[{"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-491":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},1140127,1479,"Chapter 491: Only Two Pairs Remain, Final Grace Period","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-491",491,"\u003Cp>Only two pairs remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air itself seemed to freeze as the announcement resounded across the [Creators' Domain], sharp and definitive like the final ring of a war bell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Only two pairs remain. The \"Main Round\" is now officially over.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chaos. The endless bloodshed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The game that had cost so many lives had reached its conclusion, at least for this part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, only four individuals remained standing among a mountain of corpses and forgotten names.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelios dropped to his knees, breath ragged and uneven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body trembled, not from fear, but from the staggering weight of what they had accomplished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We did it,\" he muttered through clenched teeth, voice thick with disbelief, \"We actually fucking did it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex stood beside him in silence, his hands coated in dried blood, his blade still humming faintly from the last battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He should've felt victorious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He should've been proud, even relieved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he had just killed the [God of Darkness].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't feel victorious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because there was still one pair left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The worst pair, the cruelest, the most feared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The [God of Death], Nocteron, and his [Chosen One], Lich.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex didn't need anyone to tell him how dangerous they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel it in his bones, like a cold whisper crawling through his spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cascade of light flickered in front of them as new panels shimmered into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They bore the mark of the Creators, each one glowing with a familiar brilliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Seems like this round didn't last long at all, but regardless, we have our two winning pairs. That means the \"Final Fight\" will start soon.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then came a new screen, larger than the others, hovering above them like a celestial vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Creators appeared on it, sitting in their towering thrones, watching with those same eternal expressions of detachment and amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Let us show what happened in this trial quickly.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them lazily snapped their fingers, and the air shimmered again as a new panel took over the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Footage played like a compressed memory, showing each major moment of carnage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Nocteron and Lich killed Elyssara and Eren.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dretheon and Revenhart fell to the God of Darkness, Veyrion, and his Chosen One, Nocturne .]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[And finally…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The panel lit up as Alex and Kaelios reappeared on screen, the image showing the towering form of the [God of Darkness] being sliced apart by divine golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His massive frame disintegrated, a scream echoing through the skies as his essence vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Kaelios and FateBreaker, or Alex Rogue if you want to call him by his real name, surprisingly managed to defeat Veyrion and Nocturne.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The replay ended, and the panels vanished all at once, leaving only the central one where the Creators remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We expected the \"God of Darkness\" and \"God of Death\" to be the final pairs to battle, but it seems we were wrong.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This means only these two pairs remain now:]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[-Destiny Pair: Kaelios and Alex Rogue\u002FFateBreaker]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[-Death Pair: Nocteron and Lich]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And across Earth, across Universal Descent, and even across the 24 other linked worlds, the reaction was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shock. The news spread like fire across every realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Broadcasts were non-stop, and replays of the battles were dissected frame by frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Commentators speculated. Fans screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People rewound every second just to catch a glimpse of what Alex or Kaelios did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even turned into fanatics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, despite all the hype, despite the excitement…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was still a strange, collective unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the pair that should have never made it this far, did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex and Kaelios were never meant to win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were ranked dead last at the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considered reckless, dangerous, unpredictable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pair most likely to break the world if left unchecked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now they were in the finals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Creators had not foreseen it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, one of them, who had never spoken a word since the beginning of the [Chosen Games], finally broke their silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one with grey eyes, the one who always watched but never commented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It seems like the one filled with hatred wants to win no matter what. I have a bad feeling about this.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The others stared at him in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Oh wow.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This guy can actually speak? I haven't heard him in… gods, I don't even remember how long.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Must be something serious. Heh. Nervous for the Final Fight?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I'm still betting on the God of Death.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their voices were casual, carefree, like gamblers watching a final roll of the dice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the outcome would affect billions of lives, they still spoke as though none of it mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ahem,] came the voice of Vexum, the masked Creator, as he clapped his hands softly, [It looks like the end is near. We shall allow a five-minute grace period, and then the Final Round will begin.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single snap of his fingers followed, and just like that, all remaining participants were teleported.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blue particles shimmered around Alex and Kaelios as they vanished from the battlefield, then slowly rematerialized inside their chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't the same as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twin beds marked with their initials were gone, replaced with cracked tiles and faint claw marks on the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the walls themselves seemed... wrong. Warped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the entire space had begun to decay under the pressure of what was to come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of that compared to the massive obsidian door that had appeared in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its surface pulsed faintly with golden veins, and just above it was a floating, glowing timer:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[4:55 minutes before the \"Final Fight\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex approached the door without a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His steps were slow, careful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He placed a hand on the handle, but it didn't budge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course it wouldn't. Not until the timer ran out. So they waited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them stood in silence, staring at the clock as it ticked down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber was quiet, almost too quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind of silence that suffocated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trying to plan anything at this point felt pointless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battles had already tested every strategy they had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no tricks left. No hidden cards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You ready, human?\" Kaelios asked, voice low as he kept his eyes on the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[2:48 minutes before the \"Final Fight\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex let out a breath and offered a dry smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can't say I am. But we don't have a choice, do we? It's the end. Either we die… or they do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelios chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The [God of Death] is going to win. I can feel it. Even the Creators think so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex didn't argue. He felt the same dread crawling in his gut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Death Pair had been monsters from the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Untouchable. Unstoppable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But even so,\" he muttered, voice sharp now, \"we keep going. We don't stop. We don't give up. Losing isn't an option.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seconds continued ticking by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[30 seconds before the \"Final Fight\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They both stood still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not meditating. Not preparing. Just... breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waiting for fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[5 seconds before the \"Final Fight\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tension in the room could've shattered glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the Creators, in their vast thrones, leaned forward slightly, as if unable to resist the suspense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even they didn't know how this would go. That was the terrifying part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Somewhere else, Nocteron and Lich stood in their own chamber, gazing at their timer with arrogant smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With countless souls under their control, and power that dwarfed even the strongest gods, they knew one thing:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would not lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[3 seconds…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On every world connected to the [Chosen Games], the final countdown had begun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[2…]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobody expected Kaelios and Alex to survive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[1.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding! Ding! Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The \"Final Fight\" shall now begin.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Only one pair will survive. Only one will be crowned as the true \"Chosen.\"]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Good luck.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The great door before Alex and Kaelios groaned, ancient metal scraping against stone as it slowly opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light poured through, blinding and golden, illuminating their silhouettes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex glanced at Kaelios, and Kaelios nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither spoke another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't need to. They stepped through the doorway together.\u003C\u002Fp>",1343,"2026-06-03T12:12:47.112Z","2026-06-03T12:12:55.154Z",1,"novelbin.me","23014c46b13447198b1f6a86a03aea895f8eea9cffc8c40d23543d9d8d7b5022","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-492","awakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-chapter-490",516,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fawakening-reincarnating-with-the-sss-level-extra-cover.jpg"]