Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 470

Chapter 470: Chapter 470 - Taming the Gold 2 Ring

The transition to the second gold ring was marked by a fundamental shift in the ecosystem that left Zhao momentarily breathless.

Where the first ring had contained patches of Golden Noses scattered across varied terrain, the second ring was dominated by a single, massive forest of the creatures. They had evolved here, grown larger and more sophisticated.

"Sweet dragon of..." Zhao caught himself before the curse could fully form, aware that even whispered words might carry farther than intended in this place.

The Golden Noses here stood at least twice as tall as their younger cousins, their multiple trunks together were now thick enough that a dozen men almost couldn’t wrap their arms around them. Their golden horns had developed intricate branching patterns that created a canopy of deadly spikes high overhead, while their long snouts had gained longer beaks that glowed faintly with accumulated mana.

Most unsettling of all, they moved a lot more.

Not quickly, not dramatically, but with a deliberate coordination that transformed the forest into a living labyrinth. As Zhao watched, a section of the forest shifted position, the massive creatures stepping in perfect unison to close what had been a corridor through their ranks.

"They’re not just joining against predators," Zhao realized with growing unease. "They’re actively managing their territory together."

His raptor’s camouflage flickered nervously between different patterns before settling on something that approximated bark texture.

Zhao pulled out his remaining vial of marking fluid, noting with dismay how little remained. The original mixture had been calculated for crossing the first ring’s patches of Golden Noses, not navigating an entire forest of their evolved cousins.

"Going to have to make this stretch," he muttered, applying the smallest amount he could manage while still maintaining the scent’s effectiveness. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

The larger Golden Noses also reacted differently to the marking fluid than their smaller relatives had. Instead of simply entering defensive mode, they began a low, thrumming communication that resonated through the ground like distant thunder. The sound was felt more than heard, a vibration that seemed to bypass his ears entirely and speak directly to his bones.

"They’re talking to each other," Zhao whispered, fascination overcoming fear. "Getting ready to fight together against him?"

The conversation, if that’s what it was, continued for several minutes before gradually fading into silence. When it ended, Zhao found that pathways had opened through the forest, corridors between the massive trunks that hadn’t existed moments before.

"They’re... letting me pass?"

It seemed impossible, but the evidence was undeniable. The evolved Golden Noses were actively facilitating his passage, creating a safe route through their domain. The question was why.

His owl’s enhanced senses caught something else then, a familiar footprint near a big clawed one... both beneath layers of earth and mana.

Being followed? Following?

Dragarion had passed this way, but not recently.

"The trail’s getting old," Zhao murmured. "But at least we know we’re going the right way."

As they moved, luckily with ease, deeper into the forest of evolved Golden Noses, Zhao began to understand the true scope of it.

The creatures here weren’t just larger than their first-ring cousins. Their society, if it could be called that, operated on principles that suggested some intelligence rather than mere instinct. They had architecture, crude but deliberate arrangements of their bodies that created structures with clear purposes.

Some formations seemed designed for maximum mana absorption, with the creatures positioned to create resonance patterns that amplified the ambient energy. Others appeared to be defensive arrangements, overlapping fields of their horns that would make approaching certain areas suicidal for any potential threat.

It seemed that maybe the creatures were intelligent enough to know not to mess with "the human" who occasionally hunted their predators and passed through... Perhaps Zhao, being similar in form, had the luck of being feared by them?

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