Reborn as an Extra Chapter 608: S-rank Dungeon, A Forgotten Nation. Part-3.
Previously on Reborn as an Extra...
[Why give it that name if you're too shy now to share it with anyone?...]
[Are you afraid folks might assume you're calling it after you and that poker-faced fellow's child or whatever? Rio Junior... For real?]
[Your taste in names is truly awful, you realize...]
’Ugh... j-just shut up already...’
Brushing off Kai’s remarks, Lia set the small golem upon her left shoulder, as the plump cat Kai stayed put solidly on her right one.
Observing Lia with her pair of companions positioned that way, James glanced at his butler and gave a nod.
"My daughter is the cutest in this world, right? Oh, and did you fetch what I requested?"
The butler skipped James’s initial query and pulled a golden cape from his space ring.
"Here, it’s crafted precisely as you specified..."
James grinned and accepted the cape, then spread it open.
Silver sword patterns adorned the golden cape, along with a huge silver lion etched upon it, and the bold word ’Silver’ inscribed prominently!
This cloth piece blended elegance and dominance, infused with numerous potent magical enchantments!
"That boy Rio... he jumped the gun with an early birthday present, but your dad won’t lag behind like that!"
"Take this; I commissioned it just for you! Give it a try!"
Beyond mere ornamentation, the cape served as a mighty artifact offering defense in perilous moments!
Lia’s eyes sparkled vividly when she grasped the cape and sensed its smooth, velvety feel.
[Hoh, the designer deserves commendation; they’ve flawlessly depicted my grand presence in this artwork... I’m truly impressed.]
Kai too recognized the cape’s excellence, prompting Lia to drape it over her shoulder right away, bringing a grin to her lips.
Noticing James standing nearby with an expression pleading for feedback, Lia offered a gentle smile and said,
"Thanks, Dad~"
Upon hearing that endearing ’Dad’ from Lia, James collapsed to the floor in an overly theatrical fashion.
"Ugh... call the medic... I was struck right in the heart!"
Lia rolled her eyes at her father’s over-the-top antics and moved ahead to the heart of the teleportation portal activation altar.
"Hmph! Quit dawdling; we have to move! I’m itching to hone my sword techniques!"
Those words left James with little option but to cease delaying; he commanded the staff to prepare the portal for their journey.
The staff completed the upkeep quickly, causing the altar to shine intensely with concentrated mana’s light, while wild spatial ripples whirled about the space.
In mere moments, a huge teleportation portal formed and got anchored using advanced tech and enchanted items!
"Let’s go!"
James took the lead, and Lia followed into the portal, her face aglow with thrill.
She brushed the locket hanging at her neck, musing inwardly,
’I will be back soon... and this time, I will become capable of standing side by side with you...’
As Lia emerged from the teleportation portal, an intense heat blast struck her face, accompanied by the distinctive roar of simmering lava in her ears.
She stood within a subterranean cavern where lava streams coursed every which way.
Lava bubbles burst with sounds resembling shattering glass, and the air hung thick with sulfur’s pungent odor.
Enormous gravity pressed down on Lia’s frame, while relentless heat surges rushed toward her nonstop.
"This is...."
The sight momentarily baffled Lia, yet James dispelled her confusion in his typical composed tone.
"The dungeon we are heading towards is located deep underground... right now we are thousands of kilometres deep inside earth..."
"Use the power of the cape that I gifted you... it can help you regulate temperature around you... don’t waste too much mana here though, save as much as possible for the actual dungeon..."
While James attempted to clarify matters for Lia, a gigantic eel-shaped beast leaped from a lava stream directly at them.
Covered head to tail in large, tough, rock-hard scales, it spewed fluids that ignited wildly upon touching the atmosphere!
James seized the enormous broadsword from his back and whipped it around at blinding velocity with one hand, as though it weighed nothing, smacking the huge eel flat with the blade!
Like smashing a home run using a baseball bat, the eel soared far off, its form exploding from the sword strike’s force.
Without employing any technique, James dispatched an A-rank monster purely through raw power!
He simply showcased his bulky, sculpted muscles as if competing in a top-tier bodybuilding event, effortlessly dismantling the beast.
[I had my doubts but... isn’t your father quite a barbaric brute? He’s swinging that sword around like it a hammer or something...]
[Aren’t swords supposed to be used for cutting things specifically?...]
’Err... I don’t know but he’s always been using that massive broadsword for battle...’
Disregarding the stunned expressions of Kai and Lia, James sheathed his sword on his back anew before commenting,
"Don’t mind it; these little eel-like creatures are the local residents of this place. Although they aren’t strong, they are annoying like flies; you swat one away and two more will come to pester you later..."
"Let’s get moving or we will have to sit down and swat an entire nest of these annoying flies here before they would let us off the hook for killing one of their comrades..."
Saying that, James advanced further into the underground cave network, with Lia trailing closely after him.