The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 100

Chapter 100 Crystal Chamber

The team made their way carefully across the field, grabbing everything that they thought might be valuable, while being careful not to kill the plants, even when they needed a portion of the roots for their training.

It was a bit odd seeing these strong warriors being so delicate with flowers and weeds, but if it meant that they could come back here in a month or two and harvest the same resources again, it was well worth the effort.

Although they had met up with a group from the clergy, it was rare for people to head this far into the wilderness, and with so much ground to cover, and only an aerial scan to indicate that there might be resources, the chances were that nobody else would return here after the report was filed that they had harvested in this region.

It took them nearly an hour to finish their work and make it to the cavern, where all the team members realized that they had a real problem on their hands. They had found so many other resources that they had filled their bags already, and they were only at the third stop. Well, technically the second stop, as the first one hadn't been one of the intended map points to harvest resources.

"If we pack the moss a bit more tightly we might make room for one more stop, but if it's a large leafy plant, or a flower that shouldn't be crushed, we will be really short on space." One of the warriors noted.

They had loaded up with the moss, but the mages had filled their bags with the flowers and leaves here in this field, where they had actually come to gather crystal from the cave.

"Alright, same formation as before. I will keep Hawk in reserve, but here in the darkness, we will have Thor and Rae." Karl explained.

He felt Rae's amusement at the thought of Thor stomping around happily smashing all the crystals that they were here to gather.

"On second thought, I will keep Thor in reserve as well, and Rae will help me with the scouting duties on point. The golems will take up the rear, and the rest of you mingle your ranks, warrior then mage. You all know the drill." He amended.

The group adjusted their positions and prepared their flashlights with a rapid round of cranking the chargers, just to make sure that the batteries were absolutely, completely charged.

Unlike Karl, who had very little reason to be afraid of the dark, the others were much more comfortable in the light. Rae decided that was the perfect excuse for her to scout ahead, so she would be out of the range of the lights, and vanished into the cave.

[It's shiny in here. Oh, pretty stone. That's for me, and a bit of glowing moss for my nest, and a mushroom.] Rae happily narrated her scouting mission.

[Just remember that we're here to help the others level up so that they can catch up to us, so don't loot everything before they get there.] Karl laughed at the Bloodbath Spider's excess.

[They're not valuable, just pretty. You can come in now, the entrance doesn't have anything scary in it.]

Karl stepped inside, and for the first time noticed that there was something strange about his night vision. It was never truly dark in the Academy, with the lights in the yard, the dim lighting in the hallways and all the other light sources around.

But inside the cavern, before the others entered with their lights, Karl could see in a whole new way.

Not how Hawk saw in the dark, as that still relied on some level of light being present, but how Rae saw in the dark, through a combination of thermal imaging and echolocation. Each footstep made his surroundings seem more vivid, and he could see the difference where there was cold water running over the warmer stones.

It was no wonder that Rae liked it in the dark, she was perfectly in her element.

Then the group followed behind him, lighting up the tunnel with their lanterns and flashlights, and Karl's night vision naturally shifted back to the more detailed low light resolution that he had inherited from Hawk.