[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-238":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},336675,598,"Chapter 238 238: When the Chains Fell Quiet (2)","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-238",238,"\u003Cp>A guard stepped in ...well over two meters tall, shirtless and iron-helmed, his massive muscles glistening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey was shackled with aura-suppressing cuffs. He wore only a tattered black pair of trousers, barefoot and disheveled, slouched silently on the cold floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guard stepped forward, flipping a dagger through his fingers with a fluidity that betrayed long years of experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you're Frey Starlight, huh? You really are young... probably the youngest I've had to deal with so far.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned down and gave Frey a light pat on the shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, nice to meet you. My name's Vlad, and starting today, I'll be your executioner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was cold, laced with menace. The iron helmet on his head didn't help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Frey simply smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pleasure's mine. I look forward to our time together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vlad froze for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, inmates at this point were jittery ... left too long in solitary, only to be greeted by a monster assigned to torture them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was supposed to be afraid. But Frey Starlight wasn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vlad adjusted his posture and continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe the kid was just mentally unshakable... or maybe he was completely insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well then, Frey Starlight. I'll be asking you a few questions. I expect full cooperation and honest answers. That'll make things easier for both of us. Understood?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey nodded with the same casual smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vlad sat in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First question ... You've killed many innocent people before, haven't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My report says you regret it deeply, and feel guilty. Is that correct?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's a lie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey shrugged, answering calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's true that I killed them. But I don't feel anything about it. Honestly, I couldn't even tell you what their faces looked like.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, you feel no guilt?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"None.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Second question .. Where did you get your sword and your fighting style?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From an ancient sect located in the eastern part of the Nightmare Lands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you even know it was there? The reports say you already had knowledge of what was hidden in that region.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just got lucky.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lucky, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Third and final question ... What were you trying to accomplish with that attack?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The suicidal ignition that nearly destroyed the entire Temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey answered without even blinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wanted to destroy the world. Or at the very least, Belgrad, the capital.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vlad didn't know what to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the boy insane? That would explain the eerie calm... and those insane answers. Destroy the world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vlad twirled the dagger in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't what he wanted to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered under his breath ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dead wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guilty!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He roared, plunging the dagger deep into Frey's left thigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood splattered across the floor as the blade sank into flesh and bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vlad let out a breath of satisfaction as he twisted the dagger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the scream he expected never came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, he looked up and met Frey's gaze. The boy was staring at him with the same expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those empty black eyes, silently asking ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What are you doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vlad immediately checked the suppression cuffs ... still active, meaning Frey hadn't used aura reinforcement. He was just enduring the pain... naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vlad yanked the dagger out and sat down again, facing Frey who was now bleeding heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm going to ask you again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey replied with the same indifference, which only fueled the executioner's frustration. He repeated the same questions. Frey gave the exact same answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Vlad began to torture him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sliced flesh, burned skin, broke bones, and crushed fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter what he did .. no matter how far he pushed ... Frey Starlight never flinched, never screamed, never begged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just sat there, quietly staring at Vlad from that blood-soaked chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breathing heavily, trembling with fury, Vlad finally snapped and screamed in Frey's face ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell are you?! Are you some kind of masochist who enjoys torture?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How had he not gotten a single reaction?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Frey only shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're the one who asked me to be honest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The torture continued, fruitless as ever. And thus, the first day ended with Vlad storming out, leaving Frey behind. bloodied, broken… and silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when Vlad returned the next day, his mind brimming with new methods of torment, he froze the moment he saw Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy sat there as if nothing had happened. No bruises. No cuts. Not a single scar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vlad rushed toward him, wide-eyed, and checked the cuffs suppressing his aura .. still active, still functional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He snapped at Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How the hell are you doing this?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey tilted his head with the same deadpan face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doing what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This! The healing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed to Frey's perfectly intact body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey replied flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't do anything. My body just recovered. It's been a while since you left.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vlad clutched his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had only been a day, but to Frey, it had felt like a full week. His subconscious mind had concluded that a week had passed .. and so, believing that was enough time to heal, his body simply did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regenerated on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without him even realizing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're messing with me!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, the cycle of torture continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For two whole months ... which, to Frey Starlight, felt like two years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the end of it, Vlad was a wreck. He screamed, he shook, he wept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why didn't this boy break?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began to question his own skills, the years he'd spent perfecting the art of agony. Was he truly incapable of doing his job?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the problem wasn't him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem was the boy in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the final day, Vlad left the cell with slumped shoulders, utterly defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey waved him goodbye with a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll miss you, Vlad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vlad flinched at the words, trembling with barely contained rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope I never see you again. Go die somewhere far away from me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slammed the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey chuckled to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I really do pity him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three months in Alcatraz had changed Frey Starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The biggest change? The return of his pitch-black hair, now restored to its original state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white hair had merely been a side effect of the Moonlight family's curse ... and now, after enough time had passed, Frey's black hair had returned once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His features remained the same, but he looked more like the Frey of old ... his former self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat, gazing quietly at the window that appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Executioner: Vlad\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Affection Points: -50\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vlad despises you. He sincerely wishes for your death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey smiled… then sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had one more thing to worry about now, alongside his achievement points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system ... The new second-level system had brought him many perks ...many new abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it also seemed like it was going to toy with him more than the first one ever did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey remained seated, awaiting his release, analyzing the system that now governed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the very bottom, one new section stood out:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Quests]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new final quest had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But its content…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Final Quest: ???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like Frey himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Utterly empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A.N: That brings today's total to five chapters. I'm sorry, everyone ...I've reached my limit today ... We'll continue with the extra chapters tomorrow !\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you so much for supporting the novel !\u003C\u002Fp>",1245,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:12.387Z",1,"novelbin.me","35a02d855ac51cc09f3a29a569a8817111232c345711532ceed3f279bf7fa9e9","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-239","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-237",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]