[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-445":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},336732,598,"Chapter 445: Echoes of the Cataclysm (2)","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-445",445,"\u003Cp>As Vendrick walked away, both Mist Umbra and Joseph Blatier stared at his back, awe and dread written across their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir Alon... who is that man, really?\" Joseph Blatier asked, his voice low as he recalled the events of the past days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they tried to retrieve the cube imprisoning Maekar and the others, they were forced to dive into the ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting there was one of Beatrice’s puppets, armed with a terrifying array of deadly spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And alongside it, thousands of nightmare sea creatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight was horrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before Vendrick’s sword... none of it mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His swordsmanship was unlike anything they had ever seen, even in all their years of battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every strike he unleashed seemed capable of cutting the sea itself .. obliterating the nightmare beasts and destroying Beatrice’s puppet before she could even cast a spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sir Alon could only nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That man... is the sword with which I built my glory and cut down my enemies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t surprising to him that Vendrick had succeeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Saint was already stronger than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, after all these years of fighting side by side, Sir Alon had never truly understood his old friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he doubted he ever would.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right now, the cube in his hands was his top priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What exactly is this thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a magical prison .. a high-level spell unlike anything we’ve seen before,\" Mist Umbra explained. Behind him stood three sorcerers, each so powerful that even the weakest among them had reached the S+ rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Sir Alon assumed breaking the cube would be a monumental task, but the sorcerers quickly dispelled that thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This prison contains a vast internal space. From the outside, it seems small, but within, it’s enormous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After analyzing it for days, we’ve decided to call it the Prison Cube. It’s so strong that even SS+ rank fighters the most powerful on earth .. wouldn’t be able to escape from it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sir Alon raised a brow, astonished by what he was hearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strongest warriors alive were all in the SS+ rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, if the Prison Cube can withstand their attacks, doesn’t that mean breaking it is impossible?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes and no.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mist Umbra replied again, explaining the situation fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s impregnable from the inside, making escape impossible. But from the outside, we’ve discovered it’s far weaker. If we apply enough destructive force, we should be able to break through it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be simple enough .. as long as the cube was already in their hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t comfort Sir Alon Valerion. Instead, it filled him with unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t understand. If that’s true, then why didn’t the enemy bother to take the cube back?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he were in their place, Sir Alon would have locked the cube away in the most secure corner of the Ultras Continent, where the empire would never recover it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Beatrice had simply left it within their grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Iron Emperor couldn’t comprehend his enemy’s way of thinking. This was the first time he had faced an opponent like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they never saw them as true opponents, but merely playmates to pass the time with ... companions for their amusement, nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what on earth was that terrifying witch thinking during the battle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sir Alon could not find the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor could Mist Umbra or Joseph Blatter, who shared in his ignorance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Well, that doesn’t matter now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grasping the cube, Sir Alon’s body began to glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What matters is freeing our forces trapped inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Relying on that hope, Sir Alon and his men evacuated the harbor completely, placing the cube at its center, knowing how many soldiers were sealed within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sky above ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sir Alon, Mist Umbra, and Blatter soared into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, without warning, the three of them unsheathed their weapons and unleashed their auras at full force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a joint attack containing an overwhelming amount of destructive power, they struck the cube.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the pressure of an SS+ rank fighter and two others in the SS rank, the prison cube couldn’t withstand the force. In just a few seconds, its outer shell began to crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, the cube finally exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, it expanded wildly, covering the entire harbor in an ominous light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within, shattered ships and people began falling from the sky as they were released ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crashing violently into the ground, the explosion caused devastating destruction, and corpses were scattered everywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after only a few more seconds, the true horror of what had been inside was revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was this sight that caused the faces of Sir Alon Valerion and his companions to darken instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, the captives fell from the cube .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they were no longer the same fighters they had once been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were nothing but skeletal remains, stripped of flesh and skin, collapsing across the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at this nightmare, Sir Alon Valerion could only clench his fist so tightly that the pressure of his aura nearly destroyed everything around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell is going on here?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter where he went, no matter how much he searched through the wreckage of the shattered ships, all he found were skeletons...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, after a grueling search, a group of survivors finally appeared before them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There... sitting atop the wreckage of a ship, was the Emperor .. Maekar Valerion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wearing his battered Fume Knight armor, the once-mighty Emperor now looked so frail that his supposedly perfect body barely filled the armor anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were completely dark as he sat there, staring into the void, utterly drained of strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around him, many of the empire’s strongest warriors had collapsed as well, their bodies weak and nearly lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iris, Lord of the Sunlight Family, and his brother Gal...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Melina lay unconscious in one corner, and the Emperor’s brothers, Ivar and Luc Valerion, were both sprawled helplessly on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing before them, Sir Alon remained silent. Maekar was the only one who still retained consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lifting his head slightly... Maekar now seemed several years older.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he saw Sir Alon, a strained smile appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Father.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke with difficulty, but Sir Alon Valerion’s rage flared instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You Fucking Disappointment\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grabbing his son by the chestplate,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sir Alon lifted Maekar effortlessly with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dare show your wretched face to me, still alive, when everyone around you died because of you?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of light gathered in Sir Alon’s fist, ready to crush Maekar then and there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet despite this, Maekar only laughed in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Disappointment? Those are big words coming from you, old man... Kihihihi...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sir Alon was truly about to end his son’s life, but Mist Umbra and several soldiers quickly intervened to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calm down, Sir Alon! Do you even understand what you’re about to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s an SS+ rank warrior .. and your son!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That frail man, despite everything...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remained one of the empire’s strongest weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Losing him would be a disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reluctantly responding to his soldiers’ pleas, Sir Alon hurled Maekar’s body aside violently, unwilling to look at him any longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Throw that useless fool somewhere out of my sight. I don’t have time to deal with such a disappointing son.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning away, Sir Alon shifted his focus to the others collapsed on the ground. But Maekar wasn’t finished speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Old man... I see your back’s still straight, despite all these years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maekar’s voice was faint, almost a whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it reached Sir Alon clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you still have all that strength, maybe you should’ve remained Emperor until the day you died, instead of tossing your mantle onto me... filthy old man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maekar sneered, but Sir Alon didn’t even bother to turn around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, his eldest son was no longer anything more than an insect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And an insect was no longer enough to warrant his attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that... Maekar was dragged away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Sir Alon turned his gaze toward the other survivors.\u003C\u002Fp>",1347,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:12.387Z",1,"novelbin.me","d0faed28bb3b08ebca3d9b4e9638abaf016db5a64889e55c8e1f8a35f5f3cb72","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-446","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-444",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]