[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-193":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},336880,598,"Chapter 193 193: The End of the Trial","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-193",193,"\u003Cp>On the other side of the island, the remaining students had gathered at the final location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only twenty-eight had managed to survive until the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was present—except for one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where's Frey?\" Danzo asked, his eyes scanning the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An hour had already passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With growing concern, he turned to Ghost, who stood nearby, his expression unusually grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The best thing Ghost could do at this point was inform the instructors of what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't even know who was friend or foe anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Phoenix…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to find him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix Sunlight was a proud and upright presence—someone who would never stoop to such deception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that, in itself, was a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were only students in the area now. No instructors in sight. Not even one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost tried to think of a way to locate Phoenix—but Danzo interrupted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ghost, what's going on? Where's Frey?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost let out a frustrated breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's no time to explain. We need to find Phoenix...now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we don't… he'll die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danzo froze, stunned by the words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey Starlight is going to die,\" Ghost declared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that very moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you talking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow Lionheart appeared beside them, his senses having already picked up on the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey Starlight is going to die?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't the only one who heard it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the princess, standing at a distance, froze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned sharply toward the one she knew was responsible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aegon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prince stood among the remaining first- and third-year students, smiling as if nothing were wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the princess knew the truth—that beneath his skin was something far darker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey Starlight was going to die…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if he did, the reason was standing right there in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes darkened, a shadowy aura beginning to swirl around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With silent fury, the dark figure of a girl began to walk toward the prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix Sunlight stood calmly while instructors remained hidden nearby, cloaking their presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were close to the students, but none had sensed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix's eyes swept the area, hyperaware of everything in his domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet something felt wrong… as if something was happening behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Abraham's son didn't show…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he been eliminated?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was possible. No matter how much Phoenix spread his aura across the island, he couldn't sense him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the son of the man he respected so deeply… truly fallen like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind locked onto one name—Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the other instructors finally noticed something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Kaiser Moonlight and Kaen Moonlight were missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was definitely happening…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And everyone was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost, who hesitated to explain the truth to Snow—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess, ready to strike Aegon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix, extending his aura restlessly in search of just one person—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth trembled as if it were crying out in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A great quake rocked the entire island beneath their feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students fell to the ground in panic. Everyone turned instinctively toward the same direction—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when they did, mouths fell open, eyes widened in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the instructors stood stunned by what they saw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far away, on the opposite end of the island, a towering black pillar of destructive aura pierced the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The amount of aura overflowing from that place… was pure madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It mirrored the blazing inferno Phoenix had once unleashed, but this time—it was even more violent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A skill in the SS rank had been released—Ignition—channeled through a sword that was also SS-ranked…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fueled by a seemingly infinite ocean of SSS-tier aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result… was terrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground quaked violently before gradually calming again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stood frozen in awe, stricken by the magnitude of what they had just witnessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What was that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of being could unleash such a strike?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nightmare creature?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A person?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the prince looked unsure as he stared at the sky-tearing aftermath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Phoenix Sunlight didn't hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground beneath him exploded as he shot toward the source at a speed that defied logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes blazed with intensity as he erased the distance in just a few steps—so fast that the other instructors only caught a glimpse of his back as he vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix's mind raced to piece together what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An intruder? Someone tampering with the trial?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That earlier attack suggested a battle had occurred—one completely hidden from his senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if it was an intruder, Phoenix was more than ready to deal with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what he saw left him stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beach had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely evaporated, along with a massive portion of the sea around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waves were slowly crawling into the void left behind by the devastating impact, filling the gaping crater left by that strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing was spared—not the trees, not the ground itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his enhanced perception, Phoenix scoured the area, trying to locate the source of the catastrophe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he sensed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint presence… barely there. Someone on the brink of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was what confused Phoenix the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dashed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when he arrived—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw a boy dragging himself across the scorched earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His legs could no longer carry him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right arm was shattered beyond use. Only the left arm remained—barely functioning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix stepped closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And upon closer inspection, he recognized the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey Starlight?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy barely opened one eye. His body was so mangled that bone pierced through flesh. His aura pathways had been torn apart by sheer overload.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The extent of the injuries… even Phoenix found himself shaken by the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He instinctively reached out, offering a hand to help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Frey's left hand slapped it away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey hadn't even looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just kept crawling—alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following the trail his blood had painted behind him, Phoenix quickly realized where he was going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was heading toward the final rendezvous point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite everything, he refused help—because assistance from an instructor would disqualify him from the trial ... And the Victoriade .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that condition, he was still trying?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to finish the test?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix's thoughts spun into a storm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That earlier explosion…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now… this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey, alone. Shredded. Crawling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how hard he tried, Phoenix couldn't form a coherent scenario. But there was one thing he knew for sure:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey wouldn't make it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not with a body like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy had already lost consciousness. His body was dragging itself forward as if moved by sheer will alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix shut his eyes tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other instructors would arrive at any moment now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so… he made his decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side of the island...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students had gathered, still stunned by what had happened moments ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That massive explosion...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a phenomenon their minds couldn't fully comprehend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Ghost had the faintest idea of what might've been happening—because he knew a fragment of Frey's true capabilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even for him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he felt his head go blank after witnessing that detonation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The question now was—what happened to Frey?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, a few seconds later...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man appeared among the students like a phantom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students recoiled at first, startled—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their tension faded once they recognized him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Phoenix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his arms, he carried someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, he lowered the young man onto the grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they got a better look...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confusion swept across the group. Some couldn't even bring themselves to look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drenched in blood…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey Starlight lay there—unmoving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa covered her mouth in shock at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So did Ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix placed a hand on Frey's chest, checking one last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had done everything he could—used his own aura to treat the boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And though Frey's life was now out of danger… the injuries were no joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix didn't know what that boy had endured. What hell he had gone through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the very least—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest now, Frey Starlight… you made it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1334,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:13.202Z",1,"novelbin.me","39ea9d19e5782d9f7008ff6b29ad540ece858b5434fd5d524fd2db88f70a3a24","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-194","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-192",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]