The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 974

"Let's move on and help clear the other spots as well. Most of them should be covered by now, but there is no telling if there are still Ogres roaming loose in the city at this point." One of the Dwarven Warriors suggested.

Karl gestured south towards the closest sounds of Ogres and battle, and the Dwarf quickly led the way through the side streets.

Unlike most cities Karl had been in, the streets were winding, but not random. They were designed as defensive fortifications, so there were deliberate dead ends, and the roads all bent around the central circle, so it was easier to sneak up on invaders if you knew the layout of the city, and started at the middle. _{ƒreewebηoveℓ.com}

They turned a corner and found that an Overlord Ranked Beastkin mage group was following the same tactic that Karl used, and had encircled the intersection, trapping the lone Ogre in the middle as they bombarded it with spells, then teleported out of reach when it charged them.

Rae leapt an entire city block to land on the monster's back, and began punching holes in it as if the Ogre had no damage reduction at all.

"What sort of skill is that?" The Dwarf on Karl's left whispered.

"Predation. She gets a larger than usual bonus from it, and it basically ignores their damage reduction." Karl replied quietly as he took out his bow.

The Ogre wasn't going to last long now that Rae had it on the ground and tied up, but he should at least put in a bit of effort to help.

The arrow landed in the Ogre's neck with a heavy thunk, and the creature gurgled on blood, thoroughly defeated.

The mages cheered, and Lotus set up her healing totems, just in case there were wounded.

"Do you have someone who can resurrect?" One of the mages shouted.

"We do. Bring them here and we will help." Lotus replied, then turned into the Tree of Life.

That would let her find any hidden wounded or dead nearby who could still be resurrected, and it would save time if they were buried under rubble. Of course, they would still be trapped under the rubble, but they could at least call for help as they were continually healed.

The mages brought out the body of a Totem Ranked Mage, as well as a half dozen more Overlords. They were likely all from the same faction or group, but the casualties today were horrendous.

Fortunately, it appeared that the losses were recent, as Lotus had them all breathing again within a few seconds, and they were working on the healing process.

That made Karl question what had been going on since they entered the trial.

"How long has it been since the battle started?" Karl asked.

"Almost an hour now." The mage closest to him sighed, then slumped against the base of Lotus' tree.

That was the realization that Karl and the others needed. Their forty-eight hours in the trial had been mere minutes outside. It hadn't been days of grinding battle while they were in the trial with a handful of the city's strongest defenders.

In hindsight, it was likely a tactical mistake to take them into the trial before the Ogres were dealt with, as if they were really gone for two days, things could have gone very poorly for the city of Banar.