The Primal Hunter

Chapter 678

“Now, where did you hear of the Secret Scrolls?” the Prime Consort asked with a raised eyebrow. She did not use her lie-detection skill, though.

“Eh… somewhere, I think?” Jake said, a bit slurred. “People are all secretive about them…”

“They are called Secret Scrolls,” the Prime Consort giggled.

“Yeah, but, like… what are they? Who even decided they are secret?”

The Prime Consort seemed to consider for a moment and had a moment of sobriety as she asked while using her lie-detection skill. “Let’s say the Secret Scrolls were potentially capable of weakening the Demon Lord… would you use them if given the chance? Or allow others to use them?”

“Heh,” Jake laughed. “Why would I ever want the Demon Lord to be weaker? The stronger he is, the better! Shit, if these super Secret Scrolls could make the Demon Lord stronger, it would be awesome!”

And those were 100% his genuine thoughts. Something the Prime Consort clearly noticed as she snuggled up to him and whispered in his ear.

“Wanna see one?”

Jake raised an eyebrow. “Really? You know where they are?”

“Oh, course I do, silly… I helped make them,” the Prime Consort smiled.

“How can I possibly not look forward to seeing something like that?” Jake smiled.

“If I show you, perhaps you can show me something of yours after?” she said, looking down.

“That could certainly be arranged,” Jake smiled.

“In that case, you just wait right here,” the Prime Consort said as she stood up.

Jake smiled after her as she went out of the room. The second she closed the door, Jake’s smile disappeared, and he looked at the wine glass she had left on the table. After not even a moment of hesitation, he activated his stealth skill and the enchantment on his cloak as he touched the wine glass, and his hand began glowing dark green. Touch of the Malefic Viper was on full power as he amplified the level of toxicity – alcohol potency - within the wine. After only a brief second, Jake also began doing the same to his own glass to make sure they at least had the same level of energy within them.

He kept track of the Prime Consort as he did this using his Sphere of Perception and even sent out a few Pulses. The alcohol level within the two glasses quickly increased as he amplified it using Touch. While he had confidence in resisting any effects, he doubted the Prime Consort could as she was already getting tipsy.

Also… yes, the messed up implications of what he was doing weren’t lost on him, but to be fair, she was the one who wanted to get him drunk first. Only a few minutes after she had left, the Prime Consort was returning, having gone to the underground pentagram cellar to fetch the Secret Scroll. When he saw her returning, Jake quickly stopped using his stealth skill and deactivated the cloak as he leaned back and just lay on the floor with a pillow under his head and eyes closed. He had to sell being plenty drunk, after all.

The Prime Consort entered the room soon after and saw him relax. She flashed a slightly sinister smile for a second before quickly returning to her usual demeanor. Seeing that brief smile flashing across her face instantly made Jake aware he wasn’t the one with ulterior motives. And no, he was not talking about only trying to get the other person blackout drunk and into bed. He had a feeling she wanted something else.

“Already asleep?” she asked, walking toward him.

Jake quickly sat back up and momentarily seemed disoriented. “Oh, no, I was just resting my eyes.”

“Sure,” she smiled as she showed off the scrolls in her hands. Or, well, the metal tube with a scroll sealed within. Looking at it, Jake could instantly tell opening the tube wouldn’t be easy. It looked to have some kind of locking mechanism.

the Boring Scroll?” Jake grinned, trying to act the

Prime Consort infused energy into each

tight once more, allowing

took a scroll that looked to be made out of old golden parchment.

Consort said as she sat down beside him. “Do you know what these Secret

lie detection skill

Jake said,

more be

constructed what is now the Demon Lord’s castle to nurture the Demon Lord and created artifacts

of the control scrolls for the artifacts. This one controls the Heart of the Demon Lord, an incredibly powerful fire affinity natural treasure that bathes his throne room in flames and allows the Demon

would add a domain of

“There are only two more… well, three if we count the Sword of the Demon Lord, but that never had a Secret Scroll. No, the two others are the Armor of

all sound amazing,” Jake kept up the act. “The Demon Lord must be so much more powerful

indeed,” the Prime Consort said as she had a slight change in expression. “Now… I believe you had something you

him onto the floor. He momentarily panicked, but then he saw she had done it to obscure his vision of the two wine glasses. With a hand behind her back, she summoned a small pill from her spatial

I almost lost myself there,” she smiled flirtatiously as she looked down

in return as she backed off, sitting up again with her. “I wasn’t

day and night,” she winked at him as she picked up his wine glass and handed it to him, the pill entirely dissolved within. Picking up her

the glass, Jake smiled

wine glasses. Jake saw her wince

system. It had merged with the alcohol and was quite a high-level toxin at that. It was clearly made to be hidden, and if someone already had a lot of alcohol in their system, it would bind to that, effectively making it undetectable and

control

spread more, he began to purposefully slouch even more as he muttered.

unable to move while not shutting

I didn’t quite share before… while these artifacts have strengthened, this empowerment is not active. You see, in the absence of the Demon Lord, a lot of things changed. While we do need a protector… the Demon Lord can no longer be controlled like before. He was sealed, yes, and while it made

a bit as

demonification rituals. But to do that, I need a good base. Rejoice,

the poison

the new master of this entire domain. Of course, we will need to get rid of the old Demon Lord for that, but as I said, I made these Secret Scrolls. While the artifacts can indeed help empower the Demon Lord, they can also do just the opposite. The Secret Scrolls do not only contain the method to empower but also a way to weaken, if

up at her with angry eyes, only

are reborn, we will have plenty of time together, just

didn’t stop glaring at

kept smiling before getting off him. After that brief movement, she held her head before shaking it. “That wine was a bit stronger than I thought it

managed to stabilize herself. Having turned her back, Jake now had the opportunity. His hand began to glow dark green as he

to walk but soon wobbled and nearly fell.

a silly roll as

but she had only passed out. Breathing out in relief, Jake stood up and stretched as he contacted the group using his golden mark,

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