Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 53

’Shadow Stalkers use extremely thin mana tentacles to drain energy with absorption waves,’ knowledge flowed while Ren prepared his trap. ’And those waves follow a very specific pattern...’

The mushrooms in his hair pulsed while he extracted the Silver-rank proto-core crystal he’d obtained from the worm. Unlike a normal crystal, this one still maintained part of the incomplete core’s mana storage structure, making it perfect for his needs. Its imperfect core nature actually made it more suitable for what he planned.

’If I overcharge it with the correct pattern...’

With precise movements, Ren began introducing mana into the crystal, carefully mimicking Shadow Stalkers’ drainage waves.

Each pulse had to be exact, too strong would alert the male immediately, too weak wouldn’t affect the Bark Stalker from a safe distance.

It was risky work; every energy pulse was like a beacon for the male at the cave entrance, who would interpret it as a rival male’s presence. This was why the crystal needed to be perfectly calibrated for a range that was neither too long nor too short.

The male shifted position, its head turning slightly toward Ren’s location.

Though still too far to detect him completely, its mere movement sent chills down Ren’s spine.

’Just a little more...’

The crystal began emitting a barely perceptible hum.

To the Bark Stalker, it would feel like an approaching Shadow Stalker male, the wave pattern was unmistakable to a creature that had survived this long in such dangerous territory.

The reaction was immediate and dramatic.

The camouflaged giant tensed, its perfect environmental fusion faltering for a moment. The mushrooms pulsed in response, the primitive fear of losing years of accumulated energy, so close to evolution, was overcoming its instinct to maintain position.

Ren moved the crystal with surgical precision, directing the waves.

Finally, the Bark Stalker began retreating, abandoning its position with clear reluctance. Each step, taken as quickly as its massive form allowed, brought it closer to the cave while trying to escape what it perceived as an approaching predator...

The male at the entrance rose to its full height, its body revealing itself in all its terrible glory.

It had detected the Bark Stalker, a prey too tempting to ignore, especially one so rich in accumulated vitality.

’Now comes the dangerous part,’ Ren thought while preparing to move.

He needed the male to chase the Bark Stalker far enough from the entrance, but not in his direction nor toward the school’s safe zone where teachers and assistants might detect the commotion.

The mushrooms pulsed frantically when the male launched its attack. The Bark Stalker, caught between the false Shadow Stalker and the real predator, chose what it perceived as the lesser evil.

But Ren didn’t falter. Instead, he redirected the waves to quickly give the monster an "escape route" where it wouldn’t have to face either of the two "males" it sensed pursuing it.

Its retreat turned into a full sprint as the real male gave chase, heading exactly in the direction Ren needed them to go.

’The entrance is clear,’ the knowledge showed him he had about 20 or 30 minutes, at most, before the male returned. ’The black females are at the cave, and if he could find the...’

It was time to discover if his entire plan was worth the risk.

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