Beast Hack: Customizing Beasts and Capturing Beauties - Chapter 431

Chapter 431: Fiona Got Clapped
From behind the cracked wall, Fifi watched in silence.

Her small body trembled, but not from fear this time.

Her eyes, wide and glowing faintly with static, followed Fiona’s every move.

She had never seen anything like this before.

The way Fiona moved…

The way she fought…

How the lights danced around her, how she smiled even when the enemy was strong.

Fifi whispered to herself.

“…She’s not scared.”

She blinked, clutching her small paw-hands together.

“She’s… smiling.”

Another blast lit the sky.

Fiona twisted mid-air, kicked Vernyx in the chest, then landed perfectly on her feet.

Fifi gasped softly.

“Is she really… fighting for me?”

She looked down at her own feet.

Her long ears twitched.

“No one… no one ever fought for me before.”

The wind blew gently past her, carrying sparks and bits of glowing dust from Fiona’s battlefield.

Fifi pressed her paws against her chest.

“Maybe… maybe she’s not like the others.”

—

Fiona’s feet hit the ground with a light thud.

Dust swirled around her boots.

Her hair shimmered with stage light, her armor pulsing to the rhythm of her music.

Vernyx stood tall, coils spread wide, arms lifted, and his body sparking with dark red energy.

Fiona smirked, wiping a line of dirt from her cheek.

“Still standing?”

She raised one arm, her claws glowing.

“I can do this all day.”

And it was true.

Thanks to her Luxorite Core Stage, her energy never dropped.

As long as the audience cheered, as long as the stream stayed live, her stamina kept rising.

She didn’t need rest.

She had momentum.

—

[Luxoria Castle App – LIVE CHAT]

@MoonByte: SHE’S SHINING

@FionyxOnFire: THAT’S OUR DIVINE STREAMER

@TamerTrash: AS LONG AS WE WATCH SHE WON’T FALL

@WraithFox: GO FIONA GO FIONA GO FIONA

—

Fiona dashed forward.

She spun, kicked, and fired a burst shot that slammed into Vernyx’s chest.

He hissed, slid back, but didn’t fall.

She followed up with a light combo, her claws swiping left, right, overhead.

She then delivered a knee to his ribs.

He grunted—coils shifting.

She flew back and landed mid-air, posing.

“Still breathing? Good.”

But Vernyx wasn’t done.

His voice was low.

“You rely on eyes.”

“You rely on noise.”

He looked up.

“Let me show you silence.”

Suddenly, Vernyx’s coils spread wide—his body glowing.

“Genome Collapse Vortex—Release.”

The ground beneath them cracked as his body coiled into a huge spinning spiral.

Dark energy shot out in waves.

Fiona’s light started to flicker.

“Wh—what?”

Her body slowed—legs shaking.

Her rhythm broke.

“Ugh…”

She stumbled slightly.

Her audience couldn’t see it fully, but Fiona felt it.

Nerve pain. Bone pressure.

Her Ether rhythm started skipping beats.

—

[Luxoria Castle App – LIVE CHAT]

@Ashfall: WHAT IS THAT MOVE?!

@MoonByte: FIONA LOOKS WEIRD

@CoreBurst: SHE’S STAGGERING

@FionyxOnFire: OH NO SHE’S NOT SMILING

@WraithFox: SOMETHING’S WRONG—

—

Fiona gritted her teeth.

“I… I’m okay.”

But her limbs twitched.

Her grip weakened.

And Vernyx was already in front of her.

“Slithershard Morphing.”

His arms turned into whip-like blades, slicing toward her.

She blocked once—barely.

Twice—sloppier.

The third strike hit her side—hard.

She crashed into the ground and rolled.

“Gh—!”

Her music stuttered.

Drones spun wildly.

One screen blinked out.

“Chat…” she muttered. “I need a boost.”

She opened her arms wide.

Her voice cracked slightly, but she still spoke:

“Cheer louder.”

“Right now—I need you.”

—

[Luxoria Castle App – LIVE CHAT]

@Ashfall: WE’RE HERE

@MoonByte: DON’T QUIT

@FionyxOnFire: LET’S GOOOOOOOOO

@TamerTrash: STANDING FOR YOU

@WraithFox: FIONA YOU’RE NOT ALONE

—

The stage lights surged.

Her armor flared.

Her eyes glowed bright again.

“Thanks, chat.”

“Let’s keep going.”

But Vernyx didn’t give her time.

“Parasurge Hatch.”

From his body, tiny serpent spawn launched toward her drones and gear.

They stuck, hissed—and exploded into toxic clouds.

“Ugh—!”

Her feed glitched.

“Fionyx—clear the zone!”

Her beast responded, shields flashing—but it was too late.

Her rhythm broke again.

She coughed.

Her legs dropped to one knee.

And Vernyx raised both arms for the final blow.

“Silence begins.”

He dashed forward like a spinning blade—

And for the first time—

Fiona couldn’t dodge.

The blast hit her directly.

CRASH!

She flew back, bounced across the ground, and slammed into a wall.

She didn’t move for a second.

The dust settled.

—

[Luxoria Castle App – LIVE CHAT]

@Ashfall: FIONA?!

@MoonByte: SHE’S DOWN

@TamerTrash: GET UP GET UP

@FionyxOnFire: I’M SHAKING

@WraithFox: NO NO NO

—

Fiona slowly moved, her body shaking.

Blood ran from her forehead.

Her armor flickered weakly.

She pressed her hand against the ground.

“How… can you be so strong…?”

Her voice was barely a whisper.

Vernyx stopped his spin.

He slithered forward, eyes glowing red.

“That was only warm-up,” he said coldly. “Now I am serious.”

Fiona’s eyes widened.

“What…?”

“You haven’t even seen my true form.”

He spread his arms wide.

“Let me show you what happens when you fight the serpent born of war.”

He coiled tighter, body glowing with mutation energy, fangs sharpening.

Fiona coughed again.

She was pressing one hand against the cracked ground, her other clutching her side.

“Damn it…” she muttered. “I can’t move fast enough…”

She tried to stand, legs trembling.

Vernyx turned his head slowly toward her.

“Your show is over.”

But then—

A crack of lightning flashed behind him.

ZAP!

A small bolt hit Vernyx’s back.

It was not strong, but enough to stop him for a second.

He turned sharply.

And there she was.

Fifi.

The small bunny-eared girl stood shaking, sparks running down her arms.

Her big eyes burned with a mix of fear and anger.

“You… stop hurting her,” she said.

Vernyx tilted his head and laughed—mocking.

“You?”

“You’re the failure. The one they threw away.”

He coiled low, laughing again.

“You can’t even control your own powers.”

Fifi stepped forward, her feet sparking.

“I… I don’t need control.”

“I just need to protect her.”

—

[Luxoria Castle App – LIVE CHAT]

@Ashfall: FIFI’S HERE

@MoonByte: SHE ZAPPED HIM

@TamerTrash: BUNNY GIRL GOING WILD

@FionyxOnFire: PROTECT FIONA

@WraithFox: TEARS. I’M CRYING

—

Fifi raised her paws.

Her whole body trembled—but she didn’t run.

Her voice was soft.

“I won’t let you hurt her anymore…”

And the electricity around her started to grow.

This time, she didn’t hold it back.