Beast Hack: Customizing Beasts and Capturing Beauties-Chapter 425: It’s a Raid Boss Cutscene

Theron stood tall, his eyes locked on Liora coldly.

Without a word, he raised his right hand.

A dark red portal formed in the air beside him, pulsing with energy.

The ground shook. Sparks flew from the edges.

Then—

Something massive stepped through.

The beast that emerged was huge, twelve meters tall.

Its body was a twisted blend of bone, metal, and mutation.

Gears spun along its spine. Blades jutted from its arms.

Its jaw was lined with layers of thick steel teeth, glowing softly.

Its steps cracked the ground beneath it.

Theron gestured toward the monster with a calm hand.

"This," he said, voice low and proud, "is my personal beast."

"Vaultusk."

Liora narrowed her eyes, her arms steady at her sides.

Theron smirked.

"Let's see if you'll be the first person to stay alive after seeing it."

The monstrous creature stood behind him, silent but humming with pressure.

Each breath it took made the air heavier.

Theron remained where he was.

He didn't even need to move.

Vaultusk was already in position.

Liora lowered her stance slightly, her fingers tightening.

She spoke without fear. "Whatever you bring out… it doesn't matter."

She looked Vaultusk straight in the eyes.

"In the end, it's still just a Sovereign."

Theron laughed—just once.

"Heh. Sovereign, yes."

"But this one…" he raised three fingers.

"Has SSS-Rank stats."

Liora blinked. That wasn't normal.

"…SSS?" she repeated quietly.

Theron nodded.

"Strength. Endurance. Intelligence. All optimized."

"All stable. Vault-born. Combat-forged. It was never meant to be fair."

He pointed at her like giving a command.

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

Vaultusk responded instantly.

Its arms shifted, steel grinding as one transformed into a massive cannon.

The other turned into a spinning blade.

Liora raised her head, letting out a slow breath.

"…Then let's test it."

She smirked faintly. freeweɓnøvel.com

"I've always wanted to see what someone called 'perfect' really looks like."

Liora's feet slid into stance.

Her armor gleamed as Leon's energy surged behind her.

It formed arm cannons, wings, and radiant shields around her arms and shoulders.

She didn't wait.

In an instant, Liora moved.

She dashed forward, boosters flaring, and fired two quick blasts from her cannons.

They struck Vaultusk in the chest with a loud boom.

Silver light exploded across its armored hide.

Smoke covered the target.

But then—

A deep hum echoed through the air.

The smoke faded.

Vaultusk stood completely still, unfazed.

Liora's eyes narrowed. "Not even a scratch?"

Theron's voice echoed from behind.

"It has SSS-Rank Vitality. You'll need more than that."

Vaultusk's chest opened, revealing a swirling core of red and black energy.

"Core Breach Finisher—Activate."

The beast launched forward with shocking speed.

It slammed the ground, sending a shockwave blasted toward Liora.

She jumped but the tremor still caught her feet mid-air, throwing her balance off.

"Guh—!"

Vaultusk followed instantly.

Its right arm shifted into a massive metal jaw, spinning with blades.

It swung once and Liora blocked with her arm shield.

But the impact sent her flying back across the field.

She hit the ground hard, sliding across broken stone.

"Ugh… that thing's strong."

Theron smirked.

"Strength, vitality, intelligence. Everything was refined."

"You're not fighting a beast. You're fighting my war machine."

Vaultusk advanced again.

Its arm turned into a blade while its legs pulsed with power.

"Ossimetal Maw Rend."

The metal jaw opened at an odd angle—then clamped down fast.

Liora just barely flipped out of range.

But the bite crushed a boulder in half where she'd been.

"Okay," she muttered, "it's not slow, either."

She raised both arms and charged again.

She fired two shots and swung a kick infused with Leon's power.

Her blow landed—Vaultusk stepped back half a step.

A pause.

Then its body started to shift, mutating armor layers across its chest.

Theron called out, "Adaptive Armor Regrowth. Now try that again."

Liora frowned. "It just grew stronger."

Vaultusk's eyes flashed.

"Shock Pulse Matrix!"

A bright electric wave blasted from its body.

Liora screamed as her link with Leon briefly cut out. Her shield systems flickered.

"Gah—my connection…!"

Vaultusk didn't stop.

It raised both arms and slammed down with Seismic Vaultstep.

It cracked the battlefield, sending Liora flying again.

She landed hard.

Her breathing quickened.

Armor cracked. Shoulder bruised.

She stood slowly.

"Okay. So that's how it is."

Theron floated higher, looking down at her like a disappointed commander.

"I told you, Liora. Vaultusk isn't here to play."

"It doesn't roar. It doesn't shout."

"It just wins."

Vaultusk began to glow with Internal Mutation Bloom.

It sprouted extra limbs, glowing spikes, and a rotating jaw from its left shoulder.

Liora steadied herself, her breath heavy.

"That thing... fights like it already knows what I'll do."

Theron's voice was quiet.

"Because it does. Targeting Protocol Intelligence."

"It watches. It learns."

"You? You're just an enemy it hasn't finished yet."

Liora clenched her fists. "Leon…"

Her beast pulsed weakly behind her, systems still rebooting from the shockwave.

She raised one cannon arm again.

Even bruised, even pushed back—

She smiled.

"Good. Then I won't hold back either."

Her silver sharpened.

"It's also been a while… since I got serious."

Behind her, Leon pulsed, his core glowing brighter than ever.

Then it happened.

"Silver Sun Domain, Activate."

The air shifted.

A wave of radiant light exploded from Leon, covering the battlefield.

The cracked ground turned smooth, golden light streaked through the air, and heat shimmered.

Theron narrowed his eyes. "What… is this?"

His HUD glitched.

Vaultusk paused, confused by the sudden energy interference.

"What kind of Domain…?"

Leon didn't speak.

But it moved and the world responded.

The sun above grew brighter, focusing its light only on Liora.

Liora's wounds closed instantly.

The cracks in her armor vanished. Her breathing calmed.

Even her eyes glowed now, softly at first, then brighter.

She stretched her arm.

"Leon, Silver Sun Core, Full Output."

A beam of energy linked her chest with Leon's core.

In an instant, Liora was not just healed.

She was stronger.

Faster.

Fully synced.

Theron's face hardened.

"That healing… That's not possible."

Liora raised her cannons again, now shining with intense silver light.

"It's not just healing," she said. "It's resetting the fight."

She took one step forward.

The ground under her boots shimmered like glass.

"Round two."