[{"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-66":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},418206,682,"Chapter 66: Creeping Insanity","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-66",66,"\u003Cp>He sat up after a few hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the heavy amount of Gremlin blood covering him hid the smell of his blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I feel like shit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were hundreds of corpses left for him to devour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I shouldn't do that. I'll go insane if I try to devour anything else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes wandered to the body of Great Gremlin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he couldn't devour others, he should devour it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He trudged to the corpse and called upon the Darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TheyareComingWhoAMIIIIIIAMALivEWeArEoNETheskYWIllFALLLFallLfaLLLFAlllYouWillDieIWIllDieEVeryonewILLdiE\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blood vessels burned and he felt they would burst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Constitution +1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spell Casting Speed +1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Right Hand Magic Circuit +4]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo gasped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a mouthful of air and stood with the support of his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a Gremlin appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attack passed through the monster without any resistance and it disappeared like a mirage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrible pain surged in his left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down and saw his fingers crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These injuries were healed. Why do I have them again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A huge shadow fell over Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant hand came down from the sky and grabbed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It picked him up and—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wake… up….! Don't… let yourself… be consumed!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obitus' voice woke him up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes snapped open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hallucinations?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he devoured the Great Goblin, everything was a hallucination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no Gremlin left alive, his hand was not wounded, and the giant monster did not return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of them were illusions, his mind, on the brink of insanity, showed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Time limit reached. You will be forcibly revived.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo woke up in his dorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Twelve hours passed already?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clock struck twelve and he regained the fourth stack of Immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Alert! You've left the Quest Area!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Please return within 5 days, or the Quest will be terminated.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike last time, where he got 10 days of time limit, it halved to 5 days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sigh escaped Neo's lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barbatos' training was far more brutal than he predicted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gained a huge boost in stats, both primary and secondary, but it wasn't without risks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo didn't face a shameful defeat like last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He emerged victorious and returned with his head held high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His blood burned with excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He won against hundreds of enemies!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hahaha, I can do it if I try, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was no longer the same Neo as the one in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo could say with confidence he wasn't mediocre anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt his eyes burn as he tried to hold back tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His efforts weren't useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he worked hard, he was rewarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rush of adrenaline and dopamine erased his sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used Essence Breath to recover his Divine Energy before returning to Underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Urghh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo groaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Divine Energy was rapidly reduced to heal his broken body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It feels like shit,\" he said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gremlin Camp looked like it experienced a war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half of the wooden walls and monsters were burned, remaining half were chewed out by their kin, and the rest had their bones and heads bashed in by Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This reminds me. Why is Obitus here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword was at his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obitus was a Spirit technically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spirits consumed a portion of their master's soul to grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They replaced the missing portion of the soul and became the better-half of their master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since Obitus is my Spirit, does that mean it can visit and leave Underworld along with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was good news.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo roamed the destroyed camp of Gremlins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The area, filled with blood and corpses, would soon attract monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was regrettable he couldn't devour them, but he knew better than to get greedy, and risk losing himself to the Darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, I almost forgot about the Flag.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first flag he put inside the flag post was still present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was encapsulated in a transparent white dome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dome was sturdy and it withstood Neo's attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thankfully, it looks like my job is done after I insert the flag into the flag posts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the four remaining flags in his pocket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first checkpoint nearly killed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had a feeling the next flag posts were going to be worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He left the Gremlin Camp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strangely enough, he did not encounter any monster on the way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's too quiet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not find the next flag post after six hours search.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where the hell is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo, parched, created water and drank it to quench his thirst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I should look for a high vantage point and see if I can find flag posts from there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found a small hill after searching a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as he was about to climb, one of the flags buzzed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It flew out and pointed at the top of the hill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The second flag post is there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo squinted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see something similar to a flag post on the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was just one problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't this too easy?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are no monsters and I don't sense any traps.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worrying about it wouldn't solve anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo took a step and climbed the hill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took half day to reach halfway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This place is weird. It feels like it's sapping my strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One fourth of the distance was still left after last six hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His time in Underworld was up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo waited for him to be teleported back to the world of living.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was going to return as soon as he arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was not revived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sense of unease appeared in Neo's heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Status.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blue screen did not pop up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He repeated different words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The result was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to use his Spells, Affinities, and Divine Energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't do anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is happening?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mountain was weird.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had to get off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned around and looked at the path he walked only to realize a horrible truth.\u003C\u002Fp>",1007,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.451Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","95c003416722879ed9a1d94e7722d7e7e43b443cd0dbd5756d90149025b09b4b","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-67","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-65",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]