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

with the title and levels added 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

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

peak form, at least. Yet it had all felt so natural that he hadn't even questioned it for a second.

it off as system-magic, he dismissed the status screen, finally noticing that everyone was either staring at

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

back to normal again, the same passive smile and glint in his eyes as before. The tension after the fight had left everyone by now. On a side-note, Jake 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 after. They needed a

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,

checked his quiver and took note that he was down to 54 arrows, having fired 6 in

– A quiver enchanted with the ability to conjure [common] quality

mana was way easier than he had

quiver, he saw arrows slowly appear, seemingly growing out of the sides of it. After half a minute or so, there were once again 60 arrows in the quiver. Trying to inject any

the day, he

somehow before they were useful again. Secondly, their penetrative power would be reduced if already used once, if only by a little. Third... he could just magically conjure them. And if he started getting low on mana himself, he

that was ignoring how time-consuming it would be to recollect the arrows

Jake quickly ended up at the front, walking beside Bertram. Bertram seemed to hesitate about something,

you in the military or something? Or maybe you

was a bit taken aback, not expecting that kind of question. “No to both. But I did a lot of archery

he had to say so himself, he did

nothing more,” Bertram said, not pressing further. Though he didn’t seem like the answer satisfied

complete absence of insects or grubs or any

good, though. Normal animals seem to have mutated, or perhaps become something else entirely. Imagining mutated mosquitoes, ticks, or spiders, he could easily see their entire group being wiped out without even knowing how they

dense and full of hills, fallen trees, and giant bushes, which made knowing what was 10 meters ahead of you an uphill task. This made them move rather slowly, barely keeping up a

the side, who followed his line of sight, also seeing the rustling bush. Bertram lifted his arm, motioning the rest of the group

more. As the seconds passed, everyone seemed

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

their knees. After

[Boar-Beast – lvl 1]

they stared at the dead pig. Jacob opened his mouth to

“SQUEEEEAL!”

followed by the sound of stomping, causing the ground to

“RUN!”

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 tree, penetrating

running to hide behind the trees. Bertram was the only one still out in the open holding the rear. His

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

tree Jake was climbing. It smashed tusk-first into the tree, making it shake excessively. The impact made him lose his grip on the arrow, but he managed to hang on to

stood frozen gathered around another tree nearby with everyone just gawking at the huge beast. Finally, Jacob

head into the tree while making loud squeals. A bad move by it in retrospect, as

a lone arrow shot into the boar’s side, finally making it take proper notice of the other humans. The mana bolts made small explosions as they smashed into it, leaving small holes and burnings

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