Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 200

"Seems like I need to enter the World of Shadows to find my Shadow."

After walking through the white, sterile corridor for a few minutes, he came across a door.

A green light shot out of the door and scanned Neo.

"Neo Hargraves confirmed, Entry allowed."

The doors opened with a shooosh.

The massive laboratory behind still shocked Neo even though he had come here multiple times in the past days.

A sprawling, high-tech laboratory filled with glowing holographic screens, advanced machinery, and sterile metal corridors.

Robotic arms assembled complex devices, while scientists in sleek uniforms analyzed data on floating interfaces.

The people wearing white clothes were busy with different experiments.

They ignored him.

Neo went past them and arrived at the door at the other corner of the laboratory.

The door opened, and he entered another room.

The room was smaller than the laboratory.

It had a single giant tube filled with an unknown liquid in the center.

Pipes were connected to the tube. Their other end went underground.

Henry and Luna stood before the tube.

They were calibrating the device.

"I'm here."

"Oh, welcome."

The two turned to see Neo.

Henry frowned when he saw Neo's haggard state.

However, he stayed silent.

"Neo, are you sure you want to go through this exoskeleton surgery?" Luna questioned.

"We have developed a new technology for exoskeleton surgery.

"It is much safer than the standard surgery.

"However, the fact remains that the trident used to make the serum for the surgery is an antithesis to you.

"It can kill Immortals."

Luna pursed her lips and added,

"You might die. The chances are low, but they aren't zero."

"I'm okay with it."

Neo smiled.

He knew that the new technology for the surgery was not supposed to have been completed yet.

It should've been complete six months later.

Henry, along with Luna and other head scientists, have pushed themselves to the limit to complete the new technology for the surgery before the scheduled time.

Because it was safer, and it increased Neo's chances of survival.

"Please remove your clothes and enter the pod."

Neo nodded.

He took off his clothes and climbed the ladder.

The lid on top of the pod opened.

He turned to Henry before entering the pod.

"Thank you."

'For doing your best for me.'

Neo entered the pod.

The lid closed above him, and an unknown liquid entered the pod from the tubes connected to it.

Henry watched the process, the concern behind his gaze clear to Neo.

He stood with crossed arms, his fingers gripping his arms tightly, and he maintained a stoic expression.

The liquid filled the pod to the brim.

"I'll start the process," Luna said.

Neo nodded.

He did not feel any different for a few minutes.

As time passed, the temperature started to increase.

It was bearable at first.

As a Mythic Demigod, he could hold his breath for a few minutes and fend off slight heat easily. Only on freewebnovel

It soon turned into scorching heat.

Neo closed his eyes and tried to concentrate.

He didn't want to thrash around in pain before his brother's eye and worry him.

The scorching heat made his skin sizzle.

The liquid seeped into his skin forcefully.

It made him feel as if someone was forcing pebbles into the pores of his skin.

The liquid started to turn red as Neo bled and it seeped deeper into his skin.

Deeper and deeper.

From skin to muscles.

It continued sinking it's fang into Neo until it reached the bones.

The liquid touched them and wrapped itself around their surface.

A sickening cruch echoed.

Neo's bones started to break.

The liquid was eating them.

Corroding and replacing his bones.

Neo stifled his screams.

His nails dug into his skin as he tried to stop himself from blacking out.

Pain.