Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons

Chapter 220: Chapter 220 - Taming the Finals (Unit 1) - 11

Chapter 220: Chapter 220 - Taming the Finals (Unit 1) - 11

"May I examine it more closely?" he asked, looking at Julius.

The prince nodded, though with certain caution. "Go ahead. The containment is secure, but keep your distance from its mouth."

Ren knelt beside the worm, his mushrooms pulsing in a pattern that seemed to momentarily synchronize with the creature's weak movements. With precise but respectful movements, he studied the segmented rings, the subtle color variations in its skin, and especially the small lateral glands that rearrange the absorbed and processed earth.

"It's completely normal," he finally confirmed, standing up. "A common lesser worm, near the first fusion cycle."

"That confirms my observations," Julius nodded. "The question is: how did it get so close to the surface?"

"Or rather," added Zhao, "why?"

Ren remained silent for a moment, his mushrooms pulsing slowly while organizing his thoughts, their glow fluctuating slightly with each pulse.

"If there are no signs of external manipulation or abnormal behavior," he began cautiously, "and if the spies' tunnel is collapsed..."

"Then it got there by its own means," Lin completed, her brow furrowing.

"Which suggests it was expelled from its territory," Ren continued, "But that would have pushed it a maximum of between 50 and 100 meters up before going down... so it's almost certain that subsoil mana is changing its distribution. Mana is rising."

The four adults exchanged significant looks, a silent communication passing between them.