[{"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-223":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},418463,682,"Chapter 223: Flow Of Battle","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-223",223,"\u003Cp>The two clashed dozens of times in a split second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo held back, making sure his physical ability was at Kane's level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane slashed towards his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Find your next read on m_v l|e-NovelBin.net\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo raised the sword to block when Kane suddenly twisted the trajectory of his attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blade shot upward at a sharp angle before taking another sharp turn, descending towards Neo's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attacks were abrupt, yet they flowed like water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a harmony in Kane's attack that Neo had never seen before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo didn't dodge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane's attack was a bluff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tip of the sword missed his nose by an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane jumped back to create a gap between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you stopping?\" Neo questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the first thing I need to teach you,\" Kane said. \"Why didn't you dodge my last attack?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I could tell the attack was a feint.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How? Did you do it by instinct?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I calculated the trajectory of the sword and the force behind the attack. Since the attack wouldn't land, there was no need to dodge it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane wanted to sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know what you are doing. But you can't see what is wrong with that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you understand you said something absurd just now? You calculated the path of the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We were exchanging eleven attacks per second. You were thinking at that speed and countering me at the same time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong with that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane didn't know whether he should laugh or cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can't do anything like you did. I bet there is barely anyone who could do that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I'm in a battle, my body moves on its own. I fight while being guided by my instincts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Are you boasting right now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! I'm saying I don't waste time on thinking. You, on the other hand, use your precious time to predict your opponent's attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You need to stop thinking and just attack. It would increase the speed of your attacks by large margins.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How am I supposed to fight if I don't predict the opponent's move?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let your body fight. Move as your instincts tell you to move.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo gave Kane an amused stare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What you said was the same as telling a homeless man to buy a house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I had instincts like that, I would've been using them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are misunderstanding me.\" Kane shook his head. \"It's not a matter of talent. What I'm telling you is to follow the [Flow]. I can tell you are fighting without following the path of your [Flow].\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Flow? What is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…You don't know [Flow]?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane blinked, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I don't even know what that is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane covered his face and doubled over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha... ahahahahah, crazy bastard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew you were a monster, but this is beyond my imagination! Hahahahaha, fuck, how is this even possible?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"English, please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, sorry. It was quite shocking, so I lost control of my emotions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane looked at Neo with a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you are immersed in battle, you'll see faint lines connecting you and the enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's the [Flow of Battle]—Alexander told me the name—and it's the shortest path of attack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…It sounds too good to be true.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are correct. Alexander and the almost every top combatants of our city can use [Flow]. That's why I thought you could use it too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane scratched his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"[Flow] is a bit similar to precognitive abilities. You'll be able to predict the attacks of your opponents with it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, how do I use [Flow]?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You just… use it. I don't know how I use it either. Even the others said they could use it instinctively.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane found it a bit absurd that Neo was fighting without [Flow] up until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'How much combat experience does he have to predict the opponent's attacks without using [Flow]?' Kane thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo was a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference between using the Flow and not using the Flow was the same as automatic gear cars and manual gear cars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battles at Neo and Kane's level happened at high speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every split second could become the difference between life and death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was mind-boggling to think Neo fought while calculating every move of his opponent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's focus on the sword techniques for now,\" Kane said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them began exchanging attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every few minutes, they would stop, and Kane would explain to Neo what he had been doing wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hours passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This doesn't seem like it is going to work,' Neo thought as he sat on the ground to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane was on the side, exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You suck at using Incantations,\" Kane muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a low Harmony with pure Divine Energy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the two were resting, Emma appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked towards them and stopped before Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watched enough?\" Neo questioned. \"I could tell you have been looking at us for hours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. It was quite irritating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emma looked down on Neo with a slight frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stand up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is irritating to see someone as talented as you wasting their potential. Get up. I'll show you how proper Incantations work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't know you liked teaching.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't. The only student I took gave me a headache, and I promised myself I wouldn't take another student. But you…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Darkness surrounded her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are wasting your talents. It's frustrating.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You taught someone before?\" Neo questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could tell he was getting on her nerves since he had yet to get up despite her constant urging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did. He is named Dios. You wouldn't know him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I do. Everyone knows Zeus.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…You know Zeus's original name?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seems like it, yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you? You even knew what a Child of Mana is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Neo Hargraves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stood up and patted his clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to Kane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can go back. I'll return later after taking care of monsters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane wanted to say he would fight the statue monster that would soon arrive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But talking back in front of an outsider like Emma would hurt Neo's image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Kane left, Neo opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what did you mean by talent? That's the first time someone said I'm talented.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…?\" Emma's brows creased. \"First time? You are a Myth. How can someone say you are untalented?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, you know. There are all sorts of monstrous geniuses out there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's true too. Even I was surprised when the kid I taught surpassed me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Congrats, I guess?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emma walked back, creating some distance between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are weird.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've been talking so casually with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong with that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm a Myth, one of the strongest ones even among them. And, I'm a user of Darkness. People hate Darkness users since...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are evil?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah. Because we are evil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quite an extreme way of categorizing Darkness users, no?\" Neo spoke as he unsheathed his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wouldn't say it's wrong. Every Darkness user I've met was deranged and bloodthirsty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are calling yourself deranged too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never said I'm normal. I doubt you are either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's quite rude.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emma chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Darkness and Death surrounded her after a short chant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Six giant black hands appeared behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They floated close to her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Am I wrong though? The stronger a Death or Darkness user is, the worse their personality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Niles was a megalomaniac. Even the new Necromancer who appeared in Spain is going berserk right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo reacted to her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Necromancer?'\u003C\u002Fp>",1257,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.451Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","71f65907679720a6dccbcfae0d7d991ec58c1e9318ac9373ad299ae03d74198b","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-224","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-222",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]