Vengeance of the Reborn Villain: This Time, I Defy Destiny

Ch 2: Hypocritical Heroine

Even though Ethan had never played games or read web novels much in his life, he knew what a system was.

A system... a heaven-defying cheat that operated outside the laws of nature, existing for the sole purpose of granting its host extraordinary abilities and helping them to achieve their goals.

Ethan's Villain System was the same.

Its purpose was to help Ethan change his destiny as a villain and kill all the protagonists who stood in his way.

All Ethan had to do was disrupt the predetermined plot of these protagonists, seize their opportunities or heroines for himself, and cause chaos. Based on the overall impact of what he did, the system would reward him with system points. A currency he could use to obtain almost anything.

Understanding all this, Ethan called in his heart, 'Status Window.'

[Host: Ethan Ashford]

[Martial Arts Realm: Mortal Realm]

(Martial Arts Realm: Mortal Realm → External Force Realm → Internal Force Realm → Transformation Realm...)

[Skills: Eye of Luck]

[System functions currently available: Storage Space, System Lottery]

[System Points: 0]

Except for the skill, Eye of Luck, which was something granted to him by the system and could help him detect a target's luck points, fatal weaknesses, and hidden opportunities, there was nothing noteworthy in his status window.

But this was just the beginning.

With his powerful background and this heaven-defying Villain System, Ethan was confident in dealing with these protagonists.

'No, I must control. I cannot let my emotions cloud my judgment. A protagonist is not someone who can be killed easily.'

Ethan calmed himself, remembering from his past life and from the system's warnings that these protagonists were like cockroaches, infuriatingly difficult to kill permanently.

Their luck protected them from most harm, and attempting to eliminate them without sufficient power or without first diminishing their luck would likely backfire spectacularly.

Using his strong will, Ethan suppressed his killing intent and silently activated the "Eye of Luck," scanning Damien in the center of the office.

In the blink of an eye, a virtual panel, visible only to him, emitting a dazzling golden light, immediately appeared above Damien's head.

[Protagonist: Damien Blackwood]

[Current luck points: 5000]

[Martial Arts Realm: External Force Realm]

[Recent Opportunity: Not detected (Requires consuming system points)]

Looking at those five thousand luck points, shimmering with gold, almost blinded Ethan's eyes.

One had to know that Damien was one of the weakest protagonists, and even he had already reached the External Force Realm in such a short amount of time.

'Truly, a protagonist cannot be judged by common sense.'

In fact, as the eldest son of the Ashford family, Ethan naturally knew about the existence of martial arts.

However, without great opportunities that only protagonists could get, practicing martial arts normally was too hard, requiring relentless conditioning through the scorching heat of midsummer and the dead of winter.

Ethan himself had mediocre aptitude, so he didn't have much interest in martial arts in his past life (the life before his regression).

Moreover, raised with a lack of love, what he wanted was to simply marry a virtuous wife, have a few children, and live a content life.

'Oh, how naive I was... Peace is backed by violence. In this world where the law of the jungle prevails, if you're weak, you will always be prey. In such a situation, how can one live a happy life? To live a happy life of one's dreams, one has to be strong, so strong that no force in the world dares to disturb you.'

This time, Ethan would naturally not live a mediocre life, especially after knowing the truth about this world and his own future.

What he wanted was to exact revenge on his enemies, to become strong, reach the top of the world, and see the world from the peak.

He wanted to live long, for as long as he wanted, even longer than the world itself, to travel the infinite cosmos and experience everything it had to offer.

'Mediocre aptitude or not, I will never neglect my training from now on, no matter how hard it is.'

Ethan promised himself in his heart and looked at the dozen or so Ashford family bodyguards in black standing around, waiting for Ethan's orders so they could kick those two insolent filth, Veronica and Damien, out.

These bodyguards were the most loyal people in the Ashford family to him.

In his previous life, he was such a fool that he never made use of them until the end, causing them to die one by one under various circumstances.

Even though Ethan had now been reborn to the past and wouldn't let the future repeat itself, knowing that the protagonist couldn't be killed so easily, he would naturally not be foolish enough to make these bodyguards attack the protagonist.

However, these bodyguards' combined strength, coupled with the guns in their hands, was quite a deterrent, and that was enough for the time being.

Because Ethan wanted to use that deterrent and take the first step towards his revenge today.

He wanted to let these two filthy bastards know that he was not the old Ethan anymore.

Doing this, Ethan wanted to reduce Damien's luck points and earn System Points for himself.

Once he had System Points in hand, he could grow stronger himself and, in the meantime, also call some true strong people from the Valerius Family.

Then he could start dealing with these protagonists one by one.

While Ethan was thinking, Veronica looked at him while clutching her limited-edition Hermès handbag tightly.

She knew that bringing another man here today to break off the engagement was equivalent to rubbing the Ashford family's face into the dirt.

But why would she care about the Ashford family's face? She had been spoiled since childhood and always had a rebellious personality.

She looked down on Ethan, who always relied on his dirty money and family for everything, and she didn't want to be tied to it.

She wanted to be free.

And if Ethan wanted her to still maintain this superficial relationship with her, he had to pay the price for it.

Ironically, the family and money Veronica was calling dirty was the same family and money that made her who she was.

Eating Ashford Family food, spending Ashford Family money, having her company survive by only relying on the Ashford Family, and still cursing the Ashford Family.

She, who was nothing herself and whose entire existence was raised by the Ashford family, actually called it all dirty.

Deluding herself into thinking that what she achieved was due to her own hard work, she took Ethan's care as him being a pushover and bootlicker for her.

One had to say she was really worthy of being a hypocritical heroine.

An ungrateful wretch.

However, for some reason, today, looking at Ethan's indifferent eyes, Veronica felt a strange sense of irritation and unease.

She took a deep breath, suppressed the emotions in her heart, and spoke in a stern tone.

"You listen to me, Ethan. Although Damien speaks directly, this is also my intention. I have already told you. If you don't listen to me, I will never speak to you again, even if you begged me."

Veronica looked directly at Ethan, trying to threaten him as usual.