Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons

Chapter 805 - Taming the Fifth Year - Light Being - 2

It crossed Renʼs mind to utilize darkness immediately. The elemental weakness of light creatures was well known. A black beam of shadows would penetrate the fairyʼs defenses much more effectively than pure light.

But Ren hesitated.

Did this really justify revealing that card?

Showing that the hydra could use darkness could be a major trump card. Would demonstrate control over opposing elements that very few tamers, much less single beasts, could manifest.

Ren decided to test other elements first before committing to that reveal.

”Fire,” he ordered through their bond.

The hydraʼs first head opened its mouth again.

But this time, instead of brilliant white light concentrating in its throat...

Orange-red flames began gathering with a different quality of heat.

The fairy had defended well against light.

Time to see how it handled a different element.

Larissa saw the shift and her eyes widened slightly.

ʼOf course the beam itʼs also not limited to light,ʼ she thought with resignation. ʼWhy would it be?ʼ

The firebreath launched across the field.

Not as fast as the light beam but still difficult to track.

It wasnʼt literal flames but rather light infused with extreme heat characteristics.

Ren thought the fairy would jump, but…

The fairy received the attack directly.

And dispersed it almost as effectively as before.

The additional heat was definitely a problem. The fairy glowed more intensely than it had from pure light. Larissa felt growing discomfort through their bond as the temperature accumulated.

But she was confident, since the fairy wasnʼt particularly flammable by nature. Its mineral body resisted combustion well through its inherent properties.

The attack caused somewhat more damage than pure light had. But not sufficient to fundamentally change the outcome of this exchange.

Ren thought about using the next elements in his arsenal.

The fairyʼs attributes were earth and light. Ren knew this…

Which meant certain elements would be particularly effective against it. And others not so much.

Earth against earth would partially cancel out through elemental neutrality. Light against light was already demonstrating itself insufficient for a decisive victory.

The most useful ”normal” element would be wood. Earth was weak to wood in the elemental cycle that governed combat advantages.

But wood functioned best from the ground. Roots and vines growing, trapping, restricting movement through physical constraint.

And the fairy could fly.

Not because it possessed a wind element affinity. But because its wings of light generated propulsion directly through some other mechanism. Could elevate itself without needing control over wind element or air currents.

Which made applying wood element to it effectively quite difficult.

A beam from the hydra with wood element infused...

Ren considered the idea carefully. It wasnʼt impossible. Technically he might imbue wood into the beam just as heʼd done with fire properties.

But it was way more difficult to execute properly.

The mechanics of imbuing wood into a projectile that traveled at light speed were strange and contradictory. Wood was an element of slow growth, gradual development. Light was pure speed, instantaneous impact.

Combining them required control that Ren hadnʼt practiced during his training.

And the frustrating part was that nobody could help him learn this kind of specific problem faster.

Hardly anyone with the ability to use both elements had life experience living through something like this or had left data. There werenʼt many who tried creating light attacks infused with wood element. It was too unusual a combination for common practice.

Most tamers didnʼt even have access to both elements in a single beast. And those who possessed multiple beasts with different elements rarely had those two specific ones together.

Ren was alone in this. And having to solve the mechanics in real time during an active battle…

He attempted several shots but couldnʼt integrate the wood mana properly and the fairy might dodge the beams easily.

Ren noticed something frustrating about the attempt.

When he used wood element, the beam wasnʼt as fast as pure light.

Imbuing elements added metaphorical weight to the attack. Made it slower. Gave the fairy additional fractions of a second to react.

And the fairy used those fractions perfectly.

Dodging with grace that seemed almost choreographed. Fluid movements that carried its small body out of trajectory just in time.

After the sixth failed shot, Ren realized this approach wasnʼt going to work.

He needed real elemental advantage… But a practiced one.

He needed darkness.

DARKNESS REVELATION

Ren finally made the decision.

It was an important exam after all… the final one before becoming an adult in front of his parents and friends. It was time to demonstrate a bit more of his capabilities. Yes, heʼd be revealing some cards but... there was no real reason to hold this back when he had more cards and everyone would eventually learn everything anyway.

Or perhaps he was just looking for excuses to show off a little more in front of the public? Who knows…

”Darkness,” he ordered simply through their bond.

The hydraʼs first head responded to the command.

But this time the light in its throat changed dramatically. Golden brilliance being consumed by blackness that seemed to absorb light instead of emitting it.

Darkness concentrating. Manifesting as a tangible presence that made the air around it feel noticeably colder.

And it fired.

A black beam crossing the field. Not with the speed of pure light, darkness was also slightly slower. But fast enough that dodging normally, like it did with wood, would be impossible.

The fairy began moving laterally. Attempting to evade through speed.

It wouldnʼt be sufficient... The beam would catch it and darkness attacks were the fundamental weakness of light creatures. It would penetrate the defenses that had resisted pure light and would cause devastating damage.

But then the fairy disappeared.

Not invisibility. Not movement too fast to track visually.

Literal disappearance from existence in one location.

In one place one moment. In a completely different place the next instant.

The black beam passed harmlessly through empty space. Continuing its trajectory until impacting the field wall in the distance. Dispersing without effect.

The fairy reappeared five meters away. Unharmed.

Spatial jump. Short-range teleportation.

The same ability that Larissa used so skillfully herself.

ʼOf course,ʼ Ren thought with renewed appreciation. ʼI thought it was strange not seeing it before, but... Larissa wouldnʼt use such a costly ability without reason. She must have avoided using it during the heat beam because of the high mana cost.ʼ