[{"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-414":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},1026970,1339,"Chapter 414: The Beginning Of The End [LXXVI]","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-414",414,"\u003Cp>Capítulo 414: The Beginning Of The End [LXXVI]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I-I d-don’t know w-who you’re searching for…!” Kyora muttered weakly; however, Aestrea simply pressed his foot harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing his words, Aestrea simply pressed his foot down harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground beneath Kyora’s head gave way, cracking outward as a shallow crater formed, dust and stone scattering from the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t fuck around with me, and tell me where he is if you don’t want to fucking die,” he stated coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyora let out a few strangled groans, saliva pooling at the corner of his lips, but he still didn’t answer, and kept repeating that he really didn’t know anyone named Octo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Aestrea decided to try and get him talking in a more… artistic way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splurt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ARGHHH!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A finger was severed cleanly, spinning once before hitting the ground with a wet sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bleed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flesh tore open unnaturally as crimson veins were forced into view, the injury crawling up his hand like a living thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood poured out in violent pulses, the pain magnified far beyond what a simple severing should have caused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyora screamed until his throat nearly tore apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you ready to talk now?” Aestrea asked after seeing him suffer for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyora ground his teeth together, shaking violently before forcing out weak words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I–I really d-don’t know who Oct—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SPLAT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bleed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SPLUUUURT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was his leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The limb was ruined in an instant, blood exploding outward as the pain crushed his sanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His screams echoed endlessly through the tunnel, but unfortunately for him, there was no one nearby to save him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where is he?” Aestrea’s voice returned into a even colder tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… haagh… huff… I-I really don’t know anyone called Octo!!!” Kyora cried, tears streaking down his face as he shook uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea’s expression turned even colder than it already was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This guy really didn’t want to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead of killing him outright, Aestrea paused… then spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Alright,” he said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll trust you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyora froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hhowever, let’s play a small game first. Just to make sure you’re not lying.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-what…?” Kyora asked in complete fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s simple,” Aestrea said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your left hand has four fingers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Midnight was stabbed right between two of those, causing Kyora to shiver in complete fear as he didn’t know why his body wasn’t fucking healing!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you don’t manage to scream while all of them are being cut… I’ll assume that you’re telling the truth, but if you don’t…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His foot pressed down harder on Kyora’s head, forcing another broken groan of pain from his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…You will regret being alive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“G-gulp…!” Kyora swallowed hard, his whole body shaking violently as he nodded again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I-I agree! I agree to that proposal!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good…” Aestrea nodded with a satisfied smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he didn’t move right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he waited for a few seconds while staring deeply at Kyora’s face with a calm expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That silence was far worse than any immediate pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyora’s slow breathing became uneven, his eyes twitching as panic slowly hollowed him out from the inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword remained still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea remained still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Kyora’s face twisted deeper into despair with every passing second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until finally, after a while, he couldn’t help but ask:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-when are you g-going to st—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Bingo.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splurt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bleed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SPLATTERRR!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first finger was gone in an instant, severed cleanly at the root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wound ripped itself wider as crimson veins were forcibly dragged open, the blood surging outward like it had been given a command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain wasn’t sharp or brief; it burrowed deep, spreading through nerves and marrow alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“MHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHMPFFFFFFFFFF!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound that escaped Kyora wasn’t quite a scream, more like a muffled, choked sob forced through clenched teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His whole body convulsed violently as sweat poured down his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea watched carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…I’ll allow that,” he murmured after a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second finger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splurt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bleed!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“MMHHHHHHHHHHHHMMMMMMMM!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second finger followed, blood erupting even faster this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The torn flesh refused to stabilize, the injury actively worsening as if alive, as though Kyora’s own divinity had turned against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A less screamy time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And like that, Aestrea continued with the other two, where Kyora gradually got used to the pain, and by the last one, he almost didn’t make any sound except a small whimper of pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Ahh,” Aestrea said softly after a moment, tilting his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You actually managed not to scream.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even wore a mockingly disappointed expression as he looked down at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyora trembled violently, barely able to lift his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haa… huff… ugh… w-will you let m-me go now?” he asked weakly, hope trembling desperately in his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gurgle…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange sensation rippled through his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyora’s eyes widened in disbelief as his divinity finally reasserted itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His flesh instantly knitted together, and in seconds, his mutilated hand regenerated completely, fingers and all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh?” Aestrea raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips slowly curved into a devilish smirk as he picked Midnight back up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems that I forgot to cut the fingers, silly me~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W–WHAT?!” Kyora shouted, hysteria breaking through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y–y-you c-cut them! All of them! I felt it! I felt every—! You monster! P-please, please don’t—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice cracked, tears streaming freely now as his body shook uncontrollably, survival instincts screaming at him to beg, to cry, to do anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Aestrea ignored him and cheerfully exclaimed:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The first one…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was actually a lie, as he actually cut all five of them directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bleed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SPLUMMMM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The technique detonated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood exploded outward in violent arcs as the wounds ruptured far beyond what flesh could withstand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veins shredded themselves open, the pain cascading through Kyora’s entire nervous system at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man let out the biggest scream of pain that he had ever done in his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ohh…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea’s glowing crimson eyes stared down at him coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You screamed. And here I was, almost starting to believe you,” he slowly shook his head in complete disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-you s-son of a b-bitch… krugh…” Kyora groaned, his body curling inward as he bit down hard on his own arm, pathetically trying to ground himself through the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea tilted his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, will you tell me where Octo is? Or should I begin the second round?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze never left Kyora’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, his face was filled with fear once he had heard his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mhm…” Aestrea hummed thoughtfully, as if genuinely considering his options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Should I start with the nails this time? Or maybe divine flame… slow-burning, just enough to keep you conscious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Or perhaps drowning would be better. Forcing water into your lungs again and again, letting you feel your oxygen slip away, only to heal you right before death…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea continued listing multiple ways of torture, causing the sweating Kyora to feel scared with each passing second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Or I could crush your organs one by one. Or peel away your divinity layer by layer. Or…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while… he couldn’t hold back anymore and outright shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A-ALRIGHT!” he screamed hoarsely. “I-I’LL T-TELL YOU WHERE HE IS! J-JUST—JUST DON’T KILL ME!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice cracked, desperation spilling out unchecked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea stopped listing methods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright… I promise that I won’t kill you,” Aestrea nodded lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his words, Kyora remained suspicious, so Aestrea raised his hand and spoke once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the laws of the heavens, I swear I will not take your life with my own hands. If I break this oath intentionally, may I be condemned as a Fallen God.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyora was finally satisfied and started speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“O-Octo… he’s in his main base,” he stammered in fear. “I-it’s in the Northern Mountains, right before the Cliff of Despair.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words tumbled out quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you follow the snow path down toward the cliff, y-you’ll see a tree… much larger than the rest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With shaking hands, he pulled out a small emblem and held it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“P-press this against the tree, and a teleportation array will activate and send you straight to the base.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea took the emblem, glancing at it briefly before nodding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“N-now…” Kyora whispered, voice barely holding together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“P-please… let me go. Y-you promised…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However… Aestrea only smiled, pressing his foot even harder, causing Kyora to feel like his head was about to be smashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-you… w-why are you d-doing this?!” he cried out in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-you s-swore—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realization struck him like lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened in horror as Aestrea’s lips curled up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-you s-son of b-bitch…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SPLURT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea brought his foot down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyora’s head collapsed instantly, reduced to shattered bone and mangled flesh beneath overwhelming force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You’ve killed a intemerdiate 7✯ True God!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have absorbed the Authority of Summoning!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Authority of Ice has been strengthened!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Authority of Karma has been strengthened!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just before the Cliff of Despair, mhm..”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aestrea hummed thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Cliff of Despair was an extremely dangerous place, and for the God of Control to set up his base there, it meant that there was some kind of trap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all… he liked to be in control, and to do so, he needed to be absolutely sure about all of his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He’s indeed a tricky one to kill…” he clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he finally decided to get out of there since there was nothing there anymore that would help him find Octo.\u003C\u002Fp>",1562,"2026-06-03T09:18:17.304Z","2026-06-03T09:18:22.613Z",1,"novelbin.me","6da5ba5d820a5df53bfe3dcc4aa4fafea77f1013bafcb0ceeb197fce20c462c9","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-415","the-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-chapter-413",547,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-strongest-student-of-the-weakest-academy-cover.jpg"]