[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-really-am-a-villain":3,"chapter-i-really-am-a-villain-i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-388":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Really Am A Villain",{"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},1432913,1885,"Chapter 388 - Corpse Attack","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-388",388,"\u003Cp>Xu Zimo glanced at the old man and saw that his whole body was stiff, his skin and flesh tense and cold to the touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clearly looked like a dead man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet faint breathing still came from his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo frowned slightly. This condition reminded him of certain situations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big brother, have a seat. I’ll go boil medicine for grandpa,” the little girl said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching her leave, Xu Zimo looked around the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t see anything out of the ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he decided to check out the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking out the door, the area looked more like a slum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The buildings were all dilapidated from years of neglect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked like they could collapse at any time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking a few steps, he heard crying from the neighboring courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crowd had gathered inside, discussing something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo followed and squeezed into the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the center was a woman holding a child, crying bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The child’s body was pale, without any sign of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, he was long dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo frowned again. Something was definitely off about this slum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crouched down and said to the woman, “May I take a look at the child?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman looked at him warily. After a brief pause, she placed the child on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo examined the body, lifting the clothes on the child's back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were five small holes in the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if someone had driven five fingers straight into the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The inside was completely drained of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did they catch the killer?” Xu Zimo asked the woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” she quickly shook her head. “I had the doctor check. He said all the blood was drained from the child, there’s no way to save him.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo stayed silent for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone nearby spoke, “Looks like it's the work of demons. If this continues, we’ll all have to move.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does this happen often here?” Xu Zimo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not really. It used to be peaceful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another person explained, “It’s only been happening recently, people getting killed, all in horrifying ways. And every time, the blood is drained.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The city lord’s estate doesn’t do anything?” Xu Zimo asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They did at first. Sent a lot of guards,” the man sighed and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But it didn’t help. People kept dying. Eventually, they just gave up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, this is getting interesting,” Xu Zimo said with amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the courtyard, Xu Zimo returned to the little girl’s home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already finished brewing the medicine and was feeding it to her grandfather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also now knew her name, Guo Xiaoyun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So how do you know that guy, Lu Zesong?” Xu Zimo asked as he pulled up a chair and sat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was born on the seventh day of the seventh month,” Guo Xiaoyun said after a short pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo instantly understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lately, the city had been abuzz about the city lord searching for a successor, an adopted child to receive a powerful inheritance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all anyone talked about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“When my grandpa got sick, I thought if I was chosen, I could afford to buy medicine,” Guo Xiaoyun continued. “But the city lord’s men said they’d gather all the candidates one month later and choose only one of us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You met Lu Zesong during that time, right?” Xu Zimo nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I only met him once. I didn’t expect him to remember me,” Guo Xiaoyun said, sounding surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, this area isn’t safe lately. Be careful,” Xu Zimo said with a wave of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big brother, why don’t you stay at my house tonight?” Guo Xiaoyun asked, eyes full of hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo originally intended to decline. But after glancing at the old man in bed, he nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Xiaoyun beamed with joy and hurried off to tidy up a room for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night was calm. The warm winter wind was making its last stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spring was just beginning to show signs of arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As darkness fell, strange events of late had made people cautious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the sky dimmed, most returned home and didn’t go out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo lay alone on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The quiet of night wrapped the room in silence and darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Late at night, he heard footsteps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy steps, slowly approaching his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Someone’s up to something,” Xu Zimo muttered coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creaaak\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo, lying on the bed, could feel someone slowly approaching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moonlight cast the figure’s shadow on the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, with a whoosh, a blast of force flew toward his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow struck Xu Zimo, but was blocked by his weapon, the Shadow Tyrant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo leapt up and turned to face the figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bathed in moonlight, the figure stared at him blankly, without any emotion in its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I should have figured it out sooner,” Xu Zimo murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure was Guo Xiaoyun’s grandfather, the supposedly gravely ill old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, he looked nothing like a person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black lines covered his skin. His veins bulged, and his mouth growled lowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked ferocious, terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I knew something was wrong. A man who should have been dead still breathing?” Xu Zimo said. “Turns out you’re already a walking corpse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man roared, thick saliva drooling from his mouth as he attacked Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Zimo didn’t bother holding back. Shadow Tyrant slashed down from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its massive pressure crushed the old man beneath it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how he struggled, he couldn’t break free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Guo Xiaoyun rushed over from the next room after hearing the commotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Grandpa!” she screamed, unable to believe what she was seeing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big brother, my grandpa woke up!” she cried to Xu Zimo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry, but your grandpa has been dead for a long time,” Xu Zimo said after a pause. “He was turned into a corpse puppet. The recent deaths here, he drained their blood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guo Xiaoyun collapsed to the ground, overwhelmed, staring at the familiar yet unrecognizable old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man, after struggling for a moment, suddenly started to swell without warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his back split open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large, bloated worm crawled out of his body.\u003C\u002Fp>",1036,"2026-06-06T01:06:40.721Z",1,"novelbin.me","32aba27f63a6441d354639fef1921112eb7835a6f087f928d11790914fc700c6","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-389","i-really-am-a-villain-chapter-387",1822,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-really-am-a-villain-cover.jpg"]