My Summons Are Mythical Beasts

Lucas pushed the Shadow Lynx aside as he stood up and surveyed the area.

At that moment, he saw Spot already making his way toward him.

Heaving a sigh, Lucas sat on the ground once again. Exhaustion filled his eyes as he saw Spot finishing the passed-out Shadow Lynx with his sharpened claws.

Laying there, however, was not the best course of action for Lucas. He was wounded, and still inside the Giant Dark Forest.

Unfortunately, with how exhausted he was, Lucas could not even walk straight, much less walk a few kilometers.

In the end, Lucas ordered Spot to carry him behind his back. Spot, in his Hellhound Manifestation form, was quite massive. He could easily lift Lucas and let him ride on his back if he wanted to.

Lucas had entertained the idea of riding Spot before. However, as each transformation only lasted fifteen minutes, and every time he reverts to normal, he gets weakened. Lucas dismissed this idea and just decided to let him transform once a battle was about to start.

This time, however, can be counted as an exception.

Due to what happened, Lucas no longer planned on hunting more beasts and just called it a day. He was wounded and was sore all over his body.

Since they don't need to hunt more, then it was alright to ride Spot until the transformation runs out.

Lucas picked up what remained of his bag as well as the usable supplies shattered in the ground. He was especially worried about his phone, as it was a valuable gift that came from his parents' efforts.

Fortunately, phones these days were built from strong materials and were not easily broken. There was not even a scratch on its glass, to his relief.

After salvaging everything and storing them inside the broken bag, Lucas hopped on top of Spot and ordered him to leave the area immediately.

Spot galloped out of the Giant Dark Forest as fast he could.

Lucas held on tightly, lest he fall and get injured even more from falling at such great speed.

A few minutes later, out of the Giant Dark Forest, Lucas finally heaved a sigh and relaxed his tense nerve a little.

After finding a suitable spot, he ordered Spot to stop so that he could take a proper rest.

His injuries were still untended, and he must do it soon to avoid infection.

First aid was taught in school, and Lucas had always brought a first aid kit inside his bag. The first kid had not been damaged either, so he applied immediately all over his wounds.

He grimaced in pain as he tended to his injuries. There was a ghastly wound on his back. Although it wasn't deep, thanks to his backpack taking the brunt of the Shadow Lynx sharp claw, it was still the largest wound he had received to date, three of them to boot.

Other than there, there were also bruises and scratches all over his body. Rolling in the ground might be cool in animes or movies, but it was truly not the same doing it in real life. Especially in jungle areas where there was a lot of debris lying in the ground.

When Lucas finished tending to his wounds, Spot's summoning limit had already ended. However, since he was afraid that some nasty beast would ambush him again, he decided to let him stay even if it wasted some of his Spiritual Energy.

Failure was indeed the best teacher.

His experience earlier, however, made him realize firsthand why summoners do not want to fight a beast head-on. They were just pathetically strong and dangerous. He also understood why second-year students were advised not to wander in dangerous areas like White Stone Cliff and Giant Dark Forest.

However, it was only due to him braving such an area that he was able to level up faster at almost the same speed as Hector, who has a Gold Grade Grimoire.

[Name: Lucas Valen

Age: 17

Grimoire Grade: Unranked

Rank: Iron Star 2 (214.21/225)

Spiritual Energy: 33/58

Beasts: Gentle Dog]

The reward was worth the danger, to say the least.

'Sigh! I just need to be even more careful next time, I guess!' He groaned in pain as he saw the experience point count in his profile page.

Only a little more, and he will be an Iron Star 3 summoner.

To be honest, even he himself did not expect his speed to be this swift. He had already planned to dive in the dungeon two days straight and rush to Iron Star 2 before Day 2 ends. However, not even before Day 1 could pass, and he was already nearing his goal.

All of this was only possible due to their hunting speed being unusually high. Slaying a single beast in an hour was already impressive enough for a squad, but Lucas and Spot could kill a group of them in a single hour without a squad to boot.

As he felt the burning sensation of the medicine seeping through his wounds beneath the bandage he wrapped around his waist, Lucas tried his best to concentrate and enter a meditation to recover some Spiritual Energy. Entering a meditation and recovering Spiritual Energy was still considered resting. His exhaustion would probably pass after he was done with the Spiritual Energy recovery as well.

Spot remained by his side in his normal form. Although he was also resting, he was also quite alert and ready to battle. Perhaps the dog was also afraid of repeating the scenes that happened earlier.

Recalling its enraged roar earlier, Lucas patted the dog's head as he closed his eyes to meditate.

Fifteen minutes later, Lucas had recovered fifteen Spiritual Energy. He opened his eyes and surveyed his surroundings, trying to figure out where he was currently in the dungeon.

Dusk had ended a few minutes ago, and his surroundings were now shrouded in darkness.

However, the dungeon had been fully mapped a few years ago. Each area had distinct characteristics and markings that allowed anyone to determine their location—provided they hadn't neglected the school's dungeon course.

After a while, Lucas indeed determined his current location and which direction he should go next.

Even though he was already wounded, he was still unwilling to exit the dungeon for now, thinking that it was a waste of the entrance fee to leave early.