The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1004: Crab Stew

And attacked by more crabs is exactly what happened.

Before the soup was even ready, they already had crabs coming from three different directions, and Cara was out hunting them.

She had realized that the creatures had a fatal flaw. The actual brain was right between the eyes, and behind one of the least armoured portions of their body.

The trick was to get past the claws, as they would guard their vulnerable frontal area as they charged.

You couldnʼt attack it from the top, as most would try. And you couldnʼt attack from below, if you were smaller than the crab. You had to attack it from the front and straight inwards to get a clean hit. But with a bit of practice, she learned to taunt them into snapping their pincers at her, and that revealed the soft spot for her to hit them with a [Void Blast].

She definitely didnʼt want to damage them too badly. These shells were Overlord Ranked chitin. Compared to most materials, they were exceptionally durable, and light for the amount of protection that they offered.

It might not be as good as some of the special Overlord Ranked metals, but Cara was pretty sure that Rae could make some really awesome armour and trinkets out of Crab bits.

All they had to do was have crab for dinner for a few days, and Rae would have all the materials that she could need to make entire suits of armour.

Wouldnʼt that be cool? They could make it a shop specialty, as it would layer so well in the traditional Drodh armour style.

Oh, that would look good on the Dana. They should make her new armour.

[I made her armour a month ago.] Rae reminded the badger.

[Thatʼs working armour, not decorative armour.] Cara replied haughtily.

Rae paused. The badger was right. It was working armour. She could make it look so much cooler if she wasnʼt worried about function. If she went all out on the decoration, Dana would become a walking billboard for her armouring skills.

She could have a Limited Edition Samurai Dana.

She was already getting properly Stabby with that increased attack speed, and Rae was proud of her squishy little human sister. She had even made her Golems competent with a sword, and that was a real accomplishment.

Raeʼs golems were pretty good, but they were still lacking on the skills front.

The Spectral Knights, on the other hand, had excellent skills. They should teach the Dana Mage how to summon those.

Rae mentally nudged Karl, reminding him that he should be more generous with the skills.

{Target Incompatible with Skill [Undead Army]}

[Boo this system.] Rae complained.

A whole army of undead knights fighting in front of Dana would be wonderful. Especially after Rae made her some new decorative Lady General armour.

[Is combat a cosplay competition of sorts?] Tian asked curiously.

[Wasnʼt it always? Beating up bullies and bad people is only properly satisfying when you look cool doing it.] Rae insisted.

The little fox nodded, accepting the words of his older sister as gospel truth.

Tian began to brush out his tail. A properly groomed tail was essential to looking impressive, and he might need to be ready at any moment. The fact that he weighed all of one kilogram and was far too adorable to intimidate anyone never crossed his mind.

Karl considered his failure for a few minutes. Maybe there was a way that he could fix that skill? Dana couldnʼt use [Bodyguard] or [Army of the Dead] but she was good with Golems.

If he mixed the skills for Golem and Army of the Dead, wouldnʼt that make something like an army of Golems?

Of course, the two spells had very little in common, other than that it made a solid construct as a final result, so mixing them wasnʼt going to be easy. But they had some time, and Karl could work at it slowly while resting and during travel time.

The crab stew turned out to be a huge hit with everyone, but the portion sizes were a bit ridiculous for such a small group.

In order to hold the full crab, as they wanted, the pot held nearly four hundred litres of stew.

So, after the six of them, plus the beasts, had managed to eat most of a single crab leg between them, Tessa packed everything, including the new pot, into her inventory for later.

Rae stretched out, and then got to her feet. ”Are you staying here for the night? I am going to go hunt more crabs for later. Hawk and Cara are already at it again, and I donʼt want to let them win.”

Then she transformed and vanished into the distance with [Shadow Step]. Karl would tell her the answer when they had one.

Lotus laughed at her impatience and shrugged. ”This is as good of a spot as any. If we leave the Golems and some bodyguards on watch, we can just rest in the Tiny World. Just put the entrance inside a simple tent, and nobody will ever know that itʼs not the Bodyguardsʼ camp.”

Karl nodded. ”There is a nice simple tent in my inventory. But I have a better plan. If you ask the lovely Tian, I bet he wouldnʼt mind making us a shelter.”

Karl brought Tian out of his space, and Lotusʼ hands began flapping in restrained excitement.

Or the restrained urge to simply grab the fluffy creature.

”Mister Tian, will you make us a shelter for the night? That would be so kind of you. Iʼve got special treats. Do you like peaches? I made peach cobbler squares before we left.” Lotus blurted in a rush, while the tiny fox laughed.

Tian nodded in agreement. He could make a den for everyone. But an above ground one, the way that other species did it.

A flick of his tail created a dome - roofed circular hut of sandstone with an arched door and a single window. It had a stone sleeping bench on one side, up off the ground, so that bugs didnʼt bother you, and the thick stone walls would keep the afternoon sun off you, while keeping the hut warm all night.

Lotus hung a hastily conjured grass mat over the door, and then a covering for the window. Now it looked like someone lived in it.

Then, she held out her hands, one with the peach cobbler square on a small plate. Clearly luring Tian back to her.

But he didnʼt mind. As much as he had complained about it, the little fox actually enjoyed having someone stroke his fur.