My Summons Are Mythical Beasts

Like finding an oasis in the desert, Lucas' eyes lit up in joy the moment he saw the trees in the distance.

Although all he could see was a dark line in his line at the end of his sight, Lucas was still able to vaguely tell that they were trees.

Having been traveling in the field of grass for a few hours, Lucas was already famished and full of sweat.

If not for the makeshift coat he made out of the grasses, Lucas reckoned that the heat of the sun might have already burned his skin by now.

His water reserves were also terrifyingly low, even after he rationed it carefully. The heat was unbearable, and it took him great restraint just not to gulp a lot of water during each drink.

Having no visible threat, he had already allowed Spot to return inside the grimoire.

Seeing the trees ahead, Lucas did not waste time and sprinted towards them with great speed.

The shade of the trees to him was like a panacea to a dying man.

Not to mention the shade, the potential of there being beasts hidden in the trees ahead was extremely alluring to the current him.

Having no food to eat, he could only opt to consume the wild beasts he hunted.

Unfortunately, the grassy plain just did not have any beasts for him to hunt.

In such a wilderness, having no beast was truly unusual.

However, being in an open sight with little to no cover from predators, Lucas could see the reason why no beast frequented the area.

The trees ahead, though, were a different matter.

Surely there would be beasts in there for him to hunt and eat?

Never in his wildest dreams would he ever imagine that he would hope for a beast to appear while roaming the dangerous wilderness.

If Lucas from before knew of such a mindset, he would have surely cursed himself for being absurd.

After a few moments of running, Lucas finally reached the area near the trees.

Still, even though he hoped that there were beasts residing behind the trees, Lucas would still not dare approach them carelessly.

Summoning Spot, he allowed him to sense the surroundings and detect if there were any beasts or potential threats around them.

Spot shook his head slightly, indicating that there was nothing as such.

After confirming it one more time, only then did Lucas decide to close in on the trees to take shelter.

Though the coat made of grass had covered him from the direct heat of the sun, it was still unbearably hot to him, making him drenched in sweat.

The moment he took shade, Lucas immediately took off the coat of grass before taking a light sip on the water canteen. At this moment, only a little remained of the water he gathered before.

Once again, the problem of food and water became his most pressing issue.

The food problem could be easily resolved as long as he met manageable prey. However, the water problem was indeed not something he could solve easily.

He just hoped that something like a creek would appear once more to grace his dry throat.

'On second thought, I don't want that creek to appear before me again.'

Lucas shivered upon recalling his dreadful encounters near the creek from before.

After resting for a bit, Lucas put Spot above his head. They ventured toward the forest, hoping to find suitable prey.

After an hour of walking, Lucas and Spot finally found the one they were looking for.

Ahead of them, resting beneath a tree, was a bull beast as massive as a suv from his previous life.

It was Spot who sensed it first.

Alerting Lucas swiftly, the two of them approached the bull beast, and after determining that it was possible to kill it swiftly, the two stalked and saw it lay down beneath the tree to take a rest.

Knowing that the chance was upon them, Lucas summoned the Mirage Worm and told it to encase Spot with its Unhindered Stealth skill.

Although he could not gauge the real strength of the bull, it was still a good idea that they 'hunt' it with caution in mind.

Hence, Lucas planned to just send Spot to its side and make a sneak attack. With the assistance of the Unhindered Stealth, going near the bull demon was as easy as eating a pie.

If the bull turned out to be a terrifying beast that they could not contend… then they could all just escape together.

However, considering that Spot was willing to hunt the beast, it could only mean that the bull demon was weak or manageable in his eyes. If the bull was stronger than him, Spot would have already urged Lucas to escape.

As for the Mirage Worm, it looked around in confusion before feeling dissatisfied.

It was resting peacefully inside the grimoire just a moment ago. In there, it felt utterly safe and free. The moment it arrived there in the first instance, it had already concluded that the grimoire world was a paradise to it.

Just now, it had been peacefully resting, savoring its peaceful days ahead when it was summoned by his master.

'Sigh! Being a tenant is truly hard.'

If it could think deeply, it would surely think along those lines as it cast the Unhindered Stealth skill to hide Spot from the perception of the world.

The Unhindered Stealth skill was indeed as potent as the Hellhound Manifestation.

Even as the owner, Lucas was actually unable to tell where Spot was at this moment. He could only vaguely tell his general direction due to his connection with him through the contract.

At this moment, Spot, in his Gentle Dog form, has already arrived right in front of the face of the bull beast.

Being able to transform into his Hellhound Manifestation form almost in an instant, there was no need for him to transform ahead of time.

Doing that would increase the burden to the Mirage Worm as well, finding it difficult to maintain the Unhindered Stealth if Spot was in the Hellhound form.

The bull beast was still peacefully sleeping, unaware that a great threat was already looming before.

The next second, its eyes snapped open, and it immediately took a stance, ready for battle.

However, it was already too late.

Even before it could fully stabilize its body, three long, bloody slashes had already revealed themselves on its neck. It was then followed by another, swiftly ending the bull beast's life.

Seeing the bull beast being killed even before it could fully react, Lucas could not help but shake his head.

If Spot dared to attack, then it must only mean that he was very confident in dealing with the opponent.

Taking out his grimoire, Lucas swiftly took a look at the number of experience points he received.

Anticipation and excitement rose inside his mind, eager to see how many experience points he would receive now that his grimoire has already evolved to Iron Grade.

[You have killed an Iron Grade-Iron Star 9, Simok Bull (100%): You gained 197.02 XP]

"Wow! What a difference!" Lucas exclaimed in delight.

The Sharp-Tusk Boar Spot was killed before and was also an Iron Grade-Iron Star 9 beast. Back then, he was only an Iron Star 4 summoner, and the amount of experience points he got has received a multiplier bonus for cross-rank killing.

However, the amount he received at that time was only 83 experience points.

Now, even without the multiplier bonus for cross-rank killing, the experience points he received were still more than twice compared to what he received before.

Such were the terrifying aspects of higher grade grimoires.

And this was only from an Iron Grade grimoire. If he wields a Gold Grade grimoire, just how many experience points would he get?

Before, Lucas dared not speculate such things deeply, knowing that they wouldn't happen anyway.

However, with the existence of the Dungeon Devourer function, theoretically, he should be able to cultivate his grimoire into a Gold Grade grimoire. Given enough time, there was even a possibility that a grimoire would surpass that of a Gold Grade.

'Let's see… With a Gold Grade grimoire and with the current skill, the amount of experience points I'll be able to receive is at least… 2000?' Lucas pondered while he approached the dead Simok Bull.

It was indeed shocking and delightful.

He could not wait for the day when he evolved his grimoire to Gold Grade to arrive.

Anyway, all of this was just for the future. Although the Dungeon Devourer was a useful function, it would not work if he does not have any dungeon in his possession.

As for encountering another dungeon descent for him to clear and obtain, that was even more unlikely to happen.

Just like the Bloodline Detector function, it looks like it would take a while before this function will be used again.

Closing the iron-colored grimoire, Lucas smiled and began to dissect the bull beast.

After a while, smoke billowed toward the horizon as an appetizing aroma assaulted Spot and Lucas' noses.