[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-story":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-story-the-villain-s-story-chapter-158":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Villain's Story",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},746583,986,"Chapter 158 [158]The Result.","the-villain-s-story-chapter-158",158,"\u003Cp>The crescent slash had engulfed Alan Peccator who was struggling to stand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*BOOM!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ezra had coughed up blood and fell to his knees after he had released the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body too was in utter agony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have gained an understanding of a movement of the Cataclysmic Spear[5 Star], Cataclysmic Rend]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have failed to accurately copy your opponent.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Ezra stood, the pores on his face were bleeding as he read the message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...I failed to copy it...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His understanding of the movement was flawed, and hence he had copied a lower-grade movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this message alone shocked him even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A failed copying of the technique resulted in a FIVE-STAR TECHNIQUE?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind was in chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was Alan Peccator in possession of a six-star technique?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had to be so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Healer, Where are the goddamn Healers?!\".\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he was lost in his thoughts, the voice of the guild master of Twilight entered his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was near his fallen guild member, and his daughter could be seen sending to the destroyed body of Alan, trying to make him drink a potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when that didn't work, she applied the potion on his wounds, which were honestly all over his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And afterward, Twilight guild members took the injured Alan away whilst some of their members tried to heal him with skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough!Cough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ezra coughed up blood again and used his spear to support himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever that movement was, it devastated his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to the level of Alan Peccator, but definitely, it was severe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, Drink this!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The agents of Behemoth came to him and gave him a potion which he immediately drank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing stabilized afterward and he checked the condition of his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...I've exerted myself fat too much.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was screaming for rest, yet he still didn't fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The winner of the duel couldn't fall so easily after the fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would leave a bad image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body might be aching, but he waited until the bastard that was his grandfather announced the winner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And thankfully for him...the announcement came soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ezra Fornum is declared the winner of this Duel!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>****\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A truly shocking duel that had defied all expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone had expected the very first spatial Awakened to be humiliated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That very awakened had made Ezra cough blood and provided a spectacular fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every member of the Audience was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it be the new generation or the old...neither expected this outcome at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alan Peccator severely wounded Ezra and was, even so, close to winning it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had lost, he definitely hadn't lost without a fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fought very well, especially for his age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah, Henry, Serena, Sabrina, and Elaine all remained quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah was quietly assessing the fight that had just occurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry was processing the result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whilst the others were busy trying to hold back their vomit after seeing the state of the two combatants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...how can one still stand after that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serena finally broke the silence after a while, but nobody answered her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They all remained quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elaine had gone away to the bathroom, whilst Sabrina and Henry were quietly staring at Elijah, whose eyes were now glowing with a lot more intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unknown to them...he was currently reviewing the entire fight that had happened...and something else was also happening inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body had been acting...weird the moment he had heard that roar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bloodline of drakes within him was hiding, and his own body was shivering as if it was afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet despite all this, he was still standing strong, quietly assessing the fight that had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>****\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Alan Peccator PoV]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I woke up, lying in a hospital bed with tubes carrying blue liquid inserted into my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't move my head nearly well, and my body still ached a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...so I lost huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shit shit shit shit shit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...unknowingly...tears had started to come out of my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These tears weren't because of the fact that I had lost, but more rather because I had failed to complete the quest...and get the cure needed for Samantha's curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her condition...was slowly worsening and I failed to procure the cure the I was given a chance...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...im a shitty brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm such a shitty brother...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shit...the tears are coming out even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm sorry Sam... you'll have to suffer more because of my weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's no need to be that dramatic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then suddenly, I was startled by a voice that I was all too familiar with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't even know someone was in this room with me...but when taking into account who it was, it wasn't all that surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you crying? You just lost a duel, it's nothing major.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arken Miller, the Sword Saint, and my teacher said as he was sitting on a chair beside the bed, cleaning a gigantic grey sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You fought well, you even surprised me for a moment there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, and I remained silent whilst Arken cleaned his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who knew your control of mana was that strong?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I and even Oliver we're left baffled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But eventually, I opened my mouth\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... I still lost.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said to him, clearly still bitter about the fact that I couldn't get the Elven Tear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And so what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, his reply shook me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what if you lost?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remained quiet, waiting for him to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn't matter if you lose, what matters is if you learn from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There is no being in the entire universe who hasn't lost once in their life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, and his words felt strangely comforting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And If you learn from that loss, then it doesn't count as a loss, but a victory in its own right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wonder why I'm so fragile, feeling happy by these words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant sword disappeared into thin air,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master is seemingly done cleaning it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Once you recover, I'm going to increase the intensity of training by a lot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got up and said as he moved for the exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are currently in Shield, the moment you're okay, come to the training room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'll train you till death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He made his way to the exit as I closed my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet my ears were still wide open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they heard Masters next words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Always remember this Alan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply Copying a Technique, will never be equal to 'Mastering' a technique.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then he left.\u003C\u002Fp>",1076,"2026-06-02T11:57:26.352Z",1,"novelbin.me","aa0df4f8deb810e7aa286451fbc99fe033186874a685de1b0193af95e9214088","the-villain-s-story-chapter-159","the-villain-s-story-chapter-157",910,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-story-cover.jpg"]