The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 984

The two sat in silence for a moment, then Tessa's eyes suddenly shone red, and she stood up on the ledge in front of the seat.

"There is a battle ahead. Thor, can you move faster without disrupting the carriage?" She demanded.

Thor snorted, and moved from a casual walk to a trot.

In the soft sand, the carriage was still gliding fairly smoothly, and Thor increased his speed a bit more, until the wheels began to slide on the sand instead of rolling smoothly.

It took a few minutes before they got close enough that Karl could sense the battle, but Hawk had flown up to scout.

[Dwarves and Beastkin on one side. I don't know what the other things are, but they don't look tasty.] Hawk updated.

That didn't help much, but as they approached, Karl noticed something very strange. The army was clearly fighting what looked like a Monster Spawn, centred around an anomaly ten kilometres from the battle, but the monsters they were fighting were all Undead.

Not species that would normally be seen as undead, and not zombies. Just undead versions of strange monsters that weren't native to any region that Karl had visited before.

That was unusual, but Karl assumed that the spawns could include undead. He didn't see any reason why not.

However, Tessa had reacted to the battle, which meant there was more to it than a Monster Spawn. Those were random, and the enemies were insane and untargeted. That wasn't even close to the definition of a war.

If the Red Dragon noticed this battle, it had been orchestrated between two intelligent powers.

Having a War Cleric along in a situation like this was better than any other early warning system, as anyone could tell you that there was an enemy there. But Tessa's reaction could tell you that they were a targeted force by a hostile nation, intended as a military force.

Karl instructed the Lamia to get the others, so they were all ready when they approached the battle. If nothing else, Hawk could confirm that the power level of the combatants was mostly at or below Overlord Rank.

That was perfect for their group, even if they didn't have any sort of vested interest in whom the winner would be.

Thor slowed on the final downhill portion of the dunes, and then took the carriage into the [Tiny World] as soon as the ladies got out.

A tall beastkin man waved at Karl from the back lines.

"Adventurer. Are you here to assist?" He called.

"Might as well, as we're here. What is the situation?"

"Don't get too close, I'm in zombie quarantine. Bloody Undead turned an entire Scorpino Spawn into undead. Now we've got to clean them up, but nobody can find the bastard who started this mess." He explained.

That would explain why it alerted Tessa. This really wasn't a spawn of undead, it was a bioweapon attack.

"Alright. There is a chance they might be in the anomaly on the far side of the battle. Do you want us to fight alongside your troops, or go to the flank and take some pressure off?" Karl asked.

The soldier thought about it for a moment. "We're right in the middle of the fight. Might as well just pick a weakened spot and join them. Nobody will mistake you for the enemy."

That was true. The undead were some sort of hybrid mix of a giant scorpion and a Locust. The proportions were all off and unnatural, but the powerful rear legs let them leap dozens of metres at a time to land in close combat, where they could attack with powerful front limbs and a deadly rear stinger.

[Those would make terrible siblings. They're not even cute.] Cara noted as she came out to join the fight.