[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son":3,"chapter-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-223":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reincarnated As The Villainess's Son",{"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},1366122,1806,"Chapter 223  [Hollow Town] [5] [Child]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-223",223,"\u003Cp>Upon hearing the singing voice, Azariah's heart skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had an ominous feeling about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping back, he grabbed Nella's hand tightly before a golden thread bound their hands together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter what happens, stay close to me,\" he whispered, his voice serious as he looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded her head, reflecting his seriousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The singing voice started to grow louder, the soft melody making Azariah's mind go numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he took a step forward, ignoring the melodic chimes, he stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pair of bright yellow eyes were glaring at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped back as the fog slowly parted, giving way to a Redom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body, bigger than most buildings, slowly moved closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It brought the skeletal head, which resembled a human torso topped with antlers instead of legs, closer to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as if the melodic voice had an effect on the monster, it ignored their existence completely and walked past them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\" a confused Nella asked, her own head starting to ache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking quickly, Azariah gently loosened his grip on her hand. Instead, he looped the thread around both their wrists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay close and yell if you feel even a little problem,\" he said seriously, looking at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nella nodded awkwardly, feeling weird at his concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azariah started to walk into the fog, the eerie song echoing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sense of dread gripped his mind, giving him the urge to kill the singer without any mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is the voice controlling the monster?\" Nella asked, making sure to stay beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think so,\" Azariah affirmed as he looked around, \"but it's hard to pinpoint the location.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice was echoing throughout the town like an opera with no specific place to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up from the dense fog, Azariah found a tall building at the corner of the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ran toward it before flexing his muscles to jolt up to the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nella closely followed behind him without questioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The singing voice made him groan. He had never heard such a beautiful yet jarring voice in his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I prefer echo,\" he whispered softly as he looked around from the tall building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But immediately, his mind turned numb as he noticed the bizarre scene unfolding in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What the fuck?\" Nella gasped, bringing her hand to cover her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Redoms moved around the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not one or two—almost fifty of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved on every street of the town, glancing in every house with their glowing eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was completely different from what they had imagined for tonight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nella bit her lower lip as she noticed a few of them trying to pick up sleeping children from their houses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need to stop them,\" she said, turning to look at Azariah, who quietly observed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...A ritual.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He whispered softly as something clicked in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Azariah!\" Nella yelled quietly, making him snap out of his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...The voice,\" he said as he looked around the town, \"...we need to stop the voice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How so?\" Nella asked urgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whoever is singing isn't in the town,\" Azariah replied matter-of-factly. \"...It's a pre-recorded voice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can you be so sure!?\" Nella asked, as his words didn't make any sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's a ritual, idiot,\" he replied, glaring at her. \"...Redoms are monsters that are offspring of saintly mythical elks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And?\" Nella asked, still not following his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Their fresh blood is most useful when making ritual circles,\" he explained, taking a deep breath. \"...Whoever is controlling them won't risk getting caught when they have to control the monster later for its blood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then are they using speakers to sing?\" she asked, doubtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, a magic circle,\" Azariah replied, glaring at her. \"...At least four of them to make the song echo in the entire town.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need to break the magic circle, got it,\" Nella replied, nodding her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Breaking just one will work,\" he said, calming himself down. \"Let's go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azariah jumped down from the building, and so did Nella.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved in opposite directions, but Azariah quickly turned toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! Together!\" he yelled before she could vanish into the fog.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why!?\" Nella asked, looking at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't like the idea of us getting separated,\" he replied before tugging on the thread binding them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew how things worked if two people parted ways in times like this, and he didn't want her or him to become an easy target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nella looked at him weirdly but, thinking about the town, she quickly returned to his side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Redom emerged in their path, blocking their way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neplh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surroundings chilled instantly as an ice creature resembling a snake materialized from thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It coiled around the Redom, retracting its body while making the Redom's gruesome figure move closer to Azariah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He curled his fingers as he punched the monster in its face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its head burst open, splattering blood and brain matter everywhere like rain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Urgh, was that necessary?\" Nella groaned, wiping the blood from her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azariah didn't reply. Instead, he rushed past the monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking again, he could find some flaws in his plan, like the location of the magic circle and how to find them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But given the small size of the town, that didn't bother him much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking through the empty streets, he quickly arrived at a place where the singing seemed louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Search around,\" he said seriously, looking at Nella.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nella moved without wasting time, searching the empty streets, walls, lampposts, or anything that a magic circle could be carved on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azariah did the same but took more time, listening to the song even though it hurt his brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the results were in his favor as he quickly found a black magic circle carved on a tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nella!\" he yelled, looking back at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned around and ran toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muspelh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a second thought, Azariah snapped his fingers, engulfing the entire tree in scorching fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice died down as if sensing something was amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just as it did...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ARGHH!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azariah groaned in pain as a screeching sound echoed from the circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt so bad that it made him want to kill himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground around them started to shake, while the voice that had been singing moments ago now screamed at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tens of Redoms rushed toward them, seemingly ready to crush them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Azariah!\" Nella yelled as she readied herself, but before they could reach them, Azariah burned the entire tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Redoms stopped in their path, the fog clearing, making everything visible again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Told you that would work,\" he said with a sigh, glancing at Nella.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yeah,\" Nella whispered softly as she watched the Redoms turning around and walking away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But without giving them the luxury of time to celebrate their win...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...The song continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the voice became clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a child's voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their expressions hardened as the Redoms turned back toward them once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nella!\" Azariah yelled, snapping her out of it. \"Grab onto me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did as she was told without thinking, wrapping her arms around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azariah's shirt tore from the back, his shoulder blades shifting to make way for his wings to emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flapping his wings once, Azariah jumped up, flying high into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze turned down as he watched the Redoms utterly destroy the place where they had stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A-Azariah,\" Nella's trembling voice echoed, her grip tightening around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze shifted to where she was looking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately noticed a few Redoms running into the forest, holding children in their human-like hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the Redoms followed behind, empty-handed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azariah turned toward the source of the child's voice that was singing the song.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze landed on a boy who stood alone in an empty street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy with rough blonde hair looked up, his gaze locking with Azariah's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehehe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy let out a cheerful laugh as he turned around and started running away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azariah gently flapped his wings, following the boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Azariah, we should capture him,\" Nella advised as he quietly followed the boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy soon left the town's concrete road and started running toward the unpaved path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azariah stopped at the edge of the town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehehe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy's cheerful voice echoed in his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neplh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Azariah!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nella yelled, startled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He extended his hand. A spike made of ice emerged in front of him, aimed at the boy's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Azariah, you are not going to kill him!\" Nella yelled, but he wasn't listening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehehe.\" The child's giggling echoed once again as if mocking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill ran down Azariah's spine as he slowly lowered his hand, dispersing the spike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahaha.\" The child's giggling turned into heartfelt laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azariah recognized the path the boy was taking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...It was the same path that led to the graveyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"HAHAHAHA!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The child's heartfelt laughter now turned into the eerie and maniacal laughter of an adult, the mockery clear in the voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"HAHAHAHAHA!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Now, only the laughter of a madman echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>",1501,"2026-06-05T21:29:08.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","5197dcf23efe11d5062cdb5ce14c5ed97174896deb899a329df14c656698c648","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-224","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-222",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]