My Summons Are Mythical Beasts

Afraid of asking too much, Lucas refrained from asking about it earlier.

However, Kane had shown it openly multiple times, so he thought that there was no harm in satiating his curiosity.

"Oh, this is not a secret. My contracted beast, the Gobbling Toad, has a skill that allows it to store many items inside its stomach," Kane answered enthusiastically.

"By the way, Gobbling Toad's are very rare. If you happen to catch one and sell it, you would surely make a fortune. That's how I got mine as well."

"Man, there you go boasting about that toad of yours again," Darren, the other male in the group, shook his head with a wry smile. Find exclusive stories on empire

Even though the Gobbling Toad was not particularly strong, its ability that allows it to store a lot of items in its stomach made it a sought-after beast for a lot of summoners in Serene City.

In Serene City, when one saw a Gobbling Toad, everyone's first thought would not be to kill it but instead catch it and make it their summon, or sell it to make a fortune.

Among the five of them, only Kane was wealthy enough to buy such an expensive beast.

It was due to this fact that Kane would always show it off every time they met a new person. And in fact, even without them meeting someone new, Kane would still be able to find some time to boast about that useful beast of his.

As for being robbed, there was no chance of it happening at all.

He and the group would always accompany each other during a mission. In Serene City, no one would dare to rob their group. And not to mention that, Kane's family was quite influential in the city, and whoever dares to rob him would surely meet a gruesome end.

Kane smiled widely upon hearing Darren's casual comment.

On the other hand, upon hearing that such a beast actually existed, Lucas could not help but grow curious toward it.

If he could have such a beast, wouldn't his life become a lot easier?

"Is it possible to take a look at it? I haven't heard of anything like that before," Lucas asked honestly.

Kane nodded his head briefly before he reached inside his chest through a gap in the leather armor that he was wearing.

When he pulled his hands out, Lucas noticed that he was already holding something.

Lucas focused his gaze while Kane opened his hands to show the Gobbling Toad to Lucas.

For having a powerful skill that involves space, the toad was actually very small.

It was not even bigger than Kane's entire palm, allowing its smooth and shiny body to rest at the top of his palm. Its whole body was purple, while its eyes were black with yellow and squarish pupils.

Etching the appearance of the toad to his brain, Lucas planned to catch and contract one if he ever got lucky enough to find one.

Lucas finally nodded his head after satiating his curiosity a few questions later and more observation later.

After Kane kept his Gobbling Toad, Sylvia and the others had begun packing their things as well.

Today, they must hunt the Blood Elk and return to the city as soon as possible.

"By the way, do you guys have an idea about the grade and rank of that Blood Elk?"

Shelsea nodded her head immediately, "Yes. We have been following its trail these past few days, and based on our observation, it should still be between Bronze Star 1 and Bronze Star 3. As for its grade, it's just an Iron Grade. Unfortunately, we lost track of it yesterday, so we decided to take a rest for the night and just continue today. It was then that we met you here."

"Right, can we expect your help should the need arise for it? Of course, we will compensate you adequately for it," she continued.

She thought that if Lucas could hunt an Iron Grade-Iron Star 7 Iron Horned Stag alone, then his strength would be of great use on their hunt for the Blood Elk.

"No problem!"

Shelsea heaved a sigh of relief after hearing his approval.

After the group packed their things, they immediately began to search for the trails of the Blood Elk once again.

Along the way, Lucas took some time to take the hide of the stag he hung on a tree last night.

Since he scraped most of the meat and the fat out of it yesterday, it did not smell bad and seems to be in good condition.

His leather bag became full and heavy once again with the addition of the hide. His water canteen has become full of water as well.

Shelsea and the others had their own water rations stored inside Kane's Gobbling Toad, and they offered some to him, but Lucas declined to avoid increasing the load of his bag even more.

The taste of the Sponge Vine water was also a little sweet, so he favored it compared to normal bland water.

Their pace was moderate, with Shelsea leading the way.

Perched on her shoulder was a white mouse the size of a fist. From time to time, the mouse would sniff the air roughly before its snout pointed in a certain direction.

According to Shelsea, it could track the smell of blood in the air, and it could even differentiate the smell of blood between a beast and a human. It was also this mouse that detected Lucas yesterday, prompting Shelsea and the others to come greet him to avoid misunderstanding.

Following behind Shelsea was Sylvia and the other female named Mariel, while directly behind them were Kane and Darren. Behind the two of them was Lucas, who kept on observing everything around them as they moved.

Out of the five of them, Lucas realized that aside from being their leader, Shelsea seemed to be the oldest… err, the most mature in terms of age. From his observation, Sylvia and the other three might be of the same age, around early twenties or maybe in their teens like Lucas himself.

Anyway, considering that they dared to hunt a Bronze Star beast, Lucas had high hopes that this hunt would go smoothly.

If not, then Spot could just take the task and accomplish it on his own.

From time to time, he would leave marks on the trees, especially when they made a sudden turn, just in case they got lost.

Shelsea completely trusted the directions pointed out by her beast; she was confident about its ability.

From their actions, Lucas could also tell that they were quite adept at what they were doing.

Having the strength and confidence to fight off a Bronze Star beast, it was only natural that they had already gone into their fair share of battles.

Some time later, the group finally halted after Shelsea raised her right hand to signal for a stop.

The mouse on her shoulder sniffed wildly in the air. It then shivered before pointing toward a certain direction.

Seeing that, Shelsea merely nodded her head as she ordered, "Get ready; we are near the Blood Elk already."

As she said so, she closed her eyes for a brief moment to summon her grimoire.

With a quick glance, Lucas determined it to be a Silver Grade. As for the stars, there were a total of eight of them, while their color was that of bronze.

The mouse then disappeared and returned inside her grimoire while a new beast was summoned to replace it.

It was a huge dog, almost three meters in length. Its color was a mix between red and black, with black being the prominent color while red acted as stripe marking around its body. The dog was full of vigor, and it radiated an aura of ferocity as it glanced in the direction where the mouse was pointing earlier.

Seeing that their leader has already summoned her first contracted beast, the others did not sit idle and summoned their grimoires and beasts one after the other as well.

Sylvia summoned a tree-like beast, Mariel summoned a fox, and Darren summoned a bull.

Kane being the extravagant one, summoned a fully armored goat.

All of their grimoires were that of a Bronze Grade, while their ranks ranged from Bronze Star 1 to Bronze Star 4, with Darren being the strongest and Sylvia the weakest in terms of rank.

As for Lucas, he did not do anything and merely observed their actions.

Due to the existence of his grimoire talent, he had always maintained Spot's summoning in case something awry happened.

Although he appeared not to be doing anything, he was actually ready to order Spot to intervene the moment he saw that they were in need of help.

After all, he still needs them to guide him to Serene City.

Spot's eyes have been drawn and stuck toward the huge red dog ever since Shelsea summoned it a few seconds ago.

And as if finally feeling his gaze, the huge red dog turned its head toward them, the two dogs's gazes meeting in midair.

Spot strained his neck upward and pumped his chest forward, appearing confident and powerful.

However, the red dog merely looked at him for a brief second... before he was ignored.

Spot tilted his head to the side. He could not help but be taken aback by the reaction of the red dog.

He was very handsome; why was he ignored?

Feeling the tension in the air, Lucas could not help but chuckle.

'You have a good taste, bud.'

Lucas laughed inwardly.

'However, from the looks of it, a small guy like you is not her type, haha!'

Worrrf!