The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 281

Chapter 281 Hunt For the Relic

The General tapped a spot on the map, further from Golden Dragon Nation territory, and almost directly in front of this offensive line.

"That is the target I would like for you to inspect. It's too far to move the main line, as being that far forward would let them sneak behind us. But I think there is something there. A relic, or some other powerful magic.

The Giants keep moving past that point, and our scouts suspect that they are gaining some benefit from it, but they haven't been able to get close enough to verify. We're not the priority line, just the B team Elites with a bit of artillery on a quiet mountain pass, so we don't have Commanders to spare for scouting teams." He explained.

Tessa smirked as she got some sort of Divine Inspiration that made her eyes glow red.

"Well, for a day at least, you've got us. We've only got one proper Commander with us, but we've got three Commander Rank beasts as well, and that makes the fights a bit more even." She announced.

"If the War Dragon thinks it's a good idea, then we really have to go see what they're hiding out there. For all we know, it could be a massive weapons bunker. Or it could be a simple shrine to some Ice Goddess, but either way, we will take a look for you in the morning and report back." Karl agreed.

"I appreciate it. Have you picked a spot near camp? I know better than to ask you if you need a tent." The General chuckled.

"Yeah, the big trees to your east will do for the evening. We usually set up in one of the trees." Karl explained.

"Why in the trees?" The General asked.

[Because I am the thing that goes bump in the night.] Rae answered in Karl's mind.

[To engulf the silly bird in Blizzard.] Remi added.

[For better... you brat, I knew you were making the air evil on purpose.] Hawk complained.

Karl smiled as he listened to their answers. "Many reasons, but mostly it's more comfortable to be there than on the ground, and there are fewer tree climbing enemies than walking ones."

The General nodded in agreement. He might not know a technique to make sleeping in a tree comfortable, but if Karl did, that was fine by him. The Elites never wanted to stay in camp unless they were office sorts or out of supplies, so he wasn't going to get offended that they wanted to sleep nearby.

"Alright, happy hunting, and I will expect your reports tomorrow when you leave the location." The General insisted, dismissing them to get back to work.

Rae made them a nice fort in the trees, while Hawk kept a close eye on Remi, to ensure she wasn't sneakily casting a minor blizzard spell to keep the blowing snow active around their camp. Blizzard snake was definitely untrustworthy, she must have been learning bad habits from the Frost Giants.

The worst part was, he couldn't even throw things at her because she was just a stupid snake, and she would probably eat it. If he made her sick, Karl would be mad.

The next morning, they packed up camp, leaving the double walled fort which had served them well for the evening, and began to make their way toward the spot that the General had marked on the map.

According to Hawk's scouting, it was hidden within a valley full of blowing snow, where he couldn't see the ground from above, and he wasn't going to fly down into it, in case the winds were strong enough to keep him from flying. _{ƒreewebɳovel.com}

He was powerful, but his feathers were rather delicate, and once they were pushed out of place by extreme winds in the wrong direction, he would be forced to land.

"Hawk says that the snow is blowing too hard to see down in to the valley, so we are essentially going in blind. I will have to call him in or have him sit on someone's pack when we enter, as the high winds will cause issues with flight.

Actually, we might have to tie Dana and Lotus to Thor and Rae, or they might blow away as well." Karl joked.

Well, it was intended to be a joke, but when they got to the edge of the valley and felt the raging winds, it started to sound like a more practical idea.

They waited in the trees near the ridge line while they tried to make a decision, and watched as a group of Frost Giants left the area, headed to the other front.

Then, a half hour later, another group went the same way.

"Hey, don't you think there is something odd about those Giants?" Lotus asked as she watched the second group.

Karl inspected them more closely. "One Commander, Nine Ascended. Standard group formation, the usual assortment of weapons, blades with a few axes."

Lotus shook her head. "No, that's not it, let's wait here for another group. Memorize this group as well as you can, and I think it will make sense."

Karl did, and then they waited half an hour for another group to come out.