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Chapter 1131 - Psychological Warfare
🕑 Added 2025-05-07 11:25:26 +0000 UTCAssassinations weren’t just about killing a target. At least not for the Court of Shadows. It was the Path of their entire faction, and the Path of many of their members. However, just like it was a hunter’s Path to slay monsters, that didn’t mean the hunter could just kill any monster.
A hunter could slay a thousand weak beasts an entire grade below himself, and it would give him nothing. In fact, it could hurt his own Records. In the same vein, an assassin didn’t merely care about killing someone. It had to be a kill that would allow the assassin to progress their Path.
This mentality was part of the reason why the Court of Shadows was tolerated throughout the multiverse. They had standards. Rules. These edicts dictated everything from the kind of pay expected to the length of any assassination contract.
The length of the contract was an odd concept to many who hired the Court without much foreknowledge. The way the Court operated was that the contract would only last for a set amount of time, during which the faction would try to take down the target. Should they fail to slay the target during this period, a portion of the deposit would be returned, minus expenses for the attempts on the target’s life.
This also resulted in assassination contracts not always being successful by design. It was a careful balance that had been struck, where the assassination targets could prove themselves worthy of surviving the attempts on their lives. This especially mattered when it came to contracts on young talents, as the success rate on those was far lower than average. Having a rule like that also allowed the Court of Shadows to take more contracts on young geniuses without just becoming a slaughterhouse of anyone showing promise that enemy factions wanted to get rid of before they could mature.
A primary reason why the success rate was so low on young geniuses was due to another of the rules. A fundamental one.
One would never see the Court of Shadows send some A-grade to wipe out a group of C-grades. In fact, one of their basic rules was that one should never have a target below one’s own grade.
That’s to say, an S-grade would never assassinate an A-grade, an A-grade would never kill a B-grade, and of course, a B-grade would never try to kill a C-grade. This was one of their most basic edicts... but no rule was ironclad. Everything had exceptions.
One exception was naturally that an assassin and member of the Court of Shadows could always defend themselves if attacked, even if the attacker was below their own grade. A nice little loophole that the Darkwood Chimera had gladly taken advantage of... though it was still unsure who the true prey was.
“They actually went and did it?” the green-haired woman asked as she saw the Primordial stare into empty space with an amused smile.
“That they did,” the Malefic Viper chuckled, shaking his head.
Not too long ago, he had been contacted by a courier from the Court of Shadows, delivering a message from Umbra. All it said was that someone had attempted to take out a contract on Jake.
The Viper instantly understood the purpose of this message. It didn’t say they had accepted any contract, so this was an opportunity for the Viper to respond and tell them not to accept the contract. A smart play by Umbra. Vilas would have to ask her not to accept it, which could be construed as owing a favor, while if the Viper did nothing, the Court would only once more prove that they indeed dared to accept contracts on just about anyone.
Needless to say, Vilas hadn’t responded. Why would he? He saw nothing wrong with a little contract being taken out on his Chosen. He knew the edicts of the Court of Shadows. Their entire modus operandi. On a contract like Jake, they would definitely adhere to it strictly, which in the Viper’s mind just meant one thing:
A fun time for Jake.
If anyone was suited to facing assassination attempts, it had to be his Chosen. Vilas himself had a hard time taking Jake by surprise, so he wished any aspiring assassin who wanted to make a name for themselves luck.
What he hadn’t expected was for them to use a tactic like this. One where Jake gave the assassin rightful justification to kill him despite being a grade higher. It was novel, but also clearly not a new plan, as based on what the Chimera had shown, it hadn’t been blessed just recently, but been a member of the Court of Shadows for a while.
Well... alright, calling the Chimera a member didn’t seem quite right. More like it was a candidate to become a full member. In fact, that was the deal the Viper assumed the Court and Chimera had struck. The Chimera would serve the Court as an assassin in this Hunting Ground for a set limited amount of time or for a limited number of targets, and in return, it would be allowed to fully join the Court, getting the backing it had talked about wanting.
Pretty clever and incredibly low-risk for the Court of Shadows.
“I wonder who hired the Court...” the goddess wondered out loud.
“There are a lot of candidates, I reckon, but for once, I have a feeling it isn’t actually related to me,” the Viper chuckled.
“Are you worried about him?” The Verdant Sister asked. She had been there to deliver a message just prior and had taken this opportunity to stay around a bit longer.
“Worried?” the Viper asked with a smile. “Why would I be? It’s a Chimera, sure, but let’s be honest, every single B-grade in that Hunting Ground is absolutely pathetic, to the level I hesitate to even call them true B-grades.”
“But your Chosen is still only C-grade, and from what I remember, not even that close to the peak yet,” the Verdant Sister pointed out.
“True,” the Viper nodded. “Which is why these B-grades can at least still provide some level of challenge to him. If he couldn’t even kill these now, how is he supposed to kill a True Dragon before evolving to B-grade?”
The Verdant Witch’s eyes opened wide. “You want him to kill a True Dragon before evolving?”
“Me? No,” Vilas chuckled. “I’m pretty sure he’s the one who will refuse to evolve until he’s killed one.”
“Comparing these B-grades to a True Dragon...” the female god sighed.
“Yeah,” the Viper shrugged. “He still has a ways to go, but given enough preparation and with the improvements he’ll make between now and peak C-grade, I believe he can do it. Assuming he avoids getting killed by assassins from the Court of Shadows, that is.”
With those words, the Viper turned his attention to watching the fight unfold, looking forward to whether this one would be good enough pressure for Jake to improve once more.
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Jake narrowly dodged as the eight tendrils shot for him rapidly, each moving independently to try to lock down or strike him directly. To make matters more complicated, the Chimera had evidently released a boosting skill of some kind, as its power and speed had both gone up a notch.
Arcane Awakening being fully activated was Jake’s only response to keep up as their battle continued. Jake tried to chase after the Chimera, but it was quite good at using Shadow Vault to create distance between itself and Jake.
Keeping up with all the attacks was difficult, and Jake failed to properly counterattack, as he had too much to deal with at once to focus on anything besides dodging. He kept looking for an opening to exploit, but while the monster showed its lack of experience when it came to close combat, it had clearly trained this fighting style a lot.
After nearly getting hit for the umpteenth time, Jake considered his options and decided to change the status quo. He remembered back when he had Shadow Vault himself and his very first training session with the skill. He also remembered that the skill had some limitations. While it could pass through things, doing so drained more energy. Passing through living things, now that was something Jake felt pretty damn confident the Chimera wasn’t capable of due to how it had used the skill so far.
And there just happened to be an entire jungle filled with living things right below him. While Jake could see the tendrils be very adept at fighting within the jungle due to their insane flexibility, Jake still believed it would be an advantageous environment for him.
That’s why he found a brief opening to blast himself downwards and out of range from the Chimera. At the same time, he pulled out his bow and continued taking potshots, aiming for the gaps in the bark of the tendrils. It did very little damage, but everything counted.
As expected, the monster gave chase to try to keep Jake within its optimal attack range. Being on the ground, Jake also lost the ability to dodge downwards, meaning entering the jungle wasn’t entirely bad for it.
For a little while, the Chimera tried to stay above or near the canopies of the trees, but Jake kept moving in a way to make it impossible for the B-grade to attack effectively, forcing it to eventually enter the jungle proper.
“Do you believe this is advantageous to you?” the Chimera asked tauntingly as it kept striking with its tendrils while Jake kept shooting stable arrow after stable arrow while moving rapidly through the jungle.
“Hopefully,” Jake decided to banter a bit. Usually, he wouldn’t bother, but a lot of things still nagged him.
It didn’t take a genius to figure out that whatever god had blessed the Chimera was from the Court of Shadows, and that this B-grade had been given a job to kill Jake. Likely, that was why the monster cared so much about taking him out in the first place. He would be the Chimera’s escape from this planet and the source of his backing once off-planet.
Jake’s biggest question was, who the hell would hire the Court of Shadows to kill him? It might be a bit rude, but the first candidate to enter Jake’s mind was Villy himself. Jake could totally see the snake god hire the Court to send assassins after Jake for some extra training and experience. It would also make sense for it to be the Viper, as Jake reckoned the Primordial would know about the assassins being hired and potentially even had to approve it. While Umbra was considered to be at the same level as the twelve Primordials, making someone like the Viper an enemy was still risky.
However, it didn’t feel right. First of all, the timing was wrong. Villy wouldn’t hire them while Jake was off visiting the Pantheon of Life in what even the Primordial had called an official diplomatic mission. It would also be odd to hire assassins to kill your own Chosen within the dominion of another Primordial-level faction.
That meant someone else had enough hatred for Jake to hire an assassin to kill him. Was it perhaps someone who had been related to Yip of Yore? There were still a lot of gods who’d backed Yip out there.
It could also totally be the Holy Church, though they tended to only hire the Court of Shadows to handle internal matters. Perhaps it was just someone who didn’t like to see Jake’s name on top of the Nevermore Leaderboards... either way, whoever was behind this had to be powerful to dare hire an assassin to kill the Chosen of the Malefic Viper and have the Court accept the mission.
So many unknowns... all of which Jake had no way of finding out besides trying to probe the Chimera a bit.
As he dodged through the jungle, avoiding strike after strike, Jake also slowly got closer to the Chimera, all while speaking again. “I know the faction who promised to give you a place in the multiverse... and do you genuinely think they’ll want to invest in you?”
Jake’s words seemed to have some effect as the tendrils were thrown off ever-so-slightly, Jake taking the chance to instantly close the distance and get close to the Chimera, thus exiting its optimal range.
“Look at yourself. You’re a B-grade, yet this is the best you can do? Someone of your caliber isn’t even worth being cannon fodder to the Court of Shadows,” Jake continued, and he noticed that especially the mention of the Court of Shadows had an effect.
“You... how do you know-“ the Chimera began, but Jake stopped it from speaking by teleporting right below the big monster before punching upwards with a Penetrating Fang, stabbing deep into the stomach of the B-grade.
It screamed before trying to crush Jake, but he was too fast and cut the monster across its stomach, causing a small waterfall of sludge-like brown blood to pour out, the wound taking a long time to close due to Heartrot Poison.
“I’ve encountered people from the Court of Shadows many times before,” Jake said, his speaking having no effect on his ability to fight, while it clearly messed with the Chimera. “In fact, there was a time they really wanted to recruit me. An offer I would have perhaps taken in a different life.”
His katars moved across the body of the Chimera like a whirlwind, leaving dozens of cuts every second as the monster struggled and tried to stop Jake in any way it could. Entering the jungle also quickly proved an excellent move, as the tendrils struggled to avoid hitting trees or other obstacles while trying to catch Jake.
“I know them well enough to know that in their eyes, you are nothing. A means to an end at most. Even if you leave this planet, what do you think awaits you? Do you think they can magically turn you into a B-grade that’s worthy of actually being called a B-grade? Even if they could, why wouldn’t they invest those resources in someone actually competent?”
The Chimera tried to get away several times, but Jake didn’t let the B-grade flee. Strings of arcane mana wrapped around the monster in several places, Jake using them to pull and swing himself while attacking, leaving his opponent more and more bloodied. All the while, he continued channeling his inner Songbird.
“How long have you been on this planet without facing any real challenge? How long have you hidden away like the coward you are? How can anyone with such a fragile mindset ever achieve anything? The only thing weaker than your power is your mind.”
Getting a good opening, Jake stabbed right where one of the legs connected to the Chimera’s body and released a blast of arcane mana, nearly severing the entire thing. He felt his poison had accumulated quite a bit inside the monster’s body, too, ravaging it from within.
“Makes me wonder what kind of god wasted a Blessing on you. Did they do it out of pity? Vanity? Either way, whoever this god is, they are living proof that even the divine can sometimes make idiotic decisions,” Jake said, deciding to also insult the Patron of the Chimera, hoping the monster was the reverent type.
Either way, Jake’s plan had worked out well so far. His psychological warfare bought him a lot of time as the two had torn through the jungle, destroying vast swaths of it during their fight, as the Chimera had constantly tried to either get away from Jake or attack him.
Yet he couldn’t be entirely calm... because even if everything he’d said about this B-grade being trash was true, it was still a B-grade. Moreover, what he’d seen so far didn’t even put it at the level of the Sovereign. Far more durable, sure, and Jake could see the Sovereign lose to the Chimera, but in most scenarios, his money would be on the bird.
That meant Jake could only conclude the monster had more to show. The question just was what it was waiting for, as with things were going, Jake was rapidly building an advantage.
As Jake landed several more stabs, the Chimera finally had a proper way to get Jake away from it. The monster roared with immense power, releasing a shockwave of dark mana that temporarily forced Jake away, all as the voice of the Chimera echoed.
“Useless... weak... unqualified... yes... I am pathetic,” the defeatist tone of the B-grade swept through the jungle. “But... I’m also a Chimera. I change. Adapt. Improve. It remains incomplete, but you leave me no choice. Witness me and lay eyes on power found within the shadows!”
The torrent of dark energy exuded from the Chimera only seemed to increase in intensity as it began to slowly change properties, going from dark energy to shadow energy. At the same time, Jake also heard a cracking sound as within the darkness, the Chimera was changing form.
Comments
Chloe
Tyftc
Trumangolorian
Tyftc
Cees Tollenaar
Perhaps because Jake is more powerful than Caleb it's allowed? Not sure though, good point!
Kt-x
Thanks for the chapter
jongre1512
Wasn't there a rule that no one can make a contract on a family member of a Judge ?
Carter
Honestly I am betting on it’s someone from the old world earth that Jake had some type of relationship with. A bunch of people were name dropped earlier in the series and we’ve never heard about them since. I wonder if one of them has come back.
Frankie Rose
I solved it .. The one who hired the court was all the Zogarth hater hahahah
kandiana
No, Umbra ascended in the 2nd era There's a side story that lists all Primordials
Fdrugc
Is Umbra not a primordial?
Collector of Stories
My best guess on the mysterious stranger is either someone from the Holy Church or Eversmile. Baring those it may be a new character/plot that is being introduced. If they are bold enough to hire assassins after Jake would they be bold enough to go after his family? Obviously not the court of shadows but some else
John Durrett
Tyftc with our powers combined. Shadow powers activate!
austin kutz
What mortal could Jake possibly have offended could afford to pay a god from the Court of Shadows to bless a B grade beast just for an assassination attempt? I'm pretty sure this is an information gathering operation for Umbra or another god
Michael B
we need more minaga in next chapters!!
ABTelford
That is the best guess I’ve read yet! 👍
Zogarth
Fixed stuff
Wimsey's daughter
Everyone's wondering which god or faction took out the hit, but I've been wondering if it isn't more likely a mortal did it. It feels to me like it would be embarrassing for a god to take out a hit on a mere C-grade. Like they admit, he can be a threat to them. Another mortal though? Yeah, I can totally see that. It may even be some guy thinking they're acting in the best interest of their god, but I really think they'll be mortal. Most gods would be too cautious of pissing off the viper as well as jake himself, should he become stronger. They've had a lot of time to learn to pick their battles
Xien
Can anyone else hear the theme song to transformers right about now? 👀😏
Samuel Granderson
Nah, feeling it’s more likely to be one of the gods part of the Cult of the Malefic Viper. While escorting Jake, many really seemed to hate having to listen to a mortal. That’s my guess. Could be Arti, but can’t really bend that in my brain to make sense yet.
The Uub
Good point. Who would really own up to it though?
The Tallest Tree
So it seems that the entity that took out the contract on Jake didn't have anything to do with the Viper, therefore it's likely about Jake. My thinking is that it's related to the upcoming trip to Hell, that perhaps one of the Demons/Hells that is antagonistic to the Prince Jake helped out is behind this. Basically, the Demons as a 'whole' want Jake onside but there are factions that want to cause drama and are targeting him. Not necessarily to actually kill him, but either to test him, or cause him to become antagonistic to a particular faction. Killing him would be a bonus, but really their goal is to muddy the waters, perhaps using the assasination as a foundation for later intrigue when he arrives in Hell.
Let me read
Anyone else who thinks Artemis or the Automata hired the assassin?
Phasmatic7
Thankies
DT
Always love having the viper talk when watching jake
Jaroslav Zapadlo
Thanks for the daily dose of fucking cliffhangers, now I just want to end me daily
Xander
TFTC :) I was worried when I read "psychological warfare" that the chimera would turn into Sylphie and force Jake to try and kill a being that looked like her. Suggested edits: "“He still has ** ways to go, but given enough preparation" the idiom is "he has *a* ways to go" " to watching the fight unfold *once more*, looking forward to whether this one would be good enough pressure for Jake to improve *once more*." repeated "once more" "the tendrils be very adept *it* fighting within the jungle" should be "at" "B-grade to *properly* attack, forcing it to eventually enter the jungle *proper*." repeated "proper" maybe "attack effectively" instead "Jake’s biggest question was, who the hell would hire the Court of Shadows to kill *Jake*?" small one but since this is Jakes question it should end with "him" since Jake doesnt usually refer to himself in the third person. "times, but *Jake’s* didn’t let the B-grade flee." either a missing word or it should be "Jake" "All the meanwhile" either "All the while" or "Meanwhile" mixing both is odd. "hoping the monster was the *reverend* type." should be "reverent"
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the chappy Zogarth!
Frankie Rose
This arc deserve a reread !! Well done
Blutako
WITNESS ME!!!!!!
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
Michael Ferguson
I love Villy!
MilkTheShark
with things were going -> with the way things were going
MilkTheShark
Yeah I thought so too.
kandiana
The line was about Jake getting close to the trunk, not about entering the area
Alec Petherbridge
Same here!
Alec Petherbridge
Thank you for the chapter!
Ryan Ulrich
Feeling a little sad for the Chimera being used when he only wants a shot at not dying when he leaves the planet. He is like “I know I’m trash for a b-grade, but I did the best with the situation I was in. You’d be trash too if you grew up here.”
Brandon Arrowood
Maybe it was Artemis that contracted the court of shadows , knowing Jake needed unpredictable challenges to accelerate his path. She was helping him train after all
Deborah martins
Or his weapon. Eternal shadow is a chimera weapon.
Michael Kawesa
I thought the Court of Shadows doesn’t target world leaders!
Arieh Sochaczevski
I thought Villy couldn’t see into the Pantheon. There was a line about Jake feeling the livestream get cut off when they entered.
Egor
I suppose they could hide behind the fact Jake knew that it considers any incursion into its territory as an act of aggression and attacks A technicality sure, but perhaps enough for the court of shadows, especially knowing that villy will just find it amusing. Sure, it's clearly a setup and the chimera allowed the fae in... But I suppose it could claim it invited the fae.
Corbin
I think it will be Jake to bad he has already beat simjake
Eric Shivak
Let’s face it. Minaga could only take so much ridicule and one of him finally snapped and hired the Court.
Silver Dawn
All of the reoccurring instances of Chimera’s makes me think that Jake will earn a skill that allows him to adapt or modify himself in some way.
Olivia Rutherford
This chapter actually helps me have a morning schedule during the weekdays! I get my coffee and I read my chapter and start my day. Thank you for putting out a chapter almost every single day of the work week. That's incredible! I truly look forward to these chapters!!
Staudi
Tyftc!
Drew H.
Hold-on... did the Chimera not, as a grade above Jake's 1. Lure Jake to their island by harboring the Fea 2. Attack first "The Chimera discarded any further intentions to converse as its mid-section entirely unraveled, revealing eight thick tendrils of flesh and bark, and at the same time, it shot towards Jake up in the sky" Sure, for Jake it's probably still considered "fair" but the Chimera certainly attacked Jake and not the other way around. It feels strange as this chapter starts by laying out the "rules" the court follows. Specifically that they don't attack down. Then implies it's okay in this case because the Chimera was "defending" itself...
C. Adkins
Haven’t finished the chapter yet, but by Villy, Jake, you didn’t have to be so brutal with the verbal takedowns. I’m feeling sorry for the lil monster now.
Hornbach
it might just be someone who does not like seeing him so close to Artemis
Michael Kawesa
Terauasniom. His priest was Kenneth Copefield.
Nathan Holliday
Pretty sure he could already activate the poison with touch and end the fight if he wanted.
Nathan Holliday
I think it is definitely one of the gods from the pantheon of life that took out the hit. That poor chimera really thinks changing forms will do anything. The peak C-grade monstrosity Jake and the elites of earth fought together was a lot more powerful than this thing.
shawn B
Not true, they also want to see if he can revive their old ones as well. They at least would test that first before killing him and potentially getting nothing out of it
shawn B
Not true, they also want to see if he can revive their old ones as well. They at least would test that first before killing him and potentially getting nothing out of it
Grey Grick
I'm thinking it Artemis's friend that did the hit
Exaiter
Could be a number of reasons for the hit, his Jake juice, yip, someone wanting to hurt the viper
Mats
What was the name of the the god of mettall. Hos preast came to Heven and tried to make them build a tempel for his god (Tara - something something) It would be fun if it is him 😅 LONGGG game from Zogarth in that case. 🤔😁
Pheo
..same time, Jake also hard a cracking sound as within the darkness, the Chimera... -> hard -> heard
Moontunnels
Nah, this is normal Zog. He focuses on other things. It’d be simple to copy/paste into a word editor to find all these issues but… shrug
KenTX325
I would like to see Jake get the Devine heretic title. I wonder if you get a title for hooking up with a goddess? Do you get a system notification that says “many have desired, but few have managed to gain this, opens many new pathways.”
Blutako
Thank you for the chapter
JustTheLad
"So many unknowns... all of which Jake had no way of founding out besides trying to probe the Chimera a bit." Change founding to either sounding or finding.
BlackRazaras
Thanks for the chapter
AwesomeMug box
Yeah but they want to see if he can help them too
Davi Castro
Tbf knowing Jake he was hard in knowing he would actually get a proper challenge 😂
Xarow
Has to be a primordial faction right… Automata Legion? Now that Yip isn’t getting rid of a problem for them they are taking a more active path. The removal of primal origins
C0bra$
Thank u for the story
ABTelford
Quite a few sentence structure errors in this chapter. I recommend having an English native speaker give it an edit read through. That said, this was a fun chapter! I enjoyed the bit from the Viper, giving us some more insight into the situation than Jake. 🙂
Stefan Nilsson
Tftc
Tilen Praprotnik
Thanks for the chapter
NovaZero
Reverend = reverent*
Doodlenoodle
TFTC Edit: «At the same time, Jake also hard a cracking sound as within the darkness» To: «At the same time, Jake also HEARD a cracking sound as within the darkness»
Canis
Now is Jake going to pull a Goku and allow the chimera to achieve it's ultime form at full power?
Johnsmith
My money is on the church. I highly doubt anyone within the pantheon would dare to have Jake killed while he is visiting on a diplomatic mission.
Arieh Sochaczevski
Thanks for the chapter!
Ty Cooper
Tftc. Looking forward to an upgrade. It will be sad if he doesn't get any more upgrades on this planet. I am wonder if Villy will kill the god who put a hit out on Jake. Lol or nature's attendant. I could see him bringing down a heavy hand for putting a hit out on one of his guests.
KipBR
It would probably be the robot empire, upset that he helped the insects - they are the group with the most cause to get him killed.
Hayley
Only on the planet
Hayley
Nah yggdrasil told everyone to treat him with somewhat respect. If they respect the primordial so much to the point of ordering a hit on jake, they respect the tree enough to listen to the orders
Alexander C Hyde
The question just was what it was waiting for, as with (how) things were going, Jake was rapidly building an advantage.
Alexander C Hyde
Either way, whoever this god is, they are living proof that even the divine can sometimes make idiotic decisions,” Jake said, deciding to also insult the Patron of the Chimera, hoping the monster was the (reverent)reverend type.
David Vieira
I mean if you compare him to that holy church god that was super pissed at him, I dont think its enough.
Sammot
I think someone from the pantheon of life ordered it, because Jake overstepped by being so casual with natures attendent and ygdrasil
Dave
Ttfc
Lynderyn
I wonder if there is a shadow chimera god in the court.
crazyfiend
My money is on automata. holy church dont want anything to do with jake and ell hakan remnants got no money
Alexander C Hyde
So many unknowns... all of which Jake had no way of (finding)founding out besides trying to probe the Chimera a bit.
DarkMonolith
Wasn't there a rule against attacking World Leaders, because the Court doesn't want to be thrown off the planet?
Connor
Thanks for the chapter
Christopher Lee
Tftc, but umm where next chapter........
Bladehawk256
My bets on a pantheon of life god that wasn't happy with the reception andhow he acted when he met Druid dude and Yggdrasil.
Alexander C Hyde
While Jake could see the tendrils be very adept (at)it fighting within the jungle due to their insane flexibility, Jake still believed it would be an advantageous environment for him.
Skchoad
Jake also hard a cracking sound... Heard?
Kristopher Hanson
The last sentence has typo I believe "hard" is supposed to be heard? "At the same time, Jake also hard a cracking sound as within the darkness, the Chimera was changing form."
Sylphie
REE!!
dash w
Thanks for the chappy
kingofshibainu
In his last skill selection, Jake it that disruptive shadow arrow option, I wonder if any of those concepts will come into play here?
BumAssBumAss
Must be that goddess from the holy church that Jake rejected the deal from. Or remnants of ell'hakan's slaves.
Burkes
“This isn’t even my final form” ahh fight
Spencer Miller
Unrelated idea: Arnold upgrades Endless Tongues of the Myriad Races, which is at its core a skill for parsing information
Rewdan
Cheers Zogarth this is some good stuff
Nerd search
Thank you for the chapter
Dalton Dawes
I'm starting to wonder, which gods dies first. Asuming we get that far.
Temlat
Nice little Villi cameo! I miss hearing from our favourite primordial.
Yahyo Malikov
Is this going to be like the coliseum. Umbra jumping into the shadows and surprise attacking. Hopefully I'm not disappointed
Christopher Robin Sævre
Swordfood?
Laurent Jerry
Ooooh Jake vs Sunny round 2 !!
Jana
Mid fight transformation.. that’s usually MC stuff but for chimera - I guess it’s fair. Still- Punch it! No need to wait it out!
Matthias
Tftc
Tyler S.
My guess is likely the holy church goddess that he insulted and stopped from getthing el'hacky
Ithoughtofsomething
deciding to also insult the Patron of the Chimera, hoping the monster was the reverend type. Edit suggestion: reverend - reverential
Michael mann
Ooooh I can’t wait to find out who ordered the hit on Jake. They fucked up by interfering with his hunting time!
IntenseSushi
Tftc
Indevan Jones
Villy! It was a weird gift from Umbra and Villy. Heheh
Andyr98
Well they know any attempt on his life with c grades would be useless so the only possible chance is the b grade loophole
joel southard
Thank you for the chapter
Loststar7
Thanks for the chapter. Always love getting a bit of Villys viewpoint.
Unwillingmainer
Ah, seems a lot of us were right, not a real assassination attempt, but more of a gift with lots of political bullshit behind it disguised as an assassination attempt. Jake gets a good fight and the Court gets to show they will take contracts on anyone.
Straat Junon
Tyfc.
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Felix Tomiak
Thanks for the Chapter
