The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 376

Chapter 376 Flag Set

Someone's red flag comment the night before had definitely been at fault for this morning, Karl decided.

He hadn't even gotten to have a morning coffee, much less breakfast, when the alarm sounded with the additional urgent tone that said Hill Giants were attacking and closing quickly.

Everyone was headed out at the same moment, running across the camp, or riding on the beasts to save time.

A lot of time in the case of Lotus and Rae, who had just realized that she could continually shadow step with an attached cleric, as long as Lotus didn't fall off. The basic requirement for Shadow Step was that at least half of your body had to be in the shadows. Most Rogues accomplished that with a swirl of their cloak, Rae accomplished it either with Earth Magic or with Lotus' cloak billowing across her back.

It worked out splendidly for them, and they were in place within seconds, shocking the Elites who were already in place.

Only, it wasn't the same group they were used to. Their shift was mostly there, but both of the other shifts had been cut by over half and replaced with regular infantry, guided by White Robes from the church.

Lotus realized immediately why that would be. They had Rae here now, and Karl was getting very close to advancing. So, they didn't need as many strong Elites on the right flank anymore. They did get Bob and Doug as permanent additions, as far as Lotus could tell, as they were still headed in her direction, and Morgana was coming as well. But there were far more white robes in the pike line than she remembered.

Lotus waved happily at the nervous soldiers, who calmed a bit upon seeing the strange duo behind their ranks.

Everyone had heard the rumours, and if they had a Royal Rank beast with them, then they should be fine, no matter what was coming.

Karl arrived thirty seconds later, to a smug smile from Rae and Lotus, and a warm welcome from the other Elites, who were eager to see the new and improved Rae in action.

Karl jogged in front of the line and turned back to address the new arrivals.

"I see plenty of fresh faces in the line today, so this should be easy. I need everyone to raise their shields." Karl called out.

Those who could hear him responded immediately, and Karl split [Earth Shield] over fifty tall metal kite shields, giving them all a layer of Royal Rank Earth Magic. Then he repeated the task as he jogged down the line to the end of their sector, where another team's defensive magic took over.

"Perfect. That should take the first few hits for you, just trust in your shields and keep your pikes up to halt the charge." He shouted.

"Sir, yes Sir." The soldiers responded in unison.

Tessa and the others on Thor arrived soon after. The War Cleric assessed the enhanced shields with a trained eye and then cast her combat buffs, bringing the telltale golden glow to the pikes and the armour of the soldiers and Elites on the front line.

It was only a small change from the usual routine, adding Karl enhancing the shields, easily completed before the Hill Giants were in range.

Hawk could see them, though. They were charging forward, and there was a large group of Commanders coming toward the right flank, the same sort of tactic that Karl and his team used to take down Royal Rank Giants in the past.

If they were as good at assassination techniques as the humans were, Karl would be concerned, but an extra twenty Commanders wasn't a huge deal.

They were more than a little short on teachers as well, Karl noticed. The three with his team were the only ones assigned to this whole section, when normally there would be at least six or seven.

Then one last team came jogging their way, gunblue armour highlighting the white of their church robes. Like Bob, they were all heavily armoured warriors, and like Bob, they all had magnificently ridiculous helmets on.

"Princess Rae, Commanders. We have been sent here by the clergy to ensure your safety. Special Forces Team 808 reporting." The man in the lead position announced.