The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 251

Chapter 251 Commander Karl

As they stood in the snow near the foothills of the mountains, Karl checked his body for obvious changes, and immediately noticed the differences. His power had made a notable jump, likely when Hawk advanced, at least twenty percent from where he was before, and the feeling of his power was slightly different, the same way that Hawk and Rae had changed when they advanced.

"How can you tell that without a test?" Rose asked skeptically. She still viewed Karl with a level of distrust, but it didn't seem personal. She treated all men the same way, just not as obviously as with Karl.

"He feels like a Commander Rank beast. If I wasn't familiar with him, I would think that one of the local monsters had just advanced." Prince Corbin explained.

That was what one of the nearby Elite groups had thought as well, and they came running into the area, searching for the beast that had just advanced, hoping to catch it while it was still vulnerable during the aftermath, the way that Rae had been when she shed her chitin.

"Where did you all come from? We were informed that everyone else had evacuated from the mountains. We're just here to prevent the spread of the anomaly monsters." The team leader, a Commander Rank warrior, asked.

Karl's group was larger than usual, nine people, and the Spellblade outfits suggested that it was two groups mashed together for safety. To the patrol, that meant their information that the region was clear of Elites was incorrect, and they needed some answers.

"We were on a mission in the mountains. Dispatch code 025678." Prince Corbin replied.

The team leader punched the code into his phone, sending a text message to someone, and promptly got a message back.

"I see the issue. You've been gone ten days, and were presumed lost when the monsters surged. It's good to have you back, Prince Corbin." The Commander replied.

"Not it." Karl shouted as the man finished speaking.

"Not what?" He asked confused.

"I'm not taking the blame or doing the paperwork for this one. It's someone else's turn." Karl laughed.

There were definitely going to be questions about what they were doing for ten days, though it only felt like two in the minds of the group.

"I will call for an extraction team. Where will you all be returning to?" The Commander asked.

"My team will be going to the Golden Divine Academy, and I believe the others will be going to the Capital." Alice announced.

That would be a change. Karl hadn't been back to his room in ages, and he could use a nice long rest.

They simply waited as the extraction helicopter came to pick them up. Karl knew there would be all sorts of questions when they got back to the Academy. Like how he made it to Commander, how Dana made Ascended so fast, where all this new gear came from, and what they were going to do with him now.

That reminded Karl of the warning that Prince Corbin had given him. Once he was back, he would have to learn to stand up for himself. Even if he was still a student, he was also a Commander Rank Elite, and theoretically on the same social standing as the Professors of the Academy, or even Alice.

He might not have the usual record and accolades to go with it, but he did hold the Rank.

Their ride was one lone helicopter, a smaller one and not one of the larger cargo helicopters that would transport fifty Elites at a time to multiple locations.

Everyone piled in, and the copilot made a motion for them to buckle up. The large sliding doors on the sides were open, so they could attack out of the vehicle if there were flying threats, or ranged attacks, but the pilot was keeping fairly close to the treetops.

That wasn't normal, from what Karl knew. It was safer to be way up in the sky, where attacks from the ground couldn't get to you, and this only made sense if you were hiding from a threat in the air.

They were unable to hear anything being said over the noise, but the helicopter was headed straight for the Academy, if his sense of direction was correct.

Karl was in the middle seat at the back, so he chose to meditate while they flew, establishing the power level of his newest space, and getting to know Remi.