[{"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-490":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},418130,682,"Chapter 490  Being Helped By An Elder Dragon","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-490",490,"\u003Cp>Tartarus frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, it was highest priority to not let Kane into the Layer 4.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But, if Kane did not enter the Elder Dragon pieces would continue to be tricked by Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If only I can get a chance to communicate with First Great Disaster, or the Second Great Disaster...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tartarus shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was done, was done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of leaving things to chance, he should do what was guaranteed to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can empower the Protectors that are still alive. That should be enough to stop Neo until I can contact with the Second Great Disaster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zone 2, Layer 4, Nightmare World\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragons' hivemind felt like a hum in his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They reached a big open space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo recognized the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was where he woke up in his time loops. It was a lucky coincidence. If he had known about it, he could've devoured the corpse long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is it. The Protector of Zone 2 died here. It's soul is sealed deep below. The Great I will revive it now,\" announced Nyxtharion #2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you bring it back?\" wondered Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Great I will use our power together. One of the Great I isn't strong enough. Watch,\" replied Nyxtharion #69.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragons stood around the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their scales glowed a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They made a deep sound, like a song. It felt heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Purple light came up from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It moved like smoke, then turned into a shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Claws came first, then bones, then a body with old skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Protector of Zone 2 stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a huge monster made of bones and shadows. It had no eyes, but it looked at Neo. It roared, and the ground shook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's big,\" muttered Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fight it. Show that you can handle it,\" ordered Nyxtharion #4.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Protector ran at Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its claws hit the ground where he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jumped away and made his Death Sword appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung it and cut the Protector's arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black stuff came out, but it kept coming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Weak defensive abilities. But insanely high regeneration.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Or is this even regeneration? It looks like a monster made out of Shadows.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo kept parrying the attacks barely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Revived beings were weaker than their original counterpart, and since the Protector was revived just now, it should be unable to use its abilities properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Neo was unable to hurt the Protector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite using Death Sword, an ability that could hamper healing abilities, the Protector could 'regenerate' easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragons watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming Neo could fight properly, they moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now,\" commanded Nyxtharion #2 through the hivemind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragons moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nyxtharion #4 shot purple fire at the Protector's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nyxtharion #28 and #69 used Space Lock together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was strong this time, and the Protector couldn't move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nyxtharion #45 jumped in and broke its back with its claws.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Protector tried to fight, but the dragons were too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long battle, the something within the Protector shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its limbs dissipated, and it fell lifelessly into the ground. Neo could sense that it had 'died'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Devour it,\" said Nyxtharion #2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the pile was a glowing piece—the Protector's core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo walked to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Darkness came alive, and surged towards the corpse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Strength +1,30,000], [Agility +1,40,000], [Endurance +1,50,000], [Constitution +90,000], [Combat Experience against Shadow Entities +100], [Combat Experience against Elemental Beings +90], [Mastery of Shadow Elemental Combat +110], [Shadow Elemental Affinity +120], [Innate Communication with Shadow Elementals +130], [Harmony Pathway Incantation Mastery – Shadow Element +140], [Grand Shadow Incantation Knowledge +150], [Summoning Mastery – Legion of Shadows +135], [Body of Living Shadow – Fluid and Resilient Form +130], [Darkened Regeneration – Restoration Through Shadow +120], [Ethereal Movement – Silent and Intangible Motion +110], [Perfect Shadow Integration – Become One with the Darkness +125], [Elemental Embodiment – Core of the Shadow Pathway +140], [Unseen Predator – Absolute Stealth in Darkness +130], [Shadow Domain Creation – Manifestation of a Personal Abyss +145], [Abyssal Shadow Tendrils – Manifestation of Dark Limbs +135], [Phantom Sovereignty – Command Over Lesser Shadows +120], [Unfathomable Depths – Resistance to Light and Holy Energies +110], [Dimensional Veil – Partial Phasing Through Space +130], [Primordial Shadow Synthesis – Fusion with Pure Darkness +140], [Darkness Forged Constitution – Body of Indestructible Night +150], [Incarnation of the Eclipse – Master of Twilight's Abyss +160], [Whispered Invocation – Casting Without Words +120], [Tenebrous Howl – Roar That Calls the Abyss +110], [Eternal Night's Embrace – Presence That Devours Light +130], [Unbreakable Shadow Core – Immortality Within Darkness +145], [Dark Legion's Call – Instinctive Command Over Shadow Beasts +140], [Sovereign of the Black Tides – Authority Over Living Night +150] [Energy +2,500,000].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo dropped to his knees, gripping his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cavern spun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voices whispered, loud and sharp, cutting through his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong with him?\" asked Nyxtharion #4, looking worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's going crazy. The Darkness is too strong,\" replied Nyxtharion #2, watching Neo shake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's hands trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Protector of Zone 2 was stronger than anything he'd ever fought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered the Grand Expedition—millions of Empyreans, tens of thousands of Paragons and Exalted, dozens of Fabled, and Dragon Clan Leaders who could fight whole armies alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that power together could just barely beat a Protector, if they could defeat it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And devouring someone strong always brought a larger, darker insanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This Protector was revived, not as strong as before, but it still almost broke his sanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is he okay?\" wondered Nyxtharion #28, tilting its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. His mind is falling apart. That Protector was too much,\" answered Nyxtharion #69.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's eyes blurred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voices got louder, yelling in his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw old friends, dead enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Darkness wasn't just strength—it was madness, and it was taking over. He scratched the ground, trying to stay himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"His Darkness is too powerful. It can devour everything. Not fair,\" muttered Nyxtharion #45.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's strong, yes. But the Great I don't feel bad about it,\" added Nyxtharion #34.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why not?\" questioned Nyxtharion #45.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To get power like that, he must have had suffered a lot,\" explained Nyxtharion #2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hivemind buzzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's madness leaked into it, like a dark wave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragons shook, feeling it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They'd felt this before, when they first joined minds with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it was worse—stronger, scarier.\u003C\u002Fp>",1048,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.451Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","bb5d5dce45f9c30690c3f49dcd68a253a70c3ed9d26aacd44307c3ab79d527a9","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-491","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-489",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]