Infinite System Inheritor Return From The Abyss-Chapter 254 - 253: Beast vs. Beast

The battle between Huno, Nymira, and the lion beast raged on. Their claws clashed, their roars shook the ground, and the air was filled with the sound of snapping jaws and tearing winds. But no matter how hard they fought, the lion beast was still in control.

Huno lunged forward, his fangs aimed for the lion beast's neck, but the lion beast swiftly dodged, twisting its massive body. With a powerful swipe of its claws, it sent Huno skidding back, his claws digging into the ground to stop himself.

Nymira moved next, her fiery tail whipping toward the lion beast, but the enemy easily leaped over them, landing gracefully with a smirk.

"Hah… is this all?" the lion beast taunted, looking down at them with disappointment. "Why are you holding back? Are you underestimating me, you weaklings?"

Huno and Nymira didn't respond, but the way they moved was hesitant. It wasn't fear of losing—it was something else.

The lion beast narrowed its glowing golden eyes. Then, suddenly, it grinned.

"I see… so that's it. You're afraid of them seeing your true form, aren't you?" It chuckled darkly, licking its fangs. "Then let me help you."

The lion beast stomped the ground with a loud boom. A dark pulse spread out from its paws, warping the space around them.

Everything changed in an instant.

The battlefield became quiet. Huno and Nymira could still see their allies in the distance, but something was wrong. The others were frozen, unaware of what was happening. Their battle was completely hidden—camouflaged from sight and even from feeling.

"What did you do?" Nymira growled, her fur bristling.

The lion beast laughed. "I've cut us off from their senses. Now, they can't see or feel our fight. It's just us." The lion beast grinned, its dark mane flowing. "Now… show me all you've got."

Huno and Nymira looked at each other. There was no choice.

With a deep breath, Nymira's nine tails finally unfurled, the last eight emerging in a swirl of fire and shadow. Her aura intensified, the flames around her turning blue and black.

Huno let out a low, rumbling growl. His body shimmered, twisting as his two other heads emerged, each one glowing with dark energy. His muscles expanded, his fur thickened, and his entire form grew in size.

The lion beast grinned wider. "That's more like it."

Its own body began to shift. Its muscles thickened, its paws grew larger, and its already massive size expanded until it was now equal to Huno and Nymira—matching the size of the boss itself.

Then, the real fight began.

Nymira was the first to strike, her tails whipping forward like burning whips. The lion beast dodged two, three—then one wrapped around its leg! Nymira pulled, trying to drag it down, but the lion beast simply laughed and ripped the tail off with sheer strength. Nymira snarled in pain, but before the lion beast could attack, Huno's three heads lunged forward.

The lion beast barely managed to avoid the first, but the second head sank its fangs into its side, and the third head clamped down on its shoulder.

"Hah!" The lion beast smirked, its tail lashing out again.

CRACK!

Huno was thrown off, smashing into the ground. Before he could recover, the lion beast stomped on his chest, pinning him down.

"You're still holding back," it whispered.

Huno's eyes darkened. Then, his body glowed with eerie blue energy.

BOOM!

A shockwave burst from his body, throwing the lion beast backward. Huno stood up, his aura flaring, his three heads snarling as the ground beneath him cracked from his power.

Nymira joined him, her eyes burning with determination. This time, they weren't going to hold back And the lion beast could only grin in excitement.

Huno lunged forward with his three heads attacking from different angles, making it difficult for the lion beast to dodge all of them. One head snapped at its legs, another aimed for its throat, and the third went for its back. The lion beast dodged the first two, but CHOMP!—Huno's third head clamped down on its shoulder.

CRACK!

The sound of bones straining under pressure echoed.

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"Grrh… You damn mutt!" the lion beast growled, slamming its paw into Huno's ribs to force him off.

At the same time, Nymira's tails glowed with different elemental energy. Each of her nine tails held a different power—fire, water, wind, lightning, earth, ice, darkness, light, and poison.

She flicked her fire tail, sending a blast of white-hot flames toward the lion beast's face. It dodged, but Nymira's wind tail followed, creating a powerful gust that sent it staggering. The moment its footing was unstable, she slammed her earth tail down, and a rock pillar erupted beneath the lion beast, launching it into the air.

Huno wasted no time. His middle head roared, and from its mouth, a beam of blue energy shot out, striking the lion beast mid-air.

BOOM!

The explosion shook the ground as the lion beast crashed down, coughing as dust rose around it.

It growled, trying to stand up, but Nymira flicked her ice tail, and SNAP!—the lion beast's paws froze to the ground.

Huno and Nymira took this chance to back away, catching their breath.

"We're winning," Huno panted, his three heads glancing at Nymira. "We need to end this fast."

Nymira nodded, her golden eyes serious. "We don't know what's happening outside We need to help.."

Huno's eyes darkened. "Then let's finish this now."

The two of them focused, gathering their strength.

Huno's body shimmered as dark energy crackled around him, his form growing denser with raw power. His three heads roared in unison, shaking the entire battlefield.

Nymira's tails burned with their respective elements, her fur glowing as she activated all her abilities at once. The air around her sparked with lightning, burned with fire, and froze with ice.

The lion beast, now free from the ice, saw their transformation and snarled. "You think you can defeat me just because you got a few lucky hits?!"

Huno and Nymira didn't answer. Instead, they attacked.

WHOOSH!

Nymira dashed forward, her lightning tail striking first. The lion beast barely dodged, but she followed up with a fire attack, forcing it back. As it stumbled, her water tail lashed out, soaking its fur—then her lightning tail struck again.

BZZZT!

Electricity surged through the lion beast's wet body, stunning it for a moment.

That was all the time Huno needed.

BOOM!

Huno tackled the lion beast with full force, slamming it into the ground. His three heads bit down, pinning it in place.

Nymira jumped, her tails glowing with every element at once, and then—

CRASH!

She slammed all her elemental power into the lion beast, creating an explosion of fire, ice, wind, and lightning.

When the dust cleared, the lion beast lay motionless, heavily injured.

Huno and Nymira stood over it, panting.

"…Is it dead?" Nymira asked.

Huno shook his head. "No time to check. We need to go now."

Without wasting another second, they turned and rushed toward their allies, unaware of the chaos waiting for them outside.

The moment the lion beast's field disappeared, Huno and Nymira's eyes widened.

The battlefield was in complete chaos. The top rankers—some of the strongest warriors—were lying on the ground, unconscious or barely moving. The air smelled of blood, dust, and burnt mana.

Then—

"MRS. SEOYANG!"

Both Huno and Nymira immediately dashed forward, searching frantically. Where was she?!

Then they heard a faint voice.

"…We're here…"

It was weak, almost a whisper, but they recognized it.

"Silla!" Nymira called out.

They followed the voice, running toward a nearby collapsed building. Inside, they found Silla, wrapped around Seoyang's unconscious body. Blood dripped from her forehead, her breathing shallow.

"What happened?!" Nymira asked as she and Huno quickly helped lift Seoyang.

Silla's eyes flickered weakly as he struggled to speak. "Gideon… the Dragonoid top ranker… He's controlled by the Eidolon."

Huno clenched his teeth. "Controlled…?"

Silla nodded weakly. "The boss increased his power. His attacks were overwhelming. The others… they're unconscious. My clones… were able to protect them…"

Huno and Nymira exchanged looks, anger rising in their chests. But before they could say another word—

SHWIP!

A sudden, terrifying presence filled the air. Huno and Nymira immediately moved to protect Silla and Seoyang, their bodies tensed—

WHOOSH!

But whatever it was dodged them. Their eyes widened in shock.

"SILLA!"

A sharp, whip-like appendage shot through the air, striking Silla's body.

SCHLICK!

The sound of flesh being pierced echoed through the ruined building. A gaping hole appeared in Silla's snake-like form.

"W-What…" Silla gasped, blood spilling from his mouth.

Before they could react, the whip-like tail wrapped around Seoyang's body, tightening around her unconscious form.

"NO!" Nymira roared, lunging forward—

But it was too late. The whip yanked Seoyang away, pulling her into the distance. Their eyes filled with rage as they saw where it came from—

The lion beast.

It stood there, tail swaying, golden eyes filled with amusement.

"Fools," it chuckled. "You turned your backs to your enemy."

Huno and Nymira's bodies shook with fury. Their eyes locked onto the lion beast, their killing intent exploding.

Seoyang had been taken.