[{"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-454":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},1140090,1479,"Chapter 454: Killing the Chief of Minotaurs, To the Demon Empire","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-454",454,"\u003Cp>\"GRAAAAAAWHHHHHHHHH!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth rumbled beneath the thunderous roar as Alex stood motionless, eyes locked on the monstrous minotaur in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression didn't flicker, calm, focused, and utterly unshaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A storm of bloodlust and chaos swirled around them, yet Alex's gaze never wavered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Towering at nearly seven meters tall, the [Chief of Minotaurs] was double the size of a standard warrior of his race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Muscle-bound arms the size of tree trunks flexed as the beast stomped forward, veins bulging, fur bristling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sharp curve of his black horns shimmered with blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around him burned with fury, radiating the unmistakable pressure of someone driven by both duty and madness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the monster before him, Alex couldn't help but briefly remember another minotaur he had once fought, Clovox, the one who had appeared during the [Dragon Bloodline Trial].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know if Clovox had survived the collapse of that realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frankly, he didn't care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Friend or foe, anyone who stood against him was nothing more than a target now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright,\" Alex muttered, letting out a slow breath as his left arm shimmered with dark crimson energy, his claws extending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's get this over with.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"GGRAAAWWWHHHHHRRRR!\" the minotaur bellowed again, the sound splitting the skies, shaking the crumbling earth beneath them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex wasn't sure if the creature had lost its ability to speak or if its rage had simply consumed all sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that it mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the result would be the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Tharnak, Chief of Minotaurs (Berserk)][Level: 2,000][HP: 25,000,000,000]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His stats were monstrous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A max-level being, just like the Primordial Dragons, perhaps even stronger than some.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The berserk state had certainly pushed his physical limits far beyond normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His aura alone could crush most foes into submission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Alex wasn't most foes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwish! BAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single flap of his wings, and Alex vanished from his spot, leaving only a faint afterimage behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reappeared before Tharnak in the blink of an eye, too fast for even the towering chief to register.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three swift, calculated strikes landed against the beast's thick neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex's movements were surgical, no wasted motion, no flourish, just brutal efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His [Bleeding Dragon Claws] shimmered with crimson light, tearing through skin, muscle, and bone alike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each strike normally dealt over 700 million damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, he had aimed directly at a weak point, Tharnak's neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Weakpoint hit, dealing 10X damage.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-7,172,482,000! -7,172,482,000! -7,172,482,000!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In less than two seconds, nearly ninety percent of the chief's massive health pool had been shredded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood gushed from Tharnak's throat, spilling down his chest in thick rivers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes widened in shock as his body staggered backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the berserk state, his expression twisted in a mix of disbelief and pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't even process what had just happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"GRAWR?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all he managed to get out before his survival instinct kicked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a burst of violent rage, the minotaur chief launched himself into a desperate final assault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BERSERK ASSAULT!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fists blurred, hundreds of punches unleashed in a frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each strike carried terrifying force, enough to reduce buildings, or even mountains, to rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground beneath them cracked and caved in, the air itself tearing under the pressure of the rampage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn't enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex's [Eyes of Cursed Void] activated with a shimmer, locking onto every movement, every tremor, every shift in momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, the world moved in slow motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of Tharnak's attacks played out like a slow reel of film, easy to read, easier to counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With smooth, precise motions, Alex twisted through the air, using his wings to redirect and pivot, avoiding every punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, with a final spin…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHUNK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His [Wings of Hatred] flared out and sliced clean through Tharnak's thick neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wing's crimson blade shimmered with a wicked gleam as the minotaur's head was severed completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>DING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have slain \"Tharnak, Chief of Minotaurs\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The towering corpse collapsed backward, hitting the earth like a fallen mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex let out a soft sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No emotion. No satisfaction. Just progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed he wasn't receiving any experience anymore, but he had already expected that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system likely capped his gain since he was locked into a Tier-10 advancement task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any EXP earned was probably being stored for later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that it mattered right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickly approached the minotaur's body and placed his palm against it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have extracted the \"Chief of Minotaurs Trophy\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Description: given to anybody strong enough to defeat the chief of minotaurs in a one on one battle, proves your strength and increases your reputation with minotaurs by 100.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Around him, the battlefield had shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Tharnak's body hit the ground, the tide of battle turned instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The nearby angels, seeing the chief fall, roared in victory and surged forward with renewed strength, cutting through the minotaur ranks with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as for the minotaurs, their morale shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some collapsed to their knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others dropped their weapons entirely and fled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fight was leaving them fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright,\" Alex thought, opening his [World Map], \"Next target.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed the trophy in his inventory and scrolled across the glowing blue interface, locking onto the location of the [Demon Empire].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't needed to visit it to mark it, just entering its portal back in Angel City had been enough to add it to his map.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't even look back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwish! Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Teleporting to \"Demon Empire\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body scattered into shimmering blue particles, and seconds later, he reappeared in an entirely different realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The landscape had changed drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grass beneath his feet was burnt and blackened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky overhead swirled with red and purple clouds, as if the heavens themselves were watching with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of him stood a massive empire, one of obsidian towers, black stone fortresses, and flickering crimson flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Demon Empire, an ancient, brutal land that stretched as far as the eye could see, wide enough to host tens of millions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>War was already in full swing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skies were filled with streaks of light and magic, angels clashing with demons in chaotic dogfights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex's wings flared open behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwoosh! Fwoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ascended with two powerful flaps, instantly rising above the battlefield, scanning the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The angels were indeed more powerful than the demons, but they were outnumbered heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The demons were holding on with sheer quantity, driven by the orders being shouted from deep within their empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from where the explosions were thickest, Alex could already tell where the [Demon King] was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dove.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, as he approached the heart of the city, demons began targeting him, flinging spells, hurling javelins, trying to intercept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with a flick of his wrist and the shimmer of red light, Alex summoned his [Bleeding Dragon Claws] and his [Wings of Hatred].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't stand a chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each attacker was cut down instantly, their bodies torn apart midair as he flew past them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some didn't even have time to react before the claws sliced their heads clean off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just in case more tried to swarm him, Alex decided to speed things up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Celestial Judgment] activated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twelve radiant swords descended from the sky, glowing with divine power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blades hovered beside him like guardians, targeting and eliminating any nearby enemy with surgical precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, demons were impaled midflight, their bodies burning with pure light before falling to the ground below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex didn't even glance at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already descending.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK-BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than waste time finding the front door, Alex smashed straight through the side of the demon king's castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The obsidian walls cracked like glass as he burst through and landed in a wide hallway filled with chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elite demons and angels were locked in vicious battle here, far stronger than the grunts outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Armor gleamed with dark enchantments, weapons radiated cursed energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear this was the heart of the demon forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The angels were struggling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fwish! Fwish! Fwish!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex's twelve holy swords darted forward like comets, slashing through every elite demon in the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heads rolled. Bodies dropped. Blood painted the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not one demon remained standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The angels, shocked, gasped in awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's the human!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He saved us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their voices reached him, but Alex barely acknowledged them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept walking forward, not slowing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes glowed faintly, crimson, golden, black, flaring with the conflicting powers inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is the Demon King's chamber?\" he asked coldly, not stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was quiet, but it echoed through the hallway like a death sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>",1432,"2026-06-03T12:12:47.112Z","2026-06-03T12:12:55.154Z",1,"novelbin.me","4e9722d6141ce91924a56ebdfd9a3fb0e3f6b689792ebf1a9f00e382281693a6","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-455","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-453",516,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fawakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-cover.jpg"]