My Summons Are Mythical Beasts

Using his massive body, Spot bumped into the Grotesque Chimp that was still in mid-air.

Left with no support, the Grotesque Chimp had no other choice but to brace for the impact that would follow.

However, the Grotesque Chimp would not simply let Spot do as he wished.

As both their bodies collided, the Grotesque Chimp finally had the perfect thing to make as a support to move its body around.

Still in mid-air, the Grotesque Chimp raised one of its massive arms and smashed it toward Spot's shoulder.

Spot growled in pain but still continued with his initial plan.

The impact of the collision caused the body of the Grotesque Chimp to be thrown a few yards away.

The Grotesque Chimp landed on the ground with a thud; its already hideous face grew even more ferocious as it stared at Spot with resentment.

With its tiny prehensile feet, the Grotesque Chimp had always abhorred stepping on the ground. It had always been seen up in the trees, evolving around its survival. All its life has been above the trees, and it has survived, killed, and escaped with the help of one.

Now forced out of its 'natural habitat', the Grotesque Chimp stared at Spot with eyes full of resentment and rage.

Its hideously shaped mouth was parted into four parts, revealing the razor-sharp teeth within, as the shrill scream once again resounded in the surroundings.

As it screamed, it also lunged toward Spot, who had already lunged toward it as well.

Lucas, on the other hand, dropped to the ground, his hands covering his ears in pain.

He had heard about this nasty skill of the Grotesque Chimp, but he had never thought that it was this potent.

If used properly during a battle, the Grotesque Chimp could potentially render its opponent immobilized and take advantage of such gaps to attack.

Although Lucas was quite affected by its scream, Spot in his Hellhound Manifestation form does not seem to care about it too much. Or perhaps he was also affected but has endured it better than Lucas did.

As he covered his ears, Lucas did not forget to observe the battle as well.

During the first clash, he already determined that Spot was capable of fighting the Grotesque Chimp in his Hellhound form.

Although the fight was no longer instantaneous, Lucas was still glad about such a result already.

And judging from the fight that was currently happening right in front of his eyes, Lucas felt that Spot could still do much more in this form of his.

The Hellhound Manifestation was just a transformation skill, after all. No matter how powerful it was, it would still become a useless skill if the user could not realize its full potential.

Just like when Spot first fought using the Hellhound Manifestation form.

He was not able to use all of his abilities well, and he seemed to be just a beast that would attack using brute force. Just using his paws, smashing them toward his enemies, and using his jaw to bite off a chunk of flesh from his enemies. In short, it was a primitive and barbaric way of fighting.

However, it was alright. Ever since then, Spot had already grown, in both strength and technique.

He had already become more battle-hardened and had already learned a lot of tricks.

Lucas even noted that in his Hellhound Manifestation form, Spot was able to easily listen and understand his orders. In his Hellhound Manifestation form, it seemed easy for him to learn new things, battlewise—to be precise.

Hence, the reason why Lucas thought that Spot could still become even stronger and fight creatures stronger than the Grotesque Chimp, even if the two of them were barely fighting to a draw at this moment.

Spot and the Grotesque Chimp met in the middle once more.

The Grotesque Chimp was proven to be a horrible beast that should not be underestimated. Although no longer in its primary and advantageous habitat, it was still able to fight Spot head on with its pure strength.

Spot's paw met with its fist; the collision created a dull sound as the two retreated from the impact. Spot took a single step back, while the Grotesque Chimp was thrown a few yards away before recovering its footing.

It seemed that although the two were at an impasse, in terms of pure strength, Spot had the upper hand.

The Grotesque Chimp was not to be trifled either. The resentment in its eyes continued to grow. The mere thought of it stepping on the ground because of its enemy seemed to have occupied all of its little mind.

As the two clashed once more, something finally changed.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Lucas clenched his fist in excitement as he saw the development of the battle.

It was because at this moment, Spot finally used Gentle Gaze after the Grotesque Chimp tried to stare at his eyes from a close distance.

'Yes! Good job, Spot!'

Since the Gentle Gaze could only work if the target saw the user's eyes, Spot had been preparing to use it all this while.

With that, the Grotesque Chimp froze in place. It entered a trance, as its red eyes turned cloudy for a brief moment before it returned to its previous deep red color.

However, that brief moment was all it took for Spot to connect an attack so dreadful that even the Grotesque Chimp released its scream skill by accident.

It has no effect on Spot, though.

And at this moment, Spot's jaw and teeth had already sunk deep into the chimp's skull. At the same time, his claws had furiously struck its already injured chest.

With the Grotesque Chimp turning defenseless due to the Gentle Gaze and with how forceful and cruel Spot was with his actions, the Grotesque Chimp was torn into pieces—literally—by Spot's dreadful claws.

The scream of the Grotesque Chimp was cut off abruptly. Its eyes turned dull as its body—the pieces—began to slide down from Spot's claws. Before they could land on the ground, though, they had already turned into particles of light, signifying its death.

Lucas heaved a sigh of relief and then smiled in delight—for a lot of reasons. Find your next adventure on empire

Lucas walked toward Spot and stroked his smooth black fur. "Good job, Spot! Unfortunately, I don't have any Moonlit Bone left to reward you, for now, at least."

He inspected Spot and saw some injuries around his front legs, especially his paws. Just as usual, all of them were just minor wounds—bruises, in fact—but added together could still ache a lot.

Scuh injuries, though, could be healed inside the grimoire in mere minutes, so Lucas was not particularly worried about them. Spot seemed to still be full of energy, even though it had just fought a bitter battle with the Grotesque Chimp.

On the other hand, the battle with the Grotesque Chimp might have seemed long, but it actually did not take more than three minutes, including the moment they first clashed.

"For now, though, let's get out of this place!"

Woof!

As if agreeing to his sentiments, Spot barked and allowed Lucas to jump on his back.

The battle earlier might have already attracted unwanted attention, so Lucas wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

Without the Grotesque Chimp blocking the way, Lucas could finally move forward, this time with Spot by his side.

When the two of them stopped a moment later, they were already in the middle of the forest that Lucas was a little familiar with.

This forest was the forest where the Ember Ants had built their nest.

Lucas had never thought that he would feel happy upon arriving in this place after that incident on the first day.

With a smile, he got off Spot's back and allowed him to transform back into his Gentle Dog form, allowing him to rest. Contrary to his previous actions, he did not summon him back to the grimoire, though. Instead, he allowed him to stay by his side as he found a safe spot to sit.

Now, it was time to recover Spiritual Energy, again. This time, though, Spot was on his side to guard him.

It made him feel at ease, to say the least.

By the time Spot reaches his summoning time limit, Lucas would likely have already recovered the Spiritual Energy he used earlier to summon him. For that, Lucas was also prepared to continue even longer, letting Spot stay by his side, consuming Spiritual Energy to summon him again as he continues to recover.

That way, he might lose 10 Spiritual Energy per thirty minutes, but if he could continue to meditate with no interruption, he should be able to recover at least twenty-five of them. Of course, this would only be possible if he was not interrupted.

Fortunately, luck seemed to have favored him this time around.

Lucas meditated peacefully and without interruption that he forgot the time. He did not know how long he had meditated for, but when he woke up from it, his surroundings had already started to turn bright.

Unknowingly, it was already morning.

Glancing at his full Spiritual Energy reserve, and with Spot by his side, Lucas felt safer than ever before.

In fact, even if he returned from the White Stone Cliff this time around, he did not think that those seniors would suspect that it was him who killed the restrained Cliff Borne Ram.

Of course, just to be safe, he would still return from the Ember Ant's area.

Preparing to do just that, Lucas stood up from his spot and felt his legs turning numb from sitting too long in the same position.

It only took him a moment to recover, though, so everything was fine. He picked up Spot from the ground and put him above his head.

Just as he was about to take a step forward, Lucas suddenly heard the sound of flapping wings behind him.