[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-sss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy":3,"chapter-sss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy-sss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy-chapter-15":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","SSS Awakening: Starting With Infinite Soul Copy",{"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},392033,653,"Chapter 15: Close to Death","sss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy-chapter-15",15,"\u003Cp>The blade pierced toward Nova’s head with unstoppable force, her eyes widening in horror at the realization:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her skull wasn’t thick enough to block the blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be pierced through, and her brain would be violently blown to a pulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The horror of death before her led to a freeze-up, yet at the last moment, she watched as the boy suddenly grabbed the blade and slashed it to his side instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A leg covered in astral light slammed straight into the side of his face, blocked by the red blade, but it didn’t hold for even 2 seconds before it was completely crushed, and the kick smashed into his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BAANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three trees in his path were blown to smithereens as he tumbled through the air before rolling across the ground, ultimately slamming into a larger tree that stopped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUMP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavy thumping sound echoed as White landed on both feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning away from the boy, he stared at Nova, his hands reaching for the invisible blade stuck in her hands and snapping them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watch out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She exclaimed, feeling the rustle in the air, but then White’s hands snatched to the side without looking, seemingly clasping something in his palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red blood quickly rained down to the ground, but in the next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRUSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red blade was crushed in his palms, dispersing into motes of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat there, eyes widened, but noticing White’s eyes remaining on her, with his questioning gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I...I’ll heal soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said, raising her hands and rubbing the bloody holes on her palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It stung, but...she wasn’t a stranger to pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, well, well...who could have expected it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White turned to the side, watching the crimson-haired young man exit from the forest, dusting himself off from the branches and leaves around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the corner of his lips, there was a slight cut, the only sign of White’s sneak attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I found not just one but 2 Limitless Outcast...or could it be that unlike her, you’re a true Limitless Boy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked with interest, but looking at White’s face, his grin paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young man had a look of pity in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He expected hate or anger, since he had just hurt his friend, but none of that emotion was seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just pity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t look at me like that...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He growled, stretching his hands forward, but White responded even faster, slapping his hands to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cut was made on a tree 3 meters away, as it tumbled down to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re...Pathetic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White finally said, and he grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Blocked two of my attacks, and now you think you can take me on. Now, I’m weak, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. You’re not weak.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His tone was serious, and he could sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re pathetic, as you no longer have your own identity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You consider yourself a Malevolent Boy, and the sad thing is, you think and expect everyone else to be like you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your clan’s identity has robbed you of your own self and reason.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, even though you’re strong...you’re equally pathetic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White completed, and in that moment, he turned his back, picking up Nova from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s Nova, and I’m White. We’re not Limitless Boy, or Girls.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, taking a step forward, but then he paused and turned back slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy had both of his hands outstretched, all around him, the air quivering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White could easily sense about a dozen blades surrounding his figure waiting to be unleashed, but instead, he looked into the boy’s crimson eyes, brimming with anger, and he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder if you still remember your name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The question sent him reeling back two steps as if he had just been hit by a truck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crouched down, hands holding his head tightly, but in the next moment, froze, and snapped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he found was the breeze rustling...they were already gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I Know My Name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said through clenched teeth, fists folding so hard they drew blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around him quivered intensely, crimson red blades dripping with blood, reappearing out of the space behind him and painting the entirety of the area around him in blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am Rukun Malevolent!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_______\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACKLE\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of fire crackling echoed quietly, as red sparks danced in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over it, stuck on a stick, were the legs of a massive beast, quietly cooking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one peered closely, one would see the sign of blade slices on the beast as if a part of it had been sliced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two rocks were placed around the fire, exactly opposite each other, and on it sat none other than Nova and White, the latter reclining on the rock instead of sitting, a bone in his hands which he used to floss his teeth, satisfaction written all over his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White opened one eye, looking forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, he found Nova, hands hugging her frame as she looked blankly at the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By her side was a half-eaten meat placed on a leaf. With how cold the forest is, it should have no doubt gone cold by now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rose from his seat, tearing a bit of the steaming beast and walking towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She saw his outstretched hands with the meat, but quietly shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll need to eat if you want to heal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said, leading to her unfolding her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The holes in her palms were already gone, though there were scars of it still lingering at the center of her palms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve healed, besides...the meat has a bad taste. There’s no seasoning or anything. It’s not even washed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She added, and White grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know, I learned there must be a bad for the good to be truly good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you get stuck eating beast meat for three days, when you finally get a good food after you pass the tests and are allowed into Xtremecybers, the sensation will be heavenly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He joked, but he noticed her coiling back into her knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused, his smile fading, and sat down on the ground by her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can’t get it off your mind?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked in a quieter tone, as she remained staring blankly at the fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I almost died.\" She answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you didn’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White responded, and she turned to look at him before whispering,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not comforting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt her stare and turned to her, then, looking right into her eyes, asked a question that sent a ripple through her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1089,"2026-05-30T06:39:48.930Z","2026-06-01T04:30:33.480Z",1,"novelbin.me","71812a8a3ff88b3354b62130e64d15704822a1e2fbc983e90f49cb3d8346570c","sss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy-chapter-16","sss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy-chapter-14",225,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fsss-awakening-starting-with-infinite-soul-copy-cover.jpg"]