My Summons Are Mythical Beasts

The preparation that Lucas made was actually pretty simple.

As long as one listened to the teacher's discussion, anyone would be able to do what he has done.

The first and crucial thing was the application of insect repellent powder.

As the name says, it has the ability to repel low-level insect-type beasts.

Since it was only made through normal materials, it was sold cheap, and hence, Lucas was able to buy it easily.

The Ember Soldier Ants could easily detect him if he was not careful. They sense their surroundings through the change of smell present in the air, as they have bad eyesight. The insect repellent powder was an effective way to disrupt their powerful senses.

The next crucial thing was identifying the location of the Ember Ants nest.

The Ember Soldier Ants would naturally patrol the periphery of their nest.

Since these creatures liked to dig to form their nest underground, the entrance of their nest would naturally form the anthill. As for how big the hill was, Lucas was not sure. But according to the information he had read before, the size varies depending on the size of the colony. The smallest anthill would be the size of a house, while the largest would be like a small mountain.

The school-regulated dungeon was a tropical dungeon. It has dense and large trees as well as a stream of water that seemingly divided the three areas into three parts. With such a setting, it would be difficult for Lucas to search for the anthill, given that there were towering trees around.

However, since he knew the patrol area of one of the Ember Soldier Ant pairs, he could also roughly conclude the location of the nest.

Being the top student in terms of grade and theoretical knowledge, among his class and grade, Lucas was naturally the undisputed first.

Since the Ember Ants were studied by the experts before, Lucas just needs to follow their research results to navigate the ant's nest successfully.

However, Lucas' goal was not Ember Ant's nest.

Even if he had balls of steel, he would still not dare to mess with the Ember Ants' nest right now.

It was stated that when the C-Class dungeon just appeared, the experts had been troubled by the existence of the Ember Ant's nest in the outer area. Since a person could only exist inside a dungeon for twenty-four hours, it took them a lot of time before they managed to clear the outer area.

Lucas' target this time around was the Ember Soldier Ant's themselves.

Since they constantly patrolled the periphery of their nest in pairs, it would be easier for Lucas and the Gentle Dog to find and fight them.

Even though he knew that a pair of Ember Soldier Ants was an easy fight for the Gentle Dog, at the moment, he would still not dare to send it near the Ember Ants' nest to fight.

The risks involved were just too high.

One must note that when a contracted beast dies, they die for real, and there is no method to revive them back.

Letting the Gentle Dog fight an unnecessary battle was not something he wanted to do.

Only when he was certain that they would win would he send the Gentle Dog to fight.

Why take risks when you can have an absolute advantage during a fight if you came prepared?

In his map, Lucas circled the area where the anthill was most likely located based on the patrol area of the Ember Soldier Ants they killed earlier.

Using that as a guide, Lucas tried to calculate and obtained some guesses on where another pair of Ember Soldier Ants were located.

As he was not sure what the situation was at the place where they fought earlier, Lucas decided to go to another possible patrol area to see if another pair was truly there.

If he confirmed that a pair of Ember Soldier Ants was truly there, then he would more or less confirm the location of other patrols as well as where the anthill was, and hence, would be able to avoid it.

After making sure that his scent was still full of the insect repellent, Lucas carried the Gentle Dog on his arms as he surveyed the area.

His eyes lit up upon arriving in the area.

Although he still doesn't have any visual of the Ember Soldier Ants, he could still see the traces they left behind in the area.

This was a direct confirmation that the Ember Soldier Ants were indeed here.

Knowing that, Lucas heaved a sigh of relief as he finally set his plans in motion.

He looked around and found the tallest tree in the area. He then left the Gentle Dog below as he climbed up to the highest point, surveying the area as thoroughly as possible.

In case something went wrong, Lucas had also spotted and evaluated some escape routes that he could take.

After some time, Lucas finally heard some footsteps coming from the distance.

After a few seconds, he saw the pair of Ember Soldier Ants crawling with each other toward his location.

Signaling the Gentle Dog below, Lucas waited for the two ants to come near them.

At this moment, the two ants were still unaware of the fact that they were being ambushed.

The insect repellent was indeed pretty effective, though it only works on insect-type beasts with a powerful smell.

Unfortunately, it was only made of low-grade materials, so the efficiency was not that great. In close distance, the Ember Soldier Ants would be able to sense that something was wrong.

Knowing this, Lucas estimated the distance, and after seeing that the two ants were only seven meters away from the Gentle Dog, he immediately ordered it to transform into the Hellhound Manifestation and attack one of the ants as soon as possible.

The Gentle Dog was very obedient and did as it was told. Its size grew instantly as it rushed toward the two ants.

When it reached the area in front of the two ants, it was already done with the transformation, and its paw was already on its way to smack one of the ants.

Even though they had hard shells, it still could not protect them from receiving blunt damage.

The paw landed in one of the ant's heads, smashing it down the ground with a boom.

Its mandibles were snapped into two as it squeaked in an unusual sound.

The other ant finally reacted and attacked the Gentle Dog with a bite. The Gentle Dog easily avoided it but was unable to avoid another attack that came from another direction.