The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 984: Found The Narazir

The two sat in silence for a moment, then Tessaʼs eyes suddenly shone red, and she stood up on the ledge in front of the seat.

”There is a battle ahead. Thor, can you move faster without disrupting the carriage?” She demanded.

Thor snorted, and moved from a casual walk to a trot.

In the soft sand, the carriage was still gliding fairly smoothly, and Thor increased his speed a bit more, until the wheels began to slide on the sand instead of rolling smoothly.

It took a few minutes before they got close enough that Karl could sense the battle, but Hawk had flown up to scout.

[Dwarves and Beastkin on one side. I donʼt know what the other things are, but they donʼt look tasty.] Hawk updated.

That didnʼt help much, but as they approached, Karl noticed something very strange. The army was clearly fighting what looked like a Monster Spawn, centred around an anomaly ten kilometres from the battle, but the monsters they were fighting were all Undead.

Not species that would normally be seen as undead, and not zombies. Just undead versions of strange monsters that werenʼt native to any region that Karl had visited before.

That was unusual, but Karl assumed that the spawns could include undead. He didnʼt see any reason why not.

However, Tessa had reacted to the battle, which meant there was more to it than a Monster Spawn. Those were random, and the enemies were insane and untargeted. That wasnʼt even close to the definition of a war.

If the Red Dragon noticed this battle, it had been orchestrated between two intelligent powers.

Having a War Cleric along in a situation like this was better than any other early warning system, as anyone could tell you that there was an enemy there. But Tessaʼs reaction could tell you that they were a targeted force by a hostile nation, intended as a military force.

Karl instructed the Lamia to get the others, so they were all ready when they approached the battle. If nothing else, Hawk could confirm that the power level of the combatants was mostly at or below Overlord Rank.

That was perfect for their group, even if they didnʼt have any sort of vested interest in whom the winner would be.

Thor slowed on the final downhill portion of the dunes, and then took the carriage into the [Tiny World] as soon as the ladies got out.

A tall beastkin man waved at Karl from the back lines.

”Adventurer. Are you here to assist?” He called.

”Might as well, as weʼre here. What is the situation?”

”Donʼt get too close, Iʼm in zombie quarantine. Bloody Undead turned an entire Scorpino Spawn into undead. Now weʼve got to clean them up, but nobody can find the bastard who started this mess.” He explained.

That would explain why it alerted Tessa. This really wasnʼt a spawn of undead, it was a bioweapon attack.

”Alright. There is a chance they might be in the anomaly on the far side of the battle. Do you want us to fight alongside your troops, or go to the flank and take some pressure off?” Karl asked.

The soldier thought about it for a moment. ”Weʼre right in the middle of the fight. Might as well just pick a weakened spot and join them. Nobody will mistake you for the enemy.”

That was true. The undead were some sort of hybrid mix of a giant scorpion and a Locust. The proportions were all off and unnatural, but the powerful rear legs let them leap dozens of metres at a time to land in close combat, where they could attack with powerful front limbs and a deadly rear stinger.

[Those would make terrible siblings. Theyʼre not even cute.] Cara noted as she came out to join the fight.

Lotus transformed near the triage centre where they had arrived, and set up her totems scattered through the Triage group, so she didnʼt break their quarantine.

Karl gave the Haint Claw to the Epic Guard, and took out his bow. It would take out more of the creatures at once than any melee attack.

The Gabilese Army was in bad shape, with most of the fighters infected already. Every scratch spread the undead curse, and it was nearly impossible not to get at least a little wounded when fighting an enemy like this, who could launch themselves into the battle lines and ignore the shield walls.

”Who are you?” A Dwarf in gilded armour asked as Karl joined the archers.

”Karl, from Drodh. We came to hunt monster spawns, and it seems you have found one. Iʼve got healers at the back.”

The Dwarf nodded, then smiled as Karl used a large scale [Void Blast] explosion to clear out a patch of enemies that were staring at the archers a bit too intently.

”I recommend that you have the lines split. The Behemoth is going to charge right through them if they donʼt.” Karl warned.

The archery divisionʼs leader turned to watch where Thor and Tessa were preparing for battle after Tessa buffed the front lines.

The Dwarf blew a series of short blasts on a horn trumpet, and the line parted just enough to let Thor through.

The undead saw that as a chance, but with [Bulwark] active, the pair simply smashed through the bodies of the undead, while [Consecrated Ground] burned everything that tried to attack their flanks.

The holy light of Tessaʼs attacks and Thorʼs defensive zone were a shining beacon in the middle of the fight, and the undead began to back away, causing them to cluster more tightly. Tighter groups made life easier for Karl and the archers, while Dana was flying directly over the duo, with her Golems now helping protect Thor from attack.

Then, Karl saw the strangest sight.

Lotus had discarded her Tree of Life transformation, and she was riding Opheliaʼs enormous Dire Bear form into battle, with healing totems strapped to the Berserkerʼs back.

[I think she was jealous of Tessa.] Hawk noted as he bombarded the undead.

Remi began to prepare [Apocalypse] as she watched them charge.

[Definitely. Look how happy she is. I donʼt think Iʼve ever seen Lotus that happy in battle before.] The Naga Queen agreed.

Todayʼs [Apocalypse] was light on the flaming blizzard, so that the army could see to fight. But Remi increased the number of [Meteors] in the spell to compensate.

They crashed down into the [Hellstorm] vortexes that Hawk had created in advance, and the Army began to celebrate.

”Does nobody use large area spells?” Karl asked the Archery groupʼs leader as the soldiers pushed forward.

”Why donʼt you just use army sized spells instead of infantry tactics?” The Dwarf replied sarcastically.

”Donʼt you think that we would if we could? How many classes get one of the lost grand magics as part of their skill tree? Even the Mage class gets a single meteor as part of their repertoire.

One Meteor, not a whole battlefield worth of them at once.

Asking us to just coat an entire battlefield in hellfire and meteor strikes is like asking for a Death Dragon to show up to cheer us on.”

Karl laughed, and pointed to the sky, where Nachtia was flying with Hawk, keeping her distance as she used Shadow Magic to disintegrate the Undead without interfering with the area spells.

”Smartass.”