The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 451

Chapter 451 Raid Successful

The Orcs assisted Karl with escorting the varied assortment of slaves out of the inner city and through the nearly finished battle in the outer city, then past the gates to freedom.

The Elder Orcs looked impressed at the performance as they held off the remainder of the Giants so that the younger fighters could make their retreat. The battle was a success by any measure, and though they hadn't completely eliminated the defenders, they had inflicted severe injuries on them, including their most defended members, and they were going to have time to retreat from the battle before the other Giants could arrive to support them.

That was the goal of the night raid, and the Giants' terrible night vision was working in the Orcs' favour, as the massive warriors wouldn't be able to even see where the Orcs went. At best, they could follow the dust cloud, but Karl suspected that they were going to separate to create a massive dust cloud in multiple directions that would throw off pursuit.

They had run close to five kilometres, with the freed slaves loaded on the attack beasts as they were too weak to keep up with the pace, when the Orcish Champion jogged over to Karl, who was pacing the same pair that he had approached the battle with.

"Human, you fight like a true Orc. We kept records of the battle, and you earned a distinction. Take this for your reward, and turn off in that direction. It will take you west to the village of Baberg, just across the border. It is the closest village outside the battle zone, but close to three hundred kilometres south of the Elves that sent you east."

Karl shook his hand and smiled. "It was a pleasure picking on the Giants again. If we cross paths in the future, I look forward to having time to tell battle stories over drink."

The Orc laughed. "You are pretty good for a human. Your name will be remembered, and not just because your mother named you after the human god of magic."

They parted ways and Karl began to jog towards the southwest, headed for the border. Now, he just needed to find a way back home and his mission should be completed. The problem was that he didn't know how he got here, and there was no sign of the Anomaly when he arrived, so he couldn't even go back to where he started to try to leave.

If it was out of sight thousands of metres in the sky above a lake, going home was going to be a nearly impossible task.

Karl ran for the rest of the evening, and began to look for a good spot to sleep as the sun came up.

[That looks like a good spot.] Cara suggested. The target was a large sunny rock in the middle of the grasslands, next to a larger pile of rocks.

Karl adjusted his path towards Cara's targeted sleeping location, and found that the rock was actually part of a destroyed temple.

There were still paintings visible on some of the other stones, and part of a doorway intact, forming a cave that would put him out of sight.

Cara wasn't sold on sleeping in the dark. She liked to sleep on a warm stone in the sun, but both Rae and Remi were fans of dark caves for naps. Thor liked sunny spots as well, and Hawk preferred trees, so it was always going to be a split decision.

[I am going to check the inside and see if it's safe to sleep there. If it is, we can nap for a while then finish the trip back to Baberg.] Karl explained.

Once Karl stepped through the collapsed entryway, he found that it was a side door leading to a basement level of some sort that appeared to be intact. It was cavernous and empty, as well as fortunately bone dry.

If it had been full of stagnant water, they would definitely have been sunning themselves on a large rock.

[Hey, this place feels comfortable. I think it was an animal-friendly temple.] Remi noted as she exited her space to explore.

The space certainly did feel like it was inviting, and not hostile or filled with angry spirits of a maligned and forgotten god.

The rest of the team came out and relaxed in the forgotten temple, while Remi explored the ruins to see what she could find.

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