[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-418":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},336705,598,"Chapter 418: The Last Stand (2)","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-418",418,"\u003Cp>Sansa Valerion’s new demonic instincts shouldn’t have cared about someone like Frey, who seemed like an insect compared to her when she stood there above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But despite that ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey had been staring up at her just a second ago...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the very next moment, Sansa vanished from the sky, leaving the battle behind her. She emerged from the shadows below, suddenly standing right in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Face to face with the demonic princess, the first thing that caught his attention was the pair of long horns that now made her the same height as him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her appearance was the least of his concerns right now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess, too, gazed at him in silence. Unlike her, however, Frey was still the same person .. the same familiar face she had always known ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that alone made her suppress her monstrous instincts, regaining a sense of reality and remembering their situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sansa...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grabbing her slender yet incredibly sturdy shoulders ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey wasted no time getting to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need your power.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, a smile unconsciously returned to Sansa’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow... is that all you have to say to me right now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a faint chuckle, she pointed to the dark horns sprouting from the top of her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look... I’m a demon now. Maybe you should be a little more cautious about getting this close to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, a hint of a frown crossed Frey’s face, but he said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite everything, Sansa could clearly read the emotions written across his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her senses and awareness of reality had grown incredibly sharp .. especially now that she had become a demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already noticed the reactions of the Elite Class members to her new form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though she was one of them, their gazes revealed a complex mix of emotions:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear. Disgust. Even hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of it directed at her new demonic nature. It was expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sansa they knew—the human Sansa—had been their comrade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this demonic Sansa... the princess knew full well that if she returned to the Empire, no human would welcome her after what she had become.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had already been met with discrimination by those who learned of her powers when she merely possessed demonic abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t hard to imagine their reactions now that she had fully turned into a demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without even realizing it, Sansa no longer saw the Empire as her home. This was why her instincts had driven her to fight with such unrestrained brutality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somewhere deep inside, perhaps she simply wanted to fight and die here... to bury the filthy form she had become.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But despite all of that, Frey was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after she had turned into a creature all humans despised without exception, he still looked at her the same way he always had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the only reason she had left the battle above and descended to him now, of all people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey was crazy, a little strange compared to other humans. This was expected of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, without grand speeches or dramatic declarations ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey had drawn the princess to him with nothing but the expression on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa made her decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll help you. But I’m warning you—they won’t leave us alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning with that same smile, Sansa stood in front, facing Beatrice and Gavid, who were closing in to attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Frey wasn’t too concerned about them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s fine. We’ll handle it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey urged the princess to stay close to him. As a result ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only Gavid Lindman charged in for close combat, while Beatrice continued bombarding them from a distance, refusing to take another step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anti-Magic Field: Activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he activated it, the area around Frey became an anti-magic zone, forcing Beatrice to keep her distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you stay close to me, that witch won’t come near. That leaves Lindman as your only concern!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey shouted, trying to keep up with Sansa as she rushed forward to clash with Gavid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was little need for him to worry. Sansa wrapped a dark hand of shadows around Frey, holding him protectively as she continued fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s... pretty amazing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that she faced Gavid one-on-one, she was no longer surrounded. She could fight much more freely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tendrils of shadow erupted from all directions, trying to tear the Lord of the Ultras apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think you can take me down with attacks like these?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forming more and more black holes around him, Gavid’s whirlpools swallowed Sansa’s strikes effortlessly as he cut through the shadows with his sword, its blade glowing with dark light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, Sansa gathered a terrifying amount of shadow Aura into her hand and blocked his sword with her bare fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collision triggered a violent explosion of destructive energy that shook the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trading blows at incredible speed, the two engaged in close combat, each trying to break the other’s defenses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gavid Lindman was incredibly strong, dodging most of Sansa’s attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But breaking through her defenses was nearly impossible, especially with those shadows moving around her like a sentient being with a will of its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trapped in close-range combat, all Gavid could do was curse in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell is that damned whore doing?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And by \"that whore,\" he meant Beatrice .. who had pulled back without warning, content to continue attacking from a distance, her spells deflected by Sansa’s shadow blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing at Beatrice, Frey realized his plan was working ... at least for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beatrice doesn’t know the actual range of the anti-magic field. She won’t risk getting close...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unaware that the anti-magic field only extended five meters at most, Frey was certain that the ever-cautious Beatrice wouldn’t dare approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wouldn’t last long. It was only a matter of seconds before she figured it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry, Sansa...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know!\" she snapped, clearly annoyed, forced to deal with both Gavid and Beatrice at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gathering the power of her shadows, Sansa prepared a devastating attack against Gavid Lindman, who stood before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shadow Maelstrom!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a single gesture, the shadows around her spun violently, forming a massive vortex of cutting blades and writhing tendrils that stormed toward Gavid Lindman without mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord of the Ultras had no choice but to retreat from the devastating range of the attack, pulling back to safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa’s strike destroyed everything around them, creating the perfect cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that moment, neither Gavid nor Beatrice noticed as both the princess and Frey vanished, slipping away into the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa Valerion’s shadow enveloped the entire battlefield. And then, out of nowhere ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of dark hands emerged, grabbing the members of the Elite Class one by one and forcefully dragging them into her shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Beatrice instantly realized what Sansa was trying to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won’t allow it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hovering high above them, Beatrice wasn’t foolish enough to risk getting close to that shadow, afraid that Frey might ambush her at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she chose the simpler path .. obliterate them all in one devastating strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will all die here and now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a violent wave of her staff, she began to cast one of the most terrifying spells in her arsenal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky trembled and split open, as if tearing a gateway to whatever monstrosity lay beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that rift, a pair of sticky hands began to claw their way out with overwhelming force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in mere moments, everyone on the battlefield saw it ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crimson eye peering down from the heavens, belonging to some grotesque creature Beatrice had summoned from the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kill them for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thing was enormous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t spare friend or foe alike, filling Gavid Lindman with mounting fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that wretched witch planning to kill everyone on the battlefield with this attack?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no simple spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky itself had become a portal, unleashing the creature’s monstrous hands upon the battlefield below, aiming straight for the shadow beneath them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beatrice intended to crush them all in one fell swoop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that critical moment, a torrent of roaring flames erupted between the monstrous hands, burning them violently and halting their advance toward Frey and his allies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was none other than Phoenix, soaring into the sky, his body ablaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Phoenix...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beatrice immediately recognized him .. the strongest talent of his generation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phoenix Sunlight was powerful enough to repel both Godfrey and Gvardiol, who had been fighting him at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, he was targeting her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Sansa gathering all the Elite into her shadow and Phoenix shielding them from above ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle had become a race against time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would they reach the portal and escape?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or would Beatrice strike first and wipe them all out?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, the fate of the Elite rested solely in the hands of Sansa and Phoenix, ready to bring this desperate struggle to its conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>",1488,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:12.387Z",1,"novelbin.me","091725971162e0dc25012185bbc0b92a64d8b001a7ce32ca9d70b7916a121044","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-419","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-417",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]