Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 221

The group began preparing while Ren finished his breakfast and quickly organized his equipment. In less than half an hour, they were already heading toward the northern zone.

Unlike the previous day, today’s expedition had a more relaxed air. Having vastly exceeded the exam requirements, they felt no pressure to rush.

"Why specifically large bark stalkers?" asked Liora as they advanced along a wooded path guided by Ren.

"Their bodies contain abundant vitality," Ren responded. "I need their blood and flesh to process the tentacles you helped me obtain."

"And those processed tentacles serve for...?" Larissa left the question hanging, curiosity evident in her voice.

"For insane advanced cultivation techniques," Taro completed before Ren could respond. "From what I’ve seen Ren do... It’s super dangerous and I wouldn’t recommend you ever try it." _{freēwēbηovel.c૦m}

Ren shot him a look of appreciation for having paid attention. "Exactly... But he’s exaggerating about the danger."

The others looked at Taro and Min who were shaking their heads intensely. Clearly it wasn’t something to try lightly, their expressions conveying more warnings than words ever could.

As they approached the Bronze ring’s boundary, the mana concentration in the environment subtly increased, creating that characteristic pressure sensation students had learned to recognize as a warning thanks to their incursions in the mines.

But it was a more gradual difference and much gentler, rather than the abrupt change they experienced underground.

"This is where the exam zone limit ends, and this is as far as Iron students would normally go," commented Lin, pointing to a natural rock formation that served as a visual boundary about 2 kilometers away, its jagged silhouette stark against the clear sky.

Ren guided them along the exam terrain’s boundary, his eyes attentive to signs that would go unnoticed by others: scraped bark on certain trees, specific patterns of flattened vegetation, small accumulations of processed organic residue.

Finally, after about 20 minutes of meticulous tracking, Ren signaled them to stop, his hand raised in a gesture that had become familiar to the group.

"There," he whispered, pointing toward what appeared to be simply an earthy mound among the forest debris.

The rest of the group narrowed their eyes, trying to distinguish what Ren saw.

"I only see earth and rocks," Taro admitted after a moment, squinting in confusion.

"Exactly," Ren smiled. "That’s what it wants you to see."

"And how will we eliminate them?" asked one of the guards.

"The Bronze-rank beasts will have to handle it," Ren responded, looking toward the guards and the ’students’ accompanying the nobles. "They’re very close to Bronze and are creatures with high defense, so Iron attacks will do very little to them. Those who can use mana vision can already distinguish them..."

Ren looked at the cousins who were now channeling mana to their eyes.

The large bark stalker’s silhouette revealed itself to their gazes, a massive creature, the size of a small shed, perfectly camouflaged under layers of vegetation, stones, and earth accumulated on its carapace. Its outline pulsed faintly with the mana it had absorbed from the surrounding area.

"Impressive," murmured Liora. "How did you know it would be here, did you use mana vision all the way?"

"No, can’t keep it on that long… It was the feeding marks around it," explained Ren, pointing to some clues around the mound, torn foliage, unusual scratches in the soil, trails of dried sap on nearby trees. "They move very little, but leave traces when they leap to attack."

"What’s the plan to take it down?" asked Min. "That thing is enormous."