[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-279":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},336616,598,"Chapter 279: Emergency Mission","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-279",279,"\u003Cp>He could kill me—or everyone I cared about—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Farewell, Frey Starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I look forward to your next act.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like he was bidding goodbye to a pet ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A toy he could break whenever he felt like it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the pressure lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Color returned to the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada's red eyes faded back to black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gasped and clutched her neck in confusion, just realizing the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at me ..bewildered, not understanding what had just happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She called my name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I had already collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Face down on the ground, my entire body trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agaroth…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clenched my fists until blood ran between my fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could I forget?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That cursed being…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon King possessed power beyond imagining…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And among them, one ability stood above the rest ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That damned Possession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ability to take over the body of anyone not in a certain level …\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A level no human on this planet had ever reached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agaroth could take control of anyone he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever he wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He really could kill everyone I care about—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without even lifting a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey?! What's wrong?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada grabbed me, panicked by my condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I couldn't speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What… was I supposed to do now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why are these overwhelmingly powerful entities so interested in me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do they see in me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I barely managed to survive against that thing inside Sansa ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and that was just a fragment of the power from the third upper rank demon .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the real thing? It's unthinkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do they believe I'm capable of?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it. Damn it!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slammed my fists into the ground, nearly losing my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do they want from me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when I was getting close…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when I thought I'd found it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why now?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I cry?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I laugh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What am I supposed to do when the most powerful being in the world holds a blade to my throat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can't even imagine defeating him in my wildest dreams ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So how am I supposed to stand against him in the nightmare that is reality?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cursed violently ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then smashed my head into the ground in helpless frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ada tried to comfort me, but it was no use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There's nothing I can do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not when the opponent is Agaroth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With dead eyes, I stared at the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knows me too well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knows I crave death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why he never threatens to kill me ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threatens the people around me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I realized it, I found myself laughing ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hollow, broken laugh that echoed in that ruined room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's pointless…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's what I thought ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until a notification suddenly flashed in front of my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system had opened on its own, glowing red with urgent text I'd never seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when I read the first two words ..I blinked in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Emergency Mission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'd never seen anything like it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So far, I'd only received side missions… main missions…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And one final mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But never an emergency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system felt like it was about to explode in my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it all happened as a direct response to Agaroth's sudden appearance ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if even the one behind this damned system hadn't anticipated it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So now, here it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Issuing me a quest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emergency mission: Return to the Shadow Sect\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Requirement: Bring enough power with you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reward: None.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Penalty: Death of Ada Starlight, Danzo, Sansa, and all main characters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time Limit: 3 days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cursed quest, forcing me to return to the Shadow Sect…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I laughed like a madman when I read those terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the penalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all know now ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That threatening my death isn't enough anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They've all started using the people around me to move me like a puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agaroth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Engineer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm just a piece on the board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A toy they push around however they please.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes I feel like bashing my head into a wall ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just trying to understand why they're so obsessed with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agaroth barged in uninvited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even the Engineer—who supposedly knew my every step—didn't see it coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why he scrambled to issue this mission .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gently pushed Ada aside and crawled back against the wall, eyes staring at the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could feel a hundred threads pulling at my limbs, binding me, controlling me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had no strength left to resist them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't even have a choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agaroth wants a good performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Engineer wants me back in the Shadow Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what did I want?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It doesn't matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I have no choice but to comply .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To walk the path that others have drawn for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if I don't understand where it leads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'll keep moving forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'll keep fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the very end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been a full day since Agaroth's earth-shattering appearance—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>when he used my sister's body like a disposable puppet, a tool meant only to be wielded against me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dragged me back to reality the hard way, reminding me that I had no right to the peaceful life I foolishly thought I could reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the very beginning, I was meant to run ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stumble blindly along a thorn-covered path I didn't even choose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most ironic part?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't understand any of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't know why I'm here in the future,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>nor how the novel I once wrote became reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I've been thrown into darkness ...blinded, cut off from every answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, like a blind man, I had no choice but to follow the emergency mission the system issued me…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until I find the truth I'm seeking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I left the Starlight household after reassuring Ada that everything was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I hugged my only sister .. my last remaining family ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I realized just how delicate she was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So fragile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a small bundle of flesh that could so easily be snuffed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how hard I tried to sound convincing,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew Ada didn't believe me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not after watching me fall apart less than 24 hours ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even she gave up questioning me when I fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could tell she blamed herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't want her to carry thoughts like that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I was already burdened with too much pain to carry anyone else's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After pressing one final kiss to Ada's forehead,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I left the Starlight estate with bitterness clinging to my tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really did ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To tell the person I loved most that \"everything's fine\" when I knew damn well it wasn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My next destination was the temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to prepare for the quest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed to fulfill one of its key conditions:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Requirement: Bring enough power with you'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time the system ever required me to seek outside help to complete a mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant one thing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wouldn't be going alone this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as I read that line, I thought about recruiting the strongest people I knew ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver Khan, maybe even Carmen Starlight…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But neither was an option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver was too close to the Emperor; I couldn't count on him to accompany me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carmen, I needed her to stay behind with Ada ..to protect her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for others like Phoenix, or even my sword teacher Melina…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't trust them enough to take them to a place like the Shadow Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That left me with very few options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once I reached the temple,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I entered my room and sat down on the edge of the bed ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the door wide open…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting for my guests to arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>",1323,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:12.387Z",1,"novelbin.me","2964860c51ebf04abb3650fe25f626db58984bbdaeb1f154d2404d17456e62b3","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-280","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-278",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]