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

Nox's glance lingered on that chamber for a while, specifically the pool, making the man uncomfortable. The man seriously contemplated whether he should make noise to attract the others... however, at that moment, he saw the chilling smile on Nox's face, and his heart began to tremble.

"Good," Nox said in a cold voice that immediately made the man's scalp tingle. "You've outlived your usefulness."

"Huh." Before the man could react, Nox's arms blurred forward mid-air. A dagger materialized and slit the throat of the man, killing him on the spot.

The kill was so silent, like the work of an assassin. Not even the other robed figures sensed anything.

After dealing with the man, Nox moved his gaze to the pool in the middle of the opening.

"That must be where they're keeping the hybrid."

Nox didn't outrightly attack them. He first took a mental note of the figures inside.

From his vantage point, Nox noted that there were about 30-40 of them. Although Nox couldn't see their stats, these people emitted much more terrifying energy. Still, it wasn't to the point of making him break a sweat.

From time to time, one of the figures would step forward and empty a vial into the pool. Nox couldn't see the color of the vial because the chamber was very dark, only illuminated by glowing monster cores embedded in the walls.

However, he could clearly see the effect of the contents of the vial. As soon as the liquid made contact with the surface of the murky water, it hissed and bubbled violently as though it were a ticking time bomb.

"Seems like they're hastening the process," Nox deduced and thought seriously. 'What are the chances of me killing whatever that thing is if I were to use Shadow Oblivion?'

According to the man, this hybrid was very powerful and stronger than the strongest of Awakened. Nox didn't know if what the man was saying was actually true or if he had simply been manipulated by his organization.

One thing was for sure, however: He couldn't afford to take chances. The western region was his home, filled with lots of people he held close to his heart. If something happened to them, he didn't know how he'd live with himself.

Just as he extended his arms to unleash Shadow Oblivion, Nox sensed two presences behind him. The presences were so powerful that they had escaped his senses; he had only noticed them when they were already too close.

Nox summoned his dagger; however, he soon felt an arm touch his shoulder.

"No need for that." A familiar emotionless voice claimed. "It's us."

Nox's grip on his dagger immediately loosened a bit. He turned around and found Aina and Eve staring at him. Looking further behind, he saw two dead bodies.

'It seems they also used my tactics,' Nox thought to himself.

Nox gave a brief nod before placing his dagger away. Then he asked in a low voice, "Did you find anything useful?"

Perhaps the two had more inside information he was lacking.

"Not much," Aina admitted. Her eyes flashed slightly at how composed and confident her son was. She couldn't help but turn towards Eve.

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'Just what did these two go through in their 'vacation?'

"Even me. The one I encountered was just as clueless. He seemed to not even know the full scope of things," Eve said as well. Then her gaze flickered to the direction of the pool, and a curious look appeared in her eyes. She turned to Nox and asked, "How about you?"

"A bit," he responded and motioned towards the bubbling pool. "They're creating something inside that pool, and according to the guy... it's supposedly stronger than any Awakened. If what I heard was true, that thing could easily wipe the entire human domain."

"Stronger than any Awakened? Could wipe the entire human domain?" Both women were shocked when they heard this, and for a moment, they thought Nox must be bluffing. But knowing the weight of the current situation... they didn't think he was simply bluffing.

"But these guys are very weak... how would they pull off something like this?" Aina pointed out, confusion flashing within her eyes.

The robed figure she had encountered was weak... saying they were weak was even an understatement. A single blow from her had knocked the man out, and she had no choice but to wait until he woke up again. She didn't think a group like that would be able to pull off such a large-scale extermination.

"That's because... these people are simply pawns," Nox said. "They all belong to an organization... called the Flaming Rose... or the Order of the Flaming Rose."

"Flaming Rose," Eve repeated, attracting the attention of the mother and son duo. "I know about them and also learned about them recently from that girl Wendy back in Snowhelm."

"She didn't tell me anything about them," Nox thought but then remembered that he had been unconscious. Eve and Wendy had probably bonded together when he was unconscious.

"That red-skinned girl that attacked you was from the same organization as the Flaming Rose."

"Flaming Rose, I've heard about them as well," Aina nodded with a thoughtful expression. "But me and my sisters didn't really investigate them since they weren't a problem for the island."

"Yes... according to this man, their goal is to destroy the entire Far West, and that thing inside the pool would play a major role," Nox said. "Their reason? I don't really have any idea, but no matter what, we must stop them."

An irritated look flickered across his face as he added, "From the horror in that man's eyes, I don't even want to imagine what that disgusting thing looks like."

"The best thing now is to destroy it while it's still dormant. What do you say?"

Nod. Nod. The two women nodded. After getting the approvals of the two women, Nox stepped forward and extended his hand.

Aina and Eve had seen Nox use this skill before, and from what they'd seen, this skill was very powerful and could eliminate all life within a certain radius. There was a high possibility that the entire cavern could be reduced to dust.

Just to be on the safe side, she kept her [Holy Barrier] at the ready in case things went south.

Meanwhile, a dark energy pulsed in Nox's fingertip, and the next moment...

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