[{"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-179":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},418419,682,"Chapter 179: Centuries Old Monster Sealed Within The Window","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-179",179,"\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobody spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur, Felix, Sean, Clara, and Nathan stared at the news with stunned eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-haired boy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They recognized him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The content of the news was too unbelievable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew the boy was strong, but to fight entities capable of destroying a city?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felix's phone rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She picked it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mars?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, that's Neo, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mars' voice flowed from her device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell is he doing there!? And why did he enter the Window!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felix pursed her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze was fixed on the headlines of the news that showed the footage of Neo fighting against hundreds of Shadow monsters alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have no idea what is happening right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Greenwood City\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy entered the Window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luna was about to follow him when suddenly the Window closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The implications of the closed window made her face contort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hit her mechanical legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dammit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting the boy, strong as he was, into a Window alone was like putting his head on a guillotine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She should've stopped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, her weakened body was too slow to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luna ruffled her hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked around and noticed the adventurers staring at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of them had taken out their devices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were looking at the news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luna frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She switched on her device and opened the Akashic Record app.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she clicked on the search bar, the trending options appeared:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>#1. Black-haired swordsman, Greenwood City\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>#2. Greenwood Labyrinth closed\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>#3. Shadow Window, Greenwood City\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>#4. Neo Hargraves, Divine Ruler\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brows creased when she saw the #4 trending search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neo? Why is his name a trending topic? Did he do something in the Academy again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under her confused gaze, it became #3, then #2, and finally #1.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Henry is going to throw the office upside down again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luna, although curious, ignored it and clicked on the Greenwood City news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted to know if there was a clue about the identity of the Death-affinity boy who closed the Labyrinth and defeated the Shadow monsters who left the Window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news channel showed the reporter interviewing a teenager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you saying you recognize the black-haired swordsman?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The teenager nodded, nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I'm Yuriel Kalsova, Rank 999, first-year Demigod Academy student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-haired swordsman is a student from the Academy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luna's eyes glowed when she saw the interview.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile appeared on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These reporters are finally doing something good for once.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She watched the interview carefully, making sure not to miss a single detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reporter opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh? An academy student? Is he one of the Top 10 second-year students?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this is strange. There isn't anyone among the current top roster of the second-year students who can handle Death elemental that well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is he one of the dark horses?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reporter continued to question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing the candidates who could become a Templar was always one of the hot topics of the year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The black-haired boy showed he had the ability to become a Templar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On top of that, he was unknown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a major scoop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"N-No. He isn't a second-year student.\" Yuriel looked at the camera. \"He is Neo Hargraves, the current Ruler of first-year students.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry, what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news reporter's expression changed from one that of an excitement to confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo Hargraves had repeatedly made headlines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His feats were beyond remarkable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was impossible for a first-year student to be that strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow Window\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo appeared inside the Window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around, noticing the Shadow mist decreasing his visibility, and turned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entrance of the Window had closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's happening as I remembered it to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seems like my memory isn't all bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had read the novel eons ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he had a good memory, thanks to being a demigod, he was starting to forget the novel's content.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess the only good thing is that I still remember the major arcs clearly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Window he was currently in was supposed to pull hundreds of civilians into itself before it disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would've reopened months later after giving birth to one of the major villains of the novel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her name was Mira, I think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a streamer before she was abducted by the Window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was her channel name… Mi&Ge?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After surviving the Window and losing her lover, George, she would've awakened her Darkness element and gained an inheritance that was stored here to become powerful in a short time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo continued to jog up his memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I'm not wrong, something here was related to Jack's family, wasn't it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His ancestors were the ones who sealed this Window and created the Labyrinth, hoping one day a strong successor would be born and... something something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo tried hard, but that was all he could recall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Shadow Mist started to thin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel the tremors on the ground increasing in intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That makes it clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'll try to see if my Shadow spawns and—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was torn apart before he could complete his words, and a massive fist descended toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you not learn a lesson from last time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stared at the incoming attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used Ocean's Embrace and took the attack head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are too weak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant's fingers cracked when they hit Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the giant could cry in pain, Neo jumped high in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used its arm to run towards its head and beheaded it with an Aura Slash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant monster's head fell. Then, the headless body crashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground shook from the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shockwaves cleared the Shadow Mist, allowing Neo to take a proper look at the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a desert made of black sand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The night sky was devoid of stars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stayed near the giant monster's corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to devour it before venturing deeper into the Window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The process was slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo braced himself for the Voices of Darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo, Neo, Neo, let's play N\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>eo\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>LE\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>T'SSSSSPLa\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>y\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voices were no longer incoherent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected, I can understand them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although he had predicted it, he was still surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the result of my Eternal Skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It grants resistance against all status ailments such as mental corruption, curses, and poisons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seems like the voices of Darkness are counted as mental corruption.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he could hear what the Darkness was trying to say, it didn't help him understand the Darkness' intention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It continued to repeat the same words to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo took more time than he expected to devour the giant Shadow monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clicked his tongue when he noticed the stats he gained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only 2 secondary stats?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gap between him and the giant Shadow monster had been immense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't gain much from it and had to waste a lot of time devouring it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This was unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder if all the monsters here are the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The novel said they were monstrously strong, but it's clear they aren't a match for my current strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The first one wasn't at least.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Depth Level 2, Shadow Window\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of bones were strewn across the desert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They radiated a dark aura, filled with grudges and despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center, a skeleton, wearing a dark red robe, sat on the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster had red glowing eyes and it continuously absorbed the dark aura being radiated by the bones, using it as fuel to increase its power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It held a glowing glass sphere in its hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sphere showed it the battle between Neo and the giant Shadow monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeleton laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its jaw rattled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, how could it not be happy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had spent hundreds of years sealed in this place by the accursed Hanma Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster, powerful as it was, had limited resources to grow stronger inside the sealed Window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the Window first opened, it had planned to abduct citizens and close the Window immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, there was no knowing how strong the Awakeners had become after it spent centuries in the Window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monster, however, was not helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been prepared for this day since the beginning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would've used the abducted citizens as a sacrifice to gain power beyond imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was worried that the quality of sacrifice might be low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But this is good! With such a strong Awakener, I can finally make a breakthrough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I, one of the Myths, will be the first Awakener to reach the third rank!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Author's Note:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hi guys, first of all thanks for supporting Extra's Death until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extra's Death is about to reach 200,000 word count! That's almost three whole books worth of word count!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We are Top 30 in monthly GT ranks and Top 30 in Best Seller ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can't express how happy I'm feeling. I never expected Extra's Death to perform half as good as it is doing and I'm still surprised that so many people like my work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The support you've shown is one of the only reasons I could continue writing everyday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm very thankful to all of you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, the reason I've abducted the chapter for my personal Author Note is to tell you guys about the current release rate of Extra's Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of you must've realized I'm only updating 1ch\u002Fday most of the times instead of the usual 2ch\u002Fday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's partially because I've recently been swamped with college exams and it doesn't help that this is my last year, so I'm pretty busy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the main reason is that I've been burnt out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>200k words. Remember that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wrote all of it in just three months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was, and is, quite exhausting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, I can force myself to write 2ch\u002Fday even in my current state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I don't want to write subpar chapters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I forced myself to write during the exams when the burn out started, and I ended up with the current City of Soul Reapers arc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't like the arc to be honest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I tried my best for the next arc, the Time element Awakening arc, and I was satisfied with what I wrote.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Happy as I was, the burn out hit in full force after that arc ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's quite clear I need a rest unless I want to mess up the story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'll be reducing my release rate to 1 ch\u002Fday for a few days to recover. Hope you guys forgive me for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again, love you guys for all the support you've shown until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'll try to do a small mass release after I recover and return to the 2ch\u002Fday schedule.\u003C\u002Fp>",1779,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.451Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","78ce2e20e93b3ca6fe7c0f7cfddecc6c8960a78c21b9d47b45aca4a958343717","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-180","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-178",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]