reappearing mid-air above the professor, palm already glowing with condensed black mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Grave Pulse]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blast detonated downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rooftop shattered, chunks of concrete raining down as the professor dropped through the broken surface and crashed onto the floor below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did we—!?\" one of the other students shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" I said immediately. \"Not yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light flared violently from the hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor burst back out, coat torn, barrier cracked but still intact, gold eyes burning brighter than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With him floating and the light guardian activated, he literally looked like an angel waiting to deliver judgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To anyone spectating from the outside who managed to grab a glance, that was enough to show everyone that things were already getting heated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good,\" he grinned. \"Now that’s more like it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Light Compression]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scattered light strands from earlier snapped back toward him, collapsing into a single blinding sphere above his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure spiked instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kevin!\" I barked. \"Interrupt!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Already moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kevin slammed his hand into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dark Bind]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black chains erupted from thin air, wrapping around the light sphere and the professor’s arm mid-cast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chains hissed, light and darkness grinding against each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interesting spell,\" the professor said, muscles tensing. \"But—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t let him finish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Profaned Abyssal Lance]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The condensed projectile punched straight through his fractured barrier and clipped his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spell sent him flying, but the chains on his arms reached their limit and yanked him short, his body snapping back with a brutal jolt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light sphere detonated harmlessly into the sky, scattering into sparks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer change of momentum should have been enough to reasonably kill any man, but it seems he was still itching for more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor straightened slowly, rolling his shoulder once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Alright,\" he said, smile sharp. \"You two are definitely worth points.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dark Step]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kevin returned beside me behind the building, breathing steady, eyes sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s more durable than I thought!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reported, but he sure as hell wasn’t concerned. In fact, the discovery of the professor’s durability gave him a manic edge that bordered on bloodlust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really is my student...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked back to check on the other group of students that helped out, but as expected, they ran away the moment we distracted the professor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couldn’t hate them for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the smart choice...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Light Judgement]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden ray of light appeared from the sky, and with it came a literal orbital strike that threatened to disintegrate everything on its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grabbed Kevin by his arm and quickly jumped out behind the building we were hiding in before it exploded into nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Light Guardian]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cast just in time before the rubble managed to crush us, effortlessly destroying the stones that came close to us and leaving us effectively unscratched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I could have died.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kevin manically laughed before looking back at the connected buildings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor was still there, arms still chained, entire body bloodied and strained as his own light guardian struggled to stabilize.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-You survived, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor weakly laughed before losing consciousness and plummeting from the sky, but before he could land headfirst onto the ground’s surface, a flying observer intervened and dispelled Kevin’s chains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grabbing him from the mid-fall and redirecting him to a safer location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Arden and Illinalta: Eliminated Varden Stone, 10 Points]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-We did it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, but that’s not really how I expected our first minute to go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he was that strong... I got to admit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m starting to think my plan of taking out Corvus might be a bit too optimistic.\u003C\u002Fp>",1025,"2026-06-03T05:52:53.768Z",1,"novelbin.me","58cc3648efc432c0a400ef46531c2777cde30920e16d1e5e9ab8eb96e5154b84","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-95","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-131",324,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-cover.jpg"]