The First Legendary Beast Master novel Chapter 461

Chapter 461 Team Reunited

The team said their goodbyes to the Mackenzie brothers and Morgana, then prepared to follow the beasts to their destination.

"Before we go, there are a few ground rules you should be aware of. This is not a human nation, so we expect you to be on your best behaviour. Your military and government ranks mean nothing to us. Beasts have our own ranking system.

The only reason we have agreed to this is that we don't want to offend the gods by refusing.

Now, if you understand that, we should get along just fine. If you have abilities that let you travel more quickly, I suggest you use them now. We won't open a portal directly to the destination." The High Priestess explained.

Dana activated her movement skill, but neither cleric had anything that was going to help them much with that. However, as High Priestesses of the Dragon Gods, they did have some dragon features and solid stamina.

However, when Ophelia transformed into her Dire Bear form, the big Monarch Rank Dire Rank bear made a rumbling noise that almost sounded friendly.

"I think you have an admirer." Dana laughed as Ophelia rolled her eyes at be Bear.

"Calm down, big boy. She's a Werebear, her default form is human, not Dire Bear, this is a skill she learned." Tessa teased.

The High Priestess in the beast group laughed, then winked at her huge, furry friend.

Then she led them through the portal, leaving the Bureau team behind.

The beastkin on the other side of the portal didn't seem impressed to see the group that had come through, but they should have heard most of the conversation, and they didn't try to stop them from leaving the area, jogging down a well travelled dirt path.

They could hear laughing in the distance, and the Dire Bear huffed in amusement.

"It seems your friends will be waiting for you. They're back out again after dinner, working with the children." The High Priestess explained.

"Is this some deal you've made with him?" Tessa asked.

"Not exactly. You will understand when you see it."

Karl had no idea that anyone was coming for him so soon, so he was overseeing a sparring match between the Acolytes and Cara, preparing them for when they might have to deal with a rampaging feral beast.

The others were too large to fight without skills, or in Remi's case, too deadly in her smaller form. Remi's only attack in snake form was a venomous bite, and at her rank that would instantly kill the Acolytes. Cara, on the other hand, could deactivate her skills and play with the kids as long as they wanted.

She puffed up her back, like she was angry, and let the kids circle her. The older clerics laughed. A Void Badger rarely got defensive and angry. They weren't afraid of anything, they just attacked when they were angry. But she was fighting kids under seven years old.

Once she was certain the kids were in position, Cara moved, grabbing a boy around the waist and spinning him around to body slam him before nuzzling his belly to simulate a bite attack.

"What did we just go over? You can't let her grab you like that. If you do that with a feral beast, they'll eat you." Karl reminded the kids.

"The one targeted should use their weapon to bash at her paws while the others move in to capture and restrain her." He explained.

"Now go again."

This time, the boy used his training sword to bat away Cara's claw as he retreated, and the Void Badger began to chase the others around as their plan fell apart.

"Gather around. Force her to the ground. You can hit her, it won't hurt her." Karl encouraged.

She swatted one a bit harder than intended, and Karl darted forward to catch the little acolyte before they hit the ground.

"Keep your guard up. Fighters with shields to the front, keep her occupied."

That was how Dana led the group into the training grounds at the Temple to find Cara with a werewolf in a headlock, giving him a wet willy.

"Karl, what are you teaching the children?" She called.

"Dana! How did you get here? I didn't expect to see you until I got back.

Meet Cara, the winged void badger, and the newest member of the team."

Cara let go of the boy to fly over to Dana and tackle her to the ground, where she could be properly examined.