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Chapter 1025 - Jake Thayne vs Ell'Hakan (2)
🕑 Added 2024-11-21 12:04:21 +0000 UTCJake understood that in the grand context of the multiverse, him caring about Chris could be viewed as genuinely weird. He and the builder had never been that close, and Jake only really knew him on a surface level before he’d died. Sure, Jake had a good impression of the young man for standing up to Abby and Donald way back then, but that was it.
In this war so far between Jake and Ell’Hakan – and even more if one counted the one between Villy and Yip - millions had died. Far more than Jake even knew about. Many of those were people Jake had seen or known before, though still not closely. Yet he’d never felt anything particular when they died. That’s likely why Ell’Hakan was so confused. In his view, Chris was just a worker who Jake employed to make a monument for him. He had no way of knowing Jake and Chris had any kind of personal relationship, as the only people who knew about how the two met were was only Miranda, the few survivors from Abby’s group, and Neil’s party from back. It wasn’t something easily found out, was the point.
Maybe it also just wasn’t something Ell’Hakan – someone who evaluated others based on how useful they were as assets - could understand in the first place with his mindset. Because the real reason Jake viewed what Ell’Hakan had done as unforgivable was for one simple reason: Chris had been Jake’s person. More so than many others. Plus... he had to admit he felt guilty.
With most other people who fought by his side, they’d actively chosen to do so. They knew what they were doing and were fully aware of the risks they were taking. Shit most of them even welcomed it as they used Jake as a way to continue progressing on their own Paths. Even Miranda, who had gotten involved initially because she felt as if she didn’t have much other choice, was now fully on board and engrossed in her role, seeking power herself. Not to say Jake wouldn’t gladly start a multiversal war of revenge if any of the people close to him died, but at least he would understand that their lives had been inherently risky.
Chris was different. He never dreamed of becoming a god or even a C-grade. His dream was to finally get into a relationship with Hank’s daughter and find a place where he felt like he belonged. The only reason he had ever gotten involved with Jake was due to happenstance and the Blessing he’d been given to help make the monument, allowing Jake to teleport between other universes and Earth.
That’s why Jake felt guilty. He’d gotten Chris involved. From Ell’Hakan’s point of view, it made perfect sense to kill him as he could have repaired the monument if left alive. It was also a “justified” kill in the story he was building, as Chris was a fanatic who carried the Blessing of the Malefic Viper.
None of that mattered to Jake, though. On the day Chris died, Jake had sworn to get revenge, and he saw no reason to break that oath.
His charge and activation of his boosting still may have seemed like a pure outburst of anger, and while he certainly wasn’t feeling any positive emotions as he did it, he still kept his head cool. The boosting skill was also only activated at a very low level, not even at the full 30% boost to all stats from the stable variant, but a bit less to conserve energy.
Still, it was enough to take Ell’Hakan by surprise as he failed to fully dodge Jake’s stab with his Void Katar, allowing him to land a good puncture wound on the nahoom’s arm. Jake tried to follow up, but Ell’Hakan was quick to react as his own boosting skill activated in response, sending out an explosion of flames that pushed Jake slightly back.
Ell’Hakan went on the offensive immediately, but Jake continued to keep his head calm as he retreated away and pulled out his bow again, releasing a barrage of arrows upon the Usurper. The trident met his blows and deflected most as he turned into a beam of light again, but Jake was ready this time and already turned to where he would appear before he was fully there, an arrow nocked and ready.
Jake shot the nahoom at close range, the arrow even splitting right as it left the string, creating a shotgun of explosive arcane arrows. None of the arrows exploded, but instead, Ell’Hakan took five arrows to the chest, which made him stumble back. Jake clicked his tongue as the nahoom had successfully avoided the original arrow with poison on it, but overall he was still satisfied with his attack and quickly nocked a new arrow as Ell’Hakan re-engaged.
The two of them continued to battle as Jake slowly began to lose his momentum as the temperature kept rising. The fire magic unleashed by Ell’Hakan was also only increasing in intensity, and Jake simply couldn’t avoid it anymore. Ell’Hakan knew this and took full advantage as he chased Jake, making it hard for the hunter to release any arrows.
However, rather than merely continue moving around the core chamber, Jake changed things up as he dove toward a wall that had already been weakened during their prior fighting. Alright, saying it had been weakened due to the fighting wasn’t really fair, as Jake had actively been shooting an arrow at it here and there to weaken it, but all of that had happened during the fight, so it still counted.
Anyhow, Jake descended and smashed straight through this weakened, thin wall with a dropkick as he entered a tunnel running parallel to the core chamber. He instantly began flying down this tunnel as he released a number of Pulses to see if Ell’Hakan was following him or not.
It took the nahoom a moment, but eventually, he gave chase. Jake took advantage of this, including the fact they were moving down a tunnel, as he spun around and blanketed the entire space in explosive arrows, the tunnel too narrow for Ell’Hakan to fully escape the explosions.
In contrast, Jake dodged all the beams Ell’Hakan sent his way, using the winding tunnel to his advantage as they moved further and further away from the core chamber where Ell’Hakan had his advantage. At least, they did so for a while before Ell’Hakan stopped chasing entirely, instead just yelling down the tunnel.
“If you wished to change the venue of battle, you could have merely asked,” he said in a confident voice. “But I shall interpret your actions to mean such a thing is your wish... in that case, let’s meet once more on the surface. Ah, but don’t be too long.”
With those words, Ell’Hakan turned around and, with a Pulse, Jake saw him heading back to the core room... the very same core room where the Prima Vessel that would allow him to teleport topside in an instant sat.
Meanwhile, Jake would be stuck underground, with it taking many hours to get back up there. During all that time, Ell’Hakan would have plenty of time to make preparations for the battle to continue. Even if he didn’t do that, he would have time to recover fully, while Jake had to swim through lava and whatnot, wasting resources in the process.
Jake had also stopped moving, seemingly not in a rush, as rather than panic, he acted. The second he saw Ell’Hakan enter the Prima Vessel, his body began to change color as his wings burned with energy. A bubble of pure corrosion appeared all behind him as all concepts were broken down before Jake shot upwards, having used his Wings of the Malefic Viper escape feature.
As even the concept of space had broken down, Jake had no logical way to control his movements outside of general direction... the keyword here being logical. Jake relied on his intuition to go in the right direction, and after he’d been flying for a good ten seconds, he felt the Hunter’s Mark he’d put on Ell’Hakan reappear, allowing him to use that as a guide.
A few seconds later, Jake phased back into reality, now in the bright night sky, nearly directly above the capital city. The second he appeared, Jake didn’t hesitate for even a moment as he pulled out his bow, and for a second, he once more considered using the Eternal Hunger arrow, but again, he felt like it wasn’t time.
So, instead, Jake nocked a more regular arrow as he began to charge an Arcane Powershot, his stealth skill already activating around him. Below him, he felt Ell’Hakan move through the Hunter’s Mark, with the nahoom soon exiting the palace and heading toward the vast empty desert not too far away. Jake assumed he wanted to avoid the city getting destroyed during their fight, which was pretty respectable, though definitely not the greatest decision considering what was hanging several thousand kilometers above him, preparing to launch an orbital strike in the form of an arrow.
It was also pretty evident Ell’Hakan couldn’t detect him or his emotions from this far away, allowing Jake to keep charging the arrow as Ell’Hakan flew into the desert. Jake even saw him begin to make magical runes in the air, likely preparing some kind of formation trap for Jake, completely unaware he was just exposing himself further... especially seeing as he’d deactivated his boosting skill again to not waste energy unnecessarily.
After taking another deep breath and being happy with how much he’d charged the arrow, Jake let go of the string as it exploded downward.
Right as he loosed it, Jake’s logical side once more questioned why he’d launched this attack with such half-measures. He hadn’t upped his boosting skill, nor had he used Eternal Hunger, and this was despite this obviously being the best opportunity Jake would get. This was pretty much the ideal scenario to take the nahoom by surprise, yet Jake had trusted his instincts and held back... something that proved to be a good choice a few seconds later when the Arcane Powershot finally arrived.
Ell’Hakan wasn’t ready; that much was clear. Right before he was struck, Ell’Hakan tried to dodge but failed as Jake used Primal Gaze for the first time in this fight. Seeing as he was flying forward, the nahoom was struck in the back, the arrow blowing a hole straight through his chest before continuing down and causing a massive explosion that left a similarly massive crater.
Jake felt the extreme damage done. He saw Ell’Hakan take a huge wound that should have left him reeling... except he wasn’t. Instead, the Usurper disappeared, only to appear where he had been flying only a second prior, the wound gone and everything back to normal as if he’d just traveled back in time.
Except, Jake still felt the Arcane Charge built up by his Hunter’s Mark having been increased, and Jake had also still gotten a bonus in Hunting Momentum, proving that he had indeed hit. Jake was confused, to say the least, but he quickly reached a conclusion.
Some kind of survival skill like my Moment of the Primal Hunter, most likely... good to have it be triggered now, assuming it has a cooldown, Jake considered as he stopped overthinking things and took out another arrow as he prepared for some ultra-long range combat.
Below him, Ell’Hakan had stopped to stare shocked toward the sky, trying to locate Jake. Seeing as he wasn’t in stealth anymore, Jake was quickly found, the fact he was charging another Arcane Powershot not helping either.
Ell’Hakan began to fly upwards as Jake released another arrow toward his opponent, controlling it mid-flight as he nocked another one. The nahoom turned into a beam of light, flying upwards with incredible speed, but Jake’s Arcane Powershot arrows were still far faster, especially seeing as they had the property of only increasing in speed while in flight – up to a certain limit, of course.
The first Arcane Powershot blew past Ell’Hakan who tried to dodge it, but he still took a minor injury as it passed, though he avoided slowing down. The second and third Arcane Powershots he entirely dodged, with the fourth one once more resulting in him getting a nasty cut, but the fifth one was a bit different... mainly because the fifth and sixth were nearly one and the same.
Jake had released a very quick Arcane Powershot before instantly following up with another that had slightly more force behind it, resulting in the second arrow catching up to the first one mid-flight. Ell’Hakan dodged the first one as expected, but the second that had been hiding in the trail of the first struck him head-on, blasting Ell’Hakan downward as he’d only managed to block with his arm at the very last moment.
Still, despite taking a heavy hit, Ell’Hakan quickly began ascending once more, now with a nasty wound on his forearm, the arrow having been powerful enough to penetrate into the bone before exploding, leaving much of the flesh mangled or gone.
He ended up taking a few more hits while approaching Jake, the difference when it came to ultra-ranged combat quite evident. While Ell’Hakan did launch a few sunbeams and whatnot, Jake easily dodged all of them, and even if they hit, they would be significantly weakened due to the distance. They did look pretty as they lit up the night sky, though.
Sadly for Jake, Ell’Hakan would soon get close enough to close the distance with a single dash, at which point Jake’s window of opportunity would close. Still, he expected to get off a few more arrows... until Ell’Hakan changed things up.
Right as Jake nocked an arrow, he noticed a change in his surroundings. Shafts of light appeared in the night sky, and Jake was momentarily confused, as it was still the middle of the night... yet he saw the warm rays of the sun wash the dew of night away.
Ell’Hakan had stopped flying and instead only walked forward, each of his steps heavy despite being in mid-air. As the light intensified, Jake felt the heat get worse as Ell’Hakan spoke.
“Sunrise.”
On the far horizon, the sun fully dawned as light filled the skies as if it was truly morning. Jake genuinely stared at it looked so real that Jake couldn’t tell the difference, almost as if Ell’Hakan had truly willed the sun to rise. Logically, he knew no C-grade was capable of causing such a phenomenon, but that didn’t make what Ell’Hakan did any less impressive.
Jake wasn’t sure if it could even be called a domain skill, but what Ell’Hakan had done was similar to when the Sword Saint summoned his rain, though it was clear whatever Ell’Hakan did was at a far higher level both conceptually and power-wise.
Anyway, while Jake would have loved to theorize what exactly Ell’Hakan had done, he didn’t exactly have the time to do so. The scorching sun on the horizon released powerful rays that burned Jake, making him happy he already had his scales active.
What’s more, it was clear the sunlight affected Ell’Hakan differently. Jake saw his mangled arm begin to slowly heal as the sun licked his wounds, infusing it with life. The nahoom smiled, basking in the sunlight as he regarded Jake and spoke loudly due to the distance.
“You truly are full of surprises getting up here so fast... but seeing as your wings are gone, I assume it had something to with those? Some form of long-range teleportation skill?” Ell’Hakan asked while theorizing out loud. “No? Oh, it was an escape skill, wasn’t it? Can it be used immediately again, or is it not something you expect to do again during this fight?”
Jake wondered for a second why Ell’Hakan bothered asking questions he would never get any answer to until he realized...
Motherfucker.
Jake cursed internally, knowing Ell’hakan was reading Jake’s subconscious emotional response to the bastard’s questions, something Jake obviously wasn’t a fan of, as it meant Ell’Hakan got his answers simply by asking the question.
So, before he could continue yapping away, Jake restarted the battle without a single word, Ell’Hakan ready as he stood there with his trident drawn, his silhouette outlined by the rising sun behind him as the day had only just begun.
Comments
Zogarth
I try to fix them when pointed out, but with chapters released also on RR, I only edit the chapter there.
DirePants
Man, the number of typos in the last 12 or chapters. Are we still pointing these out so Zog can fix them? I’m only pointing it out because he usually doesn’t have this many. It’s an annoyance but it’s not debilitating.
Trumangolorian
TYFTC
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
Chloe
Get em Jake. Tyftc
Sargon Yami
Not necessarily true, we know els bloodline has long term effects that stay as long as you are not aware of them. If el increased jakes cation the effect holds to some degree until he realices that he got manipulated
Kt-x
Thanks for the chapter
Tui Guy-Williams
It was inferred Villy picked that bloodline as a counter to his transcendent skill. With the bloodline being a cheat to no repercussions from his transcendent skill, as he can't forget. With the downside to his skill being to lose memories.
King Nereus
I didn’t understand the text to mean that the system had things on lock while it thinks it over. I don’t think that’s the case here.
Anthony Smith
Really thought their final fight would go down in a system event for world leaders.
Michael Ferguson
Jake should have tasted all his poisons before using them, to add them to pallet. He is about to lose the momentum.
Michael Ferguson
Very suspicious 🤨
Mat
It will be funny if Jake's alliance which was afraid to lose the conflict because of Villy's death only for Jake to lose and run instead
Doug
I will be disappointed if Villy gives Jake the scale. 1. Villy was already planning on giving that to Jake, so that’s a waste of an opportunity to bend the rules of the system and give him something else that would usually be harder. 2. Jake can’t use his palette/stomach skill and idk how else he would be able to take those records. I assume he’s got to repair that before he can take records like that again.
Tyler S.
So the pylon wont be Jakes its going straight to the Viper, and the bargin is currently being evaluated before presenting to Villy in the bargain, wich would be a perfect time for Villy to give Jake the records taken from finishing Yip. Which would just wreck havok on EH and prime for the finishing blow
Dalton Service
I was thinking his instincts knew that he would be able to do that healing move EH did after the stealth shot. So it told him to hold back and not waste it.
thendavesaid
He was too far away to be affected by EH's bloodline, even for detection. His instinct told him the attack wouldn't be effective as EH had Yip of Yore's retcon ability that made it so a thing that happened didn't happen.
Matthew Lemon
Its not looking good 😂
King Nereus
Jake doesn’t know that, plus once he is in the care of the HC, it will be much much harder to deal with him and his bloodline. There is the matter of finding him and limiting collateral damage as much as possible, but also the political fallout if he has to hunt down the dude’s offspring too,
King Nereus
The pylon is being contested, like when Miranda contested Jake’s town pylon. The skill is in effect, so there is a divine bargain either negotiated that we’ll get a look back on in a coming chapter or about to be negotiated, but nothing can be done until the pylon is Jake’s. I don’t recall the rules for pylon takeovers, I think it is something like (1) if EH didn’t show up before the timer expired it would just go to Jake, (2j if Jake leaves the Pylon’s area of influence then it remains with EH and Jake would have to physically touch it to re-initiate, (3) the part I’m not sure about I _think_ for towns it was just that if you don’t drive the away before the timer then they get it, but for worlds it may be different. Maybe one of them has to die, It was suggested that the divine bargain changed things to make it more difficult for EH, so perhaps he has to kill Jake before the timer or else,
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the chappy Zogarth!
John Durrett
We are talking about a fight between the number 1 and number 2 leaderboards for nevermore. You can prepare and plan all you want but it’s a rough draft at best. Why? Because they have not fought each other and seen the interplay of their power sets! And every challenger brings out a different set of skills and reactions. If at the end it’s a draw, THEN could Jake plan a future attack with deeper insight.
Sailesh Kumar Kumar
But I still think if he creates a transcendent skill it will be absorbed by his bloodline and become more OP which is cool
Sargon Yami
We don't know if he got his bloodline before or after the transcendet skil/s. Also the sage had four but still there is no need for him to have one just because others do. He does not need everything. And if moment wasn't a creation of his bloodline it would be classed as a transcendet skill it slows down time without magic or system assists.
Deborah martins
I figured his bloodline knows he will get better stuff with a live EH
Sailesh Kumar Kumar
Because villy has both transcendent and bloodline so Jake is also expected to have both and be super OP
Naomi Roberts
Okay, get out of the corner and quit snickering about another weekend c-h. Take a bow for very good words.
Sargon Yami
His bloodline fully awake at c-grade. The area for example was the max ge has at c-grade. If he went there while at b grade the bloodline would probably have been even stronger. And why is everyone so obsesed with him getting a transcendet skill? His bloodline is enough. And in some way moment is one.
Sargon Yami
The viper believes it is the system creating those limits and not inherent to the bloodline itself. And lets be honest the system is right on that one. Thing is overpowered as hell for anyone maybe rven gods
Sargon Yami
But a bit pointless even he say the gap between them will only grow.
Sargon Yami
His instincts are tied to his bloodline and that one is resistent to els bloodline (stronger, higher quality). Then they first meet it is his bloodline that stops jake from revealing to much
Michael Ferguson
Ell'Hakan can't die because Jake didn't bring any soul poison.
Hunter
Jake keeps wondering why he doesn’t go for the kill move, and he keeps saying it’s his instincts. But could it possibly be EH and his bloodline trying to trick Jake into thinking a drawn out fight is best for him?
Dallin S
Relistening to the first encounter of these two where El just manipulates Jake’s emotions and says you don’t get to make any choices only I do. Yeah Jake killing him is totally justified and El thinking anything peaceful ever happening is ridiculous because he attacked first. I love this coming to a head finally.
Victor Desantiago
Yes you are correct, as a C grade there is not much that jake can do in a reasonable amount of time. But what he did is different since is a skill that involves the Viper and system fuckery, ell'hakan got the notification that his pilon is been claim but he has no idea of what is been done. Jacob gave a hint but I don't think Ell'hakan pick it up.
Landon Tucker
I was under the impression that for him to do anything with the pylon he needed ownership which couldn’t be done unless ell’hakan is killed.
Hotep Saxis
He might have just needed Arnold to teleport to Cheeto world
TKOva
Nah, I think Jake is limiting himself because he wants a true challenge and rival. But nah Cheeto is dying this time around. Either that or being completely erased as Jake controls the actual atoms and molecules. Or encased Cheeto in a permanent shell or arcane mana.
TyranT-Rex
That was my thought too Cooper. I think Jake is trying to bait EH into thinking he is acting rash or using more resources than he really is.. Lashing out and using arcane awakening, using his escape skill to get a "powerful" attack off. Sure EH potentially used a strong safety skill but from his perspective he is still in a very good position.
Sailesh Kumar Kumar
Yeah no maybe he will be resurrected first as practice run for his wife
Exodus Uno
That fight felt faster paced too
Ty Cooper
I feel jake used the escape skill to also through EH off he wants to have him trapped or not able to resist the celestial alignment skill and that might be when he busts out the void ball.
Ty Cooper
I don't think his kid was a God
SpicyApricotTree
I think he still has a void sphere from Arnold so that’s probably what will block EH’s escape. Jake is just waiting for the right opportunity.
SpicyApricotTree
I agree, I think there was just alot more “unknown” when it came to that fight. We never confidently knew what was happening or who would come out on top until the end and it kept us on the edge of our seats.
Sailesh Kumar Kumar
I also feel that Jake will be useful in resurrection of villys family but not until far in the future as they were already god when they died
SpicyApricotTree
Don’t forget Jake still has the void sphere from Arnold, he’s just waiting for the right opportunity.
Ty Cooper
He is also looking for upgrades and to be pushed to his limits. Inspiration on a knifes edge. He wants more gains than just killing his rival whatever.
brjenness
messing with Jake's emotions is a bad idea. Jake is at his deadliest when he goes batshit crazy, I will kill you...primal Jake. El will reveal power Jake can't handle and force Jake to use his clone skill. El will kill one while Jake is in the other one with big bad arrow ready to fire. however, El will know about this and counter and continue the beat down. with Jake almost dead, primal Jake comes out and it terrifies El. El will try to escape, but is interrupted by the ritual finishing. Jake punches him to death. we cheer.
Ty Cooper
I've been thinking the same thing. I feel he will resurrect villys family and sanguine through the Devine item the SS has for him and the stones in his realm for the family
Eiv
Oh noooo. It is Friday a tomorrow 🥲🥲🥲
Niko Tainui
Tftc
joel southard
Nice thank you for the chapter
Sailesh Kumar Kumar
What I am hoping here that he will get transcendent skills is because as villy mentioned that usage of bloodline skills does not cause any coolddown but he experienced some coolddown when he used the skill against Valdemar. So that is definitely a start of transcendent skill but maybe his bloodline will absorb the transcendent skill as they are both outside the system and combine it into something different and powerful but with some serious drawbacks cause if there is nothing then Jake will become super OP which is also cool.
Sailesh Kumar Kumar
Yah, no it was vily who said that it is difficult for people with bloodline to get transcendent skill but not impossible as he himself has one.
Daniel is ŁØNE
The arrow was the preparation, he has no way to actually study or find out Cheeto's abilities or skills so it would have been borderline impossible for him to prepare anything against him unless he had someone do recon for him, and any attempt at that would have been equally impossible since there is no one within his sphere of influence that has actually seen much of Cheeto's capabilities outside of Sword Saint and that was back when they were much weaker and Cheeto didn't need to use much of his kit outside of martial skill so hat reference point would have been wholly pointless. He also can't prepare defense against the bloodline because it is a bloodline, only thing that can overwrite those is an equally or stronger bloodline, the only real defense Jake has against the bloodline is something that he has been doing the entire fight, double checking his actions using his innate instinct. Other than that the fact that he knows the bloodline is trying to affect him also weakens the effect but other than that he is limited in any form of protection, aura or pride won't do diddly squat to Cheeto's bloodline. The only real preparation he could possibly have made for this fight would be an escape path which I'm fairly certain is covered by his ring, potions for sustain which he likely has plenty of, and a conceptually anti-Cheeto specific weapon which is fulfilled by the Super-Eternal Hunger Protean Arrow. He is as prepared as he could have been, I genuinely can't see anyway he could have been more prepared for this without giving Cheeto the chance to be more prepared or grow stronger with the help of his usurped power.
Allan
if Jake ever gets a transcendent skill, I think it'll be one related to archery. It seems the most likely as it is completely separate from his bloodline unlike primeval origins.
Nick O'Gara
I don't remember what chapter but it is mentioned that he couldn't get a transcendence that over laped his bloodline. 2 reasons, 1 his bloodline wouldn't allow it and 2 most bloodline holders couldn't claim a transcenden skill.
Ender419
I agree, he is going to use the sun & dual moons for his escape somehow but destroying the planet in the process. Btw, el’sunriso deserves a chef’s kiss as it sounds like a form of a dysentery you only get in the morning after hanging out with douchebags and assholes.
Polaris
I don’t think the system limits his bloodline. His bloodline limits itself because his body and soul can’t handle it at full power, hence the backlash when he fought valdemar
Trevor Mergen
Thanks!
Victor Desantiago
Jake may subconsciously be holding back because his plan mostly consist of something happening to the pilon so that he gets an opening. What is going to be a WTF moment is after Vily fucks with the pilon. That may be the big reveal of this fight.
Tommy
That’s a solid point actually yeah. I forgot that interacting allows his bloodline more chance to influence. It’s good that Jake is listening to instinct (we see it mentioned a couple times) when his logical brain is saying “xxxxxx” cos I think his logical brain is being influenced by EH bloodline
Nexas Aurelias
I meant is there a limit to how many skills a trancendance can have tied to it?. In theory his transcendence could broadly handle all aspects of his "Jake Juice" so in theory it could fo both
Dao of Fried Foods
He'd still get the satisfaction because he'd know it wasn't your real inclination, but an act... And he'd just spend a whole week chatting with you, if you let him. His mind worm bloodline power takes time to effect people, but even gods fear it for a reason.
Frost1005
Tftc
Benjamin Mages
They can't. The emotional manipulation is a bloodline, so no skills in the system can block it, and while his own bloodline theoretically could, it has also never been shown able to do so. I'm genuinely wondering what people expected him to prepare with, other than making powerful toxins, healing potions, and his arrow trump card.
Bruce Sheplan
Could be something along the lines of a full resurrection ( which would mesh with Villy’s goals) with a hefty cost ( loss of grade B -> C for example).
Deathcula
My guess: they will fight for 1 - 2 more chapters. Than the ritual will do something and el'sunriso will escape and they will meet at the administration challenge at b grade.
Lucy
Bro just copy pasted Yip’s skill thingy but added his Bloodline help 😭 literally all I could hear at the end was 🎶 “here comes the sun ☀️” lmao. Sick chapter! EH I really is the perfect villain, can’t wait too see this fight go down! Tyftc. Get him Jake!
Phasmatic7
Thankies zogie!
KenTX325
Agree, other than build a super arrow it seems Jake did little to prepare and he had months during his recovery. Jake never uses his aura and pride of the malefic viper that could give protection from emotional manipulation.
NovaZero
Yeah. So, seeded emotional bullshit bloodline lol
Robert Phipps Jr (Perren d'Wolff)
There is one thing to consider, and it was pointed out in the chapter. Cheeto may be able to twist Jakes emotions and influences him to some level, but Jakes instincts, well his instincts are on a whole nother level and are much more powerful than the cheeto's manipulations.
Ty Cooper
That was just his bloodline fully awakened. I am hoping the First Sage will help him on this. Maybe the transcendent would be just the ability to withstand his bloodline on full throttle for a much longer period. I kinda hope not though. I am hoping his transcendent has to do with origins and the harbinger.
Ty Cooper
Tftc
Doctordirt
Uhh he possibly bated out hankans cheat death skill so immediately it was more than a fair trade
Marcos Cardozo
Somehow I found Billy's fight way more exciting. Could be because it was a fight between gods and that, although unlikely, Villy could actually die and it sure did look like it at some points.
NovaZero
Seeded emotional bullshit bloodline that, to be honest, Jake should have addressed well and truly ahead of time.
Fatkage
TFTC
Sailesh Kumar Kumar
I hope Jake gets a transendent skill the one he got fighting valdemer in never more
Beemoss
Tftc
Chase Burton
Tftc!
Jonathan Lees
Tyftc! Looks like we’re in for a long haul with this fight.
Sargon Yami
He has one but the system thinks it is to strong and he has to limit it. His bloodline
Kevin Watson
i hope Jake gets some kind of domain skill like the Sunrise, or maybe a skill reminiscent of what happened when Villy turned the world green
Hayden Leech
Can’t help but think Jake put very little thought into this. He keeps getting suprised and has he taken any steps to counter Hakans own escape skills? He just expended his own escape skill just to move the battle out of the pylon chamber. Seems risky dude.
Jake Schmitz
The perfect villain. He has a counter for pretty much everything, and they are all extra cheesy. Battle underground? I'll just make a domain. Battle on the surface? I'll just go ahead and make the sun rise. I won't cry when he dies.
Andromeda Adams
Tyftc! EH is an annoying enemy to fight. Go JAKE, go!
Michael Ferguson
Thanks for the chapter.
Rewdan
Thanks Zogarth it looks like Jake is in trouble, I hope the exchange works fast and impacts on the domain
Exaiter
Good shit
adastra astra
the fight against the old man
Tommy
Jake should just go full arrogant warrior (like Valdemar) and if EH asks him a question he answers honestly. Since the guy can read his emotions don’t give him the satisfaction of ferreting out the info, just give it to him cos you know he will lose no matter what. Or just pound his face in so he can’t asks questions! Excellent fight. TFTC
Austin Barton
Tftc
Vega
Fiiiiight!
Jason
I believe we saw Yip use that, back in the day.
Hotep Saxis
This was a satisfying chapter. Awesome fight so far!
Cory Sauls
TFTC!
Tyler S.
The idea of Hunters momentum upgrading this fight to encompass the emotions he has towards a foe to changing the skill into redirecting his emotions to thus counter El'hacktua some as Jake reaches a zen state of sorts while his momentum builds faster
Paulo Furlaneto
tftc
Michael mann
So Yip made a legacy skill called “CRTL + Z” 😂
Zogarth
Fix
Jana
These are going to be long days of me thinking: I should wait and enjoy the fight all in one - and subsequent succumb to my urges to read it ducking now and not wait.
Sir Alex
Tftc
C0bra$
Thank u for the story
Alexander C Hyde
Ell’Hakan went on the offensive immediately, but Jake continued to keep his head calm as he retreated away and pulled out (his)how bow again, releasing a barrage of arrows upon the Usurper.
BumAssBumAss
Thanks for the chapter
john
Second
Connor
Thanks for the chapter
BubblyGhost
Easiest refresh in my life
