[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-191":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},336878,598,"Chapter 191 191: One-Sided Battle","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-191",191,"\u003Cp>-One Hour Before the Current Events-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Frey Starlight's POV—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was running fast—closing in on my destination bit by bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tension and anticipation were building inside me, my heart nearly bursting from how violently it beat. I wasn't used to this kind of eerie calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step by step, I moved closer to where I needed to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing my body further and further, I finally broke through the forest…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And found myself walking along golden sands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slowed down, carefully scanning the area around me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place was completely empty. I was alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn't quite true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I moved deeper in, approaching what I thought was the end…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heat inside my chest rose, and every hopeful thought in my head instantly evaporated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because I saw them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man in a sharp black suit and glasses, standing beside a bald, muscular old man with a thick white beard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both radiated pressure on the level of an S-rank—or possibly even higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somehow, I recognized them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kaiser…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor Ghost once warned me about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You finally arrived, Frey Starlight. I was wondering how long you planned on making us wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared at them with a blank expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then glanced at my wristwatch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It said I was in the correct zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or at least, it should have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to look so shocked. Did you really think you'd get away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fake coordinates?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed,\" Kaiser confirmed my suspicions as the numbers on my watch suddenly shifted—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Final Area: D9.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't I6.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant the actual final area was on the complete opposite side of the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clenched my fists tightly, realizing how perfectly this trap had been set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They refuse to stop toying with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't know how long I've waited for this moment… to finally avenge the tragedies you brought upon my family,\" Kaiser growled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the calm old man beside him, Kaiser was all rage—he didn't even try to hide his emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at him with thinly veiled frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really believe I'm the one behind that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chilling frost aura swelled around him, pushing against my shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Ultras are just rabid dogs, biting anyone in their path. But I'm not after them—I want the one who unleashed them into my house.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And that's supposed to be me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaiser was one of those people—utterly convinced I was the root of all misfortune since the incident with Seris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That shallow way of thinking… just looking for the nearest person to blame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pathetic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's see what you're hiding, Frey Starlight. A demonic contract? Something worse, perhaps? Go ahead and reveal it—it won't matter. The only thing waiting for you now is death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two S class enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I had a demonic contract, I wouldn't win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Kaiser knew that full well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a crooked smile, I raised my sword with my right hand—the one I'd been training to wield the blade with lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seems like all the Moonlights really do have filth packed in their skulls if this is how they think.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's always the same…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obstacles stacking up in front of me—over and over again, like someone's deliberately placing them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two S class instructors?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world just can't stop messing with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I've got barely three hours. If I don't break through these bastards and reach the real final zone in time… I'll lose the Victoriad and be disqualified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when I was about to reach the end… a wall like this appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tossed my sword into the air, my eyes flaring with a terrifying glint as I glared at the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They'd already cut off my escape route.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Running wasn't an option. Even trying would be suicide—it'd mean turning my back on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing me toss the sword, Kaiser raised a brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Accepted your fate?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, I fired a question of my own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To kill me… you must've lured me here in secret, right? Without anyone else knowing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaiser said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no point in answering the obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they couldn't show the world my death by their hands...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The broadcast must not cover this area.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one would witness what was about to happen here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that was the case...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come… Balerion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I extended my left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark aura surged violently as the instructors stared at me with growing interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when that cursed black sword appeared, my aura spiked drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A sword?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not just any sword—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take my blood… Balerion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no point in trying to fight them normally. The difference in level was simply overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To even have a chance, I had to go all in from the very beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blood Form…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Balerion trembled violently, draining a massive amount of my blood alongside the SSS-grade aura dormant inside my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain exploded through every nerve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This state would tear my body apart, forcefully drawing out every ounce of strength I had left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, I activated my passive skill—Ascension—to withstand the excruciating pain and remain sane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes lit up with a violet glow as my body became engulfed in dark aura pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Kaiser and the other instructor looked visibly shaken as they felt the intensity of power pouring out of a mere class C student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So this… this is the power that let him survive that day…'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were both thinking the same thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you two standing there for, gawking like idiots?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stabilized the pressure of Blood Form, bracing myself for battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could only maintain this state for 15 minutes at most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't you want me dead? I'm the one who caused all your tragedies, right? Then come and get me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I barely managed to survive against Frost Moonlight when he was only class S-. And now… I was facing two full class S instructors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My chances were painfully low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I couldn't stop. Not now. Not after coming this far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what it costs...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will defeat them. I will survive. And I will keep going—until the very end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The catastrophe began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaiser appeared in front of me with insane speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frost aura gathered around his fist as he launched a devastating punch toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blow clashed against Balerion's surface, unleashing a shockwave that kicked up a storm of sand around us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the older instructor was already behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He unleashed a barrage of strikes with terrifying physical power—hundreds of punches in mere seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dodged like a madman, but some of them still clipped my back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt less like fists and more like being rammed by a truck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Kaiser… he didn't relent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pinned between them, I barely blocked or dodged their blows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warning signals flared through my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ascension sharpened my focus completely. I cut away every unnecessary movement and pushed my limits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, I was still getting pounded mercilessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's no point resisting! You're dead either way!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't instructors at the Temple for nothing…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grinding my teeth, I unleashed a wave of dark aura in an arc to push them back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't afford to just take hits anymore—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed to fight!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ignited the power of Ten Thousand Steps of Shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I launched a surge of dark aura at Kaiser, who responded by forming a massive block of ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My aura slammed into his, the elements clashing and trying to devour one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaiser had successfully blocked my attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from the side, the old instructor struck with a flying kick. I was a second too late to react—and it sent me crashing through the sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it didn't end there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ice spears rained down on me from above, giving me no time to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My hand moved with inhuman speed, shattering every single spear with Balerion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the assault didn't stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't even notice when my legs had frozen in place, too focused on defending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaiser's ice had restricted my movement perfectly, and just as I staggered, the old man struck—his timing impeccable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a flawlessly coordinated attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I spat out a disgusting amount of blood as his frenzied punch smashed into my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain was unbearable—my frostbitten wounds kept getting worse with every second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I retaliated by unleashing a flurry of dark slashes toward the old man in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We clashed violently. From a distance, it looked like a blur of blazing fists crashing into arcs of dark aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We pushed each other back. I managed to land a few hits, but his body was built like a tank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wounds were shallow—easily endurable for someone with an S-rank physique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for me...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a single minute had passed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I was already in a horrifying state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the worst part?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't a one-on-one fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaiser came at me from the side with a massive ice greatsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I twisted my body just in time—but not fast enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The freezing blade sliced deep into my side, leaving a bloody gash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaiser didn't stop there. He conjured a giant hammer and tossed it straight into his partner's hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With surgical precision, the old man brought the hammer down on my wounded side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was sent flying into the forest, crashing through tree after tree like a ragdoll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And still, they didn't let up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They flew after me immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was in that moment, amidst the brutality of their combined assault, that I finally understood…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What it meant to face two S-rank monsters head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I crawled slowly, using the glowing Balerion to support myself as I got back on my feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah… hah…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each breath was a struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood streamed from my nose and mouth without pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My vision was a blur of red, my face so drenched and broken that even my Hawk Eyes struggled to focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't a battle anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a massacre—even while using Blood Form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaiser and his partner were closing in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't… lose…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clenched my teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victory was just ahead of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Victoriad was still within reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't lose!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I roared, unleashing a violent surge of dark aura in their direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharpening my aura along the edge of my blade, I fired a massive arc of pure destruction—one that carved through the forest and launched trees skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of black slashes tore through everything, turning the surroundings into scattered debris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even after all that chaos—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were still standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pointless!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My defenses shattered in a single moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old giant grabbed my face and slammed it into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his other fist, he drove blow after blow into my body, trying to bury me in the dirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I barely managed to wedge Balerion between us to absorb some of the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his arm moved like a machine gun, locking me into an endless barrage of strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bit by bit... my consciousness began to fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM!!.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lay in a massive crater, vision flooded with red—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to see anything but that enormous fist, slamming into me again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of bones shattering…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flesh being pulverized… blood splattering through the air…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything went crimson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the awareness I'd preserved through Ascension…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…was slowly… slipping into the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>",1882,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:13.202Z",1,"novelbin.me","9cec66375e18720fd91140795efda2317dce0855c2046d81643ed51d2e15a48f","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-192","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-190",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]