My Summons Are Mythical Beasts

"We sure know who you are, little girl. About the peace that you're talking about, of course we can. Just hand over all your belongings, and we can let you all pass through without a problem. See? Isn't that peaceful?" One of them stated.

Like the others, he was donning a black outfit and a black mask that only left his eyes, nose, and mouth uncovered.

He was taller than Lucas, and beside him was a beast that was even more taller than him. It was a wolf-like beast with gray long furs. The wolf beasts snarled at Shelsea and the others. Its eyes were blood red, and from its posture, it seemed to be ready to pounce at Shelsea and the others the moment its owner ordered it to do so.

Shelsea did not react upon hearing the man's mocking words.

In her mind, a plan has already formed, and what was left was to execute it.

Her Blood-Seeking Mouse has already determined the strength of the summoned beasts around them. Although they were as strong, if not a little stronger than her Blood Hound, none of them had reached the Silver Star rank.

She had never planned to cooperate with the bandits to begin with.

If it was any normal day, she might have given their belongings already to save her life and her companions.

However, it just so happened that today was not normal for them.

Their group had a strong backer that they could rely on.

Earlier, she looked at Lucas and nodded at him. Although he did not react much, Shelsea assumed that he somehow got her plan and even approved of it.

Although it was somewhat shameful to rely on someone younger, Shelsea has no problem with it as long as it could save their lives.

At this moment, they could only rely on Lucas.

If his Gentle Dog could take on at least two of the enemy's beasts, then their worries would be resolved as they would be able to handle the rest.

And from the previous performance of Lucas' Gentle Dog, Shelsea was aware that it would definitely be able to do it.

Meanwhile, just like how Shelsea was scrutinizing the bandits, the bandits themselves were also scrutinizing their group thoroughly.

Having their own information network, they were clear of the strengths of all those they targeted.

For example, this time, they had specially investigated Shelsea's group before they acted.

In truth, they had not expected for them to come earlier than expected. They actually estimated that they would only be back by tomorrow or the following day.

Fortunately, they had already prepared beforehand.

They even stationed some of their guys far from here, just to have a lookout. Just earlier, that group of guys notified them about the possible appearance of Shelsea and her group.

'Everything is normal and just like what the information says. Hmm? There's another person? A dog contracted beast? Fortunately, it's just a weak one, so we can proceed with the plan.'

The one who spoke earlier thought while surveying Shelsea and the others.

He was worried for a second upon seeing that there was a new face; however, upon detecting that the guy was only holding a weak contracted beast, he no longer worried about him as he thought that he was just a lost guy from Serene City that Shelsea and the others decided to safely escort back.

"What do you say, girl? Will you hand over your items, or shall we take them from you by force?" He said with the same mocking tone.

His companions laughed at his remarks.

"Boss, why bother asking her about it? I mean, do they even have a choice?"

As he said so, the man nudged his beast forward, ordering it to roar and establish authority.

"True. But if we can resolve this without a fight, won't everyone be happy? I am not a violent person, after all," the one they called boss stated with a chuckle. Continue reading on empire

The next second, his chuckle stopped abruptly as he stared at Shelsea intently.

"Unfortunately, it looks like you have other ideas. Don't you, girl?"

His tone turned heavy as he looked at Shelsea threateningly. Not only him, his companions also went to offensive mode as they sensed the changes in his voice.

With a glare, the man coldly looked at Shelsea and the others and ordered, "Attack!"

With that, his wolf beast pounced directly toward Shelsea.

Her Blood Hound went forward to receive the strike. The wolf beast was taller, but the Blood Hound was buffer in build. The former was quick and nimble, while the latter was a little slow but continuously released heavy strikes.

The other beasts that surrounded Shelsea and the others also pounced toward them one by one.

Sylvia, Kane, Darren, and Mariel gritted their teeth and ordered their beast to defend.

Meanwhile, the man himself did not sit idle after he ordered his beast to attack Shelsea.

His eyes scanned around as he summoned his grimoire, ready to summon another beast for reinforcement should the need arise.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

While glancing around, he raised his brows as he noticed something peculiar.

'That weak boy has not been attacked yet.'

Just as he was about to order one of his men to deal with him, he suddenly saw the weak dog jump out of the boy's head.

Thinking that it was probably scared out of its wits, the man sneered. His gaze followed the weak dog for a brief moment, and after seeing that it ran toward his wolf, he no longer paid attention to it, thinking that his wolf would surely deal with it.

His eyes then returned to the boy, curious about his reaction regarding that suicidal contract of his.

The moment his gaze returned to that spot, though, his eyes widened in surprise as he realized that the boy was no longer there.

"Where?"

The man looked around frantically. His mind could not process how that boy disappeared all of a sudden.