The Bookkeeper-Chapter 51: God Beast

Silence settled across the distance as they all awaited the arrival of the God Beast and the assassin. However, Raiden couldn’t help but wear his twisted smile, fear etched beneath it, though he knew he had to steady his nerves and deal with the threat before it consumed them all.

He steeled himself, forcing the euphoria from his system, before turning to Speed with an unreadable expression. "How fast can you move, Speed?"

Speed scratched his hair for a moment, his golden eyes darting around in thought. "Since I turned black, my speed ability has plateaued. It’s not going to improve like it did when I had my white crest."

Raiden raised a subtle eyebrow, prompting Speed to elaborate. "I’d say 800 to 1000 meters per second."

Raiden turned back to look in the intruders’ direction once more. They were moving fast, and he had to think quickly. To face the God Beast with all their strength, he needed to split up his team.

But given Speed’s abilities, it would take him less than three seconds to reach the intruders the moment they crossed into the barrier around the estate. And if things went badly, that would be enough time for Speed to find himself in trouble with the God Beast nearby.

This was a gamble they had to take. He let out a sigh. "Leo and Speed, I want you two to take on the assassin."

Both Leo and Speed gave him a nod. "Get to a safe distance between us and them. From the moment they step into the barrier, I want you to pull the assassin away from the blue giant. After you handle him, come back and help us."

They gave him a nod and began moving toward the burnt grassy field on the left. Leo adjusted the bandages around his fists while Speed repositioned his mask, opening his mouth and working his jaw against the sharp teeth embedded in the mask as he prepared for action.

"Levi, I want you to move carefully through the battle, striking whenever you get an opening." He turned to Levi with a cocky smirk. "Fatal strikes only, and stay hidden until the battle’s over."

Levi’s grin widened before he simply vanished from sight.

Raiden reached to lift Ash from his shoulder. Her heart pulsed with fear and doubt, emotions he could feel all too clearly. "Don’t worry, Ash... I will defeat him. Trust me."

He masked his fears with a smile and patted her head as she flapped her wings slightly. "Now, I want you to safeguard the house." Raiden’s expression darkened. "React if you sense any danger approaching."

[Okay, Papa,] Ash replied as Raiden lowered her to the floor. She grew instantly, wings folded slightly at her sides, her height reaching about three inches above Raiden’s.

At that moment, Raiden’s heart sank as the God Beast and assassin breached the barrier. The instant they made their move, Speed burst forward and slammed into the assassin, driving him to their side of the field.

The God Beast hesitated momentarily and snarled, but with Soul by Raiden’s side, he couldn’t help but charge toward them. That was exactly what Raiden had been counting on. ƒreewebɳovel.com

With Freya’s excellent mana control and unique flames combined with Soul’s overwhelming aura and soul condemn ability, the three of them had a solid chance of drawing the God Beast in and, more importantly, actually hurting it.

"Soul... Freya," Raiden called out as fear forced his devilish smile to surface once more, his heart pounding rapidly while his grey eyes locked with the God Beast’s blue ones. "This is our cue."

The moment he said it, Soul’s overwhelming aura almost doubled in size, sending a blinding wind swirling behind Raiden, while Freya merged her flames with her mana, the fire enveloping and transforming her very body.

Raiden clutched his sword tightly and immediately dashed toward the beast, Soul and Freya right behind him. However, before any of them could get within striking range, the beast paused, and they followed suit.

Raiden watched as the beast blinked abruptly, teeth clenched through its rumbling growls. Before he could make sense of this strange behavior, Raiden’s instincts kicked in and he yelled.

"Get out of the way!" They all jumped to the grassy areas as a blue laser beam shot out of the beast’s eyes, the beams hitting the pavement and melting it into molten liquid.

At the rate the lasers were moving, if the beast lifted its head, they would arc toward the house, and Ash would be in trouble. The moment Raiden noticed that, his body moved on pure instinct, and he sprinted toward the beast.

He launched himself into the air, sword targeting the beast’s neck, but before he could strike, Levi delivered a devastating blow to the beast’s ribcage, cutting off the laser beams and making the beast howl in pain.

The brief moment caused the beast to shift, making Raiden’s strike slash across its eye as its agonizing screams intensified. As Raiden touched down, his twisted smile deepened. He seized the moment, readjusted his grip on the sword, swung upward, and slashed the beast’s face, completely severing its cheek and remaining eye.

What emerged from the God Beast was a hollow, piercing scream loud enough to burst an eardrum, but none of them were deterred as Soul and Freya immediately flanked Raiden.

What came next was a brutal, unrelenting attack on the God Beast. Raiden didn’t hesitate for a second, every strike he landed flooded him with excitement and savage satisfaction.

Soul’s attacks relentlessly shattered the beast’s soul, blood beginning to seep from every opening with each strike she landed. Freya proved equally devastating, her attacks burning the beast from the inside out, just as she had planned.

For that moment it didn’t feel like a battle but rather pure, deadly choreography. Their timing and understanding of each other were perfect, and the God Beast could only absorb the relentless attacks as its body was progressively dismantled.

Carved apart by Raiden’s sword, the rest of the beast’s body was caught in Freya’s red phoenix flames, and still, the beast had no energy left to fight back due to Soul’s relentless strikes against its soul.

It was finished. The God Beast they had dreaded hadn’t proven to be the threat they expected. This was evident even to Speed and Leo, who remained engaged in fierce combat with the assassin, a number 7 possessing teleportation abilities.

But Raiden wasn’t satisfied yet. He could feel the lingering fear in Ash’s heart, and he had witnessed the beast’s incredible regeneration firsthand in their previous encounter. He knew better than to celebrate such an early victory.

As Soul and Freya moved away from the beast, Raiden sliced its head clean off, the head rolling across the earth’s surface. Without a word needing to be spoken, Freya set the entire corpse ablaze, flames consuming it from the inside out.

However, it stopped abruptly, and Raiden’s instincts kicked in as he backed away from the God Beast’s body. Soul and Freya, witnessing the fear and sweat streaming down Raiden’s face with his mouth slightly parted, backed away also.

Raiden couldn’t fully process his thoughts, and they were instantly confirmed. The flames within the beast began producing smoke as the flesh began reclaiming those burned areas, with all its severed parts growing back as well—including a new head.

Raiden swallowed nervously as he watched the God Beast’s transformation.

"It truly is impossible to kill."

He muttered, and the very thought of it being impossible to kill only made him want to kill it more, imagining the relief and warmth he could feel after destroying it.

His body began twitching from excitement and fear. But did he really need euphoria in this dire situation?

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