My Summons Are Mythical Beasts

"Where?"

Lucas' ears perked up the moment he heard Kane's words.

Just like everyone in Serene City, the Gobbling Toad was a beast that he desired to contract.

Its unique skill was very enticing for everyone due to its usefulness.

Unfortunately, Gobbling Toad's were pretty rare and out of all the population in Serene City, the number of summoners that owned a Gobbling Toad might not even amount to a hundred.

Hearing that a Gobbling Toad was discovered, of course, Lucas was pretty interested in knowing the details.

"It's in the Western Swamp of Serene City. Most Gobbling Toads were captured from there as well, including mine. Mercenaries had already rushed toward that area the moment they heard the news."

The mercenaries that rushed there were not there to contract the Gobbling Toad themselves. Instead, they just went there in the hopes of capturing it and selling it to wealthy people in Serene City.

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It must be noted that a Gobbling Toad was only an Iron Grade Beast, and their potential ranks could not even surpass the Bronze Star Rank. Normally, such beasts could be sold for less than 10,000 Gold Coins.

However, due to the uniqueness and rarity of the Gobbling Toads, its price would naturally skyrocket.

Kane's Gobbling Toad for example, was bought for over 160,000 Gold Coins.

It must be noted that the last time that a Gobbling Toad appeared was two years ago. One could immediately guess that after two years of drought, its price would increase if it was auctioned today.

Lucas, of course, did not plan on buying the Gobbling Toad from an auction.

Not to mention that he doesn't have that kind of wealth, Lucas would not be able to buy it due to the intense competition.

And instead of waiting, he preferred to just go there and search for that Gobbling Toad himself and try his luck if he could find it.

He has already planned to go and search in that area anyway.

Now that a Gobbling Toad was discovered, he naturally would want to go for a search even more.

Having no time to waste, Lucas immediately gathered his things and moved toward Western Swamp.

Knowing that he was in a rush, and has designs for the Gobbling Toad, Shelsea has already arranged a ride for him so that he could arrive at Western Swamp sooner.

Kane followed along. Having a Gobbling Toad contracted beast, he would be able to help and answer Lucas' questions.

A beast taxi was already waiting for them in the street.

After he and Kane hopped inside, the beast taxi driver did not waste any time talking and immediately ordered his beast to move forward.

Almost an hour later, Lucas and Kane were dropped off by the driver outside of Serene City.

"This is as far as I can go. Any further from here and it will be dangerous for me."

Lucas and Kane nodded their heads in understanding.

The two of them then ran toward Western Swamp in haste.

Along the way, Lucas saw a lot of summoners going in the same direction in haste.

Just like him, they must also be summoners who desired to capture the Gobbling Toad either for themselves, or to be sold to others.

Another hour later, Lucas saw that the soil beneath his feet began to soften and dampen.

Without a doubt, he knew that they had already arrived at the edge of Western Swamp.

From here on out, Lucas could begin with his search.

However, this was not the area where the Gobbling Toad was spotted.

According to the information Kane has provided, the Gobbling Toad was spotted at the other side of the swamp.

Gobbling Toad's were not easy to catch.

They were small beasts and were quite agile. The moment they felt even a faint trace of threat around them, they would immediately flee with their quick legs, making it very difficult to capture them.

Around him, Lucas saw multiple summoners beginning with their search as well. Although the Gobbling Toad was spotted at the other end of the swamp, there was no doubt that the place was filled with people at this moment.

The Gobbling Toad might no longer be in that area right now due to the number of people that went there to search for it.

Instead of going there to join the chaos, they might have thought that it was better to start here, hoping that the Gobbling Toad had escaped here due to the commotion.

In truth, Lucas also thought the same.

Like these people, he also did not think that the Gobbling Toad would remain where it was last spotted.

However, he also did not think that it would be in the area that he was currently in either.

After obtaining a map of the Western Swamp from Kane earlier, Lucas already had preliminary ideas on where to start with his search.

The Western Swamp was filled with wet soil and areas full of water.

To traverse, they must hop from one tree root to another.

According to the information he knew, landing on soil here was not a good idea, as there was a chance that one would land on a quicksand instead. Hence, it was recommended that they land and traverse on the thick root systems of trees instead.

Fortunately, the trees in Western Swamp were massive, and their roots were equally so.

Due to such arrangement, Lucas and Kane did not have trouble arriving at their target location.

Compared to other areas, upon arriving, Lucas could immediately tell that this area was basically deserted and devoid of any people except them.

Since this was the case, there was a high chance that the Gobbling Toad was hiding here.

"Bro, are you sure that we can find the Gobbling Toad here?" Kane asked doubtfully.

Although they flee upon feeling a faint sense of danger, Gobbling Toads also excels in hiding and avoiding pursuit, hence, there was still a chance that the Gobbling Toad was still in the area where it was last spotted.