Chapter 86 Hyper Cerro

Chapter 86 Hyper Cerro

On the way back to the hotel, Karl called out to Thor, who immediately began to run in a circle, sniffing the other team members so that he would recognize them as friends later. Then he came to stand by Karl's feet and looked around for something to eat. Thi/s chapter is updated by nov(e)(l)biin.co/m

"There isn't much food out here. But there are more friends. When we get back to the Academy, I will introduce you to other trustworthy people as well." Karl explained.

The Lightning Cerro was the size of a large dog already, up from the ostrich egg size that he started from, and his horns were already beginning to grow. One on his nose, above the thick beaked mouth, and two more on the armoured frill that looked strangely like jade stone, slightly shiny, with wavy white lines through it in a pattern that spread down all its scales and thickened to pure white on its belly.

The tail ended in a large armoured ball with small studs all over it, like a living wrecking ball, but Thor was careful not to smash people with his tail as he ran around.

The townspeople looked at them like they were crazy, wandering around with a baby Lightning Cerro, but the creature was happy like a puppy and not attacking anyone, so they didn't voice their complaints about the danger of bringing monsters into town.

[Humans don't get big, do they? Just wait, I will be big enough to take care of you soon.] Thor informed him with certainty that made Hawk laugh.

Karl hadn't realized that the beasts could hear each other when they talked to him, but Hawk certainly could hear Thor.

Thor wasn't worried about Hawk, though. His scales were so hard that the average Windspeed Hawk would only pose a minimal threat to him, and they would be unable to drag him away into the sky with his size. Hawk still might not be able to lift him easily, but with Rend and Shred, the winner of a fight between them was unlikely to be Thor until he grew up.

[Humans don't have to be huge, they're smart. Haven't you been looking at all the strange things they have made? This place is like one huge web for hundreds of them.] Rae added in her gentle voice.

Thor didn't understand. Webs weren't a danger, they were just silk strings. But there were plenty of humans here, a whole herd of them that stayed in one spot, so they must be strong somehow.

Thor took in everything that there was to see, and relayed the information to the others. Rae didn't want to come out in the light, and Hawk knew that they were likely to shoot at him if he flew around town.

Jodi led them to an open field near the edge of town, a sport field for the local school, and then stopped the group.

Alice whistled in appreciation as the blows rained down on the barrier until the spider exhausted herself and backed up to the trunk of the tree, annoyed that the barrier didn't break.

"That is impressive. Just on attack power, you would certainly be ranked as Ascended, though the actual energy level is much lower and at the bottom end of Awakened." Alice informed her.

Then the mage turned to Thor. "Would you like to try as well?"

She set up the barrier on the ground, standing as tall as herself, and Thor ran off into the distance, then coated himself in lightning before charging forward.

The beast hit the magical barrier with a bang, and rebounded, lifting himself up off the ground and hurling himself back half a metre.

Then he laughed, ran off and came at it again.

[This is awesome.] Thor cheered as he slammed into the spell again at a full run.

"Be careful, or you're going to break a horn." Karl laughed as the Lightning Cerro made for a third pass.

[Horns are hard. They will be fine, the Lightning isn't breaking.] Thor replied, then slammed into the barrier again, lighting it up and flinging himself into the air.

"How his neck is fine after that, I have no idea. I've never seen an animal seriously injure themselves in a charge, but it's not normally that violent." Daniel joked.

Thor roared in pride, and slammed into the barrier again before laughing and panting.

"We will have to work on your cardio if you're going to play with the barrier all day long." Karl informed him.

[I don't know what a cardio is, but I trust you.] Thor replied as he caught his breath and prepared to go again.