Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades novel Chapter 635

Chapter 635: Fighting Cole, Resonance

"Me? I’m the strongest there is."

Normally, Nameless Death would’ve dismissed a statement like that as idiotic bravado.

He’d heard plenty of fools make such claims over the centuries.

But Cole was different.

There was no bluster in his tone. Just calm confidence.

It wasn’t loud. It wasn’t boastful. It simply was.

And more than that, his instincts screamed at him.

They screamed one word whenever he looked at Cole: Danger.

"Now," Cole said, his voice was easy and light, "let’s talk about what you were doing."

Nameless Death remained silent.

"I’ll be honest," Cole went on, "you can devour the connection and try to understand the Path of Achievement. Even with your True Darkness, though, it’s not going to be easy. It’ll feel like trying to read a book written in a language that doesn’t exist."

Nameless Death frowned.

Cole didn’t sound like he was warning him out of fear.

He sounded more like someone laying out the rules before a game.

"But even then," Cole continued, "I just can’t let you devour it. After all, what’s the point of having a level if the boss enemy doesn’t put up a good fight?"

"...?"

A chill ran down Nameless Death’s spine.

Before he could speak, Cole snapped his fingers.

The world shifted.

They were no longer standing on the balcony.

The street, the houses, and the city disappeared.

An endless dark void appeared around them. Only silence existed next to them.

Nameless Death’s eyes darted around, searching for boundaries. There were none.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

"Simple," Cole said. "Block one attack from me, and I’ll let you devour the connection between you and the Universal Codex System. I’ll even throw in a freebie."

His voice was calm.

"But if you fail..." Cole shrugged, "then no deal. Don’t worry. I won’t kill you if you lose. Promise."

Nameless Death’s expression worsened.

His instincts had been right.

Cole was someone who stood far above most beings he had ever encountered.

And was an eccentric person.

That was the worst combination one could have in their opponents.

"I’ll use the same strength Barbatos used when he attacked you," Cole added. "You’ll need to block me the same way you blocked him."

A moment later, Nameless Death felt the limiters placed on him vanish.

His strength returned.

Like a dam had broken, energy surged through his body in waves.

The strength was endless.

And yet his expression remained grim.

He had blocked Barbatos’s attack, yes.

But it hadn’t been intentional.

His instincts had taken over back then.

He still couldn’t reproduce the technique at will.

Cole didn’t wait.

He stepped forward, and a sword appeared in his hand.

Its form wasn’t flashy or overly ornate.

It looked like a normal longsword, but Nameless Death could feel the weight of a universe behind it.

’That doesn’t look like a Stage-5’s attack to me.’

Before Nameless Death could protest, Cole raised the sword above his head.

Instantly, space began to warp around the blade.

Its length seemed to stretch, like it was cutting through dimensions themselves.

The void trembled.

Nameless Death’s instincts told him.

That sheer aura of that sword could destroy a galaxy.

And then Cole swung down.

Nameless Death didn’t hesitate.

The moment the blade moved, he activated his Ninefold Time Dilation.

Everything slowed.

Thought and instinct moved faster. Time itself bent around his perception.

Even then, the attack felt like it was coming too fast.

’I’m going to die.’

That single thought slammed into him.

And if Cole was the strongest as claimed himself to be, then no resurrection or revival method would bring Nameless Death back.

He would simply cease to exist.

For the first time in ages, Nameless Death truly felt Death.

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