Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 52

’I need a distraction.’

About a hundred meters away, Jin’s group worked near a particularly silk-rich area. Just above them, an especially large colony of Weavers constructed new networks, their white forms moving with deliberate purpose.

The annoying bullies hadn’t earned Ren’s true hatred, at least not enough to wish them death... Weavers first trapped their prey in enormous amounts of silk before filling the cocoons with digestive fluid.

It wasn’t a pretty death, but it was very slow, and a disturbed Weaver colony was an easy target for Professor Zhao’s eyes and intervention.

Jin’s group wouldn’t be in real danger.

With careful movements, Ren approached a nearby tree. A tap here, a vibration there... The threads began trembling in a way any Weaver would interpret as trapped prey struggling in their nets in Jin group’s general direction.

"Look out!" Cass’s cry came just as the Weavers, alarmed by the perceived meal, began descending en masse. Their white forms seemed to multiply as they dropped from above, wings spreading like living silk.

"There are too many!" Kai’s voice held genuine fear, all his previous bravado vanishing in the face of real danger.

"Use the flares, idiots!" Jin ordered, his usual confidence replaced by barely controlled panic. His tiger markings flickered erratically, betraying his fear.

"I can’t find it!" Kai sounded on the edge of complete panic. "They’re everywhere!"

"PROFESSOR!" Cass’s scream was followed by a flare’s brilliant flash and loud noise.

’Perfect.’

While chaos erupted and Professor Zhao flew toward the commotion, his owl’s wings spread wide, Ren slipped away in the opposite direction. Before crossing the marked territory’s boundary, he strategically placed his camouflage blanket near a silk-rich area, creating a perfect alibi.

’When he checks, he’ll think I’m quietly collecting.’

As he moved away, the screams and sound of multiple flares provided perfect cover for his escape. The professor would be occupied for quite some time controlling the situation with Jin and his group.

Now he just needed to find a Bark Stalker large enough for his plan. The mushrooms pulsed with anticipation at the hunt ahead.

’One step at a time,’ he thought while entering unsecured territory. ’First the decoy, then the real prey.’ _{ƒrēewebnoѵёl.cσm}

♢♢♢♢

Jin’s group’s screams still echoed in the distance.

Ren smiled remembering how easy it had been to provoke the chaos. The panic in Jin’s voice was music to his ears, another small revenge for their harassment.

The terrain changed dramatically just meters outside the secured territory. Plants showed signs of massive predation, Shadow Stalkers draining the vitality from everything they found during their nocturnal hunts.

A crunch made him freeze in place. The mushrooms pulsed in warning, something large moved nearby, something that had survived in this dangerous territory long enough to grow far beyond normal size.

’Easy,’ he reminded himself while slowly crouching. ’Large Bark Stalkers are territorial. If there’s one here...’

The pile of "rocks" twenty meters away was chewing on a Weaver, its massive form shifting color with unnatural precision. Ren held his breath while observing the mass subtly change hue, adapting perfectly to the terrain once again.

’This one’s the right size,’ he evaluated. ’Three times larger than the juveniles in the safe area.’

The knowledge flowed freely: these mature specimens were large enough to resist a sentinel male’s absorption for several crucial minutes. Their enhanced vitality and thick armor made them perfect for what he had planned.

Ren began moving with extreme caution. One mistake and those claws could tear him in half. The Bark Stalker might appear slow, but if he got too close...