[{"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-12":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},691507,926,"Chapter 12 : Need Of Power","rise-of-the-villain-in-a-world-ruled-by-anomalie-chapter-12",12,"\u003Cp>The room glittered like a dragon’s hoard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Artifacts lay scattered across the floor, glowing faintly in every hue imaginable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skill books were stacked in uneven piles—some bound in leather, others in crystal or metal—each radiating a different pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air itself felt heavy, saturated with possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur stood in the center of it all, hands on his hips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Alright,\" he said slowly. \"Tell me how many skill books of each rank I’ve got.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue windows slid into existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Compiling inventory data... ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brief pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ F-Rank Skill Books: 4 ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Basic foundations. Combat, movement, utility.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ E-Rank Skill Books: 3 ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good. That’s already a framework.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ D-Rank Skill Books: 5 ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ C-Rank Skill Books: 3 ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s eyes gleamed faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ B-Rank Skill Books: 2 ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ A-Rank Skill Books: 1 ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ S-Rank Skill Books: 2 ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence filled the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Two S-rank skills,\" Arthur whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ I lost many others during the forced severance, but don’t worry—these are also not bad. ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ It’s just that I prioritized skills I could preserve at the time. ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ And the ones I lost—the majority of them—were designed for an S-ranker’s body, energy capacity, and bloodline compatibility. For someone like Lucas, not you. ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ If you attempted to learn them in your current state, the best outcome would be permanent damage. The worst outcome would be death. ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you filtered them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Precisely. ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Many of the lost skills relied on S-rank vessels—high-output energy dominion, bloodline-locked evolutions, and large-scale resonance. ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ You possess none of those. ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Harsh,\" Arthur muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Honest is more accurate. ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur looked at the scattered books again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like we’ll have to make do with what we have...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grin crept onto his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess... this will do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, Arthur stood silently, eyes sweeping over the piles of skill books spread across the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crouched and began sorting them one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>F-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>E-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>D-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>C-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He analyzed each one, trying to understand how they worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Most of them are useless,\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most were warrior-class—sword mastery, spear techniques, shield formations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others were mage-based—mana circulation, elemental control, spell casting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some required weapons, armor, or specific combat paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur straightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m none of those. I don’t even have a class right now,\" he said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers curled into a fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only thing I actually know is hand-to-hand combat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s nothing here suited to that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the rest of the books scattered across the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, he closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’First things first...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I stay G-rank, I’ll die the moment I face anything serious.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I need EXP.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Fast.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"System,\" he said, \"sacrificing skill books also gives a lot of EXP and attribute points, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Correct. ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Skill books are among the most valuable items in the Nexus Market. ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Their sacrificial yield is significantly higher than potions or essence cores. ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur nodded slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So if I sell them, I get money.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And if I sacrifice them, I get power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint smirk appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Easy choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured toward the piles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sacrifice all skill books up to C-rank.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ ...Are you serious, Host? ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur didn’t hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve seen all of them,\" he said calmly. \"They won’t be useful to me in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I’ve got money now. I can always buy skills up to C-rank that are useful and better suited to my fighting style.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I don’t need most of them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And believe me, I’ve played this game a lot, so I know what I’m doing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need strength right now, so I have to raise my stats and break through to F-rank first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He added firmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Convert the F- and E-rank skill books into EXP.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the D- and C-rank skill books into attribute points.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Understood. Beginning sacrifice process. ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur put all the skill books up to C-rank back into the inventory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the books dissolved into streams of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Potential vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power flowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy rushed into Arthur’s body, heat surging through his veins, his heartbeat accelerating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Sacrificing F-Rank Skill Books... ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Sacrificing E-Rank Skill Books... ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Sacrificing D-Rank Skill Books... ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Sacrificing C-Rank Skill Books... ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Sacrifice Complete. ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New windows appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ EXP Gained: 48,600 ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Attribute Points Gained: 180 ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur sucked in a sharp breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...That much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body felt lighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slow grin spread across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is exactly what I needed,\" he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze shifted to the remaining skill books from B-rank to S-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now these... are the useful ones that are hard to find...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll take all of these.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur straightened, eyes burning with curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur let out a slow breath and turned his gaze toward the remaining piles of artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rings, weapons, charms, cloaks, strange mechanical cubes, cracked relics humming with mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at them for a long second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he spoke calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do the same for the artifacts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured lazily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave only B-rank to S-rank ones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system responded immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Understood, Host. Filtering inventory... ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint hum filled the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Artifacts began to glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Low-rank items trembled as invisible pressure wrapped around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Identifying artifacts by rank... ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ F-Rank Artifacts: 31 ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ E-Rank Artifacts: 24 ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ D-Rank Artifacts: 18 ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ C-Rank Artifacts: 11 ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest remained still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ B-Rank Artifacts: 2 ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ A-Rank Artifacts: 1 ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ S-Rank Artifacts: 1 ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He folded his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sacrifice everything from F- to C-rank.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system paused for half a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ ...Confirmed. Beginning artifact sacrifice process. ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy surged toward Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision blurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His muscles tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heat flooded his body, crawling through his veins and bones as if he were breaking through to a new rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Sacrificing F-Rank Artifacts... ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Sacrificing E-Rank Artifacts... ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Sacrificing D-Rank Artifacts... ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Sacrificing C-Rank Artifacts... ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process lasted several seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New windows appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Artifact Sacrifice Complete. ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ EXP Gained: 92,400 ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Attribute Points Gained: 210 ]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur exhaled sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...That’s even more than the skill books.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the numbers are also bigger...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body felt heavier and lighter at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a blade being reforged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As fe felt the difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slow grin spread across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I broke through to F-rank.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1118,"2026-06-02T09:14:48.970Z",1,"novelbin.me","a9c5479d88be5fee926d2351e98cfaf9e76770e9781b3d58c2db04faa6313b35","rise-of-the-villain-in-a-world-ruled-by-anomalie-chapter-13","rise-of-the-villain-in-a-world-ruled-by-anomalie-chapter-11",140,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frise-of-the-villain-in-a-world-ruled-by-anomalie-cover.jpg"]