The Primal Hunter

As the Den Mother died, Jake felt like he had finally gotten out many of his frustrations. However, the feeling of relief was short-lived as his entire body started aching only mere moments later. He had pushed himself to the limit, perhaps even above limits he didn’t know he had.

His stamina was nearly depleted after only one fight. His mana had also taken quite the hit as he had used more than a few Infused Powershots.

This fight was likely the first time Jake had ever fully realized his body’s potential.

Experiencing a doubling in physical stats in only a few days had done much to increase his combat-strength.

And the results spoke for themselves. Jake had won a convincing victory with the odds more than stacked against him.

Deciding to go through his notifications, he first saw that the three Alphas had all been below level 70. Which meant they were indeed all weaker than any of the other Alphas he had met so far. Nevertheless, the three had still awarded a level as the last one fell, making him level up both his class and race during the fight.

Apparently, he had been too focused to even notice. But he did notice the level he got when the Den Mother died. And speaking of the Den Mother…

*You have slain [Den Mother – lvl 82] – Bonus experience earned for killing an enemy above your level. 124000 TP earned*

*’DING!’ Class: [Ambitious Hunter] has reached level 46 - Stat points allocated, +4 free points*

The Den Mother had been level 82, and not just an average level 82, but clearly a potent variant. Only from what he had seen, the beast could wipe out any group of 5 he had met so far. And by a large margin.

The first blast of poisonous gas alone would likely have killed most. Without Jake’s high resistance from Palate of the Malefic Viper, he would probably have suffered a lot too. And even with the skill, he had still taken damage.

Overall, the Den Mother had been strong. Strong, but exceptionally poorly matched up against Jake. He countered most of what it did.

He did wonder a bit about its name, though. How did it come to be called Den Mother? He doubted it was the name of its race, as he was pretty sure many animals out there in the vast multiverse had what one could call a den mother. Likely it was just something to do with the dungeon, but of course, he had no way to be sure.

Moving down the list of notifications, it was far from done. The next ones informed Jake of him successfully clearing the dungeon.

Congratulations! You have cleared Tutorial Dungeon: Badger’s Den

Objective: Defeat the Den Mother (Completed)

Bonus reward for clearing the dungeon solo.

Dungeon shutting down in: 00:57:29

He was a bit happy to see that clearing the dungeon solo provided a bonus. He didn’t see any treasure chests anywhere, but perhaps they were in the tunnel behind where the Den Mother died.

A pleasant, though not unexpected, surprise was also the upgrade of two of his titles, meaning it wasn't new titles but changes to his existing ones.

– Successfully clear a Dungeon suitable for your level. +2 all

the first to clear a dungeon suitable for your level. +6

It didn’t seem like much, but it was equivalent to two entire race levels, or 36 stats totals. Not a measly sum at

the titles went, though. He seriously doubted they doubled every

the most powerful being in the entire multiverse was indeed the mighty Dungeon Pioneer

title only added +3 all stats per level, it was still a very significant bonus. Jake believed that there had to be a limit, and if not, were

ask the Viper

the very last message

have been granted the Tutorial Quest: The

King commanded, waiting for a suitable challenger to appear. With the death of his lords, the King is sure to be forced into the light. But be warned, the Lords will not

Defeat the Beast

Current progress: 1/4

course, a realization that quests exist. Of course they do. The system had already proven itself to love a whole slew of game-elements, so

very interesting. Jake remembered the initial tutorial message when they

honestly, he hadn’t paid much attention to it at the time. He had been a bit busy with his entire life and reality itself being flipped upside

before he could meet this fabled King, he would have to

had five mountains, with four of them surrounding one colossal mountain in the middle. The dungeon he was in currently had been

out of here. For now, he still had loot to get to - the first

Sense of the Malefic Viper kept giving off a strong reaction even after the Den Mother died. Whenever the badgers, including the Alphas, died, the poison

the Den Mother. Making it quite

felt disrespectful to cut it up. But then again, using the natural materials found on an animal was often seen as a sign of respect in many cultures. Yeah, that

beast was dead. It was still strong but far more manageable. He cut towards the source of the toxin, as he finally managed to move the

cut it out, making sure to not spill anything of what was within. Feeling like a plastic bag filled with water, it made squelching sounds

lacked not horrendously smelling air. One had to remember that the Den Mother was several times larger than himself, forcing him to

on the ground, he used Identify on

gland containing a highly concentrated toxic liquid, condensed by the Den Mother

to the item, and another was due to him seeing a new challenge before him. A rare poison to

his necklace. The thing was big, weighing a few kilograms easily, which meant that

exit of the cavern. Where he, of course, found himself in another tunnel. Because why wouldn’t there be another

that the tunnel broadened. Before Jake even turned the corner, he already saw the two black holes in his Sphere of

would be rewarded. One

The rectangular one was Rare, and the other

even. After clearing the Challenge Dungeon, he had gotten an epic along with a rare item. Then again, this dungeon had been far faster, and in many

the best for last, he

weapon. At first, he thought it was a spike or something, but looking closer, one could see it was actually a carved tooth. Or a fang to be more accurate. It had a simple-looking handle and a slightly curved blade, and from its looks, seemed more suitable for stabbing than cutting. Using Identify,

fang of the Den Mother still carries substantial remnants of its condensed Records, granting this weapon strength akin to when the beast

in

whole thing was relatively simple. The dagger only seemed to have one single function: poisoning. It seriously made him think precisely how much the system tailored