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Chapter 1128 - A Diabolical Strategy
🕑 Added 2025-05-02 11:23:42 +0000 UTCJake couldn’t help but feel that this entire planet was fake somehow. After arriving in Area 5 and spotting the Grand Lake, it looked nearly identical to the one on the other side of the planet. This one was also almost perfectly circular and about the same size, while being filled with similar-sized islands. It all felt like someone playing a planet-building video game and, after making one Area, got lazy and just copy-pasted it a few times to finish quicker.
Thinking about it a bit more, Jake wouldn’t even be surprised if that was close to the truth of how this planet was made. It all seemed so designed to create an environment with monsters between high-tier C-grade and ones barely in B-grade. The mana density was perfect for it, with the most mana coming from the lakes, hence why the B-grades naturally gathered, forming a natural progression of power when one moved closer to a Grand Lake.
And then, of course, there was the creature that resided at the center of the planet. The mere fact that this plant wasn’t more involved in the happenings of the planet but seemed more like just a regulator of the mana in the environment convinced Jake it had to be planted, or at least controlled in some way. If not, would the Pantheon of Life even risk sending their young talents, knowing that some unknowable entity could decide to kill them and all other life on the planet when it randomly decided to?
Jake thought not.
He estimated all the Hunting Grounds were similarly designed and curated. Yet at the same time, the planet was also left alone for the most part, with no powerful people sitting watch to make sure nothing unwanted happened. Jake could have totally died to the Sovereign, and no one would have stepped in, which, in retrospect, was probably a requirement for it to be a good Hunting Ground in the first place.
The best way to sabotage a young genius was to coddle and always watch over them, after all. Without genuine danger, the Records would be crap.
Shaking his head, Jake soon spotted the island he had been aiming for. It was towards the center of the Grand Lake, and it looked like the description in the Hunting Grounds Manual except for one tiny little detail...
Was there always a giant mound of soil there?
In the middle of the island, a large clearing had been made, and a huge pile of soil and rock had been gathered, constructing a small mountain that reached over sixty meters into the sky. Flying closer, Jake was confused about what he was looking at, but when he was within Pulse distance and released one, he realized what was going on.
It wasn’t just a pile of soil, but a deep hole had also been dug and hollowed out partly. Beneath around a hundred meters of soil and rock, the Rainbowfeather Sovereign sat, seemingly waiting for Jake’s arrival.
Scouting the rest of the island, Jake frowned. One of the strengths of the Rainbowfeather Sovereigns and a huge reason why Jake hadn’t gone to this island right away was that he knew how dangerous these birds could be in large flocks. Jake had estimated there to be several hundred around the Sovereign, and that was conservative.
He had come with full expectations of having to make this a prolonged siege where he would kill peak C-grades and whittle down the number of Rainbowfeather Songbirds before he could engage the B-grade Sovereign, but it appeared that wasn’t needed at all.
There was not a single other bird or living being larger than a squirrel within a thousand meters of the Sovereign. He was all alone within his mound, genuinely confusing Jake. Not to say it wasn’t a good strategy to make a physical barrier to defend itself against Jake’s opening attack, though it wasn’t enough to fully deter Jake if he wanted to land a Protean Arrow. The attack would be weakened, sure, but not by that much, as his destructive arcane energies were remarkable as paving the way for his arrows.
The Sovereign had misunderstood one thing, though... Jake had never planned on handling this B-grade like all the others. His fight with the Sovereign had been interrupted by others, and even if the Rainbowfeather had attacked Jake in ambush initially, he had no intentions of returning the favor.
Instead, he wanted to pick up where they left off. Fully healed this time around, sure, but Jake didn’t want to start the fight with a massive advantage. Additionally, the more he looked at the scene on the island, the more Jake felt that something was... off.
Could the Forest Fae have gone here? Jake also questioned. While he couldn’t feel her observing him, it was possible she was hidden somewhere nearby and would make her move once the fighting began. If that was the case, things could get hairy, but well... Jake still had Wings if he needed to escape again. Doing so would be super embarrassing, but the option was there.
Landing on the island, Jake approached the mound. He heard a soft clicking sound from within, and a second later, he knew the Sovereign was aware of his presence. Despite this, the B-grade didn’t move, but kept sitting down in the center of its small cavern.
Walking into the mound, Jake looked for traps and had his senses on high alert, but even as the B-grade entered his line of sight, he felt not the faintest sense of danger... which didn’t make any sense. He should feel something being this close to the Sovereign, one of the most powerful B-grades on the planet, yet there was nothing.
For a moment, Jake even wondered if this was the real Sovereign, but all his other senses told him it was confusing him further. It didn’t help his confusion when Jake fully entered the small cavern and stopped less than five meters from the still-sitting B-grade.
“You’ve come,” the Sovereign spoke in a calm tone.
“Expectedly so, I would assume,” Jake commented, not letting down his guard. The Rainbowfeather in front of him had proven itself resourceful and cunning so far, with the warnings on the Hunting Grounds Manual also reiterating this. He knew the B-grade had some kind of scheme or was up to something. He just couldn’t figure out what.
“Indeed,” the Sovereign nodded solemnly. “I’ve heard of your recent actions. Overlords of their own domains have fallen one after another, the power balance in Area 1 completely broken.”
Curious as to how the Sovereign knew what was happening on the other side of the planet, Jake raised an eyebrow. His first guess was that it was related to the Forest Fae, but he still joked around. “Do you have an information agency or something?”
“Word spreads fast. Some of the more powerful beasts from Area 1 have fled here after their leader died, and besides that, I do occasionally send my kin to gather information. We have many roosts spread across the planet and means to communicate between them,” the B-grade explained, being surprisingly forthcoming.
“Then I guess you also know why I’m here?” Jake asked, still ready for the B-grade to leap up and try to kick him in the face.
“I do,” the Sovereign nodded as he sighed and changed the topic again. “Since last we met, you’ve grown stronger. You’ve proven yourself able to slay B-grades in rapid succession, turning yourself into a scourge nearly every creature on this planet fears. Moreover, you’ve proven that even if we try to slay you, if we cannot hinder your escape, you will simply return stronger and strike unseen from a clear sky with unfathomable power.”
Jake didn’t say anything as the Sovereign spoke, everything he said pretty accurate. He still wasn’t sure where the B-grade was going with it, though.
“I considered my approach to deal with such an opponent carefully. Please, allow me to explain my thoughts. My first instinct was to gather my flock, but tell me truthfully, would you not just have thinned it out until only I remained?” the Sovereign asked.
“Probably would have,” Jake more or less confirmed.
“That’s also my assumption. You could kill a few every day before retreating again, and I would be able to do nothing about it. All such a strategy would do was delay the inevitable, sacrificing the lives of my kin. Unacceptable,” the B-grade said.
“I naturally also considered forming alliances with other B-grades, but I am fundamentally averse to such tactics, and here in Area 5, I would be hard-pressed to find anyone willing to put themselves in your crosshairs to assist me. Most would prefer to just lie low and treat you like a storm they hope to pass quickly.”
Jake frowned even more as he allowed the Sovereign to keep speaking, the Songbird really living up to its name as he really loved the sound of his own voice. Luckily for the B-grade, Jake was curious enough to keep listening attentively.
“Then I could go into hiding, but that would leave my flock exposed to attacks from outside forces, and it would risk you attacking them instead of me... except I don’t believe you would do that. When such a thought struck me was when I decided on my strategy,” the Sovereign said, raising his head and looking at Jake.
“You’re a hunter who seeks a challenge. The thrill of the hunt. You do not care to kill those weaker than yourself. So, I will shamelessly appeal to your spirit as a hunter and present myself as prey not worth hunting.”
Now Jake was really confused, but he soon realized what the B-grade was getting at right as the Sovereign elaborated.
“I know that if we fought now, I would lose. Die. Even if I have a shallow chance of winning, I do not have confidence in my victory. So I will not fight you. I will do nothing but sit here, and you can do whatever you wish to do next. No matter what, I will refrain from resisting, even if my passiveness results in my own demise, so be it.”
Jake realized the strategy the Sovereign had chosen, and it was downright diabolical. He could only stand there and stare at the B-grade, and looking at the B-grade, Jake felt confident the Rainbowfeather was being one hundred percent serious.
“This is...” Jake muttered, genuinely unsure of what to do in this kind of situation.
If the Sovereign refused to fight back and would just allow Jake to kill it, what would the point even be? He even felt that the Sovereign suppressed its own energies and power, meaning that if Jake wanted to, he could walk right over and cut the B-grade’s head off without much effort.
He can’t be serious, right? Jake asked as his face turned serious. Without any warning, Jake stepped forward as Eternal Hunger appeared in his hand, and with full force, he stabbed the katar forward, even using Piercing Fang.
The blade rapidly approached the eye of the Sovereign... yet the B-grade stayed unmoving. Right before he hit the eye, Jake stopped himself, the tip of the katar not even a full centimeter from the pupil of the B-grade. Arcane energy sparked around the weapon like lightning, a bit of it jumping toward the eye.
“Ow,” the Sovereign muttered in a monotone voice, blinking a few times, but not moving in any other way.
Jake frowned and pulled back his katar while just staring at the B-grade. He had never encountered a situation like this, and Jake was genuinely unsure of how to respond. Even if Jake killed the Sovereign now, he would get absolutely fuck-all out of it.
In order for one to earn experience and Records from a kill, the other party had to at least fight back. That’s why top factions couldn’t just have their young genius kill some D-grade slave while still only in F-grade to earn a title and a massive amount of experience.
This scenario was effectively the same.
“You’re a real bastard, you know that, right?” Jake said, dismissing his weapon.
“I’m fully aware this strategy is incredibly cowardly,” the Sovereign nodded in agreement. “However, I remain insistent it’s the best approach I could take.”
“You know, I could just go slaughter your kin one by one until you decide to get off your ass and try to stop me,” Jake said.
The Sovereign just smiled. “You won’t. I believe you won’t.”
Naturally, the B-grade was entirely right, and Jake had just tried to rile him up a little.
“Most creatures would at least try to fight back when cornered,” Jake muttered. “This strategy of yours is recklessly risky. It’s downright unnatural.”
“You are only here on this planet to hunt. To gain levels. Records. If I take away your purpose for killing me, all that’s left is any animosity you may have towards me. Admittedly, it remains risky as I ambushed you, and you have reason to kill me outside of the system rewards that doing so would bring.”
“But I won’t,” Jake sighed, as he had to admit... he’d now lost to the Rainbowfeather Sovereign twice. Killing the B-grade like this would just feel wrong in every way. Jake didn’t just want to kill his foes. He wanted to fight them. He knew himself well enough to know that to him, hunting was inherently about proving himself superior to his foes while slaying them was merely the natural conclusion of that process. With the Sovereign, his opponent had already admitted defeat and refused to fight, making killing him meaningless.
“Is that how you older B-grades lived this long?” Jake asked after a while. “Through underhanded tactics and being cowards? First that damn Forest Fae, and now you.”
“The Forest Fae also dodged a direct confrontation?” the Sovereign asked, looking a bit surprised.
“Yeah,” Jake nodded, annoyed. “She’s gone. Searched all over the Grand Lake in Area 1 and from the looks of it, she’s entirely abandoned her own island and isn’t hiding on any of the other islands.”
“I see,” the Sovereign spoke, looking in thought for a moment as he lowered his head. After a few more seconds, he looked up at Jake. “How about a proposal to alleviate the dissatisfaction born from the conclusion of our enmity?”
“Not sure I would say the enmity has concluded, but sure, what do you propose?” Jake asked.
“I have a method to locate the Forest Fae.”
Jake instantly perked up as he raised an eyebrow. “Really?”
The Sovereign nodded. “If you will allow me to demonstrate... without you taking it as an invitation to strike.”
“Go ahead,” Jake said, waving off the damn bird. “I’m not gonna attack someone not even willing to fight back.”
“Very well,” the Sovereign said, and in the next few moments, his aura flared to life once more. He stopped suppressing his own power, and the Rainbowfeather stood up. “We should go outside.”
Jake nodded and followed as the two walked out of the cave. A small part of Jake was still cautious, but the sheer lack of danger he felt from the Sovereign made him confident the B-grade indeed had no intentions of fighting him at all.
Once outside, the Sovereign led Jake toward a small clearing, stopping a bit before they entered. “Ahead, you will see a ritual circle. This circle is not made in an attempt to- “
“Dude, I get it. No fighting,” Jake sighed. “Just do your thing.”
The Sovereign did as Jake said as he entered the clearing. Jake proceeded to watch as rainbow-colored mana gathered around the B-grade and sent out faint echoes of mana that seemed to sweep across the land.
“We Rainbowfeathers are masters of sound,” the Sovereign spoke, once more unable to hold back his Songbird heritage from taking over. “Sound can come in many forms, but what many don’t know is that each being has their own... rhythm. Their own sound. Every soul lets out a distinctive and unique hum, and while telling them apart or even hearing them in the first place is usually impossible, there are methods. Having known the Forest Fae for a long time, I remember her sound... and now I hear it.”
The mana seemed to reach a crescendo as the B-grade was filled with energy before turning in a particular direction, his eyes opening wide. “Found her.”
“Where?” Jake asked, beginning to believe he may have a fight on his hands yet.
The Sovereign seemed conflicted for a moment before he raised a clawed hand and pointed. “Merely two islands over that way... in the domain of the creature hailed as the most powerful B-grade on this planet.”
Comments
Chloe
Tyftc
Parker Bond
Typo: remarkable as paving the way Should be: remarkable at* paving the way
DrDankness
…. Wow this fucking bird. Jumps the mc in the middle of a fucking fight to try to snipe a kill and somehow survives it. Now that he realizes hes fucked he displays the most big fucking birdbrain move of all and just presents himself as a kill to completely blue ball mc… and it somehow fucking works. And now this little fairy bitch is hiding behind another another big baddy. Jake is gonna be fuming
Yip
TyFTC
Rachel Clements
TYFTC!
Trumangolorian
Tyftc
Cees Tollenaar
It doesn't make sense though. When he attacked Jake previously, he stated that avenging the rooster Jake annihilated was his path? How can he then now choose not to do so? His path should compel him to finish his "task/duty"?
James Faulkner
This fucking bird 😂 Tftc!
Timothy Spradlin
Tftc
Kt-x
Thanks for the chapter
Stephen
I agree.
DeathTick
I think the author is right. He should have put a comma there though to separate the sentence. "but all his other senses told him otherwise, confusing him further."
Alexander C Hyde
For a moment, Jake even wondered if this was the real Sovereign, but all his other senses told him it was (confused)confusing him further.
Avi Singh
There is a little part of me that hopes Jake can get both the Sovereign and the Warpsnatcher off of the hunting grounds planet.
Jere Pilvinen
who tf is jack
brjenness
Unfortunately, still a chance zog is setting us up for heel, face, heel twist for the bird.
Daniel Hamilton
Jack is slowly gonna turn his valley into a bird sanctuary
TyranT-Rex
The more I think about the i swe the genius in what the songbird did. Right now his flock is safe and he has just sent Jake to hunt the only other B-grades that could threaten the songbird. Assuming Jake kills both of them, then the Songbird will be basically the strongest B grade and he can send his flock to the now abandoned islands of the other b-grades Jake killed and have them grow stronger there. The Songbirds are going to take over the planet now lol.
ChRiAn
Not to be a pacifist. To make a victory for your opponent worthless. This strategy only works against Jake, as his aim is the fight. Against any beast who just wants to gobble your core that strategy would be useless.
Microwavey
I think it’s clear after this that Jake’s aura has the power to befriend avians lol, I can see Sylphie becoming his godbeast like Artemis has hers. Makes sense cuz birds are classic hunter companions
Keith Autry
I'm hoping he also gets a skill or at least an upgrade to Hunters mark to track anyone he's hunting even across a planet.
Phasmatic7
Thankies
Blutako
Next class skill he gets a skill related to intimidation or inflicting fear in higher level opponents that grants extra damage based on the level of fear the target feels, or maybe a paralyzation effect that boosts with his gaze of the primal hunter, or maybe sluggishness, slows down Jake's opponents because they be wetting themselves
Blutako
What if spirit halloween is actually some disguise based pantheon in the multiverse and that's the reason the store never died pre-system because it's like the religions and other things that leaked into the 93rd universe, but the disguises they sell are actually good
Corvid
It never clicked until I read your comment that homie LITERALLY even dug his own grave, how kind
Corvid
"Oh shoot, darn, I left my magic fae oven on and it's just spewing out glitter cookies everywhere. I gotta go man, rain check on the deathmatch?"
Corvid
Plot twist: The most powerful B grade on the planet is the Alpha Warpsnatcher. That or a Minaga clone dressed up in a Spirit Halloween monster costume.
Gabe Stankiewicz
That “ow” from the sovereign is so damn funny dude
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
Xien
Hmm I’m thinking this is the start of a beautiful friendship especially as he helped find the fae and the biggest baddie on the planet
Lynderyn
Wasn’t the strongest b grade the underwater plant thing that rules under all of the lakes at the same time
Xien
Ain’t she a bitch… 2-4-1 special… she’s still gonna get her due!
Dani Sarah Sperry
Not where i thought it was going but makes it even better!! Great twist!
Egor
Well, the worst possible outcome for him is a loss of records or stunted growth for a time If he chose the path of revenge then his records end.... So I think he's taking the philosophy of where there's life there's at least a chance. The other possibility is he will come out ahead on records... He not only fought Jake and survived, he later one upped him and used wisdom and cleverness to survive.... You also are assuming his path would force revenge... What if it's more than that? What if his nature is more "the protection and betterment of his flock". In that case he was true to that path... You can't ensure their survival if you die pointlessly.
Indevan Jones
Heh, nice, sovereign thoroughly understood Jake, surrender today to live to fight another day. Although it would be interesting if the bird becomes a (rival?frienemy?) later on. Like later in B grade a Cameo during an event or something, " I have finally escap-sees Jake- welp that's me out." leaves quickly. Lololol
Sushi
How will this affect the songbirds path? Doesn’t he need to seek revenge on those who kill his brethren?
Chris
The strongest B... is it time for Jake's much wished for dragon fight?
Yeslek Nnamhctits
I actually love the rainbow feather, he thought about it, went nah, im not prey, im not falling for this, I know the system rules. And went full suckling pig with the apple for ol jakey boy
OldschoolDOS (Daniel)
You could construe it as a weakness in his path except in most other cases the other party will be doing something they won't stop doing and that will prompt more conflict. The only things these creatures were doing was living and fighting back.
Matthias
Tftc
Prinny Knight
Jake enters giant mound "Wheres my challenge bird!?" *The Rainbowfeather dressed as a thanksgiving turkey* -"well, well, well".
Jay Hatch
Yes, I'm so happy the songbird is still alive rn. Even if he did it using kind of cowardly tactics. I will say though that even if he did take the incentive away from killing him, he was still willing to die. This was still a risk even if it was less of one than just straight up fighting jake, so I'll give him points for that
Daniel Hamilton
Wonder if the rainbow b grade is gonna get an invite and introduced to the gang.
TwistedVanity
Please please have the sovereign get that achievement. It would be the system acknowledgement of Jake being awesome.
TwistedVanity
I have to say I actually loved the conclusion with the songbird sovereign. Crafty bird. Shows intelligence and wisdom. I hope they part on friendly ish terms
Burkes
Lmao the forest fae went from “if i kill this guy i can leave the planet” to “oh what the fuck is that and why yeah no i’m good thanks boutta head out”
joel southard
Thank you for the chapter
John Durrett
tyftc. Smart Bird - when your not an idiot, digging your own hole is a strategy to win . :)
John Durrett
Hello Joshua!
Dray Kruesi
Wait, the ultimate defense is being a passifist? Jakob might have been on to something?
Blutako
I brought a candy called sours for you to snack on for the weekend, no cores or anything just balls of fruit flavored suger with a thin semi hard shell and a soft chewy inside and taste vaguely sour
Michael Ferguson
I really want Villy here to say kill him anyway.
WhiteLeeopard
I enjoyed his time in the Order arc a lot! Plus we never actually saw him there once his identity was revealed, only beforehand.
Michael Ferguson
I mean. This is why that monkey was a bitch. If you don't want to die you don't have to.
WhiteLeeopard
What an evil, evil bird (said with admiration). This chapter made me realize, there should be a title attached to "congratulations, after the primal hunter (redacted) determined you were his prey, you convinced him to not hunt you". Maybe it's a bit early for such, but when he becomes a god maybe it would happen? XD Hypothetically speaking, I'm curious what the reaction would be if he blows up the planet. It could be furious as he destroys a cozy hunting ground, but I could also see everyone be chill and say a planet or two being destroyed is to be expected when the Viper's Chosen visits.
Stefan Nilsson
Tftc
Michael Ferguson
Fuck water levels. Did both b-grade figure out how to avoid Jake?
JJB4345_80_815
Yeah, hoping for one more fight before the weekend and then the Rainbow Feather Sovereign pulls some Buddha-ish method of defense without violence... But wait! The Forest Fae is near, but of course it's hiding under the protection of the biggest baddie on the planet... That's a twofer of katar-blocking...
brjenness
something I had not thought of in a while...Jake taking classes at the order
Randall Jones
Ok, I will be soo disappointed if this doesn’t happen at least once!!
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the story and the chappy Zogarth!
kingofshibainu
Jake faces his greatest enemy...boredom
Rabauke
Iiiits kind of revenge, no? XD
Hayley
I thought the birds path revolved around taking revenge at all costs? Shouldnt this ruin his path?
frotes
wow that was diabolical indeed. But a pretty funny twist next up, the strongest B grade on the island! my body is ready
Comeback Kid
Slow clap for this chapter. Bloody brilliant.
Biggy smalls
Its to bad this bird probably won’t be alive when Jake reaches the pearly gates. If he was surviving the primal hunters hunt might get you a title.
Jordan
I’m not convinced that the sovereign isn’t part of the Faes plan, but she was definitely planning to ambush when Jake was weak if he fought the sovereign.
Biggy smalls
It has less odds of working against Villy that’s for sure. It would depend on what mood Villy was in at the time. I really enjoyed this bird and hope it sticks around.
Thenais
The fishy plant ?
brjenness
assuming there is a reason for sam to go to earth, I could see a brief but hilarious interaction between toucan and Arnold. more fun would be toucan annoying Arthur. possibly a toucan flock becoming the fallen kings beast police on earth. fallen king would "love" working with the songbird... at least I would enjoy seeing him being annoyed.
kinglemur
Damn bird found the won tactic to beat Jake
Corvid
Rainbowfeather Sovereign, new chosen of the Daolord following the path of dharmic truth. "Only way I can beat you is by doing nothing and letting the universe balance the scale."
Ty Cooper
Lol pretty funny bird. So plant monster and forest fae at the same time?
Corvid
Legit one of my favorite tropes from anime or books. "I know how to win, by making sure you don't. Nyaaaaaahhhh"
KingGoomba
I begrudgingly respect the sovereign for honestly countering Jake. He won.
Brooke Wilson
There’s definitely consequences for this action but I don’t think he cares since there’s no chance of him ever advancing to A-grade so he saw the protection of his flock more important than his path
SetherAedekae
Tftc. See yall next week
IntenseSushi
Tftc, does the birds path work with this decision? Either way, unexpected
taylor ritchie
He would need something pretty good thow in order to do it
Sonny Herman
It would have to have an egg for him
brjenness
I'm holding onto my hope that Jake uses the toucan as an arrow and shoots him at an opponent
Keldra
I actually love this. Rainbowfeather figured out Jake's weakness.
brjenness
he can visit the prima wonder when Jake opens it and fix his path
bla
when reading makes me laugh out loud unexpectedly, it is the best time ever. thank you for that
ABTelford
I really like this Rainbowfeather B-grade guy. Smart, pretty, avenges his kin, willing to die to save his kin…I like him! Here’s hoping he can ascend off the planet and become a repeat character. 💟
Endern
Well that bird just destroyed its Path. Rainbowfeathers are vindictive and this is just a full rejection of that.
Fdrugc
Tftc
Grant Anderson
First TFTC Z Second I enjoy the Rainbow feather Sovereign as a character immensely. As a heel to Jake he is an immensely satisfying character and I'm enjoying his character arch.
taylor ritchie
I really want to see Jake use some Jake's juice one the song bird lol see what monster he turns into
Jul Silver
Love the unexpected turn. Someone had to try it sometime. I doubt it would work against the viper but a smart move.
Ryan Linus
“Ow” Love it.
Daniel Jackson-Woods
Naw the warpsnatcher will be the next creature he helps evolve, and befriend
Daniel Jackson-Woods
Half he'll gain 1 from killing the fae and the other. Just a downside to him leveling up
Keeb
I appreciate the different approach from the bird, it definitely makes it feel more real
LongMickeyRicky
I was also wondering how zogarth would keep the songbird alive the second time as it did kind of feel like thats what was set up
LongMickeyRicky
I kinda like this guy hope he gets pulled out the hunting grounds with the warpsnatcher too
Xander
TFTC :) Well played, sneaky bastard :) Guess we smash the Forest Fae and the Mushroom Dragon Lord Monday :D Suggested edits: "arcane energies were remarkable *as* paving the way" should be "at" "like all the others. His fight with the Sovereign had been interrupted *by others*, " repetitive phrasing cleanest just to cut the last 2 words here. "had attacked Jake *in* ambush " the phrasing doesnt seem quite right. Maybe "from ambush"? or just "had ambushed Jake" "he felt not the faintest *sense* of danger... which didn’t make any sense." Just my aversion to using the same words in close proximity. Perhaps "hint" instead?
Richard Rader
That would be awesome
C0bra$
Thank u for the story
Canis
Most powerful on the planet. That's gotta be 2 levels.
Sayjinlord
Sometimes the best way to play, is to not play at all.
JAMAJ
Honestly hilarious
JSC
That was just the cruelest cliffhanger ever.
crazyfiend
probs the plant in the middle. she is a "forest" fae
Dave
What a twist!
Harry Aylott
The most diabolical strategy are these damn cliffhanger. Absolutely love them. TFTC
Exaiter
Prolly a walking mushroom
Eric Shivak
TFTC. Very clever twist
Josh Hackney
Really hoping this ends up similar to Artemis’ voidpiercer bird! Jake likes new allies!
Michael mann
I have to say I like the Sovereign. Definitely a great example of how a B grade evolution also brings enlightenment.
Clint
So… most powerful B grade on the planet? Mushroom? Monkey? Dragon??
Rewdan
Cheers Zogarth love the twist and the setup for next week. I hope you enjoy the weekend
Bladehawk256
Love it lmao
dash w
Thanks for the chappy
Sylphie
REE!!
Derze
Hey…smart antagonist for the win
Jeremy O'Kane
Clever clever birdy! No Sylphie burgers today.
LinkJTO
I really hope the Sovereign leaves with Jake, the two are a blast
Clint
Brilliant!
Brandon Arrowood
The songbird is the true villain of any of these stories. Even denying us the fight we wanted for Jake. Ugh! Great twist though!!!!
Kevin Watson
jake may call it cowardly but i call it swag, he’s alive to sell more froot loops
Dan
Oh shit, Jake finally discovered the hard counter to his Path: suicidal tendencies.
Matthew Duberville
Thousand Mile Songbird?
Matthew Duberville
Does it have to die to be sacrificed to Villy? Do that and get this bird into the Order! He would be a menace haha
Cory S.
Stretching it out for a serious cliff tomorrow. You are Diabolical. I love it!
BumAssBumAss
He won't. He previous ambush failed and now that Jake is stronger, he would fail the same. Unless something changed with him, it would only give Jake a reason to engage.
Sprightly Ebbie
Clever Forest Fae. Is Jake about to destroy yet another planet?! 😁 at this point having Jake visit your planet is like seeing Galactus Silhouette. I mean this smells like Jake is going to end up breaking the whole Ecosystem/planet engineering if he faces off with the B grade plant monster which I feel is the Forest Fae intention, to (1.) Give herself the opportunity to grow stronger or (2.) Opportunity to leave the planet to then grow stronger
Sébastien Kingsbury
Smart bird
Daniel Everest
Damn smart move on the birds part. Gotta hand it to them.
Samuel Lévesque
I smell a team up!
Straat Junon
Tyfc. I love this twist by the songbird. Super clever. I really hope he doesn't try to backstab at some moment
Cody K
Now the question is if that ritual circle is a permanent feature of the sovereign's island or if this is a somewhat elaborate trap to catch Jake out with the three most powerful B-grades on the planet.
AfroMocha
Hahahaha man I wonder if the songbird will be like the voidpiercer bird thing Artemis ride but for Jake maybe the go and fight the Forrest few together or are attacked and the songbird is injured saving Jake and Jake feel bad and horrible then heals him but has to use his Jake juice to do it. If that happens how do you think the Songbird will change? I'm thinking maybe Arcane Singbird?
Jason Hardman
Ooh! New target acquired.
Orod
Team up? I sure hope so 😃
Loststar7
Thanks for the chapter. That was a great ending to this week.
Jesper Hansen
That sounds like a really simplified version of a path... How would he even live such a path? I think revenge was probably just a branch of the birds path, like "honor the flock" or "protect the flock" or something like that.. The sovereign living would fit just fine into those paths
TyranT-Rex
Honestly I'm really happy the songbird doesn't have to die. I grew to like him by the end of the last fight.
Ira White
Not gonna lie I didn't expect that and it is diabolical.
jacob beaudway
Argh anticipation is killing me but tftc!!
Shadowessence
Oh this bird is a genius!!! Hope he shows up more now, maybe teaching sylphie how to mess with Jake or something
Yahyo Malikov
Wow zoggy just pulled this out of no where. I never expected this interaction to go this way. Truly surprising and a BIG WIN for the sovereign
Anime Problem
Devious genius this songbird i totally want him to escape he's just that good.
Jesper Hansen
maaaaaan, please let it be a snake..
BlackRazaras
Thanks for the chapter
Rick Delallata
What a wonderful subversion
Sammot
Wasnt a whole part of the path of the rainbow feather revenge without limit to the death? Wont it hurt the rainbow feathers path to just give up revenge?
Unwillingmainer
Sometimes the only winning move is not to play. Risky, but sometimes it works. And then he gave Jake not only the target he was looking for, but another great target! If he survives this, the Records he gains just from interacting with Jake will be a good deal.
Arieh Sochaczevski
Thanks for the chapter!
mitchell kaiser
I’m glad you aren’t getting predictable Zogarth! Have a good weekend.
Cyranosaurus
Great chapter! Crazy plot twist!!! Smart bird. Curious if it stays neutral!!
Max
Did not see this coming. Way too keep us on our toes zogarth I like it.
wyattmon
Rainbowfeather Sovereign proving that it aced both music class and "How not to get murdered" class
Abdulaziz ALRumaih
He just gave Jake a massive treat
Xarroworth
Tftc!
Connor
Thanks for the chapter
TyranT-Rex
Happy Friday all
Blutako
Thank you for the chapter
Beemoss
Tftc
PDDG Glaser
Tfc
