My Summons Are Mythical Beasts

After extracting the guts out, Lucas also flayed the skin of the hare. Its fur was quite soft to the touch yet tough at the same time. If treated correctly, it could be used as clothes with some defensive capability, along with the massive ears that could act as armor.

After he was done, Lucas was left with the bloody meat.

The head was still there, but like what he planned before, Lucas wanted to make it into a boiling container, or a cauldron to be precise. The size of the hare's head was also just right.

The skull would probably have enough toughness to withstand fire. The only problem he had regarding it was that he did not have the appropriate tool to carve it into the desired shape.

But well, as long as it could hold into some water without any seepage, the skull would have served its purpose.

As for the brain matters, as well as the ruby-like eyes, Lucas threw them to Spot after seeing that he was showing interest in consuming them.

It was fortunate that they were exposed to such gore while still young, so Lucas was not grossed out as he dissected the hare thoroughly.

After he was done, he gathered all the parts he had dissected and washed them in the creek that was now quite a distance away from his current location.

Since he now had access to fire, he no longer needed to dry the meat he had harvested. He could now cook the fresh meat directly.

The thought of its flavor being more rich compared to the dry already made him salivate.

When he told Spot about his plan, he also expressed his desire to consume such meat.

From his previous experience, he also noticed the purifying properties of the flame; hence, the thought of boiling the water before consumption crossed his mind.

Since he only washed the bloody meat, he thought that it should be fine as long as he did not let the meat absorb that much water. After he was done, Lucas gathered the bags he had hidden earlier and decided to go to a different location even more upstream.

However, before he could do so, a presence nearby suddenly alerted Spot.

His head turned toward that direction, and his eyes narrowed into slits as he saw a small beast approaching them.

After a soft bark, Lucas was also made aware of the beast's presence.

From the looks of it, the beast was moving with purpose, clearly trying to locate him, or more precisely, the meat that he was holding.

The beast must have been attracted by the smell of the hare's meat in his hand. Judging from the direction that it was coming from, Lucas guessed that it went to the area where he dissected the hare, and came here trying to pursue the smell.

Seeing that Spot did not feel threatened by the incoming beast, he told him to attack. This time, he did not plan to use himself as the bait, as it was truly too dangerous.

Since the beast was already attracted by the meat, then it would pass by Spot's location in a minute or two with its current pace. Spot only needs to sit still and wait for the beast to come.

The beast looked like an oversized rodent. It was even bigger than Spot in his Gentle Dog form. Aside from the unusual size, the appearance looked normal with no particular special parts like the flaming mane of the Flame-Mane Lion or the massive ears of the Black Winged Hare.

At this moment, the rodent kept on sniffing the ground as it moved forward with a steady pace without a care about its surroundings.

Although the beast appeared careless, Lucas still did not dare underestimate it. After all, the hare looked careless before too, and it turned out to be the most formidable opponent they face in this wilderness.

It even almost took his life out of him. The experience made him not want to act as bait anymore.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

The rodent grew closer, unaware of the dog that had eyed it in one of the trees ahead of it.

The moment the rodent passed by Spot's location by a meter, the dog immediately lunged forward, his body expanding in size almost in an instant.

The rodent was not even able to react before its back was sliced by the Sharp Claws. With its size, it was even almost cut in half. The innards gushed out as blood sprawled to the ground grossly.

Surprise flashed across Lucas' eyes upon seeing how Spot killed the rodent easily.

Curious, he summoned the grimoire and looked at the new logs that had just appeared.

[You have killed an Bronze Grade-Iron Star 5, Spiked Rodent (100%): You gained 11.49 XP]

'Oh…'

Disappointment flashed in his eyes upon seeing the small amount of experience points he received.

"What am I even talking about? This is supposed to be the normal experience points I should be getting," he said with a chuckle, realizing that his perspective toward the experience points he gained had somehow changed.

Before, he was already grateful for receiving double-digit experience points. Now, receiving such, he actually felt disappointed?

In fact, even the double-digit gain was still not normal for an Unranked Grade Grimoire user like him.

After all, the normal Unranked Grade Grimoire users could only hunt with others and could not go solo like him.

Fixing his mindset to not appear ungrateful, Lucas turned to examine the corpse of the Spiked Rodent.

As for the name of the rodent having a spike, Lucas was curious about it. After checking the corpse, though, he did not see anything that resembled spikes out of it, so he thought that it must have been named as such due to one of its skills.

Seeing that even Spot has no desire to consume it, Lucas ignored the rodent's corpse and proceeded with his previous plans.

Since the curve from earlier, the creek upstream has now always pointed in the west direction, as if it originated from there in the first place.

Now a kilometer away, Lucas decided to stop. Looking above, the sun has already begun its descent in the west. In a few hours from now, it would begin to dusk, and the surroundings would once again dim to welcome the chilly night.

Knowing that the area a few meters away from the creek was devoid of any beast presence, Lucas decided to cook the hare in here and probably set camp for the entire night in the area ahead.