Reborn as an Extra Chapter 614: Lia’s Adventure Begins! Part-3.
Previously on Reborn as an Extra...
Kai had been aware for ages that every single member of Team Astra carried some kind of quirk, making them all oddballs to varying degrees.
Yet, even within the ranks of Team Astra, Lia probably stood out as the most peculiar of the bunch!
Beyond being a self-proclaimed expert stalker, her image among folks was downright warped; she was a total training obsessive, far more thrilled by ideas of duels and battles than any other in their crew!
Rio only engages in combat when absolutely required, Link battles to protect his dear ones and uphold his honor, while Riya avoids fighting altogether.
Liam prefers handling things through talks over throwing punches; Lia stands alone as the wild one in Team Astra, battling purely for the rush!
She's an even greater combat addict than Rio or Link; the excitement of fights fills her with pure delight, and exploiting foes' flaws is her go-to tactic!
That's precisely why she's gained the moniker 'Mad Demon Sword' Lia!
[Sometimes... I wonder what kind of psychopathic villain you would have been if not for the fact that you have a loving and caring boyfriend at home pampering you all the time...]
"Even while being pampered like a princess, I would still choose to be the villainess!"
"I don’t fight for any great purposes, after all... I do this for the love of the game itself! Hehe~"
That little laugh could come off as adorable and innocent, yet anyone familiar with Lia would warn that she'd entered her 'Mad Demon' mode, advising to keep distance unless you're tough enough.
Surges of spiritual magic rippled outward in every direction, compelling the mana currents to surge toward Lia, enhancing her power even more as she gripped her eager-for-blood blade, poised and ready.
Lia gradually parted her shut eyes; her inner sight transformed entirely from an ordinary person's outlook.
Visions of impending events and possible outcomes began overlaying her regular sight within her mind's eye.
Though tracking all of it appeared challenging, Lia managed to perceive and analyze every projection at once, foreseeing the unfolding action.
The drift of descending foliage, the sway of blades of grass, the breeze's direction, the dancing firelight, and the forms of drifting clouds—Lia foresaw it all within her view effortlessly!
Unlike the feeble and hard-to-manage state of this foresight ability right after it first emerged, Lia had advanced tremendously.
At present, she teetered on the brink of S-rank, granting her exceptional mastery over the skill.
Through this ability by itself, Lia's fighting prowess nearly matched that of typical S-rank experts, yet she craved more than that.
She yearned to witness how her innate gift, this very ability, would transform upon ascending to the higher stage.
"Here it comes..."
As Lia had guessed, that heap of bodies belonged to a gigantic avian beast tainted by miasmic corruption!
Lia had intruded on the giant bird's personal stash, prompting it to swoop in rapidly upon spotting her close to its valued meal from afar.
"Seems like some kind of mutated version of a vulture or something like that..."
[Ugh, every time I see monster or creatures that are affected by miasmic corruption, I feel nauseous!]
[Why must they all look so ugly!?]
Brushing off Kai’s comments, Lia smirked while whispering to herself,
"I haven’t seen this mutated version ever before... I might have to dissect it to see what kind of mutations it has gone through..."
[Stop fantasizing about dissecting everything you see, okay! That thing looks like an S-rank miasmic beast!]
[Although due to miasmic corruption it might not have a mind or proper combat capabilities, it’s still going to be strong... are you sure you want to fight it?]
"I will think about that after dealing with its first attack!"
As Lia and Kai traded barbs, the creature aligned its neck, aimed its beak directly at Lia, and dove like a guided projectile!
"I like how straightforward this bird is... it attacked on sight; it kind of reminds me of how Rio treats his opponents..."
"Never talking much and just attacking with most lethal moves right from the start..."
Even though the beast held S-rank status, with flight speed generating sonic blasts through the sky, to Lia it crawled like a tortoise.
Lia not only foresaw its paths and grasped its full path with ease, but she excelled at handling 'swift' assaults too!
After all, her frequent sparring partner moved so 'swiftly' that dodging or parrying his strikes bordered on impossible!
Against Rio, this fowl posed no challenge.
"Let’s see what you have got in your arsenal..."
Lia drove her sword's point upward into the heavens, clashing squarely with the creature's tough beak, unleashing a tremendous clash and a fierce shockwave that erupted everywhere!
The earth split open, fragments scattered wildly as the blast's raw power hurled objects across a kilometer-wide area!
Amid the widespread ruin, the pair responsible for it remained untouched right at the epicenter!
"Hmmm, much weaker than Rio’s casual strikes... don’t tell me that this is your full strength; otherwise, I would be very disappointed..."
Under her helmet, a contemplative expression crossed Lia's face as she cocked her head, withdrew her blade, and assumed a firm stance.
While the intense collision fractured the terrain, Lia held her ground without budging an inch.
Lia wasn't blessed with Link-like superhuman build strength; she endured the blow thanks to her diligent development of a method to neutralize intense physical forces!
The 'Immovable Invincible Lion King' wasn't part of the core 'Silver Lion Swordsmanship' moveset; Lia had incorporated it personally to thwart types like Link, who depended on brute force damage.