My Summons Are Mythical Beasts

The shadows of trees cast over the ground; their thick branches seemed to reach toward the cliff, as if trying to touch it.

At the base of the cliff, the ground was uneven, with rocky patches mingling with small plants and moss, while the sunlight barely reached the lower areas, giving it a slightly eerie atmosphere.

Behind a boulder over two meters tall, Lucas hid along with Spot as his gaze remained fixed into the distance.

The sound of footsteps gradually closed as a massive beast came into his view.

Behind it were four beasts of different sizes, and even further behind were five people following the beasts with uniform and eased strides.

The massive beast, a Cliff Borne Ram, seemed to be injured and was in bad shape.

Its steps were unusually heavy and forceful, leaving deep footprints beneath.

Seeing the injured Cliff Borne Ram, Lucas could not help but frown.

Cliff Borne Ram, a creature of Iron Star 6 rank, was also one of the inhabitants of White Stone Cliff.

Unlike the Clip Claw Spider, who usually resides beneath the cliff, and the Crack Back Lizard, hiding on the cliff\'s cracks, the Cliff Borne Ram was a creature that lived at the clifftop.

Seeing it beneath was a surprise for Lucas, as he wondered how it wound up here.

The answer seemed obvious, but it was also a little baffling, considering that the cliff was about fifty meters high.

If the Cliff Borne Ram fell from above due to the battle with these seniors, it should have already died and, if not, would become an easy kill for the group of hunters the moment it lands on solid ground as it would practically be maimed already.

With his knowledge being challenged by this strange situation, Lucas still remained silent and did not make any sound.

Spot seemed to have noticed his actions, as he also kept quiet while lying at the top of Lucas\' head.

The two of them observed the group passing by them.

Seeing them pass, Lucas breathed a sigh of relief.

He relaxed his tensed nerves as he confirmed that the group would no longer turn back.

He was actually afraid of the Cliff Borne Ram turning toward him all of a sudden. He would then be implicated in a battle he did not want to be in, which in turn would create only troubles for him.

Even if the beasts were jointly killed by them in the end, Lucas would not receive a huge reward even if he contributed to the kill.

The calculation of the contribution has always been a mystery that the researchers could not understand for now.

Others theorize that the way it was calculated was based on the damage dealt to the beast during the battle.

However, there were a lot of cases where supporting characters received experience points even if they did no damage to the beast.

There were also those who theorize that those who land the last hit would receive most of the reward, but the scions of the rich families proved this theory to be false, as even when their seniors bring them along to a hunt and let them have the last hit, they would only receive a fraction of the overall contribution, and most percent would still be given to the seniors.

And even when the seniors do nothing, as long as they \'accompany\' someone of lower level during a hunt, they would still be automatically included in the contributors and would receive experience points for it.

Operating under such a rule made it impossible for the high-star summoners to carry the lower-star summoners.

Although the method to measure one\'s contribution during a battle was still not discovered, everyone still tacitly agreed that as long as you helped, you received some rewards.

Everyone could also agree that the \'contribution percentage\' had always been truthful and had never been manipulated once.

Knowing that it would only do him more harm than good if the beast went his way, Lucas had silently prayed that it wouldn\'t come near him.

Fortunately, his prayers were answered as the beasts seemed so focused on escaping and the hunters behind it were adamant on pursuing the beast; hence, none of them noticed him hiding dozens of meters away.

Anyway, now that trouble had passed, Lucas and Spot resumed their hunting spree once again.

Specially avoiding the direction at which the group earlier had gone, Lucas and Spot finally found another Clip Claw Spider almost ten minutes later.

However, aside from him, there was also another group of students seemingly trying to hunt the Clip Claw Spider he just traced through the web trap.

Or, to be precise, it was the Clip Claw Spider that was hunting them down.

He was not familiar with any of them, so they were probably his seniors. However, the way they fought the Clip Claw Spider seemed to say otherwise.

Just like any other squad, there were also five of them in total.

Upon further observation, Lucas saw that three of them only had Iron Grade grimoire, while the remaining two had Bronze grade.

The stars on their grimoire were also pretty obvious and clear. The two Bronze grades were both at Iron Star 5, while the remaining three who had Iron grade grimoires were only at Iron Star 1 and the other two at Iron Star 2.

This group of students, though, had struggled to keep up with Clip Claw Spider\'s pace.

The three Iron Grade grimoire users were even injured, one of them heavily at that. The situation of the two Bronze grades was also not optimistic. Their beasts were also bleeding, and it seems that they could only hold on for a little while.

Their faces were pale as they faced the quick and menacing Clip Claw Spider.

Seeing their situation, Lucas only hesitated for a moment before he decided to help.