Beast Hack: Customizing Beasts and Capturing Beauties-Chapter 313: Lucius’s Announcement

The VIP room door was forcefully opened by Vallos.

He stepped inside and immediately saw four figures inside the room.

There were three women and one man.

"Are the four of you from Luxoria Castle?"

Lucius, who was sitting in the middle only smirked.

"And if we were?"

He tilted his head.

"What would you do?"

Vallos grinned back, crossing his arms.

"Simple. We'd capture you."

Lucius chuckled.

"I see. But the real question is… can you?"

Vallos frowned slightly, but he quickly hid his irritation behind a smirk.

"Don't underestimate Beast Castle."

With a motion of his hand, the guards behind him immediately sprung into action, summoning their beasts.

Scaltors.

Large, serpentine creatures with muscular limbs, their fangs and tails as sharp as steel.

Their scales were also harder than reinforced metal.

Then—

Vallos extended his hand, summoning his own beast.

Cindarox.

A big lizard with flaming limbs.

Vallos then smirked.

"Now, with this, do you still think you can escape?"

Lucius didn't move and flinch.

Instead, he smirked again.

"Liora."

Liora, who had been leaning lazily against the chair, finally stood up.

She stretched her arms, her eyes gleaming with amusement.

"Yeah?"

Lucius waved his hand dismissively.

"Handle them."

Liora rolled her shoulders, then casually glanced at the summoned beasts.

He analyzed them for a moment before chuckling.

"Hah… I see."

Vallos raised his eyebrow.

"What? Getting nervous?"

Liora grinned, stepping forward.

"Nervous? No. I was just taking a good look before crushing them."

She cracked her knuckles.

"Sure, I'll handle them."

Vallos smirked. "Don't think we'll back down just because you're a girl."

Liora's grin turned sharp, almost predatory.

She took another step forward, flames flickering around her fingertips.

"Oh? Don't think of me as a girl."

Her eyes burned fiercely.

"Think of me as an Alpha."

The battle was about to begin.

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Vallos frowned, his eyes narrowing as he noticed the fire dancing at Liora's fingertips.

"So, you're a Beast King… but don't think that means you can defeat us."

He quickly gestured to his guards, barking out orders.

"Attack. Now."

The guards nodded immediately and commanded their Scaltors.

"Use Tail Blade Strike!"

"Follow up with Tremor Fang!"

The Scaltors hissed, whipping their steel tails through the air and lashed their steel fangs toward Liora.

Meanwhile, Vallos stepped forward.

"Ignition Claws! Burn yourself, Cindarox!"

Cindarox let out a roar, its veins pulsing violently as it suddenly engulfed itself in flames.

Its claws burned bright, its entire body turning into a living flame as it charged at Liora.

The heat was suffocating or at least, it should have been.

But—

Liora didn't move.

She didn't even acknowledge the incoming attacks.

Instead—

She simply smirked.

And then—

She raised her hands, flames bursting forth, shaping themselves into massive silver fire claws.

"Let's see if you can handle this."

She swung her claws forward.

And in an instant—

The first Scaltor was gone.

Its reinforced steel-like scales?

Melted instantly.

Its body didn't even have the chance to resist.

The moment Liora's silver flames touched it, the entire beast liquefied.

The second Scaltor lunged, jaws wide open—

But Liora twisted mid-air, her claws slicing through its skull.

Its fangs melted before they could even get close.

The remnants of its body collapsed into molten steel, its limbs twitching as it was reduced to nothing.

The guards froze.

"What… the hell?!"

"Our Scaltors… they just—"

"They're gone?!"

Liora landed gracefully, her eyes flashing.

"Tch. Weak."

But—

She suddenly turned her attention to Cindarox, the supposedly 'blazing' beast.

And she laughed.

Not because she was impressed.

But because—

Its heat felt cold.

Liora smirked.

"Is that all? You're supposed to be a fire-type beast?"

Cindarox let out a roar, slamming its burning claws into the ground, sending waves of heat across the room.

But—

The flames barely even reached her.

She snorted, shaking her head.

"That's not even warm."

Vallos froze, his eyes widening in realization.

"Impossible…"

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Liora grinned, cracking her knuckles as her flames roared even stronger.

"My turn."

She launched forward.

Cindarox roared, its flaming body surging with heat as it lunged at Liora with everything it had.

But—

Liora moved faster than it.

In a blink, she was already in front of the massive beast.

Before Cindarox could even react—

She grabbed it.

Her silver flame claws clamped down around its snout.

Her grip was so tight that the beast instantly frozen.

The supposed unstoppable flames of Cindarox?

They were turned off.

The great fire beast of Vallos was silenced in a single grip.

Liora's eyes glowed, her smirk widening.

"Pathetic."

Vallos staggered back. His face was in shock.

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Lucius smirked, leaning back as he activated the voice transmission.

"Hello? Is this connected…? Ah, it must be."

The crowd fell silent.

Everyone, including Varen, Vallos, and every noble in attendance.

All of them turned toward the speakers, eyes widening in shock.

"Alright then. Let me introduce myself properly."

A brief pause. It was just enough to let the tension build.

Then, Lucius's voice rang out.

"My name is Lord L, the owner of Luxoria Castle."

The crowd erupted in whispers.

"Lord L?! The mysterious head of Luxoria Castle?!"

"He's actually speaking directly? Here?!"

"What the hell is happening?"

Varen was enraged as his grip on the podium tightened. His eyes were locked upward.

Lucius chuckled, his voice filled with amusement.

"By the way… Director Varen, isn't it?"

He paused for dramatic effect.

"Good job on auctioning Titanhoof."

Varen's jaw clenched, his expression sour.

Lucius continued.

"But still… wasn't it a bit too cheap?"

The crowd gasped.

Sylvia smirked from her VIP suite, sipping her wine.

Raiven chuckled under his breath, amused by the chaos.

Lucius pressed on.

"Selling an SS-Rank beast at that price… I must say, that wasn't your best moment."

Varen's breath came out ragged, his composure cracking.

Lucius wasn't done.

"And… for you to send guards to my room?"

The crowd erupted again, gasping in shock.

"Wait, what?! They sent guards to his room?!"

"That's a declaration of war… right?"

Lucius's chuckle echoed through the hall.

"It's not that I mind, really. But next time, please send stronger ones."

The crowd froze.

And then—

Liora's voice suddenly appeared through the transmission.

"Yeah, seriously. I barely even broke a sweat."

Lucius grinned.

"Right? Just one of my maids handled them all effortlessly."

His voice turned into mocking.

"So please, for the sake of Beast Castle's reputation, improve your security, okay?"

Luna burst into laughter in the background.

Loreia chuckled, shaking her head.

Varen, on the other hand, was boiling in anger.

Lucius wasn't done.

"And finally—"

His voice shifted, addressing the entire audience.

"For those of you in attendance... let me remind you."

He paused for a moment.

"In two days, Luxoria Castle will be auctioning an SS-Rank beast... one that is far better than Titanhoof."

Lucius's voice then turned cold.

"But let me make one thing clear."

His eyes glowed, his smirk turning deadly.

"The weak are not welcome."

Silence.