The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 530

530 Cyclops Spawn

Dinner ended with a huge pot of leftovers that were transferred to a container provided by the farmer's wife for them to enjoy later, and Karl settled in for the night.

The beasts could watch from inside their spaces, other than Thor, who had positioned himself in the driveway to the farmyard, between the entrance and the people.

There was a sturdy fence all around the yard, so that was the only likely area for entrance by an unknown threat, and therefore the best spot for him.

Ophelia was with the first watch group, which was more than a little upsetting to Lotus, who wanted to cuddle, while Karl and Dana would take the dawn watch, just before the sun came up. The guards had wanted five watches, each with two guards, which was a bit excessive in Karl's mind, but they also didn't have the beasts watching out for danger. If it was a single guard, an assassin could sneak in and eliminate them, then go for the General. It was odd that they hadn't insisted on someone from their team taking the morning watch, but they were likely planning to be up by then and starting on breakfast, so they didn't see the need to have one of theirs as the guard.

Tessa would likely be awake for that watch as well, or at least halfway through it. She rarely slept past the dawn wake-up call after so many years on the church's schedule.

So, Karl settled in to sleep peacefully with Dana after their watch, only to be awakened by the sound of screaming far too soon after he closed his eyes.

[Report. What is going on?] Karl asked.

[Another spawn. Hawk is already in the air.] Remi replied.

[It seems to be centred on us, and it extends all the way back to the fortress, a whole day's travel. I can see the torches as the fortress army units gather to fight in the dark.] Hawk added.

That was massive. If it was centred on them, and they had covered close to eighty kilometres during the day, this newest spawn was absolutely massive.

[What is attacking?] Karl asked as he equipped his armour and took out his maul.

[That's the best part! Food! We're under attack by food.] Hawk cheered.

[Translator.]

Remi giggled before explaining. [The attackers are some sort of boar monster the size of Ophelia's Dire Bear form, and they're accompanied by some sort of cyclops. A giant with one eye. That's what has the Satyrs on guard duty screaming.]

There was a group of the boars at the edge of the camp, just reaching the firelight but momentarily stopped by the mounts of the guards, who also saw them as food.

Unfortunately for the agile lizards, these boar monsters were not only massive, they were also Commander Rank beasts, and wearing armour.