Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 24

Chapter 24: Chapter 24 - Taming Battle - Part 3

"Begin!" Yang ordered.

Kai launched forward, confident.

Why wouldn't he be?

His stone lizard's scales not only increased his resistance and protected him, but his beast also enhanced his other attributes, including strength by 20%.

Ren dodged the first blow, but not through skill.

Despite Kai being faster, knowledge showed him how the scales limited certain movements. Kai couldn't raise his right arm beyond a certain angle without exposing a weak point between his ribs.

"Stop running, Rotting Boy!"

"The scales on your right arm," Ren spoke while backing away, "doesn't it bother you how they limit your movement?"

Kai stopped for a fraction of a second, surprised. That moment of doubt cost him, his next blow was slower, more self-conscious.

"Shut up!"

"It's because of the growth pattern," Ren continued, dodging another blow. "Scales from other beasts follow the natural muscle line, but in your case..."

"I said shut up!"

Kai attacked with more force, but now his movements were less fluid. The doubt had been planted, he was thinking about his own scales, about the small rigidities he had always ignored.

The mushrooms glowed more intensely. The knowledge showed more: how the green scales indicated a minor deviation in cultivation, how this affected their distribution...

"Your scales should be almost blue," Ren dodged another blow. "The green means they absorb too much earth mana. That's why they're denser on your right side."

"You know nothing!" Kai roared, but his voice betrayed uncertainty. _{fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm}

In the stands, silence had replaced laughter. Even Yang was watching more intently.

"Excess earth mana makes the scales grow irregularly," Ren continued while moving. "It's subtle, but your right side is heavier. That's why you always turn left when you attack."

The next time Kai attacked, everyone could see it, the slight imbalance in his turn, the way he unconsciously compensated for the extra weight on his right side.

"SHUT UP!"

Rage made Kai commit the mistake Ren was waiting for. He lunged forward with all his might, turning left as he always did.

Ren didn't dodge this time.

At the last moment, when Kai was fully committed to his attack, Ren stepped forward.

His hands found Kai's arm at the exact angle where the scales couldn't protect the joint. A precise pull, using Kai's own weight...

The scaled boy fell heavily to the ground.

"Impossible!" Jin rose from his seat. "How could the Rotting Boy..."

The whispers and laughter that had accompanied the fight's beginning had transformed into tense silence.

No one expected the mushroom boy to even touch Kai, much less throw him down.

Humiliation was reflected in the faces of those who moments before had been mocking him, especially in Jin's group.

Kai rose slowly, his green scales gleaming with a threatening glow. The amusement had vanished from his face, replaced by cold fury. One thing was playing with the Rotting Boy, but being thrown down by him in front of the whole class...

The atmosphere in the amphitheater had changed. It was no longer a comic spectacle, now there was real tension.

Even Professor Yang had leaned forward in his seat, his expression of boredom replaced by genuine interest. Lin and Luna showing even more interest.

The way Kai clenched his fists, how the scales on his neck bristled... everyone could see the game was over. The Rotting Boy had made the mistake of humiliating him, and now he would pay for it.

"Damn you...!" Kai stood up, his scales glowing more intensely. "Speed Mode!"