[{"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-192":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},418432,682,"Chapter 192: Ares Clan And The Bargain","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-192",192,"\u003Cp>Elizabeth understood something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reread the message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was someone who wanted to meet her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this a direct message or a code?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought back to everything that happened today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing that stood out was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The coffee shop girl in the disguise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, that can't be. There is no way Neo would go in such a roundabout way to have me meet someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn't make sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then again, this wouldn't be the first time something about Neo didn't make sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one, the chaotic time elementals around Neo suggested he had regressed 3~4 times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, given his current strength, Elizabeth knew he had regressed far more times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He somehow found a way to eliminate the chaotic time elementals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It should've been impossible for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the truth was bare before her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn't hurt to try.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying so, Elizabeth closed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She chanted a short Spell under her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes hidden behind the eyelids glowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her vision synchronized with every water surface within the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of images appeared within her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth looked through with a practiced motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't find her anywhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spell 'Water Reflect' was a powerful but widely known spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The countermeasures against it were not secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth wasn't surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given the woman's disguise, she had expected this to happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lead disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth would've hit the roadblock in her investigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she was an Exalted demigod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She chanted more Spells, layering multiple chants over the Water Reflect Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The images in her mind moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They showed her the memories of the water surfaces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was easy to find the girl with her new method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth followed the images in her mind and arrived at the location from where the girl disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The alley was dark and enshrouded in shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't take her long to find an invisible magic circle carved on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were faint traces of Divine Energy around the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth crouched and studied them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This must belong to the girl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze shifted to the diagram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teleportation magic circle. It will activate with only specific Divine Energy signatures.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magic circle would explode if anyone else other than the registered Divine Energy tried to activate it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elizabeth stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Divine Energy around her churned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She used her Concept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The signature of her Divine Energy changed, turning similar to the traces of Divine Energy left on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She activated the magic circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze was on the chats displayed on her device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope this is something important, Neo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or she would make sure he regretted playing with her heart today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deepest part of Ares Clan Headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've returned home, boy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Greetings to the Clan Leader.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mars bowed to the giant seated on the throne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had flaming red hair, fierce eyes, a deep, slow voice that made one's soul shudder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mars kept his head down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waited for the patriarch to say something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boy…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mars' jaws tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man never called his name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew it was how the man was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man treated everyone the same way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've heard about the Press Conference of Hargraves Corporation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mars' brows rose ever so slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart thumped against his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struggled to suppress the growing excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this why you called me back home?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the man going to ask him about Neo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first child of Death was certainly interesting news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neo, he… is my friend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mars did his best to calm himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man – father – questioned him about his friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their following conversation was going to be a familial talk, from a subjective point of view at least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not the dry Clan and War God Ares ideology exchange they had been having for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is the leader of my team—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to know about the True Soul Weapons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man's words poured cold water over Mars' heated head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do they work as Henry Hargraves advertises them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…I do not know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those weapons can remove the chains that have been binding you until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are telling me you didn't use your connection with Neo Hargraves to know more about them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man stared at Mars with a deep, powerful gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mars felt drained when the surging emotions disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his mistake to have expected a familial warmth from the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't like to use weapons. I'm a martial artist,\" he said. \"It is my path.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to laugh at the irony.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At his own answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man and he were similar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both had the ideology of power above all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were driven by a flaming desire to reach the apex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was just one thing that separated them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Morals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man was ready to sacrifice anything – anyone – for his dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mars was not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Clan's Council has decided to be generous and buy a True Soul Weapon for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man ignored Mars words and added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will bond with the weapon and finally break free from the limitations that have been holding you back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Generous?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mars almost sneered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was thankful that his friends were not here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could show his ugly self to the man without any worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Clan Council that forced me to be the Rank 100, the last rank among all the God Clan members, wants to gift me a True Soul Weapon generously?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man ignored the sarcasm dripping from Mars' tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Clan Council has decided that investing in you in the current situation is the best for the Clan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I have decided against following their decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm a martial artist. I don't like using a weapon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you being so stubborn, boy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why? You ask that now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mars barely stopped himself from snapping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man remained oblivious just like always. And Mars hated him as always.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I asked you a question.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother never used weapons either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mars could've kept his mouth shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this was one of the only topics that hit the man like a slap in the face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to be like Mother. A shining star. A radiant phoenix.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your mother wouldn't have liked you giving up a chance of being stronger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man's voice grew soft as he continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If she were here, she would've told you to take this chance and soar your wings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If she was here.\" Mars' voice was lace with contempt. \"But she is dead. Seven feets too deep into the ground.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man's face hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mars didn't stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She died and was mocked. Her martial arts—her pride—that she honed for her life was said to be the reason why she died as a weakling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You never…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mars closed his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a breath and tried to calm himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was not like him to talk back against the man.\u003C\u002Fp>",1152,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.451Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","0fe7f7d71ebaad0318a6f75dbc363b9104a3430a92c2ff40ca5b052a963b1f82","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-193","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-191",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]