My Summons Are Mythical Beasts

In the end, Lucas had not been able to find the time to ask the two seniors about what happened to the Cliff Borne Ram that they were pursuing. Aside from the fact that he did not want them to know that he was there at that time, the two seniors were also very silent throughout the ride, and it was mainly Ethan and Lucas who had been talking until they arrived at the gates of Starlight Academy.

The seniors went in while Lucas ran back home to prepare for his hunt later.

Thirty minutes later, Lucas went inside the gates of Starlight Academy once again and proceeded toward the dungeon area directly.

After paying the fee with Starlight Coins, Lucas found himself inside the dungeon once more.

The familiar sight of the busy Safe Area greeted his eyes. Upon looking around, Lucas found some familiar faces amongst the crowd. His classmates and the other second years were among them.

Lucas even saw Teacher Julian standing near them. From the looks of it, it seems that he was giving his classmates some tricks and pointers on how to hunt a beast.

As if feeling his gaze, Teacher Julian turned to look in his direction. However, as if he were invisible, Teacher Julian had no particular reaction upon seeing him at all. Their gaze met in the air for a brief moment before he nonchalantly turned his head away, as if Lucas were nothing more than thin air.

Seeing that, Lucas merely shook his head in disappointment.

Wearing a dark-green camouflage shirt and dark pants, Lucas moved out of the Safe Area with his black bag full of supplies in tow. He no longer cared about Teacher Julian or anyone's view toward him at all.

He will get stronger, no matter what.

When he sets his mind to something, who would dare to stop him?

Even time itself would not be able to.

A low-grade grimoire gains a minute amount of experience points? He will kill more to compensate then.

He won't be able to hunt in the school-regulated dungeon due to the lack of Starlight Coins? Then he will work on some missions and gain more.

He won't be able to do missions? No problem. Wasn't the wilderness a place full of beasts as well? He will just go there and hunt then.

A few minutes later, Lucas stared at the area ahead with caution.

Taking out the dungeon map from his pocket, Lucas reviewed his current location and determined that he was indeed in the right place.

Ahead of him was a lush forest with towering trees. The trees resembled black oak trees, but they were much more humongous compared to what he had seen from his previous life.

Each tree was as tall as the peak of White Stone Cliff.

This area was also commonly known as Giant Dark Forest.

The area inside the dungeon also came in different shapes and sizes.

The area, or more precisely, the 'world' inside a dungeon, was pretty massive. Depending on its grade, a dungeon might even contain a place as big as an entire region or multiple cities combined.

The C-Class Starlight Academy dungeon, in terms of size, was already half the size of Twilight City, and one must note that it only received such a grade due to the nature of the beasts that dwelled inside it.

If sizes were the basis of a dungeon's grade, then the C-Class dungeon of the Starlight Academy might have been reduced to a mere E-Class instead.

The Safe Area, White Stone Cliff, and Giant Dark Forest were just some of the few notable areas in the Outer Area of the dungeon.

Looking to the side, Lucas saw the white fog that ran parallel to the edge of the Giant Dark Forest.

This white fog was also called the Boundary Fog. No matter what grade, the Boundary Fog had always existed inside a dungeon.

Located at the extreme edge of each dungeon, the Boundary Fog remained steady and calm, staying at the extreme edge of each dungeon, not allowing anyone to pass through.

The Boundary Fog extended all the way upward with no end in sight. Although it may appear like a smoke, the moment one touches it, it would actually turn into something extremely solid and tough, forbidding anyone from passing through it, no matter what kind of skill one used.

Since the academy dungeon was in the form of a circle, the Boundary Fog had enclosed it like so as well. In fact, right behind the teleportation area in the Safe Area, the Boundary Fog was also actually present.

Since he had already seen it multiple times, both on the internet and in real life, and knowing that there was nothing interesting about it other than being impregnable, Lucas did not dwell too much about it and focused on the Giant Dark Forest ahead of him.

The beast that he wanted to hunt lived inside the Giant Dark Forest.

Although lower in star level compared to the Cliff Claw Spider, the beasts here have some unique characteristics like that of the Ember Ants—they liked to form in groups.

Since hunting the Ember Soldier Ants seemed problematic, and going back to White Stone Cliff was even more so due to that injured Cliff Borne Ram, Lucas had decided to avoid the two areas and just search for another suitable beast that he could hunt.

After some research and with his previous experiences as a guide, he finally decided on hunting a particular beast in Giant Dark Forest, the Shadow Lynxes.

The Shadow Lynxes were Iron Grade-Iron Star 3 creatures like the Ember Soldier Ants. However, unlike the Ember Soldier Ants that only come in pairs, the Shadow Lynxes usually travel in a group of four or five—seldom six.

Although their coordination was not as seamless as those of the Ember Soldier Ants, the Shadow Lynxes still hunt in packs, so it would be normal for them to have good coordination.

Even knowing that, Lucas was still confident in hunting them. This was not due to arrogance, but due to the multiple preparations that he had made.

The reason why he chose them was because he knew that Spot could take all of them at the same time. And with his help and proper preparation, it would even be easier.

Another reason was that in terms of cost-effectiveness, Lucas realized that hunting groups of low-level beasts was more profitable than hunting high-level beasts that lived alone, like the Clip Claw Spider.

Although the higher-level beast rewards more experience points for each kill, they were also harder to kill and contained more risk to hunt.

While hunting low-level beasts like the Shadowmire Lynx might not provide the same amount of experience points per kill as the Clip Claw Spider, the sheer number of lynxes compensates for it.

Taking out the Armadon Tonfa, Lucas entered the Giant Dark Forest cautiously.

He had also summoned his grimoire, preparing to summon Spot the moment he felt something awry.

A few minutes after entering the Giant Dark Forest, Lucas finally found some traces of the Shadow Lynxes.

As he crouched and examined the pawprints left in the ground, Lucas confirmed the direction they were traveling in and immediately began the game of pursuit.