[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-96":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},336983,598,"Chapter 96 96: Darkness Within (2)","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-96",96,"\u003Cp>Heisenberg was an SS- ranked calamity\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a living war machine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could such a legendary figure truly be standing before them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But while Selena was trapped in her own shock, Frey didn't care in the slightest what they were thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His piercing gaze remained fixed on the towering figure before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You almost had me fooled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was calm—steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Throwing civilians off the train. The explosion. The assassination attempt. You played your role well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A short sigh escaped him, irritation flashing across his bloodied face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You might have succeeded… if only you hadn't directed your killing intent solely at me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silence that followed was suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—finally—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep voice shattered it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ironclad raised his hand to his mask—slowly removing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Revealing the face of a man with a thick white beard and a terrifying gaze. A jagged scar marred one of his eyes. His snow-white hair contrasted starkly against the crimson glow of his remaining iris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Glenn Moonlight. But most know me as Heisenberg.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Heisenberg let his mask fall to the ground, its metallic echo swallowed by the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with slow, deliberate steps—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began walking toward Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From the very beginning, this was a test—a trial devised by the Moonlight Family to gauge the strength and intelligence of new arrivals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words crashed into them like thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danzo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All were left shaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything was preordained—from the explosion to the train's fall. Every single event was meticulously orchestrated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It all made sense now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had survived not because they were lucky—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because they were meant to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Heisenberg had truly wanted them dead, he wouldn't have needed more than a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, Seris hadn't recognized him immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he was the one who handled the family's dirtiest work—the enforcer who operated in the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the rest of his kin, who wielded ice, he had become the perfect weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trio was about to speak—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Heisenberg wasn't finished yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his towering frame, nearly two and a half meters tall, he stood before Frey Starlight—who, for the first time in a long while, wore a truly grim expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What I'm about to do… has nothing to do with my family. This is my decision alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the last word left his lips, a crushing force erupted from Heisenberg's body—unleashing the full power of an SS- ranked Awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pressure so immense that it locked everyone in place, paralyzing them where they stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His massive frame loomed over Frey, his gaze cold and unwavering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He replayed everything that had led up to this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He weighed his options.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he knew without a shred of doubt there would never be a better chance than this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To eliminate this nuisance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pest who had done far too much. Learned far too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had barely managed to orchestrate this opportunity, even with the Starlight Family's cooperation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, that boy had surpassed every expectation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had played him\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>him ... one of the strongest elders of the Moonlight Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A warrior who had spent a lifetime on the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, his mind was made up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goodbye… Frey Starlight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heisenberg unleashed a strike infused with the full might of a man standing at the very peak of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey Starlight watched it approach, his sharp, hawk-like eyes swirling with turbulent thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He's really… going to do it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, the young man truly grasped just how reckless ... how naïve ..he had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had assumed this would end the moment he exposed his opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had convinced himself that Heisenberg wouldn't kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in front of Ghost. Not in front of Danzo and Selena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the logical conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was what he had planned for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found himself closer to death than ever before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wounded. His Temporal Ascension expired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body in the worst possible state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What now?! What now?! What now?! What now?! What now?!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heisenberg had already resolved himself to bear the blame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Frey died, nothing else mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man with that level of conviction…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How do you stop him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The serpent tattoo on Frey's left arm burned fiercely, sensing the overwhelming danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can't block it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he gave it everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he summoned Balerion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can't survive this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Balerion itself was sending desperate signals—Live. Run. Do something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at last—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey Starlight realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no way out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how desperately he searched for an answer in those fleeting moments, none came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or so he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The roles reversed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality itself shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What… is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heisenberg's devastating punch , one that should have obliterated Frey ... stopped mere centimeters from his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange force had intervened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey's body was cracked, glowing with intricate lines of pulsating violet light—like a cocoon holding something… else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It lasted only a fleeting moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Heisenberg had seen it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shadowy figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something shielding Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something embracing him, as if cradling a fragile child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heisenberg couldn't even see the blood that should have splattered from his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the moment he made contact—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His once-mighty hand had been reduced to nothing more than a mangled, bloody pulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It all happened in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey collapsed, unconscious—his eyes still wide open in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that force ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That presence ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one that had gripped Heisenberg's very soul in terror ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving him standing there, frozen in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the searing pain in his ruined hand failed to register.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One thought echoed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What… just happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he .. an SS- ranked warrior truly been stopped by a boy who hadn't even reached C-rank?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And more importantly ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was that… thing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A moment of hesitation was all it took.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of black threads shot forth, coiling tightly around Heisenberg's massive frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost materialized before him, silent and menacing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Danzo, moving just as swiftly, had already pulled Frey's unconscious body away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both had seen it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no time to question what had just transpired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had one priority—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saving Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Heisenberg…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in his life, he felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just wariness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>True, absolute certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey Starlight was dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just a potential threat—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A definite one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A risk that had to be eliminated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His power surged as he launched himself forward—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Intent on finishing what he started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could move—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not by choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of his body was suddenly encased in an unnatural, magical frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice rang out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice only he could hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's enough, Glenn. I can't turn a blind eye any longer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heisenberg's breath hitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a chill that had nothing to do with the frost ran down his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lord Baylor…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baylor Moonlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head of the Moonlight Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't even there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was in the distant Moonlight Manor, far from this battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His presence had reached them effortlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice resonated with the weight of an undeniable force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A mere glimpse of what the rulers of the great families were truly capable of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We, the ancients, are the pillars of this world. We have lived through the past, carried the present, and shall pave the way for the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baylor's tone was calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Glenn, I let you act as you pleased. But you've crossed the line. Your old bones are no longer suited for handling this generation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seated upon his grand throne, Baylor Moonlight smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A knowing, almost amused expression—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As though gazing directly at the unconscious boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The grudges of this generation… shall be settled by its own heroes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All we must do is watch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But, Lord Baylor! He—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My decision is final.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baylor's words left no room for argument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Glenn Moonlight… withdraw.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much Heisenberg wished to resist—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gritting his teeth, he lowered his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you command…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the depths of Moonlight Manor, Baylor Moonlight chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he rose from his throne, a quiet murmur left his lips—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've witnessed something… truly fascinating today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1387,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:13.202Z",1,"novelbin.me","33b096d4bd2c02f58034a768f5731d3b88feb90ef092eec868249f2728b55bb8","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-97","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-95",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]