The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 80

Chapter 80 Down By The River

Their drive took them out of the grassland, and down a road that led through a marshy area, where the Crocolisk could be found. There were other magical beasts in the area, ones that hadn't been flagged as the most likely ones to build a strong team with Hawk, and some of them were not shy about being around the roadway when they passed.

For example, a large antlered animal roughly the size of their truck, with long legs, and a thick neck that promised those broad antlers weren't just for show.

"What exactly is that?" Karl muttered as they passed it by.

"Southern Moose. They're not a magical beast, but most of the Common Grade beasts won't mess with them." Alice replied.

That was understandable, the beast was massive.

Up ahead they spotted a few smaller magical creatures, and the others watched Karl carefully to see if he had any sort of response to them, but Karl was just in wonder at all the scenery, unlike anything he had ever seen before.

"First up, there should be a Stoneskin Rhino nest around here somewhere. It is further back off the road, so we will have to walk in to find it. One team will come with you, the other will stay to guard the truck so we don't have to walk home." Daniel informed him seriously. _{freeweɓnovel.cøm}

"Alright. Let's go see what we can find." Karl agreed.

According to the map, they would have to pass by a bit of the marsh, then they would be back at the river, and that was where they were likely to find the Rhino nest, as well as many other predators.

"Stop. Don't leave the truck. It looks like we found one of our options early." Alice ordered, and Daniel abruptly, but silently, pulled his door closed again.

Off in the trees, there was an enormous furry creature with a mottled pattern of golden spots through jet black fur. That should be the Golden Dire Bear that they had informed him of, and it had a small cub with it.

The problem was that they were together, and the mother was paying close attention to her young cub, which meant they wouldn't be able to sneak up on it and see if Karl could bond it.

"The mother is Commander Rank, and she doesn't look impressed to see us here. How about we go a little further along?" Jodi suggested.

Karl considered the options for a moment. The Golden Dire Bear would be a good team member, especially as they grew so naturally powerful, but getting into a fight with one on the off chance that the cub would forgive him and work together seemed risky.

"We know where they are now, we can come back later, perhaps with some meat, and see if that puts her in a better mood." Daniel agreed, while Jodi began to slowly drive until the bear decided that they were no longer a threat and went back to watching her cub.

"It's a bit further from the river, but up ahead here there are some survivors of the Giant Lizard breeds. There aren't many of them left, at least not outside the breeding farms in the west, but any of them should be a viable option.

They're not dragons, but there are some Drakes among them, and almost every species has some sort of innate skill." Jodi explained as he turned down a dirt path.