[{"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-1719":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},662888,893,"Chapter 1713: If I Bleed, I Bleed (Magic Castle Bonus)","villain-mmorpg-almighty-devil-emperor-and-his-se-chapter-1719",1719,"\u003Cp>Chapter 1713: If I Bleed, I Bleed (Magic Castle Bonus)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Villain Ch 1713. If I Bleed, I Bleed (Magic Castle Bonus)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She charged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fast. Reckless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her steps bounced across the uneven stone. She dropped her body low, kicked up a shard of tile into the air, used it to fake a jump, and slid behind it like a phantom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword met her in the air—again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her dagger snapped back as his blade skimmed her cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood. Just a drop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t killed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He marked her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single, perfect strike. Enough to say ‘ I could’ve ended it. But I didn’t’.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her knees shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She staggered one step, then two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen finally spoke, quiet and low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Azura.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The edges of her vision swam. She tried to glare. Tried to keep the fight in her limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But something cracked instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t closed the gap at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was always this far ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when she thought they were close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And still—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little bloody.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But still smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her knees wobbled, barely holding her weight. The taste of copper thick on her tongue, the pulsing sting of a cut just above her brow clouding one eye. Her hands trembled on the dagger hilts, but she didn’t let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And maybe that was her mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Allen didn’t pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t let sentiment drag him down for even a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward once—and then vanished. His body blurred in a sharp flash of motion, and she didn’t even have time to curse before—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flat of his blade slammed into her side with bone-crunching force, sending her skidding across the cursed stone. She hit a broken pillar and dropped to one knee, gasping—but she got up. She always got up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen was already mid-swing before she finished standing. She raised one dagger. He knocked it aside. The second he parried with the edge of his sword, twisting her wrist with a brutal snap of motion that disarmed her instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—he struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fast. Brutal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword sliced through the air in a clean, fluid arc—cutting low, high, then across her torso in one savage, final flourish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azura’s breath hitched as the world tilted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her health bar evaporated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No cinematic. No dramatic slow-mo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just pain. And a sharp, metallic crack as her body hit the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just lay there, blinking up at the broken sky, watching the cursed wind ripple above her like war banners made of fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen stood over her—silent, sword still humming. No mercy. No hesitation. No apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the result.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled. A long, slow breath. The tension in his shoulders barely softened. His sword dissolved, fading into black and red pixels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system responded with a chime that felt too soft for the violence that had just happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Winner: Allen]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arena dimmed. The shadows retreated. And Azura, still lying in the ruins, stared up at the sky like it owed her an apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her chest rose and fell with shallow breaths. Her body ached. Her vision spun. But inside?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weirdly calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no shame. No anger. Just the lingering heat of adrenaline and the echo of realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So it was him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Devil Emperor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unbeatable villain of Hell’s Gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was her cousin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pod doors hissed open with a smooth hydraulic sigh, snapping her out of it. The chamber lights inside flickered from red to soft white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen was already stepping out of his pod—quiet, unfazed, like he hadn’t just executed her with surgical precision a minute ago. His dark shirt clung to his frame, black hair slightly disheveled from the VR crown. Calm. Composed. A little too polished for someone who had just gone full monster mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azura sat up with a grunt, her own pod sliding open as she blinked against the shift in lighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The duel dome behind them gave a soft electronic hum before powering down—Allen had only activated it for one session. The glowing neon veins along the dome’s surface dimmed, and the whole structure settled into a quiet shutdown, like a mechanical beast going back to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now there was no simulation. No cursed arena. No code between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just Azura and Allen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Real bodies. Real sweat. Real silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at him as she stepped out, pushing hair from her face and wiping a smudge of VR gel from her temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So…” she started, voice dry. “The company offered you a contract to play the villain?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen nodded once, unbothered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azura’s eyes narrowed slightly. “Even without knowing you were also a Goldborne?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shrugged. “Jordan found out eventually.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She exhaled, then huffed and folded her arms. “That explains everything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen tilted his head, his usual half-amused smirk already curling at the edge of his mouth. “You look relieved.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I am.” Her voice came quicker than she meant it to. “At least I know now the monster I fought was you.” She hesitated. “I guess I understand why it felt impossible. Why it always felt like the system hated us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled, tight and wry. “It was just you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He met her gaze. Calm. Steady. “You say that like it’s comforting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azura laughed once, short and sharp. “It is. I’d rather it be you than some rigged AI or admin bot with dev buffs. You… you I can make sense of.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen raised an eyebrow. “That’s dangerous logic.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She ignored that. “You’re invincible.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I’m not,” he said evenly. “If I bleed, I bleed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azura tilted her head. “When have you ever bled?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at her. “Dungeons. Boss monsters. I’ve bled.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her arms tightened across her chest. “Some of those bosses take five guilds. Whole alliances.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen shrugged. “Makes sense. Still doesn’t mean I’m untouchable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips parted—words catching on the edge of realization. Because what he was saying was true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just the power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was how he used it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your gift is the motivation for my creation. Give me more motivation!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you for the Magic Castle, William_Tex!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>600 Power Stone = 1 bonus chapters\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>400 Golden Ticket= 1 bonus chapter\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic Castle= 4 bonus chapters\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space Craft= 6 bonus chapters\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t forget to leave comments\u002Freviews\u002Fany support~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thank you for your support XD\u003C\u002Fp>",1074,"2026-06-02T07:44:38.502Z",1,"novelbin.me","be973e46da7c4b1ff73fb15ec4f1ffef120091912f24f72a047cd5606c9b4357","villain-mmorpg-almighty-devil-emperor-and-his-se-chapter-1720","villain-mmorpg-almighty-devil-emperor-and-his-se-chapter-1718",2048,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fvillain-mmorpg-almighty-devil-emperor-and-his-se-cover.jpg"]