Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 1285

Chapter 1285: Chapter 1285 - Taming the Old World - Compulsory Rest

Ren unrolled the parchment, scanning the rushed handwriting. As his eyes traced the ink, a tight, heavy knot he had not realized he was carrying finally uncoiled in his chest.

Sirius and Liu had secured the elemental ring...

They failed to retrieve the core, leaving it as a bitter consolation prize for Selthia’s surviving horde.

However, claiming the two rings was a massive strategic victory. It guaranteed that the corruption would not possess the complete set of keys required to unlock the third chamber of their ancient vault.

But it was the final paragraph of the report that truly steadied his breathing. It was the only piece of intelligence that genuinely mattered.

In the casualty section, added now the final piece to his knowledge spanning the aftermath of all three fronts, not a single familiar name was listed.

His childhood friends, his mentors, his family, the people he cared about most; they were all alive.

The report noted severe exhaustion. Several commanders were unconscious from severe mana depletion, their bodies pushed hard past their limits, but their hearts were still beating.

The war had exacted a heavy toll in sweat, blood, and broken bones. But it had not claimed any lives that Ren would have not been able to overcome.

He let out a slow breath, rolling the parchment back up and tucking it into his coat.

"We are heading back to the castle," Ren announced, his voice steady and quiet. He looked at the weary but determined faces of the girls and his team. "There is no need to go south anymore. They are already coming home."

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Back in the royal castle of Yano, a makeshift war council convened.

The atmosphere inside the tactical room was heavy with the energy toll of the day. Selphira stood beside an exhausted Julius and a drained Arturo. These leaders were running on sheer willpower, forcing themselves to keep the city’s command structure functioning despite being pushed far past their limits.

They gathered around Ren to determine their immediate next step. There was still a Light Guardian remaining on both sides of their explored world, a lingering threat that needed to be addressed.

However, the entire room quickly reached a unanimous consensus.

It was not the time... Not today.

Ren was operating on less than forty percent of his total energy reserves following his campaign in the north. The rest of the Vanguard, with the notable exceptions of Luna and Larissa, were in much worse shape. They were completely tapped out, running on fumes, and several key commanders were barely clinging to consciousness.

Launching an immediate offensive against the Light Dragon would be a massive tactical error. Those specific guardians were different from the others. They possessed less raw offensive firepower but boasted an incredibly resilient defense and high-tier regenerative capabilities.