Beast Hack: Customizing Beasts and Capturing Beauties - Chapter 396

Chapter 396: Take My Wallet
Fiona floated slightly higher.

Watching as the bids for Inferon still climbed like wildfire.

Her visor displayed numbers that made her head spin.

78 SS-Rank cores, 80 cores, 82 cores…

She shook her head, voice cutting back into the stream.

“Okay, wait—hold on a second.”

She turned toward her drone camera.

“Where the hell are you people getting all this money from?”

Her voice was half laughing, half dead serious.

“You do know that SS-Rank Beast Cores aren’t exactly lying around, right?”

“You get them by killing SS-Rank Sovereign beasts.”

“Not like… grocery shopping.”

“And yet…”

She waved at the auction screen.

“Here you are, throwing around 80, 90 cores like you found them under your sofa cushions!”

—

[Luxoria Castle App – LIVE CHAT]

@BIGWALLETS: LUXORIA AIN’T SMALL BABY

@SSRANKFLEX: Rich tamers don’t play around

@GLOBALBIDDERS: The world is bigger than you think, Fiona lol

@STORMLORDSQUAD: Entire guilds pooled cores for this

@LEGITSSKILL: These bidders hunted Sovereigns for YEARS

@AUCTIONWHALESPOTTED: 1% of 1% population in action

@TRUSTINLUXORIA: Plus… Luxoria Castle’s reputation is untouchable

@EVERYONETRUSTLORDL: If Lord L lists it, they show up. Period.

—

Fiona blinked behind her visor, reading the scroll of comments.

“…You serious?”

She paused, processing it.

“So what you’re telling me is…”

“There are tamers out there rich enough, strong enough, and crazy enough…”

“…to casually throw 100 SS-Rank cores just because…”

“Luxoria Castle posted a Sovereign beast for auction?”

More chat flooded in agreement.

—

[Luxoria Castle App – LIVE CHAT]

@YESQUEEN: Exactly

@ITSALIFESTYLE: Strength = currency

@TRUSTTHEBRAND: Luxoria Castle is THE auction ground now

@IFIONAONLYKNEW: Tamers train 20 years for a shot like this

@NOFAKERS: Only REAL hunters here

—

Fiona exhaled deeply, tilting her head back with a groan.

“Man…”

She laughed.

“I gotta get richer fast.”

She looked straight into her drone.

“Alright then.”

“If we’re playing with the big boys—”

“—Then let’s see who dares to go the distance today.”

The stream lights around her pulsed as the bidding timer ticked down.

00:10

00:09

The bids were still coming in fast.

Every update made her jaw tighten in disbelief.

95 SS-Rank Cores.

100 SS-Rank Cores.

108 SS-Rank Cores.

112 SS-Rank Cores!

Fiona shouted into the mic without thinking:

“CHAT—THEY’RE BREAKING A HUNDRED!!”

Inferon stood beneath her, not knowing about the bidding war.

—

[Luxoria Castle App – LIVE CHAT]

@HOLYFIRE: 100+ SS-Rank CORES WHAT

@GUILDWARS: Must be an entire nation bidding lmao

@THEBIGGUNS: Luxoria auctions aren’t a game anymore

@MYLIFEISSADNOW: I can’t even afford one S core

@INFERONWORTHIT: Watch it hit 120

—

The timer flashed again:

00:07

Then it happened.

One bid soared across the board.

120 SS-Rank Beast Cores.

A silence fell over the stream for half a second.

Even Fiona floated still, stunned.

“…120…?”

She blinked twice, then let out a breathless laugh.

“ONE-HUNDRED AND TWENTY SS-RANK CORES?!”

She spun once midair out of pure energy.

—

[Luxoria Castle App – LIVE CHAT]

@MYSTERYKING: WHOEVER BID 120 SS-RANK CORES IS A LEGEND

@UNKNOWNCHAMP: We don’t even know who they are!

@REALPOWERONLY: Beast Castle could NEVER lmao

@BURNITALL: Inferon found a master worth fearing

@RESPECTTHEBID: That’s not a bid, that’s a WAR DECLARATION

—

The auction buzzer rang out across the hall.

Fiona floated down closer to the platform.

“Alright, Luxoria Castle viewers…”

She grinned wide.

“We have a winner!”

She raised her arm toward the big holographic board behind her.

“Congratulations to user AshenVanguard!”

“120 SS-Rank cores… and a new king rides beside you.”

The Luxoria App chat exploded immediately.

—

[Luxoria Castle App – LIVE CHAT]

@WECALLHIMKINGNOW: ASHENVANGUARD LETS GOOOO

@BIGBOSS: Absolute madman, massive respect

@DONTRUSHME: 120 cores tho… wallet gone but honor secured

@INFERONBELIEVER: AshenVanguard carrying the fire crown now

@RESPECTTHEMOVE: A true beast deserves a true master

—

Fiona laughed, shaking her head as she floated gently across the stage.

“Man, AshenVanguard… you didn’t just win.”

“You made a statement today.”

Then, something blinked across her visor.

A private system message.

[AshenVanguard] – Chat Response: Connected.

Her stream pinged again.

A message popped into the public Luxoria Castle chat.

—

[@AshenVanguard]:

“Winning Inferon isn’t just a trophy for me.”

“I’ve hunted beasts my whole life. Fought Sovereigns. Lost comrades.”

“Today, I finally earned a partner who matches the fire I carried all this time.”

“I don’t tame flames. I become the fire. Luxoria Castle… thank you.”

—

The chat erupted even harder.

—

[Luxoria Castle App – LIVE CHAT]

@GOTCHILLS: Okay, that was raw

@NOBODYDESERVEDITMORE: AshenVanguard true beastmaster

@THERESPECT: THIS is what Luxoria Castle is about

@FULLSEND: Bro bid 120 cores and still had time for a speech lol

@INFERONPROUD: Inferon about to WRECK the battlefield now

@WELCOMEFIREKING: Welcome to Sovereign level, King Vanguard!

—

Fiona smiled warmly, heart pounding.

“That… was badass.”

She let the moment breathe for a few seconds.

“AshenVanguard, on behalf of Luxoria Castle, congratulations again.”

She floated back toward the center.

Where the auction interface blinked once more.

“And for the rest of you out there?”

Her smile turned playful.

“Don’t relax yet.”

“Because next…”

“…we’re bringing out Brutaurus.”

The crowd lost it—again.

And Fiona knew this wasn’t just an auction anymore.

—

Fiona floated back into position at the center of the auction platform.

She turned toward the second massive domain.

It was where Brutaurus was currently standing.

Fiona smirked beneath her visor.

“Alright, Luxoria Castle viewers…”

She gestured toward the aquatic coliseum with a sweeping arm.

“You’ve seen fire…”

“Now prepare for the tide.”

The holographic boards updated automatically behind her.

It projected Brutaurus’s full stats, abilities, weaknesses, and data for everyone watching.

Fiona gave a small nod to the audience.

“I won’t waste your time re-reading everything.”

“You can see the sheet yourselves.”

“Just know this—Brutaurus isn’t just a Sovereign beast.”

She pointed at the monster, who snorted once, releasing a burst of pressure mist.

“He’s a walking flood.”

“He’s a living coliseum.”

“And if you think you can handle the Abyss-Horned Juggernaut…”

“Now’s your chance.”

The auction interface opened again.

Brutaurus—Live Auction Starting Now.

Fiona raised her hand dramatically.

“Opening bid starts at 50 SS-Rank Beast Cores.”

She leaned toward her drone camera with a grin.

“Same rules apply.”

“Cores must be beside you, ready to scan.”

She gave a small wink.

“Let’s see who’s ready to ride the tides.”

“Auction starts…”

She counted down again with her fingers.

“Three…”

“Two…”

“One…”

“BID OPEN!”

And just like that, Brutaurus’s battle for ownership began!