[{"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-45":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},551500,800,"Chapter 45: Achoo","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-45",45,"\u003Cp>All the hard work had finally paid off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though my ability made it easy for me to rank up, the fights that I had to go through just to get used to my body...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had won all of them, but not without bleeding several times. I might have regeneration, but that didn’t make it easy to deal with the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The core shined brighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had evolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was now a Bronze Ranker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The changes were immediate. I felt my mana reserves had increased by five times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, people get double their previous reserves after evolving their core to the Bronze rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a massive boost. Large mana reserves meant being able to last longer in battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They give you the space to use more mana-draining spells in repeated succession without fainting due to mana exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I also felt like my mana control had increased by a small bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After ranking up to a new core, people often experienced an increase in mana control. For me, I already had monstrous mana control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This new addition felt like a drop in the ocean, but still, it was there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dusted my clothes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or what was left of them. The fire had burned my clothes, including my skin at many places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My regeneration had repaired the burnt skin, and due to me concentrating on compressing the core, the pain might have subsided into the background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a blessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was sure no one would enjoy the feeling of being burnt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sadist maybe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I wasn’t one of them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I walked out of the room, or what had been left of it, I could see several soldiers surrounding the perimeter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had extinguished the fire—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mostly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they saw me coming out unharmed, many of them were surprised but chose not to question it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was their superior and... who questions the boss?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soldier thumped his chest with his hand once while saluting me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had brought a pair of clothes for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah. That touched my heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I looked at my body... well, my condition wasn’t the best.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was almost naked... Almost!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took the clothes from him and wore them over my previous ones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Going to a changing room would have been weird.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I wasn’t keen on changing before them—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the soldiers, most of whom had shocked expressions on their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might have expected me to be half-burnt. I could see that some healers were on standby, but they didn’t approach me, seeing my near-perfect condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We were going to rescue you, but you seemed occupied...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldier who had provided the clothes spoke up, seeing my gaze wandering over them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might have seen the vortex of mana around me...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wise choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know what would have happened, but approaching a place with such unstable mana wouldn’t have been safe, would it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I patted his shoulder in understanding, the soldier visibly relaxed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only him, all the other soldiers let out a breath of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They might have been scared of the consequences, not knowing what caused the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And everyone here knew—I was a high-ranked bigshot in D.X., the organization their master now served.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the fire had resulted in my death, then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their fear was justified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I moved towards my room. I had to get ready, fully armed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to test my new strength. And what would be better than some hunting?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I made my way towards the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I take someone with me? Some company would have been better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When would Julien arrive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to flex a little before him. That guy had to take his training seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a weakling!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Achoo!\" Julien rubbed his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone might have missed me,\" he said, looking at the man beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing at seven feet, David looked more like a giant. He had a bulky build with shoulder-length grey hair tied in a ponytail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, he was here as Julien’s... bodyguard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Julien was surprised when Kael suggested going with some protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julien had thought of receiving some Gold Rankers...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never in his life did he think of having a literal Diamond Ranker as his bodyguard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julien puffed his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who wouldn’t be happy being treated like a big shot?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, they were in the city of Natsbergh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the biggest red-light districts on the entire planet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The City of Desires!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julien was guarded by around ten people, all of them Gold cores.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people on the street kept giving them glances from time to time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who wouldn’t?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t every day that you saw a literal monster walking around you. David certainly had a... magnificent presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are any of you hungry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julien asked, looking sideways. On both their sides, flashy stalls stood tall selling tempting items—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mainly food!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julien felt like having a little snack before their mission began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, sir. That would delay our task. Thank you for the offer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David spoke in a polite yet reserved tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been the same since they had left Tamyr. The other Gold Rankers may have opened up and spoken casually with Julien... but David kept his words short.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t being disrespectful. It was his personality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David Bruth, the second strongest fighter in D.X., just below Arthur himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was someone who strictly followed the military hierarchy. For him, his superiors were akin to gods, whose wishes were his commands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David would follow every order without a second thought. It didn’t matter whether the task was morally appropriate or not!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If any of the Gold Rankers crossed their boundaries while speaking to Julien...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David’s death stare was enough to freeze their bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>David wasn’t rude or inherently bad; it’s just that his dedication to the job made him look evil to many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just looked evil, but everyone knew his real self. No one felt offended by his attitude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the contrary, all the soldiers respected him a great deal. He was an idol for many of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone they looked up to... a man they aspired to become.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now David was tasked with Julien’s protection by Kael Frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their master’s superior.\u003C\u002Fp>",1045,"2026-05-30T14:45:47.000Z","2026-06-01T04:31:30.507Z",1,"novelbin.me","ba48ea429118ce6eab08fd5c4c0fc9a235992584ba49122377646ef4025c98ba","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-46","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-44",257,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]