Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 425

"What the…."

Neo was dumbstruck.

He wrapped his blade in Death and Darkness and slashed.

The blade grew in length and struck the ropes connected to the heads of the people dangling in the sky.

His sword bounced back.

Before Neo could attack again, he started to fall under the effect of gravity.

He landed on the ground.

"When I woke up just now, I ’crashed’ into the ground, and when I left the nightmare, I felt the sensation of ’falling,’" he said, staring at the sky.

He couldn’t see anyone up there from this distance, but he knew they were there.

"Judging from everything, everyone who was teleported to this area is under nightmares. The rope attached to their head will break if they manage to escape their nightmares."

Neo frowned.

Everyone was caught too easily.

Why hadn’t the Grand Expedition prepared for an ambush like this?

"Maybe this area was never found out by previous Expeditions, so they never knew about this monster.

"But…

"There is still something wrong.

"I’m pretty sure I was in a nightmare because Tartarus tried to kill me. Why did it put other members of the Grand Expedition in nightmares?"

Neo felt like he was missing a crucial piece of information.

He shook his head, focusing on the task at hand.

With another jump, he shot into the sky.

"Since I can’t wait for everyone to come out of their nightmares, I will break the nightmares from the outside."

He swung his sword with full force.

Suddenly, thick, pointed vines descended from the sky and attacked Neo.

He was forced to change his sword’s path.

The vines were hard to cut through.

The force of the clash threw him back to the ground.

Neo prepared to intercept another attack when he suddenly noticed the vines weren’t attacking.

They were hovering around the people dangling in the sky, protecting them.

"Whatever is creating nightmares has a defensive mechanism but not an active attack mechanism?"

Since he was inside a Zone, Neo predicted the cause of the nightmares was a monster.

It must be a strong monster if Tartarus threw him to it.

Neo stared at the vines above.

"It will take a lot of time to cut them; they are strong."

He decided to complete his preparations before rescuing those people.

After all, he could tell they weren’t in danger thanks to his Death affinity. He could take time to rescue them.

"I’ll search for Olivia and Apollo first. I need them to heal Elizabeth…"

Neo stopped speaking when he noticed something.

His Shadow Space was empty.

He swiftly opened it and entered the Shadow Space.

"Fuck, I should’ve known this would happen."

Elizabeth, Velkaria, Veldora.

Everyone was missing.

"It was the random teleportation that happens when we enter this place. It sent everyone to other locations."

Neo massaged his head.

"Fuck, how could I not notice such a basic detail?

"If people inside the Shadow Space teleported together, the leaders of the Grand Expedition would’ve been carrying everyone inside their Shadow Space.

"They didn’t do it as there was no reason.

"Whether inside Shadow Space or not, everyone would be targeted by random teleportation."

Neo could feel his frustration rising.

He didn’t blame Kane.

Kane might’ve not explained such basic details to him since he never expected Neo to carry someone in Shadow Space.

It was Neo’s mistake.

He should’ve understood it. He should’ve questioned himself why the Grand Expedition was not using Shadow Space to carry people inside the Abyss of Nightmares.

…

Tartarus

Kane was on his way back after Neo and others entered the Abyss of Nightmares.

His house was near the outskirts of Tartarus.

Although he was near the Blood Sea, it was impossible to escape.

The moment someone got too far from Tartarus, it would pull them back.

"I’m home."

He opened the door and entered.

After washing his face, he sat on the sofa.

"Ava, bring the tea in the glamour glass…."

Kane sat up straight with an alert expression.

Usually, Ava would bring him tea within minutes of his returning home.

"Ava?"

He couldn’t find her.

An ominous premonition crept into his heart.

He expanded his senses to the limit, covering thousands of kilometers.

Ava was missing.

"She didn’t…!"

Kane left the house and swiftly returned to the location of the Abyss of Nightmares.

Knowing his daughter, she must’ve entered that place with the Grand Expedition.

"Dammit, how did she sneak in!"