[{"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-438":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},1139758,1479,"Chapter 438: Meeting Aldritch Again, Opening the Door of Destiny","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-438",438,"\u003Cp>\"Do you want to die?\" Alex asked calmly, his voice carrying no emotion as he stopped walking, feeling Aldritch’s hand tighten slightly on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can’t beat me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Truthfully, Alex didn’t even need to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could’ve kept walking without so much as a second glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aldritch’s level, somewhere between 1,000 and 1,200 at most, meant he wouldn’t even be able to scratch him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single point of health would be lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was almost funny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they first met, Alex had been the one incapable of dealing damage to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the roles had completely reversed, and the difference was laughable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwish! Swash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Darkness Grip,\" Aldritch muttered, activating a skill as his hand remained locked onto Alex’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black, shadowy energy wrapped around his arm and surged toward Alex’s body, but the man didn’t even flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-0!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The numbers floated mockingly into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even a sliver of damage was registered, even though that skill should have easily shattered bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the...\" Aldritch stammered, wide-eyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwish! Fwash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could react, Alex shifted forward, moving with a slow, almost lazy grace, and with a simple kick, launched Aldritch away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn’t even used full strength, barely any force at all, really.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that slight movement was enough to send Aldritch crashing violently into a nearby wall with a resounding boom, stone shattering on impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Don’t try to fight me again. Don’t be stupid,\" Alex groaned, turning back toward the massive chained door ahead, \"I’m opening the [Door of Destiny].\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"R-REALLY?\" Aldritch coughed violently, blood leaking from his lips, his entire body feeling like it had been torn apart from the inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t even comprehend what had just happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had lost, completely and utterly, without Alex using a single skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even a proper attack. It was like fighting a god.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aldritch’s vision blurred as he gazed at the figure in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aura around Alex was dense, oppressive, almost divine, but in a violent, terrifying way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instinctively, he knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no beating him. No challenging him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only submission or death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-You’re really going to open the door...\" he mumbled, hardly able to keep his consciousness together, \"D-Do you even know...what’s on the other side...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to move, get closer, to do anything, but his body refused to obey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bones cracked with every attempted breath, muscles spasmed uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You need the tokens to open it,\" Alex said, walking forward once again, finally reaching the chained golden door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The massive barrier towered over everything in the room, ancient and covered in glowing runes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused for a second, glancing back over his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His next words were cold, like ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But let me make one thing very clear, try anything, and I’ll kill you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aldritch flinched, feeling a wave of nausea almost make him retch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex wasn’t joking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t threatening out of anger or pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a fact, a casual truth, spoken with the tone of someone who had ended lives without a second thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just his strength, it was the complete lack of hesitation behind it that made Aldritch freeze in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s so used to killing it doesn’t even faze him,\" Aldritch realized grimly, \"Shit... I really can’t do anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With nothing left but to watch, he stayed silent, broken and defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now standing before the [Door of Destiny], Alex took a breath and waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[All five tokens detected on the user!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Initiating process to open the \"Door of Destiny.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without any movement from Alex himself, the five tokens inside his body, likely embedded there from that earlier ritual, began to emerge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They floated around him, spinning slowly, each one radiating its own vibrant color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chains wrapped around the door, made of various glowing metals, began to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each chain was linked to one specific token, and within each was a slot-like opening, clearly designed to accept the corresponding piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aldritch, barely hanging onto consciousness, could only marvel at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This door...it’s insane...\" he whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwish! Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to move was the [Token of the Tower], a silver token engraved with the image of a towering spire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It floated toward its corresponding chain and, with a mechanical precision, slotted itself into place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Removing chain of the \"Token of the Tower.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue-colored chain dissolved instantly into a cloud of shimmering particles, vanishing as if it had never existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost immediately after, the [Token of the Abyss] followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black and marked with the image of a swirling vortex, it slid into its respective chain’s slot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Removing chain of the \"Token of the Abyss.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black chain crumbled away, absorbed into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three chains remained now, and the entire room vibrated with an increasing energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The runes across the golden doors burned even brighter, the atmosphere growing thicker, heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click! Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Removing chain of the \"Token of the Undead.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Removing chain of the \"Token of Wrath.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The undead token was shaped like a black skull, while the wrath token was deep crimson, emblazoned with a roaring flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As both clicked into place and removed their respective chains, the tension in the room skyrocketed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only one chain was left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air became so charged with power that Alex instinctively shielded his face with his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His instincts screamed at him about the danger, this wasn’t something just anyone could approach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning back slightly, he noticed Aldritch had lost consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood streamed from his mouth and ears, his body twitching once before falling completely still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on...\" Alex gritted his teeth and pressed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the last token, the [Token of Nightmares], reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A deep purple token adorned with the image of an open eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It floated into the final chain and clicked neatly into place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that instant...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwish! Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden double doors exploded open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The runes blazed one final time in a blinding crescendo of light, and then the force of the released power slammed into Alex like a hurricane, flinging him backward violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shot across the room and smashed straight through the far wall, landing outside the ritual chamber in the ruined basement hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Groaning, Alex used his claws to dig into the broken stone and pull himself upright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he shook the dust from his eyes, he noticed dozens, no, hundreds, of bodies scattered across the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At first, he thought they had all been knocked unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[They aren’t unconscious,] the Crown of Calamity’s voice echoed inside his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\" Alex muttered in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking closer, his stomach twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies were unnaturally still. Their skin pale. Their eyes wide open in death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were all dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone who had been anywhere near the door, even outside the ritual room, had perished the moment the doors opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking his head, Alex turned his gaze back to the [Door of Destiny].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stood wide open now, light pouring from it so brightly it was impossible to see what lay beyond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even through the light, he could feel the truth, the raw, absolute danger that waited inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew if the force from the door reached beyond the church walls, maybe even into Dawn City itself, there would be catastrophic casualties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tens of thousands dead in seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe even hundreds of thousands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell is this thing...\" Alex thought grimly, tension knotting his stomach as he unfurled his six wings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pressure pushing against him was unlike anything he had ever faced before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every step forward was a battle, as if the very world itself wanted to force him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, he pushed on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought getting through the door would be the easy part,\" Alex gritted his teeth, wings flapping to resist the massive force, \"Looks like even entering it is a death trial in itself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, he refused to give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes, burning with a fierce determination, narrowed on the blinding white light ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t stop now. He had come too far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flapped his wings harder, pouring everything he had into fighting the brutal wind blasting out from the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now back inside the chamber, he glanced briefly at Aldritch’s crumpled body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the Crown of Calamity had said, he wasn’t just unconscious, he was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood had poured from his eyes, his ears, and even his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was limp, lifeless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aldritch had died without even touching the threshold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flap! Flap! Flap!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex kept pushing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His muscles strained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision blurred at the edges.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel his own life force beginning to crack under the sheer pressure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, he would not falter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every inch forward felt like dragging a mountain, but he advanced, clawing his way step by agonizing step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, when he felt he could endure no more, when his wings almost gave out entirely, he gathered all the strength left inside him, and with one last mighty flap,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwish! BAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shot forward like a bullet, crossing the final threshold and plunging through the white veil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding! Ding! Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Congratulations, you have entered the \"Door of Destiny\" and will now head to the \"Palace of Destiny\"]\u003C\u002Fp>",1532,"2026-06-03T12:12:47.112Z","2026-06-03T12:12:55.154Z",1,"novelbin.me","f87fa74d5167f61c852b85d74937c9754b7fd6252282e412a621676921b9cdef","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-439","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-437",516,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fawakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-cover.jpg"]