[{"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-35":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},418025,682,"Chapter 35: Attacking the Gremlin Camp","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-35",35,"\u003Cp>Dover Hotel, World of Living\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia stared at the ceiling with a tired gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rolled in the bed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much she tried, she couldn't sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning around, she stared at Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, are you asleep?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…He was sleeping like a log.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her head and stared at him with a frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, she didn't want to think this way but she was suspicious of Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In terms of appearance, Amelia was cut above the rest, she was as the same age as Neo, and they were sleeping next to each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could a boy in his prime youth sleepy soundly next to her like him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He might swing that way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face brightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She became surer of her thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mother's advances were bound to fail!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thoughts she harboured against Neo dissipated. She did not need to take precautions anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking again, Neo's sleeping face seemed a bit cute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gently touched his cheek with her finger and giggled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was sleeping so soundly that he didn't wake up when she pinched his cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His posture remained the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even his chest moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost as if he was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia suddenly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…As if he was dead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No… that's not possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pressed her palm against his chest swiftly and….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no heartbeat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo did not have a pulse either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not sleeping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia's face hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she regained her calm quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo was immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had proven it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did he die suddenly? He should be still alive. Was it an assassination or…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it the price of cheating death?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't complete her words fearing they might come true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nobody could die and return to the world of living without paying a price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo never said what he had sacrificed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if his current condition was the consequence of it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She recalled his heavy aura of Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something only those who visited Underworld could have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he have to keep visiting that horrible place as a price of his powers?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an open secret Exalted Demigods wanted to find methods of immortality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew about the Underworld more than anyone else, and they were afraid of dying and going there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia bit her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo died twice to help her mother and her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Twice, he must've gone to the Underworld, and still, he never told them about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is he trying to make sure we don't feel guilty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of nightmares had he seen in that world?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would he do if he could not return again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia did not know how Neo could remain sane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much courage was needed to visit the world feared by the so called the strongest demigods?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing Amelia could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could only pray he would not lose his way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That no matter the horror he faced he would stand strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he was alone…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he had no one to support him…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, stay safe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forest Of All Beginnings\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Land Beyond the Mist, Underworld\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm finally done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo looked at the work that took him hours to complete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of Gremlins were hanged on the trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like the work of a psychopath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pursed his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe I went too far.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking his head, he climbed a vine and waited for another group of Gremlins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The monsters arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They froze when they saw the dangling corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the Gremlins shouted. It tried to jump and pull down the corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo remained hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed the Gremlins growing frantic, from rage or shock, before they ran back to their camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They gathered around the burned bonfire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did not take long for hundreds of Gremlins to join them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They shouted and made incomprehensible noise for minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small group of 15~20 Gremlins left into the direction of hanged corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are checking if it's true that Gremlins are hanged, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group returned after a few minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were livid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their screeches confirmed the death of their fellow Gremlins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crowd of Gremlins was about to leave and search for the perpetrator when suddenly another group of Gremlin returned while shouting and roaring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They found the other sides.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had hung the corpses at multiple places.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since every group of Gremlin went in different directions, he was able to hang them without getting caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of monsters rushed out of the camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They took out weapons and swept through the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gremlins looked at the tree branches to see if the killer was hiding there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately for them, Neo was in the trees next to the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the corpses were far from the camp, the monster never thought he would hide there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, I can start.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The base had only a handful of Gremlin left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's action pissed them badly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He carefully moved on the trees above the base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These trees had thin branches.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If was not cautious the noise would alert the Gremlins or the branches might snap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He failed to notice thin threads covering the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The threads snapped when he moved through them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bells hidden on the trees rang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's position was revealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Shit!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gremlins, while not wary towards the enemy on trees, made sure to protect the area above their camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's mind raced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should he run away or should he try to complete the task?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was not much time left until the Gremlins returned after hearing the bells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if he was fast, he might be able to escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I should—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The branch snapped when a Gremlin suddenly hit it with a stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo barely had time to use Ocean's Embrace before his body hit the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He groaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think… I broke something…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if it wasn't bad enough, he heard the noise of horns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gremlins began to surround him.\u003C\u002Fp>",990,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.171Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","92939821c56e3601d5803e1450a6fdde78409fa7f4342a7d8e569680e09f9a1b","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-36","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-34",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]