Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 64

"To the dearest brother in the world."

"Sorry for leaving before you."

"Please don't be reckless and do anything that would make me sad."

"I wish you would live a peaceful life, get married, and spend your life happily in my place."

He chuckled at his words.

Why was the letter so sorrowful?

It was almost as if Neo believed he couldn't return.

He shook his head.

His preparations were complete.

There was a high chance he would win against the Gremlins.

Still.

It never hurt to be prepared.

"Should I leave a letter for Elizabeth and Amelia?"

Nothing came to his mind after he wrote their names on the paper.

While he was thinking hard, the timer reached ten seconds.

There was no time left.

Neo crossed out their names and activated Death skill.

He felt a shift.

Cold air stung his skin and—

…!?

Immense pain shot through his body.

He appeared in the middle of the Gremlin camp and fell to his knees.

The injuries - the broken fingers, cleaved ear, shattered shoulder - he sustained last time he was in Underworld healed…

At the cost of his Divine Energy.

Neo's blood was wrung dry.

He vision spun and he heaved his empty stomach.

Nauseous, fatigued, distressed.

It was the worst possible way to begin the mission.

The Gremlins noticed him.

Those little critters circled him.

Neo had no choice.

He had to fight in his current condition.

Taking a deep breath, he activated Essence Breath Spell.

The Divine Energy rich air of underworld entered his lungs and pumped his blood.

He moved slowly at first.

It was not easy to move while using the Spell, but this was why he had been training.

When an evolved Gremlin approached him cautiously, Neo grabbed its head and smashed it into the ground, killing it in one go.

The Gremlins became livid.

They screeched like a banshee.

Neo did not wait for them to organize their ranks and dived into their midst.

He tightened his grip around Obitus and slashed…

…?

Why was Obitus here?

There was no time to think.

Neo, surrounded, swung the sword in a wide arc to push the Gremlins back.

He was about to attack again when a noose came flying at him.

Last time, it was those noose that done him in.

Neo twisted his waist to dodge the rope.

He grabbed it when it missed him and pulled the rope with a snap.

Five Gremlins came flying.

He broke their vital organs with the sheathed sword.

Suddenly, his senses rang crazily.

He let go of the Essence Breath without thinking and activated Ocean's Embrace.

The blade failed to pierce his back.

Neo turned around to look at the confused evolved Gremlin's face.

"These bastards only know how to attack from behind."

He crippled the evolved Gremlin with a kick to its knee and bashed its face with the hilt of the sword.

The other Gremlins attacked at the same time.

But Neo was able to ignore them thanks to the Ocean's Embrace.

The monsters tried to form formations before attacking Neo.

It gave him time to compose himself.