[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce":3,"chapter-the-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce-the-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce-chapter-514":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Hidden Extra: The Lazy Prince Refuses to Ascend The Throne",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},396950,661,"Chapter 514: Sad Misfortune (1)","the-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce-chapter-514",514,"\u003Cp>\"Are they all... dead?\" The Cardinal of Envy widened her eyes, fear filling them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those sixty-seven people were the cream of the crop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So why did they die so easily?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear crept over her, but she forced herself to remain calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning to Malverna, she asked in a cold voice, \"Who are you? Why are you interfering with my work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t act recklessly. The woman before her was far too terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice deep in her heart warned her that one wrong move would be her last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malverna remained silent, as if indifferent to the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she raised her left hand, lowering her index and middle fingers at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Meteor Shower,\" she muttered coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A magic circle suddenly appeared in the sky. From it, hundreds of blue fire meteors shot toward the Cardinal of Envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cardinal’s eyes widened in fear. She gathered all the strength in her legs and leaped backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A meteor struck the spot where she had been standing. The explosion destroyed everything within a radius of tens of meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corpses of the Underworld Gate members were blasted in all directions, shattered on impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely, the magic circle shifted slightly forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had only one target: the Cardinal of Envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of meteors shot out again, chasing after her at terrifying speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing escape was futile, the Cardinal of Envy quickly opened her palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of a sudden, two black chains appeared. They were no ordinary chains—sharp blades like swords were attached to their ends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hyaaa!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaped into the air and spun the two chains at blinding speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meteors burst apart before they could reach her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? That’s quite an impressive ability,\" Malverna said, a hint of surprise in her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Admittedly, the woman had some strength. But that was all. After this, she would end things quickly and go meet her beloved former disciple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah... Hah... Hah...\" The Cardinal of Envy gasped for breath, her face pale beneath her mask.’Damn... That woman is ridiculously strong! How could I be this unlucky?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hadn’t even been a month since she joined the Gate of the Underworld, and this was her very first mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To make matters worse, misfortune seemed to cling to her ever since she left, leading her to encounter the mysterious woman before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You do have some ability,\" Malverna said casually. \"But what if you take another strike from me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later, the sky darkened even further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thick black clouds appeared out of nowhere, gathering as they formed a terrifying vortex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black lightning roared in all directions, as if an ancient monster that had slumbered for thousands of years were about to awaken and plunge the world into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cardinal of Envy trembled in fear. The sight was so horrifying that her body froze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Catastrophic Level Magic: Abyrion!\" Malverna cried coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful explosion erupted from above. Moments later, a terrifying giant face emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was pitch-black, its red eyes bulging, and the rows of exposed teeth—devoid of lips—only made it even more menacing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black eye opened above its forehead. Just looking at it made the Cardinal of Envy feel as if her heart were being gripped by an invisible hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... Don’t! Don’t kill me!\" she screamed hysterically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears streamed from her eyes as despair, fear, and horror mixed together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sadly, the giant face remained indifferent to her screams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eye on its forehead glowed brightly. Suddenly, the mask covering the Cardinal of Envy’s face began to crack, slowly at first, before completely shattering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t just the mask—her entire body began to fracture. Faint cracks spread across her form, driving her even deeper into terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... Don’t... I don’t want to die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fractures multiplied, and with a loud boom, her figure shattered into countless pieces that scattered in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant face gradually faded away, followed by the dispersal of the black clouds in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malverna showed no joy or emotion. To her, the Cardinal of Envy was nothing more than an ant, utterly incapable of posing any threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, she could have toyed with her. Unfortunately, she didn’t have the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze shifted toward the distance as she whispered coldly, \"Ignis, I’m coming. Prepare your neck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those words, her figure dissolved into light and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must finish this quickly. But it seems the palace has powerful figures. They’re at the Celestial level, and there are... three—no, four.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flying through the sky, the Cardinal of Lust narrowed her eyes warily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn’t afraid to fight a Celestial Mage one-on-one. But facing two—let alone three—would be extremely difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, those three weren’t in the direction she was heading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were on the south side of the capital, which meant she could ensure her own safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone, prepare your weapons. In a few minutes, we’ll arrive and destroy them immediately. Understood?\" she ordered indifferently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood, the Cardinal of Lust!\" the seventy people behind her replied in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\" The Cardinal of Lust nodded in satisfaction and was about to give further instructions when the space around her suddenly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes widened in horror. She hurriedly mobilized the power within her, but strangely, it wouldn’t respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body was suspended in midair, completely immobile. Only her consciousness remained under her control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later, space returned to normal, and she regained her freedom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she looked back, her face turned deathly pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seventy people she had brought with her were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lowering her head, she saw their lifeless bodies scattered among the piles of snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cardinal of Lust froze for a moment before regaining her composure. She scanned her surroundings warily and asked coldly, \"Come out. Don’t be a coward!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frozen space from earlier, along with the sudden deaths of her subordinates, was clearly someone’s doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who that person was... she didn’t know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What she did know was that this figure was so powerful that even she—who had always believed herself invincible—felt her hair stand on end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that her enemy still refused to reveal themselves, the Cardinal of Lust grew irritated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened her left palm. A map suddenly appeared above it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spread it open, then bit her thumb and let her blood drip onto the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragging the blood to the left side of the map, she shouted, \"Eye of Truth!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buzz!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air grew colder as the sky above began to tremble. From thin air, a giant red eye formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was enormous—nearly ten meters across. The eye swept over the Cardinal of Lust’s surroundings before locking onto a point exactly ten meters away from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Found you!\" The Cardinal of Lust grinned widely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clenched her right hand. In an instant, two-meter-long black thorns burst from the ground, shooting toward the spot targeted by the giant eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the thorns shattered into fragments. From that spot, a playful voice echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know who you are, but you’re pretty strong. Could you be one of the Seven Cardinals?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1184,"2026-05-30T06:57:30.286Z","2026-06-01T04:30:35.482Z",1,"novelbin.me","69bc7d8577b85816d3814c212255812d212cdc3fad20a8bdfdd92d78065a9462","the-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce-chapter-515","the-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce-chapter-513",748,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce-cover.jpg"]