[{"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-81":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},418221,682,"Chapter 81: Salamander Bees","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-81",81,"\u003Cp>\"Our group will do the mission from Firefly Apiary and…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mars and I will complete Rolling Boulder monster mission,\" Christian said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They split up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo and Jack visited the Firefly Apiary's shop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A plump woman welcomed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, what are you looking for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We are here for the mission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo showed them the information on his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman, Joana, covered her face with her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Ruler accepted our mission?\" She smiled. \"It's our pleasure to have you. Please follow me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They entered the door behind the counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After moving through the indoors, they came out in the backyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was filled with trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Salamander bees use sunlight to make their honey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The taller the trees the tastier their honey. Solvana Trees are their favorite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The expected height of nests can reach anywhere from 500 meters to 1,000 meters,\" Joana explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It would hurt if someone falls from there,\" Jack muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's why we ask students to collect the honey for us. Salamander bees are quite an aggressive bunch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack nodded in a daze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened to the people who fell from that height? Did they survive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His question was rhetorical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He believed the Apiary must have safety equipment to prevent falls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Joana's smile made Jack afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did they survive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"N-Neo, I think I know why this mission wasn't chosen by other students.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Jack recalled something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should climb, Neo! You survived the fall from the cliff during the entrance exam. This much should be a child's play for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a logical division of labor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Neo couldn't help but smile bitterly at how quickly Jack threw him under the bus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess I'll do it. It will double as my training.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As expected from the Ruler. Nothing is difficult for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please come this way. I'll give you the equipment and teach you how to extract the honey,\" Joana said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman led Neo to a shed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave him a brown full body suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had a large backpack connected to a vacuum hose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The gloves and boots work will stick to the trees if you pass your Divine Energy though them. You can practice a bit before you start working.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo wore the suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hot inside it and the mask of the suit got covered with fog whenever he took a breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is annoying…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't take long to adjust to the suit's functions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, his Magic Circuits on palms and soles were developed thanks to his Spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only problem was the amount of Divine Energy being consumed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had to use his Divine Energy carefully if he didn't want to be emptied mid-way and fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll climb now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good luck. You will need it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack spoke the last part in a barely audible whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo heard the words since his hearing was boosted when he devoured the Gremlins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he let Jack go and focused on the task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here I go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He circulated his Divine Energy through his limbs and climbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gloves and feet stuck to the tree's bark like they were glued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had to cut off the Divine Energy supply when he wanted to remove his limbs from the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Circulate the Divine Energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Climb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Circulate the Divine Energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Climb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He repeated the same thing over and over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For someone like Neo, whose biggest weakness was his Divine Energy control, it was a wonderful training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only one problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo was down to the 1\u002F4th of his Divine Energy reserves before he climbed half of the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to climb to the top and return too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it. I'm wasting too much Divine Energy. My control isn't refined enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over 60% of his Divine Energy was leaking while only 40% went into the suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo used the Essence Breath Spell to recover his Divine Energy when he hit 1\u002F10th of his Divine Energy pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His climbing speed decreased drastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using Divine Energy for the suit and for the Spell while making sure he wasted as little of it as possible was hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to divide his focus between three tasks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boiling heat inside the suit wasn't helping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo felt he was swimming in sweat when he reached the top.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two hours. Huff, Huff, fuck this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His limbs were sore and he felt exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, the Salamander bees didn't appreciate his hard work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palm-sized orange bees flew around like a storm and bashed their bodies against his suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They died when they hit him and exploded into a blazing fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heat and force of the attacks were fierce.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the worst part was the explosion. The smoke from them blocked his air supply tubes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo felt he would die from suffocation if he didn't die from the fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck off!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used Ocean's Breath Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It did little against suffocation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As more and more Salamander Bees attacked him, Neo felt he would fall from the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The burning heat was boiling him alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his teeth and used the Aura of Darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every Elemental Aura carried the property of its element.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like how Aura of Death could kill, the Aura of Darkness could absorb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black flames burst over Neo's suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It lessened the impact of the explosions and Salamander Bees attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo used the chance to pull out the vacuum tube from his backpack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stuck it inside the beehive and let it absorb the honey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The task was slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't long before the Salamander Queen Bee, almost as big as Neo's torso, appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm fucked if that thing attacks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo regretted not bringing Obitus up there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He left it since there was no place to keep it in the suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, had he known the attacks of Salamander Bees were so fierce, he would've carried the sword no matter what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Queen Salamander Bee flew towards Neo like a cannon ball.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo held the tree with one hand and pointed his other hand at the Salamander Queen Bee.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red lightning flickered around his fingertips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aura Snipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single bolt of lightning shot out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The attack seemed weak compared to his first Aura Snipe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it was far more condensed.\u003C\u002Fp>",1042,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.451Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","461fafc5b6ab19feedda3e5fae6ffa60e53c048774075f046ea6045db99f9c27","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-82","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-80",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]