[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-356":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},336896,598,"Chapter 356: The last survivor","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-356",356,"\u003Cp>\"Void ste...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could activate his skill, he was immediately stopped ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>by two figures appearing at the exact same moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s no point in what you’re trying to do... Snow Lionheart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m getting real tired of babysitting you suicidal bastard’s. Can’t any of you just sit still for once?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost stood directly in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danzo had appeared behind, wrapping him in a physical lock with his overwhelming strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow found himself completely trapped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not happening.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danzo smirked, tightening his grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can hold this skinny body of yours all day long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t want to hurt you both...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow spoke coldly as his body began to emit more and more aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost and Danzo both knew just how strong the Church’s champion could be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But neither of them backed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s enough, Snow Lionheart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hand landed on Snow’s shoulder—appearing out of thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix had stepped in to end the battle before it began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go ahead. Try. But tell me, Church Hero—do you really think you can overpower everyone here on your own?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, face to face with Phoenix...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow stood frozen in place as conflicting thoughts clashed within his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Set your priorities straight, Snow Lionheart... don’t make a decision you’ll regret for the rest of your life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said nothing, but slowly withdrew his aura. At last, he yielded—forcing Danzo to release him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A choice I won’t regret...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sitting down quietly, unmoving, Snow couldn’t help but question whether any of the options before him were truly the right one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep within his heart, he felt that no matter what he chose, regret would follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For in a land like this, there was no such thing as a \"right\" or \"wrong\" answer—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>not when they were lost in a hostile continent, with no clue how to return home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was about to change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the tension finally began to ease and silence fell once more...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seris Moonlight stepped forward, holding a strange-looking object in her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About the portals... and a way home,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think we may have found something useful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Together with Sansa and Adriana, Seris presented the artifact they’d discovered when they were first teleported here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix took the object—which resembled a metallic orb—and examined it curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this what I think it is...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A magic map!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina spoke up immediately upon seeing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These kinds of artifacts often contain miniature constructs—used to identify places and chart locations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you activate it?\" Phoenix asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina nodded eagerly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can. It only needs a little magic to work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Infusing her aura into the orb, Selina unlocked the intricate magical seals. The orb reacted instantly, glowing softly as a series of light circles emerged and stabilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive three-dimensional projection burst forth into the air above them—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a living map, fully rendered in vibrant detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every elite student present stared up in awe, the full expanse of the Ultras Continent now reflected in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The entire continent... it’s all here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The map was incredibly detailed—showing even cities and landmarks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Selina’s focus narrowed on one particular feature:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White spires scattered across the map in key locations...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teleportation gates...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their only path out of this hellish land now stood clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were many gates, but most of them were located deep within major cities—cities of the High Blood, naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What caught Selina’s attention, however, was one gate near their current location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ancient portal, hidden within an isolated mountain region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can escape...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selina muttered without realizing, a glimmer of hope spreading across the weary faces of the elite students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we can reach that gate... I can bring us back home!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pointed to the portal, which was roughly a hundred kilometers away, buried in the mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the students had a clear direction, instead of aimless wandering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well done, Seris Moonlight. But how exactly did you find this artifact?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix asked, not fully convinced it was mere luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Credit goes to Adriana. She discovered it before we met.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seris gestured toward Adriana, who shrank in place as all eyes turned to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-It was just luck...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana mumbled nervously, but Phoenix shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be proud of yourself, Adriana. That ’luck’ may have just saved all of us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then turned back toward Selina, who was still analyzing the map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s the likelihood this map is fake?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Impossible,\" Selina replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s a magical signature embedded in the artifact—it was created long ago. There’s no way it’s a forgery.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reassured by her words, a sense of cautious optimism returned to the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then let’s move! We’ve wasted enough time already!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarite exclaimed, unable to contain her excitement to leave this cursed place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Sansa quickly cut her off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Move? To where?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess—silent for most of the conversation—chose this moment to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There’s still one person who hasn’t arrived. Did you forget? We’re not leaving without him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words were firm. Scarite frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey Starlight...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone believed that the final survivor could only be Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some weren’t thrilled about staying behind just for one person, but their voices were too weak to challenge the decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The princess is right. We’re not moving until he gets here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix’s declaration left no room for argument—especially when even Prince Aegon himself said nothing in protest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, everyone chose to wait for Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Selina—more than anyone—couldn’t bring herself to say a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She simply stared at them in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was the only one who knew the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But recklessly speaking it aloud... wasn’t an option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey Starlight might already be dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he wasn’t the final survivor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had seen it with her own eyes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey had forcibly interrupted his own teleportation, staying behind alone, surrounded by the Ultras army... and the witch who accompanied them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, he didn’t carry her mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had erased it himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey was powerful ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but not powerful enough to survive that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, whoever the last marked survivor was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it wasn’t Frey Starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was what Selina wanted to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she kept it to herself—until the very end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final survivor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one bearing the last mark...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t a boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A lone figure who found herself trapped in a region under constant attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clana Starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one everyone believed was waiting for rescue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a body battered and broken, riddled with deep gashes, her once-white hair now stained crimson with blood ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had burned through all five of her stars, draining every last drop of aura as she unleashed the full extent of her Stardust Style just to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how many enemies she cut down...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>more kept coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her sword had lost its edge, no longer able to hold up under the relentless assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrounded by yet another wave of Ultras who had pursued her for days on end—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clana had finally reached her limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this is the end...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The endless chase had prevented her from ever reaching the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the mark had pointed to their location—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they were far too far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, as dozens of rabid Ultras reached for her—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clana raised her sword to her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had chosen to take her own life ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>rather than be raped by the hands of monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Accepting her fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ready for death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was prepared to die ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but in the end, everyone else died instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Collapsing in place, unable to stand ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clana’s eyes widened in disbelief at the storm of dark slashes that erupted all around her, tearing the Ultras to pieces in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a phantom...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he appeared ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in the center of the blood-drenched battlefield, staring down at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among all the elite students...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was the only one without a mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like that. .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the last two survivors of the elite class stood reunited.\u003C\u002Fp>",1323,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.347Z","2026-06-01T04:30:13.202Z",1,"novelbin.me","7b2e7d4c61ae1c076a0ecbf9523ef2a584b70c793bc2669c2ad158d5efc1c6d6","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-357","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-53",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]