Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 394

Chapter 394: Chapter 394 - Taming the Chaos - 7

Hagen felt the weight of all eyes in the room as he processed the implications of the King’s order.

"How large will the group I lead be, my King?" he asked, his voice remaining steady despite the magnitude of what was being asked of him.

"Thirty of our best," Coleoran responded without hesitation. "Elite soldiers, each with multiple abyssal contracts. This isn’t a mission for numbers, Hagen. This is a mission for our elite."

Lord Bloodwyn leaned forward.

"Why so many to sweep a manifestation zone? I understand it’s important but... Reports suggest the affected area is relatively small... Shouldn’t we prioritize our strength at the bridge?"

The King exchanged a glance with Lord Ravenspire before responding, and Hagen noticed the tension that passed between them.

"Because," Coleoran said slowly, "no matter how costly it is, we cannot give the enemy a weapon like that... Even if everything fails, the attack, the war itself... We’ll win in the end as long as we destroy this problem now, while it’s young."

Hagen waited, knowing more information would come.

"Resources are available without limit. If you need anything you can carry... everything is authorized."

Hagen considered the implications. A maximum priority mission with unlimited resources meant the threat was genuinely existential, the kind of danger that made normal considerations irrelevant.

"Their three seeds were effectively opened," the King continued, his voice taking on a more grave tone. "All of them. The gate was released, and with it, surely the information..."

A dense silence fell over the room. Hagen felt his abyssal beasts stirring restlessly beneath his skin, as if they had heard something that caused instinctive unease.

"Is the information that powerful?" asked Lord Venmont, his voice barely a whisper. "We have the crystal’s chosen ones and the ancient information hasn’t been so easy to use on our side..."

"Information should not be underestimated, much less when we don’t know its scope upon being released. This could explain how Yano developed those revolutionary cultivation methods so quickly, the ones Kharzan complains about so much. They likely didn’t invent them... they surely received them from the gate along with who knows what else."

Hagen processed this revelation, connecting pieces of intelligence that had seemed unrelated.

"That’s why the supposed new methods work so well," he murmured. "They’re not new techniques. They’re ancient techniques from the lost era."

"That’s what we think," the King confirmed. "And that’s why we believe Yano has been hiding from us that they already know the information. They’re trying to cultivate the World Dragon’s Light in secret, preparing with a power we don’t completely understand."

"Although we don’t want to fight yet," added Lord Bloodwyn, "we find ourselves forced to. Each day that passes with that knowledge in their hands, their advantage could grow exponentially..."

Hagen nodded, understanding now the true urgency behind the mission. This wasn’t about conquest anymore, it was about preventing their own obsolescence.

"Do we know the best way to eliminate this problematic ’light’?"

The King looked at him, his abyssal presence intensifying until the air itself seemed to thicken.

"You must open an attraction crystal in the zone where these Light parasites are being born exactly. The creatures of the abyss will respond to the call as always, that’s what the crystals were really designed for in the first place, not to attack Yano randomly."

"An attraction crystal?" Hagen frowned. "Isn’t that a small temporary skirmish? The beasts I summon would be weaker than my 30 strong group and..."

"Once you connect the abyssal flow and they realize where it is... They’ll emerge without rest until they stop the Light’s advance," Coleoran interrupted firmly. "The Great Crystal told Selthia. It’s the best way to contain the expansion before it becomes uncontrollable. Your group must ensure it works and support the creatures in case Yano is aware and tries to stop them."

Lord Ravenspire stood up, walking toward a map showing the border region.

"The mission is critical, but fortunately it’s located in Goldcrest territory so you should be able to arrive easily while we pressure the front. We must prevent the enemy from becoming familiar with forces that counter ours. But also..."

"The frontal battle is also important," the King continued. "I’ll give you soldiers powerful enough to ensure the mission, but they’re the maximum possible without affecting the front line of the bridge attack."

"Will we attack any specific target after completing the mission?" Hagen asked, reading between the lines.

A fierce smile crossed the King’s face.

"If you can complete the first phase quickly and attack the city from behind when you finish the mission... better."

Hagen mentally calculated travel times, necessary resources, tactical variables. It was ambitious, dangerous, but feasible if everything went according to plan.

"How soon do we leave?"

"Immediately, all soldiers will be ready in a maximum of three hours," Coleoran responded. "The main attack begins tomorrow. You need to be on your way as soon as possible to make maximum use of the frontal pressure. You should be able to reach the location in 2 or 3 days from deep gold."

"And my group’s final objective when attacking Yano from behind?"

The King exchanged another significant look with the Lords before responding.

"I don’t expect you to achieve it alone, it will probably require the joint effort of all 3 fronts. We’re going to take control of the castle. Take control of Yano’s main vein and open the gates completely. With the two rings we have and taking away the one Sirius possesses, or finding where they hide the third, we’ll have the keys to get the complete information on that side."

"For that," added Lord Ravenspire, "we must reach beneath the castle. But if for some reason you arrive before the main group... you have to enter from above because underground is covered by the largest crystal wall you’ve ever seen. Practically indestructible for us, much thicker even than the other seeds."

"So we must conquer the castle from above to conquer the territory’s main mana vein," Hagen concluded.

"Exactly."

A small but clear voice interrupted.

"Papa, the Great Crystal said you need to hear me before Uncle Hagen leaves."

Everyone turned to see Princess Selthia, her large eyes shining with that unnatural light that indicated she had been listening to the Crystal even from this enormous distance.

The King sighed, recognizing that the entity had been monitoring the conversation through its strong connection with his daughter.

"What does the Crystal say, little star?"

Selthia stood up and walked around the room with small but determined steps.

"It says Mr. Hagen is going to do something more dangerous than he thinks, and he needs to know something important so he doesn’t get hurt."