The Primal Hunter

Chapter 441

"Do you have any of those keys?” Miranda asked Jake first thing after she had also read the message. It appeared she had gotten the quest too.

“Nope, but I got two fragments, so I think I can get one more quite easily,” Jake answered. “But hey, we got the vote we wanted. Well, kind of wanted.”

“It is indeed one of the better options, though, to be fair, most would be good options,” Miranda nodded approvingly.

“Speaking of options,” Jake said as he removed the isolation around their booth to hear all the discussion going around in the hall.

“This is a blatant attempt at forced integration!” someone yelled.

“It says Unusual Unions, not Forced Integrations. A union takes at least two willing parties to function,” another guy yelled.

“Mere semantics. Unions can be forced as much as they can be voluntary, and for a union to function, the parties need some level of equality!” the first guy repeated.

“Then work on getting good enough to be recognized as at least worth looking at and stop being shit?” Carmen suddenly joined the discussion.

Jake couldn’t help but smirk at the bickering going on. People unsatisfied with the vote appeared to be aplenty, but that only made sense considering the low percentage that the winning choice had. He didn’t really bother listening in much, as he noted there was an hour till the Second World Congress would end.

Ten or so minutes more passed with senseless bickering and useless complaining until, finally, the conversation switched a bit towards the quest. It was a quest that it appeared far from everyone had gotten. In fact, it looked like the vast majority of cities had several, if not all members, not receiving the quest based on their confused responses.

As they talked, Jake and a few others made eye contact as they gathered. They had an hour, and the quest contained things that pertained to them all collectively. They decided to gather on the platform of Sanctdomo, and Jake saw that even the Fallen King decided to float down from his mighty booth and join the lower rungs of nobility.

Jake, Jacob, together with Bertram, Fallen King, Carmen, Sword Saint, Casper, and even Eron came together to discuss it. It was the group that had also faced the Monarch of Blood, plus Jacob. Eron looked a bit out of place, too, as he stood as far from the Fallen King as he possibly could, something they all noticed.

“Relax, human, I do not seek to end your life despite your past transgression of overstepping your boundaries,” the Fallen King said to Eron, the man freezing up a little. That is when Jake understood why Eron was afraid of the Fallen King. It was the same reason the man didn’t want to mess with Sultan… they countered him. The King more than anyone else.

The Fallen King could kill him. Permanently. Jake had theorized Eron more or less had an infinite health pool, but even an infinite health pool wouldn’t matter if you had your soul crushed. It was the difference between someone slowly draining the water from a jug and someone just smashing the jug altogether. The King could attack the container of health while everyone else only attacked the inside.

“I apologize for past misunderstandings,” Eron said as he bowed. “I misread the situation and allowed curiosity to get the better of me, and for that, I seek your forgiveness.”

Jake felt like the apology was a bit out of character. Like it was practiced somehow. However, it appeared the King truly didn’t care as he waved his ivory claw dismissively.

“An action done cannot be retracted, only acknowledged as misguided or wrong. I accept your apology and wish not to dwell on it further than is necessary,” the King dismissed him outright as the group could finally move on to the real topic at hand.

“So, let’s do a tally. How many keys or fragments do you all have?” Carmen asked the group. “I got two fragments.”

“Others in Sanctdomo or the Church may have more. We

fragments or keys,” Eron said with a tone making it clear he had never cared

know others in the clan may have

feeling a bit embarrassed answering after the Sword Saint flexed

said, making Jake feel even worse. The damn Unique Liveform had gathered more than Jake had

making him a little happy

most of us, if not all, are going to attend this event,” the Sword Saint said

Jake for

key give access to? Only one seems unrealistic, and

a party of five? Like a dungeon?” Carmen

even that would be low unless this event is truly aimed at the elite and the elite only. Additionally, these creatures

needed to find them. Meanwhile, he had a living cheat in front of him when it came to finding stuff. Something he

as many keys as possible in the next three months,” Jacob smiled. “For all

the kindness of

there may be much kindness in my actions, using my divination abilities does not come cheap for me. I simply cannot justify

remind me of those damn soothsayers on

for any

that sounds like a good idea; let me just enter a city that literally

got burned by entering a holy

an idiotic thing to touch,” Casper said with a deadpan

nice seeing you all again,” Carmen said as she turned to the Fallen King. “Besides maybe you, as I am still not sure if you are some evil entity who plans to lead

have no interest in doing nor believe is a wise choice. Not that more than the hunter

I got this,” Jake answered as he gave a thumbs up. “His weakness is so obvious you

“Overwhelming power?” Casper asked.

would work,”

hastily, too, as he still seemed uncomfortable after spending

something Jake had not

the Risen from Earth and not allow them into any kind of unions. It may result in an outright attack with the goal of pushing you off the planet or annihilating

said,

Shadows, Valhal, the Chosen of the Malefic Viper, someone with a Divine Blessing given by Stormild, another by Aeon, and of course a Transcendent… now also a Unique Lifeform. To give up the planet would be moronic. The Church can accept the presence of all these, but the Risen are the mortal enemies of the Church, and

surprised as Jacob just said a lot of things he had not expected to come out of

you…?” Casper asked,

cut off from the rest of the multiverse. There are no observers, and they have no control over us, so I need to say it here where we can speak truly freely. You need to be prepared, Casper. And while I am the leader of the Holy Church on Earth, I am not

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