[{"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-226":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},551381,800,"Chapter 226: Mobilization [1]","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-226",226,"\u003Cp>Antra...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The name had now been imprinted in my mind like a dark stain that could never be removed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the interaction with him had allowed me to understand a very important thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power—true power was the only way to win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how many strategies you devise, no matter how smart you are, no matter who serves you...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, it was your personal power that mattered the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same was the case with the headmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Antra too was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was alive only because they hadn’t acted against me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could get all the psychological advantage and try to manipulate everything around me, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I offend an existence above me—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the only outcome for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur was strong... there was no doubt in that, but there was a limit to his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My immovable trust in Arthur was due to the fact that I had witnessed his carnage in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Arthur Dimitri in the game was an existence that was like a calamity for the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Be it the Immortals or Sovereigns, no one was truly able to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after several alliances were formed, and with Noah’s help... the world had been able to put an end to Arthur’s madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Arthur that now served me wasn’t the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still had his daughter and his sanity intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That... made him weaker than the version of Arthur in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t treat the two as the same... that much was clear from the way Antra handled Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the headmaster too might be able to do the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t doubting Arthur; I had always known his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had indeed come to a fight, then I had enough confidence that Arthur should have been able to fight Antra head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only because Antra wanted peace that Arthur had to hold himself from going all out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still... I wasn’t one to overlook such things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, well... I couldn’t exactly increase my rank as per my wish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though my speed was far greater than the rest of the world, that didn’t mean that I would be safe from over speeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unnecessary haste would result in my own doom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from my conversation with Antra, I could only hope that he meant the words he had spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I truly hoped that we didn’t end up becoming enemies, because Antra...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To me, he felt a lot more dangerous than the headmaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nemur Daithra was someone who was known all over the world, yet despite that, it was the leader of a cult that I felt the need to be careful around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Antra... He had never been described in the game, and—no cult in the world had any individuals like that in their leadership, at least according to the game’s storyline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But analysing Antra’s case, it was clear that every cult must have its own secrets that were never revealed to the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cults had always been shown to be strong in the game, but not up to the level of having someone who could talk about killing Sovereigns with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still had my doubts about Antra’s claims, but that didn’t mean I had to dismiss them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was better to be safe than sorry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that all the cults had accepted our proposal, it was time to move on to the next step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Has everyone arrived?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked Julien, who sat before me with the device in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were currently in the control room, overseeing everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh... I think it will take two more days for all the necessary troops to arrive. We will have to wait until then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haa...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lot of time was being wasted, but it wasn’t like I had a choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed numbers more than anything. Taking a few elite troops would suffice too, but that would look too suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers in the lower ranks were the most necessary; after all, it wasn’t like I was going to wage a war against the world—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or was I?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well... the answer was debatable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While thinking about everything that I had to do going forward, my gaze shifted to one of the screens, which had the live footage of Alfred’s base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I focused my attention on it, Alfred could be seen working on some blue-coloured liquid, as he repeatedly changed its contents only for the liquid to burn away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter what, Alfred still kept doing his work without being upset about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alfred wasn’t that bad, was he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It won’t suffice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alfred commented as his assistant brought new materials for the experiment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The potion should at least be able to match an individual’s body temperature.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant didn’t say anything, as he knew that Alfred wasn’t talking to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing by his side, he helped his boss clear the previous space and proceed with the next attempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm... Is that? Yes, it might work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at one of the materials at his side, Alfred picked it up before beginning to heat it until the metal melted away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This should do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alfred began pouring the contents into a new container while, at the same time, adding different things and creating something that only he knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After going through the entire process, Alfred waited for the result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The potion that he had created didn’t burn right away like the previous attempts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alfred waited... but his wait wasn’t long, as after seven minutes, smoke began to emerge from the potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant didn’t know whether the comment meant success of the potion or another failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alfred picked up the liquid before throwing it away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This might have been his sixteenth attempt at creating a potion which could be used for—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This would just burn the small intestine. It should at least be able to travel across the outer lining, and then...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alfred paused as he suddenly realised something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant observed as Alfred raised the pitch of his voice—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking closely, Alfred’s tone had stayed the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s no need for the potion to burn the intestine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assistant nodded his head, though he couldn’t understand why a potion should even be used for such a purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Melting it away would suffice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1056,"2026-05-30T14:45:47.278Z","2026-06-01T04:31:30.507Z",1,"novelbin.me","1a997bf59628db953effb62bf42f8c80314d4698d63477660a0a3b25922ff717","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-227","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-225",257,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]