[{"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-84":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},691479,926,"Chapter 84 : Plan(2)","rise-of-the-villain-in-a-world-ruled-by-anomalie-chapter-84",84,"\u003Cp>Shockwaves spread outward from Vamina as magic circles began layering over each other, one atop another, forming an intricate pattern that started swallowing the entire space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floor groaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Arthur’s expression shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What now?\" he muttered, genuinely surprised by the sudden, overwhelming distortion in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space itself rippled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The walls wavered like reflections on disturbed water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur felt the shift in mana immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through his talent, Crown of Sorcery, he could see the structure of the spell more clearly than anyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Teleportation magic... on a massive scale,’ he realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even with that insight—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still couldn’t pinpoint where it was going to teleport them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes followed the flow of mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magic circles were drawing in energy from everyone present in the auction hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just from the mages—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even beyond the hall’s walls, faint threads of mana were being pulled inward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magic circle was getting bigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hungrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of it all—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The infant dragon lying on the ground convulsed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana was rapidly being absorbed from its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its scales dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its breathing turned ragged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had become the main source of fuel for the ritual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’They’re using that dragon as a battery...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teleportation sequence intensified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Symbols beneath everyone’s feet began to glow faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of Vamina’s summoned beasts and Boby’s shadows moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they had received a single command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all attacked Arthur and Julia at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ogres charged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wolves lunged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon, barely conscious but forced by residual commands, rose weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadows surged like a black tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s eyes hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Activate Berserk,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold, mechanical response echoed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[BERSERK MODE ACTIVATED]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ALL PHYSICAL AND MENTAL STATS INCREASED BY 500%]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[PAIN PERCEPTION GREATLY REDUCED]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[REACTIONS, FOCUS, AND AGGRESSION SHARPLY ENHANCED]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violent rush of power exploded through his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt it instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His muscles tightened like coiled steel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His senses sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colors became clearer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Movements slower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Good,’ he thought. ’I have to finish this now.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer surge of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he could rip apart anything in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He inhaled once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then shifted his breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lightning Breathing,\" he whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Electric tension built up inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s figure vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To everyone else—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He became almost invisible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only faint afterimages and shockwaves hinted at his movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slaughter began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He appeared beside one ogre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His claws and fists tore through its neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head flew into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already gone before the body hit the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He appeared near the wolves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wolves fell with broken skulls and shattered spines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved between beasts, shadows, and spell circles with terrifying precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summons fell one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vamina’s eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bit down on her lip and continued summoning, her magic circles spinning faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New beasts formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time one fell—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside Arthur—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julia fought relentlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her movements grew sharper, more refined with each exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped past a lunging wolf and shattered its jaw with a kick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She dodged a swipe from an ogre and smashed her elbow into its throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even she could see—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a low stance, feet spread, hands open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Valmont family martial arts...\" she whispered. \"Fourth Form.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her aura shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ruptured Sequence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body blurred as she closed the distance to one of the larger ogres.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands and feet struck its body in a rapid chain of blows—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ribs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kidneys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hits landed so fast they almost overlapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing seemed to happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ogre just stood there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the damage landed at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body twisted unnaturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bones shattered from the inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its chest caved in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed from its mouth as it was lifted off its feet, thrown backward by the combined force of all the strikes detonating together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It crashed into the ground and didn’t move again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julia turned, breathing hard, her eyes already fixed on the next target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She used Ruptured Sequence again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A series of rapid, clean hits—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Followed by a single, explosive moment where everything broke at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beasts fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But more kept coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julia frowned, glancing toward Vamina for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just how many does she have...?\" she muttered. \"It’s the first time I’ve seen someone using powers like these.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She dodged another beast and shattered its neck with a spinning kick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She really is on another level... must be an A-ranker,\" Julia said under her breath. \"But it’s still impossible to carry almost an army around with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While she spoke, Arthur tore through several of Boby’s shadows with his claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They collapsed under his strikes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to distort—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And reform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same shadows stood back up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their forms twisted—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then stabilized again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadows swarmed him once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His system’s voice echoed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Host, as long as the boy controlling them still has mana, they will keep resurrecting.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You can only weaken and destroy them properly with light-aligned magic. Most of them are still low-rank shadows—light spells will work effectively.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside his mind, he answered:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Got it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana flowed through his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next second—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light flared around his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pale, concentrated glow engulfed his fingers and claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lunged forward and struck the nearest shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light burned through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow didn’t just tear—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It dissolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fading completely instead of reforming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s eyes lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s working,\" he said. \"Good thing I also learned some spells while training with Yuna.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each strike was wrapped in light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadows he destroyed with that glow didn’t get back up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black tide began to thin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Vamina’s army started falling apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beasts were collapsing one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadows were being torn down and erased by Arthur’s light-infused strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sakura’s gaze shifted toward Olivia and Boby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia was still unconscious, resting against a wall, her breathing shallow but stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boby’s face, however, was drenched in sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing was ragged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone could see he was pushing himself far beyond his limits to maintain his shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mana was running dangerously low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The darkness around his feet flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the shadows behind him wavered as if they might collapse at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sakura coughed, a sharp pain stabbing through her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood stained the corner of her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn... just how hard did that bitch hit me,\" she muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Arthur was busy tearing through beasts and shadows, Vamina finally managed to find a moment to heal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thrust her wand toward Sakura and unleashed a spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It connected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warm, golden light enveloped Sakura’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bones mended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bruises eased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breathing steadied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The worst of the pain faded, though traces of fatigue still lingered beneath her skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even as the spell worked—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vamina could feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was reaching her limits too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mana pool, already drained by repeated summons and high-level spells, was almost empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at Sakura, her eyes still wide with disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just what the hell kind of monsters are these two...?\" Vamina whispered. \"Anyone else would have surrendered by now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sakura wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I get where you’re coming from,\" she said quietly. \"But I already warned you not to underestimate them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She drew in a slow breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But forget that. What’s done is done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me—have you secured him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vamina nodded and lifted her wand, pointing toward the far side of the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several of her summoned beasts stood in a tight formation, forming a living barricade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the middle of that circle—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>James lay, still unconscious, protected on all sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Arthur?\" Sakura asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Vamina shifted her wand slightly, it became clearer—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More beasts and shadows had moved strategically, hemming Arthur in, cutting off escape angles as the magic circles beneath them brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sakura nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good,\" she said. \"Now I just need to pour all my mana into the magic circle... and all of them will disappear from here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers tightened on her bow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Vamina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, her expression softened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sorry, Vamina,\" Sakura said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vamina blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry? For what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Sakura could answer—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something massive hurtled toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mountain of flesh slammed into the ground nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust and debris exploded outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sakura lost her balance and fell to the floor again, coughing as she shielded her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the dust slowly cleared—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she saw—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t surprise her in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur stood there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His clothes were stained with blood, his eyes cold and sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his hand—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was gripping Vamina by the throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her legs dangled in the air as she struggled desperately, clawing at his arm, but his grip didn’t loosen at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around them—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crushed, broken bodies of the beasts that Vamina had summoned were scattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the ones that had been hurled toward Sakura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you think?\" Arthur’s voice echoed through the hall. \"That would be enough to stop me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sakura stared at him for a moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew it wouldn’t be,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside her vision—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>System messages flooded her sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[PATH OF FATE ALTERED IN YOUR FAVOR]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[MINOR FUTURE CORRECTION SUCCESSFUL]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[REWARDING HOST FOR SUCCESSFUL INTERVENTION]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lines of text scrolled rapidly in front of her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[+250 FATE POINTS]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[NEW FUTURE BRANCHES UNLOCKED]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[INCREASED CLARITY FOR SHORT-TERM VISIONS]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A big, satisfied smile formed on Sakura’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sound cut through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SCHLK.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s eyes widened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blade—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tearing through his stomach from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warm blood spilled down his abdomen as the sword pierced cleanly through him while he still held Vamina by the throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grip tightened unconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stood Jericho.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hair now gray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body older.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his eyes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jericho held the sword with both hands, his teeth gritted, pushing the blade in deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a low voice, he looked past Arthur’s shoulder toward Sakura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything... has gone as you predicted, Sakura,\" he said. \"With this... I’ve fulfilled my task.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the hall—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julia saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heart lurched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arthur!\" she shouted, her voice cracking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She ran toward him, her face full of raw worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sakura watched the scene calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" she said softly. \"You did a splendid job, Jericho.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jericho managed a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It lasted only a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s free hand moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His claws dug into Jericho’s skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a burst of brutal force—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crushed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jericho’s head exploded into blood and bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His headless body swayed for a heartbeat—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then collapsed to the ground with a heavy thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood spread slowly across the floor at Arthur’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur stood there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breathing heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vamina still in his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood pouring from the wound in his stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t fallen yet.\u003C\u002Fp>",1893,"2026-06-02T09:14:49.255Z",1,"novelbin.me","b8022208e36bfbb5a6c2d673aeecc0a7ef96fdc54f25451e8933cf95948842f9","rise-of-the-villain-in-a-world-ruled-by-anomalie-chapter-85","rise-of-the-villain-in-a-world-ruled-by-anomalie-chapter-83",140,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frise-of-the-villain-in-a-world-ruled-by-anomalie-cover.jpg"]