Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 200

Silence returned to the tunnel as the Assassin's body collapsed.

Ren's mushrooms pulsed softly while his armor disappeared and he caught his breath.

"That was..." Liora opened her eyes, looking at the scene in amazement, "incredible."

"Your fire helped with the light synergy."

"It's not just that," Liora shook her head. "The way you moved, how you knew exactly what to do... Where did you really learn all this?"

"Master Lin's training mostly," Ren explained modestly, though his mushrooms pulsed with something like pride. "And that day in the seed I..."

Liora's eyes brightened with interest, but before he could continue, Ren's mushrooms pulsed in warning.

"It'll have to wait," he said. "We're almost at the time I promised Taro, and more beasts are coming attracted by the battle noise. Also..." Ren whispered while approaching the Assassin's body.

With a precise movement, he grabbed the monster's head and freed it from where it had become embedded in the rock. It was heavy, and the proboscis extended like a spear.

His eyes settled on the Assassin's body, Ren wanted the core inside. And there were other useful parts too: the leg tips, the sensory organs...

But the mushrooms pulsed in warning. He could feel more beasts approaching, drawn by the noise and smell of battle.

"Aren't we going back? Do you want to take more...?" Liora asked quietly, noticing his indecision.

Ren shook his head. "The body will serve better as bait," he responded while adjusting the long proboscis with the head over his shoulder.

"Clever," Liora smiled, though there was a question in her eyes. "Why take the head?"

Ren's mushrooms pulsed with what might have been amusement. "Because I want to make a weapon."

"With that?" Liora arched an eyebrow, clearly unconvinced. "Those rot and dry out in 2 days. Several have tried using them and..."

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"Assassin proboscises are very resistant if you preserve them properly," Ren interrupted while beginning to move. "But I suppose it is difficult to prevent the acid from ruining them..."

They started moving away, maintaining the rhythm they had practiced. The proboscis swayed gently with each of Ren's steps, like a macabre victory staff.

"You know?" Liora whispered as they advanced, "I think I'm going to steal Larissa's place as your spy again."

"Stop spying on me, it's not..."

Ren's mushrooms pulsed with amusement, but before he could continue, a distant noise reminded them they weren't out of danger yet.

It was time to hurry. Taro was waiting, and he had a trophy to show off.

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Taro sat in front of the crack he had reopened minutes ago, cold sweat sliding down his forehead as he tried to appear casual...

But his living tunnel pulsed nervously under his skin, reflecting his anxiety.

Behind him, he could feel the penetrating stares of several noble girls. Especially Larissa's, whose smile didn't reach her eyes as she watched him.

"So, Taro," Larissa approached with deliberately slow steps, "how much longer are you going to pretend that wall is the most interesting thing you've ever seen?"

"I... uh..." Taro kept his eyes fixed on the crack. "I-I don't know what you're talking about... I'm just... uh... studying my mineral formations!"