Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 426

Something was weird about this place.

[Quest: Save Elizabeth de Beaufort]

[Time Remaining: 5 hours, 35 minutes.]

Neo’s expression wasn’t good.

He was short on time, and he still had no idea where Elizabeth was.

No matter how much he ran, he only saw barren land.

Everywhere he went, the sky above was similar, with Grand Expedition members trapped in nightmares.

The number of Expedition members caught in nightmares reached millions by now, and it was climbing.

The monotonous journey came to a stop when Neo suddenly sensed a huge amount of Void Element reaction in the distance.

The location was at the edge of the range of his senses.

He sped up, tearing apart air and space with each step.

Just then, he ’sensed’ words.

The World

An unnatural chill ran down his spine.

The world around him underwent earth-shattering changes.

Void Elementals started to appear everywhere. The ground twisted and rotted. The air turned murky.

Neo winced.

The unnaturally high amount of Void was affecting him.

He had no choice but to pull back and go around the corrupted area.

Soon, he realized something.

Elizabeth’s location was near the center of the corrupted area.

"She must be among the people caught in the nightmares in that place."

Neo frowned.

[The World] was a technique unique to Gods.

Only a Void God could’ve deployed a World with an affinity to the Void element.

"It might be Zera’s World. But that doesn’t change the fact that it’s dangerous to me."

Neo gritted his teeth.

Although Zera’s Void affinity was so high that it affected him, he had no choice.

He rushed into the corrupted area.

The air inside was pungent, filled with Void Elementals.

Neo felt like stones were being pushed into his veins.

He used his Blessings along with Holy and Life Elements to heal himself as he approached the center of the corrupted area.

His abilities were far from enough to counter Zera’s element, but maybe because he was a Heavenbreaker, it was not too deadly for him.

He could withstand her World with some trouble.

A powerful roar erupted far ahead of him.

Neo kept running forward and saw ’it.’

A humongous mass of deformed flesh hovered in the air.

It roughly looked like a dragon, with two wings, a tail, and a powerful presence unique to dragons.

The monster was at least twice the size of the moon.

It flapped and roared again before flying towards the sky.

Then, Neo saw a sight that stunned him.

Tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands, of giant vines descended from the sky.

They wrapped around each other and formed a spear larger than the corrupted dragon.

The spear pierced through the dragon’s chest and pinned it to the ground.

The impact was catastrophic.

The ground shattered, shockwaves erupted, and stones—the size of mountains—flew around.

The vines returned to their location after defeating the dragon.

Its body was torn apart from being smashed into the ground.

A giant hole was visible in its chest.

Neo could feel the Void World around him flickering.

Zera, injured, could not maintain it.

She—the dragon—stood up with a stagger and roared again.

It was as if the injury in her chest did not matter.

Just then, Zera sensed a presence near her.

She snapped her neck towards the side and noticed Neo.

She froze.

Then, instantly, she morphed into human form and flew towards Neo.

Purple veins wriggled on his skin.

Zera realized her Void World was affecting him and retracted it.

The Void Elementals disappeared from the air, and Neo could relax.

"Thanks," he said, breathing heavily.

"How did you wake up?" Zera asked as she tried to keep her voice steady.

Her figure was riddled with injuries.

Her hair was half burnt, half covered in mud.

Her left arm was barely attached, thanks to a string of muscle. If not for it, Neo suspected her arm would’ve fallen long ago.

Small cuts were present all over her. Purple blood oozed from them.

And, just below her chest, there was a large hole, almost spilling her guts.

She held them with her hands and stared at Neo.

"I conquered my Nightmare," he said. "You don’t look okay."

"Are you worried about me?" she asked while trying to let out a flirtatious smile but failed miserably.