The Guardian System: The strongest Summoner's quest to save his family Chapter 362 362: Ancient Stone-Eater Behemoth (4)

Reidar kept his connection to the Sky-Hunters active, monitoring both the creature and Mara. The priestess had still not moved.

He summoned more Sky-Hunters and sent them ahead to the Behemoth. The creature had moved a little but remained in the sa general area, waiting in its camouflaged state.

Reidar prepared for the next phase. Luring the Behemoth to the volcanic region would take hours, and he would need to keep constant pressure to keep it moving in the right direction while also monitoring Mara to make sure she did not wake up and notice what was going on.

This was going to be complicated.

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The process of luring the Behemoth toward the volcanic region was tedious. The kiting process was a nightmare of micromanagent in itself.

One part of Reidar's mind was constantly monitoring Mara, making sure she didn't wake up or move into the danger zone, and most importantly, that she didn't realize he was actually keeping an eye on her.

Two Sky-Hunters remained dedicated to watching her, positioned high enough that she would not spot them even if she looked up. The woman woke once during the first hour, stood, stretched, and then started to move again. She pulled out a canteen and drank, then ate sothing. After that, she restarted her journey to God knows only where she was going.

Another part of his mind was piloting the "bait" squad to keep the Behemoth interested. This was also the hardest part, because Reidar had to control the Sky-Hunters while keeping Mara in sight.

Reidar used his Sky-Hunters in a rotation, having one dive close to the creature to provoke it, then pulling that summon back while another took its place. The Behemoth followed, sotis running at full speed, other tis slowing down as if it suspected a trap.

Whenever the creature stopped or changed direction, Reidar had to adjust his strategy. He sent Sky-Hunters to harry it from the sides, forcing it to turn back toward the path he wanted. The Behemoth killed 300 more Sky-Hunters during this process, but Reidar kept summoning replacents.

The terrain complicated the situation. The badlands were a maze of ravines, cliffs, and rock formations. Reidar had to guide the Behemoth through paths that led generally northeast, which sotis ant backtracking or taking longer routes to avoid dead ends. Also, the stone the monster went through healed it, so damaging the behemoth was futile.

At one point, the Behemoth stopped completely and refused to move. It had camouflaged itself against a large boulder and ignored the Sky-Hunters circling overhead.

Reidar tried several things to provoke it. He had Sky-Hunters dive and strike its armored back. He had them screech and circle lower. Nothing worked. The creature simply waited.

Reidar changed tactics. He made so of the Sky-Hunters that were harassing the Behemoth and sent one of those Sky-Hunters on a low flight path that passed near the Behemoth.

The creature watched the Sky-Hunter fly by, and when the summon did not attack or slow down, the Behemoth lunged. It chased the Sky-Hunter, which Reidar guided back toward the right path.

Reidar sent two hundred Sky-Hunters diving toward the creature, striking its head and screeching. The Behemoth roared and snapped at them, but the summons pulled away before it could bite. The attack had done its job. The creature turned toward the summons and focused on them.