[{"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-424":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},1139744,1479,"Chapter 424 424: Exploring the Depths, Not a Clue to Escape","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-424",424,"\u003Cp>After stepping through the ominous gate of the [Tower of Nightmares], Alex arrived in a place known only as the [Depths], a warped domain where the line between reality and dream had already begun to blur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment his feet touched the ground, the air around him changed, becoming heavier, colder, and thick with something that felt far too close to malice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't rush forward. Not yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place wasn't like the other towers, and he could already feel it in his bones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His instincts, sharpened by countless battles and deadly encounters, screamed that caution was not just important here, it was everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no doubt in his mind that none of the previous participants had entered this place with as much strength as he currently possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then again, raw power wasn't always the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had to be a reason why no one had ever completed this tower, not even once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That fact alone carried more weight than any stat or level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was built to trap people, to consume them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to stay sharp,\" Alex muttered, eyes scanning the distant shadows, \"There's no telling how this place actually works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the [Tower of Destiny], which had provided him with clear instructions to ascend to the top, and the [Tower of Wrath], which laid out its brutal trials plainly, this tower remained shrouded in ambiguity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had only told him to \"escape.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Escape from what? A place like this didn't even have clear walls, much less an exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, he was standing in an unending landscape, suspended somewhere between darkness and oblivion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The environment felt too big to be real, and yet every inch of it pressed against his mind like a weight trying to crush his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was stuck in a domain governed by nightmares, and worse, one that belonged to the [God of Nightmares] himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex exhaled, his breath visible in the chilled air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This place is too damn massive to try anything reckless. I just need to survive. I've got more than twenty days to clear this thing, anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was exactly why he'd saved this trial for last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike before, he wasn't rushing against time or desperately trying to reach some impossible goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he had time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn't mean he wanted to linger here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura of this domain clung to his skin like damp mist, crawling over him, whispering things he couldn't quite hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The longer he stayed, the more likely it was that the nightmares would get to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing away the unease, he left the starting area behind and moved forward, navigating the fractured terrain ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to leap over massive gaps in the stone floor, each one leading down into a void so black it looked like it could swallow light itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know what lay at the bottom, and he didn't want to find out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The path ahead was uneven and crumbling, forcing him into bursts of agile parkour just to stay on solid ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And of course, just when he thought he could make things easier for himself,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to unfurl his wings. All six of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They burst out behind him in a show of radiant energy and dark light, only to suddenly lock up and vanish, sucked back into his body by an unseen force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You are not permitted to use wings or anything that could help you survive this nightmare.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course,\" Alex muttered with an irritated sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that was why he had to stay grounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wanted to survive this, he'd have to do it with his feet planted firmly on this cursed ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thirty minutes passed in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He encountered nothing, no enemies, no challenges, no signs of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the occasional echo of dripping water and the soft howl of wind that came from nowhere and carried the scent of old death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he moved deeper, he began to see corpses, long-decayed skeletons strewn across the stone and shattered pathways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And these weren't just human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were elves, demons, beastfolk, minotaurs, warriors from all races, all clearly from different worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that so many had died here only made one thing clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This tower had been claiming lives for a very, very long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite that, Alex continued pushing forward, dashing through the terrain with practiced grace, always scanning the area, always alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the distance, he caught sight of broken structures, collapsed temples, shattered statues, forgotten monuments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ignored them all. There probably weren't any items worth collecting here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just more distractions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't even know how to escape this place,\" Astolf pointed out calmly from beside him, his tone light but not mocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex glanced at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"True. But I've got a feeling this tower's not about solving puzzles. It's going to try to kill me before anything else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something he felt in his gut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, an hour passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept moving, and still... nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No enemies. No obvious goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a never-ending stretch of crumbling ruins and ancient corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The unsettling part wasn't just the size of this place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was that every body he saw seemed to have died in a different way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was crushed. Another impaled. A third appeared melted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wounds were all unique, suggesting either an entity with countless ways to kill, or something even worse: perhaps every participant had faced a different nightmare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold weight settled in Alex's chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, he found one of the towering, half-crushed statues and leaned against it, one hand against his chin as he narrowed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There has to be a method to this madness…\" he whispered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes, slowing his breathing as he concentrated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just on his thoughts, but on the environment too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He listened. Felt. Tried to draw something out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any sign of movement. Any hint of direction. Anything at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew better than to expect help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [God of Nightmares], much like the [God of the Abyss], likely fed on the pain and failure of others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every person who died here only made him stronger. And judging by the corpses, that god had eaten well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex opened his eyes after a while, calming himself down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as he was about to move on and check the nearby monuments more carefully,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His instincts exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Avoid from above.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the thought registered in his mind, his body was already moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without even thinking, he pushed off the statue and leapt aside, using it as a launchpad to propel himself across the broken ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A split second later, the place where he'd been standing erupted in a violent surge of black energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground fractured, the statue collapsed into rubble, and the very air trembled with the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dust and shadow swirled around him as Alex landed, shielding his eyes as he scanned the clearing ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's it...\" he thought grimly, \"That's probably what killed the others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was no ordinary creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If even his instincts reacted so violently, it meant the threat was something on a whole different level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when the mist cleared, his eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing exactly where he had been moments ago was someone he knew: Daniel Thunder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a memory. Not a hallucination. Not the real Daniel either, but a perfect, twisted imitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was cloaked in shadows, constantly shifting and flickering like a bad dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were glowing white, hollow and lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his arms ended in massive claws, each one humming with dark energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell… are you?\" Alex muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have met one of your \"Nightmares.\" Good luck!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daniel didn't speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply stepped forward, the ground beneath him cracking as his corrupted body surged with strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex tensed, every part of him already on edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was wrong. This thing shouldn't be this strong. But it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, without warning, Daniel lunged straight at him.\u003C\u002Fp>",1329,"2026-06-03T12:12:47.112Z","2026-06-03T12:12:55.154Z",1,"novelbin.me","d5f429770c43ac855ba17f17c89c904cc1a08dd6423b2f58756c7a60529ad4fc","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-425","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-423",516,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fawakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-cover.jpg"]