The Primal Hunter

Chapter 676

Jake watched from afar as Dina effortlessly entered the Second Gate – again, brilliant name – and entered the residence of the Second Mistress. He purposefully waited a few minutes before he also made his way there.

Now, if waiting actually helped, Jake didn’t know. The ”people” in Minaga’s Labyrinth were not the smartest, but it was possible some of them could display some level of intelligence when it truly mattered. After all, the Demon Lord seemed like it wasn’t a complete moron.

Walking up to the gate, the two guards at the gate raised their hands to stop him.

”Halt, may I know why you wish to enter the residence of the Second Mistress?” he asked.

”I have something of utmost importance I must discuss with her,” Jake tried, seeing if that would help.

”Without an invitation, I sadly cannot allow you access,” the guard shook his head.

Should have seen that coming, Jake thought. Oh well, I guess I will have to head to a bar and get lucky or maybe sneak in when another visitor comes b-

”Excuse me,” the other guard said as he looked at Jake. ”Do you know a Courtesan by the name of Sylphie?”

Jake’s mouth opened wide for a second before he answered. ”Yes?”

”Ah, in that case, you are naturally welcome. We were informed by the Second Mistress that someone matching your description would come by,” the second guard said as he opened the gate.

”Thanks,” Jake said, still not sure what was going on. Sylphie? A Courtesan? How in the hell did that even…

If something happened to her… we are going full-on murderhobo,Jake told himself as he tried to restrain his bloodlust. Luckily, it didn’t look like he had to be worried. The second he went through the gate, a bird flew out of the primary residence in the room and landed on his head as she greeted him.

”Ree!” she said with excitement.

”Oh, you made a friend?” Jake said, a bit surprised.

”Ree,” Sylphie explained, making Jake nod. Inside the largest building in the room, he saw Dina sit opposite another woman as they looked to be discussing something. Sylphie had told him about how nice the Second Mistress was, but Jake naturally questioned that assessment if he went by the standards of any other natives of the labyrinth. Nevertheless, he knew he would have to go meet her and walked towards the house with Sylphie proudly standing on his head.

He was fully prepared for another conversation that was just him trying to find the right dialogue lines to get a proper response, which was why he was a bit surprised when he entered the room where Dina and this Second Mistress were talking. She was not behind a veil like the other Mistress but was sitting at a table with Dina and casually looked his way when he entered.

”You must be Jake; Sylphie told me a lot about you,” the Second Mistress smiled.

”Greetings, Second Mistress,” Jake said, nodding at her. She felt more animated than the other Mistress just from her change in tone as she spoke, and more than that, her level was a lot higher.

[Second Mistress – lvl 268]

As far as Jake could tell, she was also a human, but there was one other big difference. She gave off an actual aura of power, something the other Mistress had not, and the Sword Saint had also hinted at the other Mistresses all feeling weak. This Second Mistress did not.

off. ”I heard you were the uncle of Sylphie

Sylphie protested atop

asked, looking a bit confused. ”I thought he was your

”Ree!”

uncle… but he is

”Ree,” Sylphie nodded, satisfied.

Mistress chuckled as she looked at Jake again. ”Considering Sylphie’s power, am I right to assume you are strong

the usual NPC energy, Jake

when it comes to combat, no,” Jake answered. ”None

injured, which is part of the reason why they chose to seal off the

she was not a regular person

that?” Jake asked. ”We just arrived here in the city recently, and if

why it is like this, but the majority of those who live here just go through the

wrong with all the other people, but clearly not that she was within a dungeon. Which made him

the influence of the Demonic Cult, perhaps the odd environment, or it could just be they have all given up on life. Ultimately, their catatonic states only help

what is your goal?” Jake

screeched before the woman spoke. ”To kill the Demon Lord and put an

was the expected answer. ”And to do that, you became a member of the Demonic Cult yourself to destroy

that is exactly what I did. My initial goal was only to kill the Prime Consort, who was the original summoner of the Demon Lord, but after the demon was freed, he will now have to die too.

badly?” Jake questioned. She had way more emotion than anyone else Jake had seen besides maybe the Demon Lord and Minaga, and he clearly felt bloodlust bubble up

had, and now I have dedicated all I am to make sure I take everything from them in return,” she said

pretty good understanding of the situation

to summarize all Jake

factions existed in the Demon Lord’s harem. One was ruled by the Prime Consort, who was afraid of being ousted and never really left her residency, while

Demonic Cult to put an end to it because of her tragic backstory. The common determined heroine. Her wish was not only to kill every single other Mistress but also the Prime Consort

the most powerful faction was, by far, the Guards, ruled by a Guard Captain. He was the one who had

two factions, one standalone Mistress and a group of

exactly did you plan on doing this?” Jake asked the Second Mistress. ”Don’t get me wrong, your level is high, and you are stronger

Guard Captain or the Demon Lord,” she shook her head. ”The original plan was to get help from the Light’s Dawn, but the Demonic Cult managed to strike

in thought. Through the telepathic link, he quickly communicated what he had just talked about

this floor sooner rather than later,” the Fallen King commented. ”Not fighting the

responded. ”Ask her if killing the Mistresses is necessary to her route for

is it to kill all the

Cult. As Mistresses, we are all trained in the art of summoning demons, including Demon Lords. If we can assure they will not do so, they don’t necessarily have to die as I

won’t go on a demon-summoning spree, it

me time with the other Mistresses before making any big moves. A few days should be enough,”the old

are you up to?” Jake asked, really confused about what he

that,” the Sword Saint said. ”You four should instead try to focus on obtaining the three Secret Scrolls. One of them is held by the Prime Consort, and a second one is held by the Guard Captain, so they should only be a bit tricky to

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