The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 268

Chapter 268 The Line Retreats

?For the first few hours it almost seemed like they were going to be able to repel the Frost Giant attack, but then the units that had arrived in the snow made their move. Three hundred white robed and hooded Commander Rank Frost Giants appeared from the storm and rampaged through the main lines of the Golden Dragon Army's formation.

[All secondary units, this is a general retreat. All secondary units, this is a general retreat. Form at Checkpoint Bravo for counterattack.] The radio repeated.

[Hawk, is that causing Commander Dalton to move?] Karl asked.

[They are already packing up their gear. It doesn't look like they are planning to leave a cannon for Thor, but we might get lucky.] Hawk replied.

[Cannon, cannon, cannon.] Thor cheered, while Rae and Remi laughed at his optimism.

"That doesn't sound good." Tessa sighed as the radio went silent to allow the units to relay their progress.

"It's not. The armoured Battalion is retreating. We could probably make it back to them if we ran, assuming that the Frost Giants aren't moving. But if they come down this valley, and we're not here, things will get bad very fast for the infantry." Karl replied.

While a general retreat order did give them permission to leave, the fact they were the only ones blocking an entire valley meant that it might also lead to mass casualties.

Tessa's eyes glowed red for a moment before she smiled. "How much attention do you think that the Frost Giants are paying to their border patrol? I get the feeling that they have good stuff just waiting there for us to take it."

Her eyes were glowing with the influence of the Red Dragon, and everyone in the group knew that meant the odds were excellent that she was right. Either there was good loot or a strategically beneficial fight. The War God wouldn't be interested if there were neither of them present.

"I will send Hawk to see what the next valley is doing before we move. If they're advancing, we will move north toward the border. If we're lucky, it might make them hesitate and save some of the artillery Battalion." Karl agreed.

Hawk soared out over the mountain peaks, looking down over the next valley, where the Frost Giants were beginning to get up out of their bunkers now that the artillery had stopped. They were forming up for a charge, which would be faster than the infantry, which didn't have enough transport trucks to leave except on foot.

"They're forming up for a charge. If we leave now, they should be about halfway down the valley when the alarm goes up that we're attacking the border defence teams." Karl informed the others.

Dana gritted her teeth and nodded. "Let's do this. How bad is the battle at the border going to be?"

Karl thought back to what Hawk had seen.

"Bad. But nothing that we can't handle. Just keep your shields up so that the ranged team members don't eat a boulder to the face from the catapults."

They all grabbed their packs and Karl led them down to the river. There was a bend just fifty metres from the Frost Giant lines, which would hide them from view until they were close enough to attack. That was when he would start the charge, and with a bit of luck, their shields would hold long enough.

There was no cover in front of the line, it was all knocked down and removed, so they would have to come through the open, no matter what tactic they wanted to use.

Lotus caught a ride on Rae, while Dana hopped up behind Tessa on Thor, which brought the speed of the group up to Thor's full running speed. With her strength enhanced, Ophelia had no problem keeping up with the Lightning Cerro, and Karl was faster than either of them. The deployment would put everyone in the right spot when the fight started, with Dana's Golems forming up around Thor, while Rae brought her own out a little further down the line as a distraction.

He was the first one out into the open, and his arrow was loose before anyone had seen him, plunging straight into the heart of an unprepared Ascended Rank Frost Giant. _{ƒreewebɳovel.com}