A Villain’s Will to Survive
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362 Chapters (Completed)
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Links are NOT allowed. Format your description nicely so people can easily read them. Please use proper spacing and paragraphs.The middle boss of the AAA-class game produced by the company. The villain who dies 999 times out of 1,000 times. Deculein.
That person, was me now.
“You’re going to die on almost every route.”
Deculein, like all villains, inevitably dies.
[First and foremost survival goal: Be what the game requires you to be]I’ll have to survive even if it means twisting my fate if I am destined to die.
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One entry per lineThe Villain Wants to Live
TVWtL
VWL
악당은 살고 싶다
TVWtL
VWL
악당은 살고 싶다
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The Novel’s Extra (12)
My Death Flags Show No Sign of Ending (10)
T*ash of the Count’s Family (9)
The Villain Who Robbed the Heroines (7)
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Latest Release
| Date | Group | Release |
|---|---|---|
| 09/27/24 | Wuxiaworld | c20 |
| 09/27/24 | Wuxiaworld | c19 |
| 09/27/24 | Wuxiaworld | c18 |
| 09/27/24 | Wuxiaworld | c17 |
| 09/27/24 | Wuxiaworld | c16 |
| 09/27/24 | Wuxiaworld | c15 |
| 09/27/24 | Wuxiaworld | c14 |
| 09/27/24 | Wuxiaworld | c13 |
| 09/27/24 | Wuxiaworld | c12 |
| 09/27/24 | Wuxiaworld | c11 |
| 09/27/24 | Wuxiaworld | c10 |
| 09/27/24 | Wuxiaworld | c9 |
| 09/27/24 | Wuxiaworld | c8 |
| 09/27/24 | Wuxiaworld | c7 |
| 09/27/24 | Wuxiaworld | c6 |
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- The story line is all over the place. It feels like a bad slice of life. Overall the story lacks substance.
- Every single concept in the story is also shallow. World building, magic, enemies, romance... everything is only hinted at. It is that bad, that I can barely recall what the MC can even do and what his strength actually is. But instead we get 30 chapters where a side character stuffs herself with food.
- The fighting is horrible. Even though it is not the focus of the story, the author still describes characters as powerful and power plays an important role. But is it conceived in a reasonable matter, as every fight is described in 1 liner.
- Shallow characters that do not bring anything to the plot take the majority of a chapter. These characters are at the same only female with the sole purpose to be love interests for the main character.
Verdict: A huge disappointment-
- MC has cheats, but he puts in tons and tons of hard work to get things done as well. For example, he continuously reads books, regardless of any kind, to expand his database of knowledge and to teach other people. He makes sure diligently train everyday, both in magic and physically. He spends time to improve his position. Hence, I find his cheats acceptable, because the author gives him plenty of limitations as well.
Things I disliked:due to the s*upid Sierra plot that was completely irrelevant and ridiculous. From a well written student, she became one of those ridiculous heroines with a love-hate relationship. Kinda like Chae Nayun from the author's other work, The Novel's Extra. Even worse, MC was blabbering about how she was special to him because he felt guilt towards her. I understand IF she was special to him because she allowed him to see a remake of Van Gogh's paintings, but what is it about guilt?
It was plain to see that MC has a somewhat soft spot for her because of her personality, and her magic growth was a delight to see (only at the later parts)
I do truly like Julie's knightly personality, but in the context of this story, her personality only frustrated me to no end. She's being endlessly spoiled by her siblings and Deculein and even though she keeps insisting on the path she walks, in the end, that very path that she walks is paved by her siblings and fiance. For example, she never once bothers to check for corruption in her knight order, she keeps insisting on protecting the people but THAT'S ALL SHE DOES. She never thinkgs about the political support she needs to protect Reccordak, never thinks about the food issues, never thinks about how to gain support from wizards, knights, never thinks about the money needed to implement her strategies. All she does is insist on what's right but never does anything to actually carry out her actions. Now, who is it that helps her clean her sh*t up? Deculein! He literally does everything for her and instead of instantly realising that she's lacking in so many areas (she only realised it WAAYYY later), she just remains the same.
At this point in time that I'm writing, I think she and Yoo Ara are the two most suited heroines - MC's personality matches well with Sophien, in terms of intelligence and how well they are able to click together. For example, Sophien trusts MC and MC is also confident in Sophien. They also spend a decent amount of time together, learning about Runes and discussing political strategies.
Obviously, I know that this is an impossible love because of the whole ex girlfriend thing, but there is reason why they were together for 7 years. She has the right amount of emotional intelligence and maturity that meshes well with Deculein/Kim Woojin, and is strong enough to complete the tasks without dragging MC back. Also, amongst all the heroines, the only one to ever care about Kim Woojin's emotions is literally her. Of course, one could argue that she's the only one who is thinking about Kim Woojin, rather than Deculein, but she does show remorse to Deculein as well, because she blames herself for the easter egg that she put in.
Obviously none of them are even close to a possible end-game, but I find that it's such a shame that they are just thrown to the side and not developed upon more. I personally find that given Deculein's age and personality, they would shine better than Sylvia, Epherene or Julie, who are younger and more immature.
Again, the whole Julie plot just sent me rolling my eyes over and over. MC keeps hammering the point that Deculien's love for Julie is strong, yadadada... and suddenly, in around chapter 100+, mentioned that he (Kim Woojin) may have feelings for Julie too. Huh...??? This brings me all the way back to The Novel's Extra, where Kim Hajin also mysteriously spouted lines that proclaimed his love for Chae Nayun/ Boss. WHY AND WHERE AND HOW did both MC's end up liking the girls???? I truly cannot tell why MC would even like Julie, outside of Deculein's personality. It's not like they did anything special together? Anyway, because of this irrational love for Julie, he proceeds to do everything for her, and take the brunt of her lame independent quest and continuously pine for her. Then, Yoo Ara/Lia's appearance shook his heart and caused him to think about letting go of his emotions for her. Another huge Huh....????? Deculein/Woojin bro, the only one/the first one you should try to let go off is NOT Yoo Ara, but Julie!! Also, I find it irrational that he somehow is compelled to let go of Yoo Ara, a factor that doesn't cause him to have much illogical actions, but yet has never been compelled to try to let go of Julie, a factor that causes him so much drama and frustration. It truly makes no sense. While one may argue that Yoo Ara is dead but not Julie, Yoo Ara is a factor that is literally engraved in both Kim Woojin and Deculein's heart, so won't it be harder for MC to forget about her, rather than Julie?? Is the author's favourite Julie or something, because why is there some sort of a emotional armor when it comes to Julie where MC never thinks twice about his feelings for her and accepting it as "oh Deculein/I just love her soo much!~~~" but yet he is able to keep logical thoughts in other areas?
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- Everyone and their fathers are female: Holy crap, why is EVERYONE surrounding Deculein female???? We have the emperor (Sophien), the two students (Sylvia and Epherene), the professor (Louina), the chairman (Adrienne), the assistant (Allen), the Demon Blood next leader (Elesol), the younger sister (Yeriel) and the spy (Arlos) !!! The other male characters are either old farts who appear rarely (the butler, Gindalf, Rohakan), or don't even appear that much (what ever happened to Gerek and Ren?!!! At this point in time I am starting to appreciate Ihelm who is starting to appear more often)
In conclusion, I think that the premise of the story is much more interesting than the Novel's Extra, but the middle of the story was even worse than the middle of the Novel's extra. In fact, I didn't even know that they had the same author. I was merely thinking "Why is the switch to soap opera and family killing so familiar??" before going "OHHHh" upon seeing the author's works. The only relationship that I genuinely enjoyed in this whole story is Yeriel and Deculein's.Also, at this point in time of reading, aka chapter 201, I have no idea whether Yoo Ara and Kim Woojin have recognised each other, but the only way that the author could have salvaged this story is if they recognised each other around chapter 190+, during the Tiger hunt.
The MC still goes kaput despite all d shenanigans to survive, the people who hate him still do, He didn't really save anyone but just delayed the inevitable for all.