[{"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-371":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},418311,682,"Chapter 371  Neo's Concepts of Life and Holy Element, Sphinx's Trap","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-371",371,"\u003Cp>Neo stared at the reincarnations of his parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight made his blood freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His chest tightened, and for a moment, even breathing felt like a Herculean effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mira and George. The people who streamed my battle against the Minotaur.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The realization made feel an emotion. Fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I had not interfered…..\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had defeated the Minotaur, which caused a Tiger-ranked Window to open above the Labyrinth of the Minotaur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Window had trapped a Mythic-rank Necromancer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the original timeline, where Neo did not exist, the Tiger-ranked Window would've opened a few years later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Necromancer would've emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would've kidnapped a few people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira and George, the reincarnations of Neo's parents, were among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Necromancer would've used them to feed the Spirit Seed he was raising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'George's fate in the novel was a brutal death at the hand of Necromancer.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He, like other people, was tortured for months so that the Spirit Seed could get to eat plenty of negative emotions.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The traumatic experience would've allowed Mira to awaken her Godblood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Her awakening helped her snatch control of the Spirit Seed from the Necromancer and kill him.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit Seed was one of Darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would've corrupted her mind after it bonded with Mira.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mira's mind broke completely in the novel, and she became one of the future big villains.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's hands curled into fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Neo had not interfered, his parents' reincarnations would've faced a future more horrible than death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bael's words echoed in Neo's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The closer your parents' reincarnations are to each other, the worse death they will suffer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mira and George were a couple who had intentions to marry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were pretty close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The curse would've killed his parents after soaking them in despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just the thought of his parents suffering made his emotions go out of control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stopped using the Mind Invasion skill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene around him returned—the dark hall, the oppressive silence, and the Sphinx's mocking gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How was it?\" the Sphinx snickered. \"Since you seem to know bits and pieces of the future, you must know what the future holds for those reincarnations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sphinx tilted its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grin appeared on its face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How does it feel to know you've saved the lives of your parents' reincarnations unknowingly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt like shit, but he wasn't going to give the Sphinx any satisfaction by telling it how he was feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Neo remained silent, the Sphinx's voice echoed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that you have your answer, how about you accept my task?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo wanted to accept the task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he did not trust the Sphinx, especially when he did not know the reason behind the task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, please, are you seriously considering refusing my offer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sphinx teleported before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You need my help to save the Tyrant Queen. You should know you can't save her yourself,\" the Sphinx said, its grin widening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahahahaha! Are you seriously saying you can save her? How will you do that? With 'those Concepts'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sphinx's laughter rang out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an administrator of Akashic Record, it could access Neo's Status Screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had seen his previous Concepts of Life and the Holy Element.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Concept of Water is 'Aqua Nihil.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For Life, it was 'Decay,' and for Holy, it was 'Preservation.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sphinx's voice dripped with disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All those Concepts are destructive in nature. Because that's who you are. Because that's the life you've experienced, Neo Hargraves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter how much you train, you can't change your nature,\" the Sphinx spat. \"You won't magically get a Concept that will allow you to heal the Tyrant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's mind flashed back to the world Velkaria had destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A world devoid of hope, color, and vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no greenery, no life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing was left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The source of life, water, had disappeared with everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life would never return to the world again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had lived in that desolate world for centuries, walking through barren lands and watching as even the faintest hope of life was snuffed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's what became his Concept of the Water element.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aqua Nihil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Nihility of Water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It created a domain around Neo where no water was present, turning his surroundings into an arid wasteland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was especially useful against Water-affinity demigods and monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Concepts? They can't save anyone. I mean look at them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sphinx's words cut bore hole into Neo's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Water, I can understand that you don't associate it with healing like most people do, but 'Decay' for life?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sphinx chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Concept of Decay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It allowed Neo to extract the life force of his target and turn it into a poisonous life force—decay—with which he could attack others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's how Neo saw life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Decay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the day one was born, they started to walk toward their own death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if they were successful, even if they became happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ending never changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not today, then tomorrow, if not tomorrow, then years later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's gaze remained fixed on the floor as the Sphinx's voice became a whisper in his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Life – living – is but a decay that would end in death. Isn't that how you see the world?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo clenched his jaws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew his Concepts were twisted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living was not decaying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just because one was going to die didn't make life meaningless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Life was a journey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was something to be enjoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo knew that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he couldn't help it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The life he had lived was not something he could change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also, 'Preservation' for Holy? That sounds nice, but knowing how you would use it…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sphinx paused, letting the mockery sink in before continuing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's disgusting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's fists clenched tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sphinx's words dug into him like barbs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Preservation allowed Neo to maintain any being's state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Simply put, their injuries wouldn't worsen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Concept of Preservation would 'preserve' them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, such a Concept should be useful for saving someone fatally injured until they could be healed by someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Neo's Concept had a different use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Preservation and Eternal Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eternal Sleep, Neo's Death, would put anyone in Eternal Sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that person would die physically after some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, sleeping wouldn't stop his aging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies would grow old.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sleeping eternally would prevent them from consuming food and they would weaken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would lead them to 'death' due to starvation or aging — a natural death, a death that was not Neo's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That 'death' was an escape from Neo's Eternal Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Preservation was a prison, wasn't it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It would prevent anyone from dying and escaping your Death, Neo Hargraves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Preservation would force your prisoners to 'live' eternally under your Death,\" the Sphinx mocked the irony of his Concepts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Logically, his Concepts had a very high synergy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your Concepts can't save anyone, Neo Hargraves. If you don't take my help, you can't save the Tyrant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sphinx's voice was smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet each word was laced with malice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to delight in seeing him caught in this internal conflict.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, that reminds me,\" the Sphinx said. \"Someone like you should have no regard for life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's what your Concepts are saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But that's weird. You want to save the Tyrant. Why is it that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You—\" Neo opened his mouth, only for the Sphinx to interrupt him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, wait, let me guess. Don't spoil it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sphinx crossed its arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It tilted its head as if deep in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I get it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked at him with a grin so wide it bordered on sinister.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are afraid of being alone! That why you want to save the Queen and the others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I let you talk since I wanted to hear what you had to say, but seriously?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo finally spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Afraid of being alone? What kind of fucking nonsense is that? Why would I be afraid of being alone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'There is no way I'm falling for a bait like this.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sphinx's words, as always, had a purpose behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was to know if Neo was the one whom Daniel wanted to save.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike what it had told Neo, the Sphinx had actually found a few clues about the person Daniel was trying to save.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clues didn't come from the Akashic Records.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They came from the Daniel's notes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He has been alone for centuries, fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much loss and loneliness he must've suffered?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all for the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why should someone who sacrificed everything to protect the world die in exchange?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I need to save him. I must do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Neo was the person Daniel talked about in his notes, it meant he had been fighting someone alone for centuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now, the Sphinx taunted Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It said he was trying to save his friends as he didn't want to be alone. He wanted companions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Had I showed a reaction, I would've unknowingly revealed that I was the one who saved the world, and the one whom Daniel had been trying to save,' Neo thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of the Sphinx's words had been a trap to force the answer out of Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you silent?\" Neo suddenly asked the Sphinx, breaking the stillness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just wondering about things,\" the Sphinx finally said, wondering if Neo had known about its bait, or if he was not the one the Sphinx was looking for. \"Well—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll accept your offer,\" Neo said, cutting the Sphinx off mid-sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sphinx raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought you were suspicious of me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I still am. But that does not change the fact that completing your request will help me too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The homeland of monsters was a treasure trove for Neo, and he wasn't about to let such a chance slip by.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's nice,\" the Sphinx said with a smile. \"You can go meet your parents and pack your bags. Come meet me after your preparations are done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about the other two answers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, sweetie.\" The Sphinx waved its hand with a normal smile for once. \"I won't back down on my words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will tell you what you want to know when you come to meet me again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1706,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.452Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","735cbb5b74f42508d8febae0ca6c424666fbb9645eaea81b31168072cd5f0a38","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-372","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-370",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]