My Summons Are Mythical Beasts

The hare proved to be more difficult to kill than all their previous opponents they had recently faced in the wilderness.

Not only was it fast enough to dodge most of Spot's normal attacks, it even has its massive ears that allowed it to fly at quick speed and to cover itself from damage.

However, since Spot had stated that he could defeat the beast, then he could defeat it without any more questions.

Spot had always been aware and accurate of his own abilities and strength after all.

As if sensing the danger that it was in, the hare actually decided to escape.

It rose to the air and was about to flap its ears when Spot leapt toward it to deliver a paw.

This was just a normal attack, but the might it carried was still immense.

The hare felt as if it was struck by a sledgehammer.

Its ears that managed to block the paw were still trembling due to the impact it received. Its entire body plummeted to the ground with a thud.

Before the hare could recover from the impact, Spot was already before it once again.

However, instead of using Sharp Claw to tear through its flesh and skin, Spot stared at its ruby eyes and used Gentle Gaze right in front of it.

Caught in a trance, the hare's entire body froze.

Not wasting the opportunity, Spot's eyes narrowed, and he immediately delivered a strike to its head.

Instead of using Sharp Claws,though, Spot just used his right paw to do the job.

In such an opportune moment, it may look like Spot made a blunder by using the paws instead of the lethal claws.

However, the next moment, Spot's move was proven to be the correct one.

Having been able to recover almost in an instant when struck by Soft Bark, the hare had also managed to recover quickly from the trance caused by Gentle Gaze.

Even before Spot's paw could land on its head, its massive ears had already moved to cover itself from the incoming strike.

Boom!

A loud boom resonated in the air.

The hare might have been able to cover itself from Spot's attack, but who said that the attack itself had not done any damage to it?

The Sharp Claws from before only left a white mark and a slight seepage of blood.

The paw, on the other hand, did not deal even a scratch on the hare's ears, but the damage it caused to the beast was actually much greater.

Blood burst out of its eardrums; its ruby eyes rolled back to the back of its head. The hare felt the world spinning due to the force contained in that paw as its eyes lost focus.

Before it could recover from the lapse of concentration, another paw had already descended toward it with great force.

A minor pit was formed beneath its foot; it could only defend itself from the onslaught of Spot's paws.

However, as hard as its ears that it used as a shield, it still could not block the force and impact that transferred from its hard ears to its fleshy body.

The hare could not even hiss in pain. The successive attacks from Spot disoriented its mind a great deal. It could no longer even hear any sound as all of its orifices bleed out heavily due to the internal damages it received.

Seeing it badly damaged and barely hanging on its life, Lucas actually entertained the idea of contracting it.

His ideal second beast was one that could potentially run fast or one that could receive a beating.

Although the hare does not run but instead just flies using its ears, it would still be fast enough to escape the enemy's attack, and even if it could, it still had its ears to rely on to protect itself from most harm.

Since Spot was already the best attacker, he had planned to contract a beast that could potentially act as the party's bait, as he knew that he could not use his own body to do such things if there was another choice.

As a bait, one must be fast enough or hard enough to take damage from the opponents.

Lucas felt that the hare was the perfect beast for the role, and he badly wanted to contract it.

As if sensing his thoughts, Spot also stopped his assault but pressed his paws on the heavily injured hare and pinned it to the ground.

Contracting a beast was actually quite easy, at least, according to the information he got from school and the internet.

If one already had a target beast for contract, they could simply tire it down or beat it to barely hang on its life before initiating a contract. To initiate a contract, a summoner could simply will it on their thoughts, and the grimoire would do the rest.

Most of the time, the beast would be contracted successfully as long as it did not have a strong will that could resist the contracting process.

In front of him, the badly injured hare that was barely hanging on to its life was already in the best state for Lucas to initiate the contract process.

However, Lucas considered it for a few minutes but ultimately shook his head, deciding against it.

The hare might be the best candidate, but there were a lot of uncertainties involved if he tried to contract it.

The most obvious was the fact that he did not know the race of the beast, its grade, as well as its Star Rank.

As an Unranked Grade grimoire user, Lucas would only be able to contract Iron Grade beasts or Bronze Grade if he really wanted to test his limits and receive a minor backlash. Any further than that, and he would receive a severe backlash even if he successfully contracted a beast of a higher grade.

It was the same case for the Star Rank, though; the requirements were not as strict toward the grade, but the backlash would be more severe. As an Iron Star 4 Summoner, Lucas could contract beasts up to four levels higher than him, or two levels higher if the beast was a major star above him.

And from the grade and ranks of the beasts they had encountered in this wilderness so far and how the hare had fared against Spot, he knew that trying to contract it was akin to suicide.

Shaking his head in disappointment and regret, Lucas gestured for Spot to finish the hare once and for all.

'No matter. As long as I can return to civilization, there would still be a lot of opportunities to contract a suitable beast.'

Spot heeded his order and immediately slashed the neck of the hare as his other paw pinned its ears, restricting it from moving.

After the beast was killed, Lucas looked at the logs and felt relieved upon seeing its grade and star rank.

[You have killed an Bronze Grade-Bronze Star 2, Black Winged Hare (100%): You gained 150.75 XP]

If he had initiated the contract, it would truly be a death sentence if the Black Winged Hare accepted the contract. There was a chance that his brain would fry, unable to bear the strength of the beast he just contracted.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

If that truly happened, Lucas would have set the best example for the saying, biting more than one could chew.

Anyway, the experience points he received were once again extremely massive.

After that log, another one soon followed suit as Lucas felt rejuvenation and strength coursing through his body.