The sound of their battle had alerted other groups of monsters in the vicinity that there was trouble, and the closest two drakes were leading their groups over.
None of them was above the Ascended Rank, but it was two dozen more of the Sand Yeti things, and perhaps a chance to learn a bit more about their combat abilities.
The first ones had died too fast to use more than one skill, so if these ones tried something other than their sandy version of Rend, Karl's group would know more about what to expect from future encounters.
"Cara seems to really enjoy fighting Drakes." Ophelia noted as the Void Badger flew in circles, waiting for the enemy to get into ambush range.
[All those stupid Divine Species think they're better than us because Void Badgers don't have a deity. But neither do Drakes, so who are they to act all arrogant? Not even their cooler cousins are as tough as a Void Badger.] Cara declared.
"Cara is annoyed that the Dragons are arrogant about having their own deities. The Drakes act like they're a subspecies of Dragon, and she has an irresistible urge to put them in their place." Karl translated for the group.
[If you were bigger, you could give them a power bomb.] Remi giggled.
Her little sister had a flair for the dramatic that the Naga Queen appreciated, even if Cara did usually act like the bigger sister. freēwēbnovel.com
Not the same way that Rae loved dramatic effects. Not at all. Rae liked dramatic visuals, while Cara was emotionally volatile, like she had an on/off switch for combat mode.
This pair of Drakes seemed to be a bit smarter than the first one, and they teamed up on the Void Badger, ignoring the rest of the group. It wasn't going to save them, but it was a good idea.
The battle was about to start, with the summons moving to the front as Dana stepped up into the sky so she could rain Magic Missiles on the drakes harassing Cara. It would only last a few seconds, but a mighty roar distracted Dana for a half second.
One of the Buffalo type Minotaurs from the nearby farmhouse was charging towards the battle, already bleeding and accompanied by four smaller Minotaurs, all similarly injured.
They had to be the local residents, and they were most likely under attack by one of these groups before the pained roars of the other Drake had drawn them away.
Dana didn't hesitate for more than a second, as Cara was already hurling Disintegration enhanced Rend attacks at the Drakes. She wasn't even trying to fight them this time, and Dana was pretty sure that she was actually preparing her favourite cuts to be roasted.
Before the Drakes were even dead.
The farmer and his children stopped at the scene of the battle as the Bodyguards toyed with the Sand Yeti for a few seconds to see if they would use a new skill. But they only used that one skill and then went for claw attacks when they were close. Even if you kicked them away, they still used the same skill. They used it in different ways, but it was still just the one skill.
"Merchant, thank the Gods that you're here. Can we pay you to save our farm? My brothers and cousins are holding the farmyard, but there are more of these things coming, and they won't see sense." The Minotaur pleaded.
"We could use some trade goods. You give us a discount, and we will help. Now, lead the way." Karl agreed.
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