NOVEL NEXT Chapter 64: Uninvited Guest
"Did you find where Dullahan is hiding, BlueB*?"
"Yeah, something like that, PoodlePup."
"Something like that?... Explain it properly, B*! At least tell me that I didn't fight that disgusting shit of flesh for nothing!"
"If you don't shut up, then I'm gonna drop you on the ground! Just look at what is happening!"
While BlueHeroine is flying SilverPup in the night sky, away from the torn-apart 40-meter class humanoid flesh Ragnarok Beast that is lying down on the ground, Shiba and everyone else from the Orion Guild are moving to destroy all the hundred severe Ragnarok Beast's heads scattered around the battlefield.
Luel, on the other hand, is standing between the rest of the Guardian Beast team and the 40-meter class humanoid flesh Ragnarok Beast, ready to fight in case Dullahan notices what they are doing.
...ROOAAARRRRR!!!...
Just like what they were expecting, the moment that Shiba's group began destroying a bunch of severe Ragnarok Beast's heads on the battlefield, a terrifying roar screams from all of them.
Dullahan's 40-meter class humanoid flesh body began to move to stop Shiba's group from destroying the remaining severe Ragnarok Beast's heads and finding which is its real body. But even before it could completely get back on its feet, Luel began his attack to slow down its movement.
"Charge x Orion's Claws - Aura Blades!"
Luel activates his Aura Blades Skill and releases multiple silver light aura blades with the swing of his claws. Even with all of them combined, Luel's silver light aura blades are not powerful enough to fully cut off the hands and legs of Dullahan's 40-meter class humanoid flesh body. But is indeed enough to slow down its movement.
"You're not gonna die if I drop you at this height, right PoodlePup?"
"What?... Land me properly on the ground! Don't you dare Aaaahhhh!..."
BlueHeroine didn't even let SilverPup finish saying her demand and just dropped her on the ground before flying towards Luel to help him fight.
"Radiance x Talons - Aura Blades!"
Using the same skill as Luel, BlueHeroine released multiple vermilion light aura blades with the slash of the aura talons engulfing both of her hands.
"That B*!..."
BlueHeroine drops SilverPup at least 20 meters above the ground. It would be considered a deathly fall. But for a RAIDS ONLINE player with a Half-Beast avatar, falling from that height is nothing but like tripping on the ground. Yet the player would still experience pain similar to falling to death and the trauma that comes with it.
"She's gonna pay after this for dropping me like that!"
SilverPup disregards her resentment for BlueHeroine in the meantime and immediately gets back on her feet to help Shiba and everyone else in destroying the scattered severe Ragnarok Beast's heads.
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...AURA BLADES!!!...
Luel and BlueHeroine continue their fight against Dullahan's 40-meter class humanoid flesh body to stop it from reaching and recovering its head.
"Just a bit more, and we're going to win!"
...WARGHHHH!!!...
SilverPup, Shiba, and everyone else continue destroying all the remaining severe Ragnarok Beast's heads aiming to finish and win the fight before Luel and BlueHeroine drain all the power of their Devour Beast within their avatar.
...ROOAAARRRRR!!!...
The remaining severe Ragnarok Beast's heads scattered around the battlefield release a loud roar. Yet it's not a terrifying one but rather a roar in panic calling for reinforcement. But as it is a unique Rank C Ragnarok Beast, a one-of-a-kind of its own, no one will answer its call. Or so the Guardian Beast team thought.
...DING!...
As SilverPup focused on finishing what was left and the only thing needed to win against the Unique Rank C Ragnarok Beast Dullahan, a sudden notification sounded along with the appearance of a holographic screen in front of her.
"Why now of all times?!"
SilverPup screams in frustration after reading the message written on the holographic screen. She didn't waste any time in alerting everyone for what was about to come.
"Lucent! BlueB*! Everyone!"
SilverPup gathered everyone's attention and guided their gaze toward the night sky further to the east.
When everyone looks toward the direction that SilverPup is pointing at, what they see is a large ball of light that looks like a sun rising on the east horizon. Yet everyone knows that RAIDS ONLINE is only played at night and that large ball of light or, rather, ball of fire definitely isn't sunrise.
SilverPup didn't need to further explain to everyone what was coming to their location, as the uninvited guest took it chance to introduce itself.
...SCREECHHH!!!...
A familiar screeching sound echoes within the night sky. So familiar that everyone else, even Luel, SilverPup, and Shiba, began trembling in fear while BlueHeroine trembled in anger.
"What the faq are you doing here, YOU FAQING FEATHERLESS BIRD!"
...SCREECHHH!!!...
The image of the high-ranking Rank B Ragnarok Beast Icarus becomes clearer and larger with every second that passes, indicating that it will soon arrive in just more than a minute.
The Guardian Beast team can defeat and devour the Unique Rank C Ragnarok Beast Dullahan in less than a minute before Icarus can reach them. But with their current situation where all of them have already reached their limit and use almost all of the power of their Devour Beast within their avatar, fighting, much less escaping from Icarus, would be impossible if they don't start running away right now.
"Everyone! We're running away!"
Even before Luel and BlueHeroine can decide what to do, SilverPup has already issued the command to retreat and escape.
"But we're so close..."
"I'm not gonna waste everything our team already had so far, BlueB*!"
SilverPup cut off BlueHeroine's refusal to escape even before BlueHeroine can finish saying her words.
"If two of us got killed in here, Garmr would respawn again, BlueHeroine."
Luel also agreed with SilverPup and tried to convince BlueHeroine to give up on winning against Dullahan for now.
They are so close to winning in their second raid and devouring their second high-ranking Ragnarok Beast. Or so BlueHeroine thought.
"We're running out of time, BlueB*!"
"Fine!"
Even though she's still feeling frustrated, BlueHeroine decides to follow Luel, SilverPup, Shiba, and everyone else to escape.
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"You still have enough for one more, SilverPup?"
"Sheesh!... You're becoming more and more bold, Lucent. Is that how you talk to your wife every night?"
"I mean for one more skill. Don't turn everything indecent, SilverPup!"
"It's just a joke, Lucent. So don't glare at me looking jealous, BlueB*. Your husband is yours for all you want."
"Shut up, and just activate your skill, PoodlePup! Lucent."
...Charge x Howl - Moonlight... Moon Shadow!...