The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 298

Chapter 298 Light Reinforcement Day

The radio reports of the soldiers on the line were so happy to have a reduction in the Frost Giant numbers that it felt cruel to report in their numbers that day.

The main lines were celebrating that the Frost Giant reinforcements were finally slowing down, but that all came to a crashing halt when they found out that it was only because Karl's merged group had killed hundreds of Giants today, and nearly prevented them from resupplying their lines.

That news was a shock all through the Command Structure. There was something definitely amiss with this double strength group, but none of them were privy to the details of the group's strength, other than their official rankings.

On paper, they didn't look like anything special. There was one extra cleric from the usual composition, but that shouldn't change the outcome of the fights in a highly positive way. If anything, it would normally reduce their efficiency, as the Clerics weren't known for their damage output among well-equipped Elites.

It was only among the average soldiers and the faithful on the line that they really shone as the beacons of power with their blessings.

So, the Generals in command of the Theatre were thoroughly baffled by the number of Frost Giants that the ten Elites were managing to kill. So much so, that they even sent a scout up the mountains to watch the Frost Giant city through binoculars.

They could see that the Giants were leaving the city, and then at various points, they just stopped coming over the hills. A few times, they did manage to get a view of the fighting, but it was so far in the distance that none of them could make it out clearly through the blinding snow.

Seeing all those Giants disappear before they could make it to the front lines was a wake-up call for the soldiers. The Elites in whatever group was hunting out there were even more scary than the groups of Frost Giants that they had been hoping not to run into during this mission.

But more than that, they could keep up their kill count all day long.

They seemed to have left the battlefield mid-afternoon, but you could only be in combat so long before becoming exhausted, and by the preliminary count of the scouts, they had killed hundreds of Giants in a single day, just as their reports had insisted.

Most of the top brass would not be happy to hear that, as they had thought that the threat was tapering off, and they could claim credit for their stalwart defence. But if it wasn't the case, then they were only resting while the Frost Giants found a new way around to attack their lines.

But for groups that had retreated, other than the two who were closest to the Volcano, it was a golden opportunity to move up to a better position. They could retake the best defensible spots and fortify them as much as possible while the numbers coming at them were lower than usual.

It might be their only chance, and they didn't know how long that group would be in the area. The suspicion was that it was an unannounced Royal Rank elite, and not two Commander led groups working together, as the official reports said.

If they had a Prince with them, it would make sense that they could mow through Frost Giants so quickly. But even two on one at the same rank, it would not be easy to defeat the groups fast enough to get out of the way before the next group was on you.

The sun faded from the sky, and the scouts bedded down for the night, hoping that Karl and his group would be back out in full force the next morning.

The next morning brought the Generals just the reprieve that they were hoping for. More disappearing Frost Giant reinforcements all along the paths leading to the closest sections of the line.

But what Karl and the others found was not nearly as encouraging.

Tessa sighed as she picked up a wooden tube with her spear. "That's the fifteenth one this morning. Every group leader, whether it's a Commander or an Ascended, has one of the drawings of the statue.

They are definitely hunting for it, and that means they're not going to give up until they either find it or run out of soldiers. But if they're still making more clones..." She trailed off, letting that sentiment linger. _{frёewebηovel.cѳm}