[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-79":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},336952,598,"Chapter 79 79: The New Generation (1)","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-79",79,"\u003Cp>The Temple\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deep within the temple's corridors, a young woman with round glasses struggled to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana gripped her spear tightly, her wary gaze sweeping across her surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time and again, masked figures in black had ambushed her, yet she had managed to stay alive—so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everywhere she turned, corpses littered the floor. Some belonged to enemies. Others… to her fellow students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell is going on…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shiver ran down her spine, but before she could collect her thoughts, a new group emerged ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leading them was a tall, muscular man with gray hair, clad in black. His lips curled into a knowing smirk the moment their eyes met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bring her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like that, the hunt began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana bolted, pushing her legs to their limit as ragged breaths burned her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do I do? What do I do? What do I do?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fighting wasn't an option. Even without clashing, she could tell—the pressure radiating from their leader alone was overwhelming. The gap between them was insurmountable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, all she could do was run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you going, sweetheart?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come play with us for a bit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two of the masked figures lunged from behind, their attacks swift and relentless. Adriana managed to parry a few with her spear, but she wasn't lucky enough to escape unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood trickled down her arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough. Kill her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gray-haired man watched from the back, his expression one of utter boredom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pursuers moved in for the kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before they could land the finishing blow, Adriana threw herself through the doors of a nearby hall, slamming them shut behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The assassins chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did she just trap herself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amused, they reached for the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang! Bang! Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies convulsed, riddled with countless high-speed bullets before they could even react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They collapsed, lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the—?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sensing danger, their leader's aura flared—gray energy surging around him. But before he could make a move, a devastating blast of water-based aura tore through the wall beside him, engulfing his body in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In mere seconds, he was reduced to a mangled heap of flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana could hardly believe her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just moments ago, she had been on the verge of death. She had fled into this room purely on instinct, desperate to buy herself even a few more seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this… this was beyond anything she had expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, she turned her head—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there, seated calmly with a cup of instant noodles in his hands, was an old man in a black suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor Luca?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the sound of his name, Luca Bonatiro spared her a brief glance before returning to his meal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears welled up in Adriana's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all the horror, all the despair—she had finally found a sliver of hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor!~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried to approach him, but an invisible force kept her at bay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay back, girl. Can't you see I'm eating?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was one of mild annoyance, but Adriana paid it no mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor Luca! The temple has been infiltrated! They killed so many of us! We have to—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you be quiet for a moment? You're talking too fast. Besides… I already know what's happening outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words silenced her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana glanced around. The hall was empty save for the professor and his prized collection of artifacts—artifacts he had always spoken about with great pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summoning her courage, she asked the question weighing on her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor… if you know what's happening, why are you still here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And why would I leave?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A swift, immediate response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She faltered, caught off guard by the counterquestion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren't professors supposed to protect their students?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca let out a sigh as he finished his food, then turned toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything I care about in this godforsaken world is inside this hall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured around him—toward the artifacts and relics he treasured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Each of these holds far greater value than you useless students. They are my precious children. I didn't help you earlier—I was simply eliminating threats to my collection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rising to his feet, he strolled leisurely through the grand hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The situation outside will resolve itself soon enough. Whether you choose to hide here or run off to play the hero… that's entirely up to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana shuddered, recalling the lifeless bodies scattered across the temple's corridors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She found herself unable to refute his reasoning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she quietly retreated to a corner of the hall, wrapping her arms around her knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca chuckled at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A wise decision.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time crawled by, each second dragging like an eternity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More students arrived, one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca made no effort to stop them, allowing them to gather beside Adriana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-clad assassins, however, met a different fate. The moment they set foot inside, their bodies were shredded like wet paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Luca occasionally fiddled with his left eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time he did, his expression would shift—making the students even more uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After several hours, he finally exhaled, his face blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So… even you lost, Choupo?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been observing everything within the temple through his unique ability—manipulating all water within his domain as an extension of himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one had noticed the tiny, water-formed eyes floating invisibly throughout the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps… it's time for me to escape with my collection.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Luca entertained the thought, he spotted a certain young man advancing toward Kai Luc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that… Prince Aegon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the prince entered the battlefield, everything changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca's water-formed eyes were abruptly destroyed by an external force, severing his connection to the outside world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Imperial soldiers flooded into the temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca remained frozen for a moment before bursting into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now things are getting interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students exchanged uneasy glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To them, the professor's behavior seemed downright insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca continued laughing for some time—until, suddenly, the entire hall was bathed in a blinding blue light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water spheres materialized around him as he braced for whatever was about to emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A woman crashed violently to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body was broken, blood gushing from a gaping hole in her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luca observed the scene, his usual calm undisturbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? What do we have here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone remained nonchalant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Adriana's scream shattered the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor Sophia!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elsewhere in the Temple…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Adriana fled, a thunderous battle raged in another part of the temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temple's miracle. The strongest among the first-years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow Lionheart—a warrior who had never tasted defeat—fought like a beast among beasts, his deep-seated hatred fueling every strike against those who had stolen everything from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the chaos, Lara Croft found herself trapped within a massive horde of Nightmare Beasts. Every now and then, she stole a glance at the distant battlefield, hundreds of meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Snow…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She murmured, her voice trembling. But the girl beside her quickly snapped her back to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Focus, Lara!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything within Seris Moonlight's domain froze into shards of ice. She led the charge, cutting through the monsters attempting to surround them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's no point worrying about others when you can't even guarantee your own survival.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beasts were ravenous, their numbers overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the rest of the first-year elite class had joined the fray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ragna, Danzo, Dawn Polaris, and others fought relentlessly, trying to contain the rampaging monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fighting humans was one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fighting Nightmare Beasts was an entirely different ordeal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were relentless—unfazed by wounds that would have killed any human. Their combat patterns were unpredictable, their monstrous abilities defying logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lara clenched her bow, steadying her breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she hesitated, she would die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She loosed arrows at every beast within range, whispering under her breath—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He'll be fine…\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1280,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:13.202Z",1,"novelbin.me","6ca50bb6c2befb49c0edcf9323e0a4fedb249fb587f46e68091568d85e75da56","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-387","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-386",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]