The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1310 Get Your Bets In

Karl focused on the beast spaces to form a new one at the Mythic Rank, and filled it with mana, so that the new arrival would be comfortable when they hatched.

[Drumroll please.... DUH, DUH, DAH] Cara narrated as Karl prepared the space.

A gentle touch transferred the egg into the newly created beast space, and everyone held their breath, waiting for the notification.

{Partner Bond Accepted}

{New Beast Bonded} False Island Giant Turtle

{Name} Leo

{Rank} Mythic

{Shared Skill} [Implacable] The False Island Giant Turtle is eternal. Sleep, Confusion and Stamina Loss effects do not affect the False Island Giant Turtle.

[Ooh! That is a good one. Do you see that, Dana Mage? The Karl will no longer ever run out of stamina or get sleepy.] Opal cheered.

[There is something wrong with your brain. I am restricting your reading materials.]

The empty space began to change, with the formless void slowly turning into a large island surrounded by warm salt water. A few trees formed on the island, but the others immediately began to make offerings, placing plants that they thought Leo might like in his space.

The egg hadnʼt hatched yet, but the plants shifted to grow evenly spaced around the island.

[Not even hatched yet, but heʼs got a decent sense of decor.] Remi noted.

The egg rocked a little, as if the occupant was half asleep, and not in any hurry to escape their confinement.

Then, the thick grey shell tore, and a deep green turtleʼs head emerged.

Leo looked around at his domain, then nodded and began to tear a larger hole in the leathery shell of the egg with his beak.

[This is just agonizingly slow.] Remi noted.

[I am a turtle, not a Crocolisk. Why are you in such a hurry?] Leo replied, even his mental voice slow and measured, with a slight drawl.

[Do you like swamps?] Remi asked hopefully.

[Swamps are nice. Warm and earthy. Not as good as clean fresh water, though.] Remi smiled. The turtle got it.

The swamp was the best place to be, but getting muddy sucked.

Leo chuckled softly as he freed himself of the shell, then floated into the air.

[I have ways around getting muddy.]

Remi giggled, and then transformed into Spirit Snake form, which could float above the ground just as easily as the giant turtle.

[Heʼs a crunchy Remi.] Hawk gasped.

Leo gave the bird a confused look. While they both had levitation abilities, didnʼt the bird also have them? His flames would keep him aloft, there was no need to flap his wings just to hover.

[He means that weʼre both floating water element creatures. Hawk has a personal enmity with water magic that stems from repressed childhood trauma.] Remi explained.

When she put it that way, it felt like an insult, Hawk decided.

But this new brother didnʼt seem half bad. He might be from the water, but he wasnʼt really watery.

[Iʼm not a water element creature, you know. I might live on islands and in the ocean, but my innate Elemental affinities are for nature and gravity, not water.] Leo explained.

Thor got excited as he heard that news. This might be another brother who appreciated a proper smashing post.

[Enough slacking. How is the battle in the city going? Let your new brother get used to his surroundings and have breakfast while you work.] Karl demanded. Cara was still engrossed in the battle between Matilda and the Seafood Special To Be, but Rae quickly got back on track and continued to clear out the last remaining beasts that had come through the portals.

The only issue was that not all of what came through appeared to be hostile. Some of them were trying to hide among the population, and some were simply fleeing the city, either by land or sea.

In the Immortal Realm, those who could not reach Immortality held no value at all, and those who were not born Immortal but reached Immortality were only viewed as being marginally better than animals in the eyes of the most powerful.

Having the misfortune to be trapped under the rule of any such creature was a nightmare that they were glad to escape. Even if they knew nothing about this world.

The aftermath of the event would have wide-ranging effects on the whole nation, but Drodh was in a terrible situation right now, with the capital city destroyed, a large portion of the population dead or missing, and now potentially dozens of powerful invasive beasts loose in the wilderness.

However, the portals were all closed now, and the fight in the city was all over except the cleanup and rescue efforts.

Karl followed his senses to help dig out people buried in the rubble, a task made easier by the fact that he was in the Redwood Sprawl, and most of the buildings had been single story wooden structures.

Even though they had collapsed on their occupants, only the most heavily injured were unable to free themselves. Remi even made a healing totem for Karl to carry so that anyone nearby would recover, and could call for help if needed.

Outside the city walls, the situation would be worse, but the recovery efforts even easier, as most of the housing was tin shacks once you got further away

from the walls.

The destroyed buildings had hidden them from the frogs, who relied more on their sense of sight and movement than their sense of smell, so those who were trapped were less likely to have been pursued.

The frogs had shown no intention of digging when there was still more food at surface level.

Karl pulled the rubble of a ruined house to one side, revealing the cellar stairs, and a group of obsession Demons cautiously stared back at him, unsure of whether he was a friend or enemy.

For about three seconds, before they realized who it was.

”Mister Karl! I knew that the Darklight Host would come to save the Sprawl!”

One of the young men cheered.

”The monsters are almost all gone, weʼre just searching for any that might be hiding, while we look for the wounded. If you head across the river toward the

Guild House, youʼll find more supplies waiting.

There isnʼt much left in this region.” Karl explained.

”Oh. Thank you, Guild Leader. We hid as soon as the fighting started, and then

the building collapsed, so we just waited. This attack, itʼs worse than anything Iʼve seen before.

But Drodh will rebuild. Iʼm certain of it.”