Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 284

His mind started to become muddled and blood came out of his nose.

But that was all.

The mental attacks were far from capable of killing Neo.

He withstood them with sheer will.

The towering, grotesque pillar trembled violently as if angered by Neo's defiance.

It began to shed chunks of decayed flesh-like material.

Thousands of mouths opened on its surface, releasing a deafening cacophony.

They puked countless maggots which advanced towards Neo, eating everything in their path.

The terrain they devoured turned into lifeless dust, leaving behind barren, ash-colored scars on the earth.

While Neo was busy concentrating and fending off the mental attacks, Beelzebub came out of his pocket to protect Neo.

He started to devour time.

His actions caused the maggots to freeze mid-air, and it bought Neo much-needed time.

Neo bit his lips, hoping to use the pain to clear his mind.

He could withstand the mental attacks and corruption of the Void thanks to his Eternal skill and his experience with the maggots in the fourth vision of Sphinx.

However, the body he inhabited in the fourth vision was much stronger, unlike his current one, thus it took him time to shake off the mental attack from the Angel of Outers.

[The Void corrupts you.]

The pain tearing through Neo's mind increased, but now he could move.

He clenched his teeth and turned around, rushing towards the North Pole.

[The Void corrupts you.]

Purple cracks began to appear on Neo's skin, much like the ground and the objects around him.

The cracks emitted a faint, sickly glow that pulsed rhythmically, as if alive.

Before the cracks could spread to the rest of his body, he slashed and cut away the corrupted parts.

He triggered the partial third-stage blessing and regenerated his wounds.

The maggots appeared on his path wherever he turned.

Their writhing, grotesque bodies squirmed relentlessly, emitting a faint, wet sound that made his stomach churn.

He slashed at them, but his attacks did no damage.

The best he could do was push away the maggots to clear a path.

[The Void corrupts you.]

…

Association Headquarters, Turkey

Dark clouds loomed heavily over the sky, casting an ominous shadow over the landscape.

Five grotesque pillars of fleshy mass surrounded the association building.

Their surfaces pulsated as if they were alive.

Quite a few awakeners had their heads burst open due to the powerful mental attacks.

Several dozen more were writhing in agony. Purple cracks spread across their skin like a deadly plague.

Inside the headquarters, Ares and Athena worked tirelessly.

The holy aura emanating from them shone dimly.

Two awakeners tried their best to alleviate the pain of the injured awakeners.

Although they couldn't use mana, their Concepts still.worked.

After all, Concepts could manipulate the laws of the world.

However, the absence of mana severely weakened the power of a Concept.

Even with their efforts, they could hardly heal anyone.

Outside, the flesh pillars heaved unnervingly and began spewing forth maggots.

The maggots varied greatly in size—some no bigger than a fingernail, while others were as large as skyscrapers.

They consumed everything in their path, leaving behind trails of devastation.

Ares tightened his grip on his greatsword.

"Athena, keep healing everyone. I'll stop those things," he commanded firmly.

"But—"