Chapter 258
Karl and Lelou took care of the few monsters they found still lingering in the area, but the tracks they found indicated that the majority of the Horde that attacked the pack and escaped is still heading East. Towards what, nobody knows, but they’ve been traveling that was a while and this attack was only incidental. A spot they happened to find along their way.
With that information in hand, we return to the compound, jumping over the new wall, which makes the guards frown at the lack of security, but most if not all monsters that don’t fly are incapable of such a jump. They’ll still need to make a set of gates to truly secure the pack, but that can happen tomorrow, along with the inscriptions. The pack survived with just a chain link fence until today after all.
"The herd has moved on. You should be back to regular levels of unsafe. As far a I can tell, the Strongest of them are gathering somewhere in the East, so if there’s anyone alive out that way, you should warn them. The monsters won’t be any more gentle to them than they were here." Karl quietly informs Alpha Conway.
"I’ll get on the radio once we get the antenna tower fixed. It’s all we have to keep in touch these days, but it works well." The Alpha agrees with Karl’s assessment.
"So, are you planning to rebuild like things were, or make something more solid? Both me and the Dragonewt Hui’Jin can also use basic Earth Magic if you want more sturdy homes. A couple of apartment building shells would be nice and quick, and then you could move everyone out of the bunker and into the sunlight. Though there’s something to be said for bunkers, we live in the one in Arcana, even with the huge city above us." Lelou questions the werewolf Alpha.
"I think a few aboveground buildings and then we will do what we can to enhance the bunker. We don’t have any surviving heavy equipment though, so expanding it might not happen."
"If you’re willing to harbor some black witches while we cultivate, our magic can help you build a better bunker. Witches are more nature based, but we can form and shape a dwelling in the Earth well enough. Given time, we can make a fully functioning underground city. There are a few in the west that harbor entire large covens." The eldest of the black witches suggests.
"Their safe house was destroyed by the Beasts. They were headed this way on foot when we met them, and I had a high quality cultivation technique for them. They’ll also be able to keep inscriptions on the walls active, and an area hex to keep most of the monsters away." I explain to the confused werewolves.
"That sounds good to us. It’s time we got past the old animosity anyhow, so long as they’re not planning to sacrifice any of our pack to their rituals."
"With a million magical Beasts wandering around, there’s zero need to bother the werewolves. Just what we gathered from the battle here is enough to last the few of us who survived most of a decade." One of the witches, the one with black scales on her face, explains. I’d ask for names, but they don’t like giving them, believing names hold power over a witch. So instead, names are skipped, or a nickname is picked.