[{"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-249":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},418489,682,"Chapter 249 Athena's Descision","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-249",249,"\u003Cp>Ares used his Holy Affinity to the maximum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes grew bloodshot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around him shimmered with golden light, as though the sheer force of his power was warping reality itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emma, on the side, used the Darkness to devour the Death squeezing her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadows coiled around her, writhing like living creatures, as the faint scent of decay lingered in the cold, oppressive atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was pale and her lips trembled with exertion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them panted as they successfully defended against the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They survived. Barely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their expressions were grim, their bodies battered, when suddenly Neo opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected of you two. You erased my attack completely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was calm, eerily devoid of any emotion, a stark contrast to the chaos around them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ares and Emma felt something amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stood there, unflinching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too calm—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what about others?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alarms rang in their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They swiftly turned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight in front of their eyes sank their heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of Awakeners lay sprawled across the battlefield like broken dolls, their strings severed. Their bodies were motionless, eyes wide with lifeless stares.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixty-seven awakeners died with a single attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realization alarmed Ares and Emma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chilling wind swept through the desolate field, carrying with it an overwhelming silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ares felt a surge of anger in his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his fists, red flames igniting around him as his fury boiled over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glared at Neo, his voice trembling with rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You brat—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ares, I'll say it again,\" Neo interrupted, his voice cutting through the tension like a blade. \"Get out of my way or suffer the consequences.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one-and-a-half rings of Death elementals around Neo's heart began to hum ominously. Red lightning crackled around him, illuminating his cold, indifferent expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, Emma summoned a giant, slithering snake made of pure Darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its scales shimmered like liquid night, and its eyes burned with malevolence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simultaneously, a red aura flared around Ares, the ground beneath him cracking under the weight of his unleashed power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as it seemed that the clash was inevitable, a weak voice broke through the tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"St… stop…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood trickled down Athena's nose as she staggered forward, her trembling hands clutching the Space-Time Cube.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was pale, her breaths shallow, yet her gaze was fixed on Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is enough,\" she said, her voice barely above a whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought you wanted to keep continuing,\" Neo replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's words confused Ares and Emma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two exchanged a brief glance before noticing Neo's gaze directed at the Space-Time Cube in Athena's hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realization dawned on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many times did you use the Space-Time Cube?\" Ares asked, his voice low but tinged with urgency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had assumed the blood trickling down her nose was an injury inflicted by Neo's attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he had been wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That…\" Athena bit her lips, hesitating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Space-Time Cube's first ability allowed its user to go back 30 seconds into the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forty-three times,\" Athena admitted, her voice trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes moved toward Neo, who stood motionless, his calm demeanor unshaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his Time affinity, Neo had been aware Athena was using the Space-Time Cube to regress the moment he defeated them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We lost forty-three times. Out of those, we defeated him eighteen times, but…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In those eighteen loops, no one except you and Emma survived, Ares.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shock, anger, disbelief—countless emotions surged beneath Ares's gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Neo killed all the awakeners who were like family to Ares nearly caused Ares to snap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swiftly suppressed his raging emotions and, forced himself to focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gears in his mind churned as he stood protectively in front of Athena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be ready to activate the Space-Time Cube and tell me every strategy we used in the previous turns. We will use them to fight him,\" Ares commanded, his tone resolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the despair creeping into the edges of his mind, he stood tall as the leader of the Awakener Association, ready to face Neo again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he failed to notice something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had not attacked them for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply stared at Athena, his gaze heavy with something unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will do it,\" Athena suddenly said, her voice soft yet determined. \"I will help you. So please stop killing everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ares's eyes widened in shock. He didn't understand what Athena was talking about until—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She activated the Space-Time Cube.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Athena returned to the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neo Hargraves, I will ask you one last time,\" Ares said. \"Are you sure you want to rescue the Child of Mana?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ares, I will give you two choices instead,\" Neo replied. \"Withdraw from here and let me rescue the Child of Mana, or... face the consequences.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Athena glanced downward, her eyes catching the faint cracks forming on the surface of the Space-Time Cube.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It is reaching its limit,' she thought, her heart pounding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood trickled down her nose, stark against her pale skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Traveling through time without the Time affinity was taking a toll on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Neo could reveal the strength he had been hiding, Athena made a swift decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She activated the second ability of the Space-Time Cube.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Small, silver lights erupted from the cube, dancing like fireflies before darting toward the awakeners surrounding Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their figures disintegrated in silence, unable to react on time due to Athena's sudden move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, only Neo and Athena remained on barren landscape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are going to help me?\" Neo asked calmly, his eyes narrowing as he observed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see the chaotic Time elementals swirling around her restlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was easy to deduce her plan—she had been going back in time repeatedly to try and take him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, after failing numerous times, she had chosen to change her approach and help him instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you really defeat Typhon?\" she asked, her voice trembling slightly. \"Give me a guarantee, or…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or?\" Neo interrupted. \"You already teleported the awakeners of the Association away. You couldn't defeat me together with them. Do you think you can do it alone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Athena admitted as her expression hardened. \"But I can make sure both of us go down together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't elaborate, but the burning intensity in her gaze left no doubt in Neo's mind—she was confident she could carry out her threat.\u003C\u002Fp>",1061,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.451Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","38f13ebc8e23b286ec7df4a3142295ed0b5a98216776b87f161aec1794df29e8","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-250","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-248",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]