[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-136":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},336773,598,"Chapter 136 136: The Ice Shard (1)","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-136",136,"\u003Cp>-Frey Starlight's Pov-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your time to die has come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rem... or should I say, the Ice Shard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The true battle was about to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was my first time witnessing two SS-class powerhouses clash before my very eyes, so I made sure to observe carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was what it meant to fight at the highest level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all I could do, given my current condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, my state prevented me from noticing the subtle force that formed an invisible shield around me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of nowhere, Ada appeared beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was a mix of sorrow and rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She touched my face. The traces of blood that had poured from me still lingered...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark circles under my eyes from the torment I had just endured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My disheveled hair, now turned white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My utterly broken body, with no part left unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, a tear welled up in Ada's eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With difficulty, I grasped the hand that was touching my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was warm compared to my freezing body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine... I can't fall this easily, can I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't say another word...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps she felt how cold I had become... perhaps that was why she embraced me so tightly now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ada...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I patted her back before shifting my focus to the impending battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I caught sight of Baylor, laughing mockingly while staring at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rem remained as composed as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rem... the Ice Shard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glanced at Ada once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'How did she do it?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her movements were perfect...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting up the curses from the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing about the existence of this library, which I had been completely unaware of, despite being the one who wrote this whole mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gaining Rem's support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all too convenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if she...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I muttered under my breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She knows the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baylor Moonlight, the current lord of the Moonlight family, stretched his body slightly before tossing his cloak to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was clad in a tight-fitting black combat outfit—one that could be considered armor in its own right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me, Ice Shard, you were once one of the founder's greatest creations, weren't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with Baylor's unwavering confidence, Rem remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then allow me... to test your strength!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baylor spread his arms wide, and in an instant, hundreds of glacial circles formed throughout the library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From these circles, hundreds of massive projectiles were unleashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pillars of ice aura rained down from every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, Rem simply lifted a single finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lone circle, identical to Baylor's, materialized before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from that single circle, hundreds of blasts erupted, clashing with Baylor's attacks and neutralizing them with remarkable efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baylor burst into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From just one sphere, you unleashed a force equal to hundreds? What incredible aura control.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure of Baylor's aura intensified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then how about this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before my very eyes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I witnessed something truly astonishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The library was an isolated space, meaning its size far exceeded that of the original location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I looked up at its sky, I saw thousands of stars gleaming above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they weren't stars—they were the celestial orbs Baylor had created.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time I'd seen a Wave Controller conjure so many at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those stars all descended at once, falling like an unrelenting storm upon us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One strike from that attack was enough to erase both Ada and me from existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, in the face of such overwhelming force, Rem remained unmoved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy dancing around her handled everything on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of nowhere, a glass-like barrier formed, covering the entire library. From the outside, it seemed fragile, delicate—one might think even the weakest attack could shatter it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in a feat of pure magic, it absorbed the relentless barrage…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And turned it into nothing more than scattered snowflakes drifting through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did she really block it that effortlessly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rem neutralized Baylor's overwhelming attacks with a single gesture each time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Incredible!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baylor surged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, you're a Wave Controller, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arms sank into the swirling frost aura, forming massive spheres in each hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's pick up the pace, shall we?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baylor threw a powerful punch toward Rem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was aimed right at her face, unleashing an immense explosion of aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was forced to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something blocked him—a barrier preventing his fist from getting any closer than twenty centimeters from Rem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did she stop it? Or should I say—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She froze it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice came from behind us. Carmen had arrived, standing beside Ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were all observing the battle from nearby, shielded by Rem's power—or rather, the library's protection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That same force safeguarded Seris and Frost as they, too, watched the spectacle unfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That girl in the wheelchair... she's dismantling Baylor's attacks from the inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Carmen spoke, Baylor unleashed a flurry of devastating punches alongside a relentless barrage of projectiles, striking from every direction in an effort to break Rem's defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, she repelled every single one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She's analyzing Baylor's complex attacks and rewriting them, breaking them down from within.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baylor's strikes were of the highest caliber—his aura control, masterful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To process all of those attacks simultaneously, then reconstruct them into nothingness…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who the hell fights like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Rem wasn't human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was something else entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite failing to make her budge, Baylor remained completely unfazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That ever-present smirk never left his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems this level isn't enough, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took several steps back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Supreme Art…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment I heard those words, I cursed under my breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baylor was about to unleash one of his strongest techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Releasing aura from both arms, his power began to take physical form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Primordial Dragons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his right hand, a massive, laughing dragon took shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his left, an identical dragon, but this one bore a wrathful, fearsome expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rem's eyes fully opened in response to the devastating attack that made the very ground tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, she raised both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Baylor didn't give her the chance to act—he launched the twin dragons straight at her, aiming to consume her from both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they made contact, an earth-shattering explosion erupted, blinding our vision entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with Hawk Eyes, I couldn't make out what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a disaster…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carmen observed with a grim expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I took that hit… I don't think I'd survive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura around us remained unstable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baylor took a step back after unleashing his devastating attack on Rem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was that enough?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An attack of this magnitude should have left some damage, at the very least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, the protective aura surrounding me, my sister, and the others hadn't faded…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within the swirling dust—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something shot out at terrifying speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We only realized it in the moment it crashed violently into one of the library walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an ice sword…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blade infused with an unimaginable amount of ice aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was drenched in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baylor slowly lowered his head, only to find a horrifying wound on his right side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sword had pierced through him just moments ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the lingering dust, Rem emerged—her surroundings utterly destroyed, yet she herself remained untouched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was as calm as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you, Baylor…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several swords, identical to the one before, materialized around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here and now… I will kill you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1219,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:13.202Z",1,"novelbin.me","93647a16bbe1dc2adf3cda75ec0217e224c7ad49064d15cb1a2ca49c53ea144e","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-137","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-135",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]