My Summons Are Mythical Beasts

As soon as Asher realized that something was amiss, a gust of wind had already assaulted his face.

With the bird beast lunging from his right and the gust of wind that came from the left, Asher instinctively raised one of his hands to block while the other tried to order the Verdant Bloom Vine coiling around it.

Unfortunately, before his mind could command his Verdant Bloom Vine and before the vine itself could cast its skill, a searing pain had already assaulted Asher's mind.

It was only when he saw his own arm falling to the ground that he realized what had happened.

His arm was cut into pieces! And his chest now had a ghastly wound on it!

AHHHH!

His painful scream echoed inside the dungeon.

Blood splattered everywhere, but before he could recover from his momentary stupor, another pain assaulted his sides.

This one, coming from the bird beast that was already quite enraged after Asher battled with it for too long.

Asher's figure flew like a cannonball.

His expression was that of pain as his body smashed to a tree with a loud bang. Vines had somehow managed to cushion his fall, but the impact still made the tree shatter and fall.

The bird beast did not hold back in that attack at all.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Asher hurriedly stood up from the ground. The searing pain assaulted his mind, but it was not something he was not able to endure.

Feeling that his doom was imminent, his eyes glinted and narrowed toward Lucas.

Resentment, rage, hostility, and all other kinds of emotions boiled down his eyes.

Not caring about his life any more, Asher used his charge skill to speed toward Lucas.

Feeling the animosity and hostility of Asher, Lucas was actually quite calm and collected.

His hands were clenched into fists as he stared at the incoming Asher with great resolve.

Even when Asher was already dozens of meters ahead of him, there was no fear in Lucas' eyes as he stared at Asher with unbound confidence.

This was because the moment Asher's arm was cut off by Spot, who was in the Unhindered Stealth with the help of the Mirage Worm, everything was already set in place.

The moment Asher reached six meters away from him, a terrifying roar suddenly echoed in the area, followed by Asher's body plummeting head first to the ground, akin to a thrown log.

After that last roar, the Mirage Worm could no longer maintain its Unhindered Stealth ability as both it and Spot materialized into the real world once more.

The Mirage Worm was still on Lucas' shoulder, while Spot was in front of them, standing tall and majestic in his Hellhound Manifestation form.

Upon a closer look, one would be able to tell that Spot's size was actually a bit larger than before.

Asher's body skidded in front of Spot.

Unsurprisingly enough, he was still alive and kicking.

Vitality began to sprout in his eyes as he struggled to look up.

Anger flashed across his eyes as he stared at the towering figure in front of his eyes.

"DAMN YOU! DIE!"

His remaining arm containing the Verdant Bloom Vine shot forward.

The Verdant Bloom Vine glowed with ephemeral light as vines grew out of the ground to assault Spot.

Unlike before, though, the vines that grew out could no longer contain Spot.

The Verdant Bloom Vine has already grown weak due to its injuries.

And at the same time, Spot has already advanced his grade compared to the last time the two of them fought.

Spot snorted and swiped his claws to the extended arm of Lucas.

His remaining arm was cut off along with the Verdant Bloom Vine, landing a few meters away from the body.

Asher's scream echoed in the dungeon once more. This time, it was more terrifying and bloodcurdling than the previous one.

The Verdant Bloom Vine slithered out of the arm as it desperately went back to Asher's body.

However, at that moment, a huge paw suddenly stepped on it.

Akin to a helpless snake, no matter how it struggled, it could just not escape the paw that pressed on it. It was if it was carrying a whole house; the pressure and weight it bore were no trifling matter.

The Verdant Bloom Vine's body began to let out a cracking sound.

To finish what he had started, Spot stared silently at the Verdant Bloom Vine that he had feared greatly just a few days ago.

This time, that same terrifying beast was now sprawling helpless beneath his paws.

Recalling how his master had almost died from this beast's vines, rage could not help but boil deep inside Spot as he raised his paw to smack it with an even greater force.

NOOO!

Asher's bloodcurdling scream resounded before it abruptly stopped.

The backlash from having his beast killed made it impossible for him to maintain mental awareness.

His eyes went blank as he fell back to the ground, no longer moving.

White foam mixed with blood oozed out of his mouth, nose, and eyes.

Seeing his miserable appearance, Lucas could not help but sigh and hesitate.

However, after recalling how he suffered because of Asher, his eyes glowed with a resolute light.

How he was sent here.

How his group has plotted to kill the second-year students—his classmates.

And most importantly, at how many times he tried to kill Lucas.

Lucas hardened his resolve as he ordered Spot to finish him once and for all.

In his previous life, there were times that the thought of killing someone he hated crossed Lucas' mind.

However, all of that was just passing thoughts to appease his hateful heart, and deep inside, he obviously would not do it.

This time, he also hated Asher to the core.

Killing him, Lucas felt a little satisfaction but also a trace of pity and remorse.

However, did he regret ordering Spot to finish Asher once and for all?

Of course not!

Lucas knew that it must be done.

There was no other way.

He was no saint, and he was no demon either.

All he wanted was to survive and live peacefully with his parents in this life.

In order for that to happen, Asher and his group must die.

The fight earlier might look easy and anticlimactic, but it was actually nerve-wracking for Lucas, at least before Spot dealt Asher a serious injury.

After Spot killed Asher, the Gentle Dog walked toward Lucas and nudged his shoulder lightly, as if worried about him.

Smiling, Lucas just shook his head and stated, "Don't worry. I'm alright!"

Asher was finally dead, and along with it was the absence of his threat toward Lucas.

"Alright, finish the other one as well before it recovers its mind," he ordered, his gaze turned toward the bird beast that has sprawled to the ground after receiving the full brunt of Spot's Soft Bark skill.

According to what he knew, in order to conquer a dungeon, one must kill the boss that was usually situated in the center or core region of the dungeon.

The person who managed to make the last hit of the dungeon would assume ownership and would be able to do many things, like expelling anyone they wanted or barring someone from entering the owned dungeon.

However, most of the time, anyone who managed to obtain the last hit would not do it as they still needed the help of the public to clean and explore the dungeon thoroughly, and only then would it be considered as regulated.

Since this was a special dungeon that only has a boss, Lucas would become its owner the moment Spot kills that bird beast.

And since there was only one beast present here, after registering its information, this dungeon would be considered regulated in terms of Twilight City rules.

Unfortunately, this dungeon was situated in the wild, and Lucas had no intention of staying in this wilderness to manage this dungeon.

Other than that, he also knew that the abomination beast was still waiting for him outside.

Even though Spot has already ranked up to Iron Star 5, Lucas still knew that Spot was not a match for that beast.

Hence, he could only stay here and wait for the dungeon to send him out.

Hopefully, he would be sent to somewhere safe, at least far from this place where the abomination resided.

Before he gets sent out, though, Lucas planned to explore the dungeon and see if he could find any treasure. Magical plants and ores would be acceptable; his leather backpack was torn beyond recognition, but he reckoned that it should still be able to hold an item or two without a problem.

As he glanced around, he suddenly saw that Spot had already dealt the finishing blow to the bird beast.

Curious about its name and the experience points he gained from it, Lucas hurriedly took out his grimoire to take a look.

However, before he could flip the grimoire's page open, something suddenly flashed in front of his eyes.

Lucas stared at the screen in front of him with wide eyes.

The System, which has always been silent except for the time when the Bloodline Detector function was available for use, had actually initiated showing itself right at this moment.

Although in disbelief, Lucas was overjoyed as he read the information provided by the System.

[Conquered a Dungeon for the first time. Dungeon Devour is now available for use.]

Confusion filled his eyes as he cleared the message and allowed the wheel-like menu to appear before him.

At this moment, another column—aside from the Bloodline Detector column—was already lit up.

Unlike the dripping red blood icon of the Bloodline Detector, this one was akin to the maw of a terrifying beast. It was ghastly black with a shade of gray in it, appearing eerie and terrifying.

With a thought, Lucas focused on it and read the description of the new function.

[Dungeon Devour: Devour any dungeon you conquered, assimilate all the collected energy to evolve your beast, or your grimoire. Do you want to use this function?]

[Note: Upon using this function, the dungeon will be devoured and will cease to exist.]

Seeing the usage of the new function, Lucas did not hesitate as he willed for the Dungeon Eater to be used.

[You used Dungeon Devour, and you chose your Unranked Grimoire as the main beneficiary!]

[Dungeon is devoured and will cease to exist!]

[Your Unranked Grade Grimoire has evolved to Iron Grade Grimoire!]

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End of Volume 1: Iron!

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A/N: I hope you guys enjoyed this volume 1, especially the end where his grimoire finally evolved.

I, myself was quite satisfied with this ending, and I hope that you guys did so as well. Please provide feedback in the comments!

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