The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 356

356 Great Golden Lions

The "kill everything that moves" tactic was working well for the spider golems, and the line was actually able to push back the monsters in a few spots, but there was much worse incoming. The smarter monsters hadn't been completely consumed by rage due to the spell that the Hill Giants had put on the area using the bait, and they had remained behind the area attack spells for as long as they could resist.

But now they were coming forward, charging through the weakened mage spells, intent on tearing the humans apart and sating the magical hunger that was consuming their thoughts. They had resisted as long as they could, but now, their reasoning had been overcome, and they were rampaging the same as the others.

There was a large group of massive feline predators, and for a moment Karl struggled to recall their names from the study books.

Great Golden Lions, that was the name of the species, he realized. Then he realized that there was a much larger problem. Unlike the other monsters in the horde so far, this was a proper magical beast, and it had abilities beyond strengthening and melee attacks.

The Great Golden Lion could breathe fire, and if that pack made it to the front lines, things were going to get brutal for the defenders. The mages' barriers wouldn't hold up for long, and the Holy Light blessing that the Clerics cast on the warriors wouldn't take many hits from the fiery breath.

"Morgana, those things breathe fire. I need to move forward to keep them away from the line." Karl shouted back to the Witch Doctor.

"Take your ten-person team if you can even get ahead of the lines. We will do what we can to protect your back." Morgana replied.

Colonel Wilkes' group wouldn't be too impressed by that answer, but the extra bodies would help, and when Thor charged, the monsters would spread to avoid being rammed. It was instinctive, and their enraged minds didn't understand battle tactics.

"Just follow the Cerro. Everything else will back away from our fight when the flames start to fly. But those lions breathe fire, and they will tear apart the warriors who don't have Thor's barrier on them." Karl explained as he prepared to push the group forward.

Seamus still looked terrified, but Tessa pulled him up on the back of Thor, and the bard took out a small pan flute, which he could play with one hand while he held a shield in the other.

That was far better than he had been during the first battle he had seen on this front, and Karl was impressed with his bravery. It took a lot of courage to face that level of fear, and to not only go forward of the line, but to do it on a Cerro with a War Cleric.

Of course, he might not have realized what he had volunteered for yet, so it could be excused if he panicked later, but Karl had a good feeling about him.