[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-864":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},337051,598,"Chapter 861  Forced Hand (1)","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-864",864,"\u003Cp>\"Great Mother… hear my call—and destroy my enemies!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above the skies of Londor, one of the most formidable techniques ever witnessed was unleashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maskith summoned a colossal phantom of a woman, her entire form shrouded in darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer volume of aura required for her manifestation was monstrous ...so overwhelming that a crushing pressure descended upon every living being within her domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexander Rybak bore the brunt of that pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was the one who dared stand face-to-face against the ancient figure known as Maskith.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet despite the suffocating weight and the terrifying power on display, Alexander did not hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He surged forward at a frightening speed—only to find something unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phantom… was watching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tracking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if time itself had slowed for her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without warning, her palm struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It came down with brutal force, offering him no chance to evade, no room to counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising his arms to block, Alexander was immediately overwhelmed—his body driven into the ground, dragged across the land, smashing through dozens of mountains in a single, continuous impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the warrior of the Shadow Sect rose instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not remain down for even a heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His domineering, black-armored body stood uninjured despite the devastating blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still… the sheer speed and raw force of the phantom left him genuinely surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her durability… and her speed… they're not normal,\" Alexander muttered under his breath, tightening his iron fist as aura erupted from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll crush her… in a single strike.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lowering his stance, bending his knees, he prepared himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gathering every ounce of explosive force within his body, Alexander launched himself like a missile ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the ground beneath him detonating as he erased the distance between himself and Maskith in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he closed in, the phantom moved again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it threw a thunderous punch straight at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Alexander was ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struck back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His explosive fist collided with the phantom's, and a massive detonation roared from the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue, flame-like aura surged violently from within Alexander, while the phantom retaliated with a vast torrent of dark aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two forces clashed in a brutal contest of power ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a collision so immense it birthed earthquakes and natural disasters across the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexander gritted his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He unleashed a deafening war cry that shook the heavens themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the phantom, his size was insignificant ... like an ant before a titan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference between them was unnatural… overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet ... That \"ant\" began to push back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Maskith's very eyes, Alexander Rybak gained ground in the clash, forcing the massive phantom backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man's expression tightened in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Great Mother's Phantom… is my strongest aura technique… and yet he can resist it? Just who is this man…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flick of his staff, Maskith shifted the phantom's movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It withdrew its fist ... then struck again with its other arm, sending Alexander flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in less than a second—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unaffected. Unshaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drawing in all the surrounding air into his iron lungs, Alexander threw another nuclear-level punch ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a devastating blast that tore into the phantom's massive form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she endured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her own strike came crashing down, sending him flying once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hit the ground ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And instantly rebounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cycle repeated at terrifying speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struck the ground in one instant, only to return to the sky in the next ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to clash with the phantom once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sequence blurred into a relentless exchange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, Alexander's form could no longer be seen ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he became nothing more than a streak of light, bouncing between sky and earth in a continuous storm of impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Destruction spread across a vast radius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aura exploded in impossible quantities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Storms raged, hurricanes formed—engulfing the entire battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the absurd resilience of that monster, Maskith extended his hand toward the phantom, pouring even more of his immense aura reserves into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its power surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its durability increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its strikes grew even more ferocious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how many blows it delivered, Alexander returned ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his dark metallic body completely unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What… is that body made of?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexander Rybak was no ordinary being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially that body of his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A body forged to be the strongest… the most indestructible within the Shadow Sect....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a body that no one could wield… except him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of nuclear punches detonated as Alexander struck again and again, blasting the phantom repeatedly ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet her dark form endured it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not destroy her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the raging storms of aura and the violent turbulence born from their continuous clashes…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexander found himself shaken by the sheer power of his opponent's technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Every punch I throw carries enough destructive force to annihilate advanced SSS-stage fighters in a single hit…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and yet… this old man's technique withstands it—and matches me in raw force…'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, he faced an opponent he did not understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Vayne and Vex… whom he had already dealt with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the brutal clash continued, his eyes drifted almost instinctively ... toward the distant tomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place he had deliberately kept the battlefield away from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My king… still needs time.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Until he returns completely… I must ensure no one interferes.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His resolve hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power surged through his entire being as his aura exploded outward like a raging tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will not let anyone pass me—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if it costs me my life!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexander Rybak stood firm in the sky, placing himself directly between the phantom and the tomb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dark entity struck again ... stronger than any previous blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexander did not counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unmoving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hardening his body, tightening his fists ... gathering every ounce of strength within him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then ... The phantom's fist crashed into him directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive shockwave erupted from his back, tearing through everything behind him ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>reducing all in its path to dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force unleashed through that strike… belonged to an entirely different tier of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Maskith's eyes widened in genuine shock when he saw Alexander Rybak's body remain fixed in the sky ... completely unmoved, not even a fraction of an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phantom woman's fist rebounded off him, unable to push him back, leaving her exposed right before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that fleeting instant… the opportunity was seized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexander inhaled sharply, drawing in the surrounding air as his eyes ignited with blazing blue flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\" Supreme Art: Zero Punch!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both fists shot forward at once, releasing the full extent of his power in a single, catastrophic burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexander Rybak's combat style had always been deceptively simple—compress an overwhelming amount of aura into an impossibly small space…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then detonate it through his punches at extreme speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the secret behind those blinding explosions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Zero Punch… was something else entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It operated on the same principle ... only the scale was magnitudes higher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura condensed into that strike was dozens of times greater than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment it landed, the phantom's chest and abdomen exploded apart instantly ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>her massive form collapsing before Maskith's very eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alexander Rybak's style… Supreme art!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maskith had no time to even process the destruction of his phantom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexander was already upon him—closing the distance in an instant, as if that entity had never mattered at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before him, Alexander formed a blazing sphere ... like a miniature celestial body ... then drew his fist back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oblivion Ray!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The instant his fist struck the sphere, it detonated violently ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>transforming into a roaring beam of condensed aura that pierced straight through the gaping hole in the phantom's body…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and surged directly toward Maskith.\u003C\u002Fp>",1296,"2026-05-30T03:41:46.111Z","2026-06-01T04:30:13.202Z",1,"novelbin.me","36d699b15c0112fee499544655057bcf4335569691021520bd166b059ffa9f23","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-865","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-863",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]