[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-399":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},336977,598,"Chapter 399: Snow Lionheart vs V","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-399",399,"\u003Cp>The Witch’s Game Was Nearing Its End.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone who had witnessed the brutal battles unfolding could sense it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Elite Class—after securing victory in many of their individual duels—had gained a bit of breathing room, unaware that a massive army had once been lying in wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was Frey Starlight alone who held that army at bay .. facing Mergo in a hidden battle no one else even knew had taken place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what Frey did was not victory. It was merely a delay ... buying them time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thousand soldiers he faced were only the vanguard, the frontlines of just one region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were still three other regions, each dispatching an army of equal—or greater—strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they were coming... for him and his friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Led by the remaining Ultras and Hollow, these armies crept closer to the center, slowly encircling Frey and the others who had earned only a few precious minutes with their final desperate stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among all the elite students, Frey’s closest friends were still locked in battle with their opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And perhaps the fiercest fight of all was the one between Snow Lionheart, the Empire’s champion...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...and the masked warrior V, the Ultras’ greatest hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was no battle between heroes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a clash of monsters, raging wildly against one another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow had invoked his War King Form, a state that drove him into a bloodthirsty frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While V unleashed a transformation of his own—The Berserker Form—a jet-black armor spiraling around him as his eyes turned pure white, hollow and insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their screams shook the earth, echoing alongside the violent clashes between Moonlight Edge and Vermithor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To withstand V’s black flames, Snow was forced to wield every element at his disposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, the fight remained barely balanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V’s fire was unlike anything else—it burned everything, even Aura itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Add to that the Moonlight Edge’s strange Aura, capable of erasing all other energies...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And V’s offensive power became something beyond comprehension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for Snow’s War King Form and the Vermithor reinforcing his body, he wouldn’t have lasted a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was far stronger than the last time they fought—yet still unable to overcome V.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very idea infuriated him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, with all his might, he began tearing through the flames using his masterful technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Fourth Sword: The World-Severer!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empowered by Stellar Aura, Snow sliced through the dark fire, sending a wave of pure energy that split it in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing it wasn’t enough, he used the technique again. And again. And again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over and over, World-Severer roared through the battlefield, slowly gaining ground against the undying inferno.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But V didn’t stand idle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Snow pushed forward, the masked warrior rushed him, gathering the scattered black flames into a giant flaming skull—its maw opening wide to devour him whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You won’t beat me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V’s offense was monstrous, even if his defense was weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the jet-black armor coiling around him covered that weakness, making him almost impossible to injure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Absolute Zero!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summoning all his Aura, white fire born from pure frost gathered at the edge of Vermithor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive ice cannon surged forth, colliding with the skull of black fire—both forces swallowing each other whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V’s flames were stronger, but Snow had bought just enough time to escape the blast using his Void Step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Activating it again, he reappeared beside V, sword blazing with the most powerful form of Stellar Aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their blades clashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again. And again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blow after blow, they fought at insane speed, like demons in human skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V’s attack power was undeniably stronger—but Snow was far faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harnessing his multitude of elements, he fought with a fluid, adaptive style, granting him a freedom his enemies lacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when combined with his overwhelming War King Form, Snow stood as V’s equal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minutes passed. The two exchanged a torrent of strikes, shattering the earth, tearing through mountains—obliterating everything in their path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had reached a stalemate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how hard they fought, neither could gain the upper hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They could only keep attacking until one of them fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no thoughts in their minds anymore—only instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies had become machines programmed for one purpose: kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the last breath, to the final heartbeat .. they would fight to the death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storm of swords engulfed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their battle had become a war of pure Aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow’s elemental storm and V’s abyssal fire collided like natural disasters... earthquakes of power that never ceased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won’t lose!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They both screamed with the same raw fury... again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won’t lose to him!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For both Snow and V...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the pinnacle of the lands they came from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victory for one meant dominion for an entire continent over another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so—defeat was no longer an option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how brutally they clashed, no matter how much blood they lost...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither of them could gain the upper hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were perfectly matched—an even duel that pushed both to their absolute limits, devouring their strength at a dangerous pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And both knew it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle was heading toward a dead end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why won’t this son of a bitch fall?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They thought the same thing at the same time, unleashing even fiercer attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One wielded the Blessing of the Lightbringer, a divine gift that elevated him far above his peers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other, a demonic contract with one of the world’s most powerful devils, paired with a raw talent that stood at the very peak of all Ultras since their rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monsters like these couldn’t be defeated by anything less than monsters of equal caliber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minutes passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battlefield turned crimson with their blood, soaking the ground without pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vermithor was filled with divine power—an energy that allowed Snow’s body to regenerate after each devastating blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V, on the other hand, was accumulating damage, yet the masked warrior never stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, both fighters’ vision began to blur. They had unleashed powers that shouldn’t exist in beings of their level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had to end... Now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tapping into the last of his demonic strength, V allowed the dark flames to engulf him completely, transforming him into something no longer human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a dam bursting, black fire erupted outward in a wave of annihilation, swallowing the battlefield and extending for kilometers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow immediately leapt into the sky, fleeing the encroaching inferno.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re not going anywhere!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flick of his hand, V commanded the black fire to rise into the heavens—threatening to consume the sky itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow looked like an insect in the face of this hellish tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames that threatened to burn him alive at any second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suspended in the sky, he raised his blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow roared, fusing all his elements into a singular Aura that shifted in color again and again—until it swelled with terrifying pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with all his might, he swung his sword downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grand Cosmic Formation!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His strongest attack—an explosive wave of nuclear force—descended like a star into the heart of V’s black flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two cataclysmic forces collided in the skies, unleashing an apocalyptic blast that rocked the entire region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after a long, drawn-out clash, something unbelievable happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both attacks pierced through each other, shattering space and time in their wake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V’s flames struck Snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow’s Grand Cosmic Formation detonated upon V.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no more aura left to defend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No power remaining to resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had no choice but to endure the incoming destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, both of them fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crashing violently to the ground, their bodies shattered by the very attacks they had unleashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a catastrophic end to a battle that had brought nothing but devastation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buried beneath the wreckage...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V was the first to move, barely conscious as he threw a shattered scream into the air, gasping for breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agonizing pain wracked his body—Snow’s slash had cut clean through him, from shoulder to abdomen, nearly splitting him in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t even stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He collapsed instantly, his body writhing in unbearable pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The slash wasn’t his only wound .. his entire body had collapsed under the might of Grand Cosmic Formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lying face down, V fought the agony with all he had, searching for his opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took only a few seconds before he found him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow Lionheart was in no better shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was charred black, his flesh scorched so thoroughly by the dark flames that his face was barely recognizable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His injuries were immense, enough to leave him unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was even more terrifying was that some of V’s dark fire had embedded itself into Snow’s left arm, still eating away at him from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for Vermithor struggling to suppress the corruption, Snow would have already been dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black fire didn’t stop even after hitting its target—it still burned, crawling slowly toward Snow’s motionless body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the last flicker of awareness, V manipulated the lingering flames, directing them toward his enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His broken mask finally gave way, revealing a bloodied grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came the laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>V laughed like a madman before finally passing out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Burn in hell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that, he collapsed too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even to the end, they had remained equals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But V’s crawling fire...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was about to break the stalemate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow’s War King Form had already faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defenseless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the black flames were about to consume him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hero of the Empire was on the verge of death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just before the flames could reach him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hail of arrows fell from above, bombarding the ground and scattering the black fire, forcing it to shift away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Lara Croft leapt gracefully into the battlefield, rushing straight toward the fallen Snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she reached him, Lara couldn’t stop herself from gasping in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring down at the scorched, barely recognizable body of Snow Lionheart...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood frozen in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black fire was still crawling across his left arm, trying to consume the rest of his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, Lara cut off his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll be okay... you’ll be okay... you’re not going to die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Snow strapped to her back, she dashed away, weaving through the flames with remarkable agility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, she hadn’t completely left the battlefield—just far enough to stay clear of their overwhelming attacks. She had watched everything from afar, using her sniper’s scope to observe from extreme distances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in a battle between monsters like V and Snow, her abilities were useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t die on me, Snow... please don’t die in my arms...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind had gone completely blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying Vermithar in her hands, with Snow on her back...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only sign of life was the faint pulse she could feel from him. It was the only thing telling her he was still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once they were far enough from the battlefield ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lara stopped the bleeding from his severed arm and placed the sword back onto his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vermithor’s light began healing him instantly, but his condition was horrifying—his face completely charred beyond recognition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had never seen anyone survive injuries like that before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was terrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trapped in the barren lands of the Ultras...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vermithor’s sacred light was her only hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, she sat there... helpless... unsure what to do, while Snow writhed in agony beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow Lionheart vs. V...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle had ended in a draw—one that tasted like defeat for the Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shockwaves of their clash could be felt kilometers away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the final round of the Witch’s Game... was still far from over.\u003C\u002Fp>",1927,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.347Z","2026-06-01T04:30:13.202Z",1,"novelbin.me","5d2fbe4186fe7df5143ac029260380f95a457274fd76f6a4139772e32a76f37f","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-92","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-398",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]