Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 339

Nieth remained motionless, like part of the corridor shadows themselves.

His years of training had perfected him in the art of invisibility; not mere visual concealment, but the complete suppression of his presence. His breathing, so slow that it barely disturbed the surrounding air. His scent, so light that the best beast olfactory senses would take several minutes to perceive. And his mana, hidden so deep within his core that it didn't stand out even in the city's almost null mana environment.

He observed the three young people and the elderly Ashenway walking away down the opposite hallway. It was time to return and complete his mission... he would withdraw to inform Kharzan of what he had witnessed.

The information about the strange glowing creature would be of particular interest to his masters.

It was then that he felt it.

A subtle change in the density of the shadows behind him. An almost imperceptible shift in the texture of darkness. A stealth as good as his own.

The black snake launched itself behind him, its shadow attack unfurling like a wave of ink in the night.

But Nieth was no ordinary spy. His Dark Trickster Spirit, a Silver 3 rank beast with natural affinity for shadows, responded instantly. The snake's attack was canceled against an equally dense shadow barrier, each strand of darkness counteracted.

With a fluid movement, Nieth reversed the dynamics of attack and defense. His Trickster extended shadow tentacles that coiled around the snake. The shadow tendrils wrapped around the serpent, restricting its movement.

They've discovered me, he thought, maintaining calm despite the situation. The decision was made in a fraction of a second. Priority: immediate withdrawal.

He began to melt into the shadows of the floor, his body rapidly vanishing. It was a technique he had used and perfected over decades, an infallible escape even against higher-level tamers.

The cage would only last an instant against the trapped Silver 3 rank snake, but it should give him the precious milliseconds he needed to completely disappear.

But something changed much faster than expected.

The captured snake seemed to dissolve. The chains imprisoning it broke instantly to Nieth's surprise.

A flash of light, so intense it seemed to tear the very fabric of darkness, burst from the snake's core.

Where the snake had been, now stood Sirius Starweaver.

And just before Nieth could escape, Sirius's hand closed around his throat, ripping him from the shadows and lifting him off the ground with surprising strength.

"Spy from Yino or the Goldcrests?" Sirius pronounced, his voice as cold as ice. "Did you think we wouldn't notice your presence?"

Nieth was genuinely astonished. His concealment technique was legendary among Yino agents, capable of deceiving even several beasts specialized in detection. He hadn't expected to be discovered with such ease, much less caught with such precision.

'Suicide or forced escape?'

But he hadn't survived so many years in his profession by surrendering to the first complication. With a calm born of countless life-or-death situations, he made a quick decision...

He activated his trump card.

If he used it, he would reveal the use of abyssal power among Kharzan's troops, but the leader had already used it himself so it should have little significance to use a bit more for a second.

His second beast, hidden until that moment, emerged to the surface. The Abyssal Dark Coyote, a synthetic creature specialized in escape and information gathering, a perfect complement to his Trickster. His body combined and expanded, altering the structure of his cells to make them more malleable.

The corrupt synergy between both beasts transformed his body. His shadows mixed with the abyssal corruption, converting his humanoid form into something black and more fluid.

Sirius squeezed, but his fingers sank into a mass that was no longer completely solid. Despite this, thanks to his shadow control, he didn't let go.