[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-439":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},336726,598,"Chapter 439: The Fourth Seat Awakens (1)","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-439",439,"\u003Cp>The Northern Region of the Human Empire...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashina Province.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the uppermost border of the empire, a place where snow fell relentlessly all year round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In those frozen lands, there stood an old wooden house, Once home to an elderly couple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it had become a grave that held one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Millicent, the old witch, had died after her defeat at the hands of Beatrice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was quietly buried there,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and few even knew she had been alive in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her story was a tragic one...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t change the fact that she, together with her now-absent husband, had once protected the northern borders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And without them, there was no longer a line of defense against one of the Nightmare Lords .. the Abyss Watcher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This forced Sir Alon Valerion to place a beast resembling the Nightmare Knights in her stead, to hold the line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, amidst the beautiful snowy fields,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a fierce battle unfolded, spilling foul blood across the land without end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Abyss watcher’s charged in vast numbers, rusted swords in hand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>desperately shielding themselves behind their tattered armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their defense was meaningless against the dark shadowy tendrils that swept them away one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Floating silently above them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>her dozens of black tendrils stretching from her back, Sansa slaughtered the Abyss Knights without mercy,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ripping them apart without pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With every drop of their blood that splashed onto the snow, the smile on the demonic princess’s face grew wider and wider ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Delighting in the bloodshed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>drunk on the thrill of the hunt, as her murderous intent swelled with each passing moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her shadow spread so rapidly that it engulfed the entire battlefield in the blink of an eye. And in less than a second,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It transformed into sharp spikes .. cold as black steel .. piercing through the bodies of the Nightmare Knights, annihilating them with terrifying ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is boring. Weren’t they supposed to be an SS+ threat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa muttered with a frown, having effortlessly wiped out all the Abyss Watchers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had been stationed here for days now,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>fighting the Abyss Knights day after day,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>slaughtering countless enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they were far too weak ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>leaving her bored with the entire ordeal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Abyss Watchers are a vast horde of nameless knights. Their strength varies from one to another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only their leader has reached the SS+ level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A calm voice interrupted her from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wearing his usual white mask,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver Khan explained the truth about the Abyss Watchers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see. Then let’s go find their leader !\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa smiled eagerly, but Oliver shook his head immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your only task is to stay here and guard the border.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re so boring, Uncle Oliver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you trying to lock me up here or something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa descended quietly from the sky,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wearing her carefree smile, while Oliver remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard to read Oliver Khan’s thoughts or emotions since he wore a mask all the time, but his eyes said plenty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he was starting to accept the reality, he still couldn’t stop his mixed expressions from surfacing whenever he looked at Sansa’s dark horns...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her skin had grown paler,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>her hair now a white tinged with gray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wearing that black dress she wove from shadows, she looked entirely demonic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching his only niece turn into a demon was hard for Oliver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was far from easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with her heightened senses,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa had already seen all of that ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>which only deepened the tension between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s the only way to keep you alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the condition we agreed upon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver changed the subject, reminding her of the necessity of staying in the north.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa simply shrugged indifferently,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>heading into the wooden cabin where Millicent and Vendrick once lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the growing tension between them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa didn’t care much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her personality had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was no longer the princess Oliver once knew and loved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was little left that could stir her now ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even exile from the empire wouldn’t faze her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver honestly believed she wouldn’t care in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she tried to escape, not even Sir Alon, with his light-speed sword, could stop her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had grown far too strong ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>as befitting a demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The current emperor wanted her dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But an unexpected intervention changed the Iron Emperor’s mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who would’ve thought the one to save her would be Aegon, of all people...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver Khan sighed in frustration, following Sansa into the cabin .. recalling what had happened before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess’s transformation into a demon was unforgivable ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a complete disgrace to House Valerion,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>descendants of the First Emperor who had sacrificed his life to save humanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her very existence was a stain on their legacy, and that was why Sir Alon had drawn his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Oliver Khan hadn’t known what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze, unable to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unlike him, Aegon stood before the Iron Emperor and argued for his sister’s life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aegon Valerion ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the first to escape from the Ultrass Continent, and the only one to return without a single injury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man who had achieved so much in such a short time, quickly earning the Iron Emperor’s favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, he persuaded Sir Alon to spare Sansa’s life ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>on the condition that her power would be used for the empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in a situation like this, Aegon Valerion had managed to come up with the most beneficial plan .. and it had worked perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa agreed to the prince’s dubious proposal, becoming a secret weapon of the Empire, a tool wielded by the Iron Emperor and Aegon as they pleased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It all began with assigning her to guard the northern borders, for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa had become a demon,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and Aegon secured his claim to the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even gained the full attention of Sir Alon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wouldn’t be wrong to say the Empire is now in Aegon’s hands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring up at the sky,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver Khan wondered with concern ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of future awaited the Empire when Aegon finally ascended the throne?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prince was certainly capable...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but his true motives remained a complete mystery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only God knew what dwelled within that mind of his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fate of mankind had never been more uncertain, with a devastating war looming on the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone could see it now ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a storm was coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storm that would change everything on this planet called Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side of the world ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where the Ultras lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The land of the other humans .. those branded as traitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That land had witnessed many events recently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Events that changed it forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the most important of them\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was the return of their supreme lord, whom all had thought dead:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Human Demon ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragoth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Driven mad ever since his crushing defeat at the hands of Abraham Starlight,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had finally begun to regain his composure, after enduring endless torture throughout the past years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The return of such a beast to his senses\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>only made the threat to the Empire even greater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surrounded by Gavid Lindman and Mergo,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the supreme lord of the Ultrass was restored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere, both Baylor Moonlight—the traitor— and Gvardiol officially rose to the rank of lords, after the deaths of Madam A and Godfrey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Madam fell to Maekar’s spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Godfrey ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the way he died remained unknown to this day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the Ultras gathered their true strength, preparing for the war to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among their strongest,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>perhaps the most mysterious was the warrior Draxler.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man wandered aimlessly through one of the deserts, his greatsword resting on his back, his gaze fixed on a mountain far in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long, tiresome journey,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he finally reached his destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, inside one of the enormous caves—its entrance resembling the maw of a colossal beast ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stood a refined woman, wearing a deep violet dress, her hands calmly folded together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve finally arrived.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman spoke with a soft smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Beatrice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My apologies. It took me quite some trouble to find you... which caused the delay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Draxler bowed his head respectfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had known from the start that Beatrice would never die so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But finding her afterward had been a difficult task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He brushed his orange hair back,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>revealing two golden bracelets adorning his elbows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with great care,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he removed them ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and his body shone with a blinding white light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In mere seconds, a dramatic transformation overtook the mysterious young man with golden teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His skin darkened into rough obsidian,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his eyes became a mix of crimson and black, and a pair of black horns pierced through his orange hair, rising atop his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rank 33, Draxler, at your service.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, Draxler’s true identity was revealed ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>one of the 72 Demon Seats,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the holder of Rank 33, and a direct servant of Beatrice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, well done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beatrice smiled, gesturing for Draxler to follow her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These enchanted bracelets hid my true form perfectly, Lady Beatrice...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but they also limited my power greatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It reduced my effectiveness on the battlefield.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Draxler grumbled, complaining about the magical tool Beatrice had crafted for him,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but she remained unfazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter. You’re of no use on the battlefield anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ugh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the harsh truth, Draxler let out a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re cruel as ever, Lady Beatrice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you know that much already,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>you shouldn’t have spoken ill of my magic tools in the first place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My apologies...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Draxler apologized with slumped shoulders,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>looking like a defeated loser,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>trying to stay on Beatrice’s good side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave him a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll have to work very hard from now on if you truly want to apologize.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll do my best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Draxler replied with a blank face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already knew Beatrice would work him to the bone anyway, so it didn’t really matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two of them ventured deeper into the dark cave, Draxler gradually became more and more serious...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did we really manage to catch his attention?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Draxler asked cautiously, and Beatrice answered calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. That’s the very reason I created the Witch’s Game in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We succeeded .. he already appeared before me once.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she mentioned him, excitement clearly spread across Beatrice’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had finally obtained what she had long desired.\u003C\u002Fp>",1735,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:12.387Z",1,"novelbin.me","30db3f90a0a294908a59272da7439b225fd0a2a323ba3febfbc7aa4cd1a846dd","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-440","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-438",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]