RAIDS ONLINE: RAGNAROK BEAST

It is a fight way above what they can take.

A battle not only planned to be lost but a destined one.

A challenge that they thought they could play safe like before.

Yet with the the unexpected number and strength of their opponents, their goal of studying and learning more about them was deemed almost impossible.

As their strength wasn't even near enough to make their opponents fight with everything they got.

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"Fourth squad! Move in front! Third squad, retreat and regroup with the remnants of first and second squads!"

SilverPup skillfully commands what's left of the hundreds of RAIDS ONLINE players that she has gathered for the Boss Raid against Fafnir and Orochi. But the number of players that she is supposed to have under her command was even reduced due to the unexpected appearance of Hanzaki.

"Keep up with the attacks! We're holding Hanzaki off as much as we can!"

...Charge x Orion's Claws - Aura Blades!!!...

...SCREECHHHH!!!...

While SilverPup handles the fight against the Rank A Ragnarok Beast Orochi, Luel, along with a group of a dozen players from Orion Guild, handles the fight against Hanzaki.

Since Luel's Devour Beast Class doesn't have the disintegrating radiant light like BlueHeroine or EeveE's blazing golden flame, fighting Hanzaki's high regeneration ability with only his strength to tear apart its body using his fangs and claws, set Luel at a disadvantage.

It would have been a better strategy for EeveE to continue fighting Hanzaki even though the Unique Rank C Ragnarok Beast has already regained its freedom from being trapped.

EeveE, even on her own, could definitely defeat and devour Hanzaki given time. But defeating and devouring Hanzaki is not the goal of their Boss Raid.

Besides, even if EeveE could defeat and devour Hanzaki at this time, it would be useless since she would only be killed and eaten by either the Rank B Ragnarok Beast Fafnir or the Rank A Ragnarok Beast Orochi.

That's how SilverPup explained her plan as she pushed EeveE straight to the 25-meter class lava-breathing fire drake Ragnarok Beast, telling her to take Fafnir as her opponent.

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Hundreds of players are dying in front of her in more ways than she could possibly thought.

Trampled and eaten by huge enemies.

Burned by fire and lava.

Scorched by lightning.

Frozen by ice and drown in water.

Cut by a wind of blade and shattered by a giant rock.

Until every dead player is swallowed by darkness.

It is just a game so it's not like they are really dying.

It's not like she personally knew them in real life.

She has only met them for tonight, and the longest time they have spent together is right now when they're fight side by side.

Yet EeveE felt something wrong watching them die.

She felt so annoyed and irritated, more annoyed toward Luel and irritated toward SilverPup.

It's a feeling so unacceptable, like the fact that her beautiful goddess is not here with her tonight.

"Ember x Fiamma's Flame -"

Eevee launches herself and glides mid-air toward the Rank B Ragnarok Beast Fafnir.

The 25-meter class fire drake Ragnarok Beast stopped EeveE's attack and tried to counter with its lava breath attack, but EeveE had already made it in front of its face and landed a straight punch.

"-Flash Fire!"

...BOOMMM!!!...

EeveE activated her Flash Fire Skill at the exact moment she landed her punch, focusing its explosion in a single spot.

With the improvised way of using the skills of her avatar's Devour Beast Class, combined with her enhanced superhuman strength, EeveE was able to challenge the Rank B Ragnarok Beast Fafnir even though she only has 57 percent Link Force.

Yet no matter how much she breaks its blackened gold scales, Fafnir would just heal itself again and again.

No matter how much she knocked it down on the ground, Fafnir just kept on getting back up.

No matter how hard she fought, everyone around just kept on dying every second that passed.

That realization made EeveE comprehend the distressful feeling that she had.

That no matter how strong she is, she can't save and protect everyone around her.

It's an insult that she can't tolerate for someone who always believes that she can do everything with her strength.

It's a mockery she can't accept, as Fafnir looks back at her with a nasty grin on its face. As if telling her that there's nothing she could do to protect and save everyone around her.

So even if it is just a game, EeveE is going to break that nasty grin on Fafnir's face.

"POODLE!!!..."

SilverPup, who's about to run out of players to command against the Rank A Ragnarok Beast Orochi, heard EeveE calling her name.

"What is it now, YuriB*?"

"Gather everyone and escape!"

SilverPup immediately understood what EeveE was asking for. At this moment, their group is just barely hanging into their lives. It can't even be considered a Boss Raid anymore or, at least, studying and learning anything about the three high-ranking Ragnarok Beasts. They are just getting one-sidedly annihilated without accomplishing their goal.

But still, even if they retreated now, there's no guarantee that what's left of the players of the Boss Raid would be able to escape.

Seeing the hesitation in SilverPup's eyes, EeveE gave another suggestion.

"I hold them off. After all, these three bastards are here for me, right?"

It's the most logical solution to the problem they're facing. That's why, even though SilverPup doesn't want to waste the opportunity that the Boss Raid would give them to study and learn more information about high-ranking Ragnarok Ragnarok Beast, SilverPup decides to retreat.

"LUCENT!..."

Luel has been listening to EeveE and SilverPup's conversation right from the start with the enhanced hearing of his Half-Beast avatar, so he easily understands what SilverPup is asking him to do.

"We're retreating, everyone!"

...Yeah!!!...

What's left of the dozen players who were assisting Luel retreated right away with Luel's command.

Seeing where SilverPup and Luel have retreated, every RAIDS ONLINE player, including the remnants of thrash mobs, follows up with them.

What's left at the center of the battlefield is EeveE, together with her Devour Beast summon, surrounded by the remnants of the swarm of Ragnarok Beasts, with the three high-ranking Ragnarok Beasts that rival her Devour Beast Class standing in front of her.

She's definitely gonna lose, be killed, and be eaten by Ragnarok Beasts looking down at her. But EeveE is not going down without a fight. Not until she burns the smug smirk in the faces of her opponents.

"Fiamma!"

Eevee calls the name of her Devour Beast summon.

The 15-meter class golden flame fox standing behind EeveE slowly starts to fade, with its golden flame returning to EeveE.

The golden flame aura starts to blaze, forming a towering flame tornado as it revolves around EeveE.

What EeveE just did is enough to change the smug smirk on Fafnir's face into a serious one. After all, even the Rank A Ragnarok Beast Orochi feels the dangerous aura coming from the Devour Beast they are hunting.

The towering flame tornado grew larger and wider, engulfing and burning all the remnants of the swarm of Ragnarok Beast.

The moment her blazing golden flame reached in front of the three high-ranking Ragnarok Beasts, EeveE finally activated her skill.

"Devour Nine-tailed Beast - FIAMMA!!!... ROOAAARRRRR!!!..."