[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy":3,"chapter-the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-285":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Strongest Student of the Weakest Academy",{"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},1027041,1339,"Chapter 285: Karma (IV)","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-285",285,"\u003Cp>Chapter 285: Karma (IV)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face drained of color at the words in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-y-you… ARE YOU FUCKING CRAZY?!” The dark-skinned blonde man pointed a finger at me, his voice cracking in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t even spare him a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I simply turned away, as if he wasn’t even worth acknowledging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blonde man’s aura exploded, a tidal wave of divine pressure tearing across the battlefield, shaking the canyon walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust rose in spirals, the ground cracked open, and even Lucas stumbled back, choking under the suffocating weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I didn’t even look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, a faint ripple of Chaotic Energy stirred inside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world itself seemed to shudder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Disappear from existence.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words left my lips like a decree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOOOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality warped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blonde man’s golden aura shattered like glass, his form flickering as if being erased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“—BELUGHH!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could vanish, my chest seized. A torrent of blood spilled from my mouth, splattering the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body swayed slighly, trembling violently under the recoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aestrea!” Lucas shouted, rushing toward me in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I raised a hand lazily, silencing him without even looking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Heh.” I smiled through blood, crimson dripping down my chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that’s the catch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Words of Law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the world cannot recognize your command… the backlash bites into your very soul. The closer to impossibility, the harsher the punishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Interesting,” I muttered hoarsely, wiping the blood with the back of my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes glimmered with dangerous curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blonde man staggered back into form, gasping for breath. Then his shock gave way to mocking laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You idiot! You’re killing yourself! Playing with a power beyond your reach, pathetic!” He sneered, blood still dripping from his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tilted my head, watching him with calm, empty eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Then let’s test something else.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My gaze locked onto him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kneel.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air ruptured with invisible weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His knees buckled instantly, spine folding against his will. His cheek smashed into the dirt, his divine aura scattering like smoke before a storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth cratered beneath his skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRAAAACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground split as if bowing with him, the canyon trembling under the invisible decree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blonde man screamed, not from pain, but humiliation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body refused to rise. His arms trembled, straining, yet slammed back down by a force beyond his comprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… can’t… move…!” His teeth gnashed, golden ichor dripping from his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“HOW?! How is your divinity… superior to mine?! You’re just a mortal with the power of a god! How can you… bind me like this?!” His eyes flared in fury as he forced out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t bother answering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of my foot echoed as I closed the distance. His eyes widened, rage twisting with a flicker of fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My foot collided with his face like I was punting a ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His nose split wide open, cartilage shattering, blood spraying in an arc as his head snapped sideways with a guttural grunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teeth scattered across the dirt, and his golden aura flickered like a dying flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“RRRRAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His roar ripped through the place, almost animalistic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His veins bulged, golden blood gushing as he tried to force himself free, his screams echoing with madness and disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’LL TEAR YOU APART! I’LL RIP OUT YOUR SOUL! I’LL—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I crouched slowly, and I slid my hand onto his hair, fingers curling deep into the roots, and I yanked his head up until his broken, blood-smeared face met mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wild, bloodshot eyes, burning with hatred, locked onto my calm, detached stare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry,” I whispered teasingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll be going up… with the other twelve.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, I lifted him by the hair, his body dangling like a broken puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My arm swung.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOOOOP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air exploded as his body was hurled like a meteor, vanishing in a blazing streak toward the Grand Canyon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shockwave left the ground fractured in his wake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hah…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I exhaled, straightening, my gaze turning lazily to the two remaining Demon Generals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes widened, caught between fight and flight, the tremor of death crawling up their spines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You cores…” I muttered softly, almost to myself, “…can be useful for Lumi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Lucas stepped forward sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aestrea, wait!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand shot out, stopping me in my stride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…It’s my job,” he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grip on Excalibur tightened, its holy light flickering faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They’re Demon Generals. It’s the Hero’s duty to kill them. Mine… not yours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silence that followed was heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, I turned my head, eyes locking directly onto his. My lips curved into a sharp, mocking smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your job?” I repeated softly, tilting my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you know… you’re being played around like a puppet?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face stiffened, eyes widening as if the word itself had struck him harder than any blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-what do you mean?” he stammered, voice breaking just slightly, though he tried to hold his ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…You know it yourself,” I replied mysteriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why do you think they let you fight alone against monsters leagues above your strength? Why do they ‘bless’ you at just the right moment, then abandon you the next?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I added casually, seeing his face change slighly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning away from him, I let my gaze fall on the two Demon Generals. Their twisted features had gone pale, bodies trembling under my presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Y-You’re… A-Aestrea Moon, aren’t you?” Wrath stammered, his voice breaking as his head lowered in submission\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I raised an eyebrow at this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“O-Our Demon King has long wished to meet you,” Wrath continued, bowing deeper. “If you’d honor us with a visit to the Demon Kingdom… you’ll be received with the utmost respect.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes widened slighly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never thought that the Demon King would personally want me to pay him a visit… I guess I’ll spare them for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure, when I have time, I’ll pay a visit.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-What?!” Lucas snapped back into himself, his eyes wide, almost panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aestr—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish his words, I vanished from that place, reappearing at the Grand Canyon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there, half-buried in a crater of his own making, lay the dark-skinned blonde man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body twitched under the weight of my earlier strike, golden ichor still leaking from the cracked ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…My power truly is different from that of ordinary gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not after the fact that I fought with a one-star True God and survived, even if it cost me almost all of my lifespan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wonder if… the values that the status window displays are true…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve been quite suspicious about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slowly walked towards the dark-skinned man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uuugh… that fucking hurts…” he groaned, clutching his chest before lifting his head. His eyes locked on mine, then froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“H-Hi…?” he said awkwardly, forcing a crooked smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SQUISH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His skull collapsed into pulp under my palm, spraying meat and ichor across the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, his head reformed seconds later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What the hell was that for?!” he shouted, clutching his now-intact face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t like your face,” I replied flatly, wiping blood from my knuckles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression twisted in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…You’re insane.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I crouched low, my eyes locking onto his, voice dipping into a whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elohim. Tell me everything you know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze faltered instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I-I can’t.” He looked anywhere but at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shattered his arm, letting him howl before it knitted back together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You can.” My tone was almost bored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I said I—AHHHHH!” His words broke into a scream as I ripped his leg off and tossed it aside like garbage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It regrew slowly, his body twitching under the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You gods think regeneration means immunity to suffering. But pain… pain always stays.” I twisted his neck until it snapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As it reformed, blood dripping down his lips, he finally broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“E-Elohim… h-he… h-he’s the one—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THRUUUM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A suffocating aura dropped from the sky like a falling mountain, black energy spilling across the canyon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I rose to my feet, my eyes narrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the darkness, a figure stepped forth, its body cloaked in shadows so deep that no features could be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Rank: Peak High God]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My lips curved slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Much stronger than this blonde fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shadow?!” the dark-skinned man shouted, panic lacing his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let the God of Netorare go, Aestrea.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow’s voice echoed like a heavy drum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blonde god looked up in relief at his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…The God of Netorare?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned to him, my eyes colder than ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You… are fucking disgusting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pulled back my fist, ready to smash his head again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long threads of shadow shot forward, wrapping around my arm, locking it in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t know where you found the courage to face us,” the shadow god said flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your rank is weaker than the weakest of us. You are still nothing but—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I laughed softly, mocking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does rank really matter?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The threads froze solid in an instant and shattered into pieces of ice. White mist spread from my body, chilling the ground under my feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadow man staggered back as frost spread up his body, crawling higher and higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Freeze.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just that one word, his entire body turned into an ice statue, his eyes wide inside the frozen shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stepped close, mist swirling around me, my breath white in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Let me answer my own question.” I leaned in until my face was inches from his frozen one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It doesn’t.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1571,"2026-06-03T09:18:17.304Z","2026-06-03T09:18:22.612Z",1,"novelbin.me","c5b927b5b9425a5a2a3674c47351f3e3c9dcbf8988542ee3de5f9ee0ebf716a6","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-286","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-284",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-cover.jpg"]