The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 821  Huge Flying Fish

Everyone spread out for their daily plans, with most of the team headed for the Dungeon, while the crafting apprentices all gathered on the second floor or Remiʼs lab in the illusionary Library city.

”Alright, letʼs start with the most obvious runes for crafters. These are the base...” Karl trailed off as the sound of explosions from outside caught everyoneʼs attention.

Hawk flew out of his space to see what was going on, and found that they were facing a type of threat that he had never expected to see before.

[There are huge flying fishes. They smell so good.] Hawk immediately reported.

[Iʼm going to need more detail than that, buddy. How are fish making that level of explosion?] Karl asked, realizing that Hawk had gotten distracted by the possibility of a new food source.

Then an Overlord Ranked whale appeared in Hawkʼs space, nearly a hundred metres long, and showing signs of hundreds of magical attacks on its body.

Well, that looked like something that could cause some damage.

”There are flying whales outside. I donʼt know what theyʼre attacking or why, but it sounds serious.”

Moira sighed as she realized her training would be interrupted. But Karl motioned for her to sit. ”All the crafters can stay here. Take these notes from Lady Remi and go over them. There are fifty pages of compound Runes to help you with successful creation there. First, make a copy for everyone, and then practice what you learned. I will be back later for a practical demonstration.”

Karl stepped out of the house, and looked out to sea, where thousands of whales like the one that Hawk was currently bombarding were approaching the city.

They were attacking ships, Demons, and anything else that got in their way.

At the moment, ʼwhyʼ was less important than the fact that they were almost certainly going to reach the city.

The Guard was scrambling, headed for the walls. But Drodh didnʼt have a wall on the ocean side, and the fleet was already in shambles. Perhaps they were counting on one of the cityʼs powerhouses to prevent the approach into the city?

Rae appeared beside Karl in spider form, then began to sprout large opalescent wings that glowed with runes.

”Thatʼs... new.” [Sister Butterfly helped me. Arenʼt they pretty? The runes mean flying.]

Karl sent a mental nudge to the butterfly, and a pair of massive white feathered wings appeared on his back.

They were solid illusions, but the runes were real, and effective. If Karl had thought of this in advance, he could have made himself a flying item ages ago.

Learning to use the wings, on the other hand, was not easy. He had a general idea and some magical assistance, but he was slow and awkward as he tried to gain altitude to engage the incoming whales with ranged skills.

”First day with your wings?” A guard laughed as he flew past. ”As a matter of fact, yes. Theyʼre a skill, and Iʼm not good at it.”

Then Karl realized that there was a skill to help him. One of Caraʼs basic racial abilities was {Rapid Flight} which was supposed to make her an agile flyer, regardless of size.

Karl activated the skill, and a hint of knowledge entered his mind, helping him use his wings properly. So, he shared it with Rae, who was already doing much better than he was.

Even before she gave up on actually flying to the battle and just used [Shadow Step] to get below one of the whales for a brutal attack.

It was a day of new experiences for Rae. Never before had she managed to obtain fish sauce for her snacks, and now they were treating her to an entire sushi feast. The city would probably want a lot of this, as the Guards were out here fighting in full force, but they hadnʼt called on the militia. However, one or two shouldnʼt be a big problem.

What would be an issue was getting some of the blood from that Totem - Ranked one that the district leaders were fighting.

Maybe if she just teleported over there with a bucket...

Hawk was much more devoted to the battle aspect of the situation, as the whales all used water magic barriers, and the blasts of the water jets that they shot out every few seconds were colliding with the barriers the City Guard had erected.

That was the noise they had heard, and with so many of the flying whales in range now, the blasts would be shaking the southwest side of the city.

Whatever strategy the Guards had come up with to deal with this massive pod of flying ocean beasts appeared to be working. Dozens had been culled by the soldiers, their bodies mostly now floating in the ocean below, and the whole group was turning south, headed along the coast instead of inland past the city.

Karl idly thought that city maintenance costs had to be absolutely insane with the frequency of attacks that he had seen since his arrival, and the loss of ships that they had suffered today. But behind him, the citizens appeared to be in the mood to celebrate as a Totem Ranked whale was dropped, and the pod completed its turn away from shore.

Rae discretely cut a massive portion of the whaleʼs corpse away as she finished draining the blood she wanted, and then returned to her space. If they couldnʼt prove she was at the corpse, they were unable to prove that she stole their favourite snacks.

And this definitely seemed like a favourite snack.

Hawk, who had been assisting the guard in their focused efforts to take down more of the Monarch Ranked targets, was overjoyed with his sisterʼs thoughtfulness. A bit of extra nutrition might be all it took him to break through to Overlord.

Thor had a very different approach to advancing. He had gained a profound understanding of Holy Magic when his [Circle of Protection] advanced to [Consecrated Ground]. So, instead of relying upon luck to obtain a stronger resource, Thor intended to push the quality of his magic until he broke through or hit a bottleneck. In the worst-case scenario, he would just be the first to ask Karl for a forced evolution.