My Summons Are Mythical Beasts

The Blood-Eyed Mole stared at Lucas ominously with its two blood-red eyes. Its claws slowly emerged from the ground and then the rest of its body. With the same size as a household cat, the Blood-Eyed Mole stretched its limbs as snarled at Lucas in glee.

Lucas cursed under his breath. The surroundings might be dark, but he could perfectly see the Blood-Eyed Mole in front of him due to the faint light that barely passed through the underbrush.

As the Blood-Eyed Mole stretched its limbs in front of him, Lucas no longer thought of anything other than to escape away from it.

The Blood-Eyed Mole was an Iron Grade-Iron Star 1 beast. It has two famous skills, which were the Blood Sense and Blood Spike, both of which have a range of around three yards.

Lucas jumped away and escaped its range immediately. The Blood-Eyed Mole was not particularly dangerous as long as one knew how to maneuver around. This was also one of the reasons why it was part of the beasts that he planned on hunting—if encountered—during his first dungeon experience.

As he jumped away, the Blood-Eyed Mole also reacted in turn.

It immediately used Blood Spike, trying to skewer the escaping prey.

Fortunately, leaping three yards away quickly was not a problem for Lucas. The blood spikes rose in front of him, barely dodging them with a hair's breadth. If he was a second slower, his whole body might have already been riddled with holes right now.

Seeing that its attack had missed and the prey was trying to escape, the Blood-Eyed Mole burrowed through the earth one more time as it shuttled toward Lucas.

Lucas grimaced as he felt some slight tremor beneath his feet once again the moment he landed on the ground. Knowing that the Blood-Eyed Mole was adamant on killing him, Lucas had no other choice but to defend and attack in return. He could not turn his back away from it; doing so would only be foolish given the circumstances.

Lucas could barely see due to the dark surroundings. He could not take out his flashlight now either, as it might cause even more unwanted attention. Gripping his tonfa tightly, Lucas could only rely on his senses, trying to perceive the slightest changes around him, ready to react at a moment's notice.

Just then, he sensed the movements beneath stopped. The peace was momentary, though, as the next second, the soil just a yard to his left burst open as the Blood-Eyed Mole's claws emerged along with the fleshy tentacles of its snout that squirmed like worms. Your journey continues on empire

Lucas shivered as he sensed its movements.

Knowing that a Blood Spike would follow, he immediately jumped away and readied his tonfa to deflect any spike that came his way.

Just like what he anticipated, multiple Blood Spikes rose from the ground, trying to pierce him from below.

Fortunately, Lucas had already predicted such a thing to happen the moment the Blood-Eyed Mole appeared on the ground, so he was able to get away unscathed.

'Huh…appear?'

Lucas landed on the ground—out of the Blood Spikes' range—and stared at the Blood-Eyed Mole intently.

At this moment, he noticed a crucial detail that he had not known before.

He did not know if this was already discovered and recorded, but he knew for sure that he did not know such a detail when he was studying the research about the Blood-Eyed Mole in the library.

To confirm his suspicions, Lucas jumped away and focused on sensing his surroundings once more.

The light tremor he felt beneath his feet once again appeared, indicating that the Blood-Eyed Mole had already burrowed deep underground and was shuttling toward him.

The moment the light tremor stopped, the soil in front of him burst open, and the Blood-Eyed Mole appeared.

Just then, Lucas jumped away.

The Blood Spike rose from the ground once more, confirming his suspicions.

'Does it only use its skills every time it emerges from the hole?' Lucas thought.

This was not recorded in the library, and this was the first time that Lucas heard of such details.

However, it was also this small detail that made him have hope of defeating the beast.

'I can do it!' He thought resolutely.

Gripping the tonfa tightly, Lucas endured the pain from his previous wounds and leapt a few yards away in succession.

He only has a little time to prepare for his next action, and he knew that he must do it perfectly.

For more range, he twisted the tonfa and wielded it in reverse. He was still gripping the handle, but the tonfa's head was now pointing inwardly toward him while the main shaft extended forward acting as a baton.

His foot firmly planted to the ground, sensing the movements from beneath. The vibration occurred as the Blood-Eyed Mole appeared out of the hole it burrowed.

"Now!"

Before it could fully emerge, though, Lucas had already leapt towards it with his Armadon Tonfa.

DONG!

The next moment, a dull sound reverberated in the surroundings as Lucas leapt out of the way.

The Armadon Tonfa struck the mole's head the moment it emerged with great force.

The Blood-Eyed Mole barked loudly in pain. It burrowed to the ground once more before resurfacing a yard away.

Lucas knew that he was still in range of its skills, so he did not think further and dashed toward it while bringing the Armadon Tonfa down.

DONG!

His strike was on point.

Blood burst out of the Blood-Eyed Mole's head. Just then, it used the Blood Spikes desperately, trying to get even with Lucas.

However, Lucas had already leapt away even before it could do so. He was not foolish enough to stay in the beast's attacking range.

The Blood Spikes emerged from where he stood earlier.

The moment the Blood Spikes began to retract from the ground, Lucas dashed toward the Blood-Eyed Mole once more.

Even before it could burrow and follow him, he went for the offensive and struck its head that was poking out of the hole.

DONG!

The dull sound resounded once more. This time, the Blood-Eyed Mole's could no longer burrow in time.

Lucas struck it one more time and even swung his tonfa toward it as if he were hitting a golf ball.

The Blood-Eyed MOle was extracted out of its hole. Its body now fully emerged from the ground. It was barely moving. Its head has cracked open due to the force of Lucas' strike.

Seeing that it was still alive, Lucas' eyes constricted as he leapt away from it.

An injured beast was more dangerous after all.

As soon as he did, multiple Blood Spikes rose from the ground, almost hitting him. It was fortunate that he did not get ahead of himself and reacted in advance.

However, it seems that it was only the last struggle of the Blood-Eyed Mole.

The Blood Spikes were retracted as quickly as they emerged from the ground. The Blood-Eyed Mole shivered for a few moments before it went limp. The fleshy tentacles on its snout also stopped squirming.

Lucas knew better not to approach it, though.

Who knew if it was only pretending to be dead?

Instead of finishing it off, Lucas decided to run away from it.

With such injuries, the beast would inevitably die sooner or later, but Lucas didn't have the luxury of time to wait for its death. He couldn't afford to risk it. Who knew what other beasts might have been drawn by the noise of their battle? The longer he stayed, the greater the chance of attracting unwanted attention.

Just as he leapt away, the Blood-Eyed Mole suddenly moved and burrowed deep underneath.

"Bullshit!"

Lucas cursed as he stopped running. He could only sense the vibration of the ground if he was still. If he continued to run and the Blood-Eyed Mole appeared out of the blue, he would not be able to react in time from its Blood Spike skill.

As he stopped, Lucas truly sensed the movements beneath his feet.

The Blood-Eyed Mole had indeed chased after him.

Lucas eyes stared ferociously at the soil that had just burst open.

'You just don't want to leave me alone, do you!?'

Gritting his teeth in anger, Lucas whacked the mole the moment its head appeared above the ground.

Even after the dull sound resounded, Lucas did not stop his actions and continued hitting the Blood-Eyed Mole with all his anger and force.

It was only when the Blood-Eyed Mole transformed into particles of light that he finally stopped with rugged breath. His arms were sore, and he could feel that the wound on his back had reopened.

'Curses! If only Spot was here...'

Not wanting to stay in the area any longer, Lucas endured the pain and ran away as far as possible. His path, though, was littered with darkness, and there might be beasts blocking his way. So even though he was in a hurry, it still took him an extra time before he finally saw the first huge tree that he could climb on.

After hesitating for a bit, Lucas decided to climb on top of its branches and recuperate from there.

He could not stay in the ground anymore as another Blood-Eyed Mole might appear out of nowhere to attack him.

He just hoped that this tree that he decided to perch on had no tenants aside from him. Fortunately, that doesn't seem to be the case this time around, so he finally chose a safe branch to sit on before he closed his eyes and began meditating.

As long as he could summon Spot, all these concerns would no longer seem so daunting.