[{"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-258":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},418048,682,"Chapter 258 I'll Surpass Them","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-258",258,"\u003Cp>Confused, Zeus destroyed the shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a hand came out of Neo's shadow and pulled him into the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeus stared at the spot from where Neo had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It must be his partner who saved him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeus was about to chase after Neo when suddenly Apollo coughed blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided to give proper treatment to Apollo before hunting down Neo and Jack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo appeared beneath a giant tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body was on the verge of falling apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head was barely clinging to his neck, and his Divine Energy reserves were about to hit rock bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle with Apollo did a number on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing Zeus after that only made things worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo looked around and noticed an undead before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The undead had used Shadow Jump to carry him away from Zeus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did Jack command you to save me if I was in danger?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skeleton nodded. It crouched and dug its bony hands into Neo's pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The undead took out the package Jack had given to Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Jack's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The message Jack left for him through the undead was clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Devour the hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recover your Divine Energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And breakthrough to the next rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That is the only way we can win,' the undead's eyes seemed to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stared at the package.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can Jack hear me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The undead nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is his battle going? I can tell he is fighting the Sovereigns.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The undead stood motionless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its lack of actions answered plenty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So he is losing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He burned his Divine Energy reserves to strengthen his blessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boost of the blessing reinforced his body and the effects of his Spells, including Black Dawn of Despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Since this spell strengthens my allies and debuffs my enemies, it should help Jack if I reinforce the spell with the blessing.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo could feel Jack glaring at him through the eyes of the undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me a few anti-debuffs,\" he told the undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make sure all of them are related to speed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anti-debuff Spells – also known as reverse debuffs Spells – worked almost the same as buffs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Additionally, if one was wearing an anti-debuff, they couldn't be debuffed by their opponents, which was the main reason anti-debuff were preferred over buffs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can use anti-debuff through this undead, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The undead nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It placed its palm on his shoulders and closed its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black patterns began to materialize on Neo's skin, and he could feel strength surging into his limbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo hadn't been able to react to Zeus' speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speed anti-debuff would solve the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After applying three anti-debuffs, the undead stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stared at Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo understood its question and shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't need defense anti-debuff. Just give me speed ones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defense anti-debuffs were a good option in normal circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, seeing Zeus' strength, Neo understood increasing his defense was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The undead applied five anti-debuffs on Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It nudged the packet with Jack's hand towards Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo picked up the packet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Jack is right.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I need to eat this if I want to break through and have a chance at defeating Zeus.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Besides, I already made Jack eat my finger. Refusing to do it myself is being a hypocrite.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grip tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made sense in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Yeah, I'm not using this.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I might be able to win if I use this, but I'll lose to myself.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had decided on his beliefs when he started walking on the path of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now he had to sacrifice his believes if he wanted to keep moving?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo would choose both.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would keep his beliefs and win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rings around his heart hummed, and red lightning flickered around his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used Death to disintegrate the packet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The undead grabbed his shoulders and glared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its eyes were asking why Neo destroyed the object with which he could recover his Divine Energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Breakthrough takes time. There is no way Zeus would leave me until then. He will definitely stop me,\" Neo said and stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It will just leave me like a sitting duck if I do it now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He patted the dust off his clothes. Find more to read at empire\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But don't worry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo walked towards the direction of Zeus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body creaked with every step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the third stage of blessing healed his injuries, he had overburdened his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like molding clay repeatedly—each time you reshape it, the material weakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, the clay would dry out and crack, becoming impossible to mend, no matter how much they tried to shape it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The undead groaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldn't speak due to the missing vocal organs, but Neo understood its question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why are you going back there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I do have a plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as his body felt weak, his steps never stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll surpass them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right here, right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll win.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo appeared once more before Apollo and Zeus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeus had just finished healing Apollo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>New cracks continued to appear on Apollo's skin – a result of Sunshine's overwhelming power he couldn't contain – however he didn't dare to deactivate the technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Doing so would unleash the full backlash, and Apollo knew it would kill him instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeus wasted no time talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lunged at Neo and his fist, imbued with the Storm and Lightning elementals, smashed into Neo's chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact sent Neo careening through the shattered forest, uprooting trees and leaving a deep trench in the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Neo rose again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His chest, caved in from the blow, began to mend itself at a visible rate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bones snapped back into place, organs reformed, and torn flesh knitted seamlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeus stared at Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While he didn't show it, he had attacked using the full force of Partial Divine Transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I'll need to overpower his regeneration by damaging him faster than he can heal.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He entered in a swift exchange of countless attacks with Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword and fist clashed repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zeus was faster and stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo could keep up with him, thanks to anti-debuff, albeit barely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the battle prolonged, Zeus relaxed expression began to disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He launched another barrage of strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each blow of his could shatter a small town.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shockwaves rippled through the air and the air was repeatedly torn apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how many times Zeus pierced Neo's body, melted his limbs, or struck with thunderous force, Neo regenerated, each time faster than before.\u003C\u002Fp>",1092,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.452Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","f1631d342bd832ab3b8e98d3eebd9de09694f0c3bbd63d5f6a3b8b9504a1fe02","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-259","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-257",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]