The Primal Hunter

Chapter 5

As Jake was still basking in the feeling of his level-ups and post-battle euphoria, he opened his status window. The reverie of his colleagues was of little interest to him, as while he enjoyed the victory, he didn’t exactly view it as some monumental achievement. They were overgrown rodents… badgers are rodents, right? Probably not. Moving on.

Status

Name: Jake Thayne

Race: [Human (G) – lvl 1]

Class: [Archer – lvl 2]

Profession: N/A

Health Points (HP): 130/130

Mana Points (MP): 120/120

Stamina: 111/130

Stats

Strength: 13

Agility: 14

Endurance: 13

Vitality: 13

Toughness: 11

Wisdom: 12

Intelligence: 12

Perception: 18

Willpower: 10

Free points: 3

Titles

of the New

together, going from 8 to 14. With Perception being the stat increased by 2 points per archer level, it had grown by an entire 8 points. And he could feel it. Sounds were clearer, his vision sharper than ever, save for

Either the new stats only applied their bonus gradually, or perhaps one simply needed time to get used to them. Got to experiment with it, he thought, as he smiled to

had moved faster and been stronger than ever before at the level of an athlete in peak form, at least. Yet it had all felt so natural that he hadn't even questioned it for a second. It was

status screen, finally noticing that everyone was either staring at him

Caroline,” Jacob said, as he gently pushed the now blushing Caroline away from him. Turning to the rest of them as he praised them.

had entirely ‘ruined’ their carefully made plan by killing half of the beasts before the fight even began. The only beneficial part of the plan still applicable being what to do with the corpses

wanted to pick up the dead and bloody animals. Especially not the one killed by Bertram and Theodore as it was a complete mess, filled with holes. They ended up only taking the two killed by Jake at the start of the fight, as they were the most whole. The carrying went to Ahmed, who felt bad for not contributing in the battle,

was down to

Quiver (Common)] – A quiver enchanted with the ability to conjure [common] quality

only to figure out four seconds later that injecting something with mana was way easier than he had anticipated. He just had to hold it in his hands, and then think really hard about doing it.

saw arrows slowly appear, seemingly growing out of the sides of it. After half a minute or so,

Damn, this would have been useful back in the day, he

to clean the arrows somehow before they were useful again. Secondly, their penetrative power would be reduced if already used once, if only

to recollect the arrows when it only took seconds to conjure

ended up at the front, walking beside Bertram.

maybe you went hunting from time to time?” he eventually

I did a lot of archery when I was younger, and still practice when I visit the

If he had to say so himself, he did

yourself so well back there, nothing more,” Bertram said, not pressing

he had noticed was the complete absence of insects or grubs or any of the smaller animals, really. There were birds up in the

animals seem to have mutated, or perhaps become something else entirely. Imagining mutated mosquitoes, ticks, or spiders, he could easily see their entire group

10 meters

instantly poked Bertram in the side, who followed his line of sight, also seeing the rustling bush. Bertram lifted his arm, motioning the rest of the group to stop. Jake took the bow off his shoulder and

rustling, and everything went silent once more. As the seconds passed, everyone seemed to start relaxing. Everyone but

bush very closely. He spotted light being reflected between the leaves, and without any hesitation,

stumbling out came a small boar, no taller than up to their knees. After stumbling for a few steps, It fell on the ground, an arrow sticking out of

have slain [Boar-Beast – lvl 1] – Experience earned.

the dead pig. Jacob opened his mouth

“SQUEEEEAL!”

the sound of stomping, causing the

“RUN!”

idea who had yelled, and he didn’t need to think twice before following the advice. He ran back and found his way around one of the larger trees. Without hesitation, he took out his knife and another arrow from his quiver and slammed them into the

started climbing as he registered the rest of his group, all running to hide behind the trees. Bertram was the only one still out in the open holding the rear. His shield aimed towards the direction

come from earlier was torn apart. A massive boar, taller than even Bertram, the tallest member of their group,

shake excessively. The impact made him lose his grip on the arrow, but he managed to hang on to the knife and avoid falling to

tree nearby with everyone

completely ignoring the group of 9 preparing to engage, instead kept smashing its head into the tree while making loud squeals. A bad move by it in retrospect, as it allowed enough time for the humans

take proper notice of the other humans. The mana bolts

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