[{"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-211":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},418451,682,"Chapter 211 : Play Of Anomaly #33","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-211",211,"\u003Cp>Instead of answering, Neo gave the defense team leader a cold stare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to the policemen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take him away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The policemen nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They hurried to pick the defense team leader before Neo changed his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as they stepped out of the room, Neo suddenly spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Announce it to the town. Next time someone does something like this again, I won't let them go alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y… yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo placed his sword into the scabbard—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His consciousness grew hazy, then, with a snap, he woke up on a different day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo was used to the disconcerting sensation of losing control over his mind and regaining it by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't waste his time and delved into his memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is getting ridiculous,\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Protests had started throughout the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They rallied against Neo, calling him a tyrant, demanding justice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the meantime, the hate against Kane took a turn for the worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane was kidnapped a few days ago and nearly killed at the hands of citizens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their words, they wanted to stop the statue monsters attacking the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had saved Kane, of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the whole incident left a bitter taste in Neo's mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anomaly #33 let go of its control over Kane's mind during the kidnapping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wanted to see how Kane would react.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo pursed his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just Kane—Anomaly #33 would randomly free citizens from the mind control to enjoy their reactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Intelligent monsters really are the worst.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo sunk into his chair and stared at the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By now, it was easy to guess Anomaly #33's goal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's almost one month since I entered this city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In five days, the 233rd Arzew City Festival would take place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo rubbed his neck with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Five days until I'm hanged, and my soul is eaten by Anomaly #33.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anomaly #33 and he were perfect counters to each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made him wonder if Shadow Supreme started his trial near this place to see Neo and Anomaly #33 clash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's vision grew hazy, and Anomaly #33 took control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the door of the mayor's office was opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane rushed inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neo! How are you…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped speaking when he noticed Neo's muddled gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He is under the monster's control.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane bit his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frequency at which Kane could recover his mind was starting to increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not take him long to realize the citizens were under the control of a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you enter my office without any appointment?\" Neo asked, under Anomaly #33's control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane's expression worsened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Awakeners were akin to gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo especially was far stronger than any awakener Kane had seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's why he depended on Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On a kid who looked half his age.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Fuck, what have I been doing until now?' thought Kane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze grew determined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neo, let's leave the city.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know the statue monsters won't stop coming after you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sooner or later, the city will become collateral damage in your battles,\" Kane said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no need for you to worry about that. I can handle a few monsters on my own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it because Kane gave a reasonable reasoning to leave the city, or was it because it was time to end things?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Awakeners of the city rushed into the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They pushed Kane aside and surrounded Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quite a few people are coming to meet me today,\" Neo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head of city police stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out a document.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a warrant to take the Mayor, Neo Hargraves, into custody. The city will judge your crimes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What!? That's absurd! Nei hasn't done anything!\" Kane reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head of city police turned to Kane and glared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up, old man. You are going to jail too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unsurprisingly, Neo didn't object to being jailed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He peacefully let himself be cuffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not going to throw a tantrum now, Sir Divine Ruler?\" the head of city police questioned sarcastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know that justice will take my side.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo and Kane were jailed inside the city's prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane's mind was in chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He continued to try and escape the prison, but it was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A normal human like him was powerless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dammit, dammit, dammit!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again. He couldn't do anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five days later, Kane was allowed to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the prison guard with vacant gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prison guard frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane hadn't eaten anything for the past few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His cheeks had become hollow, and his limbs were thin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't a pleasant sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get out. You have been bailed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was the mayor's wish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane's eyes widened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood the prison guard's words, but he did not understand them at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prison guard grabbed Kane's hand, who was too weak to resist, and threw him out of the prison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, Kane noticed the city draped in a festive atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are celebrating the monthly festival?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane's face contorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't understand what was wrong with the monster who was controlling the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the dozens of people talking around him, his mind inexplicably focused on a particular sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mom, I want to go to the city center! I heard they are holding the festival's main performance there!\" The little girl looked at her mom with puppy eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mother smiled bitterly, and caved into her daughter's demands, taking her to the city center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"City center. Isn't it the 13th street avenue?\" Kane mumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled the previous mayor being hanged in the very same place, and the dozens of corpses hanging on street lights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, no, this can't be happening.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rushed to the city center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout the way, he couldn't help but recall the prison guard's words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It was the mayor's wish.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not Mayor's order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But wish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane reached the city center just in time for the announcer to end his speech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"-fifty of our city's brave warriors fought together to put down the mayor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hang him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The host of the show pulled the cloth down from the stage, revealing Neo about to be hanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the previous mayor, he wasn't overreacting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood just there, as if he had accepted his fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Death to the tyrant mayor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Death to the tyrant mayor!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The city cheered as the platform beneath Neo's feet vanished and he was hanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane's mind blanked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't think or comprehend what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body moved on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled the sword out of the waist of the city guard next to him, and dashed forward to rescue Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane wasn't under the monster's control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew he would be killed if he tried to rescue Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What am I doing?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane's thoughts started to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I'm a coward. Why am I acting like a hero when it's useless?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed away the guards who were trying to block his path and jumped onto the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I ran away when the monsters attacked the previous base. I escaped while my own brother sacrificed his life to save me.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Awakeners among the citizens reacted quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They grabbed Kane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane could feel the monster trying to control his mind and stop him before he saved Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Yeah, I'm a coward. I should stop before I get killed.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane resuated the awakeners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled his sword back and he bent his knees slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unknown to him, an ethereal power materialized around his blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane would get killed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could feel the monster trying to tear apart his mind because it couldn't control him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was okay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes there were things one must do no matter the cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane swung the sword towards the rope when suddenly someone grabbed the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought you weren't an awakener?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo, who should've been dead, raised his head and looked at Kane with a grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Much to Kane's surprise, his eyes were clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't under the monster's control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wh… what? How are you alive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dumbass, a rope isn't enough to kill an awakener… Well, this isn't a normal rope though.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo winced as the rope tightened around his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shifted his gaze to Kane's sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, congratulations. You've awakened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo curled his thumb and pressed it against his middle finger, aiming at Kane's forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, off you go. I'll return after taking care of this monster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flicked Kane's forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The simple action contained ginormous force behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane was blown away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The aftershocks of the attack threw everyone off stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Darkness… come,\" Neo chanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadows danced in the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Darkness hidden within them bloomed and formed a dome around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess there is no need to continue this farce anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo grabbed the rope and snapped it with a simple tug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He landed on the stage lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come out. I know you are there. It's not like you can run anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as he spoke, he felt a foreign power trying to take over his brain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes grew hazy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo, under Anomaly #33 control, took out his sword and held it in reverse, aiming the tip at his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>",1518,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.451Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","a585ea34e729b7e8217db35886fe8314c8573ac1c82eb7775c09b454820e82db","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-212","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-210",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]