Reborn as an Extra

Chapter 341: Proof of Determination... Part-6.

”I see, so this is the highest area of this mountain...”

While standing in the air, Liam glanced at the snow-covered area with a look of

contemplation on his face.

”Yeah, I was thinking that it would take a few days, but you already cleared all the areas in a matter of minutes...”

Themes appeared beside Liam at that moment and sighed while thinking about Liamʼs speed of progress.

”Well, I canʼt possibly let you go back so early; otherwise, the other evaluators will laugh at me for being bad at creating evaluation test, so...”

Themes waved his hand, and a giant summoning circle appeared on the snow.

A giant python with white scales and red eyes appeared from the summoning circle.

”Ah, Ardi, sorry to disturb you, but you need to keep this kiddo accompanied in combat for a day or two; you gotta delay some time...”

Liam frowned as he heard those words and glanced at the white python with a serious look.

ʼWhat kind of summoned best is that... This is the first time Iʼve seen something that gives off such an ominous aura...ʼ

Although Liam didnʼt want to stay in this place long, he canʼt argue with an SS-ranker over this matter.

Themes can change the content of the evaluation test according to his wishes, and thus, Liam has no way of complaining about it.

He has already climbed nearly the whole mountain, but only this small, snowy area is left. ʼThis snake is going to block my way up, it seems... then I have no choice but to fight it...ʼ The snake named Ardi nodded his head at Themes in agreement, but then asked,

”Er, is it really okay to use my powers against such a young kid?”

Themes shook his head and replied,

”Donʼt underestimate him; heʼs a ʼGeniusʼ; he cleared the test too fast! Thatʼs why I need to delay him!”

”Ugh, I was an idiot to underestimate the member of a team that won the supreme tournament... should have made a more difficult test...”

Themes rubbed his temples and waved his hand at Ardi,

”Go now; just donʼt go all out; control your power, and it should be fine...”

The snake nodded his head and slithered in front of Liam, blocking the way.

”Kiddo, donʼt blame me for blocking the path; itʼs just that you are too good, so we gotta make some changes to accommodate a genius like you...”

Liam rolled his eyes at those words and replied,

”No worries... I also wanted to test out my newly improved strength. I will take you as the test subject; donʼt blame me later for being too overbearing...”

Ardi laughed a bit at Liamʼs words and said,

”ahaha, you are an amusing kid... to think someone will treat me as a test subject someday. The human race really is quite amusing... Good then, letʼs do it...”

[Serpent Glare: Petrified Killing Aura!]

A dense killing intent suddenly appeared and put massive pressure on Liam. Liamʼs eyes widened in shock, and his legs sank in the snow from the pressure of that massive aura.

ʼSuch insane killing intent, my body feels like itʼs been petrified... I see, itʼs a debuff type skill, and this snake likely doesnʼt have much combat ability of its own...ʼ

ʼNo wonder it felt like I had never seen this type of beast; this beast is an auxiliary type and can put strong debuffs on the enemy just by existing on the battlefield...ʼ

The very moment Ardi appeared, it already put a ʼconfusionʼ debuff on Liam, causing him to get confused about Ardiʼs identity.

ʼThis would have worked earlier, but now I have a perfect counter to unusual abilities like these...ʼ

Instead of getting afraid of the dense killing intent, a smirk appeared on Liamʼs face. [Mana Field!]

Liam has seen Link and Rio use their respective legendary skills in combat, so he knows a little bit about how to use his mana field more effectively.

He directly condensed his mana field, and instead of expanding it on a larger area, he focused it all on his own body.

This not only formed an extremely strong mana shield on his body, it directly countered the killing intentʼs suppression, and Liam broke out of the petrified state.

”hoh, no wonder Themes dared to say that you are a genius, although I only used half of my power to think you are already able to resist a debuff cast by an S rank summon beast...”

Even Ardi couldnʼt help but look at Liam with shocked eyes.

As an SS-rankerʼs summoned beast, Ardi is smart and can even talk like a normal intelligent creature; thus, he could understand why Themes would choose him to stop Liam.

Ardi isnʼt proficient at combat or barrier techniques.

The only reason Themes chose to summon him is because heʼs adept at casting debuffs.

”You have found a way to counter my debuffs? How amusing... Letʼs see how strong of a

debuff you can withstand...”

[Serpentʼs bane: Slowness!]

[Serpentʼs bane: Dizzy!]

This time, Ardi used more power in his debuffs.

As Liam has just recently awakened ʼMana Fieldʼ, his control over it is very poor; itʼs so weak that resisting these debuffs alone needs him to use all his mental strength.

ʼSh*t! My control over this skill is too low; even if I donʼt run out of mana, I will definitely get mentally exhausted sooner or later if I try to maintain such a strong skill for long...ʼ

Using a skill not only needs mana but also good mental control over it; otherwise, its power weakens considerably. This is why all awakeners train hard to improve their control over their

skills.

Liam has only just awakened his ʼMana Fieldʼ, and this skill has extremely high demands; just using it once or twice will put immense burden on Liamʼs mind.

And now that he has to use it to counter these debuffs, heʼs getting exhausted fast.

ʼNow I understand why Link always says that Rioʼs control over his ʼSword Intentʼ is insanely strong... That guy can even use his ʼsword intentʼ like a hand warmer!ʼ

Liam is having difficulty maintaining this skill for a few seconds, and the mental stress is insane, but Rio uses his legendary skill like itʼs some kind of random convenience item.

Only after you have learned a legendary skill yourself can you understand how insane Rioʼs ʼsword intentʼ actually is.

Itʼs so strong that comparing it to Liam and Linkʼs legendary skills is like insulting its power.

ʼUgh, my head is getting dizzy-ʼ

Liam was not only affected by the ʼdizzyʼ debuff; he was already mentally exhausted by the continuous use of ʼMana Fieldʼ; thus, he fainted on the spot when he reached his limit.

Upon witnessing Liam fall onto the snow, Ardi shook his head and said,

”Er... It seems I used a bit too much strength... But this kid really is strong; he was able to withstand my 80 percent debuff for quite a few seconds... Thatʼs already very impressive...” Ardi was already in shock, and if he had seen Rio, he would have undoubtedly fainted from a

heart attack.

Rio is literally immune to debuffs as he has a triple-layered defense that consists of sword intent, an imperfect sword heart, and true immunity.

Ardiʼs worldview would have instantly crumbled if he had witnessed Rio dismiss his debuffs

as insignificant.

Fortunately for him, Rio isnʼt taking this test.

...

Ardi glanced at Themes and said,

”Isnʼt it quite a bad idea to delay a genius like him just for your own face value... Once he

grows up, he will kick youʼre a*s for today...”

After hearing those words, Themes scratched the back of his neck in embarrassment, saying,

”Er... yeah, I shouldnʼt delay him much; I guess I will let him go as soon as he wakes up...”

Ardi shook his head and said,

”Idiot, donʼt wait for him to wake up; go and send him back from the place you kidnapped

him from...”

Themes glared at Ardi and said,

”I didnʼt kidnap him! Donʼt make me sound like a criminal! I was taking orders from the king,

you know!”

Ardi sighed at those words and said,

”The dragon king can just shrug his shoulders and say that he didnʼt give the order... In the end, you will be considered the culprit because you were the one who did the work...” Themesʼs expression turned solemn at those words.

”Ahem... I-I guess itʼs time I return him back to the dragon palace then... It wouldnʼt be a

good idea-”

Before Themes could finish his words, Liamʼs voice sounded in his ears.

”No! I want to train more with this snake of yours; he seems like the perfect training partner

to improve my control over the skill...”

Both Themes and Ardi were shocked by the fact that Liam had suddenly woken up at some point and was now looking at Ardi with an excited look on his face.

”You see, I am quite behind my two dear friends in terms of skill control, so I will appreciate

it if you can help me with it...”

After hearing those words, a smirk appeared on Themesʼs face.

”HEH, I knew it! This kid is a genius!!”

Liam has already passed the test, so he can now use his summoned beast to heal himself and

endure Ardiʼs debuffs again and again to improve his control over the mana field.

Ardiʼs debuffs kept causing Liam to faint, but he didnʼt give up at all.

He kept persisting for three days straight and eventually ended up collapsing from extreme

mental exhaustion.

But in this test, Liam proved himself.

Liam didnʼt want to expose Ellie and wanted to protect her.

The fact that he awakened a legendary skill just to hide Ellie is proof of his determination to

protect her.

In this test, not only did he gain a legendary skill, he even improved his control by doing that

intense training.

After those three days, he was sent back to the dragon palace to rest.

...

Authorʼs Notes.

Yo! Itʼs your beloved author here!

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