My Summons Are Mythical Beasts

Disregarding his distracting thoughts, Lucas focused on the surroundings and realized that Shelsea's group was already done dealing with the remaining bandits.

Spot has killed most of the enemy's contracted beasts, dealing significant damage to the summoners.

Due to that reason, Shelsea and the others had an easy time dealing with the summoners themselves. Once the summoner dies, no matter how many contracted beasts they had, as long as they were not summoned beforehand, that will no longer be their concern.

Lucas had planned to tell them to let at least one of them live for interrogation; unfortunately, they were extremely swift with their actions, and when Lucas came to it, the remaining bandits had already died in their hands.

"These bandits seemed to be familiar with you; perhaps you recognize them?"

Even knowing that it was highly unlikely, Lucas still decided to ask for confirmation.

As expected, Shelsea and the others shook their heads.

"There are numerous bandit groups in and out of Serene City. Some are doing it overtly, while some do it openly."

After hesitating for a bit, Shelsea gritted her teeth and continued, "This bandit attack does not seem to be normal. It felt as if they were specifically targeting us and were waiting for our return."

She could still recall the words of the man earlier. It was apparent that they knew some of their information beforehand and might even know their schedule.

She glanced at her group and ultimately shook her head, thinking that it was impossible for them to betray her and the group just for one instance of banditry.

"I think they are specifically targeting one of our items."

After thinking about it, she realized that there was only one thing in their possession that might attract the unwanted attention of others.

Prior to them leaving Serene City, their group had made thorough preparations and did not go out of the wilderness blindly. They purchased information from anywhere they could find to pinpoint the general location of the Blood Elk.

If there was something in their possession that was worthy enough to be targeted by the bandits, she thought that it could only be the Blood Elk or something related to it.

Some of their information might have leaked during their search and preparation, and hence, they were targeted by the bandits because of it.

Hearing her words, Lucas nodded his head in understanding.

A frown gradually surfaced on his face.

Although he was aware that there would be danger, he did not expect that Serene City was actually this chaotic.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Bandits in and out of the city?

Didn't the city have its own local police or any authorities that neutralized this threat?

Lucas glanced at his current companions. Fortunately, he was lucky enough that he had not encountered bandits; otherwise, who knew what might happen to him if they decided to target him during their journey back to Serene City?

"Anyway, it's not a good thing if we linger here any longer. Let's return to Serene City first. Although there are bandits in Serene City, none of them would dare to make a move once they are inside."

Lucas nodded his head in confirmation. There was no use thinking about the bandits when they themselves were not entirely safe yet.

He was not the one being targeted anyway. But he thought that it was still a good idea to pay attention to this matter.

After all, according to Shelsea and the others, he would be considered a little rich if he sold all his belongings in Serene City.

If the bandits happen to hear of that information, won't they eventually target him as well?

By paying attention to this situation, Lucas would not be as clueless, and he would be able to react to the situation more calmly.

The group prepared to run at full speed toward Serene City.

The contracted beasts' carcasses, if harvested, could still fetch a high amount as they were Bronze Star beasts. However, not wanting to stay in the area any longer, the group ultimately decided to abandon them as reaching Serene City was more important.

As for the bodies, they would be devoured by other beasts in no time, so there was not a worry of them rotting in the road.

However, just as they were about to run forward, Lucas suddenly turned his head to their back.

A frown appeared on his face, and with a quick communication from Spot, he knew that there were people who were following behind them.

"Could they be the ones we encountered earlier?" Lucas turned to Shelsea and asked.

After communication with her Blood-Seeking Mouse, Shelsea nodded her head grimly.

She also realized the implications of their appearance. Discover hidden tales at empire

One does not have to be smart to realize that they were the accomplice of the bandits earlier.

There were all kinds of beasts in this world, and all kinds of skills and abilities as well.

With a quick guess, Shelsea realized that this group of people had followed behind them covertly and might even be the people that communicated with the bandits with their arrival.

No wonder the man clearly knew who they were earlier and had not hesitated to come out and ambush them the moment they arrived at the social path.

Fortunately, their ambush had failed due to the interference of Lucas and his Gentle Dog.

"Should we confront them?" Shelsea asked.

After pondering for a bit, Lucas shook his head, an idea forming in his mind.

"Let's rush forward and hide first. Let them come to us. Do not underestimate them. At what distance can your Blood-Seeking Mouse detect their strength?"

"If you're talking about the certainty, then at twenty meters, my Blood-Seeking Mouse can detect their strength with at least eighty percent accuracy," Shesea answered.

"That's enough. Let's go and have them taste their own medicine."

Although it was only eighty percent accuracy, Lucas thought that it would be enough as long as they could gain some understanding with the enemy.

Most summoner ranks were higher compared to their contracted beasts. If the Blood-Seeking Mouse detects them to be at summoner Bronze Star 1, then there was at least a 95% chance that their beast was not above Bronze Star 1 as well.

Part of the reason why he did not want to confront them directly as well was because Spot's Hellhound Manifestation skill was still in cooldown. However, since Spot only transformed into that form for a short period of time, the cooldown was also significantly reduced.

In no more than four minutes, Spot should be able to transform into his Hellhound form once again.

Leaving behind the bodies, Lucas and the group ran forward as if they were afraid of their lives.

Meanwhile, a few minutes after they left, four figures appeared in the area where they were standing earlier.

One of them looked around at the scene and could not help but frown.

"It looks like it truly was Shelsea and her group. And from the looks of it, they seemed to have grown stronger compared to the information that we gathered."

Another person followed suit, his brows furrowing as he stared at the corpse of the man that Lucas had killed.

"To be able to slay Myron and the others in a short period of time, could it be that Shelsea's Blood Hound has already advanced to Bronze Star 3?"

"Hiss! Can a Silver Grade-Bronze Star 3 Blood Hound be this formidable? Could it be that Kane has contracted a powerful beast secretly?" The person behind the two of them could not help but comment after seeing the whole scene.

"No matter! Pursue them. We have already invested a lot for us to return empty-handed. We must take the Blood Elk from them. Prioritize killing Kane, but make sure he summons his Gobbling toad first. Or if any of you could take his Gobbling Toad, that would certainly be better. Don't worry, I'll reward the one who does so handsomely. As for that Silver Grade-Bronze Star 3 Blood Hound, I'll take care of it."

The three nodded their heads; goals were created in their minds. Each of them wanted to take the Gobbling Toad themselves. After all, who does not want to get rewarded handsomely?

"Go full speed ahead!" The man in front stated.

He did not react too much to the deaths of these bandits. Their deaths meant nothing to him. In fact, he even secretly thanked them, as they allowed him to discover that Shelsea's Blood Hound had already advanced.

With that information in hand, he would surely not underestimate Shelsea and would immediately summon his strongest beast at the get-go.

Even though his beast was only a Bronze Grade, it was after all already at Bronze Star 6. Dealing with that newly advanced Blood Hound should not be a problem.

With the plans forming in mind, they rushed forward, not wanting to let Shelsea and the others enter Serene City.

Just to catch up with Shelsea and the others, the man even summoned one of his beasts used for transportation.

Their speed increased a few times, and he knew that it would not take long for them to catch up with their targets.

However, even before his beast could travel more than five hundred meters ahead, multiple figures suddenly sprang up and blocked their way.

To his delight, even though their faces were covered in clothing, he was still able to recognize that it was Shelsea and her group.

Just as he was about to tell them to hand over their equipment, the man suddenly paused as the voice of one of Shelsea's companions entered his ears.

"This is a robbery! Hand over your belongings if you want to leave peacefully!"

The man tilted his head; his mind could not process what was going on for a few seconds.

"A what!?"