Supreme BeastTamer: I Can Copy and Upgrade Skills 10x!

Chapter 409 Titanrock Barrier activated!

It wasn't just about Mushroom Man. Nox's own defense was a major issue as well.

There were battles in the past where he had sustained injuries that could have been avoided. His high-damage skills did the job, but they left him exposed in prolonged fights. He couldn't always rely on sheer destruction to win.

This was one of the reasons Nox was so optimistic about the stone wall. With his Upgrade Talent, he was certain he could refine it into a top-tier defensive ability—something that could finally cover his major weakness.

Nox then handed the skill scroll to Mushroom Man, who stared at it with a dumb expression on its face. Those hollow green eyes flickered as if asking Nox what it should do with this.

"Wish to learn it," Nox stated.

In Eos, for Awakened humans, there was only one way to learn a skill, which was through a scroll. Of course, Nox was not included in this equation.

However, for beasts, there were two methods.

They could gain new skills with each evolution and also learn from skill scrolls, giving them an advantage over humans.

Nox didn't follow the scroll method, and the reason for this was pretty simple—why learn some crappy skill when you could get a more powerful upgraded version of that same skill?

Mushroom Man nodded its head vigorously as it understood what Nox meant. Without a moment of hesitation, it wished to learn the skill, and the scroll in its grasp turned into specks of light.

Seeing the specks of light, Mushroom Man's eyes flickered with fear. In its mind, it had destroyed the scroll.

From Nox's expression, Mushroom Man could tell that his master really valued the scroll thingy. However, it soon realized that Nox's expression was still relatively calm, which meant that it was...

"It's fine. That's natural," Nox said.

As if on cue, Mushroom Man felt an influx of information rush into it. The knowledge was complicated, especially for a primitive beast with no intellectual understanding, but somehow, it grasped everything.

A glint of enlightenment flickered in Mushroom Man's eyes.

"You've learned it, right?" Nox asked when he saw the look.

Nod! Nod!

"Good. Now use it!" Nox said.

Mushroom Man stepped back a couple of steps—it was a signal for Nox as well, so he did the same.

Without a moment of hesitation, Mushroom Man raised its thick arms, and the earth beneath it trembled.

Rumble! Rumble!

A deep rumble echoed through the tunnel as slabs of stone burst from the ground, forming a sturdy wall three meters tall, two meters wide, and half a meter thick. Dust and debris settled around it, and the wall radiated a faint energy.

Nox was not impressed when he saw the height and breadth of the wall, but he wasn't really planning on settling for less to begin with.

His dark eyes glowed as he activated Mimicry and 10x Upgrade!

[Ding! You've copied the skill: Stone Wall!]

[Ding! 10% upgrade detected. New skill acquired.] Find exclusive content at empire

[Upgrading skill 10x!]

(Stone Wall >> Titanrock Barrier)

[Titanrock Barrier (Ultimate)]

A defensive-type skill that conjures a colossal wall of Titanrock, an indestructible mineral infused with ancient earth energy. Upon activation, a 30-meter tall, 5-meter thick barrier emerges, capable of withstanding devastating attacks.

Absolute Defense: Reduces all incoming damage by 90%.

Shockwave Pulse: Releases a seismic shockwave upon impact, knocking back enemies within a 20-meter radius.

Regenerative Structure: Repairs minor cracks within 10 seconds, ensuring continuous durability.

Fortress Mode: The wall can be expanded when reinforced with extra mana.

Consumes 500 MP per activation. Lasts 5 minutes. Cooldown: 30 seconds.]

"Do you wish to keep this skill or bestow it to a pet?"

Nox smiled. Now that's more like it. He selected the option to keep the skill for himself. Afterward, he upgraded Mushroom Man's Stone Wall skill as well to Titanrock Barrier.

"You might want to give me some space," Nox said to Mushroom Man as he prepared to test out his newly acquired skill.

"Titanrock Barrier activated!"

A surge of power flickered in his eyes, and immediately—

BOOM!

The ground exploded as a wall emerged, growing ten times its original proportions. It shot up like a tower, now standing thirty meters tall, twenty meters wide, and five meters thick. Cracks ran up the ceiling as the tunnel struggled to contain its sudden growth.

A powerful gust of wind rushed past them as rocks tumbled from above. Even Mushroom Man flinched, its hollow green eyes blinking in shock at what had just been created.

Nox smirked. "Now, that's a real wall."

However, his little display of power hadn't gone unnoticed.

Deep inside the dungeon, in the dark depths beyond the tunnels, something stirred.

A massive fungal entity, buried under layers of bioluminescent mushrooms, trembled slightly. For years, it had rested in silence, undisturbed. But now…

One of its milky, unblinking eyes slowly fluttered open.

The ground shuddered. Thick, vine-like roots curled and twisted beneath the earth. The temperature in the dungeon dropped ever so slightly.

Nox had awakened the boss monster.

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Near the exit portal, even the eyes of the two couples trembled in horror when they heard the thunderous sound.

"What was that?!" they exclaimed simultaneously, fear gripping their hearts.

"That… that's either the boss monster or something else... Just what is he doing?!"

"If that thing is indeed the boss, we're in big trouble. We need to do something!"

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Completely unaware, Nox continued to stare at the wall that had separated him from Mushroom Man.

He would have liked to test out its durability, but there was just a day left before he needed to head back to report to the Adventurer's Guild.

Nox kept walking. A moment later, his boots crunched against the damp ground. The further he went, the worse the air got—thicker, heavier. It smelled like wet earth mixed with something… fungal. Like old mushrooms left to rot.

The tunnel stretched on, twisting and turning, but one thing was clear—monsters were getting more frequent.

Nox narrowed his eyes. That meant one thing.

"I'm close," he muttered, dragging his fingers along the rough stone walls. The faint glow of bioluminescent fungi flickered in the distance, casting weird, shifting shadows.

More monsters appeared.

At first, it was just Rockhounds—those annoying, stone-covered beasts with their gnashing jaws. But then… other things started crawling out of the darkness.

Chitin-covered insects.

Their bodies gleamed under the faint light, their sharp mandibles clicking as they moved. Some were spitting acid, the liquid sizzling as it hit the ground. Others had long, serrated claws, perfect for tearing through flesh.

Nox exhaled. "Figures. The closer you get to the good stuff, the worse it gets."

Yes... Nox was now very close to the reward room where the dimensional boss was currently resting.

As if to prove him right...

ROOOOAAAARRRR!

A deep, ancient roar resounded from the darkness ahead.

"Yup, I'm really here."