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Chapter 962 - Putting On A Show
🕑 Added 2024-07-26 11:11:04 +0000 UTCJake had many ways to approach the fight with a Prima Guardian. Usually, he just killed the creature quickly with everything he had, with the majority of those he had killed so far unable to survive even a single fully powered blow.
Out of everyone in the ninety-third universe, Jake legitimately believed he was the one with the most powerful opening attack. For his level, that is. He was also fully aware of how intimidating it was to see a boss you had made preparations for or had even battled and lost to meet its end from a single arrow.
The question was if this approach would be the smartest in this situation. It would reveal quite a lot of what Jake was capable of, and he also had to consider that it wasn’t like Ell’Hakan had to ever make any of these recordings public. He could keep them for personal study, use them for blackmail if he thought that would work for some reason, or even just destroy them if he felt like the recording only made Jake come off looking good – which him showing off his ability to one-shot a Guardian would surely do.
However, Jake saw another possibility. A chance, if you will, to do something that would be fun, confusing, and perhaps even a bit helpful in the future. Mostly fun, though.
He had wanted to mix up these Prima Guardian battles for a while, and this time around, he wasn’t in any particular kind of rush, so he decided to put on a show for the audience. A show that wouldn’t actually show off that much, but what he did display, he believed would prove both puzzling and useful to Ell’Hakan. Though likely not in the way the other Chosen had hoped.
First of all, Jake wouldn’t use a bow. That would just make it way too easy, and he would show off his growth with his primary weapon, which he saw no reason to do. Secondly, no Malefic Viper skills. This was for his plan of potentially making the recording useful in an unexpected way. Third, he would fight it using a style he hadn’t explored in a long time. One he had deployed the last time he was to face a stream of weak enemies to keep himself entertained.
That’s right… it was the return of the man, the myth, the legend: Doomfoot.
Alright, Jake would also use his katars, definitely some other stuff, but he would still be doing a lot of kicking here and there! Granted, things did depend a lot on the power of the Prima Guardian, but if it was at the level he expected it to be, this very basic plan of his should work. No matter what, he couldn’t forget the most important aspect of this entire show he was about to put on:
To have fun.
Jake waited patiently as all the followers of Ell’Hakan, along with the two World Leaders, retreated, leaving the magic circle and temporary structures behind spread all around the Prima Vessel. The wife of the scalekin was also with them and seemed way too chummy, but oh well.
Soon enough, everyone had retreated and now just stood back and watched. The scalekin was to purposefully not release the Guardian immediately, primarily to give Jake time to prepare, but now none of that was necessary.
The observers also looked perplexed when Jake just stood there, only a hundred meters from the entrance to the Prima Vessel. He had his arms crossed, waiting patiently while seemingly not preparing anything. It took about two minutes before a figure flew out of the Vessel. It was the scalekin, and he looked like he had blocked a few blows but was otherwise unharmed.
A second after he appeared, hot on his heels, a very humanoid Prima Guardian appeared. It looked like a mix of many different kinds of beastkin and scalekin, with a few pure monster features mixed in, though it was hard to tell.
Jake took a few steps forward while activating Arcane Awakening in its balanced state, getting a running start before he stomped down hard, teleporting and appearing in between the scalekin and Prima. The observers had likely expected to see many things during this battle… but Jake would bet none of them had dropkicking the Guardian in the face on their bingo cards.
His feet made solid contact with the monster that tried to bite down on his boots at the very last second but only ended up doing more damage to itself in the process. His dropkick sent the Guardian shooting back, smashing into the Prima Vessel with a large thunk, Jake using Identify on the boss while it was still mid-air.
[Honored Prima Guardian – lvl 301]
Truly, it wasn’t worthy of his bow. Jake didn’t let up his assault either as he charged forward, the Prima Guardian roaring loudly as it met his charge. Dodging its first swipe, Eternal Hunger appeared in his hand as he stabbed the creature two times before large fangs sprung from its hand and swept down.
Pivoting around it, Jake kicked the Prima in the side, sending it stumbling as a follow-up kick hit it in the head in a nice one-two combo. Throughout, Jake couldn’t help but smile a bit as he felt the impact left by his kicks. He didn’t really do any impressive damage, but it did something.
Angry, the Prima Guardian tried to catch Jake, but he was an elusive specter and danced around its attacks while landing counters. These Primas varied widely in quality even when they shared the same name, and this one certainly wasn’t anything impressive… not that he could say any of the others he had killed recently were.
From the reactions he saw from the audience, they still looked plenty impressed, though. Keeping up his aggressiveness, Jake continued damaging the Prima Guardian with his barrage of kicks and stabs, the fight looking incredibly one-sided as Jake willingly proved his skills as a melee combatant. He showed off how the Prima Guardian seemingly couldn’t land a single blow on him, no matter how hard it tried. The two of them flew across the entire area, having an extremely intense battle, tearing up the surroundings in the process and really making a spectacle of it all.
This was just the first part of Jake’s plan, though. He was waiting for something to happen… and as expected, it did when he had done enough damage. The Prima Guardian slowly began to change. It got thinner, more lithe, grew longer legs, and overall its speed increased to new levels. In return, it lost some of its raw power, but, really, did any level of raw power truly matter if it couldn’t land any blows?
With its newfound speed, the Guardian went on the offensive for the first time in a while. Jake was seemingly pushed back and could only focus on dodging while barely landing any counterattacks. Finally, he saw a good chance as the Prima attacked from above, and Jake decided to block as he was launched downward toward the ground.
He slowed his descent and landed, the Prima Guardian floating above as it seemed to be gathering mana for some kind of magical attack. Jake was more than happy to see the Guardian be so cooperative, as it gave him plenty of time to act in front of his audience.
Jake made a show of glancing about before going and picking up a metal pole that was about three meters long that had been left by a tent that broke during their fight. Such a pole wouldn’t really be useful for anything under regular circumstances… but Jake had a way to make it into a valid weapon.
Purposefully speaking in a low and unassuming tone – that he was certain would still be picked up by the recorders – Jake activated the skill as he claimed the weapon as a tool of humanity.
“Fangs of Man.”
As he spoke, Jake infused energy into the pole as it became one with him, strengthening it significantly in the process and, for a brief moment, made it give off a very faint golden luster that faded as quickly as it had come… but it had been there.
This was the most important aspect of what Jake was doing. The secret option of what the recording could become. Fangs of Man was not usually a skill that had any real visual indicator, and even if Valdemar seemingly could detect some trace of it during their encounter, he hadn’t been entirely sure. Now, Jake wouldn’t leave anything up to doubt.
He could already imagine it. The murmurs spawned from the Chosen of the Malefic Viper battling a Prima Guardian like a battle maniac in a brawl, not using any skills related to his Patron but those of another Primordial.
Jake wasn’t afraid of Ell’Hakan not knowing what he was seeing either. Jake knew that while Fangs of Man was far from a normal skill, the energy he had given off while using it had the all-too-familiar glow of a skill related to Valdemar. Even if Ell’Hakan wasn’t certain what he was looking at, Yip of Yore would surely know once he was shown.
The two of them wanted a world where Jake bailed on the Malefic Viper and potentially joined Valhal, right? He would more than gladly play into that fantasy to mess with the two of them. The only thing he felt a bit bad about was potentially fooling Valdemar into thinking Jake had a genuine interest in joining his glorified fight club, but if the god felt too sad or disappointed about it, he was sure they could settle any bad feelings over a beer.
It was clear none of the observers put any significance in what Jake had done, which was just what he wanted. He didn’t want people to think this was staged and something Jake purposefully wanted others to see. Instead, he wanted it to look like a battle junkie, not really thinking as he was engrossed in the heat of battle, experimenting and going wild.
A role he would gladly continue to enjoy playing, as the Prima Guardian released a massive bolt of pure mana that split apart in mid-air into over a hundred crystalized homing bolts. Focusing, Jake shot upwards, dodging many of the bolts while using his new metal pole weapon to smash away a few others.
The Prima Guardian wasn’t idle either but charged down to meet him while using its swarm of crystalized mana bolts. They reminded Jake of a shitty version of his own stable arcane mana, and he easily broke them apart one after another.
They did add a bit of pressure as Jake and the Guardian clashed, but not enough for Jake to bother increasing the output of his boosting skill. The moment they met, Jake swung the metal pole hard, the Prima Guardian seemingly not even seeing it as a threat. This proved to be a big mistake, as the hand it tried to swipe the pole away with had a finger broken while not even slowing down Jake’s swing and earning itself a metal pipe to the head.
Using the pole as a weapon, Jake kept up his assault, swinging recklessly. The weapon very quickly began deteriorating, as despite the effects of Fang of Man, it was still just a regular metal pole. Luckily for him, he had plenty of replacement weapons in the rubble below.
Before the pole even fully broke, Jake held out an open hand as he used telekinesis to yoink a shorter metal pole from below. The second he caught it, he once more actively showed off his use of Fangs of Man, and just in time before his first pole snapped in two.
Jake decided to heighten the tempo as he upped his boosting skill and used its offensive mode, increasing certain stats by another 20%. His increased speed and power took the Guardian by surprise as it was struck three times in a row with Jake’s metal pipe, and from below, more improvised weapons floated up.
Fangs of Man was the kind of skill Jake never actively used or considered much. It was just there in the background, functioning as Jake’s weapon skill. It could most easily be compared as the melee counterpart to his archery skill. It wasn’t rooted in any particular fighting style or weapon, though, but the nature of humanity and their ability to use or transform nearly anything into a weapon should the need arise. It made him innately understand how to use any melee weapon he picked up, with Jake knowing this stemmed from tapping into the ancient Records of humanity.
The skill even partly worked when he used his bow, except pretty much all the bonuses were overwritten by his actual archery skill, as the stat effectiveness bonus and whatnot didn’t stack. One could only have one such effect at a time, after all.
Either way, Fangs of Man was a powerful skill, and while Jake wouldn’t say he had neglected it, he had most definitely never properly utilized it. It was just really hard to justify testing the skill out and using it in a fashion like this. Finding an opponent strong enough to put up a good prolonged fight to really get into it was hard, and things were only made harder when Jake felt pressure to kill his opponent fast.
However, against this Prima Guardian, he had a very durable opponent that was strong enough to make the fight a little hard, and no time constraints he cared about. Needless to say, swinging random improvised weapons was far less effective than using his katars, but Jake had fun with it as he also explored the Fangs of Man skill a bit more and put on a good show for the audience.
Sadly, all good things must come to an end. Jake’s relentless barrage of attacks had left the Prima Guardian beaten and battered, both its arms broken in several places, with nearly a dozen metal poles sticking out of its back, with an entire leg missing.
Jake went in for the killing combo, as he used Eternal Hunger for the first time in a while but not to kill the Prima. Instead, he dodged one of its desperate blows before cutting off the clawed hand, and while twisting his body, caught the hand and used it as a weapon as he stabbed its own claws into the neck of the Guardian.
Finally, he pulled up one of the remaining metal poles from below, a particularly large one that had been used in one of the bigger tents, the thing nearly four meters long. Jake focused the second he had it in his hand as he recalled the battle he had seen using Path of the Heretic-Chosen. He remembered how Valdemar had caught the broken fang of the Malefic Viper and transformed it into an axe.
That wasn’t something he could do, but with enough focus, he could alter his improvised weapon slightly. A golden luster enveloped the metal pole, more intense toward its tip as it slightly swarped. It sharpened, taking on the shape of a simple spear as Jake smiled.
The still-reeling Prima Guardian couldn’t defend itself properly as Jake stabbed forward, hitting the Prima once in the chest. It roared as Jake predicted, and he took advantage as he used a quick regular Gaze to freeze its body with its mouth open. He pulled back the spear and promptly stabbed the Guardian through its open mouth, the metal pole penetrating through and exiting out the top of its skull. The tip entirely broke during this, but it was good enough.
With a good wrench, Jake shattered the skull of the Guardian even more, not stopping as he flew around the creature and twisted its neck one-eighty degrees before finally twisting the pole to an upward angle, fully breaking the neck of the Guardian and stabbing the improvised spear into the back of the Guardian.
In truth, the Prima had already been a goner the second he had stabbed it through its open mouth, with the rest just a show of violence to fully end its existence. Jake did one last swing as he lifted up and tossed the Prima down onto the ground with the improvised spear and many other weapons still sticking out of its body, the boss dead before it even hit the ground.
You have slain [Honored Prima Guardian – lvl 301]– Bonus experience earned for killing an enemy above your level
Jake, floating in the air while covered in blood from head to toe, cracked his neck as he looked toward the many observers, the scalekin World Leader among them. They got the message as a few flew over, the two World Leaders affiliated with Ell’Hakan naturally among them.
Their facial expressions weren’t hard to read. If they had been afraid before, they were absolutely terrified now. He did also see traces of confusion. Chances are they had been told what kind of fighter Jake was, which hadn’t at all fit what they had just witnessed.
“That was decently fun. Sadly, the Guardian was disappointingly weak,” Jake spoke casually with a smile beneath his mask as they approached.
He was very much looking forward to the reaction Ell’Hakan would have seeing the recording, but more than that, he was interested in Yip of Yore’s reaction. Jake wasn’t sure exactly how they would interpret it, but if nothing else, Jake had at least created a bit of chaos and confusion with his performance.
However, not even he could have predicted what kind of effects this strategy, which was in large part just a glorified excuse to experiment and have some fun, would end up having.
Comments
Sergej Fel
Producing and especially selling weapons, even if of historical nature, is difficult. Especially internationally.
Gabe Stankiewicz
I’ve been wondering, how likely is it to have some of the weapons of Jake made in the real world for sale? Like how you can buy swords from Lord of the Rings, made by real sword smiths. I feel like buying the katar version of eternal hunger would be so incredibly cool to have displayed in my house. I know there are next to zero representations of the melee and bow weapons Jake wields in the story online, but I feel like I speak for a LOT of people when I say I’d personally love to spend $300-500 on a set of katars or a bow to display in my living room. Just curious! I looked it up but there was nothing except this “primal hunter” store from Australia that sells fishing and hunting equipment lol. Just curious! Anyway, thanks for the chapter man, freaking amazing as always!!
Mangamaven
Doomfooooot!!!!!!!!
Joshua Little
Thanks for the chapter.
Joshua Garland
This is in the Top five fights in this series.from bringing back the man the myth the legend doomfoot to jake doing some stupid shit tyat wilp probably get him in trouble it had me screaming at the top of my lungs saying lets gooooooooo TYFTC
Kconraw
Thx for the chapter
Greg Rowan
I wonder if he is going to tell Villy about the fight or just let him find out through the course of events.
Phasmatic7
Thankies zogie! This was a fun one
Numbzy
They might be able to see, just unable to communicate.
TyranT-Rex
From the Vipers perspective, it could have just looked like Jake trying to figure out a way to upgrade Fangs of the Malefic Viper to work with weapons similar to the Viper using fangs on his claws. Near the end of the fight with Snappy, Jake started trying to emulate Valdemar's fighting style, specifically his relentless attacks. I figure that was more so what Villy was commenting on. I do agree, I think it was purposefully written to be implied, but explicitly not mentioned. I just don't think Villy would have expected Jake to learn a skill related to another Primordial by using a skill that stems from Jake's position as Villys chosen.
TyranT-Rex
Jake's hasn't officially evolved into anything more than just a human yet. We know its a different variation, similar to the difference between elfs and high elfs, since Jake didnt have a race evolution quest going into C grade. I also think it'll be primal human, but we dont know for sure. As far as the Viper knew, there hasn't been another human like that, but it wouldn't surprise me if Valdemar never thought it was important to tell anyone his race was anything other than human.
Precursor
Well to my knowledge both of them are just humans the only difference between them are that they can be considered different variations of humans with Valdemar being a transcendent human, a human that has essentially transcended what it means to be human becoming something beyond them. While Jake is a primal human the first humans to ever exist where all other humans are just devolved versions of him making them something akin to lesser human. Essentially Jake is more human than regular humans while Valdemar is beyond regular humans.
Daniel Hamilton
Still waiting for one of these guardians to be destroyed by wards of power from Jake, “ cease to exist” This is one of the powers we’ve only seen him perform once or twice in the very beginning of the series.
Daniel Hamilton
Right, I love the fact that he continues to surprise us and comes out of the left field with something we didn’t see coming
Daniel Hamilton
I love the point of view chapters, be hard because there are so many characters who is awesome to see their side stories, Jake’s former servant. The white snake, the gold lady from Nevermore, Miranda, etc.. PS really hoping Miranda becomes the head of a coven of witches that are all part of the verdant Lagoon
Daniel Hamilton
If I remember right, Jake has evolved past human and became something else, a new breed, the 1st of his kind or what the system calls a primal human or was it a primordial?
MrCynical
I mean, they are? Valdemar is famous for being the strongest human with the strongest transcendence before he became a god. Jake is the weird one for human maybe probably not being his final form.
Michael Jewell
This chapter has me re-reading all of nevermore now lol. The redacted meeting has me thinking this will be the impetus for our God of War to really start trying to recruit Jake.
Thenais
ditching the bow for some doomfoot action
Demonshadow639
Wonder if it’s possible to be a chosen of two gods??? I mean no one would have thought someone could be a chosen and a heretic… maybe he can pull of a permanent alliance between Valhal and the order?
William WIlson
Is it tampering to start the recording halfway threw? While it is deceptive I'd call that framing, not tampering.
Roy Boy Meyer
Why?
DasGoat622
I know it’s probably supposed to be warped but I kinda like swarped
DasGoat622
Yeah I expect this Archery is obvious, Fangs of man is his melee weapons skill, Doomfoot will round it out as his unarmed melee skill. Infusing all unarmed strikes with destructive arcane mana while also hardening and empowering his bones and muscles with stable arcane mana.
Bushninja
I’m onboard with this idea
Seiryus
I'm fairly sure villy knows he has fang of man, because he was watching how Jake was trying to turn the sticks into weapons in the first battle against snappy after coming out of the vision. They may not have discussed it directly, but it was very much implied, considering Villy says that Valdemar is not a bad god for Jake to take inspiration from.
Naotsugu97
Love this chapter. Cheers!
David W. Baijense
Can't this is a system event, they can't see shiiii rn
Kt-x
Thanks for the chapter
TyranT-Rex
Crazy tin foil hat theory. What if being able to use Fangs of Man to shape items into weapons is tied to Jake's and Valdemars race. Jake's bloodline recognized Valdemar as familiar so we can assume Jake's true race is similar or the same as Valdemar. What if he un knowingly outed to Valdy and Gudrun that he is the same race and from that they guess his bloodline can affect humans origins as well. And now they genuinely want him to join Valhal regardless of whatever schemes they have with The Viper.
Lizy Flore
Yeah me too
Thenais
Poor Artemis will feel cheated
RonGAR
@Katsudon99 Juuussttt as long as you know his name is JAKE, not Jack! LOL
Mat
He just want him to cause chaos
Aegir
Right lmao Valdemar about to fight Villy for the right to Jake being Chosen.
Xien
Valdemar is drafting up adoption/custody papers as he watches… 6 months his/6 months Villy’s…. Poor Yip…. he’s side eyeing the orange fck really hard these days
Daniel Hamilton
Trying to picture the recording, how terrifying it must look to see random objects to fly up and then be used as weapons to completely dismantle a system boss, and to fight in unarmed combat as well. I always forgot Jake fought himself in the time chamber for like 50 years both armed and unarmed combat plus nevermore. It must look absolutely ruthless to anyone watching especially if he is laughing and smiling as he’s doing it
Steven Bartels
She was blessed by Gudrun until she did the Runemaiden ascension ritual with Valdemar's blood after which he gave her his blessing and stated he may make her his Chosen if she does well.
Ty Cooper
Jake said that they were special balls that marked authentication and that they were not tampered with
Ty Cooper
Lol I just always pictured stamina as a golden ish yellow. So I pictured Jake using stamina on a level with Valdemar's.
Ty Cooper
Defiance of the fall is another good one. Lot less humor more serious but great. To bad he took 2 months off. That's what made this conversation much needed.
Ty Cooper
Lol, well this stream of conversation got me like 3 new addictions. Thanks I'm always looking for new reading materials.
Ty Cooper
It is a great part of a balanced breakfast
John Balman
Heck see Vladmars reaction when he hears about is going to be fun to lol
John Balman
Skill selection the doomfoot of the Primal Hunter
John Balman
Same but with audible
Ty Cooper
Right
Ty Cooper
I am so looking forward to the EH death chapter.
John Balman
I think I can hear a song now..... These Boots are made for walking and that's just what they'll do these boots are going to walk right over you.... 😂
Katsudon99
Jack definitely ruins many plans, but the Viper likely already have plans in case Jack doing Jack things
Ty Cooper
Villy and Sproutleaf POV will be epic. I can hear his laughter roaring down the halls.
Katsudon99
I thought Carmen would be the chosen of Veldamar wife?
Ty Cooper
A God's POV would be great. Though no wyrmgod watch party this time, sadly. There are also so many Gods watching you could have godly POV for 2 weeks
Hunter
Villy is probably so juiced that his chosen is finally showing some scheming skills.
Luke Scheffe
I’m really hoping for some pov chapters next week.
Prinny Knight
Jake takes a metal pole and swings, but Scott Sterling performs a perfect block using his face!
Azayrian105
SCOTT STERLING!!!!
David
He Who Fights With Monsters
Austin Gillespie
Wait, can Jake use Fangs of Man with his amazing boots as the weapon? Surely this is the secret tech he’ll use to defeat EH, ultimate boots with the ultimate technique
Red45jimster
What does hwfwm stand for
Roy Boy Meyer
I am trying to imagine the follow up on this major cliffhanger. Got like 10 awesome scenarios but know Zogarth will positively crush them all XD
ShadowHunter
Unless Yips greatest ability of story telling that enhances him nerfs him to a super low level because Jake’s “legend” status is that much higher. (Probs unlikely, but fun to think about still.)
DDHG
All part of plan "J" aka "Plan for fuck up".
joel southard
Nice thank you for the chapter
John Balman
LoL damnit I really want to Villy commentary on this whole event I can just about hear the popcorn Poppin and the snap of a beer opening as he laughs at more of Jake's chaos
Prinny Knight
The chosen of the Malefic Viper steps up for a fight, while the Guardian emerges to...WHATS THIS, SCOTT STERLING!?
Tristan
That was so much more satisfying than a 1 shot. Can't wait to see El Hacunt fail miserablely
Daniel Hamilton
Can’t wait to read about the ripple effects.
Daniel Hamilton
Wooo 🥳 Doomfoot, Doomfoot
Bushninja
Agreed
Andromeda Adams
I believe a lot of us feel that way about PH and HWFWM.
Trevor Mergen
Thanks!
Nalelvon
Just wanted to say I started with the kindle books until I noticed I get more and faster content here and I love it I love the whole series and I can't wait to read everything your beautiful brain will produce in the future
Steven Bartels
Brian, as amusing as this is (and I am greatly enjoying and agreeing with the hypothetical) I doubt Zogarth will do it. Perhaps we can hope that as his Path of the Heritc-Chosen develops alongside his blessing and his general heretic nature he'll be able to reach through the blessing and access records Villy is related to more, including those of all the primordials, and then use those insights to flavor his skills. Although, we don't want him to go Primordial crazy, the Eternal Servant already owns that and it's cringe. Then again he can draw on more than just the Primordials, I'm personally hoping Jake can gain something massive when he meets the First Sage. I don't know what it'll be, perhaps insight into his Origin Energy, perhaps integrating the FS records into his Sagacity skill, something.
DirePants
That’s the other one I’m reading regularly. Reading a few more but none are as good as PH or HWFWM.
Ty Cooper
Love how Jake mess up cheeto's plan by bringing out the Doomfoot.
Nick O'Gara
Chihuahua and Cheeto.
J W
I kinda like swarped
TwoMoreYears
That was great. Can’t wait for next week.
Zachary Gordon
This may be my favorite chapter yet, as it contains the best line ever written - “…but Jake would bet none of them had dropkicking the Guardian in the face on their bingo cards.” Simply brilliant!
Stuart Thwaites
I bet the other series is hwfwm.
James mMcClellan
Yes but it comes from a diffrent god do a bit heretical to use it
Eric Jones
What is the other one?
Tucker Glick
Waiting for the random foot skill in skill selection
Jose Reyna
TFTC
Incrediblefulk
It’s actually called The Game at Carousel. It’s a cool take on a horror litrpg found it early on RR and been following ever since.
Preston Stokes
Ell'Hacunt has no idea what he's in for haha
ValVal
Nah, the gap between grades gets wider with every tier and Yip is above godkings. Even at peak S tier Jake wouldn’t be able to kill him, though he might be able to kill a lesser god.
KollegvomMirgan
I'm curious. What is the other one?
Red45jimster
Ohhh ok thanks and I dint even think about valdemar not knowing deff looking to be some hype chapter coming up
TyranT-Rex
@William yeah that's how I understand it too. But I think that even if EH does think this is really important, he won't risk potentially losing out on the benefits of the Event to leave himself.
VenL.C.
“That’s right… it was the return of the man, the myth, the legend: Doomfoot.” Yesssssss…..Let’s Go! Really though…. Keep it coming Zog! Great stuff recently! Daily chapters have been my favorite 15min of entertainment each day
Bi-Dailey
TFTC Typo: "...more intense toward its tip as it slightly **swarped**."
TyranT-Rex
Jake never actually told Villy he got the fangs of man skill. The Viper noticed that Jake upgraded fangs of the malefic Viper and Jake mentioned Fangs of Man (which Valdemar said to Villy) as a way to let the Viper know what he saw. But I agree with you. I think one of the issues is how Jake even has a skill related to Valdamar without being blessed and without any other Karmic link above being a human. The top Gods know Jake turned down a skill related to Valdemar in Nevermore. So Valdemar would have known if he picked up another skill later. So the question that the top God's might have, is when and how did Jake get a skill related to Valdemar without him knowing.
William WIlson
Which is why I said Ell’Hakan would edit out these folks amusing Jake and claim it was Jake doing the ambushing. It allows for Jake to be viewed as evil and weak because Ell’Hakan would spin the story that Jake waited until after the prima was defeated by his team to ambush them. Even if they decided not to use the footage I'd have thought Ell’Hakan would want that avenue
kingofshibainu
Yes!!!!!! That was even better than what I hoped! Can't wait to see what happens lol
William WIlson
The way I understand it is that basically no gods can see into the 93rd universe, however if Jake went to the Order in the first universe he could speak to villy. If Jake can so can Ell’Hakan. Shit I think Ell’Hakan had a teleporter to Yip before Jake had one to villy
TyranT-Rex
When Jake upgraded his profession in C grade, he can no longer receive another blessing unless he purges the records of the Viper from himself. The blessing also got upgraded and said that only one can be held at a time and it can't be denounced or retracted.
ReadingObsessed
Oh it totally is.
Thewalterwhite
Omg it happend. The men. The myth. The legend. DOOOOOOOMFOOOT!!!!!!!!!! Made my day right there.
SinCinnamon
No because that is his profession while fang of man is a class skill
Brian Block
Exactly. It isn't that you can only be blessed by one god, it is that the system has crazy requirements and Jake is the first to meet them in 93 eras :D. Eventually he will just be "Chosen/Blessed of the Primordials" or some crazy shit. Although I suspect he will reach godhood too quickly to get everyone behind his heretical path.
Martín Ballesteros Arias
Well, at the moment, the viper can't see the event, so it'll likely be him laughing his fangs off after seeing the recording... And I predict a very excited God going to the order demanding an invitation to Jake's mansion during a beer party
Michael Lambus
That begs the question at what point does an arrow just become a spear with feathers on the back
Joseph Jenkins
"Yip and Cheeto" That is the greatest diminishment I have ever heard in these comments. I hope Jake calls him that
Joseph Jenkins
Since the Golden glow is so intrinsic to valdemar, it wouldn't be surprising for some of the records to bleed into Fangs of Man
Michael Lambus
It's a custody fight
Incrediblefulk
I read a lot of litrpg and fantasy in general and this is still one of only 2 series I religiously keep up with. Always the highlight of my morning and the bane of my weekends. Thanks Zog!
Exaiter
Kinda called it. Itll have huuuuuge repprecussions 😂😂 Well done Jake 😆
Michael Lambus
Breaking news
Adam Owada
He's used it before, it's just free form magic
Steven Bartels
Fangs of Man is Epic
Michael Lambus
No one ever expects the J plan Not even you
Sean
I love the little foreshadowing at the end but holy cow I'm so upset I don't get to read the next chapter till Monday. Have a good weekend y'all.
Michael
The "golden luster" described from fangs of Man is if I'm correct, actually valdemars transcendence, not a skill. Leave it to Jake to break the system in ridiculous ways
Dougie Mitchell
Hey Miranda, since it's your birthday soon I got you...anotherfewplanetstorun... see ya (woosh)
Steven Bartels
I don't think he'll become a double chosen, Carmen needs that true blessing after all, but perhaps Jake can pick up a Divine blessing on the side? Only one blessing can be held at a time but he's already breaking the blessing system so why try doing so some more...
Kirivina
Because that would be hilariously awesome.
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the chappy Zogarth!
Andrew P
If I'm understanding things right, EH wants to paint Jake as an evil which needs to be overcome and EH as the great hero to smite said evil, but Yip saw the possibility of Jake turning heretic and abandoning the viper which would help Yips story at the expense of EH losing his antagonist. I don't think Jake getting killed by his army is actually a goal, like his invasion of earth was never intended to succeed. He simply wants to spark bloodshed that he can fit into a narrative which he can then exploit.
DDHG
Yeah. Alright I didn't predict that happening, I owe someone 20 bucks. I forgot about Doom foot. Still petty and funny to kill a monster capable of destroying a planet by kicking it to death. Also. I just know for a fact the viper is cackling to himself, Jake big stupid foot just shattered so many plans. An I think only the viper has planned for his plans to be fucked over by his secret plan. "Jake being Jake and a utter fool". Aka "The J plan"
NoctisMi
That's his plan, the whole reason he used that damn skill
ShadowHunter
I wouldn't be terribly surprised if Jake is the one to finally kill Yip of Yore and not the Viper. Although, for that to happen we would need to see Jake get up to at least A grade. (Which would mean keeping the Cheetoh around for a lot longer than people probably want and would mean something "knocks Villy down" for a while. When Yip thinks Jake is turning on Villy, he gets a surprise from his best bud not turning on him.)
NoctisMi
Fangs of Man is not a transcendence skill. Valdemars transcendence is fighting aura. The golden sheen is the same as when Jake uses a skill from villy. Best example is the wings with the green aura around it. It's a representation of the origin of the skill. That's the reason Jake was so satisfied with it while using fangs of man. What I think is, the more connect and how proficient u are with the god and his skill u are, the more u are replicating his aura. But the more you take over the skill and make it ur own by combining it with your own records the more it adapts of your aura. That happened when Jake infused his wings with arcane energie and altered it's funktions, though that could be also related to the color his energy has
Darshar Griffonmane
Valdemar is going to hound Jake till he gets a proper fight. This is going to make Yip and Cheeto overreach or advance plans ahead of schedule. Which is not going to end well at all. Fantastic chapter!
Azayrian105
But isn’t there a difference between created skills like Moment of the Primal Hunter and Springtime Advent? (The Sword Saint’s Transcendent skill.) Like Villy made Palate of the Malefic Viper but it isn’t a Transcendent skill.
Lynderyn
Carmen…
Matt Spratte
fuck i can't wait for mondays chapter! TYFTC have a great weekend!
Kaizen Androck
No idea
Andrew P
'claimed the weapon as a tool of humanity' should probably be 'claimed the tool as a weapon of humanity'
Cordell Patrick
The Primordials transcendent skills became the base of their legacy skills. We know this from Villy saying his skills are one's he had to forge on his own and mold in order to create.
Lynderyn
I can see it now. Valdemar: who taught you fangs of man? Jake: I learned it from you.
Cordell Patrick
I think he picked it up for better control one of those times he got a bunch of garbage on level up
Chase Burton
The harbinger of doom! Foot of god!
Kaizen Androck
Oh? But that wouldn't be telekinesis, right? It's plausible that it was explained before and I simply forgot about it.
Cam
I hope valdemar doesn’t get too disappointed! I like the dude.
Cmndprmpt
Doomfoot 2: Electric Boogaloo: Kick Harder
James mMcClellan
The sad thig is he would wait for after he picked his other offering skill to combine them.( the offering skills chosen and heret)
Cmndprmpt
on top of what a few others said, it was mentioned that jake couldnt feel the eyes of villy or any of the gods watching him, so i think its unlikely that they can see whats going on.
Alex Cox
If I've got this right he controls things using threads of Arcane mana. Best examples are Fallen King vs Ashen Phantom Devourer and Jake's vacation to Skyggen with his nephew playing with the firetruck
Cmndprmpt
i dont think they can see this. if it works like the rest of the events, they wouldnt be able to. but who knows, the system does like to do some fuckery. and also, im pretty sure it was mentioned that jake couldnt feel Villy watching him.
Brad
He is a Heretic! lol
Cmndprmpt
and we gotta wait until Monday, too! which is even more of a cliff.
ArtemiseElyse
That would be so cool if he got a heretic skill from this
ArtemiseElyse
I don’t think they can. It’s like when they went to the treasure dimension complete blackout until the event is over with. I am curious if they can sense any new records they may receive from their followers when things happen or if they get an influx of them after the event if anything good happens
Burkholt
Doomfoot? Don't you mean Doomfang? Cause he's doomed a lot of plans with fangs of man. TFTC!
ryan kislingbury
no it’s a system event that’s why they are recording it for later
Zizawah
Shows that Jake understood Valdemar. :)
Seen Death
Fatality!
ryan kislingbury
i think it’s the opposite, most lean into this kind of stuff so i think they will push him going away from the viper even more
Kaizen Androck
Awesome chapter. I didnt think Jake had telekinesis. Must have forgotten seeing that before. And now the cliff for the consequences: fulfills the masochism in me. Fangs of Man and Doomfoot. Splendid.
ArtemiseElyse
I’m thinking more than anything Villy will be excited that Jake is being crafty and will totally run with this.
Burkholt
It will either go perfectly or really really bad.
Azayrian105
Truly I think the fact using Fangs of Man is so big because I am wondering if it is at all possible to replicate a transcendent skill at all? I mean I think that Jake has a very minor version of it as compared to Valdemar but he still has that skill which could have major repercussions if it comes out that Jake can replicate Transcendent skills. Though I do not know if it is possible or common to be able to replicate a Transcendent skill.
wartgalore
Very likely imo 🤣
John Barber
Why am I having images of Heretic Chosen of both Villy and Valdy
liquid_helix
“it slightly swarped”. New word: swarp
Razeel Nightfall
It warped sharply.
Jordan Rogers
Not a scary cliff, yet still a cliff for which to have to wait upon
Gwiddion
Without contact gods won't be able to see anything the partial omniscience was in regards to common knowledge. After every previous system event Jake gave villy the tldr of the event. So unless a follower of EH leaves the event with the recording outsiders won't be able to see it during the event.
Thunder0ni
Only Jake could think of having a beer with a god as an apology
KenTX325
I also wonder if Miranda’s dream skill works. Seems it would be possible to get around the communication ban.
James Faulkner
I want to read about the consequences! Damn cliff
Baggy Smile
Swarped->warped
William WIlson
Shoot I was half betting that the Ell’Hakan world leaders would have ambushed Jake after killing the prima starting a fight in which Jake would leave with a recording and Ell’Hakan would edit the first part of the recording out and use it to claim Jake ambushed them once they had slayed the prima. Only for Jake to go nice movie but why not show the entire thing pulling up the full recording
Christian Sullivan
I need a yip and chosen reaction ASAP. 🤣
William WIlson
If he does see it as so important he won't send someone but go himself.
Jose Gonzalez
doubtfully, Yip suspect yake is a heretic already, by his chat with ever smile. This will make him believe he is right. he only now need a way to confirm he title as an heretic :) I believe his title could be used as ammunition too. imagine the twist on Yips story when vily says. we just friends lol.
Lizy Flore
I think even if there is no contact as it is a system event, gods can still watch with some omniscience skills, especially powerful gods. Like Villy. Or Valdemar. Or Eversmile. Hehehehehe this is gonna be a shitshow even greater than the Chosen Announcement, and I’m so excited for it and I’ll be there for it, cheering loudly from the back.
Dani
Jake: „Hey, I just had a fun little idea.“ The rest of the multiverse: !Extra News!
Anthena Sales
The return of "Doomfoot", LOL
female person type thing
swarped??
Nate Slusher
Thanks! Such a fun chapter. I am excited to watch the scheme unfold. Maybe a ten chapter release Monday?!😂😂. Thanks again!! Love the story!
RonGAR
Oh boy... that last line got me worried Jake just 'mucked up' some very very precise planning on the Vipers side of things. LOL
SmokeJam
Don't forget that one of the first things YoY did was challenge Valdemar and then proceeded to run away. With that act he "confirmed" his Records in being able to escape even Primordials. The way his skills work, I expect he can run from almost any fight now if not trapped properly. 2ndly, YoY now also has a weapon which can wound gods after his shenainigans with the Starforge Titan. He is a goddamn cockroatch and only if you throw him into the fire yourself you can be sure he is gone. That's what the Viper is preparing for.
TyranT-Rex
And since Noone else expects Jake to have schemes, most aren't going to think twice when seeing this, and just take it for what it is.
Red45jimster
Wait this is bad right I think villy warned Jake when he got that skill not to look to deep into it and for a chosen to use another gods skill think he is coming out as a heretic soon. Not complaining just thoughts on it
Gwiddion
We don't really know what he has been doing I suspect he kept trying to do sth to revive his family. So maybe he pushed his profession a ton. I kinda doubt he was just sulking. As he kinda said to Jake when the two of them first met. That he already tried everything.
Andromeda Adams
I’m can’t wait to see the effect this has! I’m sure when Villy hears about it he will be cracking up! A genius move by Jake, even if it was just him having fun! TYFTC!
Conclave
That was a fun fight to read. I definitly didnt expect the return of the infamous Doomfoot, same for Jake spaming Fang of Man. That last part might fuck up many things for E'H's plan, he might even try to contact Earth and offer alliance... I mean, what possibly better than the Chosen of Yore sidding with the Chosen of the Viper, fighting together right ? I dont think the Orange Fuck toss the idea away, especially if Jake shows a neutral stance, maybe slight disdain over him. That's not "fakable" for someone with such a Bloodline. I'd love to see the Orange Fuck getting destroyed by Jake as he invites him to join his side, not leaving him propre time to react and fight, ending all the plots and schemes in one go in thé must anticlimatic way. That would fck up Yip so bad lol
SmokeJam
He is technically shooting mini spears around most of the time. His Protean Arrow is usually a little big
SmokeJam
That is the most Jake-like scheming there is, not even he can fail politics there. I thought EH would expect a one-shot anyways, but this was way more fun and I am glad to see another skill rising to prominence after all the arrow shooting. Eternal Hunger needs some progression too, doesn't it.
Andromeda Adams
It wouldn’t be a Friday without a Cliff lol
SilverSentry
Oh and thank you for the chapter!
SilverSentry
Can the gods see all this? They can't communicate, but they can't see because it's a system event, right? Villy is going to get a kick of this. Jake is still overpowered as fuck even when he doesn't use his normal fighting style. I love it!
Xarow
Great chapter and I like how Jake is not actually terrible with plotting. Not that he is good a plotting. That he is very hard to plot against. Always keep them guessing. Do what they don’t expect then,even when they should expect it, it is still a surprise. I almost feel like Yip will get a headache. He will be changing plans so often his own subordinates will start to see incompetence and doubt.
Daniel is ŁØNE
Did Jake just perform a glory kill??????? Valdemar gonna be kicking bricks wondering how he didn't find jake 1st, the spear was really hilariously extra in the best way possible.
Zack Leach
I love that jake is making it look like somewhere in the break between "helping" 2 worlds jake seemingly joined valhall while all of the blessed are cut off from their gods so nobody can confirm. Its a shame that jake didnt get to watch any other gods fight with villy in a significant manner so he could start mimicking techniques and styles just to really stir the pot.
Sam Rosenberg
Such a good chapter. Ttfc
deus vault
I didn't think jake would be actually scheming. It's fun reading about him doing anything other than punching things with a bow.
Jonathan
a skill related Valdemar. to Valdemar.
ElPontife
Awesome chapter, happy to see the return of the mythical Doomfoot. Jakes shenanigans will definitely put a wrench in Yips narrative when everything unfold.
Clint
When he’s done building up the records he’s going to get for doing it. Villy has been AWOL for more than 90% of the history of the multiverse. He’s got a lot of catching up to do.
Dave
Great chapter
TyranT-Rex
I believe people can still leave the 93rd universe. EH might see see this as being important enough to send someone out to share the recording.
Namorat
I admit, I was worried at first, but when he revealed his strategy, I was giddy
eatingpitza314
Doom glory kill
SinCinnamon
Valdemar storms Villy “Give me your Chosen!!!! He should clearly have been mine!” Villy answers “You have the runemaiden, be happy.”
Valhazstromoz
Ohhhhhh hype for shenanigans going on in the background next week hopefully
James mMcClellan
TFTC. What a fanatics friday chapter I see a new class skill available as well as the possibility of a new heretic skill. Also can't help but wonder if jake touched on valdemars transcendence.
Justin saldana
I'm sure the gods are gonna enjoy Jake doing Jake shit on other people's planet. Him making the god ki spear for kicks and giggles is gonna have villy dying laughing.
Gwiddion
The stronger yip gets the larger the reward for killing him.
Bruce Sheplan
Because its part of the story, from what I gather, to defeat Yip, its not a matter of strength but you must also have a story that others believe in, i believe Villy is working behind the scenes to develop a story where Yip is defeated by him. Time will tell how that is achieved… I suspect a lot of plot twists…
Jaydan Man
Villy asked him to play up his relationship with Valdemar a bit a while back I think. It send Cheeto and yippee down the wrong path with their plans, thinking jake would ever abandon Villy. If they lean to hard on that story and it doesn't happen it could weaken them
Gwiddion
Sadly they can only see this after the event as no contact with gods is allowed during the event.
Jana
Be an Agent of Chaos, they said. It´ll be fun they said. Turns out it is a lot of fun. Reactions are going to be on fire.
Sayjinlord
I got a feeling that Villy will just roll with it.
Micah Molina
Doomfoot! I didn't see that coming... Lmao, remember when Jake use to cringe at the name? Truly demonstrates the terrifying power of the System's propaganda and indoctrination techniques. Great chapter!
Lizy Flore
God I cannot wait for Monday. I wanna see Yip’s reaction, Valdy’s reaction, Villy’s reaction, I want the multiverse in chaos with rumours and theories, I want EH believing he’s winning and I want an exasperated Miranda asking herself why did she accept to babysit such a kid. I’m laughing my ass off here, I love this story sooo much omg I love Jake and his casualness like everything he does ISNT a dealbreaker or.. or, idk, a havocwreaker, or something. Anyway, thanks for the chapter !
Joshua landry
Great chapter! Loved it. Possible spelling error: "toward its tip as it slightly swarped." Did You mean warped, swarped technically a word so autocorrect might not catch it
A Flashy BR
Dooomfoot!
PDDG Glaser
No i think it should really Play into them because He was the one who wanted that Jake played with Valdemar
Cameron Whitaker
Tftc, Brilliant chapter, can't wait for the chaos to come.
alejandro jimenez
There’s a typo at-> “more intense toward its tip as it slightly swarped. It sharpened,”
alejandro jimenez
Nice chapter
Vega
No way. This fight scene was hilarious. Epic chapter mate. Edits: swarped -> warped glow of a skill related Valdemar -> glow of a skill related to Valdemar despite the effects of Fang of Man -> despite the effects of Fangs of Man
TyranT-Rex
I doubt it. When Jake had the meeting with the God's in Nevermore, the Viper told him to make it look like he is considering Valdemars offer to join him. Just don't make a definite answer. I'm sure this will play into Villys plan somehow.
NSaaby
The clif is big this friday.
Cory Sauls
TFTC. This ought to be good.
Taj Malloy
So is it safe to say this will turn out differently than even Jake had originally intended?
Nick
Is Miranda about to be given 3 new worlds to manage?
khielira
Can't wait to hear/see Villy reaction. Will this help Villy or harm him only time will time....
AfroMocha
Doomfoot!!!!
Stevean Bozek
Doubtful. Villy wants Jake to fuck with them by doing stuff like this. Remember how he pushed Jake to visit Valhal after Nevermore? Villy wants their story to be a mess.
Mohammed Sheekh
while political warfare is all well and good, when will villy stop playing around and end yip of yore, I mean bro has a weapon that ranks above divine
Straat Junon
Damnit I need to see the reactions to this asap! Tyfc
Niels Valkenborgh
The glorious return of Doomfoot. Maybe a bit more Vlad the Impaler this time around.
Xavier Evans
This chapter was pure gold
Matthias
Tftc
Stevean Bozek
You know I was just telling my brother earlier about the legend of Doomfoot in the Colosseum of Mortals. I literally just randomly remembered the time Jake went around kicking things to death just to make his fights interesting and today's chapter revisits that glorious time. What a wonderful coincidence
Paulo Furlaneto
Tftc
Anime Problem
Spears were the earliest hunting weapon besides just plain rocks so it'd be cool for Jake to Utilize Spears a bit more.
Gnothi Seauton
Primal Hunter 2: The Wrath of Doomfoot
Abdulaziz ALRumaih
This should be fun
Olof Karlsson
Thanks for the chapter!
Kris Henderson
Lmao
David W. Baijense
Damn it's another cliff on a Friday😭
Taj Malloy
Tftc, Uh oh did this mess up Villy's plans?
Karim Saadi
Ooooooh I love this so much. Genius :D
Mr. Truthly
He should have tried to use primas limbs as weapons against it constantly xD. "Why you hitting yourself"
KollegvomMirgan
Doomfoot!
Zizawah
Wicked! Jake rocks! Can’t wait for Monday! Thank you for the read!
Brandon Yarberry
*Rapidly stuffs popcorn in my face with both hands*
Jason Davis
Called it!
Maethrya
Tftc, loved reading Jake having fun
Arrogant Savant
Zog outdid himself in this chapter.
Dont_like_to_Talk
Thanks for the chapter
Zogarth
Fix
David W. Baijense
Tftc,!
TyranT-Rex
Doooomfooot!!!
Arieh Sochaczevski
Thank you for the chapter! “[…]he couldn’t remember the most important aspect[…]” I think you mean ‘forget’.
BlackRazaras
Thanks for the chapter
C0bra$
Thank u for the story
Chad
TTFTC
