[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-295":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},336632,598,"Chapter 295: Angry (1)","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-295",295,"\u003Cp>\"An angry mask… Angry?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without realizing it, Frey gave one of his signature nicknames to the strange statue with the furious expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing amid the sea of kneeling corpses, both Snow and Ghost stared at the massive figure that stood between them and the castle beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know what that thing is?\" Snow asked, eyes still fixed on Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know his brothers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey's answer was the last thing Snow expected to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brothers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On second thought, he looks more like their father… I don't remember Smiley or Sad being this big.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with Frey's cryptic nonsense—impossible to decipher—Snow gave up on extracting any useful information from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It looks dead to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost, ignoring the pair's exchange, offered his own take as he observed the statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Angry hadn't moved an inch. The hollows in his furious mask revealed nothing but blackness ... void of light or life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether it's alive or not doesn't matter. We need to enter that castle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What Frey sought was inside. He could feel it now more than ever ... the fire in his chest burning brighter, guiding him to this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let's move.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trio took their first step into the empty ring that separated the castle from the ocean of corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One step…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They moved deeper into the void between the kneeling dead and the silent fortress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's when the earth began to shake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive tremor froze them in place as Frey grinned with wild delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew it…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if some hidden mechanism had been triggered ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Angry lit up with a violet glow, and his metal body began to tremble violently, unleashing a crushing wave of aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shit…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow cursed, drawing Vermithor, as all three prepared for battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The statue pulled his giant scythe from the earth, twirling it effortlessly before assuming a battle stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait! I know your brothers!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an absurd gesture, Frey waved at Angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're not enemies!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pleaded with the massive figure before him, using logic that wouldn't convince a sane human—let alone a statue with a face carved in rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to everyone's surprise, Angry didn't move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still. Silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow and Ghost stared in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did… did that actually work?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it even possible to reason with that thing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their confusion was written all over their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey half-smiled—surprised at his own unexpected success.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that smile vanished the moment his Hawk Eyes reflected the gleam of the statue's massive scythe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He barely reacted in time ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a blink, Angry had vanished and reappeared right in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When did he get there?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey barely blocked the swing with his swords—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and was sent flying, crashing through the earth, leaving a trail of destruction behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So be it! No choice but to fight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow launched himself at Angry, unleashing a blazing star-infused aura as he swung his blade with all his might.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clash of metal echoed for miles as Angry parried the blow effortlessly, dispersing all the explosive aura in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From beneath the statue's feet, Ghost's shadows emerged...attempting to bind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with a single violent stomp, Angry shattered the ground—and Ghost's shadows along with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, wielding his scythe at blinding speed, the furious statue unleashed a barrage of devastating strikes on Snow, who struggled to defend as the earth crumbled beneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost, now in his Reaper Form, joined the fray—wielding a scythe of dark, potent aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the moment his weapon clashed with Angry's…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Too strong!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely outmatched, Ghost adjusted his stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In that case… how about this!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his fingers moving like blades, Ghost sliced through space itself—launching his strongest spatial cut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground split violently as the strike slammed into the statue's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A move that had once cleaved through nightmare creatures with ease…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn't even leave a scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All it did was force Angry to take a single, reluctant step backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Ghost finally began to understand just how much he had underestimated the power of the statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ten Thousand Steps of Shadow: Black Meteor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From behind Ghost, a dark beam erupted—crashing violently into Angry and unleashing a surge of destructive aura that shattered the ground beneath them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You damn statues all prefer to do it this way!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey had returned to the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You want a fight? Then you'll get one!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Frey, every memory of statues was a blur of endless beatings ... brutal training sessions where they had taught him how to fight, day and night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from the look of it, Angry was no different… except for one critical detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the clash went on and their strikes continued, Frey started to notice the deep, vicious wounds spreading across his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Angry wasn't playing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was truly trying to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wielding that massive scythe like it was weightless, Angry completely overpowered him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow joined as well, attacking from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the statue remained calm, effortlessly spinning its scythe to parry every attack, as if toying with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of violet aura blasted out, sending them flying—slamming face-first into the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Angry didn't stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept advancing, relentlessly tearing them apart as their blood spilled across the dirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is insane…\" Frey cursed under his breath, finally grasping the gravity of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Angry was far stronger than both Smiley and Sad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't even fighting seriously… and yet Frey could tell—his power was at least on par with Maekar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden blow snapped Frey out of his daze .. blood spraying from his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"FREY!!\" Snow shouted in horror as he saw Frey's right hand fly through the air, severed cleanly by Angry's scythe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand hit the ground—along with the Dark Sister—just as Angry raised his weapon again, this time aiming for Frey's neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Void Step!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow appeared between them at the last second, his body flaring with blinding light as he shoved Angry back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cosmic Formation!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unleashing his most powerful attack, Snow's explosive aura clashed with Angry's scythe in a cataclysmic burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collision sent shockwaves tearing through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow's nuclear strike hit Angry head-on—blasting the statue backward, carving deep trenches through the ground as he skidded across it, struggling to stay upright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow's strongest move had finally pushed the statue back a few meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was all it did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn't even a scratch on its armored body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing the overwhelming power gap, Snow conjured a massive wall of ice between them and the statue, then fled—rushing back to Frey and Ghost, who had already begun retreating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey, barely able to think clearly, clutched his severed arm—still in shock from how close he had come to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three of them knew now ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death was the only thing waiting for them in this fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, they ran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Angry chased after them at terrifying speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They leapt, dodged, and rolled between the kneeling corpses—now turning to dust underfoot—desperate to escape the statue's reaping scythe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was faster. Far faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were certain he'd strike them down at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then… he didn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Collapsed between the skeletons, the three of them stared in disbelief as Angry froze in place—his scythe just centimeters from Frey's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The statue stared at them, glowing with violet light from the slits of its mask…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then slowly lowered his weapon…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And began walking back—step by step—toward his original position.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back to where it had all started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What… just happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey asked, breathless, struggling to understand why the statue had suddenly retreated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow and Ghost were just as baffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his golden eyes, Snow was the first to notice something strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down at the ground beneath their feet…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're outside the circle…\" he said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the others heard him clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're right…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had run without thinking ...and unknowingly stepped outside the circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the moment they did…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He stopped.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey finally understood the mechanism behind the statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would never attack unless someone stepped onto the forbidden ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words… that circular space surrounding the castle ...\u003C\u002Fp>",1353,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:12.387Z",1,"novelbin.me","e0bbbca9598aaf606682834e35479d9f97f2e5aba1d49da4b020916bcb3d807e","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-296","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-294",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]