The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 997

Thor and Tessa decided to stay in the actual tent, in case someone were to come looking for their group. But Rae also remained outside the [Tiny World], also hoping that someone came looking for them in the middle of the night.

Rae was nothing if not optimistic.

But in the middle of an army camp that had been long-established, there were no attacks, roaming monsters or traitors to bother them.

When Karl got up in the morning, everyone else was up and working on breakfast, after which the plan was to have the ladies ride on Thor to the mission location.

That gave them a chance for bonus fights, which would make the Black Dragon happy. It also gave Hawk time to scout more of the area than simply flying in a straight line would.

"I wonder just how fast Karl is now that he's advanced? All that extra power, and the physique boost, has to have made him pretty powerful, right?" Lotus asked, waving her fork for emphasis.

Karl shrugged. "We can test it once we find something for me to fight. But I should be about half again as strong as I was before the advancement. I don't know how that will translate to speed, which is more dependent on reflexes and muscle something."

Lotus laughed and nodded.

It was surprising that Karl actually knew that much about anatomy to start with. Half of the Elites in the Golden Dragon Nation only knew that the body worked, not how it worked. It was the clerics that took most of the Biology and medical courses.

Thor shrugged. "We can test it here. Well, the strong part. Just jump straight up, and let yourself float when you reach the highest point."

Karl crouched and launched himself twenty metres straight in the air. With a running start, or not going straight up, he could most certainly do better, but the power in his legs had noticeably increased.

While he was in the air, Karl took a second to scout the region around the camp, and Hawk emerged from his space to start his morning routes. If he found a good fight, more Stone Rats, or anything else of interest, he would be sure to relay the message.

Karl let himself fall, then slowed his descent just before landing.

Lotus gestured to a pair of footprints on the ground, where Karl had sunk ten centimetres deep when he launched.

"You've got to be heavier than you look. I've never seen a human leave footprints like that in packed dirt before." The little cleric noted.

"It would certainly make me easier to track. I think it was mostly just inefficient technique on my part. But now I've got a good idea of what my legs should be capable of." Karl agreed.

[I have found our target. There is a Totem Ranked Giant leading what looks like his whole Clan. Definitely Spawned, they've got that crazy eyes no talking thing happening.] Hawk updated.

Thor turned toward Hawk's current location, as the target had moved overnight, and increased his speed to a trot. That made for a gentle swaying of his back, and it would bring them to the target in less than an hour.