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)]
[True Blessing of the Malefic Viper (Blessing -
Tongues of the Myriad Races (Unique)], [Identify (Common)], [Meditate (Common)],
Hunter (Bloodline Ability
few N/A’s in there.
already did so as well as his Moment of the Primal Hunter, but that was about it. Of course, the stat did still help passively, but
was for when he
soon found himself at another tunnel leading into the
with pillars of rock everywhere. Overall he saw nothing of note but
area was the dungeon door, and he didn’t waste any time as he rushed to it, placed his hand, and accepted
have entered the dungeon: Valley of
the Horde
deep valley made of only rock and soil. Curved jagged spikes poked out from all sides of the
It was only twenty or so meters across, after all, with vertical cliffs to each side. They extended upwards farther than his
thing he noticed when he entered the dungeon was not how it looked, but how it felt. After the sewer dungeon, he had begun to focus on the mana in the air far more, and
felt more solid. Not dense, just solid, like it had weight to it. If Jake had to take a guess, he would say it had to
nothing else. He couldn’t tell if it was due to his incompatibility with the mana outside or his compatibility with the mana inside,
enemies, but he saw 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
had entered from; his sphere instantly picked up a barrier of mana forming behind him, blocking off the
saw a shimmering wall of mana with yellow and brown colors. This was the first time he had experienced the entrance being blocked off
*CRASH*
and rubble erupted from the left side of the gorge
thick skin and two huge tusks, with far too much muscle, running on all fours. Jake didn’t need to use his skill to identify
was the fact that they were all charging
as fast as he could. Fighting dozens of the hulking monstrosities at once didn’t seem like the wisest course of
rocky walls seemed to come alive as spikes of rock
it wasn’t just massive pillars, but small shards of rock, pebbles, and even a
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. It still hurt
several minutes. It did curve slightly, but all that did was
his bow and attempted to retaliate. He didn’t even manage to nock an arrow before he was
and further away, and the larger attacks no longer
of boars following him properly. And a horde it was. He estimated at least 60 boars in the stampede, all large and bulky, each and every one
Boars. Jake had encountered them before, but never in this number and never at this level. His Identify only confirmed what
Boar – lvl
Swarm Controller’s level, 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
he used Shadow Vault and increased the distance between himself and the
a bit of room, he took out his 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
traveled, hitting the beasts in the front. The arrows’ speed, coupled with the boars’ own charge, resulted in them not mounting any defense. Four of the porky-boys in front
hardly matter usually, the charging boars behind made it a massive problem for the beast. The slight slowdown made the one behind it bump into it, and soon a boar traffic jam resulted in several of the beasts smashing into and tumbling over
a bit 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 way out
of attacks, he 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
area opening up before him. A vast valley appeared before him, nearly utterly
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