[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-144":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},336781,598,"Chapter 144 144: The Disaster’s Conclusion (2)","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-144",144,"\u003Cp>Among everyone present, that senile old man—despite his appearance—was the most proficient in spatial manipulation thanks to his abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teleporting Madam A from her location would have been effortless for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, he shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, I can't bring her here. There are too many powerful Awakened around her. The moment I attempt it, they'll sense me and cut the connection immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spatial teleportation was simpler than it seemed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was merely the act of linking two points and bridging the gap between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To do that, he needed to send his aura to the target's location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with people like Oliver Khan there… his signal would be intercepted instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Teleporting her was not an option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, both Lindman and the old man froze at the sound of a low hum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sound… was not human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why… do you humans always rush toward death?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your weakness is the reason the Supreme Sovereignty has ignored this place for so long. Disgusting creatures… fragile and frail. Why was I chosen to defile a place like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, that being was talking to itself, so no one bothered to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lindman, in particular, was annoyed but knew he could do nothing against such a creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the old man… his greatest concern at the moment was that his drink had just run out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entity continued muttering to itself, though not for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A piece like this cannot be lost… No, it must not be lost…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had made its decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mergo… Lord of the Dark Hive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment his name was spoken, the old man obeyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you command.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Save her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A direct, undeniable order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a faint smile, the old man, Mergo, scratched his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well ... About that...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can't?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never said that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mergo sighed before continuing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't be able to bring her here… but instead, I can do the opposite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words were clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can send one person to support her. And just to be clear, I won't be the one going. Since I'll be the one facilitating the transfer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who in their right mind would volunteer for such an arduous task?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man was cunning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So… we need someone to go and—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fourth voice spoke this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep, resonant voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accompanied by the heavy clang of armored plates shifting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure had been sitting quietly in the corner all this time, but at the mention of a battle—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rising to his full height—towering over four meters—he gazed down at them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His imposing body, clad in black-gold armor, was proof of his overwhelming strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one objected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could anyone stop a ravenous beast from going on the hunt?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, within the Moonlight Manor, the sky above suddenly shone brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to notice was the Emperor's brother—Ivar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That light…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was growing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will drop you right above them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The light engulfed the colossal warrior completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember… you're not going there to fight. Your job is to buy me time so I can bring you all back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mergo received no response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew his words were meaningless, so he sighed and continued his work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just do what you do best, Lord Godfrey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above Moonlight Manor—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The darkened sky witnessed the birth of a star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All eyes turned upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Descending from the heavens—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Engulfed in flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A meteor?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the only thought those below could muster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That monstrous figure fell upon them like a blazing comet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ivar barely evaded the impact, while Oliver Khan swiftly retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the figure touched the ground, an explosion erupted, shaking all of Winterfell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He landed directly in front of Madam A.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver Khan was the closest—making him the first to face him head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A body towering over four meters tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fully armored, with long white hair cascading behind a skull-shaped helmet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strangest part about him… were the black horns protruding from his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't just for show.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver Khan didn't recognize him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Royal Guardian took slow, deliberate steps forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monstrous figure before him wielded two colossal daggers—so massive they seemed almost absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver Khan knew all four Lords of the Ultras. And this one was certainly not among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the terrifying truth was clear—he was undoubtedly stronger than Madam A.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the towering warrior unleashed a battle cry so deafening that even Oliver Khan had to cover his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mark my name—Godfrey!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning exploded above him as he sharpened his daggers, gravity distorting the ground beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord of the Ultras—and the one who will kill you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a juggernaut, Godfrey charged forward with speed that defied his massive size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watch out, Oliver!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His daggers slammed into the ground where Oliver had stood, unleashing both lightning and crushing gravitational force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another earthquake rocked the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had struck nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who did you say…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above Godfrey, Oliver materialized—his body glowing with pure white aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were going to kill, bastard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver shone brightly, illuminating the darkness of the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew now—this opponent was no joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he responded immediately, unleashing his full strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Godfrey only grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come at me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that, a battle erupted—one that none who witnessed it and survived would ever forget.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Frey Starlight's Pov-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the darkness…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endless silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't feel anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't see or hear anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did I die there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the Moonlight Manor—the place that had always wanted me dead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this the end of my desperate struggle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A year of suffering, drifting aimlessly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trapped in a body everyone wished dead, enduring every form of physical and mental torment…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it all over now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't funny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unfair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pathetic, even.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it really.. the end?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, I heard a faint voice near my ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was distorted, barely comprehensible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I followed it… I saw the ghostly figure of someone staring at me from within the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who… are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not time yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, I saw light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Return… to where you belong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the ghostly figure vanished completely—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the light consumed me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, I opened my eyes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to find something familiar falling onto me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I barely managed to lift the upper half of my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bandages were wrapped all over me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene around me… was familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive bed—or should I say, a bed the size of a stadium?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To where it all began…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey's room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was inside Starlight Territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside me, I saw someone familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ada…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was sleeping next to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wake up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It only took Ada a few seconds to fully awaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing how disheveled she was, I tried my best to smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey! You're finally awake!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, my sister went into full panic mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that I wasn't expecting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She started checking me over frantically, as if she were looking at a ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her reaction was… a bit exaggerated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long was I out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, I really wanted to know the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing how much Ada struggled to respond, I realized—I must've been on the brink this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lowered her head, clutching both my hands tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought you'd never wake up… I didn't know what to do…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought I had enough strength to save you… but I only made you suffer instead. I'm sorry… I'm really sorry, Frey…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ada…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing how unsteady she was, I gripped her hand even tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm alive. And I wouldn't have survived without you back there. I don't want to hear you saying that right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mmm…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me… how long was I unconscious?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada took a few seconds before answering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A month.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had been unconscious for an entire month ?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I hear that wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't seem to be joking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that was true…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I immediately jumped out of bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That means there's only one month left!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could feel my blood boiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Until the Victoriad!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A.N:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus ends the long Moonlight Arc. And with this, we officially enter the final arc of Volume One… The Victoriad.\u003C\u002Fp>",1379,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:13.202Z",1,"novelbin.me","98da77b7213ef18e79aef1b69a20159830969000e8fb99a6699c244fd5c0de35","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-145","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-143",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]