Reborn as an Extra

Chapter 286 Link Vs. Rio, The Battle Of Absolute Talents! Part-5.

Using ʼSword Intentʼ or ʼDao Rhythmʼ in an ʼoverloadʼ state means that Rio and Link are going beyond their usual output by pouring an immense amount of mana into their respective skills.

The userʼs control over their skill weakens in the ʼoverloadʼ state, but their output significantly increases, allowing them to deal more damage.

Link and Rio both took their stance and attacked each other with the maximum strength that they could use.

Link covered his fist with ʼDao Rhythmʼ and punched towards Rio; on the other hand, Rio covered his sword with ʼSword intentʼ and slashed towards Link.

Their attacks collided, and the ground cracked.

The collision of two legendary rank skills at such intensity caused even the space-time fabric to tremble and start cracking.

Even the SS-rank barrier trembled a bit, and the massive air pressure created by their attack destroyed the whole stadium ground.

Sparks of sword intent and Dao rhythm flew everywhere, and some of them hit Link and Rio too.

Rio was wearing his shadow robe, so he was rarely injured, but Link was getting hit again and again.

Rioʼs shadow robe canʼt defend against a legendary skill if the concentration is too high; thus, he gets hit when an occasional spark with greater concentration hits him, but still, he was getting less injured than Link.

At this moment of final confrontation, the whole audience had their eyes widening in shock.

Link and Rio have been fighting back and forth for more than fifty minutes without a clear victor. Some people were already thinking that this match might end in a draw, and they might get two champions this time.

But this one last confrontation has changed everything.

Up until this point, Rio had been sparingly using his ʼSword Intentʼ and conserving his mana.

Furthermore, he deliberately employed ʼMiasmaʼ type attacks to compel Link to repeatedly use ʼDao Rhythmʼ, thereby wasting his own mana.

Unlike Rio, Link has been using ʼDao Rhythmʼ for nearly the entire fight, and because his mastery over ʼDao Rhythmʼ is not as strong as Rioʼs mastery over ʼSword Intentʼ, he wastes more mana whenever he uses ʼDao Rhythmʼ.

Link also knew that Rio was purposely making him waste his mana, but Link had no other choice; if he didnʼt use ʼDao Rhythmʼ, Rio would attack him with ʼTime Typeʼ attacks, and he would suffer heavy injuries.

Rio wasnʼt doing much better either; his ʼHPʼ was clearly lower than Linkʼs, and he had taken quite a few ʼBypassʼ type punches.

If not for the fact that he canʼt feel pain, he wouldnʼt even have been able to move, as nearly all his internal organs are already destroyed and his heart has stopped beating.

He has barely any time left before he faints, and the teleportation circle takes him away.

If the match is not settled right now, then he can lose too.

Since Link and Rio are nearly equal, the only way to determine the winner is by, ʼWho can keep standing for longer?ʼ

The one who can keep standing their ground will eventually win.

The SS rankers, the audience, and everyone else who was looking at this match had gone silent at this moment.

Everyoneʼs eyes are focused on this final confrontation.

Some want Link to win, and some are praying for Rio.

Just when Rio was about to lose consciousness, he saw the worried look on Liaʼs face from the corner of his eyes, and his mind became focused once again.

In the spur of a moment, Rio deactivated his ʼSword Intentʼ.

[Handling!]

He used all his force to deflect Linkʼs punchʼs trajectory by a centimeter, and then he twisted his wrist to do a sword thrust.

[Sword Intent!]

Link was taken aback by that sudden change. He didnʼt expect that Rio would pull back at such a critical moment, and that move was totally unexpected.

He hadnʼt been using a Dragon field right now, as it was already shattered by Rio a while ago, so he wasnʼt able to predict Rioʼs hidden attack coming towards him.

Moreover, he had poured all of his mana into his ʼDao Rhythmʼ to enhance his punch; thus, his body was unprotected at this moment.

*Boom!*

The sword thrust hit Link directly in the chest, and he flew away like a cannonball from the impact of that attack.

A massive stab wound appeared on his chest; Rio had clearly pierced his heart in that instant.

Moreover, Link had already used all of his mana, so he immediately lost consciousness after hitting the SS-rank barrier and falling to the ground.

The teleportation circle appeared and took him away in an instant.