Chapter 139 Direction

Chapter 139 Direction

Karl considered the direction that would be best for Hawk. The bird was happy simply soaring around and scouting, and that was what Karl needed him for, but there really wasn't anything that he needed to continue that role.

"Well, Hawk is our scout for now, and he's got incredible senses, plus long ranged attack power. I'm not really sure what sort of direction he would even be able to grow in that wouldn't be contrary to his nature." Karl replied, stumped as to the answer.

"Well, there is more to being the team's scout than the actual scouting, I am certain that we can find something that will suit his talents.

So, until then, we can start with the obvious ones. There are Rogue Class Elites in training here with various stealth skills. Why don't we take Rae there to observe them and try to learn their skills, while we wait for the potion to be made of the scales you provided?

She should have a natural affinity for those sorts of skills, and if your new ability is as impressive as it sounds, she might even be able to pick up the basics in a few days instead of months. Stealth skills are normally some of the hardest to master, so most of the Rogues who don't start with them only learn the basics and prefer to hide in plain sight instead." Sergeant Rita suggested.

Karl felt Rae's amusement in his mind. She was good at hiding in plain sight as well, so visiting these Rogue people could be a very educational experience.

"Maybe she can learn invisibility. Just think of it, an invisible Bloodbath Spider." Daniel suggested wistfully, while Alice and Rita looked horrified.

Karl had to admit, that would be a truly terrifying experience if Rae wasn't your friend. Already she was becoming incredibly powerful, and if you couldn't even see her when she got close, there would be very little chance of surviving an attack.

Rae's thoughts said that she was a big fan of the invisible Bloodbath Spider idea, but there was just one problem.

"There isn't anyone here who knows actual invisibility." Alice reminded them.

"We have a few who can hide in shadows, which seems just about perfect for Rae's style. It's not perfect, but even a bit more of an advantage with her adaptive coloration, and she will be able to ambush nearly anyone." Daniel suggested.

Rae eagerly agreed in Karl's mind.

"She thinks so as well. Should we try that for today? I haven't found a skill to try to teach my partners yet, so while Hawk thinks up the perfect skill for himself, and we work on the Drake Scales, Rae can learn to blend into the shadows even more effectively." Karl agreed on her behalf.

Sergeant Rita nodded in satisfaction. "Then that is where we will go now. The cultivation of the three beasts will be ongoing at the same time once we get the resources in place, so your schedule will be a bit frantic, but I think that the advantages that your unique Class Marking provides are becoming very obvious to everyone.

The more that you can spread your skills around, the better, and after everyone is grown, we can focus on finding ways to help them break through their natural limits."

The only flaw to Rae's combination of thermal vision and echolocation was the fact that it didn't have the ability to see colour, but it was still true that it wasn't perfect.

The stealth class students looked jealous of his ability to see in absolute darkness. If they could do that, this class would be so much easier, and they might even get to move up to the more advanced classes.

Sergeant Rita filled in the details for the confused professor. "We believe that one of his partners might have the ability to learn stealth related skills. She is already superb at moving silently, but moving unseen through shadows would improve her ambushing abilities by a large margin."

"Partners?" One of the students blurted out.

"He raises pet monsters, remember? It must be that giant spider that they mean." One of the other students whispered back, loud enough for Karl's sensitive hearing to catch.

"Yes, it is Rae. Would it be too much trouble to have that sort of skill demonstrated for us? She will happily play along with stealth games in exchange."

The teacher's smile put all the students on edge. They weren't sure that they wanted to play stealth games with a carnivorous spider the size of a small car. Because really, how tame could something like that be? Triggering her hunting instinct seemed like a terrible idea.

"Really? If she's fine with helping us train the students in low light conditions, I would be grateful. There are only so many ways to set up the equipment that we have." The teacher readily agreed.

[Afraid to tease students in the dark? Do they not know that I am the thing that stalks the night? The monster under the bed that parents use to scare their children into behaving?] Rae asked, thinking of all the fun ways she could taunt the students.

"You go a little vacant eyed when you're talking to your team. Mind sharing?" Sergeant Rita asked.

"Rae says that she is the monster in the dark that parents warn their children about, and she would love to play with them." Karl repeated.

The students cast furtive glances between themselves, and the teacher chuckled.

"I think that her and I will get along famously. Alright, if you can call her out, I will have the students try to move stealthily in the dark. Does she easily create webs? If she could create an obstacle course for them out of the strands, it would make this more interesting." The teacher suggested.

Rae stepped out of the beast space and immediately faded from her natural shiny black and red to a dull soot black that perfectly matched the room.

"Alright, she will set the obstacle course up right away."