Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 312

"You seem different," commented Larissa during a brief moment when both caught their breath. "Did something happen?"

Luna didn't respond verbally. Instead, a moment later, she disappeared along with her wolf in the shadows.

Larissa barely had time to reinforce her mineral defense before Luna reappeared to her left, launching a kick that almost penetrated her guard in the part where she had no mineral armor. Simultaneously, the wolf emerged from a different shadow, attacking from below and making it impossible to defend completely.

'It's much more annoying when she uses the wolf independently,' Larissa complained, avoiding being completely caught by the creature's jaws but receiving small cuts from the teeth on her leg. 'It's like fighting against two, against a second coordinated attacker.'

The strategy was devastatingly effective. Luna executed spatial jumps while her wolf moved through the shadows with equal fluidity, creating an attack pattern that her individual defense couldn't completely contain.

"I underestimated you," admitted Larissa, her voice barely audible as she executed her own spatial jump to gain distance.

Luna appeared almost immediately beside her, her eyes fixed on Larissa with a disturbing intensity. "Grave mistake," she simply responded.

Larissa's lynx provided her with considerable speed and reaction enhancements even if not manifested, but even with that boost, she found herself at a disadvantage.

The combination of Luna's shadow wolf and light feline, though the latter wasn't manifested either, gave her a speed superior to Larissa's that became increasingly evident as the combat progressed.

Larissa frantically analyzed her options while countering another dual attack. Her usual strategy of solid defense combined with precise counterattacks was failing against Luna's superior mobility and reaction.

She needed to change her approach.

'Her attacks are fast but follow a pattern,' she observed, noticing how the wolf always attacked from the opposite side to Luna, maximizing the division of attention required to defend. 'If I could predict her next move...'

Instead of trying to defend on all fronts simultaneously, she could sacrifice some protection to ensure an effective counterattack, as she had done in the team battle or as Ren had done against Klein.

The two were getting tired and could no longer use mana to jump so frequently, so it was the perfect moment.

The next time Luna appeared, Larissa was prepared. She deliberately reinforced her defense to the point of being a bit heavy, leaving a calculated opening in her left flank and even projected her light to manipulate the position of the available shadows...

As anticipated, the wolf emerged precisely at that point, its jaws closing around her leg.

The pain was sharp but bearable thanks to the mineral protection. The important thing was that she now had the wolf momentarily immobilized and that Luna's attack shouldn't hurt too much from the other side.

With a fast movement, she directed her spear straight at the creature's head.

"Got you!" she exclaimed, certain that the wolf, trapped in physical form and vulnerable, couldn't evade the impact.

What she didn't expect was the smile that appeared on her cousin's face.

"No," Luna responded softly. "I've got you."

At the last instant, just when the spear was about to connect with the wolf, Luna appeared directly in front of Larissa, taking the weapon with both hands. Her eyes, now inches from Larissa's, shone with challenging fury.

Larissa tried to free her spear, but Luna held it firmly. "Where's the wolf?" she managed to ask, suddenly aware that the creature was no longer biting her leg.