The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 157

Chapter 157 Sharp Senses

With the Goblins dead, and the loot cleansed, thanks to the efforts of their cleric, the group started moving toward their destination again, but in a much larger formation. Rae stayed in the trees nearby, and Thor joined Bob at the front of the group, while the wood golems took up positions on the flanks and Karl brought up the rear of the convoy.

Nobody was saying anything, but it didn't feel unfriendly, more like it just wasn't necessary to say anything, since everyone understood their roles. If there was a threat, they would call orders, but while just walking, nobody was going to get lost or fall out of position unexpectedly, the way that a bunch of distractible students might.

The only one that was truly on edge was Bob, who kept catching glimpses of Rae in the trees, and thinking that they were going to be attacked until he realized that it was just her again.

"I think there is something up ahead. The ground here is more packed than small wildlife would account for, and there are broken branches above head height." Bob quietly warned them an hour after they left the goblins behind.

Rae made a mental note of that. For a Bloodbath Spider, prey usually came to them,. They didn't go out hunting things, so they had no inherited memory of tracking skills.

Hawk hunted by direct sensory input, and he had been guiding them down the trail, but he hadn't seen anything concerning yet.

So, it was Karl's use of Hawk's eyesight that finally gave them the clue they needed.

"Everyone stop. Face right. I have enhanced eyesight, into the ranges that a Windspeed Hawk can see. That includes ultraviolet, and it makes urine and other bodily fluid traces glow in the light. There is a handprint in the ultraviolet spectrum on a tree in that direction, too large to be one of us. It's even larger than Professor Tank's hands, and that man is well over two metres tall." Karl whispered.

[I will go look] Hawk replied.

He couldn't see the handprint from above, as it was hidden under the canopy of the trees, but Hawk did his best to search for anything in the area anyhow.

[I think there is a cave up ahead. I can't see it without landing, but something looks wrong.] He replied a few minutes later.

"Hawk says there might be a cave. It's hidden from above, but he's fairly certain it's there." Karl explained.

Bob nodded and led the team forward, following Karl's guidance every time he saw a sign of the large creature. Then, Karl started to see the telltale signs of Goblins. Plenty of filth was visible to his enhanced eyesight, but it all stayed tight to the trees, where it wouldn't be seen from above.

Bob noticed the signs only seconds after Karl did.

"I think they understand about the helicopters. They're hiding from overhead surveillance. But the Goblins must have come past here in a large group. They might be under orders from the Ogre we have been tracking as well.

Goblins are cowards, and ogres are lazy. So, if an ogre comes across a Goblin tribe, it will often threaten them to make them work for it." He explained.

The mages pulled closer together, ready for an attack, and Karl realized that he had no idea which one was which anymore. They had the same black hair, in the same haircut, and they were wearing the same uniform, with the same last name on their badges.

Someone had called Bob and Doug twins as well, but at least they were different sizes, and Doug's hair was longer, while Bob's was cut tight to his head.

The smell of burning wood came to them from the distance, and Karl smiled.

[You vanished.] Hawk complained, then dove under the tree line to join them and protect Karl. _{ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com}