[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra":3,"chapter-awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-416":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Awakening: Reincarnating With the SSS-Level Extraction Talent",{"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},1139736,1479,"Chapter 416 416: Level 3 Demon City Assault, Undead Kills Feast","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-416",416,"\u003Cp>It took roughly an hour for Alex to reach the outskirts of the [Level 3 Demon City].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As expected, the city was massive, though it wasn't quite on the same scale as [Angel City] or [Dragon City], it was still large enough to serve its purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With stone towers reinforced by black iron and a crimson mist rising faintly above its battlements, the city carried the intimidating aura typical of anything demon-related.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless spiked flags bearing ancient runes fluttered above the walls, and thick, enchanted gates loomed at the front like the jaws of a beast waiting to devour intruders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the Angels or Dragons, demons didn't gather in just one place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their sheer numbers and volatile personalities made that too dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, their race had spread across Universal Descent with multiple cities and bases, most of them acting like military fortresses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [Demon Empire] itself was likely where the higher-class demons, the nobles or commanders, resided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But places like this city were likely built purely for war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's what Alex assumed, and given the layout and dense population of soldiers, he knew he was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, none of that mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze was fixed, calm but cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was here for one reason, and one reason only, to evolve his [Undead Lord] talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind howled as Alex descended from the sky, his wings folding in midair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact of his landing sent a shockwave rippling through the nearby dirt, cracking the earth and leaving a shallow crater beneath his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he emerged unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Endurance stat was too high to be bothered by something as simple as gravity, and his wings had softened the fall enough to prevent any real damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, he began walking toward the main gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Much like [Angel City], the demon city had a perimeter surrounded by walls, all of which were lined with armed guards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of demons stood atop the battlements, some resting their hands lazily on their weapons, while others kept a sharp eye on the skies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Alex wasn't here to talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, he didn't want a diplomatic entrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't here to ask or reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was here to kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! Someone's out there!\" one of the demons barked, pointing toward Alex's approaching figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doesn't matter,\" another growled, stepping forward and drawing a long crimson blade, \"Orders are to kill anything unfamiliar. Wipe them out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch... the tension's been high ever since Dragon City was destroyed. And the angels are moving too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words were laced with anxiety, though they tried to mask it under duty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>News spread fast, especially when it involved the strongest races being shaken up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Alex didn't flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze remained firm as he raised a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadows began to swirl around his palm, the ground itself trembling in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of dark energy exploded from his hand, sinking into the ground below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And dozens of skeletal warriors began to rise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, one hundred undead warriors stood in perfect formation, their empty eyes glowing faintly, most of them hollow, but one socket in each skull burned with an eerie green light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracked armor clung to their skeletal forms, and each carried a rusted blade still soaked with old blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite their aged appearance, their auras radiated unnatural strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex extended a single hand toward the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know what to do,\" he said calmly, \"Kill everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeletons nodded in perfect unison, then launched themselves forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clack-clack-clack!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sounds of bony feet slamming into the stone echoed as the undead charged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's an attack!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everyone get ready!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's only a few of them, we can prove ourselves here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demon soldiers scrambled to form defensive lines, convinced that they could push back the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They'd seen undead before, mindless, weak things used as fodder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they hadn't seen Alex's undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't know about the effect that kicked in the moment they engaged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Demon Hater Effect is active: Damage and Defense of your undead are doubled against demon-type enemies.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex crossed his arms, remaining still as the undead smashed into the frontlines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding! Ding! Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your undead have slain a \"Demon Soldier\" and gained 150,000,000 experience points!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your undead have slain a \"Demon Soldier\"...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your undead...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The messages continued without pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't a battle. It was a slaughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demons, despite being level 1000 to 1200 on average, couldn't match the ferocity or speed of Alex's elite undead warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every swing of their blades carved through flesh and armor alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The walls that had once seemed impenetrable were now bathed in blood, and the ground was littered with severed limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within five minutes, five hundred demon guards had been wiped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The walls that once stood strong were now covered in the remains of those who once protected them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the gates? Crushed open under the pressure of the relentless undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city was breached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the moment the undead stepped through, chaos took over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Demons screamed. Buildings caught fire. The streets turned into war zones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some demons charged forward, desperate to protect their territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others, realizing they were completely outmatched, ran to spread word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was already too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a scratch from one of the undead was fatal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their enhanced strength and doubled damage had turned them into perfect demon slayers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex finally stepped through the gates as well, walking calmly into the burning city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky above was dyed a reddish hue from the flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Panic filled the air, mixing with the scent of charred flesh and ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buildings crumbled as the fight intensified, but Alex didn't need to lift a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The undead handled everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hour passed. Sixty minutes of uninterrupted slaughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any demon who tried to flee was hunted down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The undead were faster, stronger, and more ruthless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single one of them had fallen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex hadn't needed to summon a single extra minion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the experience points kept pouring in, ignored by him as if they were nothing more than background noise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, the city's strongest emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tall, horned demon with flaming crimson tattoos stepped forward from a massive hall near the city's center, fury burning in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You fools… YOU WILL ALL DIE.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice boomed across the square.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear he was trying to trigger a transformation, probably to unleash his full strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the undead didn't care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't alive. They didn't feel pride, fear, or a sense of honor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't interested in giving their enemy time to power up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the demon chief could finish his sentence, two undead warriors leapt from the rooftops, slashing in perfect synch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head flew through the air, and his body crumpled to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your undead have slain \"Level 3 Demon City Chief\" and gained 250,000,000 experience points!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that, it was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city was finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining demons were slaughtered like the rest, and Alex's undead ensured no one escaped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ruthless and emotionless, they cut down every remaining soldier, scout, and civilian in their path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To some, it might seem evil, barbaric even.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Alex didn't care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered the destruction the demons had caused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their cruelty, their disregard for life, the chaos they thrived on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, this wasn't vengeance. It was justice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only kind that truly worked in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He approached the headless corpse of the city's former chief, knelt beside it, and pressed his palm against the chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Extraction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A blue light pulsed from his hand, and a wave of energy surged into him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your Extraction Talent has reacted to your feelings and objectives, and it has granted you what you need.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another unexpected reward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have obtained a Fragment of Memory: \"Demon Empire Location\"!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nice,\" he muttered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the second time something like this had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first was back when he had extracted a memory fragment from Dominic, one of the Guardians of Hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still didn't know why or how it worked exactly, but he wasn't complaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, that wasn't the only reason he had come here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was something else. Something far more important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[A-Level Advancement Task: Defeat 50,000 monsters with your undead.] (50,000 \u002F 50,000)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex stared at the notification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then it came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your Undead Lord talent has evolved to A-Rank!]\u003C\u002Fp>",1393,"2026-06-03T12:12:47.112Z","2026-06-03T12:12:55.154Z",1,"novelbin.me","df703381694f4ecacd26dfbf88f91052bb1475237f493cda39f0d7693710c939","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-417","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-415",516,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fawakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-cover.jpg"]