Chapter 87 – Entering the Beast City (1/2)

Chapter 87 – Entering the Beast City

*GRUUAAAAA*

Hearing the mighty roar of a beast, Calron immediately clenched his claws as he prepared for an incoming attack.

*crackle*

Faint bolts of Azure Lightning began to flicker across the tips of Calron’s claws.

“Kekeke~ what type of beast is that, father?”

The high-pitched voice of a toddler sounded out from behind Calron, just as a massive beast appeared next to him.

With a fifteen feet long body and dark-green leathery skin, the large beast was more akin to a flying reptile than a bird. Even its head was shaped like a giant python with scissored teeth, along with a vicious spiked tail attached to its behind.

“Shush, Faro! It is rude to talk to strangers that way.”

The large flying beast scolded the tiny figure sitting on top of its head.

Continuing to flap its membranous pair of wings, the large beast smoothly turned its head towards Calron.

“This must be your first time visiting any beast city within the Desolate Mountains.”

The flying reptilian beast stated in a friendly tone.

Sensing that this strange looking beast did not mean any harm to him or Avi, Calron gradually withdrew the lightning back into his body.

The large beast let out a slight smile at Calron’s action, but did not make a single comment.

“Haha, was it that obvious?”

Calron inquired pleasantly. There was no need to be actively hostile against a beast unless it threatened him.

Noticing the little wolf pup napping on the golden bird’s back, the tiny figure on the large beast’s head clumsily flapped its leathery wings and shakily landed on Calron’s back.

Stealthily sneaking up on the sleeping pup, the little reptilian mischievously smacked its tail against Avi’s nose.

Unlike the spiked tail of its father, the little reptilian’s tail was soft and thin, so even if it did not hurt Avi, it would have definitely irritated her.

Letting out an abrupt yelp, Avi instantly woke up from her slumber and immediately switched to an offensive stance when she saw the strange looking beast’s head hovering over her.

“grrrrr….”

A low growl thrummed within Avi’s throat, as her bright purple eyes furiously bore into the baby reptilian.

Seeing the enraged wolf pup, the little reptilian nonchalantly hobbled over to the edge of Calron’s back and leapt off onto its father’s head, while shooting a provocative smirk at Avi.

“Avi! You can’t fly… ”

Calron stated to the impulsive pup in a wry tone when he saw that Avi was about to jump towards the little reptilian.

“rrruufff!”

Grudgingly returning back to her previous position, Avi shot a baleful glare at her new enemy.

Amused by this unforeseen situation between the two little beasts, Calron turned his head towards the large beast as he waited for its response.

“You do not have a token.”

The flying reptilian simply answered with a flap of its leathery wings.

“Huh?”

The mention of a token quickly sent Calron back to his thoughts to the moment when the red bear had handed him a circular disk made out of bone.

Dammit! I lost the token!

Calron swore in his mind once he realized that he had completely forgotten about the token and lost it somewhere during the journey. Usually he would keep his items within his fur clothing, but since that thunderstorm incident, Calron had been travelling around completely naked.

Watching the trace of worry flicker across Calron’s face, the large beast let out a low chuckle.

“Do not fret too much over it, we constantly have new visitors to the city, so it should be no problem for you to enter without one.”

The large beast calmly conveyed.

Calron knew that things would not be that simple, especially since the red bear had previously implied that there was a certain significance in having a token on a beast.

Shaking these thoughts off, Calron gazed at the nearing fortress that brought out a sense of awe within him.

With walls made of dark obsidian rock that spanned as high as forty feet tall, the beast city was the most impressive structure that Calron had ever seen. Compared to the sight in front of him, his city of Vernia almost seemed plain and mediocre.

Calron never imagined that this deep within the mountains, there could be such a city as developed as the one before him.