[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-237":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},336674,598,"Chapter 237 237: When the Chains Fell Quiet (1)","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-237",237,"\u003Cp>Between Two Worlds... That was the title of a struggle that ended in tragedy within just one world .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the world itself was deeply divided, and everyone lived their own version of the tale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the desolate side, steeped in the scent of death, beneath lifeless skies and over a barren land, the march of a great army thundered forward ... its cavalry unleashing an aura of raw intimidation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knights of this host wore black armor emblazoned with cryptic insignias. At their head rode a towering figure in golden armor ... infamous across the continent: Godfrey, Lord of the Ultras.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His army, one of the strongest known, now marched toward a new battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their opponent wasn't an army. It was just one man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they advanced further, the Ultras finally reached a strikingly distinct zone ... one marked by a towering barrier stretching into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cadre of mages rushed out to greet them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We welcome the Highblood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is he?\" Godfrey's voice bore no patience, only battlelust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mages understood. They led without delay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still within the barrier, as always ... wandering aimlessly, waiting for new prey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Godfrey snarled, signaling his forces to prepare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their enemy was a monstrous entity hailed as the strongest among the Hollow: Pontiff sulyvahn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let there be no misunderstanding ... this was no ordinary foe. He was something else entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pontiff sulyvahn possessed no awareness of his surroundings. He couldn't be spoken to, reasoned with, or communicated with in any form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would simply attack anything in sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was once human. No one knows how that changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>sulyvahn had slaughtered legions of men and beasts alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had turned entire provinces into wastelands ... so much so that the greatest Ultras mages had constructed colossal barriers to trap him in a vast expanse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His prison was the size of a nation, its boundaries maintained by mages working round the clock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These barriers emitted a suppressive aura that usually repelled predatory beasts—but surprisingly, they proved effective against Pontiff Sulyvahn in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, for a very long time, Pontiff Sulyvahn wandered alone across that land, after slaughtering everything within it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A prison the size of a country, built for one man. That's how great a calamity the Pontiff was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he was their target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Godfrey commanded his army to ready themselves. They passed through the barrier and entered the sealed zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was said that sulyvahn could sense anyone stepping into his prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no one saw or felt anything at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Find him... now,\" Godfrey ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mages quickly triangulated his location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was far away ... hundreds of kilometers out ... dragging his enormous sword behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ultras began their assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their arsenal included arcane cannons and other weapons of unspeakable power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every resource they had was aimed at a single target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spells were cast, sonic waves charged, and the magical artillery roared to life. A rain of destruction blackened the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of it fell upon the Hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An earth-shattering explosion followed, a shockwave cresting skyward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had hit him. That much was certain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cannons could damage even SS class entities. Surely, he had taken some harm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of hope stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did we get him?\" someone asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Followed by dread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A suffocating killing intent crept into their bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The feeling of imminent death settled over the soldiers like a second skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Godfrey stepped forward, twin greatswords gleaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's coming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They couldn't see him yet ...but the deathly aura closing in was all the proof they needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, they trembled where they stood, deep within the barren lands, as a horrifying roar tore through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, they saw him ... charging from the distance like a feral beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single man, sprinting on three limbs, dragging a colossal greatsword behind him, its weight carving a trail through the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wore a full suit of armor, rusted and eroded by some kind of dark energy, and atop his helmet sat a crimson plume.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of that mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Raaaaaaaggh!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monstrous scream intensified as he entered their range. They bombarded him instantly with countless magical attacks, tearing apart the ground around him ... yet he never stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"RAAAAAAAAAAAAGHGHGH!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer weight of his killing intent was enough to make even the most battle-hardened warriors tremble. Among them, Godfrey charged forward—toward Pontiff Sulyvahn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Godfrey unleashed his full power, flooding the battlefield with gravitational and earthen aura to crush his enemy beneath the weight of his might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ultras Lord versus Hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them thundered toward each other, their roars growing more savage with every step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In seconds, Godfrey found himself face to face with Pontiff Sulyvahn ... only those terrifying eyes visible through the cracks in his helm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then the world shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Godfrey's twin swords clashed against Sulyvahn's massive greatsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Godfrey ...revered as the strongest tank alive, said to be able to withstand both Oliver Khan and Ivar Valerion at once ..was believed to be invincible in raw physical combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But jaws dropped in horror when he was hurled into the sky with a single blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That mountain of a man, weighing tons, flew through the air before crashing violently, tearing through the terrain and leaving a gaping dent in his armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no time for shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the monster was already there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pontiff Sulyvahn ... having launched the strongest among them like a ragdoll .. now stood before the rest of Godfrey's army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands strong, they suddenly looked small ..insignificant ...when the Pontiff's scream thundered once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leapt into the air, spiraling mid-flight, and brought his greatsword down in a sweeping arc of devastation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flesh and bone were torn apart in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds, he had carved his way deep into their ranks, tearing everything in his path to pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the beginning, recruiting him had been a fool's hope. The only plan was to eventually unleash him upon the Empire's forces at the right moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they had made a critical mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had underestimated him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Godfrey rushed back into the fray ...but Sulyvahn was still slaughtering his soldiers with primal savagery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bit and devoured them through the mouth-slit of his bloodstained helmet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a massacre.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empire – Alcatraz Prison\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alcatraz was the Empire's largest prison, sealed with powerful enchantments that distorted the senses and stretched the perception of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three months ago, it received one of its youngest inmates ever ..a seventeen-year-old boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely, he showed no fear of the infamous prison that loomed before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment he parted ways with Phoenix Sunlight, Frey Starlight was dragged to his cell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A narrow, empty room with no bed—just a chair and a toilet in the corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey spent most of his time there, seated with a vacant expression, often found staring into the void. He did nothing else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No torture was applied at first. That was Alcatraz's method: the first month, equivalent to an entire year for the senses, was pure isolation between four suffocating walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This psychological tactic was highly effective, often breaking inmates before the real pain even began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the first \"month\" passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that point, Frey felt as if a full year had gone by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second phase began.\u003C\u002Fp>",1222,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:12.387Z",1,"novelbin.me","a34d7510a17ae4706ab412708f00ec4aafaa956c1c7fdf516b4a9013b934535b","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-238","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-236",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]