[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-as-an-extra":3,"chapter-reborn-as-an-extra-reborn-as-an-extra-chapter-262":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reborn as an Extra",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},488598,739,"Chapter 262 Round two... Part-2.","reborn-as-an-extra-chapter-262",262,"\u003Cp>In any battle or duel, the first attack you use shows your capabilities and combat knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The situation in each battle is always different, so the first move you make should always be powerful for that unique situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying out a devastating first attack and dealing heavy damage in one go is an excellent strategy that many 'awakeners' use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only does it make the opponent feel intimidated, but it also establishes your dominance, thus giving you a psychological boost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever two 'awakeners' fight, they not only clash with their physical bodies; they also experience a psychological clash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the one who can maintain their calm and think more rationally to counter the situation emerges victorious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All this is just basic knowledge that every 'awakener' learns by instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more battles you fight, the sharper your senses become, and the better you perform against stronger enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using a 'wrong first move' can lead to devastating damage and can lead to your defeat..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*3..2..1! Fight!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Basic Non-attribute Magic: Mana Shield!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fade's first move was to cast a 'Mana Shield'.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would have been an excellent first move against regular swordsmen, as it would have ensured the mage's safety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mages are much more fragile than warriors; after all, it's always good to keep a strong shield up all the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that's only true for 'ordinary' swordsmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fade's first mistake in this battle was to lump Rio together with other swordsmen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He forgot just how insanely fast Rio could swing his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Clink*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Fade could complete his 'Mana Shield', the Rio figure blurred, and a sword appeared right above Fade's wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fade's eyes widened in shock as he desperately tried to dodge, but it was futile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, Rio swung his sword downward and split Fade's wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood flowed out of Fade's severed arm like a fountain and painted the ground red in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhhh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fade lost his wand along with his dominant hand, and he groaned loudly due to the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(He hasn't raised his pain resistance as he was too focused on investing in his talent…)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without the wand, Fade's magic lost a lot of effectiveness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a desperate attempt to survive, Fade raised his other arm toward Rio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Intermediate Fire Magic: Ray of dominating fire!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive ray of fire magic was fired at Rio in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Fade's magic proficiency was high, the color of the fire was dark blue, indicating that it was extremely lethal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Rio simply used his 'Darkwing Movement Art' to move out of the way in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without waiting for Fade to react, Rio appeared beside him, swung his sword at his chest, and made a massive cut on Fade's chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Elemental Sword Art: Fire type: Rising dawn!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The impact from that attack was so strong that Fade's body flew away like a cannonball and collided with the barrier at the edge of the field before stopping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that point, Fade was barely conscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rio's eyes flashed with disappointment as he saw Fade losing so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Is this guy really a protagonist? Don't protagonists usually like to turn a hopeless situation around?... Come on, show me what you got.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when Rio was getting more and more disappointed at Fade, a huge amount of mana started to condense around Fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his trembling hands, Fade barely cast a spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Basic Healing Magic: Quick Heal!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Rio's surprise, Fade was able to use healing magic despite not being a healer himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire audience, including the SS-rankers, was shocked at this sudden turn of events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Amazing! Just when he was about to lose, Fade revealed an amazing trump card! He can use healing magic!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this world, learning a skill from another 'class' is an extremely difficult task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It actually depends entirely on luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even geniuses like Link can go and learn the skills of a different class so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not that Link can't use swords like Rio; it's just that he doesn't have the 'sword aptitude', His aptitude is in martial arts, and if he tries to learn swordsmanship, he won't be able to go too far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, no one wastes their time trying to learn the skills of other classes, as it will hinder their own class's progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of wasting time on a skill that will take decades to improve, it's much better to work on your own talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is such a basic level of knowledge that even elementary school kids in this world are familiar with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only 'lucky' people who are born with more than one aptitude try to follow this path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, learning the skills of some other class won't change your own class at all, and there are no real benefits to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But some people still try to do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Fade is one such person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the help of the system, adding a few more aptitudes is not a big deal for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He invested in learning healing magic because he wanted to heal himself whenever the need arose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rio remained motionless, determined to discover the number of Trump cards this 'protagonist' possessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to measure the depths of what it meant to be a protagonist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Rio waited, Fade's severed arm grew back, and his wand flew back towards him on its own, using basic wind magic to make it fly back to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With great difficulty, Fade stood up once again, and a look of fear and hatred appeared on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Just you wait! Once I become stronger, I will pay this humiliation back!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Fade was glaring at Rio, Rio was also contemplating something in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hmm, basic healing isn't really a power skill; it barely heals you, and the regeneration it gives is slow. He likely hasn't fully healed yet…'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rio's perception of healing magic was already broken, as he had seen Riya use healing magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of Riya's healing magic, Fade's magic seems half-baked and too inefficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riya would have only needed 1\u002F100th of her mana to do the same amount of healing that Fade just did right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Rio wasn't moving, Fade decided to attack first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed his wand towards Rio and cast magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Intermediate Fire Magic: Ray of Dominating Fire!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fade was using this spell again, as it was the fastest spell he had in his arsenal. Other spells were strong, but they were equally slow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Fade's attack could even land on Rio, Rio's devilish whisper sounded in Fade's ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this all you have? How disappointing…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Fade could react, Rio swung his sword horizontally, nearly splitting Fade in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Elemental Sword Art: Thunder Type: Horizontal Shift!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rio could have instantly killed Fade if he hadn't held back during the extremely fatal attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhhhh!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Fade fell to the ground while screaming, his internal organs started to spill out of the massive wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately for him, the teleportation circle appeared just on time and teleported him away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This marked Rio's victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*And with the final blow! Rio Flash is the victor!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the start of the match to the end, barely five minutes had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This implies that Fade barely lasted five minutes, and the match concluded before the spectators could comprehend the events.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rio shook his head in sheer disappointment and started to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Even Arner performed much better than this guy… This guy seems like a 'fake protagonist' to me, actually…'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While fighting yesterday, even Arner amused Rio more than Fade, but today was a total disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first place, not to mention 'sword intent', Rio didn't even get to use a single buff during the whole fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>VVIP Area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryul shook his head and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This kid, he's really strong… Other students can't even keep up with him…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Ryul's words, Ashtel nodded his head and said in a calm voice,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed… Today, the match was over in ten minutes, and today's match didn't even take five minutes…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baneas, the dwarf representative, also nodded his head and said in a solemn tone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even during Arner's fight, he never even used his 'sword intent'…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As things were just too one-sided, all SS-rankers couldn't help but sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were already expecting Link to perform overwhelmingly well, but seeing Rio dominating the field like this was really unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ryul sighed and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unless he meets someone strong next, his amazing winning streak will keep going…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashtel nodded his head and spoke in a serious tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't be surprised if Rio made it to the finals without facing much difficulty… Aside from Link and Liam, I don't see anyone winning against him…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Other SS rankers couldn't help but nod their heads at those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They didn't want to discredit their own candidates, but it's also impossible to ignore the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Author's Note.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yo! It's your beloved author here!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know the chapter seemed boring, right? Well, it was intentional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want to show how bored Rio is feeling from this fight, so cut me some slack if you feel that this was a waste…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Question of the day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who would you rather fight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1. Rio (Unless you are Fade or someone strong, he will simply knock you out by hitting you with the back of his sword, you won't suffer much…)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2. Link (Unless you are Fade or someone strong, he will knock you out in a single attack to the back of your neck…)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3. Liam (Unless you are Fade or someone strong, he will give you the chance to surrender…)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>4. Lia (She will respect your determination to fight and will blast massive holes in your body with her sword…)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, don't forget to use those power stones and also leave a review if you like the story. Comment your opinion about the chapter. Your support is my motivation.\u003C\u002Fp>",1650,"2026-05-30T11:25:30.852Z","2026-06-01T04:31:06.567Z",1,"novelbin.me","9f6308e68ac1e35268741eafe6bc9d39d23fe979b8fe85bd87e2e09365227a9e","reborn-as-an-extra-chapter-263","reborn-as-an-extra-chapter-261",755,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-as-an-extra-cover.jpg"]