The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 173

Chapter 173 Pulled The Adds

The radio was set to just above a whisper, so that Bob could hear if there were any nearby groups in trouble, and keep track of monster movements.

There weren't enough Elites around to clear everything before it wandered into someone else's zone, and most of the teams were doing what they had done, and working to eliminate the most dangerous group first.

If that one headed for the nearby villages, they would catch hell from their superiors, and the rewards for eliminating the more powerful groups were the reason most of them were here in the first place.

From what Karl could hear on the radio, most of the ones who had been forced to come out were the lower ranking Elites, the Awakened warrior classes, and they weren't anywhere near where his group had been relocated.

He did wonder if someone was going to come across their tree fort and the spiders that had been left overseeing it. It would be unfortunate for the spiders, as they would probably be slaughtered, when they weren't actually a threat to anyone, but most groups wouldn't be brave enough to go into the fort.

The common sentiment regarding spider monsters was "Kill it with fire" so Karl really didn't think that anyone would risk going into the fort to see if the creator was still there.

[Ogres ahead, two of them. Big ones.] Hawk informed Karl as he pondered the chances of the fort's survival.

"Two ahead." Karl relayed, then checked on Thor, who was rolling in the pond, using the stones to massage sore muscles.

[Thor, you can rest for a bit. Rae, come give me a hand.] He instructed.

Then he activated [Skill Master] with all three beasts as the target, hoping that at least one of them would learn a new skill either from the group or the monsters they were fighting today. A new skill or two would give them more options in a fight, especially when they were facing armoured targets, or new forms of monsters they hadn't had much practice against.

Rae joined them, and Karl sent her up to take Thor's spot, so that Bob understood what was happening without him having to explain the situation.

The mages prepared their spells once they saw Hawk circling, and the moment the Ogre pair came into sight, they unleashed on them, scorching them with fire before Rae and Bob moved up to finish them off.

One single combo attack was enough to take them out, and the Ogres died with an utterly shocked look on their faces that said they hadn't expected to lose this fight at all, much less so quickly.

It was short and brutal, but another pair of Ascended Rank kills for their logs. Normally, everyone would make their own records of the fights they had been in, but Karl didn't know that, and the group trusted Doug to make all the records for them.

Nobody would question the honesty of the cleric assigned to the group, as they didn't get the same sort of financial rewards that the others did. The church frowned on its members trying to get wealthy for any reason, so the rewards they gave were non-monetary.

He would still be rewarded, though. With so many kills coming their way, he would be rewarded very well. Especially if he managed to make Commander Rank.

They were all supposed to be close to the break point, but for the church, Commander Rank would make him a High Priest of his Goddess, the Green Dragon, who represented the natural balance and growth.

[More coming from all four directions. They heard your fight.] Hawk warned.

"We've got incoming from all four directions. Hawk will update as they get closer." Karl informed the others.

The golems were brought back, and a magical barrier ring was erected around the group, two metres tall. It wouldn't stop the Ogres from getting over, but it also wouldn't stop them from getting hit while they were trying.

Bob only had [Slash] as a ranged attack, the rest of his skills were melee, but the others all had plenty of range to attack past the barrier, while the four golems plus Thor and Bob would hold the front rank against the attackers.

[I think they have associated me with the attacks. There are some in the distance pointing at me and shouting.] Hawk updated.