[{"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-454":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},1365847,1806,"Chapter 454: [Dystopian Elven War] [30]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-454",454,"\u003Cp>\"No—!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My words halted abruptly as he sliced Wilhelm’s throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body felt limp as I saw him fall down lifelessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood spilled down his armor, staining the cracked earth beneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sound left my body as I stared at his body without fully understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wilhelm...\" I whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yennefer stood above me, motionless now. Her breathing heavy, hands still clenched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even she hesitated, as if unsure of what she’d just done—or what had just happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you do that?\" I asked quietly, my voice trembling. \"Why!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soren shrugged. \"We are at war, kid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I steadied myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body trembled, not with pain but with something colder. Something far, far worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....Rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quiet, rising storm that screamed through my blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You killed him...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was already dying,\" Soren replied casually. \"Imri’s flowers had drained him dry. He was just a prop at this point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took a step forward, and the ground cracked beneath my foot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I gave you a chance to join us,\" he continued. \"But you chose pride.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air began to shimmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you this wasn’t your war to win.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low rumble echoed across the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re right,\" I said quietly. \"It’s not my war to win.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I raised my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I can make damn sure it becomes your war to lose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without warning, I vanished from my spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reappeared in front of Soren, flames bursting around me like an explosion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He barely had time to react before I slammed my fist into his stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact sent him flying backwards, tearing through tents and earth like a cannonball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valerius and Dagan jumped into motion, but I didn’t wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One heartbeat later, I was in front of Dagan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His axe was halfway raised before I grabbed it and him—and hurled both into the sky like they were made of paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valerius swung his blade, but I ducked and slammed my elbow into his jaw, sending teeth flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dropped, gasping for breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phenex threw her daggers. Dozens of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Muspelh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they melted before they even touched me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heat was rising, flames coiling around my body like a second skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I turned to face her, but before I could move—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Retreat!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soren stood up from the wreckage, dusting himself off, blood running from his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not now, Inna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I drew in a deep breath as I whispered. \"Naraka.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The left hand trembled violently and in an instant, a one-handed axe with a crimson crescent blade on one side appeared in my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long chain attached to its base looped itself around my arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield had fallen into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soren’s expression tightened. No more lazy smiles or careless shrugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fearful look appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Naraka...\" he muttered. \"So that’s who you are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took a step forward, dragging the chain with me. It scraped the ground with a hiss, carving glowing lines into the soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fall back,\" Soren repeated more sharply this time. \"Now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phenex didn’t need to be told twice. She vanished into smoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valerius scrambled up, wiping blood from his mouth, dragging Dagan’s groaning form with him as they retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imri was already close to Soren as they began to scramble their teleportation portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I didn’t move nor did I chase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood there, breathing heavily, watching the woman blocking my path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wilhelm’s body lay still behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blood, warm and red, soaked into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yennefer.\" I whispered softly. \"Move aside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t budge from her place, instead she took a battle stance while lowering her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" she said, voice low but steady. \"I won’t let you go after them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t waste my time as I leaped towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She met me head-on, but I pushed through it, the chain twisting in the air behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our weapons clashed, ringing like thunder through the empty field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yennefer gritted her teeth as she slid backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t let up as I surged forward, swinging Naraka in a wide arc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She ducked just in time, the blade grazing her shoulder, burning through the edge of her armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn’t scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she twisted and thrust her sword toward my ribs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I caught it mid-strike with the chain wrapped around my left forearm, metal grinding against metal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re in my way,\" I growled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know,\" she shouted back, driving her knee toward my gut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I caught it and flung her to the side, but she rolled, landing on one knee, sword raised again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked back at the group of clowns still opening the portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising my hand, I willed the mana to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Argh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did as I commanded and an invisible force grabbed Imri by his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was pulled back towards me while Yennefer also came from my left and I jerked my hands up to deflect the blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imri’s neck was just in my hand but Yennefer tackled my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soren and Valerius jumped at me while Phenex opened the portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dagan snatched Imri just in time as I looked at the other two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soren’s fist connected with my jaw as Valerius slammed into my side, pushing me off balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chain of Naraka snapped like a whip, wrapping around Valerius’s leg and yanking him off me with a violent pull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soren didn’t flinch as he raised his blade and drove it down toward my chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I caught it as my grip tightened around the blade, and the metal began to melt in my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should’ve run,\" I said coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soren grunted and pulled away, but I didn’t let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I twisted, dragging him forward, and headbutted him. His nose broke with a sickening crunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hurled Soren aside like a ragdoll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body hit the ground and slid near the edge of the open portal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the flickering gateway, I could see the last of them disappearing, Dagan with Imri, Phenex already gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as I raised the axe to strike—Yennefer stepped between us again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From behind I saw Soren running back into the portal with the pig-like body of Valerius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That... made my reasoning snap once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glared at Yennefer who kept on coming in my path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\" I whispered before my body blurred and appeared in front of her. \"Why would you do that!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I raised the axe and slammed it down on her. She intercepted it with her blade but it broke under the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yennefer was thrown away but I quickly grabbed her leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I jerked my body back and threw her into a boulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust exploded from the boulder as Yennefer’s body hit it with a thud, stone cracking under the force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She coughed hard, blood spraying from her lips as she slid to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I walked towards her and then stood over her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why, Yennefer?\" I growled again, voice hoarse. \"Why protect them? After what they did! After what they took!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She breathed heavily as she slowly lowered her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just lay there looking up at me with those tired eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a daughter to protect.\" She whispered softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"WILHELM HAD A DAUGHTER TOO!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I snapped, raising Naraka over my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You took away her father from her!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yennefer didn’t flinch, she just looked at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know,\" she whispered. Her voice barely carried over the wind. \"And I’ll carry that weight for the rest of my life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My arms trembled, the weight of Naraka still raised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My hands clenched around the handle so tightly, I couldn’t feel my fingers anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why did you do it!?\" I shouted, my voice cracking under the storm inside me. \"Why did you—!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I care for my daughter more than anyone and anything.\" She cut me off. \"I would go to any length to save her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t say anything else as she just kept on looking at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill me now, Himmel.\" She said, spreading her arms in defeat. \"...I can’t promise, I can’t promise that I won’t harm you next time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I breathed heavily as I slammed my axe down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The axe came down but not on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It buried itself beside Yennefer’s head, sinking deep into the cracked stone with a deafening clang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood there, hunched over, chest rising and falling with every breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The next time I see you...\" I said through gritted teeth. \"I will kill you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned around as I walked away from her towards Wilhelm’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The recoil of using Naraka began to settle down as I fell to my knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yennefer’s presence vanished as well as I was left alone in the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared down at him, at the man who was once my mentor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was something he wrote with his blood on the dirt beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t complete but I could tell with only the first few words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was trying to write. \"Daughter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sat down on the ground as I stared at the body without saying anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reinforcements arrived but it was already too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Demiurge Kingdom.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Palace of Dignity.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The portal opened up within the throne room as the group of Soren exited it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kryllios was already waiting for them as he stood there with his hand behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soren immediately tensed up as he looked at his father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough! Cough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his gaze quickly shifted to Imri who was coughing violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imri dropped to one knee, his breaths coming in ragged gasps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, are you alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phenex quickly walked towards him and rubbed his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Imri began crying as he hugged the woman. \"He... was scary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phenex hugged him back as she comforted the boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kryllios cleared his throat as he asked, \"How did it go, Soren?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soren bowed slightly. \"We killed General Wilhelm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kryllios remained silent for a while before he trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"YES!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He yelled at the top of his lungs as he began laughing hysterically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"FINALLY A VICTORY!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soren stepped back slightly as his father’s wild laughter echoed through the grand hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kryllios spun on his heel, throwing his arms into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You did it! You actually did it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was shrill with triumph, his eyes gleaming with something between madness and pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wilhelm is dead,\" he repeated, like he needed to hear it again to believe it. \"One of the greatest generals in the elves... gone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valerius, still clutching his side with a bloodied cloth, muttered under his breath, \"We almost didn’t make it back...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dagan groaned nearby, still recovering from the earlier toss into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned on a pillar, his forehead drenched in sweat. \"He was a monster. That wasn’t the same Himmel we fought before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kryllios ignored their complaints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped toward Soren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me,\" he said eagerly. \"Did the boy show it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soren hesitated. \"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did Lady Yennefer try to kill him?\" He asked, tilting his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes...\" he replied. \"But I don’t think she can—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh don’t worry!\" He replied, patting his shoulder. \"She will kill him or will die trying!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kryllios’ smile didn’t die down as he looked at the sky. \"Finally, we are a step closer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then looked back at them. \"Now, let’s start the second phase.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1874,"2026-06-05T21:29:08.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","d19a256c18445ee2c2c01e9a56cdf30c2dd614bca18e849edee4a52a9aaa4aba","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-455","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-453",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]