[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-405":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},336692,598,"Chapter 405: Last Stand (1)","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-405",405,"\u003Cp>– Frey Starlight’s POV –\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This chase was nearing its end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing there, I looked at Danzo, unconscious, while Ghost poured every ounce of his medical knowledge into treating him as best he could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The deeper he examined Danzo’s body, the more he realized the extent of the damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was injured so severely that Ghost struggled to even locate a single intact part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bruises, fractures, and trauma covered every inch of his body. His aura core had been shattered, along with every single pathway that carried it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some areas were worse than others .. his legs, in particular, were nearly destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost had probably already figured it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danzo was paralyzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But still alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood motionless, watching it all unfold as if time had slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every second dragged on, heavier than the one before, as my mind spiraled toward a dead end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s the solution?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was I supposed to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The question echoed relentlessly in my head as I found myself surrounded from every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Save, or kill Danzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That phrase repeated in my mind again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In just those few short minutes, I had already gone through dozens of potential outcomes .. desperately trying to find a way out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how I twisted it, no matter how many angles I explored...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mind always brought me back to the same conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t save him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew it better than anyone—because I understood exactly what a complete Demon Seed truly meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike its prototype, the full seed fuses entirely with the host’s body, turning them into a demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, it can’t be removed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only way to deal with it... is to kill the host.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I couldn’t bring myself to accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why... why in all the hells would they implant something this rare inside Danzo?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of fury boiled within me, tangled with pain and disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gvardiol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That bastard did this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this part of his plan from the start?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To place this trap inside one of us? But who even is he? And why Danzo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why—of all people—did it have to be him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve been through so much in this world. Killing strangers isn’t something that fazes me anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quietly, I sat down on the ground, utterly drained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muttering the bitter truth under my breath, over and over:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re telling me I have to kill him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these very hands...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kill the person I went through hell and back to save?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Am I really fated to be chained to this cursed path until the end?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve fought. I’ve struggled. I gave everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t leave a single stone unturned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ran like a madman through every possible road, thinking I was choosing my own destiny...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All this time—I’ve been dancing in the palm of his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, I’ve landed exactly where he wanted me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the very beginning... I was never truly free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when I gave up ... when I tried to end it all and die .. he didn’t let me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter what I chose, it always led to their desired outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now here I am...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being forced to kill Danzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kill him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring down at his battered face, unconscious and broken...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just couldn’t accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, I couldn’t find an answer either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I collapsed, unable to move forward, unable to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mind simply shut down ..overwhelmed by the unscalable wall of fate that had robbed me of every choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Powerless, I had no idea what to do anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drowning in despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was like a fallen star, drifting alone through the vast void of existence... swept away by the current of fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost’s voice was the only thing that dragged me back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at him with an empty, blank face...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I saw my friend staring at me in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s wrong with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I responded faintly, not even aware of my surroundings. Ghost clearly couldn’t comprehend what I was going through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve called your name several times. You just sat there staring into space. Pull yourself together, man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had Danzo slung over his back and motioned with his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re not out of this yet. We still have to find the others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until then .. I need you at your best!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite his usual cold demeanor, Ghost had shown more emotion than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steadying myself, I rose once more .. fully aware that this wasn’t over yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re right... sorry. I just lost it for a moment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was far too soon to collapse... or surrender to despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were still others out there I needed to worry about. Besides, the final quest had given me a one-month deadline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shouldn’t rush to conclusions or assume the worst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had to be a way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I’d find it ... no matter the cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll carry him. You lead the way to the others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking Danzo from Ghost, I slung my injured friend over my back after equipping the new armor Ghost had given me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the moment I lifted him... I realized just how light Danzo had become.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this state, he was a shadow of the friend I once knew. A miserable, broken shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I didn’t let those thoughts consume me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing all other emotions aside, I focused solely on survival .. and saving whoever could still be saved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until then, nothing else mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the same speed we’d arrived, we dashed out of the cave at full sprint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the witch’s mark, Ghost led the way toward the others .. somewhere amidst the remnants of the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soaring through the air amidst a trail of blazing flame, Phoenix cursed under his breath, holding Seris in his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already lost consciousness .. worn out from her battle with Baylor Moonlight, and drained by the raw power she’d unleashed from a body that wasn’t ready for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn’t what made Phoenix curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heightened senses had always been reliable when it came to sensing incoming danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time was no different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the one-on-one fights had ended... the witch’s game wasn’t over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ultras armies were still closing in .. surrounding them from all sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had gained a little time when Frey Starlight single-handedly held off one of the advancing forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that... was just the vanguard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the real storm was coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An overwhelming number of enemies were marching in fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them were powerful warriors .. even Hollows who had once faced off against Maekar’s army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing the scale of the threat heading their way...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix Sunlight found himself unable to make a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had always trusted in his strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, he couldn’t even guarantee the safety of those under his care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially not the girl he held in his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since it was revealed that the red portal was a trap .. they had no way back home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly aware of where he was, Phoenix realized he had instinctively returned to the site of the red gate while trying to locate the other students through the witch’s mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And without warning, he dove toward the location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The area was in ruins—a clear sign that a fierce battle had taken place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Phoenix couldn’t detect any active marks nearby, which meant the student who’d been here was either gone... or dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Descending to the ground, still carrying Seris...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened the moment he noticed something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill ran down his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gently laying Seris on the ground, Phoenix rushed over to the two lifeless bodies nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first belonged to Adriana ... the shy girl who had traveled with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was lying in a pool of blood, riddled with countless holes across her mangled body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Phoenix couldn’t look away from the second figure sprawled beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than Princess Sansa Valerion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dropping to his knees beside her, he stared blankly, unable to process the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body had already gone cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood had clotted and dried. Her skin had turned pale—unnaturally so, as if drained of all color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes were still wide open, lifeless and glassy as they stared up at the empty sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On her chest...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gaping, blood-soaked crater marked where she had been struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brutal attack had caved in her torso and obliterated her internal organs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was precise—merciless—designed to destroy her heart and everything around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With trembling fingers...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix gently closed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face twisted with pain as he clenched his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had died in the worst way imaginable .. right next to Adriana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa’s condition was so awful... he had barely recognized her at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of battle could’ve left her like this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So pale...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her once-golden hair now bleached white, tinged with ashen gray...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, without warning...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four more figures suddenly appeared at the scene, brought there by the witch’s mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aegon Valerion’s group had finally arrived .. at the very place where the earlier battles had begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemon, Dawn, and Selena were with him, each in varying condition.\u003C\u002Fp>",1538,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:12.387Z",1,"novelbin.me","123329a93d2f676d84f94f2621c4cda301bd624c4ab715fc2abec3d35bd56d4b","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-406","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-404",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]