[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam":3,"chapter-young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-146":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Young Master's PoV: Woke Up As A Villain In A Game One Day",{"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},500548,755,"Chapter 146 Match Start [II]","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-146",146,"\u003Cp>Samael tilted his head back, effortlessly letting the blade slice through the air just inches away from his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched with mild amusement as Calem immediately pivoted on back foot and twisted his body to perform another strike — a straight thrust, this time aimed at Samael's chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was fast and precise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…But also predictable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samael took a half-step forward and veered sideways, evading the blade and leaning closer until he could hear Calem's heart beating like a war drum in his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samael's voice was almost a bored whisper when he asked, \"Revenge? Do I even know you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calem's eyes flared with rage. But before he could physically react, Samael moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp elbow strike slammed into Calem's ribs, knocking the wind out of his lungs with such force that his vision flashed white for a split second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He staggered back, gasping in pain… but Samael was already on him. Calem instinctively raised his sword and lashed out in a wild swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, Samael didn't try to dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he tried to catch the incoming blade by clasping it between his palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within a fraction of a second, Calem realized that Samael was going to use his power to destroy the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, reacting as fast as he could, he awkwardly jerked the blade aside to change the trajectory. But in doing so, he lost his balance for just a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…A moment too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samael capitalized instantly. His hand shot forward, clamping around Calem's wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't want me to use my power?\" Samael mused, twisting sharply. \"Then don't be so slow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calem barely had time to yell before the world turned… upside-down?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it wasn't the world that turned…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was him!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samael had pivoted under Calem's arm and flipped him over his shoulder!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the very next moment, Calem was slammed hard into the ground. It was jarring and painful, but he didn't stay down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gritting his teeth, he rolled — just in time to avoid Samael's foot stomping down where his head had been a second ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That bastard!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an angered snarl, Calem pushed off the ground and swung his sword again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no pause in his movement. No hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if he were to hesitate right now, he'd lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Samael couldn't make direct contact with anything for more than a second, he couldn't use his ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calem just had to keep moving and keep Samael busy—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Why couldn't he move his foot?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calem's eyes widened in horror. His heart dropped in realization as he looked down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground under him had turned soft — almost mushy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like quicksand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his boots had sunk into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then he understood what happened. Samael must've touched the ground earlier while slamming him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had only taken a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was enough. That was all the time he needed to brush his fingers against the ground to transmute the immediate terrain around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calem's head snapped up and he saw Samael already closing in, intending to finish him right then and there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calem roared in frustration, wrenching against the sinking ground, trying to break free. But it was too late. He wasn't fast enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, someone else was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sonic shockwave tore through the battlefield as Leon Vaan Asta, the leader of the noble faction, had finally made his move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had raised his hands and pressed them together to form the shape of a handgun using his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Origin Card, «Skybreaker's Judgement», glowed brightly as azure arcs of electricity crackled across his body, converging at the 'barrel' of his 'handgun.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, with a deadly calm, he took aim at Samael.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world blurred with a flash of white-blue light as a bolt of lightning shot toward Samael.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully, the golden-haired Ace had seen the attack coming from the corner of his eye long ago and activated his «Steel Hide» Card in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning struck Samael in the side with a deafening crack of thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force of it blasted him sideways like a ragdoll until he crashed into the ground and skidded across the concrete for a few meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the end of it, he rolled with the momentum and rose to one knee, shaking his head in a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Residual arcs of electricity sparked across his vest, snapping and popping before fading into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exhaling slowly, Samael felt his ribs ache in pain — not from the electricity itself, but from the sheer concussive force behind that attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Steel Hide» had dulled the damage but hadn't negated the impact. Not completely, at least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't injured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was definitely hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, in an intense battle like this, he had no time to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gritting his teeth, he groaned and pushed himself to his feet. The side of his vest, where the lightning had struck, was charred and smoldering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But perhaps he was still too slow to stand back up… because the moment he did, something thick and rope-like slithered around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…A tentacle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive tentacle coiled around his torso, like a snake wrapping itself around a mouse, before hoisting him into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man behind it was none other than Reiner, the leader of the commoner faction. His right arm had transformed into a monstrous appendage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Origin Card — «Abyssborn» — allowed him to sprout four to five prehensile tentacles from literally anywhere on his body, each capable of stretching up to six meters and thickening to monstrous proportions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, one of those tentacles had ensnared Samael.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girthy, sinewy limb constricted Samael's movements like an iron vice threatening to crush the breath from his lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reiner stood firm on the ground, his expression completely impassive as he flexed his transformed arm, tightening his hold even further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn't content with just trapping Samael.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sharp motion, he whipped his tentacle-arm downward, slamming Samael into the ground with bone-shattering force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact cracked the concrete beneath, and a pained grunt escaped Samael's lips as the shock rattled through his bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But once again, he had no time to recover — because, merely a second later, the tentacle yanked him back up in midair once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dangling several feet off the ground, Samael grimaced as the coils around his body tightened further still, almost crushing his bones to powder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reiner was really trying to squeeze him to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Samael had no intention of letting that happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thought, he activated «Steel Hide» once again and reinforced his body, while at the same time summoning another one of his Acquire Cards — «Piercing Bolt».\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shimmering particles of light began to coalesce at his fingertips as he pointed them toward Reiner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reiner didn't know what that ability was, and he had no interest in finding out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a sneer, he poured even more strength into his tentacle, desperately trying to squeeze Samael before he could use his newly cast Card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unluckily for him, because of «Steel Hide», the added pressure became nothing but a small inconvenience for Samael.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reiner clicked his tongue in frustration. \"Someone take out that bastard's defense Card!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his order was immediately heeded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing at the farthest position from the ongoing battle, almost at the edge of the arena, was Erwin Holt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was arguably the best scout and sniper in the first-year batch right now. And he had been lying in wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Origin Card — «Laplace's Deadeye» — granted him supernatural aim and the ability to predict his target's movements for the next three seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking through his scope, Erwin locked his crosshair onto Samael's «Steel Hide» Card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could pull the trigger and fire the shot, another blinding bolt of lightning split through the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only this time, the lightning didn't strike Samael.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It struck Reiner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thunderbolt shot through Reiner's transformed limb, charring the flesh and severing the tentacle cleanly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burned appendage fell to the ground, along with Samael, who landed lightly on his feet. He didn't even need to look to know who was responsible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch! Leon, you bastard!\" Reiner cursed, his face twisting in fury as he glared at the noble faction's leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't cursing because of the pain — though the sight of his severed limb writhing on the ground was certainly infuriating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because Leon had deliberately intervened right when he was about to win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lowering his still-glowing 'handgun' fingers, Leon smirked. \"Relax, Reiner. You weren't going to finish him anyway. Besides, he's my prey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reiner's expression darkened, but before he could spit out a retort, Samael made his move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His palms pressed against the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the terrain bent to his will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a low rumble, a massive concrete log shot upward from the ground, rocketing toward Reiner like a battering ram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reiner's instincts screamed at him to move, but he couldn't. He wasn't fast enough to get away in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, he reacted with pure reflex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His remaining arm twisted, its flesh morphing and sprouting into another thick tentacle to shield himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact was brutal. Even with a giant tentacle cushioning the blow, the sheer force of the rocketing log flung Reiner back like a broken marionette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Read the latest on My Virtual Library Empire\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Samael didn't have time to savor the satisfying result of his attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because at that moment, a hulking silhouette was already barreling toward him from the left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a giant young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And calling him a 'giant' wasn't exaggerating!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His towering frame, nearly seven feet tall, was ripped with muscles bulging beneath his taut skin like boulders threatening to burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Giaus Vorant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And unlike the others, this was someone Samael actually recognized and acknowledged as a threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Giaus' innate power — «Bloodhowl» — allowed him to go into a frenzied state called battle rage where the angrier he got, the stronger and more muscular he became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain and fear meant nothing to him in this state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that remained in his mind was the will to utterly dominate his foes until they were squandered like bugs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why he was called the Berserker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Giaus leapt high in the air and plummeted toward Samael like a descending meteor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samael barely had time to react as Giaus came crashing down. He hit the ground with such force that the impact sent a localized earthquake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brutal shockwave rolled outward as dust and debris exploded into the air like a small explosion going off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samael had already moved. He rolled back just in time to avoid being flattened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even then, the shockwave from Giaus' landing nearly threw him off balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, that wasn't all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samael soon spotted another enemy rushing toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was one of the nobles, Rowan Dusk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His innate power — «Jester's Masquerade» — allowed him to create five illusionary clones, each one capable of creating heat and sound that made them nearly indistinguishable from the real him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Samael wasn't surprised when several identical figures began attacking him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn't fazed by Rowan's illusions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything, those clones were an annoyance more than a real threat. Distractions — that was what they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They attacked, but their punches and kicks passed harmlessly through Samael's body like a mirage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samael ignored them and focused instead on evading Giaus' relentless assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The berserker, true to his name, fought like a rampaging beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each punch he threw carried enough force to shake the earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every one of his strikes was violent enough to stir the wind and shatter the ground on impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samael ducked beneath a wild hook, jumping back a few feet just as Giaus' fist obliterated the spot he had been standing on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, after creating a safe distance between himself and the mindless giant, Samael launched his own attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand and activated «Piercing Bolt» again. A bright beam of light shot toward one of Rowan's figures which was getting too close to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his attack easily passed through it, signaling it was a clone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samael clicked his tongue and sidestepped as Giaus came barreling toward him again, throwing out a crushing haymaker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He avoided it by a hair's breadth, feeling the displaced wind brush against his cheek as the massive fist barely missed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Rowan and his clones continued circling around him, flitting in and out of Samael's peripheral vision like ghosts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't meant to attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were meant to distract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samael could already guess Rowan's strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rowan was distracting him using his illusion so he could sneak up on Samael and finish him off with a backstab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And very soon, it happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Samael turned to evade another one of Giaus' crushing blows, Rowan lunged from behind with a dagger gleaming in his grasp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samael smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the last possible moment — just as the blade was about to be plunged into his back — he reactivated «Steel Hide».\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dull clink rang out as the dagger failed to pierce Samael's hardened skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rowan's eyes widened in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…And that hesitation cost him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samael whirled around and grabbed Rowan by the arm in the blink of an eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't run now, can you?\" he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, right as Giaus' massive fist came roaring toward him, Samael yanked Rowan into its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Thwaaam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a sickening thud as Giaus' punch connected with the force of a speeding car, sending Rowan flying back as his limbs flailed wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fell down a few meters away but didn't get back up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't going to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Samael wasn't finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that exact same moment, he dropped and placed his palm on the ground — and the land under Giaus' feet subtly shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The berserker, caught mid-motion, suddenly lost his footing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His balance broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was all Samael needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blunt, thick spike of concrete erupted from the ground — rising at an angle and slamming into Giaus' solar plexus with the force of a siege engine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive young man gasped as the air was violently driven from his lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire body jerked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, like a felled giant, Giaus collapsed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight more to go.\u003C\u002Fp>",2382,"2026-05-30T12:03:22.767Z","2026-06-01T04:31:10.979Z",1,"novelbin.me","327dcaa531285e44bb7a1baded523ebfe2ed44e990839a6be4fb0af1c0327ffa","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-147","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-145",407,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyoung-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-cover.jpg"]