[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-400":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},336980,598,"Chapter 400: Sansa vs Adriana","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-400",400,"\u003Cp>The Witch’s Game would never be complete...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless the witch herself took part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That had always been the unspoken rule.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it seemed the Witch’s battle... was already over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hovering in the sky beside the red gate...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beatrice, inside Adriana’s body, let out a sigh of disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sansa Valerion... is that really all you’ve got?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face showed clear disappointment as she stared down at Sansa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl lay inside a massive crater of destruction, her body broken and drenched in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had lost—completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana had overwhelmed her with a terrifying gap in power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t expect you to be this weak. What happened to the strength you once showed me? The terrifying shadows that once struck fear into the fiercest of Nightmare Creatures?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For years, Beatrice had lived inside the temple, using Adriana’s body as a vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, Beatrice had lived among Frey and his companions for nearly two years now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them all, Sansa had always caught her interest—the girl’s demonic power was unique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you holding back because I’m your friend? Kihihihi... You’re breaking my tiny little heart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana laughed loudly as Sansa slowly pushed herself up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut that damn mouth of yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at her battered body and the wounds she had sustained just from exchanging attacks...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa realized that winning this battle was almost impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’If I could still control my power like before... I could have beaten her.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was no longer possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The will of the demon seed inside her—the one that once helped her wield that power—was long gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Adriana was the weakest of Beatrice’s puppets... she was still far too powerful for Sansa now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing this, the princess gritted her teeth and tried once more to summon her strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive shadow formed beneath her feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trying again? Sorry, darling... but your shadows are too weak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a wave of her hand...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana summoned dozens of celestial spheres once more, releasing a tremendous pressure that made Sansa flinch instinctively.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know I can’t fight like that demon did...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wild and violent combat style was gone—buried somewhere deep inside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I’m not a demon. I’m human. So I’ll fight like a human!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gathering her shadow around her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The darkness slowly crawled across her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa was trying something... something that made Adriana narrow her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you trying to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of attacking with the shadow ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa wrapped it around herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She focused intensely, trying to recall a memory that had once captivated her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This... this is the way I want to fight. Just like her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like the girl who had once wrapped her power around herself, forming a pure white shield of ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the shadows tightened around Sansa’s body, forming a similar—but darker—armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure in the battlefield shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, after pouring everything she had, Sansa reached that form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using her power to create armor around herself, she now looked entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Seris’s ninja-like form, Sansa’s was something else entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jet-black armor clung to her body, forming a pair of wings and a crown of horns rising above her head and dark hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked exactly like...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Demon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana burst out laughing as she watched the dramatic transformation unfold before her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said you’d fight like a human, yet now you take on a form that resembles a demon... What a delicious contradiction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring her laughter ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa stomped the ground with force and shot toward her opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was eager to test her new power as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana immediately bombarded her with dozens of flaming projectiles using her celestial spheres—but Sansa deflected them effortlessly, her wings wrapping around her in defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, reaching out her hand toward Adriana ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within seconds, a massive shadowy hand formed and lunged forward, trying to consume the witch entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the giant hand came to a sudden halt as it slammed into a thin barrier that had manifested just in time. Adriana twirled her staff with a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crush her for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Responding to her command ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A giant foot materialized in the sky and came crashing down on Sansa’s head, aiming to flatten her into the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Sansa, acting on pure instinct, conjured dozens of black tendrils that shot out from her back like magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tendrils instantly wrapped around the descending foot, halting it completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And like serpents, they slithered upward, coiling tighter until the entire construct exploded into pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without pause, Sansa redirected the tendrils to attack Adriana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as they closed in ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana began teleporting, vanishing and reappearing each time just before impact, effortlessly dodging the attacks as she flew through the air, laughing all the while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How wonderful! Your strength has grown so much!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She continued to taunt and toy with Sansa, who said nothing in return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess pursued her relentlessly, determined to end the fight as fast as possible—especially as she began to feel something odd: the shadows building up inside her body, giving her an unsettling feeling she couldn’t ignore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill her for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flick of her wrist ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality twisted once again around Adriana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a surreal shift, dozens of magical cannons and firearms manifested out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All aimed directly at Sansa, surrounding her completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And without warning...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They opened fire in unison, unleashing a relentless barrage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa had no choice but to wrap her wings tightly around herself, bracing for impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana, on the other hand, was clearly enjoying herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even after boosting your power like this, the gap between us is still immense, dear Sansa.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trapped in a hellish storm of gunfire ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa was at the mercy of the witch, who was merely playing with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At this rate, you really will die here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With another motion of her hand, swords and spears materialized alongside the firearms, pointing at Sansa from all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s end this game before it gets boring.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that playful grin on her face, Beatrice, from within Adriana’s body, prepared to bring the battle to its conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa Valerion vs. Adriana...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle was about to enter its final stage.\u003C\u002Fp>",1027,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.347Z","2026-06-01T04:30:13.202Z",1,"novelbin.me","dd3a9a56eb73ad39ba5d61e7b19c5a01d9cad0d3b23c7485d778c2a264652841","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-94","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-93",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]