I Was a Loner, but My Class Got Summoned to Another World…

With a new beast joining their group and one that knew the terrain like the back of its hand, Logan and Valeria continued their hunt.

[So, what are the strongest monsters and best areas around here?] Logan asked his new tamed beast, who walked beside the black panther, Noire, who clearly showed she did not like his presence.
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[A group of my own is strongest. Elk who use fire on horns—forest to the west. Waterbear near river. Flying ice lizard on mountain,] the large feline began to recount the various large creatures who live in the vast wilderness.

[Take us to fight the closest ones,] Logan asked. The maned leopard stopped and took a whiff before changing the group's course.

He began leading them away from the mountain and into the forest filled with small shrubs. As they walked further, they began hearing the sound of water.

[Want strong beast, fight bear,] Logan heard the gruff voice within his mind.

"The leopard is taking us to fight bears. I wonder if we are ready for these," Logan explained to Valeria, who had been just following until now.

"I hope we don't meet a group… Scorch and my beast had a tough time when we found one of those just days into hunting. It was really tough, even for my beasts and him. In the end, the hide was a mess, and I had to dispose of it," Valeria recalled, with remorse in her tone of voice.

"Not much has changed since then... just the amount of creatures we have brought, that should make this better at least," Logan added as the river came into view.

The water had ice over it, yet various creatures were swimming inside.

The bears were the easiest to spot, as they were seen pulling fish out and diving to find them in the cold water.

Seeing the peaceful scene in front of him, Logan wondered if hunting down those monsters was the right thing to do.

"I see you are having second thoughts, kid. Let me tell you something: as someone who has a territory, it's good to keep the monsters around your area weak. Just as your tamed beasts get strong, other beasts naturally grow strong too, but sometimes they mutate into real monsters. These not only take lives but require a good army to kill them off. That is what mana does to these poor creatures," Valeria said as she petted both of her felines.

"I did not know…" Logan said as he looked at Luna and Scorch.

He thought about what would have happened to monsters like them if he had not tamed them.

"Forests usually have keepers or guardians for this reason. They maintain an equilibrium, yet some parts don't have these monsters, and that is when problems arise. The guardians usually try to find these monsters though, so we shouldn't have problems. Usually..." Valeria explained.

She then pointed to a nearby bear, which was eating what looked like a salmon-like fish.

"Let's keep going. There should be a lone bear around here—we wouldn't want to have a group on us for creating a ruckus near their feeding area," Valeria said as she walked carefully through the bushes, trying to get away from the river.

Soon, they entered a field area where they settled for a little while.

Both birds were sent to find a nearby beast they could hunt.

There was a high probability it would be a bear since they were still near their territory, but if something stronger was around, they had no problems fighting it.

[Master, found, follow,] he heard Zephyr as the bird swooped in and circled around the sky before heading in a certain direction.

"One thing I will ask of you... Logan, please tell me sooner if you want to tame a beast. The last fight was dangerous since you made up your mind without proper warning," Valeria said as they began chasing after Zephyr.

"Alright, I am sorry…" Logan tried saying this before continuing at a fast pace to keep up with his flying creature.

As soon as they caught up, they saw a large elk and bear fighting.

Neither side backed down as the elk used its flaming horns to put pressure on the bear, who used the snow to have a limitless amount of water to try wearing down the elk's fire powers.

"Two birds with one stone, huh? Your falcon is impressive," Valeria whispered as she began taking out thread to set up traps.

"Take the left. I'll go for the right. Make sure you keep quiet until we find a clear winner. That's when you will send out a beast to fight while I will try keeping the losing monster preoccupied," Valeria ordered, moving into position.

Logan quickly went to where he was told and decided to use Zephyr this time.

If elements were taken into consideration, while it would be better to use electric-type magic, he did not have a beast of this nature.

Wind, in this case, would help against the fire elk, who was being showered with cold water repeatedly by the bear.

For the bear, it would be hard to retaliate against the speed and high damage output of Zephyr's wind.

[Zephyr, it's your turn, buddy. I will try tying up the winning monster so you can use your strongest spells,] Logan communicated as he readied various traps and began observing the battle of titans happening before him.

It wasn't long before he saw the fight come close to finishing.

The bear suddenly grabbed onto the elk's horn, which could no longer produce fire, and tried slashing at its neck.

[Now, Zephyr—two blades at its back before it finishes the elk,] Logan called out.

Zephyr, who was watching from above, plunged down with the help of his element.

In mere milliseconds, he released two vertical slashes from each wing that almost sounded like a thunderclap as they hit both beasts standing below him.

The bear, whose swipe was aimed at the elk's neck, roared in pain as its back was slashed by an unknown power.

It flinched, missing its strike.

The elk, not expecting the blow from above, hit the ground with a loud thud.

Its neck had been struck, and it stumbled a little before foam filled its mouth.

"What the?" Logan called out as he heard a ping within his mind.

He had gained two levels from the kill; he was already close to one, but Logan welcomed the second free level.

[I guess you're already strong from all the kills you had accumulated while finding food. Nice going,] Logan praised his bird as he saw the falcon do a U-turn in the air to come back for a second volley of air strikes on the weakened bear.

Without the need for his traps, seeing how the battle was progressing, Logan placed all his tools away but kept Luna at the ready.

Scorch was a few meters behind them, ready to enter if needed.

Zephyr, eager to show how strong he had gotten during the past few days, kept using wind blade after wind blade, giving the bear no time to respond.

The bear tried casting a few defensive spells to keep the bird away.

Seeing a good opportunity for a final attack, Logan watched as his falcon sped up high and then suddenly dove down, twisting its small body.

A green aura surrounded the flying tame, and a sound like that of a train could be heard.

A tornado formed around Zephyr as the bird closed in like an arrow, hitting the bear with the wind surrounding its body.

As Zephyr U-turned back up, the force of wind he carried was instantly transferred to the bear, impaling it to a tree as if it had been hit with a missile.

"Damn it, the fur!" he heard his mentor call out from the other side.

Logan was shocked at the sight before him.

The poor creature's remains were everywhere, but what he focused on more was his tamed beast.

While ascending, Zephyr began to glow bright green.