My Summons Are Mythical Beasts

Normally, a Gobbling Toad was only the size of an infant's fist. Those with higher rank would naturally grow big, but even then, their size would not increase by much. Most of the time, Gobbling Toads were all fat, no matter the rank.

However, staring at the sickly thin Gobbling Toad, the size of his palm, Lucas could not help but think that something was wrong.

'Why the hell is my Gobbling Toad different from the rest?'

This toad, clearly looked sickly thin, did not even look like it could move on its own.

In fact, if not for Lucas' mental connection with it, he would have thought that it was already dead due to how thin it was.

Lucas nudged it with his fingers, and surprisingly the Gobbling Toad actually moved, as if trying to dodge his finger.

However, in the end, it stayed in the same position, and allowed its new owner to nudge its slimy and sickly toad body.

Although subtle, Lucas could tell that this toad was peculiar, and seemed to dislike being touched.

'Did it develop trauma after it was passed down from one summoner to another during the incident earlier?' Lucas could not help but connect its current attitude toward the chaotic battle earlier.

Sighing, Lucas hoped that this would not affect the overall personality of this toad just like what happened to Tony.

If this beast turns out to be the same Tony, turning timid and dislikes fighting and decides to always hide inside his grimoire, it won't be a good thing.

Fortunately, he did not plan to make this Gobbling Toad, so even if it turns out to be a timid beast, it won't have a lot of effect on him.

Since the Gobbling Toad disliked being touched, Lucas did not dwell on it much longer and decided to put it on top of a thick leaf.

Instead, he turned his focus to the System and pulled the ancient drop of blood after using the Bloodline Detector function.

The moment the blood surfaced, Spot and the Gobbling Toad immediately looked at it.

A hint of reverence and deep awe surfaced on their eyes, but soon disappeared as soon as Lucas dropped the ancient blood toward the Gobbling Toad.

The Gobbling Toad returned to normal, the ancient blood that was dropped on top of it seemed to be just an illusion to it.

The progress bar surfaced, and a few moments later, new information surfaced in front of Lucas' eyes.

[Gobbling Toad: Tracing bloodline…

Bloodlines detected: Heaven Swallowing Abomination, Space Dragon, Imagination Butterfly, Galaxy Beast, Cosmic Rabbit…]

As usual, the long list of mythical beast names dazzled Lucas.

None of them mattered in the current situation though.

They might be the ancestor of the Gobbling Toad, but the bloodline was already too thin for any resemblance, and after multiple generations, the bloodline was already so diluted that only a palm size toad remained from such an array of dazzling bloodlines.

What was more important was the list of skills that the System would provide for the Gobbling Toad to inherit. That was what Lucas looked forward to the most.

He hoped that what he would get was an upgraded or the ultimate version of the Extra Pocket skill.

Lucas ignored the list of bloodlines present on the blood of the Gobbling Toad.

He then looked at the new information that appeared right after the array of bloodlines.

[Gobbling Toad:

Grade: Iron

Rank: Iron Star 3

Choose one of the skills listed below to inherit. The skills are optimized according to the creature's grade and rank. The skills listed below are the most suitable for the current beast. Please choose wisely.

Quick Blink: The user teleports to a targeted location within a limited range, bypassing obstacles and barriers. This skill requires precise focus, as teleporting into solid objects or hazardous environments is impossible.

Void Opener: Allows the user to open a space portal toward a designated location, allowing instantaneous travel between two points. The opened portal can only exist briefly, according to the user's strength. If left opened, the portal can be used by both allies and enemies.

Devastating Strike: Use all of the remaining energy to deal massive damage towards the specified target. The strength of the strike depends on the user's strength, remaining energy, and the designated target.]

As he read the set of skills provided by the System, Lucas immediately rejoiced.

Although the available suggested skills did not involve the higher version of the Extra Pocket, the suggested skills were still very formidable.

And from the looks of it, he was actually very wrong about the attitude of his newly acquired beast.

From what he knows, the suggested skills would vary depending on the beast's overall aptitude as well as their attitude or personality.

For example, since Spot liked to battle, even though his inherent name was that of a Gentle Dog, the Hellhound Manifestation form was still included in the three of skills that he was to inherit.

Tony was a timid beast, hence, the three skills that the System allowed him to inherit was connected to escaping or staying alive, one way or another.

Now, even though the first two skills also looked like they were skills for escaping, Lucas knew that this was not the case.

The name and description of the third skill made him confirm his speculation, that contrary to his expectations, the Gobbling Toad was actually not a timid beast, but was actually a very violent one in fact.

All its skills were all suited for combat.

Surprise, and ambush combat to be precise.

"An assassin?" Lucas could not help but think.

Lucas imagined a slender small frog, suddenly appearing behind another beast all of a sudden, dealing a lethal damage that could claim a life in an instant.

If it all goes well, this should be what his Gobbling Toad aspired to be.

Although Lucas was not aware how the Gobbling Toad had developed the liking to be an assassin, he did not dislike the idea, and even decided to support it.

And for that, Lucas must choose the correct skill for it to inherit.

Looking at its current ability, and the three suggested skills, Lucas ultimately decided to choose the second one.

The Void Opener!

Quick Blink was a good instantaneous movement technique that could allow a surprise attack. Unfortunately, if Lucas chose this skill, it would become useless, and just a tool for dodging or escaping as the current Gobbling Toad doesn't have any offensive skill.

As for the Devastating Strike, it was also a good choice, but Lucas ultimately turned his head away from it.

The lethal damage was quite tempting, but there were a lot of restrictions and precautions before this skill could succeed.

First, it was a one time attack, and whether it could instantly kill another beast was another matter.

As the skill inherently depends on the user's strength, no matter how strong this skill was, the damage it could do would ultimately fall short compared to his expectations.

This skill, after all, was not a transformation skill or a state-entering skill like Spot and Tony's skills.

Killing one to three levels higher instantly was doable, but with Spot's existence, there was no need for such a strike that could only be used once during a battle for low-level beast.

After crashing out the two, he was only left with the Void Opener.

The Void Opener was just like an upgraded version of Quick Blink.

However, instead of just the user teleporting to a designated location, the user could now open a gate and let others enter it and exit it as well.

Although it would just be a quick one, and its energy consumption was also great, it was not to the point of instant exhaustion like that of the Devastating Strike.

Of course, the disadvantage of the Void Opener was that even enemies could use it too.

Lucas did not think too much about this. As long as the portal quickly closes, would the enemy still be able to enter?

With this Void Opener, the Gobbling Toad could become a powerful support for Spot and even him during a battle.

And with the time comes when the Gobbling Toad learned an offensive skill, the Void Opener skill would still be of use for it.

Appearing instantly behind the enemy and dealing devastating damage to their back ranks would not be just a dream for it.

Since he already chose, Lucas did not hesitate anymore and allowed the Gobbling Toad to inherit its first System-generated skill.

As soon as he did, Lucas once again saw the subtle ancient and profound aura emitted from the eyes of the beast receiving the skill.

Like before, there were no celestial phenomena of heaven and earth, but deep inside, Lucas knew that the Gobbling Toad had already learned the Void Opener Skill.

Flipping over his grimoire page, Lucas read the updated information of the Gobbling Toad once more. Your next read awaits at My Virtual Library Empire