[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan":3,"chapter-turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-141":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Turns Out, I’m In A Villain Clan!",{"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},60599,84,"Chapter 141: The First Shot!","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-141",141,"\u003Cp>For the next two days, Bai Zihan didn’t stop working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every waking moment was spent clearing sectors, routing monsters, and sweeping through collapsed buildings with his squad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan had also gotten used to his body and could easily take down those Demonic Beasts without much problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His strength was terrifying—more than a few civilians started whispering that their \"Captain Bai\" might be more monstrous than cultivators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in the face of Bai Zihan, even Demonic Beasts started to run away in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And by the end of the second day, the results spoke for themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had rescued over a hundred more survivors—many hiding in cellars, some injured and malnourished, others too scared to speak at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them looked at Bai Zihan like he was some heroic figure, especially once they saw the beast corpses being dragged back behind him like it was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more valuable than people, they found enough food for everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hidden warehouse belonging to a merchant guild had somehow gone undestroyed by the Demonic Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of crates—rice, dried meat, spirit grain, even preserved vegetables. Enough to keep the entire shelter alive for weeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Bai Zihan’s focus wasn’t just on food or numbers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was on a different kind of weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he’d also found everything else he needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charcoal!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sulfur!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Potassium nitrate—already gathered thanks to Hong Tao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black powder was ready to be made.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Late that night, after the shelter had quieted and the rescued civilians were eating in peace, Bai Zihan stood in a secluded alley behind the shelter with Hong Tao beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lao Shen had provided a small metal bowl, and the two of them huddled around it like children preparing to commit arson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan had mixed the powder by hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three parts potassium nitrate, one part charcoal, one part sulfur. The ratio wasn’t perfect, but it would do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ready?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tao blinked at the black powder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are those materials together going to do something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He doubted it, because those were mostly seen as harmless materials, and he didn’t think anything would happen from just mixing them together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan didn’t answer. He lit a long stick of scavenged cloth dipped in oil and tossed it in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get back!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tao didn’t understand, but did as Bai Zihan ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alley lit up for a split second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep pop thundered off the walls, followed by a cloud of acrid smoke and a scorch mark the size of a dinner plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tao stumbled back, coughing, his eyes wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the f*ck?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shouted in shock and then covered his mouth, knowing that he had just cursed in front of Captain Bai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought Bai Zihan was overestimating whatever it was, but now he realized how careless the captain was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he’d been a bit closer, he thought he would’ve been turned to dust instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Just how?)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite seeing everything, he still couldn’t comprehend just how it was possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan smirked, brushing dust off his sleeves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You haven’t seen anything yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosive was ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now all it needed was to be paired up with a gun—and those Demonic Beasts would be nothing but target practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The explosion shook the stillness of the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It echoed through the ruined city like thunder from an angry god, rattling windows and sending terrified screams ringing out from the shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the shelter, bowls of food clattered to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Children burst into tears from the noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few of the newly rescued survivors curled up in panic, convinced the Demonic Beasts had returned—stronger than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soldiers scrambled to grab their weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Lao Shen, half-asleep and already drunk, came stumbling out of his tent shirtless, dragging his sword behind him like some half-dead ghost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What was that?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Demonic Beast?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s in the direction of where Captain and Hong Tao went.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain must be fighting the Demonic Beast. We should go and help!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few formed a defensive line, their hands shaking as they aimed rusty spears and salvaged crossbows at the entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others were ready to go and support Bai Zihan, who they certainly thought was fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as panic threatened to spiral out of control—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two figures emerged from the alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tao, coughing and covered in black soot like a cartoon explosion victim, stumbled forward with both arms raised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he saw the guards who were almost about to shoot arrows at them. He quickly came to a conclusion about why they were so on edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calm down! We are not Demonic Beasts!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tao yelled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There was a huge explosion. Hong Tao, do you know what it was?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone inquired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tao wheezed, smacked his chest a few times, and then jabbed a thumb behind him at Bai Zihan, who strolled out like nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Captain’s just out here playing with fire!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a pause. A long, tense moment where no one said a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then someone finally asked, \"...What kind of fire makes that kind of noise?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan, completely unfazed, reached up to brush ash from his hair. \"A very useful kind,\" he said casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, there is no Demonic Beast, so you can let down your guard,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tao said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another beat of stunned silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the fear began to shift—morphing into a strange mixture of awe and disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the soldiers who’d served under Bai Zihan before started chuckling nervously, patting each other on the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Captain Bai made that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That explosion came from him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder the beasts are scared of him...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tao sighed like a man who’d just realized he was stuck on a sinking ship piloted by a madman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listen,\" he said, turning back to the crowd. \"It’s fine. Really. We were just testing something. No more explosions tonight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Probably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go back to your food. The Captain’s working on something to kill beasts more efficiently, that’s all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone from the rescued civilians called out timidly, \"Will it keep us safe?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan looked at them and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" he said. \"It’ll make them regret ever coming here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That shut everyone up real quick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stared at him—some wide-eyed, some smiling faintly, others nodding like they’d just decided to worship this man as the God of Death himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that, the crowd began to disperse, murmuring amongst themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, Lao Shen delivered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weapon looked crude. Ugly, even.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was a gun!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thick, reinforced barrel forged from blacksteel, set into a stock carved from Demonic Beast bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grip was clunky, the hammer mechanism basic, and the trigger creaked when pulled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it has all the functionality of a gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I made it just like you described—those things you called ’bullets,’ packed with that black powder inside. But I still don’t get what you’re planning to do with them,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lao Shen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Appreciated!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan thanked Lao Shen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about you accompany me to test this weapon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s what I want to do anyway. I want to see whether I truly invested my time correctly, or if it was just a waste of time,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lao Shen replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tao stayed silent, just watching the conversation between the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just from yesterday’s explosion, he knew that the weapon wasn’t anything simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was really something that could save Ironmist from its disaster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They went out to the testing range—a field outside the shelter walls that had become their designated explosion zone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tao set up a large plank of broken armor at the far end. It wasn’t usable, but it was good to test out the strength of the gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ready?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked, barely keeping his excitement in check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan nodded and took aim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pulled the trigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The recoil jolted his arm—nothing he couldn’t handle—but the force of it shocked everyone watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Iron Armor was pierced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Splinters rained down, and a smoking hole was left in the center the size of a grown man’s fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One should know that the armor was very strong—it usually took a few attacks from Demonic Beasts before it broke down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, one shot was all it took.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lao Shen’s jaw dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tao screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"HOLY SH*T!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bai Zihan simply grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down at the smoking barrel and exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he turned to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This,\" he said, lifting the gun, \"is the beginning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it really was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because with black powder and a working prototype, mass production was possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lao Shen was already muttering about revolver chambers, better triggers, rifled barrels, and modular sights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also gathered other capable people, among whom were some blacksmiths—less skilled than him but previously repairing equipment—now repurposed to make guns and bullets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hong Tao was testing powder stability, adjusting the ratios to make the explosions cleaner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the civilians—those wide-eyed, trembling people who’d once been too scared to step outside—were now lining up to get trained in how to load and fire one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it was time for the counterattack!\u003C\u002Fp>",1520,"2026-05-28T18:17:14.491Z","2026-06-01T04:28:34.960Z",1,"novelbin.me","013fa92ff644d89b7f8f4775070da519674a52bf4fa8a2212de11c69e367f980","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-142","turns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-chapter-140",580,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fturns-out-i-m-in-a-villain-clan-cover.jpg"]