Reborn as an Extra Chapter 730: The Chaos Begins! Part-3.

Raika coughed out several mouthfuls of blood. Before he could even process what had transpired, Rio had already closed the distance.

"You fell for the same trick once more. How utterly foolish..."

Having ascended to the pinnacle of rank S, Rio's skill-copying prowess had burgeoned, becoming even more formidable. Bolstered by his enhanced sword intent, he could now replicate Ashtel's abilities with astonishing precision.

Following the rescue of Liam and Ellie, Rio had specifically requested combat sessions with Ashtel, meticulously observing the intricacies of Ashtel's techniques. Ashtel, concerned about Rio potentially becoming a target for the demon king in the future, had willingly imparted his personal skills to him.

Ashtel employed two distinct sets of techniques. The first was the 'Sage Art,' a comprehensive repertoire of skills Ashtel had mastered to an advanced degree and thoroughly understood. These formed his foundational abilities.

The second technique was the 'Fool Art,' possessing a singular, potent ability: granting the user heightened adaptability during combat. This technique empowered Ashtel to devise novel counter-attacks against opponents on the fly. It was a primary reason for Ashtel's remarkable ability to contend with virtually any adversary, as he could simply adapt his strategy mid-fight as needed.

This particular technique enthralled Rio. As a connoisseur of copying and adapting himself, this skill seemed tailor-made for him. Consequently, Rio absorbed its core principles with remarkable speed.

"I've battled you long enough to discern that conventional attacks are ineffective against you... however, I do not make the same error twice. I have developed a technique specifically to counter you, Raika..."

Without the slightest hesitation, Rio executed a horizontal sword sweep, striking Raika squarely in the torso. Ordinarily, Raika could have easily evaded damage from Rio's assault, given his body was a mere projection. Yet, circumstances were drastically different now.

The instant Rio's blade connected with Raika, the miasma coursing through his body erupted into chaos, becoming utterly unmanageable. Raika's control over his own physique faltered as the miasma aggressively solidified his form!

For an ephemeral moment, Raika's body was forcibly transmuted into a solidified miasma-condensed entity, shedding its projected nature. This brief transformation allowed Rio's attack to land with full impact!

Struck by Rio's sword, Raika was propelled thousands of kilometers through the void! The 'Entity Disruption' ability proved so devastating that it caused Raika to lose even greater command over his domain. The artificial realm, already teetering on the brink of collapse, could no longer sustain its stability and disintegrated!

Like shattered glass, the entirety of the artificial realm fractured, expelling both Rio and Raika outwards! To Rio's astonishment, however, he found himself no longer in the Beast Archipelago!

Upon expulsion from the artificial realm, Rio materialized hovering in the sky above a vast desert expanse. Five suns blazed mercilessly in the heavens!

"Another planet?"

In that instant, Rio comprehended that Raika's artificial realm had functioned as a sophisticated teleportation portal, transporting him to a distant world within the universe. As an anomaly, Rio could not be arbitrarily teleported by others unless he permitted it. Raika, likely aware of this, had employed an ingenious stratagem to circumvent Rio's inherent resistance to forced teleportation.

'He didn't teleport me within his domain; instead, he manifested the realm around me and then designated the exit point of the realm's wormhole to this specific planet...'

Rio exhaled deeply, tilting his head slightly to regard Raika, who had reappeared nearby, his composure restored. "To set the ejection point of your artificial realm to this location... you anticipated that I would succeed in dismantling your domain. That is rather astute."

"I must admit, your existence has succeeded in provoking my considerable annoyance and irritation..."

Upon hearing Rio's words, Raika nonchalantly shrugged his shoulders and responded in his characteristic calm tone, "To be perfectly candid, I was intending to shatter the realm myself to transport you to this place. Even I did not foresee you successfully breaking the influence of my world authority in such a manner..."

"Even King Allen couldn't achieve this with such ease... You truly are something, Rio Flash!"

Raika promptly conjured a new realm and extended it towards Rio. However, Rio, unwilling to be ensnared by the same gambit again, immediately swung his sword downwards.

By compressing the space beneath him, Rio propelled himself into the sky, effortlessly evading the expanding realm conjured by Raika's world authority! Yet, before Rio could savor his escape, Raika materialized directly before him and delivered a powerful punch.

Rio reacted instinctively to Raika's incoming strike, twisting his body slightly to the left and launching an upward sword slash!

Raika's fist and Rio's sword met in a head-on clash, unleashing a shockwave so immense that the upper atmosphere of the planet, spanning hundreds of thousands of kilometers, became severely destabilized.

However, neither side intended to cease their assault. Raika attempted to trap Rio within his domain once more, but Rio retaliated with another cosmic jump, propelling himself away from the confinement.

Engaging in continuous, deadly combat, they hurtled towards the moon, each strike aimed at the other's demise!

Asteroids, meteors, and countless other celestial bodies drifting in the void were pulverized and annihilated as the two titans battled with unyielding ferocity!

Attacks capable of leveling entire cities were exchanged casually between them, occurring hundreds of thousands of times every second!