Lord of the Time: I Can Reincarnate Infinitely

Chapter 486 486: Stupid Aliens

The battle intensified as the fire user, fueled by rage, unleashed three distinct fire abilities in quick succession. First, there was a jet of blue flame, much hotter and more concentrated than anything before, searing the ground and making a barrier of heat around Leo. The second was a wide arc of orange flames designed to encircle and trap him, turning the area into a fiery prison. The third, most devastating of them: a salvo of explosive fireballs, each impact producing scorching heat and pressure, shockwaves tearing through the battlefield.

In the midst of that fiery assault, the invisible foe saw his opportunity and turned upon Leo, his arms encircling him in the grip of an octopus, hampering every movement of the young man and rendering him an easy mark for the ceaseless bombardment of the other with fire.

Leo dropped his sword and simply raised his hands, depending on his physical ability to take the blow. The blue flame barely needed to enter the skin, leaving the right arm charred, and vivid pain of flesh peeled. Orange tongues of flame played about him, and the heat seemed to stifle, making the movements even more sluggishly. And then the last cascade of fireballs seemed the most bestial test for his strength. In every explosion, his flesh was being grilled, mostly ruining the right hand and leaving it badly scrapped and burned.

But with the fortitude and sheer force of will, he snatched the invisible neck of the assailant with his lesser-injured left arm and squeezed with all his might until the body of the foe fell lifelessly to the ground. Read latest stories on My Virtual Library Empire

With the last that remained of his strength, Leo leaped up, now seen to be bruised and weak, moving at a speed his eyes couldn't follow towards the Fire User. Coming from the back of the blurred image of the Fire User, Leo executes the punch on the back of the Fire User, which was devastating and ends the threat.

The aftermath revealed a not-very-stable-standing Leo, his body testimony to what transpired in the fierce battle. His right arm was in tatters: burnt and bleeding. His left bore the marks of victory and survival. Exhausted and in pain, his breathing heavy and labored, he surveyed the scene with a grim satisfaction.

But the price was too high. The adrenaline began to drop, and his muscles betrayed him totally. With a final, tired gaze on the foes lying before him, Leo fell on his face in a faint and relaxed his body's hold on everything it had gathered up in hurts and effort.

All eyes were glued to the holographic technology screens across the universe, with which viewers saw Leo, the Earthling, with his incredible jaws of raw power and a ferocious determination to win over all adversaries. This particular scene, including the mega battle between Leo and the fire user, is the head-turner wherein millions of viewers could not take their eyes off, both astonishing and mind-boggling.

The intergalactic café—laid out with patrons who had idly been taking in the fight—suddenly erupted with cheers and gasps. Leo had ended his invisible opponent, then turned the tables on the fire user. "Did you see that?" exclaimed one of the onlookers, wonder unaccounted for and mirroring in his eyes. "The physical power of this Earthling is crazy. He has defeated two opponents as if it's a trifle!"

The skin of the other viewer seemed to glow and had a thoughtful nodding of the head to the spectacle of what he had just watched. 'Earthlings' genetic warrior system,' he muttered. 'I had read about it. Some genetic modification of power or enhancement completely contrary to our energy-based abilities.

In some distant school of higher learning, however, the sole focus was the research of interstellar cultures and power systems. There, scientists and students alike crowded around a monitor, gawking at the performance of Leo. "He's always playing up to his physical strength, probably from some planetary warrior power system in his genes," a professor was saying. "And a very interesting counter to the flame powers; this battle gives the perfect example of just how varied the power systems really are across the universe."

As replays of Leo's victory pulsated on screens through the public squares, homes, and facilities from one end of the galaxy to another, the debates grew fierce. "We always knew Earthlings were tenacious, but this is above expectation," said the commentator on one of the most famous galactic sports networks. "Leo's ability to suffer such brutish assaults and still manage to survive, turning it all around for a win,

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Mia stood ready, facing her two opponents in the stark terrain near their contested resource point. One could shoot dangerous piercing beams of light from his fingers and become an aspiring sniper. Another could boast of a body that could turn into steel, making almost physical harm impregnable.

The battle commenced with Mia's brilliant mind taking the lead. "Now, you actually think you can take me down with those parlor tricks?" she dared her voice—this time incredibly thick with feigned skepticism and mockery, thus egging on and swindling her opponents.

The light-wielder took the bait and let loose a beam toward Mia, one surely full of confidence at its aim. Mia had expected just that, and great agility saw her sidestepping the attack at the last moment, the beam searing the ground where she had been standing a split second before. "Is that all? I would expect more precision from such a flashy ability," she said, jeering the words laced with derision, hoping to further goad and draw out more predictable attacks.

Meanwhile, the metal-bodied opponent charged at Mia, confident in his indestructible form.

Mia pretended to be frightened, moving back in a way that suggested to her enemy to proceed with more vigour. "Oh no, whatever shall I do against such strength?" she declared theatrically, leading him into a trap she had set up in advance—namely, an open, camouflaged hole, covered with a thin layer of earth.

The weighty giant fell into the metallic pit with it, dropping all the way until he was trapped by the waist in the soil. "That invincible feeling not so strong now, is it?" taunted Mia, circling around the monstrous prisoner, gears in her mind churning to try and exploit this temporary opening. Finally, focusing her attention toward the source of the light, Mia went on with her verbal assault. "You're next, sparkles. Or are you going to keep missing all day?"

"Fuck you!!"

It felt more like her taunts had finally worked; the level of recklessness from her opponent surged like a tide.

Mia figured out as the machine sent another fast series of rays of light, making her jump aside and hit the place where the metal giant was trapped again, increasing the destabilization of the earth around him and making him sink deeper into it.

For a moment, the tables turned when the angry wielder of light even brushed Mia with a high-intensity beam, leaving the girl with a bad burn down her side. Grimacing in pain, Mia realized she had to put an end to this fight soon.

Using her injury as a ploy, she acted weak, luring the wielder closer. "I guess you have me," she panted, clutching her side as he came in close for a finishing blow. When he came in close for the finishing blow, Mia triggered a hidden device—a flash of light—with her last bit of strength. He brought the weapon up, but his reflection was momentarily blinding him. The light-wielder stumbled, and that very instant opened up for Mia. In a quick move, she delivered a well-directed kick to his head, which knocked him out. Facing the huge metal giant which was still trapped in the, she used the light beam device of the stolen device from the fallen foe to overheat his metallic form, causing it to expand and immobilize completely.

"Stupid aliens..." Mia shook her head.