NOVEL NEXT Chapter 44: Strengthened Thunder Eagle
Liora's Lunar Claws were clashing with Thunder Eagle's charged talons. The impact sent shockwaves through the ground.
Although the collision left Liora's right claw slightly bruised, she wasted no time. Without hesitation, she immediately began to counterattack.
Liora immediately swung her left claw upward, landing a powerful strike on the Thunder Eagle's chest, making it fall back but despite the blow, it still managed to remain standing while glaring at Liora.
Liora, who saw it, immediately smirked as she praised it. "Not bad. You're stronger than I expected for something under his command."
Kaelix, on the other hand, was shocked and also frustated at the same time, seeing that his Thunder Eagle, who easily defeated any beast with ease, was struggling against Liora.
"Damn it! To think that I have to use this in this place." Kaelix said in anger as he began to take something from his spatial ring.
Kaelix then immediately threw something that looked like a black pill toward the Thunder Eagle and without hesitation, the beast caught it and swallowed it in a single gulp.
Liora was soon surprised, as she felt the aura of the Thunder Eagle begin to change and rise. Its body began to tremble and a spark of electricity began to surge more around it.
The Thunder Eagle also seemed to change more, as it was not as calm as before and it looked like it was about to explode in rage.
Lucius was immediately intrigued by the transformation. He immediately used the system to see if there were any changes in its stats.
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[Species: Thunder Eagle]
[Element: Thunder]
[Level: 3 Star]
[Stats:]
[Str: C (3★)]
[Vit: C (3★)]
[Agi: C (3★)]
[Int: D (3★)]
[Skills:]
[Lightning Dive: Soars high into the air and dives down at incredible speed, creating a thunderous impact.]
[Storm Cry: Emits a powerful screech that summons a lightning bolt onto the target.]
[Electric Surge: Surrounds itself with a temporary electric aura, damaging nearby enemies.]
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Lucius smirked as he saw the current stats of the Thunder Eagle. He never thought that the eagle's stats would be raised by one tier except its stats.
Lucius then began to wonder about the black pill that was thrown by Kaelix. "I wonder what kind of pill it is, but let's focus on the fight for now."
Kaelix, who noticed Lucius' smirk, sneered. "Mock me all you want, you fake Volcaria as now, you'll see the difference! Thunder Eagle, crush that arrogant girl and show them who's superior! Electric Surge into Lightning Dive!"
The Thunder Eagle's aura immediately flared up as it immediately flew high to the sky with an even stronger and faster move than before.
Liora, who saw the newly strengthened Thunder Eagle, looked back at Lucius as she bared her Lunar claws. "Master, do I have your permission to end this now?"
Lucius, who heard Liora, smirked. He also realized that it was already night so it was time to end it. "Of course, Liora. Show him the price of challenging me. Use the moon's blessing to finish this."
Liora nodded and used the Lunar Blessing to absorb the moonlight to make herself stronger. Her claws began to extend further and also her aura began to raise to another level.
Kaelix was frustated and angry seeing Liora and Lucius, who were fearless. "It's useless! You think some moonlight trick can stop my Thunder Eagle? Finish her, Thunder Eagle! Now!"
The Thunder Eagle let out a screech before diving down in a blur of lightning and rage, aiming strike toward Liora.
Liora didn't flinch and crouched slightly as she prepared her claws. As the Thunder Eagle closed in, she whispered, "Let's see who's truly superior."
Liora soon jumped into the air, meeting the Thunder Eagle head-on. Her Lunar Claws clashed against the Thunder Eagle's Talon one more time.
For a moment, Liora could match with the Thunder Eagle's power, but unfortunately, although their stats were C-Tier, their level was different.
The Thunder Eagle, who was a 3-Star Beast, was stronger than Liora, who was 2-Star and immediately overpowered her, as it instantly sent Liora crashing back to the ground.
Liora, who now fell down, looked at the Thunder Eagle in anger. She never thought that she could be defeated here in front of her master.
Kaelix soon smirked and sneered from the sidelines after watching this. "Pathetic! Is this the best your loyal maid can do, Lucius? She's struggling against my Thunder Eagle's raw power. Admit it. You're outmatched!"
Lucius watched silently and didn't panic at all. He looked at Liora's frustation and also Kaelix's smug expression. Lucius was not angry but a bit annoyed after being underestimated by Kaelix.
Liora, who saw Lucius' gaze toward here, could only be depressed. "Master... Give me another command. I'll fight until I win."
Lucius only looked at her and smiled. "Liora, you have done well. The Thunder Eagle was just too strong for you now, so just rest for now."
He then looked at Kaeli and turned toward the Thunder Eagle and smirked as he began to turn into his system.
"System, hack that Thunder Eagle. Erase the pill's effects and copy the pill into the Eternal Vault." Lucius said to the system in his mind.
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[Hack Initiation: Buff Erasure and Pill Duplication.]
[Resources Required: 220,000 Hack Points.]
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The system soon reduced the needed points. Lucius looked at it with pained expression but still, it was worth it.
The system soon went to work. The Thunder Eagle, who was flying in the air, suddenly fell down and the thunder current around began to dissipate.
The Thunder Eagle also suddenly began to weaken as its movement became sluggish and its strength began to decrease as a side effect of the pill.
Kaelix was surprised by it, as he didn't know what was happening. His Thunder Eagle should be in full power even after using its powerful move.
The pill that he used was a new pill developed by his family that could increase a beast's power tremendously for a short moment but it was not this short.
On the other hand, Lucius was just smiling upon looking at Kaelix's surprised expression, seeing that he didn't know what was happening.