The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 964

Chapter 964 No Longer Pristine

The speeches were interrupted by the sound of alarm bells being sounded all over the city.

At first, Karl thought that it might be about the people who had dropped dead due to the resurrection spell, but the alarms were continuing, and a secondary tone was introduced after the first few seconds, as if the situation had been upgraded.

The Councillor raised his voice. "Everyone, remain calm and prepare to defend yourself. The city is currently under attack, both internally and externally."

That did nothing at all to help calm down the crowds.

There were elderly and children gathered in the square. Both for their daily activities, and for the announcement that had just been made, so the "stay calm" recommendation was generally ignored.

Instead, everyone was trying to get the vulnerable ones, the children and the lower Ranked, to safe spots, while arranging for defence of those spots, but nobody in the area knew what the threat was yet.

Then a trio of Ogre Lords simply appeared in the middle of the market and began roaring and attacking.

"Fuck" Tessa breathed as she realized what was happening.

"Monster Spawn inside the city." Ophelia agreed.

Karl and Dana were already in motion, intending to intercept the attacks of the Ogres towards a group of Dwarven children who were huddled together in panic.

Dana called her Golems to block one Ogre, while it was faster for Karl to move himself than to activate a skill.

The sound of shattering stone told Karl that something was very wrong.

A single strike from the Ogre had shattered both of Dana's stone golems, just before Karl slammed into the second ogre with a shoulder tackle, taking it to the ground, but not causing any visible damage.

The Haint Claw equipped itself on both of his hands as Karl began to tear at the shoulder muscles of the downed Ogre, but even his claws were only making shallow cuts with each strike.

The breaking of the curse had triggered a Totem Rank Ogre Spawn.

How long had the curse of pristine appearance been holding off spawns in the area that this much magic had built up to be unleashed the moment that the curse was no longer in effect?

Karl called for the bodyguards to protect the group from the third Ogre, which was currently engaged by a humanoid Thor. Rae's Golems had taken over from Dana's which were now trying to attack the Ogre from the back.

The Dwarves weren't cowards, and a dozen Overlord Ranked warriors had charged the Ogres, screaming battle cries at the sight of their ancient enemies.

The Council had scattered, each taking a district of the city, but they had forgotten one important factor. The central district near the City Lord's manor was supposed to be covered by the City Lord.

He was gone, so there was currently no Totem Rank or higher defender for this district, where there would normally be the strongest fighter in the city.

Karl caught the Ogre's arms as it reached up to choke him, and the two became locked in a stalemate, while the Dwarven warriors began to hack the oversized monster apart.

Ninety percent damage reduction was a lot. But not enough when you were faced with dozens of Dwarves wielding axes, plus a Karl who was constantly bombarding the Ogre's face with [Void Blasts].

The Ogre to Karl's left, the one that was facing off against Rae's Golems, shricked in pain, and Karl heard the spider laugh, a raspy whistle, as her natural form had no vocal cords.

[Oh, that's a good idea.] Cara realized, and another mournful howl filled the air, while the Dwarves cheered.

Karl looked up and found that Cara was attached to an Ogre's back by her claws, right in the middle of his back where he couldn't reach her. That would explain the frustration, and it was a pleasant change from all the things that Karl suspected that the Void Badger might have done to him.

The Dwarves had encircled the Ogres, and they were cutting them down with brutal efficiency, despite the Ogres thick hide and vitality.

Karl could see soft matter through the bone of the Ogre's skull, and one final [Void Blast] ended its struggle, as well as eliminating most of its head.

Then the body vanished from underneath him, and Rae transformed to help Karl to his feet.