The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 943: Cautious Bunnies

Karl flagged down the first group of guards that he came across and stopped to ask them a few basic questions.

”Sorry to delay your patrol, I just came in from Bara, and my group will be looking to hunt the overflow from the creature spawns.” Karl greeted the massive man leading the group.

A small, lop eared beastkin man behind the guard team leader poked him and leaned forward to whisper in his ear.

{That man is dangerous. Something he has is an imminent threat.} The rabbit-kin man whispered.

Karl shrugged. ”I have that effect on some people, but I assure you that Iʼm not here with any bad intentions.”

The whole guard team gave him matching doubting looks.

”Alright, I can see how my assurances wonʼt really settle your minds. But I suspect that I know what your team member has sensed. Might I bring a few of my team members to our location? The link between them and me is likely what is causing the sense of danger.” Karl offered.

”Nice and slow, no sudden movements. The rabbits have impeccable danger sense. If he says youʼre dangerous, you are dangerous.”

Karl carefully removed Lotus and Rae from the space, and the Cleric immediately squealed in joy.

”Bunny! You found a bunny!”

”AH! Green Dragon Cleric!”

”Wait, come back!”

The rabbit had much more powerful legs than Karl had expected, and the man had vaulted over a dozen metres backwards when Lotus appeared, but now that he was out of immediate danger, his eyes were locked on Rae.

”That is the danger. Thatʼs not anything that should exist in this world.” The rabbit man insisted.

”Sister Rae is really nice, though. She makes hammocks for us to nap in.” Lotus insisted, while the guards tried not to laugh.

”So, the danger was a Green Dragon Cleric and a goth Demoness?” The team leader asked.

The man on his left shook his head. ”No, the threat is definitely that man and the woman in black. They have some sort of aura ability. Do you not feel it?”

The burly beastkin shrugged. ”Nothing unusual for an adventurer.”

Rae snapped her fingers and gave a sharp toothed smile as she realized. ”Itʼs the passive aura. We both have a bloodline suppression passive effect available, but currently not in use. Those with significantly lesser potential than we have will feel a sense of oppression. Itʼs not active, but I donʼt think that it turns all the way off.”

The rabbit man nodded. ”I think thatʼs it. The one called Karl is absolutely terrifying, and the one named Rae isnʼt much less oppressive, but the aura of danger that she gives off is much higher.

I think that might be because she is a predatory species which eats rabbits, though.”

Rae shrugged. ”Food is food. But I donʼt generally eat rabbit people, just rabbits and other things that get stuck in my web.”

The team leader gave her a confused look, and Karl shrugged, while Rae pretended to be oblivious, as she was enjoying their terror.

”Lady Rae is a Blood Destruction Demonic Spider. The aura is innate to her species, so anything that couldnʼt reach at least Totem Rank without the System will feel the effect to some degree.” Karl explained.

”So, she has Totem Ranked potential?” The team leader asked.

”She should be able to make Mythic Rank without too many issues. Iʼm guessing that your Lieutenant is from a less predatory species than you are?” Karl tried.

The leader nodded. ”A fox. Compared to a Grizzly Beastman, theyʼre certainly less dangerous without the System, though they are still predators.”

Everyone was so concerned about Rae that they had completely forgotten about Lotus, who was creeping up on the rabbit man with a cookie in her hand, as if approaching a skittish animal.

The man turned to stare at her, as if he was looking at an idiot.

”You know that luring grown men with cookies doesnʼt work like it does on small animals, right?” He asked.

”Theyʼre cranberry oatmeal.” Lotus replied, slowly making her way forward.

The guard paused, clearly tempted, then reached out his hand.

He took the cookie, and Lotus petted his ears before he gave her an annoyed look and retreated again.

The rest of his team was definitely working hard not to laugh now, but the man was very pleased with his cookies, and Lotus had gotten what she came for. In her mind, the adventure was complete, no more adventure needed until they found more beastkin.

Karl brought the rest of the group out of the separate space, so there were no surprises for the local city guards, and the rabbitʼs attention snapped in his direction again.

”Oh, false alarm. I thought we were being attacked, but itʼs just a black dragon. Everyone else here is good, boss. Only those two auras are giving me the creeps. The green-haired Paladin definitely isnʼt a threat.” The rabbit man insisted.

That made everyone in Karlʼs group laugh.

”You have a point. Thor is probably the least threatening person that I know. Heʼs good to have in a fight, though.” Karl agreed.

”Invincible Bulwark Behemoth.” Thor clarified.

The team leader did a double take, and looked Thor over again. ”That is quite the interesting group that you have assembled. As weʼve generally confirmed your safety, I believe that you wanted to know about the monster spawns, correct?

There havenʼt been many around the city so far, the issues are worse in the centre of the nation and the north. But fifty kilometres north, there have been reports of insane Goblins.

Imagine that, Goblins with enough courage to attack farms?

Theyʼre not strong, but plentiful, and the farmers are willing to pay a bounty for each left ear that you bring them.

Other than that, youʼll likely have to go further north a couple of villages to get a better report.”

Karl nodded. ”Thanks. With a group like this, it might be a bit of a waste to take out a bunch of Common and Awakened Rank monsters, but I can certainly see how they would be a menace to the farmers.

After all, everyone needs to sleep at some point, and they work long days.”

The guard team leader nodded. ”Exactly that. Welcome to Barukth. I will give you a clearance token for your group now, it will get you through the gate without a secondary inspection.”