[{"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-402":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},1366151,1806,"Chapter 402: [Terror of the Dead God] [10] [Bait]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-402",402,"\u003Cp>Chapter 402: [Terror of the Dead God] [10] [Bait]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant mass of human flesh pulsated like a rotten heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hovered silently above, the wind whipping my cloak as I stared at it—dozens, maybe hundreds of faces melted into one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their arms twisted and fused in unnatural ways, eyes blinking without rhythm, mouths opening in silent screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just a being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a living nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I looked around, I sensed it affecting the environment around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sense of pressure weighed down the sky itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clouds above had thinned, as if afraid to linger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Dead God…” I whispered, my voice caught as I didn’t understand that thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The abomination dragged itself forward, each shift of its malformed limbs cracking the earth beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screams echoed from the city below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could barely see the people running like ants against a titan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…. Something felt missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t put a finger on it but something didn’t seem right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…Yeah.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every god no matter what type has an unnatural presence around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have felt those pressures first hand so I know how they are like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Taishareth when she possessed Shyamal’s body had that pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>….But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This thing isn’t like that.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though terrifying, it doesn’t have the pressure a god should have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…It’s like—.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘—Or the part of it that makes it a god isn’t here.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Divinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing doesn’t have the divinity of the god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is getting troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From my experience, I could say that—.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It can’t be killed unless all its parts are pieced together.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the thing looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of eyes turned toward me, some fresh, some rotting, some stitched open—and all of them locked on mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mass of mouths whispered in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…angel…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt a chill run down my spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What is this thing…..’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something that shouldn’t exist in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind of thing that claws at the edges of reality, trying to come through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrifyingly enough it reminds me of myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huff…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I exhaled softly as I began to think of my plan of attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It will be troublesome to kill it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And those civilians will be a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned to look at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Huh?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thing inhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And—.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scream blew through the city, shattering glass, toppling weak buildings, and sending hundreds of people into unconsciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The winds kicked up, tearing trees from their roots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A visible wave of force rushed toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I crossed my arms and let my wings wrap around my body, enduring the hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air stung and I was thrown back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I remained aloft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Fuck.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dived towards the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting the hindrance out of the place will be my priority for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Caldus said there was a problem with the teleportation portal.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking in a deep breath, I took Spectra glasses as I wore them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From high above I could see the entire place of the city along with its information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scanning the entire place, I tried to find anything that could cause it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A list of documents filled my view as I kept on looking around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until I found it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A place that had a distorted space around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were three of them at every corner of the city like a triangle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I folded my wings and rushed towards the closest one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I descended like a meteor above an old bell tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was subtle—if I hadn’t worn the Spectra glasses, I might’ve flown right past it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This must be what’s jamming the teleportation. A spatial lock.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I know. But one is a start.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking in a deep breath, I used void energy to disintegrate the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air cracked open with a sound like glass shattering underwater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, I felt the pressure ease, just slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Dead God noticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its mass shifted violently. Eyes snapped in my direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arms sprouted, reaching across buildings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fresh maw opened on its chest, filled with black teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Was hoping I wouldn’t,” I muttered, already dashing toward the second distortion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The abomination howled and surged after me, moving faster than something its size should.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It forced me to move across the city and not go inside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still flying, I made a ball of void energy and threw it at the second lock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place rippled once again and I moved to the next one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind me, the Dead God was nearly upon me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned back and raised my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the path of the creature, hundreds of magic circles began to form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the creature was above it—.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOMM!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spell ignited like a storm of stars each one linked to each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I used the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every ounce of speed I had left, I shot toward the final spatial lock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was at the centre of the city above a statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I raised my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The void spiraled at my palm’s edge, forming a spear of pure oblivion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hurled the spear and it broke the statue into pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of reality washed over the city. The distortion cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, I felt the teleportation portal flicker back to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The civilians could now escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But behind me—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Dead God screamed, a bellow of absolute rage and despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I rushed back towards it before it tried to enter the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking in a deep breath, I landed at a watch tower making the creature focus only on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It screamed once again but this time I didn’t budge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the shockwave blast passed me, I touched my bracelet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And took out a fifteen meter tall halberd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its shaft was wrapped in blackened roots, the blade shaped like a cleaved horn, half bathed in light, half in writhing shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grabbed the staff of the halberd as I looked at that thing rushing at me with hundreds of mouths open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body tore through the trees, demolishing anything, devouring what it touched with limbs that birthed more limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Can it change everything into organic matter?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I leapt from the tower as it collapsed behind me, wings spreading wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flexing my muscles, I lunged the halberd into its gaping mouth on the chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The halberd met its flesh with a resonant, sickening crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light side of the blade sliced, while the shadow half devoured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body was pierced until the blade of the halberd was lodged into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature stopped moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I floated closer looking down at the creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I reached above it, I sat on the base of the halberd staring at the hundreds of eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I know.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mass beneath me convulsed slowly, as though trying to understand what had happened to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even impaled, even split apart, it pulsed like it had life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It began to regenerate at a threatening speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Tch.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clicking my tongue in annoyance, I retracted the halberd back as I began to float away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Giving the others the chance to shine.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I floated back onto the watch tower, I noticed a large teleportation portal opening up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within the portal the first to arrive was a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tall woman looked at me with her pale yellowish eyes with vertical slits before it shifted towards the creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her dark hair, almost like the night itself, framed her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I immediately recognized her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malenia Drakex….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The youngest Archon and Nylaria’s holder and also Inës’ aunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Forbidden Heroine] of the [first game].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I floated at the top of the watch tower before taking my seat on its roof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malenia rushed past me towards the creature who had been regenerating to its previous self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘She can take care of it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought, staring at her as she began to dismantle it with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wind blew past me as I felt two people arrive behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you have any way to contact Caldus?” I asked, glancing back at Elijah who folded his wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He gave us these.” He said, passing me an earpiece. “Why do you ask?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Nothing.” I mumbled, glancing at Aimar who was staring at the creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Placing the earpiece in, I began to speak. “Hello, can you hear me Caldus?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A static voice echoed before he spoke. “Himmel? What happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Check for any other place where the dead god can harvest humans without any problem.” I said, tapping the roof softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think this one is a bait.” I replied, rubbing my temples. “And like idiotic beings we took it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Caldus went quiet for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could almost hear him ordering those around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Give me a second, we are checking them.” he finally said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I muttered, watching Malenia rip through the Dead God’s form with her clawed hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She jumped up and then her body began to absorb every light around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blink later, her body began to expand and grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of my eyes, her body turned into a black scaled dragon that jumped at the monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She ripped him shred by shred with her mouth and claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What is that thing?” Elijah mumbled, looking at her with a weird expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A dragon.” I mumbled, standing up. “That’s what a complete beast ring does to a person.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Can I turn into a dragon as well?” Aimar asked, sounding a little too excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No.” I replied, crushing his hopes. “But hey, you can take a partial dragon form.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes shone but he just gave a grumpy nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“….Himmel.” Caldus’ grim voice echoed from the earpiece once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed. “Where is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Another island south of where you are.” He replied tiredly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An entire city….was massacred.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creation is hard, cheer me up! 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