The Primal Hunter

Chapter 853

Jake still felt extreme confusion when he thought about the First Sage. All Jake really knew was that he was a man from the first universe who died in C-grade while also being the teacher of Villy. Well, and the fact he had apparently been so ridiculously talented it beggared belief, and that he also had a Bloodline, which the Viper had gained many years after his teacher’s death.

However, even taking into consideration his extreme talent, things didn’t really make any sense. How was he capable of leaving messages on boots he had owned trillions of years ago? How was a C-grade even capable of doing that in the first place?

“Do you think all this boots-business could have been orchestrated by the First Sage?” Jake said after a brief pause but instantly felt a bit dumb for even asking.” No, nevermind, that’s-”

“He could have,” the Viper cut him off.” One thing I learned while spending time with him was that he truly encapsulated the meaning of the phrase ”never say never.” He did things as a C-grade that I would think impossible for anyone who wasn’t a god.. or even above that. And that was just what he showed me. I am sure there was far more I never saw.”

Jake listened to what the Viper said as he frowned. ”But… how? He was just a C-grade. Aren’t there certain rules about equivalent exchange and one having to pay with energy for things? Unalterable rules set by the system that even Transcendent Skills cannot ignore?”

“There are, but where there are rules, there are also ways to bend them, and the First Sage was a master of bending the rules. Never once did I hear him say something wasn’t possible when I asked, just that I hadn’t found the right method to do it yet. Moreover, when I pressed enough, he often revealed clues, making it clear he had already found a solution to my inquiry. That is the kind of monster he was… someone truly limitless.”

Jake was silent once more for a bit before he asked a bit tentatively. ”If I had a way to meet him…”

”You should do it,” the Viper just said. ”Even if the notions sound silly… but I guess you are a bit of a silly existence yourself in the first place. I think he would have found you interesting if the two of you had ever met. Or, from the way you asked your question, it appears he does indeed find you interesting. Let me take a stab, you’re going to try and use Path of the Heretic Chosen?”

”Yeah,” Jake nodded. He still wasn’t sure how much he wanted to share with Villy about what he knew about the man. Not for any insidious reasons; he just didn’t feel like anything he could say would help the Viper. But he did still ask one thing: ”Also… if I could ask him a question for you, what would it be?”

”If it was me meeting him, I would ask a question I am not willing to share… but if it’s you, I guess I would have you ask him… how come he never found a solution to the one problem that caused his death? Why did someone I do not doubt would have become the first god just… give up? Or… if he even did give up in the first place or had some higher goal in mind…” the Viper said, his voice filled with more emotion than usual. The kind of emotion Jake only ever heard when Villy talked about the family he once had as well as the First Sage.

”Alright,” Jake said as the conversation naturally died out. Which made it the perfect chance to change the topic as Jake asked:

”What are your thoughts on all this Nevermore Challenge Dungeon stuff? Mainly the multiplier scores. Should I go out and advertise my score to smack down some fools, or…?”

”That’s up to you,” the Viper answered, clearly not opposed to the change of topic. ”But if you want me to decide, I wouldn’t share it. Doing so won’t really do you any good, especially not if you wanted to do so with the intent of harming Yip of Yore’s Chosen. In fact, you may just end up aiding him. He is writing a story where he is the underdog, so if you come out in a clear attempt to suppress his reputation, I am certain he would spin it as you showing fear toward his growth. That you felt the need to come out and show off how much better than him you were. No, if you really want to mess him up, the best thing you can do is nothing. Don’t acknowledge him, but just do your thing and regard him as nothing more than an afterthought. You will end up clashing on the Leaderboards whether you want to or not, and you will end up clashing more in the future, so try to not be caught up in his tempo, but walk to your own beat.”

some conflict with someone like Valdemar so

story ends with a final battle at the climax… you just have to make sure this turns out to be one of those stories where the villain wins in the

villain? He’s the guy who attacked me

out. With your growing reputation as a Harbinger of Primeval Origins, they may change up their tactics and try to make you into a redeemed villain instead who ends up joining the good guys to take down the big

a normal enemy next time. Someone with a

uses a halberd that’s got three blades,” the

”Small blades.”

of you to insult another man’s

valiant hero who helped

coming,” the Viper answered in the same joking manner. ”Anyway, the Wyrmgod is giving me nasty looks, probably afraid I am trying to give tips or share things I shouldn’t, and I am sure he is mighty uncomfortable that he has no idea what we are talking about. So when I cut

as Villy cut the connection, Jake frowned deeply as he muttered out loud. ”To think it worked

his part, Jake kept looking thoughtful. At least he did it to play the part for a few seconds until he did get thinking about everything they had talked about, especially about the First Sage. Villy clearly suspected things with his teacher weren’t as they seemed, and he didn’t at all seem

taken

thought. It seemed far away, but Jake believed

future and turned his attention toward the now. Taking the mythical boots off the table, Jake quickly

this is… the

the boots: how damn good they felt to wear. It was truly out of this world, and Jake couldn’t help but smile as he put both on. Oh yeah, the

He instinctively had some idea about how they had improved, but seeing as

of the best boots in the multiverse, it was as if he stood more… stably than before. He tried to move a

gathered. Taking out the Storybook Page from his inventory, Jake studied it a bit as he considered what

a skill upgrade,

a page infused with the Records of a skill will grant you an opportunity to upgrade the skill. The effect is lower, the higher the rarity of the skill, and the page will not accept Records of certain

it, Jake felt pretty damn certain that the skill was included in the “not accept Records of certain skills” part. Another thing he felt sure was included was the archery skill, as well as any of his basic crafting skills, as those kinds of skills were always considered a bit special. That being the case, Fang of Man was more likely than not also

began going through his skills one by one. As this was just an opportunity to

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