Beast Hack: Customizing Beasts and Capturing Beauties - Chapter 213

Chapter 213: A One-on-One Battle?

Lucius smirked as he glanced at Astorius. “Tell me now. Who’s dying first?”

Before Astorius could answer, Karion stepped forward. He flexed his fingers as he locked his gaze onto Lucius with pure hatred. “It’s me. I’ve been waiting for this.”

He pointed at Lucius and waved his finger. “Now come, Lucius! It’s time for me to avenge my sons.”

Ragnar smirked as he stepped forward. “Hold your horses, Karion. The first one will be me.”

But before Ragnar could jump into the arena, Lucius suddenly held out his hand, stopping him.

Lucius then glanced at Karion and smirked. “Sure. It’s time for you to learn your place as well.”

Byrson and Ragnar both frowned immediately. “Lucius, what are you doing?”

Lucius only grinned and smirked. “What else? I’m fighting. Just let me go first.”

Bryson frowned as he reminded him. “You’re still not 7-Star. From what we’re sensing, your aura is still below the threshold.”

Lucius smirked as he was completely unbothered by them. “Don’t worry too much. I could handle him.”

And without hesitation, Lucius leaped forward, jumping straight into the arena.

Bryson and Ragnar stood frowning, watching as Lucius casually walked across the battlefield as if he wasn’t stepping into a death match.

Ragnar let out a deep sigh, rubbing the bridge of his nose. “It seems… we need to be ready to stop the battle.”

Bryson crossed his arms, shaking his head. “Yeah… if things get out of hand, we’ll have to step in.”

Both men turned back toward the arena as they were being prepared to stop it if needed.

Karion stepped forward and smirked. “You’re either insane or suicidal, Lucius. But don’t worry—I’ll make sure you don’t regret this for long.”

Lucius chuckled as he glanced back at Karion. “Oh? Then let’s see… if you can even lay a finger on me.”

Karion wasted no time. He fused with his Thunder Wyvern. Thunder scales began to cover his body.

Wings appeared from his back and lightning crackled around his body. Across from him, Lucius didn’t move.

Instead, he extended his hand and summoned a dark portal where his beast would appear.

Karion smirked. “Trying to stall already? What, got no tricks left? This is your big plan? Hiding?”

Without waiting for a response, he launched forward, his claws crackling with lightning. “Let’s end this quickly! Thunder Claw!”

The moment Karion lunged, Lucius did something unexpected. He reached into his spatial ring and pulled out some things.

He took out a sofa and put it aside. Without a care in the world, Lucius sat and leaned back on the sofa and casually drank a bottle of tea.

Karion roared as he glanced at what Lucius did. “You bastard! This isn’t a playground! Fight me seriously!”

Lucius pointed the tea bottle at Karion and smirked as he adjusted his sleeve. “You’re wrong. This is my playground. And you’re playing by my rules.”

Karion snarled, diving straight for him. He was going to rip Luciys apart limb by limb. But then—something went wrong.

Just as Karion was about to reach him, his wings twitched, and his entire body lurched downward. His attack missed its mark entirely.

“What—?!” Karion barely had time to react before he realized he was falling. Something had grabbed him.

From the shadows beneath him, a figure erupted like a phantom. A claw slashed through the air, aiming directly at his ribs.

Pain shot through him as deep gashes tore through his side. His momentum broke, and he crashed into the ground, skidding across the arena floor.

He grunted as he forced himself to stand. He used his hand to clutch his wounded side. He then glanced at the figure who did this.

The figure stood casually in front of Lucius. It wasn’t a beast at all, but instead a beastman.

All of the spectators were shocked when they saw this. Karion was enraged as he pointed his claw at Lucius “Lucius! You bastard! How dare you cheat?! This is a battle between you and me!”

Astorius, equally disturbed by what he was seeing, stepped forward. “Lucius. We agreed—a one-on-one battle. What’s the meaning of this?”

Even Ragnar and Bryson, who were on the same side as Lucius, frowned at the unexpected twist.

Bryson folded his arms and narrowed his eyes. “So, this was your plan? Fighting two-on-one? It was clearly outrageous, even for you, Lucius.”

Ragnar clenched his jaw as he glanced at him. “Lucius, please explain this to them and I hope you got a logical one.”

Lucius let out a loud laugh as he was amused by all of them. He shook his head and stretched out his arms. “Are you all stupid or what?”

He then pointed at the beastman that was standing in front of him. “This is my beast.”

Karion’s fury intensified and he spat out. “Lies! A beastman is NOT a beast! They were different!”

Astorius clenched his fists in anger. “Lucius, don’t think that we are stupid. We all know the laws of beast taming.”

Astorius pointed at the beastman and shouted. “Beastmen cannot be contracted. If they are, your talent will be erased! Are you trying to fool us?”

The moment Astorius said this, the entire audience talked to each other as they also knew what King Astorius meant.

“That’s true…”

“Everyone knows that contracting a beastman is impossible…”

“If you force a contract with a beastman, your talent is erased… that’s been known for centuries!”

Even Bryson and Ragnar turned toward Lucius. They also knew about the law, but still they hoped that Lucius had some other reasons.

Lucius smirked as he took a single step forward and glanced at Astorius. “If it’s like that, then tell me, Astorius. Have you ever tried it yourself?”

Astorius was shocked when he heard it. He immediately replied in anger. “Why the hell would I do that if I already knew about the danger?”

Lucius only chuckled after hearing Astorius’ answer. “That’s what I thought.”

He lifted his hand and gestured toward the beastman, who stood before him.

He then smirked as he shouted loudly. “Let me remind you all of the true advantage of an Emperor-level talent, which was the ability to contract a stronger beast, including beastmen.”

The audience froze. Even Astorius, Bryson, and Ragnar—all of whom had achieved greatness—stood in shock. This… this was unheard of.