Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 383

Chapter 383 -383 – Taming the Distraction – 5

Lin stopped abruptly on a thick branch, switched to her crane, and launched not forward but backward, directly toward Kieran who was pursuing her at full speed.

The maneuver was so unexpected that Kieran had no time to change direction. His momentum carried him forward like a missile while Lin passed beneath him, using her reverse impulse to grab his transformed legs as she went by.

The additional weight and sudden trajectory change caused Kieran to lose control of his flight completely.

It was exactly what Lin had been waiting for.

She, now in her crane form, rose to kick Kieran in mid-air, and for the first time in the battle managed to connect a solid hit. Her foot, wrapped in bestial energy, impacted against the flyer’s ribs with devastating force, sending him crashing toward the ground in an uncontrolled spiral.

Lin followed from above, but Kieran managed to recover with a powerful gust at the last moment, his survival instincts overriding the pain. The impact still jarred him, leaves and debris swirling in the chaotic winds his panic had created.

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«Do you realize we don’t have time?» Ren asked while creating distance from the scorpion, his crystalline armor gleaming as he moved.

The transformed creature pursued him with primal intensity, each step leaving deep impressions in the forest floor. Its pincers snapped at the air where Ren had been moments before, the sound like massive rock scissors cutting through nothing.

But this time, the mushroom didn’t respond immediately. Ren could feel the small creature processing massive amounts of information, connecting patterns that encompassed much more than this individual battle. The mental connection between them hummed with unprecedented activity.

«I just need to touch her for ten seconds,» the mushroom finally admitted, its mental voice carrying reluctant necessity. «I don’t like asking you to do this again, but if you’ve done it before, it should be an option… Throw me!»

Ren understood immediately. If the mushroom could work with Lin, then he could face the scorpion alone while the small creature did… whatever it was planning to do.

He fired three quick light rays toward the scorpion, not to cause significant damage but to create the necessary distance. The explosions of purifying energy and resulting pain blinded the creature momentarily, giving Ren the seconds he needed to execute his plan.

«Teacher!» he shouted, while the mushroom materialized completely in his palm, its tiny form pulsing with determination. «Catch this! Ten seconds of contact!»

Lin, who had been maneuvering around an increasingly wounded Kieran among the trees, looked toward Ren just in time to see the small mushroom flying toward her in a perfect arc. The tiny creature seemed to glow against the forest’s dappled shadows.

She was already gaining advantage in her aerial duel, and perhaps maintaining the status quo was the better idea, but trusting Ren had never seemed like a bad decision before.

She switched to her crane, extending her transformed arms to create a wider landing surface. The mushroom glided toward her like a small golden light in the forest’s twilight, its tiny arms spread like a miniature glider.

But Kieran had seen the exchange, recognizing the significance even if he didn’t understand the details.

A gust of wind struck the small mushroom mid-flight, deflecting it several meters to the left. The tiny creature fought against the air current, its little arms flailing furiously against the invisible force that sought to deny its mission.

«Damn flying bully!» Lin snarled, changing direction immediately.

The mushroom hit the ground but didn’t give up, using its small legs to run toward where Lin was positioned. Its determination was almost comical, a tiny being refusing to accept defeat despite the overwhelming forces arrayed against it.

But Kieran wasn’t going to make things easy.

Another wind gust launched the mushroom farther away, the small creature tumbling through the air like a leaf in a storm. Lin leaped, switching to panther for momentum from a branch, then back to crane to achieve greater gliding distance.

Her fingers brushed the small mushroom, almost closing around it, but Kieran was already launching a third wind attack that struck her and separated them again. The precision of his interference was maddening.

Lin growled with frustration, her usually composed demeanor cracking under the pressure. This bastard was playing specifically to keep them separated, as if he understood that something critically important was happening.

She changed tactics completely. Instead of directly pursuing the mushroom, she began using trees as shields against Kieran’s wind gusts. She moved in a zigzag pattern, forcing the flyer to guess from which direction she would attack next.

The mushroom, meanwhile, had gotten back up regardless of the failed attempts, driven by single-minded purpose. It had an objective and intended to fulfill it, no matter how many times it was knocked down.

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Meanwhile, Ren faced the transformed scorpion without his mushroom’s assistance. Without the small creature in his system, he couldn’t generate the big purifying light rays that had been so effective before.

He only had his enhancements, especially his brute strength, and his crystalline claws…

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But he needed nothing else against this brute, the abomination had been a harder foe. Ren shot forward.