The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 935: Planning

It was late in the evening when Karl led the group out into the dim light of the tourist district of Bara to a hotel that Shaman Petros had suggested.

It was set up for large groups, as it was near the dungeon, and the sizing was multi species friendly, unlike some of the inns that were deeper into the mountain, where most of the rooms were sized for Dwarves.

While a few of Karlʼs group members might be alright with that, most of them would be incredibly uncomfortable on a Dwarf sized bed.

The next morning, they all gathered at breakfast to make a proper plan for their excursion, now that they had additional information about the threats.

”Iʼve got a copy of the dayʼs mission requests from the Innkeeper, but itʼs not a big list, as it only covers the region immediately around the mountain. Even if we want to go deal with the Sand Yeti issues, theyʼre not on this list.” Karl explained.

Tessa shrugged. ”We canʼt get lucky every time like we did in Drodh, with their nationwide threat assessments being passed out at the guard station.”

”Why donʼt we skip over the Sand Yeti groups, as theyʼre going to go back soon enough on their own? We can start with the monster spawns, as theyʼre an invasive threat.” Lotus suggested.

To the Nature Goddess, the invasive threats would always be the priority.

Nachtia shrugged. ”That works for me. They all need dealing with.”

Ophelia nodded in agreement before speaking. ”We should go see the dungeon first. Not just because I want to see how Karlʼs combat ability improved after that last incident, but to see if we can get anything good out of it.

Itʼs Overlord Ranked, so it might give us something unexpected. As I recall, Thomas was going to bring some friends of his by this morning if they agreed. At the least, we should give them a couple of hours and leave after lunch if they arenʼt coming.”

They didnʼt have to wait long, as the Dwarves were already outside the restaurant when they finished eating, and already geared up for the dungeon.

”Youʼre going to join us today, Thomas? I thought you were going to take a day off.” Karl commented.

”For your group, Iʼll skip the day off. Hell, I might even make up some of the lost revenue for the week. Itʼs been a rough one all around, and weʼve had to abandon more than one attempt after the first boss.” The Paladin explained.

That was barely a break even day for the group with the entry fee. It might be half the dungeon run, but it was far less than half the total loot at the end.

”Did everyone have what they need? Other than packed lunches, we can get those from the restaurant now.” Karl asked.

The restaurant had them premade and sitting on a counter for the adventurers, so it only took Lotus a second to get the food and return.

”Good to go. Now, letʼs go see whatʼs in the Dungeon. I want to see Rae bully the Spiderlings.” The little cleric announced.

The three new Dwarves looked around to see who she was talking about, but with so many women, it was impossible to tell who Rae was.

”Sheʼs in her separate space right now. If the beasts are out, they will count as members, and we donʼt want that, as there are already ten of us.” Karl explained.

”So thatʼs how you get around the restrictions on group numbers. We will take a moment to introduce the boys to the team once weʼre inside. We might as well get ahead of the lineup. Do you have your token?” Thomas asked.

”Indeed I do.”

The guard at the dungeon smiled as he saw Karlʼs token, and nodded to Thomas.

”I see that you found your new friend again. Go ahead, hope you have better luck today.” The gate guard greeted them.

”It canʼt be much worse than yesterday. But this group is stronger.”

The guard wasnʼt sure about that, as half of the group wasnʼt trying to hide the fact that they were Monarchs. But they did have a black dragon and the Karl with them. That cat demon was already a minor celebrity in the city guard community, as they had all seen the Artifact axe that he made.

The three new Paladins were nearly vibrating with excitement when they finally got into the Dungeon without paying any fees.

”This is going to be a good day, I can feel it already. Iʼm Charlie, and these are my sons, Greg and Gary.” The oldest of the three unfamiliar Paladins greeted them.

”From Left to right, we have Nachtia, Ophelia, Lotus, Dana, and Tessa. If you didnʼt already know, Iʼm Karl. Now, the beasts that just appeared are Thor, Hawk, Remi, Rae and Cara.”

Hawk had already reduced his size to the same one that he was using the last time that he was here, and the sight was highly entertaining to Remi. A tiny, indoor sized Hawk was a novelty after being used to him taking up the whole roof of the workshop.

”Thatʼs quite the team, and theyʼre all strong Overlords. I see why Thomas said we would be fine even with the Monarchs in the group today.” Charlie announced as he carefully watched Cara.

”Sheʼs friendly, you donʼt have to worry about her biting.” Karl offered.

”Iʼm not worrying about being bitten. Iʼm worried about being robbed. I keep regularly used items in my pouches instead of my inventory.” The Paladin complained.

[They all assume the worst of me.] Cara complained.

Remi hissed with laughter. [But heʼs not wrong, you were going to see what was in his pouches. Leave the poor man alone, heʼs here to help.]

Thomas distracted them by going over the basics for the run.

”My fellow Dwarves all know the dungeon routes by memory. So, we can do it again the same way as last time. We will get in position, and then Hawk and Rae can pull the mobs to us.

Be careful not to use area effects that go outside the current battle so that we donʼt accidentally attract more monsters than we can smoothly handle at once. I have no doubt that some of you can deal enough damage to pull more than one group at a time, but trust me. It is faster to do them in order.” He reminded them.

Karl nodded and took out his bow. This was going to be a fun run, and watching Hawk hurl Spiderlings like baseballs was always great entertainment.