[{"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-66":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},500718,755,"Chapter 66 Team Test [III]","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-66",66,"\u003Cp>The air was extremely dry here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much so that it burned in our throats and chests every time we inhaled. It felt like breathing in sandpaper, scratching at our lungs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made running or doing any heavy exercise in these harsh surroundings even more difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We couldn't perform anywhere near our optimum physical condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My squad suspected the cause of this was these black trees with crimson leaves all around us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And they were right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These trees were not ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't just the dryness — they seemed to be releasing something subtle yet oppressive into the atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A toxin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, the dry air was filled with toxins, carrying a faint metallic tang like that of rusted blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the game, this toxin was discovered to be a substance called Aethylorine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aethylorine was a naturally occurring alchemical compound that was produced by various plants in the Spirit Realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, it wasn't dangerous to humans in light doses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, under typical conditions, it could even induce a euphoric sensation when inhaled, similar to opium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, this forest was saturated with Aethylorine to an unusually high degree. These black trees were producing too much of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In these concentrations, the overabundance of Aethylorine created a toxic and arid environment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It inflamed our respiratory systems and made it almost impossible for us to function at our full capacity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with the heat from the black sun above, it stripped the air of humidity, leaving it bone-dry and harsh to breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our endurance was naturally high since we were all Awakened. Any normal human would have fainted by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this forest wasn't made to support life — it was designed to extinguish it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the deeper we ventured into the forest, the harsher the conditions became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of us struggled to maintain our pace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially me, since I had injured my leg while fighting that Bladewraith and it still throbbed with pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But guess which one of us wasn't affected by these conditions at all?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it was Michael!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he could circulate Spirit Essence through his body, not only was his endurance unimaginably superior to ours, but Xaldreth had also taught him a technique to resist any kind of poison or toxin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In simple terms, he could use the Essence circulation to isolate harmful substances within his body, at least to some extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't perfected that technique yet, so the toxins in the air still slowed him down. But even then, he was in far better shape than us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, on top of being overpowered, he was also completely unaffected. In fact, he was treating this test like it was a casual walk in the park.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And earlier, he had the audacity to criticize me for not using my own strength to win the Evaluation Exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hypocrite!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was such a hypocrite!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn't even the worst part!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The worst part was how smug he was about it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Feeling winded already?\" he called over his shoulder, his voice annoyingly chipper, without a hint of strain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I bit back a sharp retort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't worth wasting what little breath I had left on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexia, on the other hand, wasn't as patient as I was. \"If you've got the energy to gloat, Michael, maybe use it to keep an eye out ahead instead of rubbing it in the faces of us mortals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael grinned and opened his mouth to say something that would've surely made my blood boil even more — when Kang's sharp voice reached us from ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Incoming!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a signal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of all of us, Kang's senses were supposed to be the sharpest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why he was running in the lead — to scout for any potential threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he spotted something, we'd adjust our course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if the danger was unavoidable, he'd signal us, and we'd prepare for a fight. Just like he did now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Michael was the first to react. He brandished his sword and rushed toward Kang, who was alone up front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexia followed next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She summoned a pair of armored gauntlets and shot forward with such speed that a shallow crater appeared in the ashen soil where she'd just been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Alexia reached Michael and Kang, a giant creature had emerged from the shadows of the woods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was monstrous — a grotesque amalgamation of arachnid and humanoid horrors, its glossy black carapace gleaming under the oppressive black sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its bulbous abdomen was dotted with circular red spots which pulsed faintly like a heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long, segmented legs ended in sharp, obsidian-like tips that resembled chitinous spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the worst part, by far, was its faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of twisted, humanoid faces covered its torso, their mouths opening and closing silently, as if caught mid-scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was horror given form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had never seen anything so disturbingly hideous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, the creature lunged toward Kang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Michael was the closest to him, he didn't hesitate to act. He launched himself at the beast, his sword whistling through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blade bit into the creature's foreleg, slicing cleanly through the joint before it could even react to Michael's unnatural speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spray of thick black ichor erupted from the wound, and the giant spider let out a deafening screech that sounded like a chorus of agonized voices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The abomination staggered back, and Alexia seized the opportunity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flanking it from the right, she drove her gauntleted fist into another leg, shattering a good chunk of the chitin and the soft flesh beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground trembled as the beast toppled to one side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn't going to be that easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spider twisted with unnatural agility and lashed out with its remaining foreleg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, Alexia was a prodigy of close-quarters combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a once-in-a-generation martial talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under normal circumstances, she could have dodged that blow with ease and countered like it was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the toxins in her system dulled her reflexes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was just a second too slow to take a step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spider's leg struck her with bone-crushing force, and though she managed to block with her gauntlets, the sheer impact of the attack was like a battering ram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force of it sent her flying backward until she slammed into a nearby tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could recover, one of the humanoid faces on the creature's torso stretched its maw unnaturally wide and spat out a sticky white substance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sticky glob hit Alexia and hardened instantly, gluing the blind girl to the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>",1090,"2026-05-30T12:03:22.767Z","2026-06-01T04:31:10.979Z",1,"novelbin.me","61cf7703ad7fdacaa9438c466dda3c036154609c54bddfea160a9899a2433411","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-67","young-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-chapter-65",407,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fyoung-master-s-pov-woke-up-as-a-villain-in-a-gam-cover.jpg"]