[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-villain-mmorpg-almighty-devil-emperor-and-his-se":3,"chapter-villain-mmorpg-almighty-devil-emperor-and-his-se-villain-mmorpg-almighty-devil-emperor-and-his-se-chapter-1688":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Villain MMORPG: Almighty Devil Emperor and His Seven Demonic Wives",{"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},662957,893,"Chapter 1682: Tin Hubby","villain-mmorpg-almighty-devil-emperor-and-his-se-chapter-1688",1688,"\u003Cp>Villain Ch 1682. Tin Hubby\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Larissa snorted—couldn’t help it. She turned—and there were their friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivian led the pack, whipping coiled at her hip, ash smeared over one cheek like combat makeup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zoe slithered behind, drenched and steaming as usual, water magic still dripping off her hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bella bounced at Zoe’s side, tails swishing in giddy relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jane ambled in last, cradling a reanimated skull like it was a purse dog. All of them looked equally battered, equally victorious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Larissa planted a hand on her hip. \"Define it, Viv.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivian eyed the lipstick-smeared corner of Allen’s mouth, the still-heaving rise of his coat. \"Uh-huh. The seal breaks, and you come out looking like a deleted scene from a vampire soap opera. We fought a choir-golem. You two fought each other’s clothing, apparently.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen, still holding his sword, arched one brow at Vivian. \"Priorities. We disabled an elite sanction construct and tried to solve the ritual puzzle. Kissed maybe once or two. You?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jane raised her hand. \"I got this jawbone.\" She made the skull chatter. \"It says: ’Please bury me, I suffer.’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone stared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen pinched the bridge of his nose. \"Thanks, Jane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zoe elbowed Bella. \"Pay up. I said they’d make out before we regrouped.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bella groaned and flicked a gold coin Zoe’s way with her tail. \"At least let me bet on whether they’ll do it again before the boss.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Larissa rolled her eyes—and glanced sidelong at Allen. A private smirk passed between them, an unspoken probably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen cleared his throat, forced the team back on track. \"Status report. Any injuries?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing that won’t regenerate,\" Zoe said, flexing a slick arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivian nodded. \"We’re good. The choir-golem dropped anthem tokens. Might barter for a blessing later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen unsummoned his blade, black metal evaporating into smoke. He still looked more ruffled than he wanted, hair mussed, collar askew—but there was a brightness in his red irises now, a heat Larissa knew wasn’t just battle adrenaline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt it too—still buzzing in her veins. That mini make-out left her heart ticking double time. She’d been half-in love with this devil since he gutted her on day one and asked if she wanted another round. Now the feeling thrummed louder, tangling with hunger and victorious bloodlust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shot her a sidelong look that said hold it together. She grinned—fangs peeking—because she had no intention of holding anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen addressed the group, voice cool and calm again—his post-fight, post-flirting default.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mini-boss subdued. Partition runes offline. We’ve acquired a servant construct.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jerked a thumb backward at the kneeling Warden shell now quietly brooding in his shadow like a tarnished remember-me. Its cracked frame clicked faintly as it adjusted its pose, still bound by Allen’s Pact. The once-holy glow around its joints now pulsed with corrupted loyalty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came Shea’s voice—dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh. We also fought that guy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen blinked. \"You did?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yep,\" Shea nodded, fluttering down from a stone arch, her metal-feathered wings twitching as she landed. \"Same twisted church-bot, called me a ’vessel of divine wind’ or whatever. Rude.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had to decapitate it,\" Vivian said, flicking dust off her whip as if it was no big deal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mine exploded,\" Zoe added cheerfully, still dripping seawater. \"But I turned it into a blood sauna first. Therapeutic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen stared at them. \"Wait. So we all fought the same miniboss?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like it,\" Jane said, voice far too happy as she hugged her bone-chattering skull closer. \"Mine tried to marry me too. I said no with a fireball to the face. Very romantic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh.\" Allen frowned, glancing toward the center of the cathedral. \"That explains the repetition. So the dungeon split us up and made us all fight a Warden clone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivian rested a hand on her hip, brow arching. \"Maybe that’s why I had to wait so long. Like it couldn’t advance until everyone cleared their version.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh?\" Larissa said, brow furrowing. \"You too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zoe nodded. \"Yeah, we also triggered a quest. Something about the ’Bound Saint’ and choices and weddings and... free will, I think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice finally stepped forward, her pristine white combat coat still crisp despite the dust. \"The Saint quest?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah,\" Zoe said. \"That.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Larissa looked from one face to another, red eyes narrowing. \"So we all got the same thing. Same corrupted Warden. Same statue. Same tragic voice line about marriage and freedom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen muttered, \"Same attempt to brand you a bride.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She crossed her arms. \"Guess the dungeon wasn’t just throwing mobs at us—it was syncing a test across the party. Same enemies. Same setup. Same pressure. Just... divided us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jane’s smile widened, creepy and knowing. \"So if even one of us lost...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We all would’ve failed,\" Larissa finished grimly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zoe shivered, rubbing her arms. \"Dungeon was serious about teamwork, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice nodded slowly, her voice even. \"It wasn’t just a mechanical challenge. It was psychological. A test in trust and independence. Split us up to see if we could each carry weight alone... and still survive as one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a pause—one of those rare, heavy moments where even the system stayed quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway...\" Bella’s fox ears perked with mischievous delight. \"Can we call it Tin Hubby?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly turned his head toward the fox girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Larissa snorted, unable to contain herself, and then just barked out a laugh. \"Oh gods. Yes. Please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen huffed, one eye twitching. \"We are not naming my servitor Tin Hubby.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bella beamed. \"Too late. Emotionally, I’m already attached.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zoe nodded solemnly. \"Petition accepted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jane tilted her skull like it agreed too. \"He looks like a Tin Hubby.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Larissa leaned on him with a teasing smirk. \"Come on. He did call me Bride. Might as well own it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at her. \"I said no. Don’t marry it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vivian snapped her fingers like she’d remembered something. \"Wait, does that mean we all got proposed to by a holy mech?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Technically,\" Shea said. \"Which means Allen’s Warden is now a multi-timeline polygamist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going to throw it into the next lava trap we find,\" he joked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tin Hubby doesn’t deserve that,\" Bella pouted.\u003C\u002Fp>",1015,"2026-06-02T07:44:37.386Z",1,"novelbin.me","bb73d4e237cc5a36fa9950ee8e5da3ef4ede136dd97ec8275eadc92c59d57532","villain-mmorpg-almighty-devil-emperor-and-his-se-chapter-1689","villain-mmorpg-almighty-devil-emperor-and-his-se-chapter-1687",2048,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fvillain-mmorpg-almighty-devil-emperor-and-his-se-cover.jpg"]