Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 276

While the auxiliaries cleaned up the remains and prepared the arena for the next combat, Ren couldn't help but notice the gazes now directed at him from various points in the stands.

Klein, in particular, observed him with intensity and suspicion.

Luna, more discreet but equally attentive, studied Ren with admiration but also challenge in her eyes.

"Seems like you've drawn attention," Min murmured. "Klein's team will compete soon. I bet they're now thinking about how to surpass the record of all your strategies."

"Let them," Ren responded calmly. "Everyone made their own effort, and they'll have to make theirs."

Battle Week had barely begun, and it was already revealing surprises that no one had anticipated. For Ren, this wouldn't just be an exam or a competition... it would be the validation of everything he had learned since that day when his gray spore was the object of universal mockery.

And this time, no one was laughing.

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From a privileged place in the upper stands, an elegant figure observed with great satisfaction...

Selphira Ashenway tilted her head slightly in a gesture of approval as her granddaughter and her friend left the arena victorious... but more than anything, mischievous.

Her gaze, however, briefly drifted to where Ren was seated, studying him with an intensity that would have made many experienced courtiers shudder.

"Team Six of Group A, prepare to enter," announced Yang, returning everyone's attention to the ongoing competition.

Jin's record had been demolished, and the new mark to beat seemed almost unattainable.

Almost.

While the debate continued in the stands, the sixth team of Group A entered the arena...

Three students with fire and wind beasts attempted a strategy of constant and sustained attack, but with the disadvantage in their elements...

After eighteen minutes of failed efforts, Yang finally stopped the combat, declaring victory for the Big Stone Lurker.

"Team Six of Group B, prepare to enter," announced the auxiliary.

Klein Goldcrest led the advance toward the arena, flanked by Astor and Feng. The three walked with that characteristic confidence of those who have rarely known failure.

Unlike previous teams, Klein didn't wait to win before making his own surprising declaration.

Upon reaching the center of the arena, he stopped and deliberately turned toward the stands where Ren was seated.

With a slow gesture, he ran his thumb across his throat in an unequivocal sign of threat, followed by a thumbs down.

This time, the looks that turned toward Ren had a completely different character.

Klein didn't avert his gaze from Ren while his companions took positions for combat. The message was clear: this was no longer just an academic exam, it was personal.

The three invoked their beasts, and new murmurs of amazement ran through the stadium.