[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss":3,"chapter-the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-188":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Villain Reborn as Game's Final Boss",{"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},551443,800,"Chapter 188: Fun [2]","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-188",188,"\u003Cp>The moment the monster’s life ended, I could sense mana essence flowing in my direction from the corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Willing the mana in my body, I actively began to attract the essence towards me, and within a second, it had entered my body, being absorbed into my mana meridians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rush of instant dopamine release hit me as the essence was absorbed into my core, but—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with it, there was a feeling of repulsion in my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The essence felt disgusting to absorb, but I didn’t let such thoughts overwhelm my decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haa...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could also feel a slight crack appearing in my core upon absorbing the monster’s mana essence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Graaahhh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud roar made me look to my left, only to find another gorilla-type monster looking at me with immense rage in its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the corpse below me, and seeing the similarities between the two, maybe—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the monster’s wife?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature was smaller than the gorilla I had killed earlier, so maybe it was the female of their species.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the supposed female monster, I felt pity for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such loss would have been disastrous for anyone, so the least I could do was end the suffering of the pitiful creature before me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sorting my thoughts, I jumped down from the corpse before walking in the direction of the beast before me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster, seeing me heading in its direction, let out another roar, which was soon followed by a wild charge towards me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Channelling mana through my core, I began to exert mana pressure on the surroundings once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster’s speed dropped instantly, as the mana in its body was suppressed, resulting in the creature having to use its own physical strength with little to no enhancements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t charge at the monster, as there was no need to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its top speed was already far too slow for my eyes; then, coupled with my mana pressure, the monster felt like a turtle trying to race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the distance between us was reduced to a mere three feet, the monster used its limbs to attack me from all sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dodged each of the attacks with absolute ease before—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spurt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My sword made contact with its neck, severing it from the monster’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haa...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mana essence was absorbed into my core, resulting in the cracks widening again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing my eyes, I took a deep breath before spreading my mana sense across the entire mountain range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment my mana sense had encased the mountain range, I was able to spot all the monsters in the vicinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were even some gold cores among them, but I chose not to engage with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t fighting for survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need to fight monsters of a higher rank, as the ones in the Silver rank were enough for my core—at least the peak ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the Silver 2 or below monsters, I could just hunt them for practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for their mana essence, it wasn’t wasted, but the extent of its usefulness to me was less than what a Silver 3 could offer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Willing more mana through the muscles in my legs, I charged through the trees around me, heading for my next target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within ten seconds, I had to stop in my tracks, as a lone snake stood before me, coiling around a huge tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the snake was smaller in size compared to the other monsters, it was still a peak Silver core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snake seemed to have sensed my presence somehow, as it turned its body the moment I had arrived in its vicinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without wasting any time, I charged at the snake, which opened its mouth to showcase fangs that were a little red in colour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I had appeared closer to the snake, it sensed my movements again and shot at me while recoiling its body like a spring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tilting my neck to the side, I crouched down at the same time—avoiding the attack entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spurt!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My sword, which was positioned with its edge pointed upward, had already pierced through the snake the moment it shot across me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough... Cough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I turned to finish the injured snake, some blood leaked from my mouth as I coughed twice—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Poison?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I willed mana through my core, activating my regenerative abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poison was immediately dispelled, as my body healed all the damaged organs from the inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loosening my shoulder joints, I walked towards the snake, which began spewing more poison into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that it would work against me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I stood inches away from the little monster, it once again sprang at me—or at least tried to—but I caught it mid-air, and—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crushed its feeble body, which was trapped in my left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mana essence entered my body as I once again felt a surge in power, coupled with additional cracks to my core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I absorbed the mana essence, I sensed more monsters being attracted in my direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were around thirty of them, the highest being a Silver 2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I waited for the monsters to appear before me, and well... the wait wasn’t long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of dog-like monsters appeared in a pack, with the leader being a Silver 2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All the rest were barely at Silver 1, with some Bronze cores among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haa...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A waste of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing my eyes for a second, I interlocked my fingers, then opened them completely before forcefully shutting my palms...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My ability was activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mirage Clone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six identical versions of me were formed, as each of them opened their eyes simultaneously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time to speed up...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pack of dogs growled at me as they observed each of my clones with hunger in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well... they didn’t have to observe for long, as the moment I bent down for the charge, the dogs did the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thirty corpses were sprawled on the ground below, their heads detached from their bodies, with some having their guts spilled out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the quality of the essence was significantly lower for me, I wasn’t a picky eater.\u003C\u002Fp>",1038,"2026-05-30T14:45:47.278Z","2026-06-01T04:31:30.507Z",1,"novelbin.me","e1feb0133f5040e59c0bc4dbeceb62add6f3feeb77fb8ecd63787e488bdc4ac1","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-189","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-187",257,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]