[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-208":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},336645,598,"Chapter 208 208: A True Warrior","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-208",208,"\u003Cp>Veins bulged on Daemon's forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't understand—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could his opponent rise every time he knocked him down?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he counterattack even from such a state?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It defied all logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter what it cost—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll crush you here and now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gathering every last drop of aura left in his body—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemon launched himself toward Frey,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Engulfed in a black lightning storm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trapped within a violent gale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unleashed a monstrous amount of dark aura in return ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charging to meet him without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And once again ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They smashed into each other violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst an endless spiral of explosions—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The audience watched, faces blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Titans didn't know how to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Huff*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Huff*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive intake of air ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then release—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that beast on the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemon was panting hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the only one gasping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemon stared in disbelief at the young man exchanging blows with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn't even look tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Injured, yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Burned, yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Covered in filth, yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that face—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stared at him as if saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll keep going for an eternity if I must.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felt his mind tearing apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fists were dripping with Frey's blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this even real?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell are you, Frey Starlight?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third exchange ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe the fourth—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemon stood there,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breathless,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arms hanging heavily at his sides—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barely able to stay on his feet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Frey lay crumpled before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had knocked him down again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside that proud warrior's mind—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He begged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That this time ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That man wouldn't rise again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But of course—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey stood back up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing there once more before him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemon felt his sanity slipping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This isn't a battle anymore...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commented Oliver Khan,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crimson eyes behind his mask gleaming coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Daemon Valerion has already defeated him four times.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had fought Frey four times—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knocked him down four times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this wasn't a battle anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was a war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A war… that Frey will win.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maekar turned sharply—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprised by the masked man's declaration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't used to hearing such statements from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That even he had been moved—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By that boy still standing in the arena?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the arena ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an earth-shattering roar ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black lightning surged wildly around the furious Daemon Valerion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He too had suffered serious injuries after four brutal clashes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But rage burned hotter than any wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll kill you!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The amount of aura Daemon gathered—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was far greater than anything he had unleashed before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Frey ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that same bloodied smile—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey pointed at Daemon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've already hit your limit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just as he said those words—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemon's nose exploded with a violent gush of blood, Drenching his face in red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemon clutched his face immediately,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling a surge of pain coursing through him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey stepped toward him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Black Lightning Aura… it's the strongest variant of lightning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it consumes an insane amount of stamina ,And aura alike.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me, Daemon…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long have you been fighting while using it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemon Valerion was strong—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had barely reached the middle of B rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura and stamina had limits—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was also burning with pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemon's attacks were no joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did that matter to him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the countless brutal blows his body had already endured—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were Daemon's strikes really the worst he had taken?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You cannot defeat me, Daemon Valerion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're not on my level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're not even qualified...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To exist in the same world as me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey gathered the darkness around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though pain meant nothing to him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His wounds were real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was time to end this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Daemon ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing those words ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Words that cut deeper than any physical wound ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The proud lion roared back—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No longer caring about anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued to gather Black Lightning Aura,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as blood poured from his nose,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as it streamed from his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as he vomited it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time since the battle began ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey's eyes widened slightly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprised at his opponent's desperate struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surprised at how Daemon, too,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was willing to destroy his own body just to continue fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't lose!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey's expression hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He activated Ascension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His opponent ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would strike with everything he had left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Frey ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Decided to do the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One gathered crushing Black Lightning—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summoned an absurd amount of Dark Aura around his blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both warriors—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were swallowed by storms of explosive energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dragon Gate...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten Thousand Steps of Shadow...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They glared at each other—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing within a whirlwind of aura and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They unleashed it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spirit of Lightning!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Infinite Darkness!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemon summoned a black dragon of lightning—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Frey—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unleashed a wave of darkness that swallowed the world whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire world ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watched as they collided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword against fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lightning devoured darkness—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darkness engulfed lightning—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An explosion erupted, deafening and blinding,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drowning everything in smoke and chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact consumed the arena in dust and destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning seared the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The darkness devoured the lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone held their breath—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pressed against their screens—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who had won?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was still standing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who had survived?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within the smoke—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two figures emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both covered in blood and filth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a deep gash across his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Frey—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire body battered and broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey moved first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite that broken body—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He charged at Daemon from out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemon tried to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his body refused to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shock tearing through him had paralyzed him where he stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemon Valerion cursed under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the last drops of aura left in him ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wounded lion formed ten blades of cutting wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those blades ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were fired chaotically toward Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attack was weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even in his battered state—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was barely enough to put Frey under pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dodged four of them ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blocked five others ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But surviving completely ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While still guaranteeing victory ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ascension made Frey's mind work faster than any normal human's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That tenth blade—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was flying straight toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blade that showed no mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blade ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That sliced his hand clean off—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a horrifying spray of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey's right hand ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Daemon ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could only stare blankly at his opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because in that final instant ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right before losing his hand ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey had thrown his sword into his left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he had willingly sacrificed his right arm without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was still coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gathered only the faintest aura ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure grew larger and larger in Daemon's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey slashed with everything he had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He poured into that one attack—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimed straight for Daemon's neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Killing Blow!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The protective mechanism of Daemon's armor activated instantly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burst of defensive force shot out ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throwing the proud warrior backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemon collapsed ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring blankly at the bloody youth before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that final moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His last, fading thoughts spilled unconsciously into words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey Starlight… you are…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A true warrior.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemon fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And standing before him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barely able to stay upright ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone watched in stunned silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey staggered, clutching the stump where his arm had been severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant screens above the arena finally displayed the result:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winner: Frey Starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't look happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply bent down—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Picked up his severed hand ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And stumbled toward the arena wall, using it for support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Focusing what little aura he had left—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to reattach his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey stared wearily at the vast stadium before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One match…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one match left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One last battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One more match… and it will all be over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between the shocked crowd—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the broken young man—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The semifinals of the Victoriad finally came to an end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victoriad Semifinals, Match Two:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey Starlight vs Daemon Valerion\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winner: Frey Starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Final Match:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow Lionheart vs Frey Starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The countdown ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the end ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had begun.\u003C\u002Fp>",1391,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:12.387Z",1,"novelbin.me","b0ca3ad8b526e08ee1582cb4276ee8d287ecbed20e2dad95efa517e476e53743","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-209","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-207",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]