The Primal Hunter

Many herbs were still in the garden and cave. After all, Jake had never made anything above inferior-rarity in potions and still had all the common-rarity ingredients left entirely untouched. With the spatial storage able to store plants, he needed a way to get them into it.

He quickly discovered he couldn’t just will them to enter it. Sadly, the spatial storage couldn’t just tear them out of the ground.

So, the next one and a half hours went by as he dug them up by hand. He also went by the cave afterward and collected all of the mushrooms and moss.

It didn’t take him long to gather everything - his improved physical stats finally being used constructively.

With less than half an hour left in the dungeon, he did the only logical thing he could think of and took a shower. He didn’t know when he would next get access to a nice bathroom, something to be made use of as much as possible while he still could.

After cleaning up and putting on his clothes once more, he went to the garden as he waited for the time to end. Looking at his reflection in the pond, he saw the minor changes the evolutions had brought about.

It had made him a bit more handsome if he had to say so himself. His features all a bit sharper. He was initially a bit on the short side but had grown a couple of centimeters too from the looks of it. His fashion-sense did ruin his improved looks a bit, though. The brown cloak, leather bracers, and old worn boots were standing out like a sore thumb.

He looked a bit funny if he had to say so himself. He wore some old linen clothes he had found in the bedroom dresser if one looked below the cloak. His old clothes had been wholly ruined a long time ago.

As his thoughts wandered, time ticked on, and with a final look at his reflection, he disappeared from the dungeon.

Caroline exited the cabin with Richard after reporting what she had just learned. Casper had made himself known once more.

Two weeks ago, he had wandered out of the camp in the middle of the night. Their expectations were broken as he just vanished without a trace. No one had heard or seen anything from him before today, making them believe that he was actually dead.

He wasn’t. He had contacted them through a stake outside their base… addressed to William.

Casper hadn’t headed towards the enemy camp… instead, he had gone back. Back to where they had entered the tutorial initially. And now, she and Richard were thinking of what to do.

A small sphere was around them, blocking out all sound as they walked through the camp. “Just send William… wouldn’t it be better just to kill him already?”

“Casper or William?” Richard asked.

“William, of course. Casper hasn’t done anything for two weeks… we can have him return,” she said, almost pleadingly. Jacob had been in a slump emotionally ever since Casper disappeared… and guilt had been gnawing at her too.

“… Fine,” Richard conceded. Even if William dies, I can figure something else out. The only positive thing one could say about William was how little he had done for the last two weeks. He had only been hunting beasts really and spent the majority of his time with the Smith.

However, despite all that Richard tried, people began to question too many things. He was also relatively sure Jacob knew that the kid was way off. He had wanted to get rid of William and Hayden already, but sadly no opportunity had presented itself.

Now, with Casper calling out William directly, too many had begun connecting the dots. Richard was unsure of what to do. If he acted like he didn’t know anything, he would appear incompetent. So, he went with the most straightforward solution of hopefully just having the two kill each other.

Can I still use this to lure Hayden out? he thought as he began to gather his hunting-party with Caroline. Not to go after William… they had to keep leveling themselves too.

sat on

knew he was coming. The narcissistic bastard wouldn’t be able to

Everything was ready for the

been… eventful. It all started when

had been Lyra. His shining star in this hellhole. He had fallen head over heels for her instantly. They had begun a relationship that never had time to truly flourish. He had been too cowardly, and their time too short.

didn’t care about some war; he didn’t care about the other faction leader, claiming that his son died. He

mission to thin out the herd as much as possible before he joined her. Casper had no naïve hope of surviving the forest. He knew it would be his final resting place,

moment, as he was weeping alone, he heard a whisper -

found a door leading to a challenge dungeon. The dungeon hadn't contained any challenge. It was just an island with a single tower on it,

being offered him a deal, one he couldn’t refuse. It helped prepare him, evolve as his race

were embedded. Runes were running down their surface as each impaled the corpse of a

aware once more, as he looked up

playful look in his eyes and a friendly smile on

part of him

free tutorial, mate, ain’t nobody telling me where I can and

whims nevertheless,” Casper mocked back. “So,

as he responded to the second. “I am

is clear as day to anyone not constantly stuck inside the camp. Richard knows. Half of

teenager's demeanor changed as he looked back, his smile remaining, but his eyes were cold. “Fine. Let’s talk. But I go first… what the hell is your plan out here? Your plan with recklessly trying to hunt down Hayden

did to her. I know you didn’t directly kill her, but you still fucking caused it!”

at him. Obviously, a

it like you are? You risked your life needlessly by going

understand it. He had been lost on why the reaction had been so violent from Hayden, to begin with. He had lost his son, an essential asset

answered with a question of his own. One, he already knew the answer to. “Have

you?” William asked, a bit confused by the question. He had quite honestly always been a bit stumped when it came to the term ‘love’.

become your entire world. Then, if someone takes away that world, wouldn’t you want to take theirs in return?” Casper asked, unable to hide his emotions. He hated himself for not realizing how much Lyra had meant to him. They had only spent a week together.. he knew it wasn’t logical, but he

new world? Though it does seem a bit stupid to invest so much in something that you lose everything by losing it,” William said. He could kind of understand the analogy, but he still wasn’t entirely

emotion far too complex for one such as you to comprehend,” Casper said. Purposefully trying to rile the

love?” the youth

someone. Truly losing someone,”

you on about?” William sneered. A weakness? What was this moron

a weakness… when your inability to feel is the true weakness,”

make sense for once?” the young caster said, as

waste my time

truly pissed off, went back to a tried and tested method.

not to kill you. You know what I am capable