The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 313

Chapter 313 Evacuated

The Church worked fast, or perhaps their timing was simply impeccable, as that was the moment when the Clerics came in to inform everyone that the evacuation helicopter for the wounded Elites was landing, and that it was intending to return to the Capital as quickly as possible.

"Where in the Capital will it be landing?" Overlord Drake asked.

"The University's Wounded Veteran Treatment Hospital." The cleric responded immediately.

That was likely one of the many facilities that were actually connected to the University and Cathedral, but hidden in the woods, to preserve the feeling of natural surroundings.

"Alright, we will come with you. We would like to be present for the official diagnosis from the resident experts." Prince Axel declared.

"Did we do something to piss off Colonel Valerie?" Karl muttered to himself, making the Prince and Overlord both laugh.

"Probably. Goddess knows I likely did, but that's just how she is. But we were tasked to ensure that the students were safe and to impress upon the Church that we can't afford any lingering damage that will hinder their growth. We had to be on this front for an inspection anyhow, so it was no big thing." Prince Axel remarked quietly.

"So that's how it is. I don't think that we have much to worry about. My arm might be mostly useless right now, but it will almost certainly recover in a reasonable timeframe." Karl replied.

Axel smiled and gestured toward the door. "It's that almost that the brass finds unacceptable. Now, I suppose we should be leaving, as the Church specifically made space for everyone in the evacuation flight."

That made sense to Karl, especially when they had started with the speculation that one of the others might have made it to Commander Rank. The church did almost all the testing once you were out of the Academy, and two of the most likely candidates were Tessa and Lotus.

The thought of Lotus, the tiny wild child of a nature cleric as a High Priestess brought a smile to Karl's face, which drew the attention of the others.

"Something amusing about an evacuation flight?" Harry asked.

Karl shook his head. "No, I was thinking that they likely expedited it, hoping that one of their own had reached Commander Rank. Now, it might be Tessa, but can you imagine Lotus as a High Priestess? I mean, nature Priestesses are known for being a little out there, but Lotus in charge of stuff that involves sitting and paperwork?"

Lotus gasped in horror and Doug laughed. "There are at least fifty pages of reports to write after you officially advance. You should mentally prepare yourself, little one." The High Priest teased his counterpart.

"And how long did it take you to do them?" Tessa asked.

Doug shrugged. "I got through the first assignment that day, and I'll get them the rest of it later."

Meaning that he still hadn't done it, even months after the advancement test was completed. Either the paperwork wasn't all that important, or the Church just gave up on the Nature Priests and let it slide. Karl had thought that they were going to force him to be responsible for at least a whole week before letting him escape again.

Once they were loaded, the helicopter began to spin up the rotors, and Karl's head began to pound in time with the thumping of the air.

"Here, take one of these. It will help with the headache. Head injuries are tricky, since so much healing magic depends on what the body thinks is its proper state. It knows what a healed arm should be like, but when the brain is injured it gets confused." One of the clerics explained as he handed Karl a small white pill.

Karl swallowed the medicine and immediately his headache began to fade as his whole body became numb.

Fortunately for him, the ride ended long before the pill wore off, and before he knew it, Karl had his arm around Dana, leading the group into the hospital while she grumbled about it being a waste of time as she wasn't injured.

"Physical wounds aren't the only thing that we treat here." One of the clerics informed her with a gentle smile.

Lotus pulled Dana out from under Karl's arm with a smile, and gave her a spin. "Relax, I've been here before. It's good to get things off your chest, and they have the good food, as long as you're not sick."

Dana smiled softly. "Is it common for Nature Priestesses to be sent for mental health evaluations?"

Lotus nodded happily. "All the time before we are confirmed as followers of the Green Dragon or one of the other Nature Gods. People usually think that we're crazy or scatterbrained, when we're really just bored."

"Or stoned." Ty muttered.