The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 310

Chapter 310 Mad Dash

Karl stumbled back to the scene of his battle and grabbed the head of the Royal Rank Frost Giant. He had told the General that he would mount the head on his wall, after all.

Somewhere in Karl's muddled mind, he knew that made no sense, and that there was something wrong with his thinking, but he dragged the head all the way back to the wagon before Tessa sat him down in the snow, and shone a flashlight in his eyes.

"Can you hear me? How many fingers am I holding up?" She asked.

Everything was a bit blurry, and it took him a few seconds to focus, as her image kept swaying in front of him, but Karl confidently held up two fingers in the V for victory.

"Definitely a concussion, plus whatever other internal injuries aren't healed. Lotus, what is up with the sling?" Tessa asked, far too loudly, as it was causing him intense pain in his head.

"It was severed. I pinned it in place and put a localized healing spell on it, but it won't be ready for at least a day." Lotus replied.

"Can you move your fingers?" Tessa asked, and Karl tried his best to focus on his hand. Then realized he didn't have to, he just had to wiggle his fingers aimlessly.

"Well, they're all moving. Alright, you should keep the limb." Tessa informed him.

"Doug and Tori?" Karl asked.

"Doug is recovering from a blade across the chest, but he will be fine." She replied, then patted Karl on his good shoulder.

"Alright, time to get up. Can you send the beasts back into their space to rest and recover? Or do they need more healing first?" Tessa asked quietly.

Thor returned to his pond to sleep, followed by Rae and Hawk, though Rae left her golems out. Remi remained in Karl's sling, periodically casting a healing splash on his arm, in hopes that it would help it heal properly. She hadn't been injured during the fight, and the inside of the sling wasn't too cold after Tessa adjusted Karl's cloak to cover most of his front.

Karl remained sitting for a few minutes as the others worked, and then a motion to his left caught his eye. The movement of a Frost Giant had him on his feet in a flash, ready to attack, but it was only Bob and Ophelia, wrapping the Royal Rank Giant's head in a bag to hang off the back of the wagon.

Bob quietly addressed the team. "Alright, we've got everything cleaned up, and the bodies are in the wagon to go back with us.

Let's get everyone in, and the Golems will take us back. Rae, can you come out and make a new harness? Wait, can she even hear us when she's not out?" Rae came out and quickly harnessed Dana's Golems to the wagon, which was now half loaded with bodies, and created a harness for the humanoid Golems. Then she returned to her space, where her stamina would recover more quickly, and curled up to sleep, while Hawk kept watch on the outside world.

Everyone was seated a few minutes later, and Karl found himself in the corner, with Dana leaning against his side, unnaturally quiet, while Tessa directed the Golems to get the cart moving.

Karl wrapped his one good arm around the mage, and looked across the wagon, where High Priest George gave him a weak smile. Somehow, the man was still alive, having avoided being crushed during the ambush, but he had lost both legs above the knee, and his own magic was only enough to stop the blood flow and keep himself alive with the injuries he had sustained.

Somehow, the man was still alive, having avoided being crushed during the ambush, but he had lost both legs above the knee, and his own magic was only enough to stop the blood flow and keep himself alive with the injuries he had sustained.

Doug was doing better. His staff was shattered into splinters on the floor of the wagon, and he was wrapped with bandages all around his chest. He had wrapped himself in a fur cloak for warmth while he mixed some sort of herbal concoction, but Karl's headcount still didn't find Tori.

Reluctantly, Karl turned to look at the back of the wagon, and saw the telltale mage robes and white fur cloak under the pile of bodies. They had defeated the Royal Rank Frost Giant, but Karl couldn't call this a victory, not when they weren't all coming back home.