Chapter 76: Hanzaki
"Ember - Fiamma's Tails - Morph!"
Using her Morph Skill, EeveE imitates Luel and SilverPup and summons a golden flame fox. But what EeveE did is not only a simple imitation.
...ROOAAARRRRR!!!...
"This faqing cheater!"
SilverPup revolts upon seeing the 15-meter class golden flame fox that stands behind EeveE.
It's not that she hates or dislikes EeveE to say those insulting and envious words. It's just that SilverPup can't believe that a RAIDS ONLINE player can be blessed with so much power and talent to be able to cast a 15-meter class Devour Beast summon on her first try.
While SilverPup keeps on stumping her feet on the ground to relieve her frustration, Luel can't help but feel amazed looking at EeveE's summon.
As for what Luel knows about the Devour Nine-tailed Beast Fiamma, which SilverPup has forced him to study, it's not only the class of how big the Devour Beast summon that determines its strength but also the number of its tails.
The higher the number of its tails, ranging from one to nine, the stronger the Devour Beast summon is.
Right now, Luel is looking at EeveE's summon, a golden flame fox with seven tails.
"How can we get back from that faqing cheater, Lucent?"
"Please snap out of your jealousy and envy, SilverPup."
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The battle against the swarm of Ragnarok Beasts continues with EeveE getting all the attention not only from all the Ragnarok Beasts but from the watchful eye of all the RAIDS ONLINE players who are part of the Boss Raid, along with all the players and audiences watching through the Guardian Beast team live stream.
"Ember!"
...ROOAAARRRRR!...
EeveE continues to fight all the Rank D Ragnarok Beasts in front of her, including the six Rank D Onis that gang up on her earlier.
While her attention is focused on her opponents, EeveE's golden flame fox fights other Ragnarok Beasts so that EeveE won't be overwhelmed by sheer numbers of incoming Ragnarok Beasts attacking her.
"Your face looks disgusting, so let me give you a makeover... Blaze!"
EeveE grabs the head of the last remaining 6-meter class Rank D Oni charging towards her and stopped its movement. She then intensifies the golden flame aura engulfing both of her hands to burn its face.
A scream of pain didn't even come out of the Oni's mouth as EeveE's flame burned its head from the inside out.
After burning the head of the Oni down to ash, EeveE tossed its headless beast body to the mountain of Ragnarok Beast corpses that she had been gathering up since she started fighting with her summoned golden flame fox.
"See that savage behavior, Lucent? There's definitely a few loose screws inside YuriB*'s head."
"Say the one who was laughing while gathering up all the Ragnarok Beasts she has killed and happily sit on top of them."
"Ehh?... Do you know someone else like, YuriB*?"
"I'm talking about you, SilverPup."
Luel and SilverPup remain as close as possible to EeveE, keeping their distance so as not to get burned by her flame and be able to rescue her if she gets outmatched again by any other Ragnarok Beast.
They can't let something unpredictable happen to EeveE until she fulfills her role as bait for the guests of honor of the Boss Raid.
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Half an hour has passed since the arrival of the two swarms of Ragnarok Beasts coming from both sides of the crumbling wall.
After eliminating 65 percent of the swarm and also losing 35 percent of all the RAIDS ONLINE players that have gathered for the Boss Raid, including players from Orion Guild and all group of thrash mobs, one of the guests of honor finally made its appearance.
But it is an unintended one.
...BAAAMMMM!!!...
The ground with the crumbling wall at its center started to tremble.
After a few seconds of continuous trembling of the ground, a 100-meter wide sinkhole swallows the ground, the crumbling wall, the Ragnarok Beasts, and all the unfortunate players who are within its range.
When the dust and sand from the collapse of the ground have settled, the uninvited guest finally reveals himself.
...SCREECHHHH!!!...
[Unique Rank C Ragnarok Beast Hanzaki]
"First those disgusting human face dogs. Now a freaking huge lizard."
"That's no ordinary lizard, YuriB*."
"Why is Hanzaki here, SilverPup?"
Hanzaki is a Unique Rank C Ragnarok Beast that the Guardian Beast team fought just a few weeks ago while they were on their quest of defeating and devouring high-ranking Ragnarok Beasts.
It's a 25-meter class Ragnarok Beast with the appearance of a huge dark red colored scales salamander. Its unique skill, Torn In Half, from which it got its codename, gives the Unique Rank C Ragnarok Beast a high regeneration ability that even allows it to survive SilverPup's Devour Moonlight Beast form.
The Guardian Beast was able to get close to defeating Hanzaki and overcome its highly regeneration ability thanks to BlueHeroine's disintegrating radiant skills. But because of BlueHeroine as well, as she is being hunted by the Rank B Ragnarok Beast Icarus, the Guardian Beast team fails to defeat and devour Hanzaki because of Icaru's interference.
"Isn't it obvious, Lucent? That tasteless lizard is here because of YuriB*."
Since Hanzaki is the same as Fafnir and Orochi, a Ragnarok Beast that rivals the Devour Nine-tailed Beast Fiamma Class, it won't be unreasonable that it will hunt EeveE as well.
"So that disgusting lizard is after me?"
EeveE stands at the edge of the sinkhole, looking down below at the depths of the abyss.
Since it's nighttime, it's complete darkness 50 meters down below the sinkhole. But thanks to the enhanced sight of her Half-Beast avatar, EeveE can clearly see what is happening down below.
...ARRGHHHH!!!...
...WARGHHHH!!!...
Along with the dying scream of the players who fall prey to Hanzaki are the war cry of all the other players still trying to resist their fate, refusing to get killed and be eaten without a fight.
"I guess they're not as pathetic as they look like."
Knowing how strong she or, rather, her avatar is, EeveE can't help but look down on other RAIDS ONLINE players. But as she looked at some players who never retreated, even against an overwhelming opponent, EeveE didn't deny that she felt impressed.
Perhaps there's more to enjoy in this game other than spending more time with her beautiful goddess. Or so Eevee thought until...
...thud!...
"Why did you do that, Lucent?!"
"Huh?..."
"Ehh?..."
Pinning her crime to Luel, SilverPup kicks EeveE on the back, making her fall from the edge of the sinkhole deep down below.
"YOU FAQING WEAKLING!"
Eevee shouts her resentment at Luel as she falls to her death.
"Wait, that wasn't me!"
"Pfft, Hahaha..."
"Why the heck did you do that, SilverPup?!"