[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-123":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","THE VILLAIN'S POV",{"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},336760,598,"Chapter 123 123: Overcoming Obstacles","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-123",123,"\u003Cp>- Frey Starlight's Pov -\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Carmen, pinpoint my location quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sent a message to Carmen. Fortunately, Frost hadn't cut off communications.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm on my way to you... I didn't expect them to throw you into a place like that. You're beneath the castle right now—this place is bigger than I thought.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since I made Carmen one of my subordinates, we had been able to sense each other's presence when we were close. That allowed her to determine my current location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, I heard a crashing sound from her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Carmen… what are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Carmen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? Oh, yeah, yeah. I couldn't find a way down, so I'm making one myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That woman…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was she seriously going to smash her way through the floor to get here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do whatever you want, just don't take too long. And don't reveal your new power until the very end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, how long do you think I've been fighting? I know better than you how trump cards can shift the tide of battle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sure you do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See you soon ~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ended the call and proceeded to open the next door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had already passed through four rooms. The Moonlight Family had stopped appearing since the last one, and it seemed like the next room would be the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They must have realized something is wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost partially emerged from the shadows after obscuring the view inside the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since I entered this place, I had already killed a considerable number of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frost had likely figured out by now that sending more weaklings would only lead to more pointless deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glanced at the blood staining Balerion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I might end up killing more people today than I have since arriving in this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We'll be facing some stronger opponents soon… maybe even Frost himself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded at Ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's fine by me. I'd rather not waste too much energy before fighting Frost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We walked side by side toward the next area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go over the plan one last time. We need to subdue Frost and take him by any means necessary, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My final enemy here wasn't Frost—it was Baylor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That man held the ultimate leverage over me: the curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed a bargaining chip against him, something that would force him to negotiate and let me break free of his control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there was no better leverage than his own flesh and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why I needed to crush Frost—no matter what it took.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Monitoring Room…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wasn't expecting a visit from you… Seris.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seris stepped inside, casting a glance at what lay behind Frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screens displaying the events below were flickering to black one by one. A few minutes later, they would come back on—only to reveal piles of corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them had fallen trying to fight against two seventeen-year-old boys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frost…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't start complaining now… Seris, I'm not stopping. I already have my father's permission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frost's quick response made Seris fall silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm doing this for you, after all. Be happy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That last remark infuriated Seris more than anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did I ever ask you to do this for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been the victim of what happened years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But was it really reasonable for others to still hold a grudge after all this time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even she wasn't sure anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the Moonlight family, hatred for Frey Starlight was reignited time and time again, as if someone was doing it on purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if someone wanted the entire family to stay fixated on despising a single person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how she thought about it… something about it just didn't make sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drogo Moonlight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frost spoke the name of her father—the name she hated hearing more than anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We don't want another Drogo, do we? Another monster causing a catastrophe like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rose from his seat, donning his white coat and grabbing his great spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rejoice, Seris. I'll be the one to do it for you. My hands will be the ones stained with his filthy blood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he passed by, he patted her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You need to watch him die. You owe yourself that much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seris didn't respond. She simply recalled the past—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How Frey Starlight had advanced toward her, trying to violate her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had Baylor not intervened, she would have suffered the same fate as her sister, Rose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could someone like that ever be forgiven?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even she didn't know the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>- Frey Starlight's Perspective -\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are people setting up an ambush behind the next door. I'll take care of them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost vanished into the next room, slipping through the cracks as a shadow. Since he chose to attack directly, he must have been confident in his chances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds later, the only sounds I heard were screams and the wet tearing of human flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I opened the door, I found that Ghost had already finished the job—ten bodies lay motionless on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was fast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I walked toward him, surveying the corpses around me. Every single one had been killed in a single strike. Impressive as always.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is strange.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was clearly bothering Ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He examined one of the bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're much weaker than the ones we fought in the first chamber.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking about it… he was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had barely sensed anything from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's keep going.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, the same thing happened again in the next area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I opened the door, I charged in without hesitation, cutting them down with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's going on here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought Frost would send stronger opponents from now on…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead, he sent these weaklings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was he planning?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe he's trying to exhaust us? No… I doubt that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would he gain from tiring out someone weaker than him? That wasn't like him at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I was contemplating, I noticed one of the men I had just cut down. He was struggling to look at me, his face twisted in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey… Starlight…? No one… told me… about this…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those final words, he took his last breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost and I exchanged glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one told him about this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did he mean by that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bad feeling crept into my gut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no reason to send such weak opponents… unless there was something else going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ghost, from now on, don't kill them. Just focus on taking them out of the fight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost's dark eyes observed me in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you figure something out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. But I'm about to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, the same pattern repeated itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I stepped into the next chamber, a loud cry echoed through the space—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Intruders are here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A barrage of long-range assaults followed—arrows and spears flying toward me in quick succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just like the ones before them, they were weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I deflected their attacks with ease, yet I didn't strike back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did he just say… intruders?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I pondered his words, a group of tanks and swordsmen lunged at me from the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the previous chambers, this one was massive, and the number of opponents was unusually large this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dodged them one after another, lost in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't want to use Balerion—it would end them instantly—so I decided to try something different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lowering my body to evade a spear that nearly pierced my head, I amplified my voice with aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Frey Starlight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I moved swiftly between them, continuing to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was lured into this place and attacked. I will not kill those who cease their assault.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somehow, I maneuvered freely between dozens of people who were clearly trying to take my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I will show no mercy to those who don't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I unleashed a wave of aura pressure to emphasize my words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to have an effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several of them hesitated, their gazes locking onto me as if trying to confirm something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey Starlight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What I saw in their expressions was confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Murmurs spread among them as they exchanged bewildered glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's going on? We were told there were intruders trying to infiltrate the castle and that we must—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the man could finish his sentence, an impossibly fast serpent of water coiled around his head and crushed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strike was so swift that even I couldn't follow its movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So powerful that it completely obliterated his skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I immediately leapt back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But dozens of those blue serpents surged forward, attacking everything in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched people get slaughtered before me—wiped out in a single strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the serpents lunged at me as well, but I barely deflected it with Balerion at the last moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mind struggled to process what I had just witnessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These people… they had no idea I was coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is bad, Frey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost spoke, his voice sharp with realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's strong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had already felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His presence alone dominated the entire chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was far stronger than me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I focused my gaze toward the far end of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lone figure emerged from the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man I knew all too well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarred face, blond hair, a muscular build—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Instructor Krauser?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same man who had overseen our temple training last month.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An S-Class fighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Krauser's cold gaze shifted between us and the corpses left behind by the serpents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome, Starlight rat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly rolled his fists, as if warming up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really made me work more than I was supposed to… Why didn't you just kill them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cautiously kept my distance from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you talking about your own family members, the ones you just took down? You must have quite the thirst for blood… Instructor Krauser.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled, his body now enveloped in a deep blue aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since we're throwing this special event, we figured getting rid of just one piece of trash wasn't enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water serpents coiled once more, this time aimed directly at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So we decided to take out all the useless garbage in one go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of attacks rained down on me—strikes from an S-Class Awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trash.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had they used my presence as an excuse to dispose of their own people?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clenched my teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This family was even worse than I had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>",1725,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:13.202Z",1,"novelbin.me","a02818989b2cd6e2720f087fdcc04f13aac3dd8c62555340a21720aacca79bbe","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-124","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-122",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]