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
Skills: [Endless Tongues of the Myriad Races (Unique)],
Primal Hunter (Bloodline Ability
status was starting to get rather large. He could still remember when it barely contained anything and even had a few N/A’s in there.
hoped to get a skill to make 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 was about it. Of course, the stat did still help passively, but most of his skills
was for when
tunnel leading into the volcano-like mountain. He ran through
of this one was relatively simple. It was all made of stone with pillars of rock everywhere. Overall he saw nothing of note but the entrance
he didn’t waste any time as he rushed to it, placed his hand, and accepted the
entered the dungeon:
the
and soil. Curved jagged spikes poked out from all sides of the cliffside around him,
a valley. It was only twenty or so meters across, after all, with vertical cliffs to each side. They extended upwards farther than his eyes could see, with the spikes
how it looked, but how it felt. After the sewer dungeon, he had begun to focus on the mana in the air
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 an
any adverse effect on his mana regenerations; it had increased ever so slightly if nothing else. He couldn’t tell if it was due to his incompatibility with the mana outside or his compatibility with the mana inside, though. And with the timer ticking
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 better than another damn maze,
gorge he had entered from; his sphere instantly picked up a barrier of mana forming behind him, blocking
up and saw a shimmering wall of mana with yellow and brown colors. This was the first time he had experienced the entrance
*CRASH*
stone and rubble erupted from the left side of the gorge
blocked off emerged tens of huge hulking figures - thick skin and two huge tusks, with far too much muscle, running on all fours. Jake
The issue was the fact that they were all charging straight
he could. Fighting dozens of the hulking monstrosities at once didn’t seem
gorge’s rocky walls seemed to come alive as spikes of rock erupted
more head towards him. Soon it wasn’t just massive pillars, but small shards of rock, pebbles, and even a freaking
pleasant surprise, none of the shards managed to draw blood as the combined
and dodging for several minutes. It did curve slightly, but all that did was to make
as he took out his bow and attempted to retaliate. He didn’t even manage to nock an arrow before
not thousands of attacks battered him from behind as he kept running. It improved as he got further and further away, and the larger attacks no longer reached him. While pebbles and shards of rock still annoyed
He estimated at least 60 boars in the
this number and never at this level. His Identify only confirmed
Boar –
their strength, he believed them all to be roughly equal to the Alpha Badgers,
distance. With a leap forward, he used Shadow Vault and increased the distance between himself and the horde further, as well as outrunning any
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,
split into ten as it 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 were hit
making it stumble slightly. While it would 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
He had also poisoned the arrows with 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
behind him. He had hoped that they would trample each other to death, but it appeared they were simply too bulky
saw an end to the ridiculously long gorge. Keeping up his sprint, he made it out as he saw the entire area opening up before him. A vast valley appeared before him, nearly utterly flat with nothing of interest in sight. The only thing was huge pillars of stone
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