Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons

Chapter 803 - Taming the Fifth Year - Immovable - 15

The two teams worked on their arrangements simultaneously. Each trying to predict the otherʼs thinking. Adjusting orders based on assumptions about what the opponent would prioritize.

It was a chess game before the pieces even began moving.

When they finally revealed their orders to Zhao for confirmation...

Larissa had won the arrangement matchup.

By a narrow margin.

But sufficiently.

Sheʼd predicted correctly most of Renʼs decisions about positioning.

And had adjusted her own order to exploit those predicted decisions.

Guaranteeing early victories that would build momentum before facing him directly.

It was a small advantage. Renʼs team was weaker on average than Larissaʼs anyway... heʼd had fewer quality options in the random teammate assignment lottery.

But every advantage counted in this situation.

Especially when you knew eventually youʼd have to face the monster at the end of the line.

Larissa allowed herself a small smile when she saw confirmation that her prediction had been correct.

Ren noticed the smile. Understood what it meant.

And nodded with genuine respect. ”Well played.”

Larissa inclined her head in acknowledgment. ”Thank you. But this only means Iʼll reach you with two or three victory advantages. Doesnʼt change the outcome.”

It was true and both knew it.

But Larissa would take any advantage she could secure.

The initial battles began with a ceremonial announcement.

First member of Larissaʼs team against first member of Renʼs team.

Victory for Larissa as sheʼd anticipated.

First against second. Victory for Larissa again. Faster this time.

First against third. Ron entered here, demonstrating why he was one of the teamʼs strong cards. Won cleanly against his opponent.

But the score remained 2-1 in Larissaʼs favor.

The pattern continued until Larissa obtained the final victory in the first phase, reaching Renʼs turn with some more members than expected still having advantage.

But the score remained 2-1 in Larissaʼs favor.

The pattern continued until Larissa obtained the final victory in the first phase, reaching Renʼs turn with some more members than expected still having advantage.

And then it was Renʼs turn to enter the field.

He stood on the opposite side. Observing her with a neutral expression that revealed nothing of what he was thinking.

Everyone expected Ren would use the mantis first as always. It was his most frequently deployed beast lately. The most famous now after its tournament performance. The one that had destroyed opponents with ease during the entire exam.

But Ren manifested the hydra instead.

The beast appeared in an explosion of blue-green mana. The now famous two heads rising on serpentine necks. Diamond scales gleaming brilliantly under the afternoon sunlight.

And Ren had an expression that Larissa recognized immediately.

He wasnʼt here to just win.

He was here to showcase his beast.

The next member of Larissaʼs team, a student with earth beast at Silver 2 rank, prepared defensively.

The hydra didnʼt wait for the opponent to establish position.

The first head rose smoothly, its mouth opening to reveal the glowing interior.

Light concentrating in the throat with visible intensity.

And then it fired almost instantaneously without prolonged charge time.

A beam of pure light crossing the field in fraction of a second.

The studentʼs beast attempted blocking with an earth barrier. Raising a thick wall of reinforced rock but it didnʼt even reach half the necessary height for coverage on time.

And the beam still struck only the upper portion with half its circumference and penetrated as if the barrier didnʼt exist at all. Impacted the beast directly behind the inadequate defense. Exploded in brilliance that made several spectators avert their eyes from the glare.

When the light dissipated...

The remaining half of the beast was dispersing into mana on the ground. The bond severed cleanly.

One strike. Not even five seconds of battle total.

Zhao raised his hand, barely able to process how rapidly it had concluded. ”Victory: Ren Patinder.”

Score now 9-6.

The seventh member of Larissaʼs team entered with determination.

Same result. The hydra fired a light beam... One strike.

Victory.

9-7 now, another point in Renʼs favor.

Eighth member advanced to the field.

Light beam. One strike. Victory.

9-8.

Same pattern repeating.

The audience observed in a growing silence that felt oppressive.

Because it wasnʼt just that Ren was winning. It was the absolute ease of it. Complete domination.

Each opponent was eliminated with a single attack. Without visible effort and without significant fatigue accumulating in the hydra.

It was a demonstration of power that went beyond Taroʼs simple size oppression.

It was a statement, like establishing a standard.

”This is the minimum my hydra can accomplish. This is the level where it operates.”

The last member of Larissaʼs team entered with an expression mixing determination and resignation. Knew he would lose to the same attack pattern.

But had to try anyway...

The hydra fired without ceremony.

Light beam.

One strike.

Victory.

9-9.

Ren had eliminated four members of Larissaʼs team consecutively.

With a single ”blow” from his beast.

With a unique attack for each one, no combination necessary, no accumulated damage strategy.

The hydra remained in position, both heads still glowing faintly with residual energy. Showing no fatigue. Ready to continue if necessary.

And Larissa...

Larissa stood on her side of the field watching the systematic dismantling of her earned ”advantage”.

Sheʼd known it would be one-sided.

But seeing it was different from knowing it.

Four consecutive eliminations. Four one-shot victories.

Without the hydra even using its second head to help in any coordinated attacks.

Just the first head firing repeatedly.

Like target practice.

She swallowed against the tightness in her throat.

This was what sheʼd trained so hard to face.

This was the standard sheʼd been trying to reach.

And the gap was... larger than sheʼd hoped.

But she couldnʼt afford dwelling on that now.

Because it was her turn.

She was the last member of her team remaining.

The only one with a real chance of changing the outcome.

The final obstacle between Ren and complete victory.

And she had to give everything she had.

Although honestly…

It wasnʼt going to happen.

Larissa walked to her position on the field with measured steps.

But that wasnʼt really the point.

The point was to put up a proper fight. To show improvement. To prove that the training and resources invested in her were worthwhile.

And mainly...

To see exactly where she stood compared to the standard Ren represented.

Larissa stared at the hydra in front of her.

And honestly, she had no idea how to proceed against that immovable wall.