My Summons Are Mythical Beasts

[Beast Name: Gobbling Toad

Grade: Iron

Rank: Iron Star 7

Skills: Quick Leap, Extra Pocket, Void Opener

Quick Leap:...

Extra Pocket:..

Void Opener:...

]

Lucas nodded his head in delight as he saw the increase in rank of the Gobbling Toad right after it learned the Void Opener.

An increase of three levels meant that the skill itself was very powerful.

Well, as to be expected from a System-inherited skill.

Lucas looked at the Gobbling Toad and immediately realized that its size seemed to have become bigger, but at the same time more slender. There was no change in its color, still brownish with hints of wooden patterns on its back.

Since the Gobbling Toad was already summoned, Lucas immediately ordered it to use the skill Extra Pocket.

Since they were in a rush earlier, his newly bought leather backpack was only filled with mundane things.

Weapons as well as spare leather armor, and some change of clothes.

The Gobbling Toad opened its mouth, and immediately swallowed the leather bag that Lucas was holding.

It did not use its tongue, and did not even 'eat' the leather bag before it disappeared.

Instead, the leather bag disappeared right after it opened its mouth, as though the bag was never there in the first place.

Startled, Lucas hurriedly checked his mental connection with the Gobbling Toad, and immediately heaved a sigh the moment he confirmed that the leather bag was already inside its Extra Pocket.

At the same time, Lucas also confirmed that the size of its Extra Pocket was actually smaller compared to Kane's Gobbling Toad. However, the difference was not that big and Lucas was still satisfied with the size of the Extra Pocket.

With it, he should be able to store a lot of items, and even more carcasses of the beasts that he will hunt in the future.

Inside the Extra Pocket, time does not stand still. Corpses would still turn bad, and those that will rot, would still rot given enough time. Fortunately, the process would be slowed down, and corpses that would rot in a few days, would just begin rotting in a week or two inside the Extra Pocket.

If he could bring and store a large portable refrigerator inside though, it would definitely be a game changer. Unfortunately, such a refrigerator does not exist in Serene City.

Satisfied with the Extra Pocket, Lucas told his Gobbling Toad to try the Void Opener skill.

Depending on its usage, Lucas would be able to up their hunting game.

If it was what he thought to be, it would definitely increase the offensive capability of their team.

The Gobbling Toad's eyes lit up the moment Lucas ordered it to use the skill.

From the looks of it, even the Gobbling Toad was very satisfied with this skill as well.

If Lucas chose the Devastating Attack, though, he wondered what kind of reaction it would have.

Upon using the skill, the Gobbling Toad stretched its right arm up in the air. It then swiped its miniature claws, and in an instant, Lucas felt the air ripple.

A right was then opened right in front of it.

Its size is not that huge, but it could fit two adult humans without a problem.

The rift was faint and slightly invisible. The air seemed to stagnate at the edge of it, making it barely visible to the naked eye.

At the same time, not far away, Lucas could feel the same sensation.

"Try it?" Lucas ordered the Gobbling Toad to enter the void rift it just opened.

The Gobbling Toad did not even wait for him to finish his words, the moment it sensed Lucas' intention, it immediately leapt toward the rift without hesitation.

Lucas could sense that the Gobbling Toad was pretty excited.

As soon as its body entered the rift, it immediately disappeared.

Lucas turned his head toward another direction, there, he saw the Gobbling Toad leaped out of the 'exit' rift instantaneously.

Nodding his head, Lucas then ordered the Gobbling Toad to go back.

After it leapt at the 'exit' rift, it suddenly appeared right in front of Lucas once more.

The movement was instantaneous, and if used properly, it should be able to surprise the opponent, creating an opportunity for ambush.

Right after the toad leapt out of the 'entrance' rift, Lucas felt the rift closed instantly as well.

He observed the Gobbling Toad and noticed that it was not that tired yet, and that it could still cast another Void Opener.

From the looks of it, the Gobbling Toad would be able to use the Void Opener skill more than one time.

He then ordered the Gobbling Toad to cast another Void Opener, this time, he ordered it to cast two Void Opener one after the other.

The first Void Opener was cast successfully, but upon using the second, Lucas noticed that the Gobbling Toad was already struggling to swipe its claw down to open another rift.

Lucas immediately understood that it could only open one set of void gates at a time.

Since it was so, Lucas did not think too much about it for now. In the future, once the Gobbling Toad becomes stronger, it should be able to open more void gates at the same time.

The next he tested was the distance of the skill. Determining the range of the 'exit' gate was crucial information.

To his delight, the Gobbling Toad could actually open an 'exit' gate a maximum of fifty meters away. This meant that with this skill, traveling fifty meters in an instant was not out of question.

And since they were already at it, he decided to test the skill some more to understand it even more.

Just like the other skills, the description in the grimoire would not be enough for a summoner or a beast to understand the skill thoroughly.

Repetitive use was necessary and vital for them to familiarize with the skill.

Fortunately, although thin and sickly, his Gobbling Toad seemed to enjoy the process of using the Void Opener as well.

After four uses, Lucas noticed that it could no longer open another one.

Opening four void gates successively was its current limit.

After waiting for five minutes, the Gobbling Toad was able to use the skill once again.

He also discovered that the duration of each void gate was around five seconds at most. After that, the void gates would automatically close whether the Gobbling Toad liked it or not.

Before the five seconds duration ends though, the Gobbling Toad has the ability to close the gates at will.

If in the future an enemy tried to enter the gate, the Gobbling Toad could just decide to close the gate, and forbid enemy entry.

Lucas noted and memorized everything down.

This information will be vital during a battle, Lucas did not dare to take them lightly at all.

Minutes after minutes passed.

After thirty minutes, the Gobbling Toad finally grew tired and out of breath.

From the looks of it, although it could use the powerful skill repeatedly, there was still a limit due to its strength.

With how the Gobbling Toad had performed so far, though, Lucas was already satisfied with it.

From the looks of it, aside from searching for Spot and Tony's food, he must take some time to search for the Gobbling Toad's food as well.

Fortunately, he should be able to ask Kane about it as he has his own Gobbling Toad as well.

He just wondered if the appetite of his Gobbling Toad might be affected due to its current personality.

That was to be confirmed later on.

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To avoid suspicion, Lucas retrieved his leather bag from the Extra Pocket and wore it on his back.

Since the Gobbling Toad was already tired, Lucas decided to unsummon the Gobbling Toad and let it take some rest inside the grimoire.

Before he did so, Lucas thought for a bit before saying, "Since you aspire to be a lethal assassin, from now on, your name shall be Shadow."

Although tired, the Gobbling Toad mustered its strength and raised its right arm up in the air as if telling Lucas that it was very satisfied with the name it received.

Rooak!

Shadow disappeared out of Lucas' sight.

With a smile, Lucas looked at his current profile page and realized that his Spiritual Energy was already lower than 150. Since he needs to maintain a high amount of energy to constantly summon Spot and to prepare for the worst, he decided to meditate and recover his Spiritual Energy before returning to Serene City.

Some time later, Lucas opened his eyes and looked at his profile once more.

Seeing that his Spiritual Energy was already full, he smiled in satisfaction as he stood up from his sitting position.

He then began his journey back to Serene City.

Although this was the first time that he had been here, Lucas was not worried of getting lost.

Since he planned to search for the Gobbling Toad, he had studied the general location of the Western Swamp as well as the areas surrounding it.

After his successful escape earlier, Lucas was also constantly looking out for his surroundings as well.

He traced back his steps and a few minutes later, returned to the Western Swamp with Spot.

Hopping from one aerial root after the other, Lucas observed that there were still numerous summoners searching for the Gobbling Toad in the Western Swamp.

Having no intention to tell them his successful capture of the Gobbling Toad, Lucas proceeded back to Serene City silently.

Everyone was busy searching for the toad, so no one bothered about him.

There were people who looked at him for a few seconds, but after seeing that he was on his way back to Serene City and seeing nothing unusual about him, they lost interest and searched for the Gobbling Toad one more time.

A few moments later, Lucas arrived at the place where they were dropped off by the beast taxi earlier.

To his surprise, there were actually a lot of people in the area.