[{"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-178":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},418418,682,"Chapter 178: As Strong As Old Era Myths","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-178",178,"\u003Cp>Arthur's face stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't help but recall how many of them had died during the Sphinx mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He listened to Sean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In those dreams, Neo didn't injure your Shadow in the first encounter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Instead, he was almost killed, and Clara died during the mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not all. I…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did something horrible. Something so horrible that it almost cost us our lives…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sean stared at the table, unable to lift his gaze and look into Arthur's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Sean knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't just simple dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sean was no longer someone who lacked basic knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single semester at the academy opened his eyes and showed him the limits of mystical quantities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are not dreams, they are....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur didn't complete his sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The timing says it all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sean picked the glass of water and gulped it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since I started seeing the dreams when I awakened my Time element, they aren't dreams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are our past. The past that was erased because someone regressed and saved my sister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that's why you were staring at Neo so much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur leaned back into the chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sean's words made it clear—Neo was the only person who acted differently in the Soran mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neo saved my sister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wanted to thank him, but I couldn't decide if the Neo who is with us is the same Neo who saved my sister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's what was happening. Everything makes sense now.\" Arthur smiled bitterly. \"He is the same Neo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure about that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You wouldn't know since you are in a different class. Neo is stupidly strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He doesn't flaunt his strength, but he doesn't try to hide it either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was confused why he suddenly grew so powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Talking to you cleared my doubts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He regressed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been worried about Sean, since Sean had been acting weirdly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But clearly everything was alright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, now I want to awaken the Time element too—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arthur! Open the news!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felix, Brian, Clara, and Nathan rushed into the café.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hurry!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur realized something was up when he saw their concerned expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out his device, opened the news, and switched it to a holographic screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news channel showed a lady with a screen behind her projecting a cracked sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Today, at 11:30 pm, the Greenwood Labyrinth has been closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The occasion calls for a celebration; however, the city has been instead enveloped in unrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As soon as the Labyrinth closed, it was replaced by a Window connecting to the World of Shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"According to experts, the Labyrinth's true purpose has been to seal the Window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that the Labyrinth disappeared, the seal broke, and the window opened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen zoomed in on hundreds of Shadow monsters descending from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need to go,\" Brian suddenly spoke up. \"The Window is apparently an unpredicted Window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Its rank hasn't been evaluated. The authorities will take time to deploy troops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thousands will die in the meantime.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, I'm sorry for what I said earlier, but my family is there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all are Academy students. You would be able to help the situation with your strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brian grabbed Arthur's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I… I'll teleport you guys to the city. Please…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop it,\" Sean spoke. \"We aren't strong enough to do anything in that place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, you won't be able to teleport us to Greenwood City in time—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean you aren't strong enough!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brian exploded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The demigods of the past era could do it! Why are you guys so weak!? Wh…Why…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears started to fall from his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why am I so weak?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brian wiped his tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression grew resolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I apologize for trying to get you involved in something unrelated to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Energy around him churned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to teleport, Arthur opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, look at this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words made others stare at the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had ignored it after hearing the headline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur pointed at the falling Shadow Monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are already dead. All of them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news anchor shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What was that!? The Shadow monsters suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cameraman Kelvin, please show us the previous footage! We need to see what happened!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen showed footage from minutes ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had a slight red hue, as if a new filter had been added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The filter was used to let the people see the Auras.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of Shadow monsters were flying down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, bolts of red lightning crashed into them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attack killed any monster it touched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black-haired boy appeared in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had jumped so high that he was hovering next to the flying monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monsters, recognizing him as the source of the red lightning, attacked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy killed them with a single slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used them as footholds and jumped toward the other Shadow monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued to move from one monster to another, killing them swiftly before they reached the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the monsters were too many.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were slowly overwhelming him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a monster's attack hit the boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fell from the sky and hit the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monsters, realizing it was their chance, dove towards the boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They circled him, slowly flying down, covering him like a cyclone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chilling roar reverberated through the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Giant hands came out of the crack in the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hands grabbed the edge of the Window and pulled the Window apart, slowly widening the tear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the monster could enlarge the crack, another powerful pressure erupted from the ground below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow monsters circling the boy started to fall down, dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unfathomable pressure surrounded the boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had suddenly grown stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Condensed red lightning circled his limbs like snakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster who was trying to widen the Window's crack roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It realized something strong was on the other side of the Window and tried to hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy raised his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red lightning condensed around his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It formed an arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sheer force of the Aura Arrow distorted the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He released it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrow shot through the air, releasing giant bolts of condensed red lightning, killing every Shadow Monster in the sky and flying into the Window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attack hit the giant monster on the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant monster roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It withdrew its hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its roar grew frenzied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster had been angered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of waiting for it to attack, the boy jumped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used the falling monsters as foothold and entered the Window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anyone could react, the Window closed behind the boy.\u003C\u002Fp>",1110,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.451Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","4ac65cef6b87a0bae462e7b135790bdfe14f5245717ea64bbfe2a3a9d8d391eb","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-179","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-177",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]