[{"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-225":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},418465,682,"Chapter 225: Anomaly #55: Timeless Sun","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-225",225,"\u003Cp>\"What's wrong with being called Divine Ruler?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It sounds like a name a narcissistic tyrant would give himself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo didn't know whether to laugh or cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had used the title to find Jack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he was being mistaken as narcissistic because of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emma was about to return to the city when she sensed monsters approaching them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's Anomaly #79,\" Neo muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He left to take care of the monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emma was frozen stiff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She doubted her ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anomaly #79...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later, Neo was fighting monsters when Apollo rushed out of the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked like a star flying in the night sky, his body wrapped in golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Apollo could join Neo, a giant wall of darkness erupted from Emma and stopped Apollo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apollo frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He landed next to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you stop me? We—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neo Hargraves is fighting Anomaly #79.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apollo's eyes constricted to the size of needles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure he has been marked by Anomaly #79?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He said it himself, and you should be able to sense him fighting multiple similar-looking monsters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apollo nodded with furrowed brows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them waited for Neo to return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He came back after a few dozen minutes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his clothes covered in dust and blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed the heavy atmosphere around Apollo and Emma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was that Anomaly #79?\" Apollo asked, hoping Neo would say otherwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apollo closed his eyes, covering his face with both hands, and sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dammit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong?\" Neo asked as he used water created by the Water element to clean his body of blood and dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before that, are you the only one who has been marked by Anomaly #79?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Neo said. \"There is one more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kane. The old man who carries the katana.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apollo became silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Neo thought he wouldn't speak, Emma opened her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kane will have to come with us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since both of you have been marked by Anomaly #79, you need to come to the Awakener Association's headquarters,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or else you both will be killed by the Anomaly #79.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The way both of you are acting…\" Neo pursed his lips. \"Has someone been killed by Anomaly #79?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emma nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The reason our association doesn't patrol the north of Africa much is due to Anomaly #79.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is one of the oldest Anomalies,\" she explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The risk rating of Anomaly #79 is still unmeasurable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Experience new stories on mvl\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you see its face, the Anomaly #79 will kill you. There is no defeating it or running from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We've tried everything for the past fifty years, but we've always failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only way out is prevention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not look at Anomaly #79's face.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone became somber as she added,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Benjamin—True Name 'Uranus'—the first and the strongest S-ranker, went on an expedition with other high-ranking members of the Association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The expedition's goal was to eliminate Anomaly #79.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know what happened to the expedition?\" she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone and expression answered plenty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's lips parted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They were defeated?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Annihilated. Our association lost its leader—Uranus—and 30% of its high-ranking members.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I could tell Anomaly #79 was trouble, but this is far worse than I predicted,' Neo thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there no way to defeat Anomaly #79?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Apollo suddenly spoke up. \"We can only avoid being marked. The Association has recently found a few ways to save the ones who have been marked, but…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those methods are less than ideal. I'm sure no one would want to use them unless it's their last choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apollo's gaze was listless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The methods Apollo talked about came at the sacrifice of the expedition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Uranus and others gave up their lives to make sure the association could get a way to save anyone else who was marked by Anomaly #79 after them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's return to the city for now. We can talk about Anomaly #79 later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you crazy…? Did you understand what I told you? You are going to die!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard you already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apollo stared at Neo, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't understand why Neo was nonchalant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trio returned to the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way, Emma walked next to him and spoke in a whisper,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How long has it been since you were marked by Anomaly #79?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Over 7 months.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\" She stared at him in the eye before turning her head towards the city walls. \"You don't have much time left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For the first eight months, Anomaly #79's number grows by 1 and its strength grows by 1% every day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After eight months, its numbers and strength will grow exponentially.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no data for the ninth month?\" Neo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one survived the ninth month. We couldn't get proper statistics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All we know is that Anomaly #79's strength will see explosive changes in the ninth month.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo nodded, listening to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Yeah, I'm fucked,' he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After entering the city, he explained everything to Kane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane was worried, but he was more happy he could follow Neo to the Association.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A huge feast took place in Arzew for the next three days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apollo and Emma were surprised to see how much the city loved Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group – Neo, Kane, Emma, Apollo, and Athena – left the city after the celebration ended and they said their farewells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They traveled towards Morocco.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their plan was to move directly to Morocco's edge and cross the strait connecting the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The journey was far more difficult than Neo had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the party consisting of four Myths and one Pseudo-Myth, they had to change their path multiple times to avoid facing powerful monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fighting monsters was dangerous as they risked attracting more of them if the battles became too eye-catching or loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even their party would become helpless if they had to fight dozens of A-rank monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was night when they stepped into Morocco.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo blinked and suddenly it was day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'…!?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo and Kane became alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sudden appearance of the sun and disappearance of the moon was alarming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can relax. It's Anomaly #55: Sunshine,\" Apollo spoke up and pointed at the sun in the sky. \"It's a timeless sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All the areas infected by Anomaly #55 will always have the sun shining above them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How does that work?\" Kane was surprised. \"We took one step into the border of Morocco and it was suddenly daylight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is the area infected by Anomaly #55 spatially separated?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes and no. The area is spatially separated but there is no barrier between the spaces.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kane nodded and stared at the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It burned fiercely, casting a powerful radiance on the earth below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much area has been infected by Anomaly #55?\" Kane questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quite a bit.\" Apollo answered. \"The exact measurements are hidden by the Association.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? This sounds like…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Association is 'friends' with Anomaly #55. We have a contract with it. It helps us and we help it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have a contract with a monster!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't shout,\" Apollo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite his tone being nonchalant, there was a sense of smugness behind it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anomaly #55 is a [Spirit], not a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before you ask why it is called Anomaly, it's because any entity we – or other awakeners – aren't capable of defeating are titled as Anomalies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1227,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.451Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","db9fb4ccf285086f1217ad494b056b7f3f13ecf53db6cbae16d827ec3f798004","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-226","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-224",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]