The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 919: Wait How Long?

Lotus sighed at the thought of needing to make it through a whole Rank to keep travelling. That was a long time.

But she was pretty comfortable in Drodh, and they were all Darklight Host Guild members now, so there was no reason that she couldnʼt just stay there forever if she didnʼt make it to Overlord Rank quickly.

The downside would be that if everyone else did, then she would miss out on too much fun stuff.

If it was just Karl, she could get Rae and Remi to bring her back fun stuff. But losing her cuddle bear to separate adventures was simply unacceptable.

Delilah noticed her dilemma right away.

”Let me guess, youʼre trying to balance the amount of actual work involved versus the amount of fun that you will miss out on if you donʼt do the work in a timely manner?” The dragon asked.

Lotus gave her a suspicious look, but nodded in agreement.

Delilah consoled the little Cleric. ”Well, as they say, nature is all about balance, right? You just need to convince the other ladies to do fun stuff in between jobs so that you donʼt get too bored. I would likely just accept that youʼre going to lose the Beast Master eventually.

His growth rate is destined to be spectacular, and he will hit Totem Rank long before any of you are Overlords.”

Dana patted Lotus on the shoulder. ”Relax, itʼs depressing for all of us. At least your bed doesnʼt get cold when he goes out to do other things.”

Ophelia chuckled at the comment, and Dana shrugged. She had just accepted it at this point. Even if her and Karl werenʼt on the same sleeping schedule, if he was gone entirely, then all of her usual sleeping partners were gone as well.

”What are you going to do next?” Ophelia asked the Totem - Ranked Red Dragon.

”There is another battle coming that I feel the calling to. Bagaandormen is a coastal city right on the border. Close to a hundred thousand Demons and Orcs. The Goddess says I need to be there for their next battle.” She replied.

Tessa stared meaningfully at Karl, who chuckled in response.

”Well, I suppose that we could all go to the city with you. It will make the red and black both happy if weʼre there to fight.”

The dragon shrugged. ”You can if you like. It is also a port town, so if you need some foreign items that you didnʼt find in Drodh, they might be here.”

Karl looked up at the sky, which was becoming overcast as a storm rolled in from the east.

”Perhaps I should move most of the group to a dry spot, and then I can follow you on Hawk.” He suggested.

”Or, I can just open a portal. Iʼm assuming that youʼve never been there before, but I learned to use the Portal spell centuries ago.”

With a wave of her hand, a portal opened, showing a large city far beneath the scene. A minor technical difficulty for their wingless members.

Karl opened the [Tiny World] entrance to let the others enter, and then walked through, letting himself walk through the sky as Hawk blinked to his space, then back out to appear under Karlʼs feet.

Delilah transformed as she stepped through the portal, and shook her head in amusement at Karl standing on top of the Thunderbird.

{I might have forgotten that you donʼt have wings.} She informed him as they circled towards the city.

”Thatʼs fine. I can fly without them. But the others canʼt, so I opened a separate space for them to rest in.”

The reminder brought her attention back to the spell. {Is there enough space to really relax in your spell? Or is it more of a stasis item?}

”There is room. Is there not a good hotel here?” Karl asked.

Delilah shook her head. {Even when the city isnʼt under attack, itʼs impossible to find a decent room. I suggest that we land outside the city and let the others out, then leave again before dark.}

Karl gestured down toward the army units stationed outside the city. ”Why donʼt we go join them? I can have a proper resting spot, suitable for a High Priestess, made in no time at all.”

She was dubious about that, but led Karl down to the army camps to make the introductions. She shifted into human form the moment that she landed on the east side of the city, furthest into Drodh territory, and Karl let the rest of the team out of the [Tiny World] while they waited for an officer to approach from the military camps.

”Avatar Delilah. What brings you here today?” The Demon asked politely, as he spread his black leathery wings in a slight bow.

”I sensed war coming. I also brought ones favoured by the War God. Might we rest in your camp tonight?” She asked.

The Demon suddenly went stiff, and reluctantly shook his head. ”My apologies, Priestess. The camps are on lockdown. There was an infection outbreak, and it is suspected to have been brought by infiltrators from the city. We can help you set up near the camp, but not allow you in until protocols are finished.”

Karl shrugged. ”That is fine. We will set up in the trees over there, if youʼre not planning to cut them for firewood right away.”

The Demon chuckled. ”Weʼve got more than enough fire magic for that. We will make sure that the patrols keep an eye on your location, so no spies or intruders attempt to attack your camp.”

Karl was about to thank the man when Rae simply vanished with a swoop of her cloak, using it as a shadow to shadow step into the tree line, where she could set up a fort.

Then, they could upgrade the fort with [Illusionary Domain] upgrades, and some runic traps. As long as Remi and the butterfly worked with her, it would be the greatest fort that they had ever made.

But the butterfly had an even better idea. Instead of making the illusion inside the fort, she would make it outside the fort, so that those who tried to get to them would have to go through hundreds of metres of fake forest, without knowing where the forest had stopped being real.