As he jumped up the cliff and began running the final stretch to the dungeon, he checked through his full status.
Status
Name: Jake Thayne
Race: [Human (E) – lvl 58]
Class: [Ambitious Hunter – lvl 65]
Profession: [Prodigious Alchemist of the Malefic Viper – lvl 51]
Health Points (HP): 5429/5460
Mana Points (MP): 5111/5320
Stamina: 3629/3820
Stats
Strength: 403
Agility: 534
Endurance: 382
Vitality: 546
Toughness: 390
Wisdom: 532
Intelligence: 260
Perception: 1053
Willpower: 326
Free points: 0
Titles:[Forerunner of the New World],[Bloodline Patriarch], [Holder of a Primordial’s True Blessing], [Dungeoneer IV], [Dungeon Pioneer IV], [Legendary Prodigy]
Class Skills: [Basic One-Handed Weapons (Inferior], [Advanced Stealth (Common)], [Advanced Archery (Common)], [Hunter’s Sight (Uncommon)], [Basic Twin Fang Style (Uncommon)], [Basic Shadow Vault of Umbra (Uncommon)], [Splitting Arrow (Uncommon)] [Big Game Hunter (Rare)], [Infused Powershot (Rare)], [Mark of the Ambitious Hunter (Rare)], [Descending Dark Fang (Rare)], [Moment of the Primal Hunter (Legendary)]
Profession Skills: [Herbology (Common)], [Brew Potion (Common)], [Concoct Poison (Common)], [Alchemist’s Purification (Common)], [Alchemical Flame (Common)], [Toxicology (Uncommon)], [Cultivate Toxin (Uncommon)], [Malefic Viper’s Poison (Rare)], [Palate of the Malefic Viper (Rare)], [Touch of the Malefic Viper (Rare)],[Sense of the Malefic Viper (Rare)], [Blood of the Malefic Viper (Epic)], [Scales of the Malefic Viper (Ancient)]
the Malefic
of the Myriad Races (Unique)], [Identify (Common)], [Meditate (Common)],
Primal Hunter (Bloodline Ability
anything and even had a few N/A’s in there. His stats had all grown a lot, especially
better use of the high perception at level 70. His Mark already did so as well as his Moment of the Primal Hunter, but that
for when he reached level
mountainous path, he soon found himself at another tunnel leading
one was relatively simple. It was all made of stone with pillars of rock
didn’t waste any time as he rushed to it, placed his hand, and accepted the prompt. His vision went black for a few seconds
the
the
jagged spikes poked out from all
accurate to call where he currently was a gorge rather than a valley. It was only twenty or so meters across, after all, with vertical
entered the dungeon was not how it looked, but how it felt. After the sewer dungeon, he
it had weight to it. If Jake had to take a guess, he would say it had to be that a lot of mana in the area carried
if it was due to his incompatibility with the mana outside or his compatibility with the mana inside, though. And with the timer ticking down, he didn’t have time to sit down and meditate
the path curved slightly ahead, obstructing his vision. The left side was blocked off, leaving only the right direction open. The dungeon appeared relatively linear, which was totally fine with Jake. Most certainly
cave on the side of the gorge he had entered from; his sphere instantly picked up a barrier of mana
and brown colors. This was the first time he
*CRASH*
of the gorge as Jake whipped his head around to see what was
hulking figures - thick skin and two huge tusks, with far too much muscle, running
wasn’t the issue. The issue was the fact that they were all charging straight at him in a small
as he turned tail and ran as fast as he could. Fighting dozens of the hulking monstrosities at once didn’t seem like
The gorge’s rocky walls seemed to come alive as spikes of rock erupted
towards him. Soon it wasn’t just massive pillars, but small shards of rock, pebbles,
get hit by many smaller attacks. To his pleasant surprise, none of the shards managed to draw blood as the combined defense of his cloak and armor blocked most of the damage.
as he kept running and dodging for several minutes. It did curve slightly, but all that did was to make any end always
manage to nock an arrow before
if not thousands of attacks battered him from behind as he kept running. It improved as he got further and further away, and the
of boars following him properly. And a horde it was. He estimated at least 60 boars in the stampede, all large
had encountered them before, but never in this number and never at this level. His Identify only
– lvl
and if he had to estimate their strength, he believed them all to be roughly equal to the Alpha Badgers, which is to say that a direct fight against
wasn’t to say he couldn’t take potshots with the increased distance. With a leap forward, he used Shadow Vault and increased the distance between himself and the horde
bow once more and, in a spinning motion, fired a Splitting Arrow behind him. He wanted to use Infused Powershot but using it while moving was inadvisable. His goal was to sow chaos among the beasts rather than actually cause them worthwhile damage, so Splitting Arrow was better at that
boars’ own charge, resulted in them not mounting any defense. Four of the porky-boys in front were hit and
the beast. The slight slowdown made the one behind it bump into it, and soon a boar traffic jam resulted in several
of his blood, but he honestly didn’t expect it to do much damage. However, it slowed down the entire horde enough for Jake to get all the
kept running and firing arrows until he could only hear and not see the stampede behind him. He had hoped that they would trample each other to death, but it appeared they were simply too bulky to do so effectively. After the first few shots, they had also started to defend themselves a bit, making his attacks even
entire area opening up before him. A vast valley appeared before him, nearly utterly flat
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