Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 41

’This one must be close to ranking up,’ he analyzed while studying the residue patterns. ’The marks are deep, regular. It’s been consistently accumulating mana.’

With methodical precision, Ren began to strike the tunnel wall.

These weren’t random blows, they followed a specific rhythm, a vibration that mimicked the lesser worms’ mating call.

Each tap resonated through the ancient stone, carrying subtle harmonics that only the creatures could fully appreciate.

Tap-tap... tap... tap-tap-tap

’It’s not really mating,’ knowledge flowed through his mind while maintaining the rhythm. ’It’s more like an invitation to joint evolution.’

The complex social behaviors of these supposedly simple creatures never ceased to amaze him.

Tap-tap... tap... tap-tap-tap

Lesser worms, upon reaching certain levels of maturity and mana accumulation, initiated this ritual. It was their way of seeking a compatible partner to merge with and evolve into a larger, more powerful common worm. Each tap echoed the ancient dance of transformation that had shaped these tunnels for centuries.

Ren placed more crystals, forming a path leading toward the ascending tunnel he had prepared. Each crystal was strategically positioned, calculating the optimal distance for the worm to detect them sequentially.

The placement had to be perfect, too close together and they’d overwhelm the creature’s senses, too far apart and it might lose interest.

’The concentrated mana in bronze crystals,’ he continued his analysis while working, his movements precise despite growing fatigue, ’mimics the signal of a mature worm offering part of its accumulation as an incentive for fusion.’

Tap-tap... tap... tap-tap-tap

A distant echo responded to his strikes.

The mushrooms in his hair pulsed weakly, detecting movement approaching. Something had heard his call and found it intriguing enough to investigate.

’Perfect. Now I just need to maintain the rhythm.’

Ren continued his rhythmic calling, each series of strikes precisely spaced. The knowledge showed him exactly how to modulate the vibrations to maintain the worm’s interest without alerting it that something was wrong.

Each tap had to be perfect, too strong would suggest aggression, too weak would indicate weakness.

The crystals glowed faintly in the darkness, their concentrated mana acting like beacons for the approaching creature.

The path he had created led directly to the ascending tunnel, where more crystals waited. It was a trail of irresistible temptation for a creature driven by mana hunger.

’An almost mature lesser worm can’t resist a signal like this,’ he thought while listening to the increasingly closer movements. ’The promise of enough concentrated mana to evolve... it’s like showing a feast to a starving man.’

The sound of something dragging grew louder.

Ren maintained the rhythm, though each strike became more difficult with his arms numbed by poisoning. The dense mana of the deep tunnels was taking its toll, but he couldn’t stop now.

Tap-tap... tap... tap-tap-tap

’Come on,’ he mentally urged while feeling the worm approaching. ’I just need you to follow the path upward. You get some bronze crystals, I get my escape route.’ The bargain seemed fair enough, even if his partner in this dance was unaware of the final exchange.

The mushrooms in his hair could barely process the ambient mana now, but it didn’t matter.

The plan was in motion, and the worm was approaching exactly as he had foreseen. Each movement brought it closer to springing his carefully laid trap.

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