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Chapter 855 - Nevermore: The Gang Back Together
🕑 Added 2024-02-21 12:00:08 +0000 UTCIt ended up only taking two weeks more before the whole gang was back together. Jake spent this time primarily working on some of the things he had been putting off a bit, like making sure everything was still running smoothly in the Cradle for his budding Soulflame and then doing the very important work of briefly checking out his Puzzle Box of the Seeker. He planned to just play with it for a day or two, so it was very understandable Jake felt slight annoyance when he was interrupted after only a couple of weeks.
Sylphie and the Sword Saint had already returned to the Order compound at this point and were all doing their own thing until it was time to meet back up, well ahead of schedule. Jake ended up being the last to arrive at their reunion, as he just needed to get in one more attempt for the puzzle he was currently on, something he was certain everyone would understand.
Walking through the small compound, Jake already saw the four of them gathered in a sealed-off meeting room. He enjoyed the feeling of the walk due to his even more comfortable boots, as he couldn’t help himself from feeling for natural treasures using the boots’ function. He detected a few, and he quickly realized their range covered the entire damn city floor.
Arriving in the meeting room, Jake checked out the situation just before entering. Sylphie was sitting on a small nest she had made on a table from what looked like tablecloths, looking very comfortable. Meanwhile, the Sword Saint and Dina were both sitting in chairs while the Fallen King floated menacingly in a corner. None of them looked different compared to the last time they met, though that wasn’t really a surprise.
But that didn’t mean they hadn’t changed. When Jake entered the room, he instantly took in their auras. Compared to eight and half years or so, everyone had gotten quite a lot stronger. Even if their levels hadn’t grown due to the nature of Challenge Dungeons – besides Sylphie and the Sword Saint, who had gained one on the sixty-ninth floor – that didn’t mean they hadn’t gotten stronger. Everyone had gained at least one title for a few more stats, but what mattered most were the skill upgrades and improved overall abilities through conceptual improvements and such.
Jake himself had also gotten quite a lot stronger. He was the one who had gained the most levels due to his little meeting with the gods and aura-measuring contest with Valdemar, along with the All-Star title. Not to mention all the skill upgrades he had gained, as well as just overall improvements across the board.
”Ree!” Sylphie instantly greeted Jake as she zoomed over and sat down on her usual spot atop Jake’s head. Jake just smiled as he scratched her head, making Sylphie flap her wings happily. He had to admit he had missed the little featherball.
”The last to arrive as expected,” the Fallen King commented.
”Says the person who was the last to get done with all the Challenge Dungeons,” Jake shot back.
”Yet I still finished within the agreed-upon deadline. Also, I thought it was viewed as impolite for humans to finish prematurely? Especially for you male versions,” the Fallen King retaliated verbally.
”Pretty mean of you to insult an old man like that,” Jake muttered as he shook his head with disappointment, throwing glances at the old man in the room.
”Good to see you too, Jake,” the Sword Saint said with a light smile. ”Now, rather than sit around and take jabs, let us get everyone up to speed. We will have plenty of time for banter when we continue our descent.”
The Fallen King didn’t argue, and Jake also knew when to shut up as he kept scratching Sylphie, who was also being a polite little hawk. For now, at least.
”To begin with… let us get a mutual idea of our shared growth during this period, as I am certain it has been most fruitful for us all. Let me begin with how I did in the Challenge Dungeons,” the Sword Saint volunteered as he summarized his Challenge Dungeons first in a brief manner. When he was done, he gave the floor to the dryad of their party as she did the same.
Dina had done pretty damn well, with a total multiplier of 70% from all the Challenge Dungeons, tying the Sword Saint perfectly. Broken down, she had gained 15% from the Colosseum of Mortals, 15% in House of the Architect, 10% in Minaga’s Endless Labyrinth, 20% in the Endless Journey, and 10% in Test of Character. Jake had to admit this was actually pretty good from her, considering she was a healer, and healers tended to struggle in places like the Colosseum of Mortals.
That was until she shared how she won pretty much all her fights by spreading poison spores in the arena to slowly kill her opponents. She did this by getting around the rules of the Colosseum that one could only bring weapons and tools bought for the arena to a fight. Using her skills and innate talent, she spread spores from outside the entire Colosseum before any fighting even began. She did this through a special flower she grafted by combining different herbs to allow it to have controllable spores while in flight, something she could then use her Bloodline to control. Overall, her tactics had been pretty damn gruesome, yet effective for someone who wasn’t the best in a regular fight. The mental image of her just delaying as her opponents slowly coughed up blood and died was a pretty dark mental image, though.
The Fallen King was next up to summarize his last many years, and it turned out he had done quite a bit worse, with a final multiplier of 45%. In the Colosseum of Mortals, he ended with a respectable multiplier of 15%, and in the Endless Journey, he repeated that feat, earning another 15%. However, things only went downhill from there as he only got 5% in the House of the Architect, Test of Character, and Minaga’s Endless Labyrinth. Jake saw the clear dissatisfaction from the Unique Lifeform, even if Jake understood why the Fallen King had faced so many problems… because these Challenge Dungeons truly weren’t made for something like a Unique Lifeform.
He didn’t have the diversity for the House of the Architect due to his Path, and he wasn’t overly fast for Minaga’s Labyrinth. Additionally, he wasn’t as good at deciphering the runes as all his magic was purely instinctive and not something he had studied to learn, teaching him the required skills. As for why he had done badly in the Test of Character, though… well, Jake wasn’t going to pry too much there.
Sylphie shared her results next, and Jake saw the Fallen King looked a bit grumpy that she had gained the same level of multiplier as him. Something Sylphie clearly also noticed as she very proudly screeched at her great accomplishment.
”All you did was find an exploit within a Challenge Dungeon and use that to your advantage. That is not a true representation of power, and a Unique Lifeform such as I am merely disadvantaged due to the bogus rules,”the Fallen King argued to make himself feel better.
”Ree!”
”Having a unique skill does not make you a Unique Lifeform.”
”Ree!” Sylphie refused to back down as she even jumped on the table to look more defiant.
”She’s got a point,” Jake added. ”As she is probably the only Sylphian Hawk in existence, calling Sylphie a lifeform that is unique isn’t entirely inaccurate.”
”That does not make it the same,” the Fallen King tried to shut Jake down. ”Unique Lifeforms such as I are clearly defined by the system, not by a bunch of C-grades that think they know better.”
”Ree.”
”There is no agreeing to disagree here; we are discussing indisputable facts,” the Unique Lifeform, who everyone was bullying into feeling a little bit less unique, argued. ”Unless you have a title quite literally proclaiming you a Unique Lifeform, you are not a Unique Lifeform.”
”Ree, ree.”
Now it was Jake’s turn to look confused as he stared at the hawk. ”Wait, you do have such a title?”
”She does not, I can detect other Unique Lifeforms, and she isn’t one,” the Fallen King said dismissively.
”Ree!” Sylphie said madly as she screeched a few more times, and Jake’s eyes opened wide as everyone looked surprised. He and Villy had talked about Sylphie probably being unique, but they didn’t really have any way to truly know. Turns out they could have just asked the little hawk to get a definitive answer all this day.
Sylphie apparently had a title called Lineage Progenitor, which said Sylphie was one of a kind and the first in a new Lineage of powerful beasts. It quite literally called her unique and the first of the Sylphian Hawks. As for the effects of the title, Sylphie didn’t share anything as her parents had told her not to share such things. A good politic, making Jake happy that Hawkie and Mystie had at least taught her some responsible things even if they pawned Sylphie off to Jake for most of her life.
However, even if Sylphie didn’t give many details, they did have someone in their party who knew a bit more.
”Lineage Progenitor… I heard about that title before. It usually appears when a regular beast or monster mutates or has a particularly impactful evolution into a powerful variant that differs a lot from any others, effectively creating an entirely new Lineage of races… sometimes even entirely new species. Naturally, the level of change has to reach certain thresholds, and the Lineage Progenitor is always particularly powerful. To think Sylphie was one, I will have to tell Grandpa about this,” Dina added some of her precious knowledge of the multiverse.
”Pretty sure he already knows, considering a whole bunch of gods is having a fun-time streaming party with the Wyrmgod watching us right now, your grandfather among them,” Jake added casually with a shrug.
Everyone turned to look at Jake with confusion as Jake realized. Oh… oh yeah, they definitely didn’t know that.
”Alright, things will make a bit more sense with context, so I guess it’s my turn to summarize my time doing stuff? Let’s start with the Endless Journey and work backward,” Jake said as he did just that.
After Jake was done telling about the Endless Journey, the Fallen King called him a cheater, as everyone else congratulated him for his great performance. After the House of the Architect, they remained impressed, as Sylphie had to get the jab in that Jake had already tied both her and the Fallen King regarding the multiplier with only two Challenge Dungeons. The small bird truly went for the jugular, gladly accepting mutual destruction.
Jake talked about Endless Minaga’s Labyrinth next, where he shared how many Sections he did… and… well, alright, he had probably overdone it a bit as he had done sixty Sections more than Sylphie, who had also gotten 25%. At this point, the Fallen King was truly looking salty over how much of a cheat Jake was. Especially as he had already tied the record-holders of their party with two Challenge Dungeons left to go.
When it came to the Test of Character, Jake had naturally done the worst of all his Challenge Dungeons, but the non-existent face of the Fallen King fell when Jake told about the end of the Colosseum of Mortals.
”So, one thing led to another, and I ended up killing the image of Valdemar, which sure raised quite the ruckus,” Jake shared. ”I am not going to give any details, but man, it was one hell of a fight.”
”You… killed that thing?” the Fallen King questioned. ”I faced a level 100 version… and I find it difficult to imagine any being I can remember, even in mid-tier D-grade, ever facing that creature without any skills…”
”I used my spores and reached Valdemar without any deaths at all, even if it got really close against both Umbra and the Undying General… but I couldn’t do anything against him, as he was entirely immune to my spores,” Dina muttered. ”I died ten times in a row without ever even standing a chance, no matter how many preparations I made. I even tried filling the entire arena with seeds, and he just cut everything down.”
”Ree,” Sylphie also said, a bit depressed that Valdemar had apparently just said he ”really liked her wind and found it refreshing,” before cutting it apart, Sylphie quickly getting torn apart despite her semi-elemental wind form. Valdemar’s Transcendent skill simply didn’t care if something could be cut physically – he would cut it anyway.
”Well, as you all noted, it sure as fuck wasn’t easy, and apparently, killing the image is so rare that Valdemar himself decided to come by… followed by a few others, including Dina’s Grandpa who came along with Artemis,” Jake shared.
”Why would Artemis come? I know she had an image in the Challenge Dungeon, but…” Dina said, confused.
”Eh, private reasons,” Jake just waved it off, not wanting to share more than he had to. In order to not get questioned, he decided to add something he knew would surely shift everyone’s attention. ”Oh yeah, the Blightfather and Holy Mother also stopped by, and when they came, a whole lot of other gods also arrived… by now, it’s a whole party up there.”
”You… talk as if you’ve been there,” Dina said a bit tentatively.
”I have,” Jake confirmed, seeing no reason to deny it. ”Was an experience for sure, even get a few levels from it. Anyway, let’s get a move on already. No time for banter, right?”
”No, I am actually very interested in what happened,” the Sword Saint commented, not letting Jake get away that easy. ”For you to have gained levels must mean you did something, right?”
”Just a small presence competition with Valdemar for the fun of it,” Jake once more tried to wave it off.
”Why would you ever openly oppose a god like that!? Much less a Primordial!” Dina said in a very critical tone. ”That was just so needlessly reckless.”
”In my defense, we both had a good time,” Jake defended himself excellently.
”Ree?”
”Oh no, Valdemar is way fucking scarier in real life than just his image,” Jake answered as he still vividly remembered the presence of the man. The sheer bloodlust he had built up and the overwhelming power that would have crushed Jake into paste if the Primordial had poured in the slightest energy.
”Are we just going to ignore how this living cheat also got a 25% in the Colosseum of Mortals?” the Fallen King finally brought the conversation back on topic. ”If my math is correct… that puts you on a total multiplier of 105%.”
”Truly a math genius,” Jake smiled.
”That is… impressive,” Dina muttered. ”With that, you can really compete…”
”You’re not going public with it?” the Sword Saint asked.
”No,” Jake shook his head. ”Everyone will know when it matters anyway.”
”Fair,” the Sword Saint nodded as he smiled. ”While it saddens me to know that my own chances are slim on these Leaderboards, there is one thing we can all still do: prove we are the best party. Also, while Jake can indeed compete, his final score is still reliant on everyone here… so let’s show them.”
Jake smiled at the small pep-talk as he stood up. ”I assume that means no more fucking around?”
The old man nodded. ”Let’s get back in gear and see how far we can truly go. Even if I cannot find my own name atop the Leaderboards... I guess it’s acceptable to be known as one of the four party members of the top record holder.”
Comments
Kconraw
Thx for the chapter
Endless Nature
Thanks for the chapter
_mori
I really hope he and the fallen king will remain close rivals if Jake. It’d be such a huge middle finger to EH if Jake’s competitive relationship with the two is more publicly known as a source of motivation than whatever rivalry he’s got with EH. Like Villy said, the best response to EH is no response. Best not to let him leech any records from association with Jake.
Olof Karlsson
Thanks for the chapter!
Hunter Thornton
What a champ. The sword saint is truly a man among men. If he can’t make the top then he for dam sure I’d gonna try for second best. I think they forgot to put in the quit when they made him
JJMand
I only stated how much time had passed and the number of chapters, I never said that I thought it was too long, nor that I wasn’t enjoying the story, you just interpreted it like that, which is fine. I just thought some people might that information interesting.
Ty Cooper
And for record dumps.
Seen Death
I see you did math but i dont see the relevance because im enjoying the story? Also why make statements like that, when we have literally just progressed to reuniting with the whole squad... saying its been X chapters since X isnt going to help progress the story any further, which i might be wrong in assuming was your intention
Seen Death
That is a good question! The puzzle box was made by a god, and im not sure how much effort he put into that creation, but he could have even made puzzles that the creator could even have difficulty with... aka maybe it would still be useful even into godhood. The fact that there is a item given after all the puzzles are completed makes me think it would be finished before then though, as aditionally giving a gift that would be useful to a god would be incredibly expensive idk
Seen Death
So, nevermore is an incredibly important place for every advancing entity. Supposedly its best to enter at C grade, which is why Metal Man (im terrible with names sorry) got kind of crippled by eversmile by being forced to enter in D grade. Pretty much everyone returns at some point after each evolution but the first time seems to be the most impactful. Especially so for Jake (and Villy) because of his competition with Cheeto. While i can already imagine many people complaining about the future nevermore visits, i think it will be fine because jakes progress outside of nevermore is basically guaranteed to be slower, and hes still got atleast half of C grade left... aka most of the time will be spent outside of Nevermore, even though this is the best place to powerlevel
Chrixs
Having a Next chapter button at the end of each chapter will be a great QoL addition to your Patreon page.
Tom sawicki
666 th love!
Wes Brown
”Pretty sure he already knows, considering a whole bunch of gods is having a fun-time streaming party with the Wyrmgod watching us right now, your grandfather among them,” Jake added casually with a shrug." Should be "are having fun", not is. "Is" would be singular, "are"is plural.
Chris
I don’t read randidly, maybe I’ll have to check it out. I do read defiance and I’m a patron on the Patreon there. I can think of no parallel to this. I also would not consider the Challenge Dungeons to be an Arc. All of Nevermore is something(I would not call it an arc either).
Ty Cooper
I know Jake checked the Cradle, but what is it up to now?
Michael Fannon
The prima thing will be a recuring theme I believe. The next step is near peak C-grade and is claiming the planetary pylon. I think that most of B and A grade will be seizing the galactic pylon, which means a nice galactic war. And S grade will be taking the world wonder itself, probably by killing a system created god.
Memoire
Tyftc! Typo: Colosseum of Morals, in the section of Fallen King's gains.
Peter Smith
I mean, you're not wrong, but we are also taking it in as individual chapters given once a day. Im sure in book format this will be a decent story arc. Definitely shorter than some of the arcs from "randidly" or "defiance"
Acaeluse
I think he will be like the vampire ghost said. Some geniuses experience growth at different rates. Like in the System event where he got the vampire, he seems to stack up smaller and slower gains for bigger enlightenments and growth spurts.
Kirivina
Shouldn't it be Minaga's Endless Labyrinth. Not Endless Minaga Labyrinth?
DasGoat622
I don’t think it’s as important at the higher levels. The C Grade levels is what sets the standards for the pinnacle players in a given era.
Chris
Too long
JJMand
TL;DR: it has been 204 days since challenge dungeons began, 118 chapters in total. The challenge dungeon arc lasted from the 2nd of August 2023 to the 21st of February 2024, which is 204 days. This is how many days it has been since the challenge duengeons began, including Saturdays, Sundays and the entire month of October when Zog was on vacation. This arc was 118 chapters.
kry
What grade do we think Jake will be when he finishes the puzzle box? I’m thinking late B grade if he takes a long time to progress (I don’t remember the time estimation for B-grade but I feel like it’s awhile considering how C-grade is going). I could also see it being A-grade but knowing Jake he might lock himself in the time dilation chamber and go at the puzzle box for a thousand years or something 😂
kry
Agreed. It’s very in character for Jake to try and play off his achievements out of a desire to move on with the conversation though 😂
kry
I love your username BumAssBumAss
kry
I love the godhood theory. Seems unlikely but it’s very fun regardless 😂
kry
I doubt any of the others picked up on it but I bet the SS did 😂
Justin van mele
No Sylphie surpassed them. The last time they are seen they were late D-Grade.
kry
hmmm I thought they were already C-grade, were they not?
Austin Barton
Aye
Justin van mele
This talk about Sylphie got me thinking about a thought I had about her parents. I hope they are using the tutoring array that jake got and learning more advanced forms of there magics and more about their combo attacks. I also hope that are C-grade by the time they all get back to earth.
Mownmbasa
I think SwordSaint Is perfectly balanced blend of batshit op and plain old human at the same time. I truly believe Zogarth designed him specifically to give a sense of scale in terms of power for Jake. He is the perfect embodiment what a peak human should be if he were not an MC like Jake. And the way he blends the instances of weakness with transcendent craziness it's just the right ratio. In a sense i like SwordSaint because it makes me appreciate Jake's strength even more and i believe he is the right amount of OP. I would never want him to receive a nerf. And i've come to understand arcs like Nevermore and appreciate them for what they are: they put a break on the craziness that power creep can bring in any story (imagine dragonball Z where they keep scaling to a point that fights become meaningless). When a chapter comes out like the "Aura measuring contest" one i am savoring it even more because of this. So yeah it seems repetitive at times because i am reading it live and not on a binge but i understand the overall picture and i am ok with it. Keep up the good work Z!
Chris
Nevermore really needs to be Nevermore. We’ve passed the finish line, and exhausted every ounce of tolerability at this point.
Ty Cooper
But it might not have leaderboards and all the drama and can be a more casual speed run.
Ty Cooper
He has the old grandpa vibes and just knows but has enough couth to not bring it up in a group. Lol but they didn't mention the smile that was probably adorning his face though. Dude does have a habit of creating harems.
Zadumu
I kind of enjoy that he didn’t. I really like the Sword Saint as a character he’s complicated and thoughtful in a way Jake can’t be. Right now he’s stumbling on his path a bit but it will make it that much more worthwhile when he finds his path and has true synergy between his job and class.
keyra knightley
I was been nice trying not to say, " when is this fkn nevermore going to end" worst of it is that he will come back for every upgrade he gets, so it's nevermore B grade then nevermore a grade and maybe nevermore s grade buahc
Zadumu
The system likes to scale challenges so with most of Jake’s party being from Earth and Jake being Earths leader I would imagine the challenge will be scaled accordingly.
Ty Cooper
Of course he does. SS has a bad habit of creating harems. 😆
Zadumu
My guess is that Jake’s “race” is ultimately outside of bounds of the system and his only limitation is his current power. I think his race will start to manifest in “B” grade and continue to advance until S grade. At the end of S grade his bloodline will fully manifest and ultimately make him something completely outside of the system.
Ty Cooper
A true monster time swordsman!
Ty Cooper
Right! SS is a true companion and leader. SS is the sh*t.
Ty Cooper
A little bit probably. He will have to deal with all the craziness he kicked up in Nevermore. But he should have another year or two real time. Think Nevermore takes three real years and it was five years from the world congress. So he will play around a little bit and let people get back from Nevermore. I think he will hunt the frost wyvern on the mountain before primo. But that's my only guess for after Nevermore drama.
Ty Cooper
I like the SS and his view. He is still driven and making sure Jake gets the best score he can earn. I love the SS, his view is harsh on himself to push himself, but he is a great experienced leader and great team member. The exact opposite of what El was hoping for in Jake's team. I think El had planned to beat Jake in Nevermore, but they have to constantly change the story because of all the craziness Jake pulls off.
jazz
Like the rest of the teams outcomes. There’s levels to this shit. Genius ≠ peak multiverse
jazz
🔥
Ted Burgess
We should start a betting pool about which grade holds Jake’s race evolution. I’m not nearly as ambitious as you. But I could see “A” grade being a thing. From an evolutionary perspective, “C” is already pushing it. Change happens incrementally over time in RL, and in a universe where level ups happen incrementally I can’t see the author making such a logical faux pax. Genes, or “records,” simply can’t change that abruptly in such a multi-grade skipping manner. Love your theory, regardless.
Yaldabaoth
Lettss Fuckninnn GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!?!?!?!?!? 🔥🔥🔥🔥🤘🤘🤘🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Kirivina
Aye!!!
Le Frog
I don't think so, i beleve it will be some dungeon running chapters, a boss chapter, and then another event like the challenge dungeons but this being just 1 challenge dungeon and it being the end.
Sam Rosenberg
I wish the sword saint did better
Sam Rosenberg
Go team Jake!
Charlie Staner
Aye!
joel southard
Nice thank you for the chapter
Matt Spratte
@Michael Fannon Dude thats a insane theory but if it's true holy fuck that would be epic!!!!
Cnewton84
I can see either way. By the time that arc starts I wouldn’t be surprised if the strongest on earth are nearing or higher than level 300. Guess it depends on how much time is left and how much stronger they get before
I taking the notion that no character or God is infallible- so the possibility is still there.
BlackRazaras
Thanks for the chapter
Cody C
Didn’t they already say it couldn’t be B grade? I’m thinking peak C grade really strong variant
Considering that the Prima is a like galaxy level as the option of alliances and all. Wonder if it will be a newly evolved B class. Or a Unique Lifeform at max C and its evolution quest is the destroy/take control of the 93rd universe system where earth and Ellekan's planets are in?
Witherstormmod
How the hell did i get so many likes from this lol thanks guys
Ree. (Nods approvingly)
Cnewton84
Valdemar finding Sylphies wind refreshing is hilarious considering she shreds apart almost everyone with it. By the time the Prima arc starts, will Jake be too OP if it is still in C grade? Can only imagine he will grow significantly before it starts and he’s already killed at least one level 300+
He is going to get a buff when he embraces the time stuff I'm sure.
I cannot get the song the Boys are Back in Town by thin lizzy when reading this title.
Jason Hardman
I expect the Colosseum of Morals will be in the next iteration for universe 94 😉
Anthony
Aye!
Numbzy
Yes they can. The only requirement is that Minaga isn't at the clone cap when they leave.
Numbzy
Turns out they could have just asked the little hawk to get a definitive answer all this day. -> Turns out they could have just asked the little hawk to get a definitive answer.
keyra knightley
Is it still too far away the prima arc ?
BumAssBumAss
Still can't believe he used the word "bogus". Haha
Mohammed Sheekh
but minagas clones can't leave the dungeon, it is rather to preserve his own existence
JJB4345_80_815
Michael - I shudder to think about godly "boom-booms." Godly diaper changing? Hard pass... 🤪
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the chappy, Zogarth!
JJB4345_80_815
Connor or Duncan? (A la Kirk or Picard?) Edit: replying to Jonathan about his Highlander reference.
JJB4345_80_815
I second these suggestions! Let's move forward with a motion to carry...
Tommy
Lol he’s a sneaky old dog, waiting for the perfect moment to draw attention to it!
Tommy
“The Fallen King was next up to summarize his last many years, and it turned out he had done quite a bit worse, with a final multiplier of 45%. In the Colosseum of Morals…” -> colosseum of mortals
Tommy
Miyamoto at the end there proving why he is a legend. Puts his ego aside; team player! Tftc :)
Kris Boxall
I think the difference is unique lifeforms don’t breed while lineage progenitors can?
Aidan
"not by a bunch of C-grades that they they know better.” should be think they know better
Isley
good chappie
Jonathan
Like Highlander!
Derze
Sword Saint needs another transcendent time power, we need him to kick ass. Dude is getting depressed and punched down by all the greatness around him
Jonathan Haverlid
Now I'm ready for the sixth Challenge Dungeon!! Colosseum of Morals!!
Precursor
Unique Life forms are literally one of a kind as there has never been a being like them and there never will be a lineage progenitor on the other hand won't always be unique as eventually they will have kids and as such will no longer be unique.
Bert Carroll
She potentially won't stay unique, but can create an entirely new species? Unique Life forms, not so much... Even Minaga only makes more Minagas.
Michael Fannon
So I got 2 wishes for near future chaptes. One is another god perspective with more primordials and peak gods (Umbra) showing up. Another is a Miranda chapter where she is in the Minaga's labyrinth portion and Minaga is constantly reminding her that she needs to get the thing from Jake, being as vague as possible with an angry dragon glaring at him.
Michael
I want to bet the sword Saint has a guess as to what the "private reason" of Artemis showing up are
Cryfdwr
Edit - “considering a whole bunch of gods is having a fun-time”, should be “considering a whole bunch of gods ARE having a fun-time”.
Greg
My assumption is that Sylphie is given that title because she can mate and create a whole new line of creatures. I do not believe unique life forms can. That is only my assumption though.
Jeremy Durbin
A unique lifeform is literally unique as in, one of a kind, will not reproduce another.
Ty Cooper
Right! Wasn't expecting that from the King.
Michael Fannon
Maybe in the next few chapters. With more primordials showing up.
Michael Fannon
He's a cheat, but compared to the first sage? And then there's Valdemar who is arguably an even bigger cheat. Plus Minaga, with is infinite clones in dungeons hack. Hmm, there are a bunch of cheats out there. Poor fallen king. Lots of competition being a living cheat that came back from the dead.
Vega
Unique Lifeforms are a separate “species” of being, they’re not classified as beasts. Unique Lifeforms also can’t procreate. There can only be one
TwistedVanity
Edit suggestion 1. "were all doing their only thing until it was time to meet back up" should be their OWN thing, not only thing 2. Turns out they could have just asked the little hawk to get a definitive answer all this day. Shouldn't that be "all this time." 3.”Was an experience for sure, even get a few levels from it." Should be even GOT a few levels
Michael Fannon
So, I got a theory that Jake's true grade is godhood. Meaning Jake is the first natural god. Also, since the grade children are born into is race specific (true dragons are B, high elves are C etc), I wonder if any of Jake's kids will inherit his race and be born as gods. As there have not been natural gods yet, there have never been kids born as gods. Now, we might have Jake.
Mohammed Sheekh
isn't lineage progenitor and unique lifeforms the same thing? why doesn't the system class her as such? scratching my head on this one
Zogarth
Fix
Vega
done more than sixty Sections more than Sylphie > done sixty Sections more than Sylphie Thanks for the chapter, good to see everyone again!
Michael Fannon
Got to say, I'm a bit disappointed that the sword saint, harem master he is, didn't immediately pick up that Jake and Artemis hooked up. Or maybe he did and just didn't want to corrupt the innocent murder bird.
Zogarth
Fix
TwistedVanity
Thank you
Rolf
should probably be "that think they"
Ryan Ulrich
It’s ok SS, this is only the C-grade leaderboard anyway
Zogarth
Fix
Zogarth
Fix
Athena
tftc :) "doing their only thing" -> "doing their own thing"
Tyler S.
Last it was mentioned was Minaga city floor and he got to the mid 50s, with only 2 more weeks maybe up to the 70s at most
Blake Noyes
To be fair, Jake is probably the biggest cheat to ever live in the system
Blake Noyes
Should be “that think they know better”
Pablo Barbatto
Let's gooo things are going to be speeding up here shortly!!!
Valhazstromoz
FK is growing up so well he even made a good joke "wipes tear" I'm so proud!
Cameron Yourell
Thank you for the chapter
tjak
Tyftc, would like to see what stage of the puzzle box jake is up to when it's mentioned.
jb qspam
“…bunch of C-grades that they they know better.” There’s an extra ‘they’ in this.
Numbzy
Man, I really was hoping we would get a divine perspective on Jake's explanation. He definitely didn't do his own performance justice.
Strato Junon
Thanks for chapter! Getting near the end of this it seems like
Adam
I love seeing a Unique Being complaining about someone else being a "Living Cheat".
Decibel790
Tftc!
Angelo
TyftC.
An Open Book
Tftc
Pip Mitchell
Tftc!! Minor edit, that they they know better = that they think they?
Naotsugu97
Not first! lol. TFTC
Witherstormmod
HOLY, THAT JOKE BY THE FALLEN KING LOL
Thenais
Thx. Edit : tsss still too late
Overlord1993
Tftc
Ted Burgess
Tyftc - a nice foreshadow to Jake’s title of lineage progenitor when he evolves his race and becomes the first ever “High Human!”
