Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 250

Neo frowned.

His eyes scanned the battlefield, now eerily silent.

Finally, he nodded.

"Fine. It wasn't my intention to kill you guys either way," he said, his voice softening as he continued. "I'm about to complete my Concept of Death. It should be enough to deal with Typhon."

"Concept? What's that?" Athena asked.

"…Think of it as a specialization," Neo explained.

"Then what is your Concept? It should be something powerful if you think you can defeat Typhon with it," she pressed.

Neo pursed his lips, hesitating for a moment.

The wind tugged at his cloak as he finally spoke.

"It is as a Concept that can kill Immortals."

"…?" Athena's furrowed. "Typhon isn't Immortal. Your Concept is useless against it."

"It's not useless."

Neo shrugged.

Cold winds swept across the desolate plains and the overcast sky above seemed to mirror Athena's frustration.

Before Athena could complain again, he interrupted her.

"You should go back to your friends if you are not planning on coming with me to the Savage Expanse." He eyed the faintly glowing Space-Time Cube in her hand and added, "That thing is about to break."

Athena glanced at the cube.

Her brow furrowed as the swirling energy within flickered erratically.

Neo was right.

The once stable artifact was cracking with faint beams of light leaking from its surface.

She used it one last time before it shattered, teleporting away after she said her final words to Neo.

"Ares and Emma won't be able to stop you anymore. I've teleported them far away. But I can't stop the others."

Her figure disintegrated into motes of light, scattering into the cold, dim atmosphere.

"Was that alright?" Jack asked as he jumped out of Neo's shadow, his voice carrying a mix of curiosity and unease.

The shadow he emerged from rippled unnaturally, almost alive.

"Wouldn't it have been better if we fought the association? It would have increased your Concept's progress."

"It's fine. We'll find plenty of battles on our way. There is no shortage of monsters in this age."

Neo's tone was steady, almost detached, as he started walking toward the direction of the Savage Expanse.

The barren land stretched endlessly ahead of them, with jagged rocks and twisted trees dotting the horizon.

The occasional howl of distant creatures echoed through the oppressive silence.

On the way, Jack questioned Neo again, his green eyes glowing faintly in the twilight.

"How much progress is left to complete your Concept?"

"A bit," Neo answered honestly.

He recalled how he had started building his Concept when his mastery was decreasing.

However, after his mastery was sealed, the progress had slowed to a halt.

To increase the pace of his Concept's progress, he had to become closer to Death.

It was why Jack asked if Neo should have fought the association.

The battles and the deaths they would've caused might have helped Neo grow closer to Death.

They traveled for half a day before they stopped to take a short break.

The air was dry and heavy, with the faint smell of ash lingering in the wind. \\