[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-69":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},336933,598,"Chapter 69 69: The Masked Man","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-69",69,"\u003Cp>-Snow Lionheart Pov-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slowly ran my tongue over my parched lips, swallowing hard in a futile attempt to suppress the strange thirst creeping over me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heat of fresh blood seared against my bare skin, sharpening my senses, forcing me to experience every moment with vivid clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the blood wasn't mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was surrounded—dozens of enemies closing in from all sides—yet I didn't even bother to look at their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, none of it mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I no longer cared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I simply cut, killed, and shattered anything that entered my range, moving purely on battle instincts honed to their limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A part of me desperately wanted this madness to end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But my thirst for blood and vengeance burned far hotter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, I pressed forward—carving my path through a sea of corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a relentless cycle. Many tried to stop me, throwing everything they had in my way. But it was meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought it would go on like this until the very end—until something finally forced me to halt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never saw it coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was hurled at me from a distance, obliterating the ground where I had stood just moments ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the dust settled, my gaze locked onto a massive battle-axe, embedded deep in the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had traveled an unnatural distance—only to land perfectly in the hand of a hulking figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, you're the anomaly they've been talking about...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The axe-wielder grinned, flashing a row of golden teeth, then raised his weapon toward me, his voice booming with pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The name's Shane! Face me and—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps he had been about to declare a challenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he never got the chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The edge of my blade flashed before his face, forcing him to raise his axe in defense. Metal clashed against metal, sending a burst of fiery sparks into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get out of my way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He blocked the first strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I followed up with a second. Then a third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then dozens more, each slash targeting his massive frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, he deflected every one, countering with his own devastating swings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha! Why the rush? Stay a while—let's enjoy this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veins bulged along Shane's arms as he swung his axe with terrifying speed, the sheer force behind each strike shaking the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the midst of his onslaught, his eyes suddenly widened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had failed to land a single hit. Worse—his defenses had been completely breached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, I stood before him, sword crackling with serpentine bolts of lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura surged violently through my body, condensing the electricity around my blade until it darkened into an ominous black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I threw my full weight into my next strike, feeling my sword pierce through flesh, sending a spray of blood into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Landing behind him, I barely dodged his desperate counterattack, then glanced at my blade—now coated in his blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lifting my gaze, I met his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep wound stretched across his abdomen... but he was still standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sheer bulk had worked in his favor. Even though I had cut deep, I had barely inflicted any real damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your fat saved you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing danger, he roared as an enormous surge of energy flooded into his axes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't push your luck, kid...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arms swelled to twice their size as he lunged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're nothing but meat to test the sharpness of my axe!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching the oversized boar charge at me, I slammed my foot into the ground, bracing for impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"King of war Form.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint glow flickered across my body—barely noticeable at first—before intricate violet runes surfaced along my skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swung my blade, unleashing wave after wave of black lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was stronger than me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I was the superior fighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds later, his arm was severed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his severed limb flew through the air, he let out a furious roar, launching a final, desperate strike. His axe came crashing down, shattering the earth into dozens of jagged shards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his last stand amounted to nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His attack never reached me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, all he saw was a wave of azure flames engulfing his axe—reducing it to cinders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then my blade tore through him, carving a gash from shoulder to stomach, nearly splitting him in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This time… your fat didn't save you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only collapsed into a pool of his own blood as the very debris he had sent flying moments ago rained down—burying him beneath the rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The runes on my body faded. I no longer needed King of war Form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My gaze swept across the battlefield, searching for my next opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't enough to quench the fire raging inside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned to leave—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, I turned back toward the place where Shane had been buried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My grip tightened around my sword as a chilling sense of foreboding crept over me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't know why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't know how.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there—standing amidst the wreckage—was a man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A stranger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bloodstained white mask concealed his face, his gaze fixed on the pile of rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You defeated Shane...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cold voice echoed from behind the mask as he placed a hand on the wreckage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And with ease, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't tell if he was speaking to me, himself, or mourning his fallen comrade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mask made it impossible to read him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of that mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His last words meant only one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was my enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The masked man turned his head slowly, the flickering blue flames of my attack dancing in his crimson eyes, glowing ominously behind his mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fire devoured his fallen comrade's grave, reducing it to ashes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, he was nowhere to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This level of power… in your first year here...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice shifted—now coming from my side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted the edge of his black cloak, revealing a sword strapped to his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, drawing it ever so slowly, he muttered darkly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You must die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't give him the chance to gain the upper hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I struck first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before my blade could reach him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply continued what he was doing, completely unfazed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Reveal yourself… Moonlight Sword.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took less than a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all he needed to parry my attack completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for the first time, I felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer, suffocating presence of his blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sword bathed in an eerie, gray glow—radiating a sinister aura that sent a chill down my spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just… what kind of weapon was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The masked man answered me—not with words, but through action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the ominous light from his sword consumed my flames entirely, swallowing them whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the next moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A crack split across my blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This… is bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1126,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:13.202Z",1,"novelbin.me","14e5e1bc146b6a200cb4ddba0f2e795f30722f3bcc0a5a34b6eeed9109232ddd","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-378","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-68",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]