[{"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-204":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},500756,755,"Chapter 204: Kneel [I]","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-204",204,"\u003Cp>The entire ruined site was massive — about the size of a small village, stretching several miles in every direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To keep things fair, each Squad was allowed to choose their own entry point into the ruins. Squad 27, for example, decided to enter from Northern Gate Twelve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was done so that every team had an equal chance to reach the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If all the Squads had been forced to enter from the same spot, they would've started fighting right away — and the whole point of 'capture the flag' would've gone out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By spreading everyone out, every Squad was given time and space to move, plan, and try to win without getting caught in a battle the second they stepped into the ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, several Squads had begun their carefully timed formations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were moving as coordinated triangles, others as stealth-focused pairs, some even perched on rooftops to scout the path ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then came the first boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground started shaking violently, like the whole vicinity was hit by a localized earthquake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few seconds, another explosion sound thundered throughout the ruin, echoing off the crumbling walls and resonating in the silent streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, a massive pillar of blinding golden light flashed in the darkness of the Night Sanctuary and lit the starless black sky like a flare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every Cadet saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—RAAAAGH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A horde of Spirit Beasts — a literal, frothing horde — surged through the ruins in one stampeding wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some monsters had too many eyes. Some had none. Some floated. Some had bones growing outside their bodies like blades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all running.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the terrifying part?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't just moving randomly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were chasing… someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that someone was running straight for the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>•••\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squad 11 was inside the northeastern tower. Since their team consisted only of archers, they decided to take the nearest vantage point as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's when they saw the first flash of golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell was that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I can see someone running! Is that—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Samael Theosbane,\" their captain muttered darkly. \"Of course it is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their plan was to execute a full-stealth sweep, move from rooftop to rooftop, and divert Spirit Beasts using summoned illusions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now their plan was in the gutter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team captain resisted the urge to pull his hair out. \"We go left! Abandon the path—!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But by then, it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beasts surrounded the base of the tower they were in. The building cracked. They all screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tower toppled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But fortunately, before they were crushed by the falling rubble, a few of Selene's Sentries dove in front of the sky and whisked them away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole Squad 11 was eliminated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>•••\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squad 19 had been hiding underground, following a map that led through the lower tunnels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had lightless vision, traps for anyone that might follow them, and a flawless route they had scouted the day before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were going to stay underground, avoid the monsters, and crawl slowly toward the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their plan was perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Until several dozen Spirit Beasts tore through the walls from above and collapsed the passage entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One girl barely managed to activate her emergency teleport Card before being trampled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another Cadet lost her weapon. Another nearly lost his leg — thankfully, the Sentries came to the rescue before that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With it, half of Squad 19 was also eliminated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>•••\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Squad 2 saw the chaos from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their captain made a split-second decision. \"Don't go toward the center. Let that guy draw the beasts. We'll flank. We'll wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Wait? For what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the madman to die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>•••\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, not everyone cowered from the chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some saw it as an opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Change of plans,\" barked Captain Leon Vaan Asta of Squad 7. \"We hunt the lunatic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" one of his teammates blurted out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon turned sharply. \"Listen. If he makes it to the flag, we all lose. He's not even with his Squad. If we work together, we can take him out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them hesitated. \"Didn't he recently ascend to B-rank? Fighting him will be challenging. And even if we manage to beat him… the stampede will hit us next.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" another added, paling. \"We'll get trampled!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leon pinched the bridge of his nose, already exasperated. \"If we don't go in, we lose anyway! This is our chance. We take it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they turned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adjusted their weapons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Set their sights on the man ruining the game for everyone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…And hesitantly moved in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>•••\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's the gist of what was happening with the other Squads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Me? Oh, I was having the time of my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ruins howled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not from the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, that sound came from monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One scream. Then two. Then ten. Then too many to count.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some lunged at me from the sides. Some attacked from the front. Most were still chasing behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had to constantly keep moving just to avoid getting swarmed by the living tsunami of Spirit Beasts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To top it off, this whole place was a maze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark, entwining streets. Dozens of empty roads that led nowhere. It was hard enough just keeping track of where I was going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would've been a nightmare to navigate this place even with a proper map — let alone without one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thankfully…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn't taking the roads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh, no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was plowing straight through the buildings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes. I was barreling through the ruins like a living battering ram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is fun,\" I thought out loud, feeling the wind whip against my face as I ducked under a claw sharp enough to gut me like a pig to a butcher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without breaking momentum, I skidded to avoid a spiked tail flailing at me from the right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I jumped over the gaping maw of a grotesque creature that looked like an unholy amalgamation of a giant earthworm and a rotting lionfish — all teeth and tendrils and too much slime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It lunged. I vaulted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as I soared over it, I twisted mid-air, drove my boot into its skull (or whatever that thing had for a skull), and kicked off — like it was just another stepping stone on my path to glory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact made a wet crunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thing howled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't look back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, if not for my [B-rank] physique — which not only enhanced my Essence control to peak efficiency, but also boosted my physical prowess and reaction time by several folds — outmaneuvering these monsters would've been impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Make no mistake, it was still insanely difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right now I could manage it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially since I could use the very terrain to my advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up ahead, one of those giant creatures with insectoid legs and a human torso appeared to block my path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The street was narrow, boxed in on both sides, so I had nowhere to go — no choice but to face the insect-human hybrid beast dead ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I couldn't slow down. Not with all the monsters behind me closing in fast. So I summoned my Origin Card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment «Matterweave» manifested, the soles of my combat boots disintegrated, and my bare feet hit the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pavement beneath me rippled and shifted, surging up into a concrete wave that solidified into a ramp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ran up that ramp, vaulted over the beast's head, and landed on the rooftop of a building beside the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few monsters jumped after me. Others just bulldozed straight through the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still didn't stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I kept leaping from one rooftop to another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a towering spire came into view, blocking the path ahead. I summoned «Fire Arrow» and blasted a hole in its withering wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Boom!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wall exploded in a shower of ash and crumbling stone, flames licking the air like hungry tongues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dove through the hole before the dust even settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world blurred — just a flash of gray and smoke and something sharp nicking my cheek — and then I was tumbling into what looked like the upper floor of an old chapel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stained glass shattered beneath my feet as I skidded across warped floorboards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I barely ducked in time to avoid getting skewered by a flying beast with far too many wings and absolutely no understanding of aerodynamics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It smashed into another Spirit Beast that had followed me through the hole… and promptly got eaten by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes. Eaten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By its own kind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apparently, friendly fire was a thing in this monster mosh pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys need to work on your coordination,\" I muttered, panting, as I crashed shoulder-first through a window that was barely holding itself together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wood splintered. Dust flew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dropped down into the street like a meteor, landed in a roll, stifled a grunt, and just kept going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another flying beast dove at me from ahead — probably aiming for my delicious face — but before it got anywhere close—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Kaach!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A jagged concrete spike erupted from the ground. The creature couldn't stop in time and ended up impaling itself right on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It twitched. Once. Twice. Then stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed and jumped over the corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The street ahead sloped downward, leading into a sunken plaza.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the middle of that sunken plaza was the white flag we needed to capture, standing tall on a flagpole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flag was so pristinely white that it practically glowed in the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grinned. Because from here on out, victory was within reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After allowing myself a split second of rest, I took a deep breath and sprinted forward once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—FwOOOOOM!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire world lit up orange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heat washed over the left side of my face like a furnace. I snapped my head toward it… and saw a fireball the size of a carriage speeding toward me, hot enough to peel flesh from bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"OH, COME ON—\" I barely managed to raise my golden blade. The runes along its surface flared just as the fireball struck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—BOOM!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It exploded on impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shockwave hit me like a sledgehammer to the chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I skidded across the ground, my cloak steaming, blade smoking in my hands, and came to a stop just shy of crashing into a broken fountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there she was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My favorite redhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Alice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was standing at the edge of the street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her battle robe shimmered with crimson runes, her box braids fell down to her back, and her palms still engulfed in residual flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled. It was not a kind smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immediately, as if on cue, footsteps echoed from my left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned… and spotted my lovely twin sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thalia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was clad head-to-toe in heavy golden armor with a silver-furred cape draped over her shoulders, holding a large kite shield in one hand and a bastard sword in the other, her face obscured by a plumed helmet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I rolled my eyes and glanced over my shoulder, already knowing what I'd see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last of the three clowns. Prince Willem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grinning like an idiot, dressed in light chainmail, twirling a battleaxe like he thought it was a baton.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was trapped on three fronts with no exits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Which was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because I was itching to put these three in their place.\u003C\u002Fp>",1892,"2026-05-30T12:03:22.768Z","2026-06-01T04:31:11.943Z",1,"novelbin.me","fd27bfaea95a0fb75dab19c6aad5a4cb6c08867b4070372ad589c8256ff24939","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-205","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-203",407,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyoung-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-cover.jpg"]