[{"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-384":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},418334,682,"Chapter 384  Deadly Pranksters","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-384",384,"\u003Cp>'Why should I?' the calm voice replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'HewillhelpyourLovedOneHeWillHelpSoyouHelptooHelphimHelphim.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words of the Darkness Elementals were overlapping, but Neo could more or less understand them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely enough, he felt a close connection to Darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'HelpNeoHelpNeoHelpNeo.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned, as he picked up on the urgency in their tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Darkness Elementals seemed desperate to get him out of the dimension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few Darkness Elementals noticed the confusion etched across Neo's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They began to circle him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'TheAirtrickedyoutrickedyou.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'YouareinForbiddenLandsForbiddenLands.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Leavequicklyquickly.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Orhewillnoticeyou.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Child,' the calm voice of the Space Elementals resonated in Neo's ears, cutting through the chaotic whispers. 'Will you do as the Darkness has said and help my Loved One?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Countless questions sprang to Neo's mind like an unending tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was Loved One?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was 'he' that made the Darkness Elementals so terrified?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had no time to question the Elementals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The statues outside began to break through the barrier of Darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their attacks caused cracks to spread across the barrier like a spiderweb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay,\" he said, making his decision in a split second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Very well,' the Space Elementals replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt a sudden shift, like being yanked through layers of existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stumbled forward, and the air around him changed completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the next instant, Neo found himself back in the chamber where he had made his breakthrough just minutes ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The walls had completed their repair and the water he had spilled was still on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, Neo questioned if any of it had even happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the torn fabric of his clothes and the deep bruises covering his body, he might have thought it was all an illusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo let out a long breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sank to the cold stone floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His chest rose and fell heavily, as he recalled the past few minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Empathetic Transcendence]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Crownless King]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like Crownless King progressed thanks to Link Lock.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Neo was checking the changes in status, a familiar voice boomed in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Where did you disappear to!?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wait, why are you injured?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know where I was.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned his head back against the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Air Elementals taught me Dimensional Shift, and—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Are you fucking crazy!?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice cut him off, laced with disbelief and fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You tried a Dimensional Shift movement without Space Affinity?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Were you trying to be Spirited Away?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spirited Away?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes, Spirited Away. There are countless dimensions that overlap with our own.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[We don't know that since the dimensions exist in different frequencies.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sphinx spoke as if it was explaining to a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normal dimensions were x (height), y (length), and z (depth).\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These three dimensions were fundamental to all worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fourth and above dimensions, however, were unique to each world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The fourth dimension could be A1 (Time) for Planet 1, and it could be A4 (Light) for Planet 3.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[People can perceive and interact with worlds that has the same dimensions as them.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo furrowed his brows as he listened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Moving between different dimensions is possible only when you have 'Spatial Perception' to sense those dimensions.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But getting lost after entering the Gap is common for even them. Just having high-Space affinity mastery is not enough.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sphinx's voice was filled with urgency and a suppressed irritation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why could I do that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That's what I'm trying to know.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You don't have Space Affinity. Without it, you can't have Spatial Perception.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dimensional Shift should be impossible for you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe it was because I copied the movements of Air Elementals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not having Space Perception and having Space Perception to enter the Gap must be like a deaf person talking and a normal person talking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, the difficulty was insanely high for someone deaf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or so Neo believed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[And?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[…Are you joking with me?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't think we are close enough to joke with each other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sphinx became silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo could tell it was trying to process his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his first time seeing the Sphinx lose composure like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Seems like getting lost in dimensions and getting back is very rare,' Neo realized. 'I shouldn't have listened to those little shits.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Air Elementals giggled as they floated around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had been surprised when Neo returned from the Gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But their surprise was quickly overshadowed by excitement as the success of their prank sank in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo ignored their antics, knowing he couldn't do anything at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He focused inwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What I don't understand is how I could enter the Gap.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Just by listening to the Sphinx, I can tell it's something that needs a lot of training.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Now that I think about it, wasn't it too easy for me to copy the movements of the Air Elementals?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo clenched his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was amiss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had managed to mimic the Dimensional Shift on the first attempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been effortless for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's train of thought came to a screeching halt as the system screen in front of him flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[There is a lot I want to say, but before that, complete your preparations and come meet me.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bring Elizabeth along with you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sphinx's words appeared in glowing text on the system screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It no longer 'talked'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Just do it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screen went blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Sphinx's way of saying their conversation had ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ran a hand through his hair and straightened his clothes when he noticed something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, the Space Elementals began to stir in the surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space rippled, like the surface of a pond disturbed by a gentle breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silver lights danced around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the silvery portal slowly began to materialize, Neo tried to communicate with the Elementals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of them responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My trait isn't working?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His brows furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I was able to hear the Elementals earlier, but I can't do it now.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I guess I need to train the Trait to use it properly.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the silence of the Elementals, Neo could still sense their presence lingering in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the connection that once allowed him to converse with them seemed to have vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like a switch that turned on and off on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The portal finally materialized completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure flashed through it and stopped before Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Show me your hand!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlotte grabbed his wrist with an iron-likw grip without waiting for his response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She began channeling her Divine Energy into him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her energy came across the invisible barrier of World Energy protecting Neo's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The feedback was immediate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A surge of power repelled her energy, causing it to ricochet harmlessly away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All demigods and awakeners used Energy as a barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was to enhance their physical stats and defense, but the strength of Neo's barrier was unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His barrier was too strong and Charlotte couldn't pierce it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Boy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlotte raised her gaze to meet his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The presence I felt a few minutes ago. Was it really you? Have… have you made a breakthrough Exalted rank?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words felt absurd to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had been around Grade 1 Paragon a few days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It should've taken him a few years, or decades, to reach peak Paragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, he would need to train extensively for more years to make a breakthrough, which had a very high chances of being a failure.\u003C\u002Fp>",1220,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.452Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","ddd9a067b26b95a09fad3e9fbf454d401e818610f1bece7f24cda523e2f6ef4c","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-311","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-310",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]