Reborn as an Extra Chapter 646: I will not retreat Again... Part-5.

Awakeners must endure intense combat scenarios repeatedly throughout their lives as they delve into dungeons and clash with formidable monsters.

In these critical moments, ally communication demands speed, precision, and brevity.

That's why students from the academy and other combat institutions learn sign language and code words, ensuring they avoid lengthy utterances during fierce battles.

Lia was no exception to this practice.

As the leading scorer across all subjects and top of her class, Lia mastered code words effortlessly.

She even crafted custom code words suited to her personal conditions and strengths—nonsense to outsiders, but packed with significance for her comrades.

Kai counted among her trusted comrades, grasping the code she issued instantly, no matter how cryptic it appeared to others.

[O9, 34A, 52W...]

'O' stood for 'Order', and with '9', it denoted 'Order No. 9'.

As both servant and companion to Lia, Kai had committed her full roster of orders to memory, recognizing 'Order No. 9' perfectly.

'We will not retreat from this battle.'

This command came from Lia through that specific code.

Next up was 34A, where 'A' meant 'Attack' and '34' signified percentage.

'Attack with 34% of my mana.'

52W indicated 'W' for 'Defensive Wall' and 52 meters.

'Create a defensive wall of 52 meters.'

Further codes followed, directing Kai to spot openings and strike the designated 'demon' with his strikes.

Lia seldom relied on these codes typically, but surrounded by potent demons and thick corruption, enemies might tap miasma to intercept their telepathic link.

Unlikely as it was, Lia always erred on the side of caution.

[Are you sure you want to do this, Lia? Consuming so much of your mana and energy just to save these fairies that are long dead in the past and have nothing to do with you at all?]

[To me, this seems irrational...]

At Kai's query, Lia answered with firm confidence,

'I have a feeling... my 'prediction' ability is telling me to keep fighting and not abandon the fairies...'

'Moreover, even without the urging of the prediction ability, I would have still not retreated... after all, I didn’t come so far just to retreat in face of slight difficulty...'

Lia’s mysterious 'premonition' eluded Kai, but loyalty to his master compelled instant obedience as he sprang into action.

[Well, try not to faint; I am going to use quite a bit of power in this one...]

Kai eyed the colossal tsunami waves surging toward him, brimming with fury to pulverize him, and let out a mocking sneer.

"Bad news for you, 'Defective Piece'; I just got permission from my master to be reckless. Let’s see if you can withstand this one!"

As if the firmament tore open in twain, a gigantic barrier of sheer golden radiance plunged from the heavens, cleaving through gloomy clouds before crashing to earth.

This immense structure of pristine divine spirit magic pulsed with overwhelming purification essence, causing the miasma-charged waves to vaporize instantly on contact!

Rahn’s devastating strike, fueled by siphoning life from countless underlings, got wholly cleansed and annihilated simply by brushing that bastion of divine power!

A bone-chilling wail reverberated across the battlefield, seizing everyone's focus.

Those tracing the cry beheld in stunned horror the enormous wall Kai conjured plummeting squarely onto the demon mage relentlessly hurling dark magic spears at Lia!

"Hoho... it hit perfectly!"

Exactly! Rahn wasn't Kai's initial mark! Lia had singled out that demon mage lingering by the temple of nature, assailing her with mighty incantations.

The barrier slammed down with blinding speed and force, denying him even a moment for a rudimentary miasmic barrier—he was pulverized and utterly purified by the colossal wall's purifying glow!

Beyond safeguarding the fairies and nature temple from the shadowy torrent, the wall dispatched Lia's irksome demon mage assailant and instantly voided Rahn’s onslaught!

Witnessing this outrage, Rahn's fury boiled over; he stamped the air for leverage and hurtled toward Kai for brutal hand-to-hand combat!

"I WILL F*CKING KILL YOU!!!! DIE YOU SH*TTTY LION!!!"

Kai dodged sideways in a flash, then lashed out with a tail whip that Rahn parried with a fierce punch!

Rahn knew shattering the wall or deploying miasma against Kai proved futile, leaving melee as his sole option.

Though lacking raw power or edge over Kai up close, Rahn tied him down since Kai's strength had dipped further after summoning that 'wall'.

As he blocked Rahn’s flurry of sword thrusts with his claws, Kai flicked a glance toward Lia, musing silently,

'I leave the rest to you kiddo... don’t die in a place like this; you have brighter future waiting for you after all...'

The telepathic bond between Kai and Lia snapped the instant he drew heavily on her power; conserving energy meant no choice but to sever it.

Risky move, but utterly necessary.