[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-390":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},336959,598,"Chapter 390 - 1 vs 1000 (3)","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-390",390,"\u003Cp>\"Ten Thousand Steps of Shadow: Mirage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the blink of an eye, a thousand shadow clones struck him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their blades tore through his flesh with terrifying ease—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same flesh Ragna had failed to even scratch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lawrence let out a monstrous howl,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but his body regenerated at a terrifying pace—morphing into something even more grotesque and hideous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spewing dozens of red tendrils, the ghoul lashed out wildly ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Destroying the battlefield, uncaring of friend or foe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those tendrils were unbelievably fast and devastating ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything they touched was reduced to nothing more than bloody pulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I found myself charging toward him once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wielding both of my swords, I tore through those filthy tendrils at lightning speed ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His black blood splattering and mixing with the red of his own soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I kept cutting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lawrence kept screaming ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time his body changed, twisting into new, horrifying shapes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned into a grotesque form covered in dozens of mouths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the ghoul tried to devour me—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, he succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His many maws clamped shut around me, unleashing a terrifying crunch that echoed across the battlefield...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than a second, dozens of violet arcs exploded from within those gaping maws—ripping them into countless shreds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With bloodshot eyes, I lunged at the ghoul once more, cutting him into ribbons again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black blood poured from Lawrence’s body, but each time, he regenerated—adopting a new form to clash with me once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That monstrous smile of his never wavered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept howling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of fists and massive mouths formed around him as the ghoul attacked from every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lawrence... wasn’t ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was one of the hybrid demons with the highest purity among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike others like Gvardiol or Mirgo, who were half-demon, half-human—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lawrence was more like 80% demon... and only 20% man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made him a true monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deadly threat with near-instantaneous regeneration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A difficult opponent, no doubt—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t matter to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His attacks left me with countless wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that only made him grin wider, tasting my blood with delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you happy just because you managed to wound me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked coldly, murderous intent pouring from my voice as I resumed slicing him apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re not the only one who can regenerate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, my body was drenched in blood ..wounded and broken, every breath weighing me down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next second—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those grotesque wounds began to heal on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I increased my assault speed several times over, trying to turn him into nothing but minced flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow Adaptation: 3\u002F7\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phase One: Adapt to the enemy’s style and counterattack regardless of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phase Two: Extreme regeneration—perfect cellular reconstruction using the user’s Aura to rebuild the body again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phase Three: ???\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think I’m finally starting to understand this ability...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a bloody smile, I fought like a madman, caring little for what might happen to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s see who’s faster!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I fired arc after arc of dark energy like a lunatic ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tearing the ghoul’s body apart without pause, forcing his black blood to spill endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My blades... or that ridiculous regeneration of yours!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Lawrence and I screamed as we launched ourselves at one another again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A roaring monster over six meters tall—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Versus one man, who carved through his flesh without end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth shook beneath us as his giant mouths kept trying to devour me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And each time I cut him, Lawrence grew even larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thunderous roar that shook the sky, the ghoul hurled me away with all his might—uncaring for the soldiers caught in his rampage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, I kept leaping, dodging, slashing—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark Aura bursting nonstop from my blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again and again, I tore into that nearly immortal body of his with overwhelming speed and unrelenting power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After attacking me from all sides with his monstrous mouths and giant tendrils—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lawrence realized he was at a serious disadvantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s when he bellowed with all the rage he could muster:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attack him!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of you!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He commanded the last of his remaining soldiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all powerful captains—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ones who had fled earlier, too afraid of getting caught in the ghoul’s slaughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now... he was summoning them back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But... sir...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some hesitated, but Lawrence let out a louder roar as he kept attacking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill him now or I’ll kill you myself!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His bloodthirsty killing intent fell upon them like a curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the next moment, the last of the Ultras charged—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rushing into the battlefield now covered in gaping maws and slicing tendrils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their swords burned with Aura as they closed in, surrounding me alongside the tendrils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them were ranked above S ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making it nearly impossible to hold them off while still dealing with Lawrence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! ×10!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I found myself fending off all of them at once .. Countering with a storm of blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of Lawrence’s tendrils slipped right through his own soldiers,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killing them in the process,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And tore into the right side of my body without warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept attacking,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Completely indifferent to his troops—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using them as disposable meat shields to distract me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they screamed in horror, faces twisted by fear, I was assaulted from every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I managed to block many attacks ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But far too many made it through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood gushed from every wound,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My organs nearly spilling out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The damage was catastrophic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep, devastating wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their swords pierced my flesh—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And through them... Lawrence attacked as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt my body begin to fall,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly tipping backward—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until I collapsed toward the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just before my back could hit the bloodstained, filthy ground ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I somehow caught myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mere centimeters from the earth soaked in gore and filth...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I forced my body to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eyes bloodshot, body torn open by blades and tendrils that had pierced me endlessly...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pushed forward, dragging myself upright once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... won’t fall!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won’t lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won’t fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won’t allow it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not while those images flash before my eyes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The image of Danzo, bleeding just as much—if not more—somewhere far from here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won’t fall!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a defiant scream, I spread both my blades wide, forcing them all back as violet lines surged across my torn body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ignition!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than a second ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darkness swallowed the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the next moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A torrent of violet Aura erupted, engulfing the entire battlefield in an explosion that incinerated both the Ultras and Lawrence behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive pillar of Aura soared skyward, shaking the ground and obliterating the last remnants of the Ultras ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tearing away a large chunk of Lawrence’s body, Forcing a monstrous scream from his throat as he leapt away from the blast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could land—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I crashed into him like a falling meteor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re not going anywhere!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With both swords in hand, I swung at full force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ripping through his filthy flesh again and again—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My screams mixed with his agonized roars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to strike with his tendrils—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I severed them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Him along with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing atop his broken body,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I kept slashing, kept tearing him apart—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My strikes far outpaced his vaunted regeneration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within less than a minute ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ghoul’s monstrous body finally burst apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Revealing the scrawny young man squirming at my feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood over a pool of red and black blood,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body ruined, my breath ragged...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared down at Lawrence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now screaming in fear—muttering incoherent words between broken sobs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arms... gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His legs... gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ghoul...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couldn’t regenerate anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aya... ayayayayayaya!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The filthy demon wailed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shriek that pierced my skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So without hesitation ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I severed his head with a single slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting his final blood soak the cursed soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s it... hooofff... the end...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I staggered, barely able to stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaning on my swords,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dragged myself through the field of corpses and rivers of blood...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Away from the pit of hellfire and ruin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I walked on,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body broken—my soul drained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have to reach them...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to move faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have to get to him...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danzo...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have to help him...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could barely see ahead ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staggering... exhausted... shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’d made it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I killed a thousand men...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I did it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I really did it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to steady myself...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That fleeting feeling of salvation didn’t last long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the moment I killed a thousand men ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slammed headfirst into the next wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stopped in my tracks—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My face worn, my eyes disbelieving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the old man standing in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tattered robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old man who stared at me just as disbelieving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What... are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked—his hand resting atop the hilt of his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sooner had I survived my brutal war...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Than they threw me, without mercy, into the next one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Mirgo,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lord of the Dark Hive...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An Ultras Lord standing between me...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the ones I had to reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This life...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kept cornering me from every side ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even to the very end.\u003C\u002Fp>",1546,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.347Z","2026-06-01T04:30:13.202Z",1,"novelbin.me","0746f90f9262a6ea67265621cb2758a4e104991db9205fa0246aae1ddb0e3207","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-83","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-82",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]