[{"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-99":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},691494,926,"Chapter 99 : Back Home","rise-of-the-villain-in-a-world-ruled-by-anomalie-chapter-99",99,"\u003Cp>The air was heavy with tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur lay unconscious on the ground, unmoving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aiden stood nearby, sword in hand, while Evangeline watched the knights with a lazy, amused smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain of the knights stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand went to the hilt of his sword as he closed the distance toward Evangeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Highness, what are you talking about?\" he demanded, voice strained. \"We are your loyal servants.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evangeline tilted her head slightly, still smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain drew his sword and swung it straight at Evangeline’s neck without a hint of hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with death rushing toward her—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evangeline did not flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She kept smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if she already knew how this would end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain, an A-Rank knight hardened by war, gritted his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why the hell is this bitch smiling...?’ he thought, panic flickering beneath his focus. ’There’s no way she can dodge this at this distance—’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade reached her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few inches away from her throat—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SCHLK.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The captain’s sword froze mid-swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head slid away from his neck and dropped to the ground with a dull thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body followed immediately after, collapsing lifelessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aiden stood behind him, sword extended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He calmly shook the blood off his blade with a sharp flick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evangeline threw her head back and laughed loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped forward, her boots splashing in the growing pool of blood as she walked toward the remaining knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you guys think?\" she asked, voice lilting with amusement. \"That I wouldn’t know who you’re actually loyal to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her violet eyes turned sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But just tell me one thing,\" she said, her smile thinning. \"Was it my brother’s... or my even dearer sister?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The biggest thorn in my way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knights began to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their grips on their swords turned slick with sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all dropped to their knees at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was Prince Edmond!\" one of them shouted, desperation cracking his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Highness,\" another added quickly, \"he ordered us to kill you while you were busy fighting the vampire queen—along with Lord Aiden.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please spare our lives,\" a third pleaded. \"We aren’t at fault. We were just following orders!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evangeline looked down at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smile returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was colder now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too bad,\" she said casually. \"All of your deaths have now become a necessity for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that same heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kneeling knights drew their swords.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even at the brink of death, their training held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They surged forward in a desperate rush, attacking Evangeline and Aiden together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aiden moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What followed was less a battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And more a slaughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword flashed through the air, each movement precise and economical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A step to the side and his blade slipped under a knight’s guard, severing his throat in one smooth motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pivoted, twisting his wrist; the same stroke continued into the next target, cutting through armor as if it were paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A knight tried to attack from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aiden shifted his weight, letting the sword pass inches from his shoulder, then drove his elbow into the attacker’s jaw, stunning him just long enough to decapitate him with a backhand slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another came from the left with a heavy overhead strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aiden didn’t block.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He angled his sword, guiding the blow away, then slid forward in the opening, running his blade through the man’s chest and pulling it out in a spray of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His footwork was flawless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every step placed him exactly where he needed to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every swing killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wasted movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just cold, refined efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Screams echoed in the Null Realm, one after another, as the knights fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some tried to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aiden was already there, cutting them down before they could turn their backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time it ended—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bodies lay scattered everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood soaked the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Evangeline and Aiden remained standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evangeline’s eyes gleamed with happiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clapped her hands together lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s my first knight for you,\" she said. \"No one can match him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aiden wiped the blood from his sword with a practiced motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was I faster than you?\" he asked, a hint of boyish curiosity slipping through his composed tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evangeline walked casually toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who knows,\" she replied. \"I can’t say.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re teasing me again,\" Aiden said with a faint sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evangeline laughed out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright,\" she said, stretching her arms above her head. \"Now that we’ve succeeded in our mission to kill the vampire queen of the Crimson Clan—let’s go back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reached into her spatial storage ring and pulled out a small, silver artifact shaped like a jagged crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without ceremony, she dropped it onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The artifact cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of magic surged outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A translucent dome formed over the distant territory where the Crimson Clan vampires had once lived, sealing it under a shimmering barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evangeline watched it for a moment, then nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now our work is done,\" she said. \"Pick up that guy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She jerked her chin toward Arthur’s unconscious body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aiden stared at Arthur and then at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do I have to do it?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evangeline raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you want this beautiful princess to do labour work?\" she replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aiden’s mouth twitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now I’m regretting killing those soldiers,\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bent down and grabbed Arthur by the collar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a casual motion, he hoisted him up like a sack of potatoes and slung him over his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The nearest portal to our world is two kilometers to the southeast from here,\" Aiden said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evangeline was already walking in that direction, her steps light, almost bouncy. She was brimming with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really want to see the look on Mother’s face when she finds out I actually did it,\" she said, eyes shining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Technically,\" Aiden replied from behind, \"it was this guy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evangeline waved a hand dismissively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tomato, tomaato,\" she said. \"Now he’s my slave. So his success is his master’s success.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aiden murmured something under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evangeline glanced back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you say something?\" she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing,\" Aiden replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They continued walking across the barren land, the Null Realm’s dark sky hanging over them like a heavy curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, faint glimmers of mana marked the stabilised zone where a portal had been set up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was one of the fixed gatepoints established by the Hunters Association—safe routes for hunters to return to their own worlds after expeditions into the Null Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step by step, Evangeline and Aiden made their way toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Toward their home world.\u003C\u002Fp>",1095,"2026-06-02T09:14:49.255Z",1,"novelbin.me","de14c162e5d018e4714ab155ea529281bf7cd30ac1c3663110bdb1e995627bb4","rise-of-the-villain-in-a-world-ruled-by-anomalie-chapter-100","rise-of-the-villain-in-a-world-ruled-by-anomalie-chapter-98",140,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Frise-of-the-villain-in-a-world-ruled-by-anomalie-cover.jpg"]