The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1030: Narazir Zone

So, if she could feel it on the ground, but not in the air, in Caraʼs mind that meant it was likely a trick.

And tricks of magic could be Nullified.

Cara cast [Nullify] and the air seemed to distort for a moment, which encouraged her to recruit assistance.

[Karl, help me out here. I think that weʼre standing on something good.] She insisted.

The Chieftain recognized the spell right away when Karl started casting. If it didnʼt work, then there was no harm, but if this strange adventurer could prevent a disaster from occurring near them with a Nullification spell, that would be an even larger cause for celebration.

With both Karl and Cara working, the distortions in the air began to increase, as did the mana load as they worked to overcome the spell.

It was obviously higher level than either of them, but the spell felt unstable. Karl had to continually adjust his Nullification, as parts of the spell would dissolve and reform, like the spell was collapsing on its own, but being maintained by someone on the other side.

Or something.

Finally, the distortion increased to the point that they could clearly see that there was an ancient stone building all around them. That was cause for the Orcs to cheer and begin a new song on the drum.

This song made the distortion in the air even stronger, and the temple clearer. It had to be a form of bardic magic, Karl thought.

Then, the world twisted, and they found themselves standing next to the temple, looking out over fields of long grass filled with domestic animals. They hadnʼt broken the illusion, they had thrown themselves through it.

”Head Count.” Karl and the Chieftain demanded at the same time.

It was quickly determined that everyone was here. Even the summoned bodyguards had been brought along with them.

”I donʼt think that we moved.” One of the Orcish Shamans announced after a few minutes of verification.

”The sun is in the same spot, and will set in the same spot as expected. So, we are near the same latitude, on the same day of the year.” He added.

Remi agreed. It was more likely that they had moved through time than space, but she had no way of measuring that.

However, they were not alone.

”Welcome?” A gentle voice asked hesitantly, clearly unsure what to make of the sudden arrivals.

The Chieftain poked Karl, who turned to face the new voice. A young woman in a Darklight Host Tabard stood in front of them, looking nervous.

”Ah, good evening. Sorry about the sudden intrusion, it appears that a magical anomaly decided we should be here today. My name is Karl, and itʼs a pleasure to meet you, Mira.”

Then Karl activated his armour spell to display his Guild Tabard, and the young human woman smiled.

”Normally, I would ask what brings you here today, but if you werenʼt coming here intentionally, I suppose I will need a new greeting. Welcome to the Narazir Zone way station number 42.

The Temple of the Old Gods does not have any proper clergy in attendance, but we have renovated it to provide lodging for travellers, if you would like to rest for the evening.”

It was clear that the Temple would not hold an entire Clan of Orcs, but Karl and the Chieftain, as well as the Shaman, would definitely be interested in checking it out anyhow.

”Would you mind giving us a tour? I suspect that this location might have something to do with our current predicament. Possibly, a magical relic that resonates with one of our members.” Karl suggested.

The woman nodded. ”Of course. Well, the parts that are accessible. The majority of the basement levels of the temple collapsed long ago, and the location is a historical site, so we didnʼt try to excavate and renovate them.”

The Chieftain smiled, but turned to Karl with a confused look.

{I canʼt understand her.} He whispered.

That seemed like solid evidence that the System functions were not working properly here. Karl could understand her, but she was human, so they were likely speaking the same language.

But Karl could still understand the Orc, so their own functions werenʼt impacted.

{She offered us a tour. Just follow my lead, and I will have someone translate.}

In her reduced Spirit Snake form, Remi slithered up Karlʼs side to his shoulder, giving herself a good perch to see from. If they couldnʼt understand Orcish, they likely didnʼt understand Serpent either.

The woman smiled and nodded politely to Remi, recognizing her as a transformed Naga Queen, then gestured toward the temple.

Ophelia gestured for the others to go.

”I will stay here with Thor and the others, you can go ahead with the Priestesses.” She explained.

If the locals couldnʼt speak Orcish, someone needed to stay nearby, or there could be a major incident, simply due to a misunderstanding and lack of translators. The woman at the Temple still had a Darklight Host Guild membership, and a nameplate with the System, so she had a Class. But that only made misunderstandings more dangerous.

The sudden arrival of an entire Orc clan had also attracted attention, and the nearby farmers were watching them with great interest as they went about their days.

Orcs didnʼt necessarily have the best reputation, thanks to their love of a good fight. So, it wouldnʼt be out of the question for the locals to think that they might have gotten bored and decided to go raiding.

After all, if the fight didnʼt come to you, you could go and pick a fight.

But the real question was, where and when had they ended up. There was no temple at this location in either of the versions of the region that they had seen so far.

It was in the zone that Hawk had scouted both before and after the change, so it would certainly have been noticed among the completely wild and uninhabited region. Only, neither of those words described what they were seeing now. This was clearly all farmland of various sorts, and there was a massive stone temple.