[{"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-174":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},418414,682,"Chapter 174: S-rank Mission","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-174",174,"\u003Cp>\"I wanted to join the Weapon Auction the Hargraves Corporation is holding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I'm too poor to get the tickets,\" Arthur said, trying to force a sorrowful tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm fine anywhere, actually.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felix elbowed Mars when he gave a normal answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mars smiled and shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neo, pleaaaaase…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felix stared at him with puppy eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo clicked his tongue and looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We'll meet one week later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\" \"Got him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack and Felix high-fived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group dispersed to complete their packing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo left for the library and bought the [Rewind Enchantment] Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The cost is 1,000 credits. Do you wish to buy the Spell?\" the librarian asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The credits have been deducted from your account.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo took the Spell book and left the library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He checked his balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only 215 credits left. The exams and other utilities took a lot of credits.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo studied the Spell on his way to the mission hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll need a few weeks to learn this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He returned the Spell book to his bag and entered the mission hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's time I start the Fourth Trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just hope my guess is correct and the trial to defeat my Shadow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trial was to surpass oneself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One's Shadow was a copy of oneself, and no one could defeat their Shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had repeatedly thought about the two ideas in the past week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He concluded he had to defeat his Shadow in order to surpass himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not easy though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can find my Shadow only in Shadow Windows or the World of Shadows.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo massaged the bridge of his nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck, does my Shadow even exist?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can stay inside Shadow Windows without safety gear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I'm either the Shadow myself or I've consumed my Shadow to awaken my Shadow element.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Both of the options don't make any sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Complaining wouldn't change anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to visit as many Shadow Windows as possible and hope his Shadow spawns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it doesn't work, I might need to go to the World of Shadows…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life was always shit to shitter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if the previous trials were not difficult, now he had to search for a Shadow that might not exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's do everything step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, I need to go into Shadow Windows.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the missions posted on the mission hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them had anything to do with a Shadow Window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not a single Shadow Window mission in months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course, it never comes when I need it to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were Shadow Windows all over the continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the academy was not given the contract to close them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess I need to join an adventurer party that is planning on entering a Shadow Window and go with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or…..\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could be in the right place at the right time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making the choice, Neo took all the missions related to the Labyrinth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There weren't many since a lot of students took those missions and planned to complete them during the breaks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, you can't take an SS-rank mission. Your team does not qualify for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's okay. Give me the rest of the missions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the SS-rank Labyrinth mission had bountiful rewards, Neo could not wait long enough to get the qualifications for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took the S-rank mission that killed his friends in the pre-regression round and a few C~A rank Labyrinth missions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>>S-rank MissionS-rank Mission\u003C\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mission had been posted three years ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wife, Besmeth Drunma, firmly believed her husband could survive the labyrinth for three years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the academy had been forced to keep the mission posted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the fact that no one could clear an S-rank mission for three years proved it was next to impossible to clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo left the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a bullet train for Greenwood City and entered the Labyrinth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's good I can clear a few missions while opening a Shadow Window.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked down the Labyrinth while using Aura of Death to kill any monster that entered his vicinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The best part is this S-rank mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It would've taken backbreaking efforts to find traces of Charles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But since I know everything, I can skip the steps and salvage his corpse from the Minotaur's chamber.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stretched his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could sense dozens of monsters hiding behind the corner, ready to ambush him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's speedrun the Labyrinth first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Echoes of metal clashing against metal reverberated through the cave-like corridors of the Labyrinth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mira, come back! You are going in too deep!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George frowned when Mira didn't listen to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She, fueled by adrenaline, had entered the ground of monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Flare Burst!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George shot an exploding fireball into the midst of the monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attack threw them off their feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used the opportunity to pull back Mira.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mira! Are you okay? Mira, answer me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman, barely twenty-three, smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wiped the blood from her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks for covering me there,\" she said. \"Did you get my fight on the camera?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The camera, you know. The Stream. This is our chance as Labyrinth Streamers to—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You dumb bitch! We are about to die! Who cares about streaming our battle!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite his words, George grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood it was Mira's way of cheering him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two had been diving into the Labyrinth for months as small-time Labyrinth Streamers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They streamed their Labyrinth exploration online.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On good days, they would get 100~500 live views.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today, though, they had a whopping 5,000 views.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they were about to get eaten alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I care!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira swung her spear in a wide arc and let the blood splatter on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make sure to keep the camera going.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two engaged the monsters rushing at them from all sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Injuries piled over their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their situation, although despairing, was normal for average Labyrinth adventurers like them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Labyrinth offered riches to anyone who dared to enter it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, only a small percentage survived through the hellish place to enjoy the rewards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Graveyard of Demigods'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was another name for the Labyrinth of Greenwood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira and George knew it was their time to join the graveyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm still a virgin, dammit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira shouted and prepared to use her strongest Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"George, I'll create an opening! Use it to escape while I become the bait—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mira, get ready! Something big is coming!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George sensed a powerful presence moving towards them.\u003C\u002Fp>",1074,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.451Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","2448603ccea2ca3a5408e2b77e560d45a1d5311ef5141d26b5ce749544d28bcf","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-175","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-173",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]