[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-rise-of-the-villain-in-a-world-ruled-by-anomalie":3,"chapter-rise-of-the-villain-in-a-world-ruled-by-anomalie-rise-of-the-villain-in-a-world-ruled-by-anomalie-chapter-10":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Rise Of The Villain : In a World Ruled By Anomalies",{"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},691505,926,"Chapter 10 : Inventory","rise-of-the-villain-in-a-world-ruled-by-anomalie-chapter-10",10,"\u003Cp>[ SYSTEM ALERT ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ ONE ASCENSION SYSTEM ABILITY HAS GONE MISSING ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ CAUSE: EXTERNAL OVERRIDE ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Stolen?\" Lucas whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which ability...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breath hitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not believe what had just happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another player had attacked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jumped out of bed and scanned the room, eyes wild. He yanked the curtains aside, checked behind furniture, even ripped open a few drawers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No intruder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rushed into the hallway, aura flaring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guards at the far end flinched under the pressure, but no one suspicious was in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas gritted his teeth, his face turning red with anger as he stormed back into his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He checked again—every corner, every shelf, every artifact placement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Status,\" he snarled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>═══════════════════════════\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ STATUS ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>════════════════════════════\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Name : Lucas Evan Imperius\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Race : Human\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Class : Paragon of Ascension\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rank : S-Ranker\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Potential : SS\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ System Bond : Ascension System ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talent : Origin Flux (S)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Innate dominion over all forms of energy—to absorb, refine, convert, or nullify energy within limits.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level : 1002\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>EXP : 6,430,118 \u002F 10,000,000\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>────────────────────────────\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ ATTRIBUTES ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>────────────────────────────\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strength : 1,240\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agility : 1,910\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Durability : 1,600\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intelligence : 1,450\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will : 1,100\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charm : 99 (Cannot exceed mortal limit)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luck : 65 (Unchangeable)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>────────────────────────────\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attribute Points : 320\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ascension Points : 8,470\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>────────────────────────────\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ INNATE ABILITIES ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• Advanced Combat Sense\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• High-Speed Analysis\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ BLOODLINE ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>✦ Name : Imperius Starblood Lineage\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>✦ Nature : Ever-Mutating\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Description :\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A living bloodline that evolves with every generation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each child awakens a different mutation, creating a unique power never seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ CURRENT MUTATION ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>✦ Ability : ⟨Resonance Emperor⟩\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Authority over vibration and frequency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shatter mountains with a whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence spells by breaking their harmony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>────────────────────────────\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Skills ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>────────────────────────────\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• Reinforced Body (C)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• Cleaving Strike (B)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• Killing Intent (A)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• Phantom Step (A)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• Mana Circulation (A)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• Aura Coating (A)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~Scroll for more...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>────────────────────────────\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ ASCENSION SYSTEM FUNCTIONS ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>────────────────────────────\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• System Shop\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Consumables\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Skill Scrolls\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Buff Modules\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Weapon Blueprints\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Training Simulations\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• Ascension Trials\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Low-rank missions (Completed: 129 \u002F ?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Mid-rank missions (Completed: 50 \u002F ?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- High-rank missions (Completed: 4 \u002F ?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Failure will have permanent penalties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rewards: Skill Rank-Up Rights, Bloodline Reinforcement, Rare Titles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• Evolution Slots (2\u002F3 Unlocked)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forces skills beyond natural limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• Emergency Recovery (Locked – 1 Use)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consumes 20,000 AP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~Unlock condition: Complete the 5th High-Rank Mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>────────────────────────────\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ KILL RECORD ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>────────────────────────────\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anomalies (Players) : 2\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A-Rank Monsters Slain : 248\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>S-Rank Monsters Slain : 2\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gate Bosses Defeated : 211\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rogue Awakeners Killed : 39\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~Scroll... for more\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Titles:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• The Imperius Heir\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• The Man Who Conquered the Death Valley\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>• Merciless Executioner\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~Scroll... for more\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>────────────────────────────\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas scrolled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He checked everything once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The functions were intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bloodline was intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skills list seemed unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out a shaky breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like this system has gone insane...\" he muttered. \"There’s nothing missing...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a thought hit him like a hammer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face drained of color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... no... no... it can’t be that, right...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body began to shake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It can’t be that...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t want to believe it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a cold dread gnawed at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mustering his courage, he spoke in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Open the Sacrificial Inventory.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No window appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No spatial distortion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No familiar tear in reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, a separate dimensional space opened—his hidden vault, where he had stored all his true valuables. Artifacts, hidden cards, skills, rewards from the harshest missions—all locked away there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That inventory was not normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was one of the most powerful functions of the Ascension System.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do it again,\" he growled. \"Open the Sacrificial Inventory!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No ripple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it... damn it...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed his fist into the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracks spiderwebbed across the stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All my hard work...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He punched again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All my hard work is gone!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door creaked open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young Master Lucas, are you—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A maid stepped in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never finished the sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blinded by rage, Lucas didn’t even see who it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He whirled and grabbed her by the collar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fist crashed into her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood splattered across the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was you, right?!\" he snarled. \"You were the one who did this! How dare you try to outsmart me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hit her again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am the heir of the Imperius family—Lucas Evan Imperius himself! The one who will come out on top no matter what!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid gurgled weakly, eyes unfocused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, finally, Lucas froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breath came out in harsh pants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality slid back into focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid was barely conscious, her face a swollen, bloody mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Shit,\" he muttered. \"I lost control.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good thing I usually suppress my strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached into his storage ring and pulled out a high-rank healing potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without much care, he uncorked it and poured the shimmering liquid over her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wounds closed almost instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bruises faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bones knit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breathing steadied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes fluttered open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at Lucas’s twisted expression as if she were looking at a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas tossed a bag filled with essence stones toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It landed beside her with a dull thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t utter a single word about what happened here,\" he said coldly. \"Do you hear me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid nodded repeatedly, eyes wide with terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t even pick up the essence stones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She scrambled to her feet and bolted from the room, fleeing as if her life depended on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas watched her go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck,\" he muttered. \"I’ll have to do something about her later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His phone buzzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breath hitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were only a handful of people in the world Lucas truly feared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian Evan Imperius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sylvia Evan Imperius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his eldest sister—the one who had refused the position of heir herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jessica Evan Imperius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A name the entire world knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas gulped hard and picked up the call.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-Hello, sis,\" he said. \"How are you—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice came through, calm but carrying a razor’s edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{ What happened. }\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just hearing that tone made sweat bead on Lucas’s forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-Whatever do you mean... I wonder...\" he forced a laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{ I will not ask again. What happened, Lucas. }\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each word felt heavier than the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas took cold, shallow breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Believe me, I didn’t do anything,\" he said quickly. \"He made an oath on his own and lost the duel. Now he’s nowhere to be found.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Believe me, sis, I didn’t have anything to do with it... he brought all of it on himself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only his own heartbeat echoed in his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice came again, dull and deadly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{ What did Mother do. }\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She didn’t say anything,\" Lucas replied immediately. \"She didn’t even try to stop him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas’s heart pounded harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand shook around the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{ One final question. Where is he. }\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas licked his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one knows,\" he said. \"He has disappeared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello? Hello? Believe me, sis, I didn’t do anything, okay? I—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The line went dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas slowly lowered the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at his reflection in the dark screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even with a system...\" he muttered. \"I am no match for her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just what kind of monster are you, Jessica...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>----------\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Null Realm ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A place of eternal darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Null Realm—the origin point of the apocalypse and the foreign invasions. A world of shattered skies and endless gray, where mountains floated and reality itself seemed to glitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Massive corpses of titans lay scattered across the broken landscape. Some had horns like spires, others wings like shattered continents. Their dead eyes stared eternally at a sky that no longer cared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A team of Awakeners walked past the enormous bodies, their armor humming with contained power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did Leader really do all this...?\" one whispered, voice tinged with awe and fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re acting like you’re seeing it for the first time,\" another replied, gulping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first man sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can never get used to this view,\" he said. \"Even if I see it a thousand times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others laughed nervously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They walked deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the corpses was one titan that dwarfed all others, its body like a fallen mountain range. Its skull alone could have housed a city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of that corpse—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sat a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jessica Evan Imperius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat casually on the titan’s shoulder, one leg crossed over the other, as if using a god’s corpse as a mere chair. Her long black hair fell down her back like a silk curtain, swaying gently in the strange, windless air. Her eyes were a deep hade of black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wore black combat gear with crimson accents, lightly armored, stained here and there with titan blood. A massive greatsword rested lazily beside her, half-buried in the titan’s flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked like a war goddess incarnate—beautiful, lethal, and utterly unbothered by the field of apocalyptic carnage beneath her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rose to her feet in one smooth motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pack everything,\" she said, her voice steady. \"An emergency has come. We are leaving immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team of Awakeners straightened, their faces hardening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you command,\" they replied in unison, without hesitation or question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because when Jessica Evan Imperius gave an order—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world moved.\u003C\u002Fp>",1590,"2026-06-02T09:14:48.970Z",1,"novelbin.me","7a5c82c2c15189cd57c7ff6c011d02c6d563bb840e2a3757157e78212fab498e","rise-of-the-villain-in-a-world-ruled-by-anomalie-chapter-11","rise-of-the-villain-in-a-world-ruled-by-anomalie-chapter-9",140,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frise-of-the-villain-in-a-world-ruled-by-anomalie-cover.jpg"]