[{"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-99":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},551304,800,"Chapter 99: All the Best","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-99",99,"\u003Cp>The scorpion’s head was smashed into the ground below, with blood splattering across the sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the creature took its last breath, I could sense its mana essence trying to enter my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, I resisted the intrusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was a bit difficult, as the mana essence of a creature at Silver 2 was more condensed and effective in ranking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt a little regret over the lost resources, but there was no need to dwell over the matter any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Noah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana’s soft voice broke my train of thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had already sensed the guy approaching closer...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up from the monster’s corpse, I gazed at Noah for a moment before returning my attention to my wasted spoils of war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I jumped down from the monster’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you guys alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah quickly appeared beside his teammates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Typical protagonist!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the in-built mana shields, there was no way for any of them to get hurt beyond repair, so what was the need for him to be so dramatic?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring their talks, I extended my mana sense once again, scanning for more monsters in the desert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt like it was finally time for me to do some real work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though I could sense the number of Bronze core monsters was far higher than the Silver ones, I wasn’t disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Silver-ranked monster might give an extra point compared to the Bronze cores, but I wasn’t one to discriminate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Treating everyone with equality was one of the supposed motives of my life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How have you been doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned to look back, only to see Noah chatting with Diana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anyone saw Diana’s pristine appearance, none would say that she had been in any battle at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Noah, for the hero he was, had to ask about her well-being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana just smiled back in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haa...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kids!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as I was about to shift my gaze, Noah looked in my direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes met mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a long pause before Noah waved his hand at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just nodded in return, but the guy began to move towards me. I had the thought of ignoring him, but that would make me look like the bad guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood in my place, my gaze fixed on Noah, who was taking his time to reach me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard what you did there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah had a big smile across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn’t have to save them, but you still took the effort. I must thank you for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scratching the back of his head, Noah let out a light, awkward chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t add anything to his statements, which were filled with positivity to no end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing my non-expressive face, Noah’s smile wavered a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Umm... Did I say something wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah asked with genuine curiosity in his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They would have been eliminated had I not saved them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I answered after a brief moment of silence between us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh... Yeah, I get that. And thank you for sa—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There was no point in weakening an already weak team.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I interrupted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah’s expression froze at my words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There has to be at least some equal competition between the students. Had I not intervened, the second-ranked team would have placed first without doing much. That would have defeated the aim behind these tests.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My voice was even as I spouted some very logical words!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah’s eyes widened slightly at my words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mean you wanted to see a proper competition between the first- and second-ranked teams, without either side getting a decisive advantage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded at his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah’s previously bright expression turned darker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he quickly managed to hide it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you enjoy watching fights between others? I mean, don’t you want your team to rank higher?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tilted my head slightly at his question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he seriously think we were in third place based on those rankings?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All the best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gave Noah a polite goodbye before getting back to my business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time for me to get serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing my eyes, I placed my right foot at the back and—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was ready to hunt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The students are performing better than expected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. I think we should give more attention to these students among the commoners.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! What do you think of adding this to the curriculum?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instructors assigned for the first year were currently in a room filled with smart displays on all sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of the screens before them displayed live footage of all the students who were currently fighting in the designated area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rankings below the top three were constantly fluctuating, with some teams getting a lead over the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The back and forth between the various teams continued for the entirety of the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the top three, there had been no change in their rankings since the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though each of them was gaining points with constant momentum, there was no change in the overall ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surprising part was that the group which was supposed to be at the top had stayed in third place without climbing up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was the duty of the instructors to analyse the battles of every student, currently all of them had their subconscious attention toward a certain group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since making the first kill, Kael hadn’t killed a single monster and had just let his teammates do the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still guiding them when needed, but never interfered in any of the battles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he being arrogant?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the thought in everyone’s head, until Kael had dashed toward a certain area where a group of Bronze cores were desperately trying not to get eliminated by the Silver-ranked beast before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast might have been injured; still, it was a Silver 2 monster and not some random pest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael had not just killed it, but had done it so effortlessly that it made even the instructors doubt the monster’s strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Kael’s way of killing the beast wasn’t exactly the most memorable thing to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instructors weren’t the only ones in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the academy’s supreme student body, it was the responsibility of the student council to help instructors manage all activities arranged for the students.\u003C\u002Fp>",1050,"2026-05-30T14:45:47.278Z","2026-06-01T04:31:30.507Z",1,"novelbin.me","7ddde285579ebe10b2608f105203843deca8e6c244b911767dda5f042093538f","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-100","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-98",257,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]