Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 471

Chapter 471: Chapter 471 - Taming the Gold 3 Ring

Zhao noticed movement.

At first he thought they were shadows cast by the massive trunks, but soon he realized that the dark shapes sliding between the branches were something much more alive.

"The former predators," he murmured, watching how a large feline creature moved gracefully through the bark of one of the giant trees.

The creature he was now studying had been, in previous rings, one of the dominant predators. A Royal Shadow Cat of Gold 3 Rank. But now, in this transformed ecosystem, it had become something very different.

"They adapted."

It was apparently thinner than its relatives from lesser rings, or at least had much less fluffy fur, its muscles redesigned for climbing. Its claws had developed specialized hooks that allowed it to adhere to the smooth bark of the giant trees, and its eyes had evolved bigger to detect the mana fluctuations that indicated when a "fruit" was ripe for harvest.

The adaptation was remarkable to observe.

"Thieves," Zhao realized. "They became mana thieves."

The observation was fascinating. These predators, unable to grow at the same rate as their prey, had developed a completely new strategy: stealing the mana accumulation organs that the trees used to continue their evolution.

The Shadow Cat he was observing approached by stealthily climbing to one of the golden fruits, its movements slow and precise. Zhao could see how the creature evaluated the maturity of the organ by moving its nose and whiskers.

The process was methodical. The cat seemed to listen to subtle vibrations.

It seemed to be ready... The creature bristled its back and raised its ears, waiting for the perfect moment to attack.

When it finally lunged, it did so with a speed that barely registered in Zhao’s enhanced vision. Its claws sank into the fruit’s surface, piercing the hard shell that protected it. The liquid mana inside spurted out like golden blood, and the cat drank avidly before the tree could react.

But they were delusions of a creature intoxicated to excess...

The tree did react.

The roar that erupted from the massive trunk made the ground vibrate under Zhao’s feet and he felt the paralyzing effect wash over him.

"Damn!" Zhao threw himself to the ground instinctively, his Camouflage Raptor struggling to maintain active camouflage.

The sensation was overwhelming, a combination of infrasonic waves and mana displacement that seemed designed to freeze the thieves in place. Zhao’s enhanced senses made the effect even more pronounced, his nervous system flooded with signals that screamed from every direction.

The "branches" (appendages) of the giant tree moved with speed that belied their size, long pincers that cut through the air where the Shadow Cat had been seconds before. The feline creature jumped and twisted, using its enhanced agility to dodge the attacks, but Zhao could see that the exchange was far from one-sided.

The cat’s movements had become more erratic, less precise. The stolen mana was affecting its coordination, making it drunk on power it couldn’t properly process.

"The trees learned to hunt," he murmured, fascinated by the battle unfolding above his head.

The tree wasn’t just defending itself; it was also using its fruits as bait. Once trapped, other Royal Golden Noses joined the network to tear their prey apart.

The coordination was terrifying to witness. What had appeared to be individual ’trees’ revealed themselves as part of a vast, interconnected society.

Zhao watched as one of the mana organs from another ’tree’ deliberately swelled, pulsing with more intense light to attract the attention of another thief.

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