The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 78

Chapter 78 Begin The Search

Jodi was the stereotypical blonde, handsome ladies man, while Anise was a short but muscular ginger woman, and both were among the military half of the Bureau of Elite Development agents. That seemed to be a deliberate choice by Daniel as he led them all to a military vehicle which was far better suited to off-road use than the car that they had taken from the Academy.

"How long will it take us to get there?" Karl asked as they got in the truck.

"Not long, we're close to the region that we want to start the search in, so we will drive a few hours and stop at a way station for the night. It would be better to search for the targets when we're all fresh and rested. Mistakes happen in the dark, and I despise writing incident reports." Daniel replied with a teasing smile.

They didn't wait for any long goodbyes, they just headed out and followed the highway south, intending to make their destination in time for dinner.

That was still going to be difficult, Karl realized as the sun set, and they were still driving, but a few hours after that, they were pulling up to a walled town that opened the gates for them and let them in to park next to a small motel, with a row of units in two levels, and gun turrets on each end of the roof.

"I take it that this place is a bit more dangerous than it is at home." Karl commented with a gesture toward the guns and the spotlights that were mounted on every building near the wall.

"A little bit, but mostly it is a precaution against larger predators trying to break into the city. Nobody wants to run to the wall for every emergency, so they build turrets on their workplace instead." Alice explained.

Daniel checked them in, and Karl found himself alone in a small room with a single bed and a television. It wasn't anything special as far as hotels went, but it was quiet, so he spent the next few hours meditating and working on the new Beast Space to prepare it for occupancy.

[Get something cool.] Hawk demanded.

[And what do you think would be good? If you say a messy eater so you can steal the scraps, I will have to remind you that you mostly eat in separate spaces.] Karl replied.

[Something that will scare targets. Maybe a huge snake. Everything is afraid of snakes, even if they're easy to chop with Rend.]

Karl thought for a second. [I think that it would be best to get another smart species. We work well together because we can communicate easily. If they can't follow the same instructions, it will just make it harder to fight.]

[That rules out snake monsters. They're dangerous, but not intelligent. What about a Warbear? They're smart. We should get a Warbear.]

They were also seven metres tall when standing on all four feet, covered in heavy natural armour and infamously ill-tempered, Peak Overlord Rank monsters. A Warbear would take on anything without fear, from a juvenile Dragon to a main battle tank.

[I don't think we will be in a mood to celebrate if mama Warbear finds us trying to steal her cub.] Karl reminded Hawk.

The Windspeed Hawk and the Warbear actually got along well, as the Hawks liked to chirp for assistance when they wanted a partner to take down prey, and the Warbear would happily kill anything that walked on its territory. But it didn't consider birds a threat, as they stayed off the ground unless they were hunting, and they were smart enough not to hunt anything that the Warbear liked to eat.

Karl drifted off to sleep a few hours later, and woke up to the sound of a warning siren.

He quickly threw on his uniform and got up to see what was going on. As an Elite at the Awakened Rank, it was part of his duty to respond to these sorts of emergencies, even if the town was prepared.