[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades":3,"chapter-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-114":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades",{"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},418154,682,"Chapter 114: Infighting","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-114",114,"\u003Cp>Leonora nodded with difficulty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Neo could push the Aura of Death into her body, Arthur grabbed his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing!? You will kill her!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop this! We can still save—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arthur, face the truth already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What truth!? Can't you see she's still alive!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur grabbed Neo's collar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas and Nathan were about to intervene until Neo raised his hand to stop them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked Arthur in the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur lowered his gaze after a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry. I overreacted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let go of Neo's collar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is my fault. Why am I even shouting at you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked as if he was about to cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not your fault. She was not just strong enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur looked at Neo as if he had heard something absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Shadow used Invincible, didn't it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That means it forcefully revived itself by fusing with another elemental seed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It should've been weaker due to it and she died to that—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur punched Neo in the face before he could say another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would've attacked Neo again if not for others holding back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo staggered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur glared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did you just say!? Is that how you talk about your friend who just died!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Condensed golden lightning flickered around Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lightning disappeared after a brief moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He is angry after watching his friends die and he is exhausted.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's still not enough to break his seal?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That bastard is a sadist to have left such seal on his own child,' Neo thought as he wiped the blood trickling down his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo knew his words were insulting to those who died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had to corner Arthur physically and mentally while the opportunity presented and try to break the seal on his unique skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I say something wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You…!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The condensed golden lightning did not return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After knowing the seal was nowhere close to its breaking point, Neo ignored Arthur and approached Leonora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Store her corpse,\" he said to Nathan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo turned to Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened here? I know you guys lost, but how did your Shadow escape?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur clenched his jaw as he retold everything except Sean's actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo could guess it, but he did not say anything for the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We'll take a short break before moving again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas drank a healing potion to tend to his injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harrison was weakened after using Invincible and being almost turned to a shadow monster before being baptized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mental state was worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sean sat in the far corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled his knees closer and muttered gibberish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The venomous words Clara's Shadow spat at him dealt a huge blow to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur approached Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He no longer looked like he was about to cry and he stared down at Neo with a hardened expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you know already?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Know what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About how many among us would die?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You did, right? You have an unusually strong connection to Death. You should be able to see more than normal Death wielders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's the domain of Fate affinity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you know or not?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur's eyes glowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Looks like I really pissed him off if he using that Spell.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lying when Arthur's eyes were glowing was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had to speak the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did my best to make sure no one died.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur bit his lips after hearing his answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes stopped glowing and he looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the short break, Neo gave the orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Harrison, Nathan, Arthur, and Sean will secure the Corner, and Lucas and I will go rescue Jack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nathan already explained to Arthur that Neo defeated Lucas's Shadow instead of securing the Corner and so did Lucas explain to Harrison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It came as a huge shock to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no time to question Neo about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will rescue Jack?\" Nathan questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, he is a Shadow wielder. He should be revived at the end of the Window anytime now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't plan to leave him there and escape alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is alive…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes gained a bit of hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo turned to Nathan for the explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, we Shadow wielders need to consume our Shadows to awaken the shadow element.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That makes us half-Shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can revive just like the Shadows. It takes a long time, and there are more restrictions, but we can do it,\" Nathan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So that how it works. It was never explained in the novel properly,' Neo thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered the Shadow element book he took from library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't talk about consuming one's own Shadow to awaken the element.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either what Nathan said was a secret way of awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or it happened naturally during the awakening and barely anyone noticed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo looked at Lucas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arthur's Shadow will take time to revive and they can't travel quickly without your Shadow's help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can rescue Jack and close the Window without fighting against Arthur's Shadow if we are fast enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's why I want your help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll understand it if you refuse my request since it's not part of the mission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas' portals would increase their movement speed by a large margin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was why Neo wanted Lucas to enter the Window with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Besides rescuing Jack, I have the Quest to complete and I need to get that thing from the end of the Window.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I can't leave without completing all tasks.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I count on your help?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo explained how they should secure the Corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He left with Lucas after giving a detailed plan for different scenarios to the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas created multiple portals to cover the distance quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering Depth Level 4, Lucas reduced the usage of portals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The presence of non-elemental Divine Energy became scarce as the Depth Level increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they continued to use portals, Lucas would've exhausted himself before they reached the end of the Window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's use portals to avoid monsters. It's good enough we don't need waste our time on them,\" Neo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While they were moving towards the doorway of Depth Level 5, Neo spoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It might sound rude, but I was surprised when you accepted my request so easily. Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry about it. It was an order from my Clan and it's the reason why I've been saving my skill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1066,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.451Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","a550a44d2ac8268d3029e5424689d9a9d47e5cc896de20c30ab48730f4f5b536","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-115","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-113",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]