[{"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-1829":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},663048,893,"Chapter 1823: Giant Forest","villain-mmorpg-almighty-devil-emperor-and-his-se-chapter-1829",1829,"\u003Cp>Chapter 1823: Giant Forest\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Villain Ch 1823. Giant Forest\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Hell’s Gate server, the sun never set on ambition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Giant Forest was thick with mana haze and the kind of eerie silence that screamed trap to anyone with more than three IQ points and a working pair of headphones. Giant crows perched in dead trees, watching from above like disappointed parents at a talent show. The foliage twisted upward like arms frozen mid-scream, and even the air smelled vaguely like iron, sap, and something that had recently died badly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Level 200 monsters didn’t spawn here often.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when they did?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They brought friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Left flank!” Elio barked, sword igniting with holy flame as the first Giant—a moss-covered brute with tusks longer than a grown man’s torso—charged through the underbrush, each step pounding like a drumbeat from the abyss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>James was already there, twin arrows flashing like starlight, slipping beneath the beast’s swipe and driving a poison-coated blade into its ankle joint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got the tendon!” he shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Marking the other one!” Noah added, a burst of green glyphs spreading from his bow as he launched an enchanted arrow. It whistled through the trees, curving mid-air and striking the second Giant square in the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy crap, you actually hit something,” James muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shut up and shoot,” Noah fired back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elio didn’t bother adding a quip. He was too busy tanking the first Giant’s overhead slam with a shield so bright it painted the forest floor in golden light. The impact sent a shockwave through the ground, splintering tree roots and dislodging a dozen startled birds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sanctum Fortis!” Elio shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skill pulsed out from his body in a radiant dome, shielding the party just long enough for—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aether Lance!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice rang out from the rear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>INeedAHotGF—real name Jacob, unfortunately—hands glowing with violet fire, robes snapping dramatically as he cast his spell like it owed him child support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive ethereal spear of arcane energy formed mid-air, spinning once before slamming into the Giant’s chest. A wet crunch. Magic tore through bone and bark-covered hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast roared. Staggered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then dropped like a sack of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nice hit,” Elio called over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob just panted, hands smoking. “Wasn’t for you. Just… needed the XP.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Liar,” James coughed as he ducked another flailing limb from the second Giant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah loosed another volley, arrows laced with stun glyphs that pinned the second Giant’s left leg to the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, Elio!” Noah barked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“On it!” Elio surged forward. His blade gleamed, runes flickering across the steel like scripture on fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One clean slash through the hamstring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then a leap—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boosted by a short-range blink from Jacob’s support spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mid-air twist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Holy sword crackling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Divine Judgment!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword came down in a blinding arc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Giant’s neck separated from its shoulders like a lopped tree limb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of gold worth of loot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the four of them standing amidst the wreckage like a grungy JRPG cover.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>James bent over, hands on knees. “Okay… that was almost fun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noah wiped his brow. “If by fun you mean narrowly avoiding being flattened into a human pancake, then sure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob exhaled slowly, sitting down on a boulder. “We did good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elio stood quietly for a moment, staring at the remains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t say anything right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because even now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after a perfect takedown, flawless coordination, zero deaths, solid loot—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind still went back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back to the other raids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the real pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Allen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Allen would’ve finished both giants in twenty seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wouldn’t need four players. He’d solo them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d use some broken combo, break the system, and walk away while sipping tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elio clenched his jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t about that anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at Jacob—at INeedAHotGF—who was fidgeting with his robe sleeves awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m happy you came back again,” Elio said softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob looked up. His expression was hard to read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A little guilty. A little relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thanks…” he murmured. “I… I never thought she’d be that manipulative, you know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice cracked slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This was… so bad. Like, I thought she just hated you. But it wasn’t just hate. She enjoyed tearing people down. Including me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>James and Noah exchanged a glance but didn’t say anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elio nodded. “She used everyone. It wasn’t just you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob looked down at the grass. “I lost friends over her. Almost lost my damn account.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey,” Elio said, clapping a hand on his shoulder. “You’re here now. That’s what matters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob nodded. “Yeah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Also,” Noah added, “your new robes are dope.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob blinked. “Really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” James muttered. “You still look like a backup singer for a cult.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rude.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But we are glad you’re back,” Elio said with a grin. “Even if your username still sucks.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob laughed weakly. “I’m thinking about changing it, okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Too late,” James smirked. “You’re ‘HotGF’ forever now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were still laughing when the trees rustled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soft footsteps—light and fast—crunching leaves underfoot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elio turned instinctively, hand brushing the hilt of his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then a figure burst through the treeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black cloak. Hood down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eyes wild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Elio!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Gil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man was sweating and breathing like he’d just sprinted across a raid boss’s territory with aggro on his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gil?” Elio frowned. “What happened?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gil skidded to a stop, chest heaving. “I got news. You need to hear it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elio’s spine straightened. His heart sank a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What kind of news?” he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gil didn’t blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind of silence that said ‘this isn’t a joke.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s important,” Gil said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he added—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s about Sophia.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just like that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest didn’t feel quiet anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soft chirping of distant pixelated birds cut off like someone yanked a plug from reality. Even the wind seemed to pause, holding its breath between the knotted, moss-laced trees. The air, thick with post-battle mana and the stink of Giant blood, now bristled with something colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suspicion. Dread. And a whole lot of “what now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your gift is the motivation for my creation. Give me more motivation!\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>",1055,"2026-06-02T07:44:42.326Z",1,"novelbin.me","48c83d310cd7d83be69b9e83bc3f411611730c5307f434cec93e92ae17aee791","villain-mmorpg-almighty-devil-emperor-and-his-se-chapter-1830","villain-mmorpg-almighty-devil-emperor-and-his-se-chapter-1828",2048,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fvillain-mmorpg-almighty-devil-emperor-and-his-se-cover.jpg"]