Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons

Chapter 166 - Taming the Ancient Ruins - 16

The headache persisted after Liuʼs sonic attack, but Harold ignored it through sheer willpower as his transformed body moved with supernatural speed. The metallic floor beneath his feet hummed with energy as he darted between his opponents.

His two beasts gave him an overwhelming advantage against the lower-ranked guards, who were clearly trained for support roles rather than direct combat. Even against five opponents, the battle remained evenly matched, though only through his monstrous power.

Lunaʼs wolf and the Giant Goat charged in a coordinated pincer attack, their movements perfectly synchronized.

Harold spun, his chitinous segments gleaming in the strange light while his antennae captured every movement. His transformed arm struck the wolf, sending it crashing against a wall while he dodged the goatʼs charge.

The beasts rose more slowly than before, accumulated damage beginning to show in their labored movements and dulled reactions.

”Containment!” one of the guards shouted, her voice echoing off the curved crystal walls.

The Antenna Venus extended more of its roots, creating a network of vines attempting to limit Haroldʼs movement space. Simultaneously, the Bubble Coral generated strategically positioned crystalline barriers, forming an improvised labyrinth.

ʼTheyʼre trying to buy time,ʼ Harold analyzed while his antennae mapped each obstacle with inhuman precision. ʼBut their vanguard is trapped in the ruins...ʼ

The Ambush Firefly took advantage of the Coralʼs reflective surfaces to multiply its light attacks. The rays bounced between barriers, creating a network of luminous energy that would have been lethal to a normal opponent, each beam ricocheting through the improvised arena.

But Harold was far from normal. His chitinous armor, hardened by abyssal energy, barely showed surface marks where the rays impacted, the attacks dissipating harmlessly against his supernatural defense.

The wolf attempted another attack, emerging from a shadow to bite his leg. Harold kicked it with brutal force, his antennae already detecting the goat trying to capitalize on the distraction. He spun using the momentum from striking the wolf and connected a punch to the transport beastʼs side.

”We canʼt contain him!” the Coral guard shouted while creating more barriers, her voice tight with strain.

The Venusʼs roots extended more aggressively, trying to create zones where Harold couldnʼt move freely. But his chitinous claws cut through the vegetation like paper, green fragments flying in the air around him.

The Firefly increased the intensity of its attacks, making the crystal barriers practically sing with bouncing energy. It was a beautiful and lethal spectacle, light fragmenting and multiplying through the crystalline maze, but still insufficient against Haroldʼs supernatural defense.

Luna directed her wolf trying to capitalize on every opening her guards created, but each successful attack barely scratched the surface of Haroldʼs armor. And with each exchange, their beasts showed more signs of exhaustion, their movements becoming slower and less coordinated.

ʼIf this were about escaping,ʼ the Antenna Venus guard thought while Harold destroyed another barrier, ʼweʼd be far away by now.ʼ

But she couldnʼt abandon her companions trapped in the seed nor her protection mission.

While the guards couldnʼt defeat him, Harold also couldnʼt simply ignore them and continue his way, a moment of carelessness against five opponents, however individually weak, could be fatal.

The wolf emerged from another shadow, this time targeting his neck. Harold caught it mid-air with one hand, but had to release his grip when the goat rammed his side. The Venusʼs roots took advantage to entangle his legs while the Firefly concentrated its attacks on his eyes.

Harold broke free with a burst of strength, but the pattern repeated itself, for every offensive movement he made, the guards responded with a combination of defensive tactics and opportunistic counterattacks.

It was an exhausting stalemate, where the only real difference was that the guardsʼ beasts gradually tired while he maintained his monstrous power practically intact.

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Luna watched as her wolf retreated from another failed exchange, its fangs having barely scratched Haroldʼs carapace.

It was frustrating, her bites were effective when they connected, but getting close enough was increasingly dangerous as damage accumulated in her wolf.

”Your light attacks!” she called to the Firefly guard. ”If they were more powerful...”

”I know!” the guard responded while her bronze rank 1 beast continued firing rays that bounced uselessly off Haroldʼs armor, sweat beading on her brow. ”But his defense is too strong!”

Luna observed how the light rays reflected off the crystal barriers, and an idea began forming in her mind.

”Letʼs use light and shadow synergy!” she shouted while her wolf merged with darkness. ”If we combine our energies...!”

The guard caught the idea but seemed reluctant. ”Itʼs a difficult attack to set up, the preparation is slow and with that monsterʼs speed...”

”Letʼs try it!” Luna began extending shadows behind Harold, creating a zone of denser darkness. ”If I can trap him, hit him with everything!”

Harold, however, had been sensing the mana. His antennae vibrated, capturing the increase in shadow energy behind him.

When Luna tried to manipulate the darkness to trap him, he simply leaped forward, his chitinous claws destroying another crystal barrier. The impact sent crystalline fragments scattering across the metal floor.

The Fireflyʼs concentrated ray passed harmlessly through the space where Harold should have been.

”Damn it!” Luna gritted her teeth. ”Heʼs too fast!”

But the Giant Goat guard had been observing the exchange. Her eyes followed Haroldʼs movements, calculating each dodge and counter.

”Again!” she shouted while her beast positioned itself. ”But this time...!”

She quickly shared her plan with Luna and the Firefly guard, their eyes lighting with understanding.

Luna began expanding the shadows again, this time creating multiple smaller dark zones. Harold responded as they expected, his antennae extended while analyzing each shadow area for the real trap.

The Firefly began charging its most powerful attack, luminous energy accumulating as it bounced between crystal barriers, amplifying with each reflection until the air itself seemed to hum with power.

Harold saw the pattern coming and dodged... or so he thought. When Luna tried to trap him with the shadows, he jumped again...

Directly toward the goat that had been silently moving into position.

The impact was brutal. The goat connected with all its strength, driving Harold toward the densest shadow zone. For an instant, his perfect balance shattered.

”NOW!” Luna shouted while her wolf emerged from the shadows, its fangs finding purchase on Haroldʼs leg, holding him in position for one crucial fraction of a second.