The First Legendary Beast Master

Chapter 1251: Extensive Testing Needed

Suggesting to the assembled Guild Masters that any of the members who had done the improved Mythic dungeon once might be able to activate it again turned out to be a brilliant move.

Especially as the very next morning started out with all twenty Guild Masters assembled at the entrance to the Alliance compound again, ready to form groups to head into the Dungeon for extensive testing.

Paul nodded politely to Karl and Dana. “I hope that you don’t mind breaking up the dynamic duo. We need all eight of you to make enough groups with a chance to activate the effect.”

“Alright. Make sure that they’re the group leader. That might be important, as the system mentioned it before we chose the difficulty last time.” Karl agreed.

Dana shrugged. She would be fine going on her own, with a good group. She might not be compatible with the Spectral Knights, but she had a solid force of Golems on her own.

The Soul Bond was a wonderful thing, and Dana knew that her raw power level was exactly the same as Karl’s, and they just had different specialties. If she wanted to lead a group, there shouldn’t be any more problem with her power level than with his.

Besides, everyone here was a Guild Leader, and in Zilaz, that meant something.

Not always that you were the best Raid partner, though. Just that you were competent as a duellist.

Karl motioned for everyone to come inside, away from the increasing gossip. This was not the first time that so many Guild Masters had gathered at the Nara Group Alliance recently, and while not everyone had heard the gossip about the dungeons, the power of the visitors was suspicious.

“Now, who wants to go with whom? Did you already make groups before you came over?” Karl asked.

Paul nodded. “We did. Just so that we didn’t have to worry about not having the right combinations among the Guild Leaders. If we can actually choose the difficulty, and reliably get Epic Grade rewards, then we can do it with a standard group, and just stay under the timer.

We’ve made sure every group has Golems and at least one area damage specialist.

That was what everyone agreed would be needed for a standard group.”

Paul handed Karl a list of names, and Karl laughed as he saw the descriptions.

“It looks like I have a fan base.” He joked.

His group was four blue dragons. One War Cleric, and three Shamans.

The Dragonkin Warrior shrugged. “That’s just how it worked out in the end. The group should be solid, as they’re all competent damage dealers, and the War Cleric causes an area healing effect on hit.”

Tian perked his ears at that news. That sounded like a fun skill. He wouldn’t mind learning it. He could cast it on Sister Rae, and they would all get healed every time that she stabbed something.

It was a win-win proposition.

[I think that my brothers are getting more and more lazy by the day. Hawk likes to soar around and slack, Thor is addicted to hot springs, and now they’ve taught Tian to offload his healing onto the hard work of his sisters.] Remi complained.

Thor laughed at the offended Naga.

[It’s not that I’m lazy, the hot water is just too good. Don’t pretend like you weren’t there until ten minutes ago.] He joked.

Thor had a point. The new hot springs that Karl had put in the Tiny World were good. Whenever she had to wait on a potion to be ready, she would go soak in the heat and scrub her scales.

It wasn’t like it was busy. The only ones who used the hot springs on the mountain were Thor and Tessa, and they didn’t mind if she used one of the other ponds.

The four blue dragons assigned to Karl’s group came over, eager to get things started.

“The War Cleric can tank, and the rest of us will do our best to deal damage. Blue Dragons are Lightning Element, so our affinity for offensive magic is strong. Especially with a Shaman Class.” One of the dragons explained.

“Alright, that works for me. I will have my Epic Golems work with him in the front lines against the enraged apes, and then the rest of them can deal with the extras that come from the sides.

That’s a new feature, so don’t just go by what you remember from the last time that you were inside.” Karl reminded them.

“Got it. Now, let’s go see what the dungeon has for us. Do you think that we can still do a high difficulty rating with this group? I heard that the secret to success was all the Golems.”

Karl patted him on the shoulder. “Fear not. We might not have the Dana Mage this time, but we’ve got a Mythic Ranked Rae today, and she’s got some constructs of her own. Plus, she’s an absolute powerhouse in combat.”

“Oh, one of your beasts advanced? Which one is Rae?” The War Cleric asked.

“The Blood Destruction Demonic Spider. Being favoured by the Spider Goddess, she’s got incredible damage output, we will be alright.” Karl explained.

The dragons were practically vibrating with energy at the chance to try something new, so Karl skipped the intermediate steps and simply opened a portal near the entrance to the dungeon, which unfortunately put them right in the middle of the gathered reporters and spectators.

“Is it true that you did find a way to improve the loot in this dungeon? Is it repeatable? How much did it improve? Any comments on your secrets, Sir? Is it true that they call you the Monster Man because of your bedroom skills?” The reporters shouted, all at once.

One of those questions was not like the others.

“Yes, yes, it improved by half a Rank, no comment on our secrets, and maybe.” Karl replied, then took one long step toward the dungeon, while the dragons all laughed.

“His wife is a Divine Fox.” One of the dragons quietly informed the reporters.

That started a whole new round of gossip because everyone in the media circle knew who the dragon was talking about. There weren’t a lot of Divine Fox girls around.

Dana had been in the Winter Festival’s Fashion show recently, at Overlord Rank. But she had returned under a month later at Mythic Rank. So, she was married to Karl, who was also Mythic.

Which meant, it was a soul bond. Or something similarly permanent.

There was simply no other plausible way to explain how she had advanced by two Ranks in under a month.