[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-story":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-story-the-villain-s-story-chapter-251":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},746626,986,"Chapter 251 [251] His Fall.","the-villain-s-story-chapter-251",251,"\u003Cp>He had hit the lowest point, where he was the most miserable and weak. When he was the most defenseless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unfair...he worked the hardest out of all of them. Yet he remained weak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why? Is the wall known as Talent that absolute?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was, unfortunately for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very few individuals, bound by their low aptitude could reach some form of enlightenment. Some point where they could break the wall f Talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, he was not one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as if taking advantage of his weakened mental state... 'it' came at the perfect time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Don't you hate it?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He began to hear a voice, A voice in his head that he couldn't quite place, A voice that seemed to know his deepest desires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a persuasive, manipulative voice. it instructed him to do as it said, for ultimate power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why must you be the one that remains weak? When you are the one that works the hardest.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a pleasant voice sometimes, A voice that spoke to him like a friend... yet Adam remained firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He resisted it, thinking that maybe he was drinking too much lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the voice did not stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I can promise you power]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I can promise you wealth.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I will fulfill your deepest desires...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How long had it been since he was hearing this voice...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How long?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It interrupted him during his work at the Guild, It interrupted him during his sleep, It...was mentally exhausting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly but surely it was getting to him, It was incredibly persuasive, He tried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to resist the urges, the promises the voice spoke of...yet with every passing day it becomes more insistent and its offers more tantalizing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually...it felt as if he was being watched, Adam could feel it instinctually, someone...something was watching him, his every movement, his every breath, during his work hours and rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wondered if it was just him...But it got louder and louder and more persuasive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had devolved to the point where he was questioning his sanity...Was his grip on reality weak?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was persistent and persuasive, it was manipulative and devious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why do you disobey?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why do you not follow me?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shut up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hoho...I can grant you everything you desire.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck off. You are not real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Adam...Listen to yourself...you weak...pa-poor little thing...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHUT UP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It got on his nerves. It wouldn't let him sleep, it wouldn't let him work, it wouldn't et him train...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange things started to happen, whenever he would meet his guildmates and other people...their faces were distorted. His grasp on reality was becoming weaker and weaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His guildmates expressed their concern...yet he saw it as scorn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do they dare to scorn me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...no it's just m-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It isn't...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why not just accept it?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then it happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skill: Demonic Coercion(S) has been activated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skill: Persuasion(A) has been activated]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skill: Mind Break (B) has been activated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Skill: Call of the Devil (A) has been activated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your mind weakens.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't see these prompts... The thing had messed with his vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly...he was losing his sanity...as its voice become more prominent his will to resist became more inconspicuous, and his mind became weaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, he faced the ultimatum. To be or not to be. To choose or not to choose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Come on...you know this is the only way.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>no...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>this isn't...real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Isn't real? Then how about this...Adam?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ ********* Issues you a quest.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Quest: To change your destiny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rank: A\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reward: Fractional Bloodline of the White Tiger( ~Corrupted~)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Become the apostle of the *******, It will accomplish your innermost desires and your deepest urges. It will fulfill its promise. Become its devotee, AND NOTHING WILL STOP YOU!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ultimatum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bloodline...apostle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not see the quest information very well...the only thing that was on his mind...was the bloodline of the white tiger...even though he could not read fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision was flawed...his mind was breaking apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the weakened mind of Adam could no longer fight back. He wanted solace, peace, and sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But most importantly, he wanted power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demon's words were absolute, its coercion was perfect, and its...promises were enticing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Do you wish to accept this quest?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes\u002FNo]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...uhhh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Everything you ever wished for, everything you will wish for.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Strength]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Power]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The top]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It highlighted his deepest desires...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Worth]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Approval]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It highlighted everything Adam wanted...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[All of it...will be given to you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's voice...so enticing...so mesmerizing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[All you to do...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So tantalizing...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Is say...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Quest has been accepted]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>**************\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things changed ever since he accepted the quest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adam looked at his bare body in the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His skin was more fresh, lively, and glossy, his muscles had been enhanced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But most importantly...There was a bloodline mark on his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A marvelous, beautiful white tiger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the four symbols of the Chinese Constellations. The White Tiger of Autumn, A Symbol of Metal and the West.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the fierce animal, the beautiful animal. A strong, powerful, firm, and resolute beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It represented Bravery, determination, Will, and fierceness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was mesmerizing to look at...even though it was hard to see because of its location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The white fur, the ferocious eyes...the overflowing strength Adam felt...It was amazing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had broken the wall that blocked him...he was overflowing with strength...he was feeling powerful for the first time in multiple months...Yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did he feel so incomplete?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did he feel as if the tattoo on his back lacked substance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The right of succession.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It lied. The voice lied but Adam did not know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It has yet to accept you...my descent will make sure it will.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Do as I say...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...? Adam was expectant, this sudden boost in power was addictive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Do what I tell you too...and it will be more complete]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so he did, he did as told.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gathered more devotees for it, it rewarded them with bloodlines as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was astonishing, to see bloodlines...the things which were so mysterious and extremely rare being handed out like gifts. All for following 'him'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gathered allies and did what he was told, And then he was rewarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He became powerful, he surpassed his limits...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly built up more power, and more followers...and did as told.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until it caused the Aror incident...\u003C\u002Fp>",1059,"2026-06-02T11:57:26.352Z",1,"novelbin.me","23d0e20ab021a75a9377779e5f1b143aae75c0073a4a65468fc8bd0ae476b484","the-villain-s-story-chapter-252","the-villain-s-story-chapter-200",910,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-story-cover.jpg"]