[{"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-443":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},1139763,1479,"Chapter 443: Vexum, The Shattered One, One of the Creators","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-443",443,"\u003Cp>[Vexum, The Shattered One]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Level: ???]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The being standing at the far end of the chamber wasn't just powerful, it radiated something far beyond divine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its body was cloaked in an aura of dark energy that curled and twisted around it like sentient smoke, but Alex's focus couldn't be torn away from its face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From across the room, those hollow, pupil-less eyes stared at him without blinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empty. Cold. Yet somehow, more present than anything he had ever felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without pupils, Alex could feel its gaze, as if it was pressing into his chest with an invisible weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And worse, the sensation that crept into his bones wasn't unfamiliar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the same presence he'd felt long ago, back when he stood in the [Church of the Dawn], when he opened the [Door of Destiny].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer force that had poured from the door had annihilated Aldritch and hundreds of others without mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had taken every ounce of Alex's strength just to stay conscious and pass the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this was the being behind that event...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes narrowed. Just how strong was it? And more importantly, why was it here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All around the chamber, the GBlasters remained motionless, still poised like lifeless statues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their mouths hung open unnaturally wide, black energy humming faintly from the cores embedded in their throats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though dimmed for now, Alex wasn't foolish enough to think they were inactive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One command from the entity before him, and he'd be dead before he could even react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steeling himself, he raised his gaze and met the creature's stare directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[So, you have come here, human,] the being spoke, its grin stretching unnaturally across its face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A jagged black crack ran from the corner of its left eye across its face, pulsing with dark energy like a wound leaking corruption.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your resolve must be considerable, you managed to clear all four of my trials.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex didn't answer right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression darkened, tension rising within his frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words came out low, but firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hm?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It tilted its head as if amused, yet its eyes never lost their intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've encountered gods,\" Alex began slowly, \"I've fought monsters, demons, even brushed against the Hatred Demon itself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you, you don't feel like any of them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a small step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you, really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because whatever stood before him wasn't just another threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't divine, and it wasn't demonic. It was something else. Something far above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in this suppressed state, Alex could feel it, this being had barely let out a sliver of its true presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could've crushed him instantly if it wanted to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only reason he hadn't passed out yet was because Vexum was holding back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, that dark aura was increasing. Slowly. Methodically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex saw it leaking from the crack above its eye, from its open mouth, and from the circular voids in each of its palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It spread into the air like ink into water, polluting the chamber bit by bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Alex stood his ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Do not worry, child,] it said, raising one hand near its lips and giving a mocking bow, [If I wanted to kill you, you would have died long ago. You're far too weak to offer resistance.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply kept his focus, ignoring the spike of unease that clawed at the edge of his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[And as for your question...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its head twisted around, spinning in a slow, unnatural 180 degrees until it faced him upside-down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chilling, broken laugh followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I am... simply an observer.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Observer?\" Alex repeated, narrowing his eyes, \"So, you're… another entity?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The term made his skin crawl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already met enough beings beyond comprehension, yet this one still felt different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vexum's twisted smile grew larger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You could call me a 'new' entity, yes. But we've spoken before, you and I. In fact... we speak quite regularly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That statement froze Alex in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What… do you mean by that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vexum didn't respond right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it lifted both of its arms into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waves of energy spilled from its body like smoke igniting the atmosphere, and all the GBlasters stirred in response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their mouths began to glow again, the dark cores humming as they re-aimed, right at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex didn't move. He refused to flinch. Only one possibility made sense now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only thing that speaks to me regularly, the only voice I hear…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice trailed off. His eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…The system…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Hahahaha.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It erupted into laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A raw, unnatural sound that echoed through the chamber like grinding metal and broken glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the GBlasters trembled in place as if laughing along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're the system?\" Alex whispered, instinctively stepping back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart pounded, his thoughts a storm of disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vexum shrugged, casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[One of them, yes. There are five of us.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy shit…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realization hit harder than anything else Alex had experienced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex had not expected to be able to meet one of them so soon, but that also brought more questions: why was this place even allowed to be entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the fact that the [Door of Destiny] was available meant that Vexum wanted someone to find him at some point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also, the second part of his advancement task the system itself gave him was to enter and survive inside the [Door of Destiny].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if what Vexum said was the truth, then HE was one of the five creators of Universal Descent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex hadn't known whether the system was just an entity or multiple ones joined together, but now the truth was there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside Vexum were four others like him, entities that had all the power in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Calm yourself, child,] it said gently, [Remember when you once asked whether we were good or evil? And we told you, we are neither. We are neutral.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex's lips pressed into a thin line, still watching every movement closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We are simply observers. That is all.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The GBlasters' mouths closed in unison, the threatening light in their cores fading for now, though Alex still felt the pressure they radiated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then Vexum took a step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite his floating robe concealing his feet, the movement was smooth and silent, the ground beneath it untouched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This is the first time any of us have ever interacted directly with a being,] he said slowly, [How… curious. I wonder if the others will be surprised.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The others?\" Alex asked quickly, \"Can you reach them now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't want to fight them, he wasn't that arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if these were the ones behind the entire world, then part of him wanted to see them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To understand who had created everything he had endured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I can, yes. But you cannot meet them, not yet.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It tilted its head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[My domain is the only one open. We allowed it just to see if anyone would be insane enough to reach one of us. And here you are.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex clenched his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But if I win the Chosen Games…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Then perhaps, yes. You may meet all five of us.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have proven your worth to one of the \"creators.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, what? I didn't even do anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You understood what I am, and held your ground in the face of death. That is enough.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its laughter returned, softer now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex's mind spun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this had all been a test, not of power, but of composure, clarity, and will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vexum raised one hand and snapped his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pulse of black energy spread outward, and the great golden door behind him slowly creaked open, revealing only darkness within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Go now.] It bowed deeply, one hand gesturing toward the now-open doorway, [May we meet again, FateBreaker.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex stared at the void behind the door, his heart hammering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, slowly, he stepped forward and passed through the veil of darkness, never once taking his eyes off Vexum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You reached the end of the \"Palace of Destiny.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>",1337,"2026-06-03T12:12:47.112Z","2026-06-03T12:12:55.154Z",1,"novelbin.me","013692011e2933a1979afbb85912b36509bcc8a71a74e7172381457f0d41ea52","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-444","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-442",516,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fawakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-cover.jpg"]