The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 232

Chapter 232 Swarmed

There were more sounds of combat coming their way, as if someone were fighting a running retreat, so Karl had Thor bugle out a greeting that should bring the humans their way.

If it were the other Spellswords, they should know that he had beasts with him, and if it were other Elites, they might come to what sounded like a Cerro pack for safety. The animals were herbivores, but they would fight back viciously if other monsters attacked them.

A second later, Prince Corbin was next to them, with a blood covered blade in one hand and an unconscious Rose in the other.

Tessa immediately began a Healing Prayer spell, and golden light surrounded the injured girl.

"What happened?" Karl asked.

"The damned tunnels happened. The entrances were covered in ice until we passed, and then the Yeti Clans came flooding out to fight. I killed hundreds of them until I started to run out of mana, and they broke the barrier over Rose." He explained.

If they broke the barriers of a Royal Rank mage, that meant that they likely had multiple Commanders with them, and that was bad news for everyone.

"How many are still following you?" Alice asked, forming a battle plan that didn't involve being here in the trees when the Yeti attacked.

"Not more than ten, but I ran into more that were already headed this way." He sighed.

[About thirty now, counting the ones from the other sides.] Hawk updated.

"Our scout says thirty in total, coming from three sides. The way we came from is still clear." Karl relayed.

Corbin looked suspicious. "Why are they all over us like fat kids on a cupcake, and there is no horde of angry monsters coming your way?"

Karl shrugged. "They are now that we're standing next to you. It might be a smell thing, either your magic or something about all of you."

Rae sniffed the air, but didn't detect anything. She could sense their magic, but that wasn't a long ranged ability.

The monsters spread out to circle them, roaring and grunting in a primitive language that was effective enough to arrange the battle.

"Any words of wisdom?" Lotus whispered to Karl as the monsters came into view.

"Yeah, I don't think they can climb trees, so if things go sideways, get Rae to pull you up out of sight." Karl whispered back.

The tiny Nature Priestess smiled and patted him on the back, and Karl shifted position, so that the Golems, plus him and Thor, made up the outer rank of defenders.

Prince Corbin needed a moment to catch his breath and recover his mana, while Rose was still recovering under the effects of Tessa's magic, and the other Spellswords were not tank type fighters, so they would join after the first charge was blocked.

"We could use some more room to fight." Prince Corbin sighed as he assessed the dense trees in front of them.

Thor gave a whistling snort in response, and when the first of the Yeti began to move forward, he smashed the ground with his tail, dropping a dozen trees with [Earthquake].

"Well, that's one way to do it. Alright, once the fight starts, I will clear a few more trees from our path, so we don't have to dodge them as we fight."

Rae was not a fan of that plan, she was intending to use the trees as a chance to ambush from above, but even if she had to go a few extra metres, it shouldn't hurt her tactics too much.

The attackers paused as they saw the destructive potential of the Lightning Cerro, and the formation of humans arrayed against them. The Yeti Clans might not often fight in large groups, but that didn't mean they were incapable of it, and after a few seconds, they began to shift positions, intending to swarm the two Awakened Rank Golems, which were the softest target on the outer loop.

That was a monumental mistake, as right behind them was Prince Corbin, and no sooner had the Yeti attack reached the Golems then they were sliced clean in half by a blade of wind.

The ones behind them couldn't understand what went wrong. The wind blades were nearly invisible, and with the swirling snow and fog, they had never even seen them coming. To the others, it looked like the two Awakened Rank Golems had taken out the first to attack.

So, they all charged at once, intent on overcoming the humans by pure force if a targeted strike wasn't going to work.