[{"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-282":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},418072,682,"Chapter 282 True Despair [4]","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-282",282,"\u003Cp>\"Maybe you are right,\" Neo spoke after a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice carried a faint note of unease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes and tried to sense any change in the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rooftop was eerily quiet, save for the distant rustling of leaves and the faint hum of city noise far below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minutes passed, and nothing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to let out a sigh of relief, Gaia coughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her coughs grew violent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She doubled over, and blood spilled from her lips as grabbed Neo's hand with a trembling grip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"N-Neo…..\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes were bloodshot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She kept opening and closing her mouth, as if trying to say something, but unable to do so due to the coughing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Neo could react, her eyes went wide with panic, and her body slumped forward as she lost consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no time to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air grew heavy, and Neo felt an unnatural shift in the world around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cold shiver ran down his spine as his instincts screamed that something was terribly wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Divine Energy disappeared from the air…?\" Neo muttered, his voice barely audible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rooftop doors burst open with a deafening crash, splinters of wood scattering across the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kronos stormed in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is bad news! None of us can use mana anymore!\" Kronos exclaimed. \"We can't use any ability without mana—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words faltered as his gaze fell on Gaia. His eyes widened in shock as he crouched beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands moved swiftly to check her pulse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, his brows creased and his face hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's just as I thought,\" Kronos said gravely. \"Something happened to the World Core.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean by that?\" Neo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced around, sensing the commotion below.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the building, the awakeners were panicking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The disappearance of mana had rendered their abilities useless, and confusion spread like wildfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For reasons Neo couldn't understand, he could still sense the Divine Energy within himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't lost his Divine Energy like others\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The World Core is responsible for creating ambient mana. Since the mana has disappeared, it means something happened to the World Core,\" Kronos explained with a heavy tone. \"Gaia is connected to the World much deeper than any of us. The damage to the World Core must've been transferred to her too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the two talked, faint purple cracks began to spiderweb across Gaia's pale skin, emitting a faint, ominous glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Beelzebub,' Neo called telepathically, his mind's voice urgent. 'Come back here. Quick!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The caterpillar spirit, startled to hear Neo's voice after years of silence, hesitated briefly before sensing the urgency in his tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It abandoned the notion of protest and rushed toward Neo's location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this….\" Kronos muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brows furrowed as he noticed the cracks spreading across Gaia's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carefully lifted her into his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need to get her to the healers,\" Kronos said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without mana, he couldn't use his time affinity to halt Gaia's injury or regress her condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two rushed into the headquarters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their footsteps echoed through the halls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air inside was charged with tension as the awakeners, though initially thrown into chaos, began regaining their composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Veterans of countless battles, they understood the importance of staying calm in a crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they saw Kronos and Neo enter, murmurs rippled through the gathered crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that Kronos? And… who is that with him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are they doing inside the association?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignoring the curious whispers, the duo entered the medical wing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kronos gently placed Gaia on a bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The doctors worked swiftly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, no matter what they tried, they could neither determine the cause of Gaia's condition nor devise a treatment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ares and Athena arrived soon after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their expressions turned grim as their eyes fell on Gaia's fragile state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dim light of the medical room mirrored the deep concern inside their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hours later, the highest-ranked awakeners present within the association headquarters convened in an emergency meeting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tension in the room was palpable, thick as a storm cloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many of them exchanged uneasy glances when they noticed Neo among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His presence both a surprise and a mystery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, they kept their doubts to themselves, knowing this wasn't the time for such questions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meeting stretched on for hours as Kronos outlined the situation to the grim-faced assembly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The summary was short and direct:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana had vanished from Earth a few hours ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gaia had lost consciousness at the exact same moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group swiftly agreed on an emergency evacuation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Citizens were to be relocated into fortified bunkers designed for worst-case scenarios.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The bunkers are useless. No place is safe if the world is getting destroyed.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone in the room shared the same grim thought, but no one dared voice it aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exactly one day later, Neo sensed Beelzebub's arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around the headquarters was heavy with foreboding as Neo stepped outside to meet him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky was overcast, a pale gray that seemed to reflect the growing unease of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Far in the distance, the ground began to tremble violently before caving in on itself. With an earth-shattering roar, a massive worm erupted from the ground, its segmented body glistening with an otherworldly sheen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature twisted in the air before shrinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its colossal form collapsed and transformed into a tiny caterpillar no larger than a pinky finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beelzebub landed gently on Neo's outstretched palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks for coming back on such short notice,\" Neo said, his voice soft but grateful. He rubbed the top of Beelzebub's head in a gesture of praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The caterpillar let out a small, playful groan, though it had initially planned to act annoyed. The affection melted its pretense, and it squirmed happily in Neo's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's expression turned serious as he quickly shifted the conversation to business.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're going to the North Pole,\" he announced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyuu?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beelzebub tilted its tiny head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The World-Time Spell can't be activated since mana has disappeared. But I can still use my Divine Energy. So…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo believed he could activate the World-Time Spell. Theoritcatlly at least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Practically, the energy required to cast a spell capable of sending dozens of people 30–50 years into the past was not something he possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>",1038,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.452Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","1786e8dda888318ba7065db275e68c887140936f30de8479e095a20bef36df24","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-283","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-281",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]