Reborn as an Extra Chapter 650: I will not retreat Again... Part-9.

"Don’t take me for an idiot! I noticed that subordinate of mine bypass your prediction ability before..."

"He did it by muddling his own existence with miasmic corruption, but I don’t have to mimic that idiot’s method..."

"I have already seen through your so-called ’Prediction’... that ability only foresees things you choose to predict, right?"

As Rahn voiced those lines, a sly grin stretched wider across his face.

"It instinctively zeros in on whatever you deem a danger to yourself, letting all else slip by unnoticed or half-forgotten!"

"No skill or talent escapes limits, and nobody grasps this truth like I do!"

Throughout his existence, Rahn had relentlessly tested the boundaries of his skill, enduring mockery from countless foes who branded his pseudo-legendary skill as ’defective.’

That label ’defective’ scarred his psyche deeply, igniting furious rage whenever uttered, much like his clash with Kai where the taunts fueled his wrath.

Despite the jeers from others, they merely stoked his drive, propelling a mere low-rank demon to his present peak S-rank status!

Far surpassing typical S-rank demons, his strength multiplied thanks to that pseudo-legendary skill!

Drawing from his profound firsthand knowledge of pseudo-legendary skills, Rahn swiftly deduced Lia wielded a comparable power.

The pivotal revelation struck when the spear demon evaded Lia’s ability and wounded her.

Witnessing that moment himself, Rahn traced his fallen subordinate’s path to unravel the inner workings of Lia’s prediction ability effortlessly.

Like every pseudo-legendary skill, Lia’s harbored a critical ’restriction’ or ’limit’ ripe for exploitation once uncovered.

Her core ’limit’? Lia remained merely an A-ranker!

Lacking the might to master such overwhelming power, she fixated on just one foe or zone at any instant.

Those sand arrows Rahn unleashed posed no real danger, yet infused with his pseudo-legendary skill’s potency, they tricked Lia into viewing them as lethal peril.

Consequently, her foresight clamped onto the arrows, forcing singular focus.

Seizing explosive velocity, Rahn struck before Lia’s passive foresight could activate, landing his blow!

Put plainly, it boiled down to masterful timing and cunning deception!

"You’re sharp for a demon... trust me, clever demons are the ones I despise above all!"

Fresh mana surged through Lia from the high-grade recovery potion, yet her output dwindled perilously low.

Summoning Kai and unleashing his dual devastating strikes had ravaged her soul, mind, and flesh beyond endurance.

Her battered, drained form struggled to absorb the potion fully, much less channel mana smoothly for precise assaults.

With no alternatives, she invoked a diluted spirit blessing to bolster her body and staunch the bleeding momentarily.

Wounded and frail as she was, Lia still packed a fierce punch in battle.

Spirit magic lay beyond her grasp now, but it wasn’t her sole arsenal; beyond divine spirit user, she reigned as a lethal swordmaster!

Within one fleeting second, Lia unleashed a barrage of a thousand thrusts toward Rahn, each generating thunderous sonic booms through the atmosphere!

Deep down, Rahn realized direct confrontation with Lia was impossible in his battered condition, and her prediction made evasion futile—she’d foresee every dodge and countermove flawlessly.

Therefore, exploiting the surroundings became his sole path to victory!

The instant Lia advanced for her strike, Rahn transmuted the surrounding terrain into thick mud via water manipulation, submerging his lower body and letting most of her onslaught slash through nothingness!

Though Lia foresaw the mud transformation, its vast expanse defied evasion, and mid-execution of her mighty sword art, halting abruptly proved impossible.

She veered numerous thrusts earthward to assail Rahn, now buried over halfway in sludge, yet he countered by snaring at her ankles with mud, forcing her retreat and attack cessation.

As Lia pulled back, a triumphant smirk curled on Rahn’s lips.

"Checkmate!"

Alarm bells screamed in Lia’s mind, yet too late—a colossal blade of densely packed water element plummeted from above!

[That bastard! He aimed it at himself to slip past your prediction skill!!!]

Kai reeled in astonishment, blind to the incoming strike himself!

Fundamental attack detection relies on mana sense, killing intent detection, gut instinct, and Lia’s prediction.

Beyond mana sense, these core senses hinge on perceived threat levels to the individual.

Positioned directly over Rahn, the water blade hovered sky-high, evading Lia’s depleted mana perception entirely!

Noting Lia’s prior struggles against the mage and archer, Rahn pinpointed her ability’s range ’limit’ and exploited it ruthlessly.

Since the blade targeted Rahn without any murderous aura toward Lia, her foresight suffered even greater deception!