Chapter 893: Post-Nevermore Status

Chapter 893: Post-Nevermore Status

Leaving Nevermore felt oddly weird. Probably because he had spent fifty years of his life within the World Wonder. He had met many interesting figures, learned a lot about the multiverse, and bonded a lot with his party members. At least he felt a lot closer to the Sword Saint and Fallen King now than before. Rather than simply be comrades of convenience, he would say they could actually be considered friends now.

Dina was also someone Jake now considered a friend, and he knew she felt the same way, even if she was still a bit reserved. Of course, Jake couldn’t compare to Sylphie when it came to making friends, as he was pretty sure all three of his other party members would gladly cause a war for her. Not to say Jake wouldn’t also do that...

Anyway, the point was Jake had made a lot of memories and bonds. Of course, Nevermore had also brought with it one other quite important thing. The primary reason he and nearly anyone else even went to Nevermore in the first place was its status as potentially the best place to level in the entire multiverse, and that was showing.

Fifty years was a long time, but Jake definitely wouldn’t say that time had at all been wasted, and when he did something he hadn’t for a while, it really made it obvious.

He pulled up his full status, tweaked things a bit, and compared it to before he had entered Nevermore.

Status

Name: Jake Thayne

Race: [Human (C) – 204 --> 278]

Class: [Arcane Hunter of Horizon’s Edge – 203 --> 289]

Profession: [Heretic-Chosen Alchemist of the Malefic Viper – 206 --> 267]

Health Points (HP): 182,060/182,060

Mana Points (MP): 401,321/411,484

Stamina: 205,651/212,790

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Strength: 8536 --> 26170

Agility: 12496 --> 34616

Endurance: 8911 --> 21279

Vitality: 8834 --> 18206

Toughness: 7389 --> 14488

Wisdom: 11181 --> 26335

Intelligence: 9276 --> 22425

Perception: 23246 --> 54595

Willpower: 9385 --> 23267

Free points: 0

Titles: [Forerunner of the New World], [Bloodline Patriarch], [Holder of a Primordial’s True Blessing], [Dungeoneer XV], [Dungeon Pioneer VI], [Prodigious Slayer of the Mighty], [Kingslayer], [Nobility: Marquess], [Progenitor of the 93rd Universe], [Prodigious Arcanist], [Perfect Evolution (D-grade)], [Premier Treasure Hunter], [Myth Originator], [Progenitor of Myriad Paths], [Mythical Prodigy], [Perfect Evolution (C-grade)], [Nevermore Challenger All-star], [Peerless Conquerer of Nevermore]

Class Skills: [Superior Stealth Attack (Rare)], [Splitting Arcane Arrow Rain (Epic)], [Archery of Expanding Horizons (Epic)], [Bestial Hunter’s Tracking (Epic)], [Piercing Cursed Arcane Fang (Epic)], [Avaricious Arcane Hunter’s Arrows (Epic)], [Arcane Powershot (Ancient)], [Protean Arrow of Avaricious Horizons (Ancient)], [Steady Aim of the Apex Hunter (Ancient)], [Arcane Awakening (Ancient)], [One Step, Thousand Miles (Ancient)], [Fangs of Man (Ancient)], [Horizon-chasing Big Game Arcane Hunter (Ancient)], [Unblemished Arrows of the Horizon (Ancient)], [Mark of the Horizon-Chasing Arcane Hunter (Ancient)], [Penetrating Arcane Arrow of Horizon’s Edge (Ancient)], [Moment of the Primal Hunter (Legendary)], [Relentness Hunt of the Avaricious Arcane Hunter (Legendary)], [Arcane Supremacy (Legendary)], [Unseen Arcane Hunter (Legendary)], [Eternal Shadow of the Primal Hunter (Mythical)], [Primal Gaze of the Apex Hunter (Mythical)]

The god gave Jake a weird look as he mentioned the First Sage, but Jake just wrote that up to the Viper, still feeling weird in general about his first and only master.

“Can’t fault him for feeling interested in that guy; the First Sage is pretty damn intriguing,” Jake said with a nod. “Did you tell him about the First Sage?”

“Hm, you can say I did, but also didn’t,” Villy acted all mysterious. “Either way, you did good not mentioning him. In general, you shouldn’t talk openly about the First Sage with anyone. In fact, don’t talk about him at all, not with me either, unless I ask about something specific, alright?”

“Alright,” Jake readily agreed, though a bit surprised at the request. He got the feeling more was going on than the Viper let on... not that he had much to say, as he also kept some secrets regarding the First Sage from the Viper. And now Villy had just told him to keep keeping those secrets, so... things had kind of worked out on that front?

“Good. Now let’s head back,” the snake god said with a relaxed smile.

Jake nodded, and side-by-side the two of them stepped onto the teleporter as they returned to the Order of the Malefic Viper, Jake himself going there for a brief pitstop before it was back to Earth.

“Now, notice the polluted area and avoid it. Applying your healing there would do more harm than good, so... alright, good job,” Duskleaf said as Meira desperately tried to avoid the spear-wielding plant soldier as she healed the warrior of her makeshift practice party, who was already busy dealing with two plant soldiers himself.

The warrior regained the use of his arm due to Meira’s healing as he killed one of the plant soldiers, but Meira was still struggling to deal with her pursuer. She summoned barriers to keep it at bay, but it was a lot stronger than it looked, breaking them apart one by one, forcing her to just run away and dodge instead.

Suddenly, when Meira thought she had some space to cast another healing skill, she saw the plant soldier speed up out of the corner of her eye. It shot toward her, and a brief moment of panic paralyzed her as she was stabbed through the chest. She felt the weapon pierce through her, and even if she had felt pain like this many times before, the pure killing intent in the blow made her freeze up, as she feared for her death.

“Stop,” Duskleaf said as he raised a hand. All the plant soldiers withered in an instant as a green light fell over Meira, instantly healing her completely, as she was still breathing heavily with wide-open eyes. She felt the place in her chest where she had been stabbed as Duskleaf went over to help her calm down.

The members of her makeshift party simply stood there with empty eyes, as Duskleaf had also deactivated them. They were all homunculi – mere imitations of life – and only there for her practice.

“I... I panicked,” Meira said in a disappointed tone.

“I know,” Duskleaf just responded in a comforting tone.

Meira clenched her fists as she wanted to punch the ground. Again, she had lost her cool when things got rough. She had hesitated and frozen up for a split second when the spear-attack had come, making her get hit by an attack she now realized was entirely avoidable. The following killing intent only sealed the deal, and Meira just still couldn’t quite get used to it.

“Can we go again?” Meira asked with determination. She felt disappointed in herself and wanted to make up for her failure. No, she had to make up for it if she wanted to go. Because as she was now, Meira would just be a burden for any party she went to Nevermore with.

This entire training was for her to prepare to head for the World Wonder or just become able to properly fight, and this training had been going on for longer than she felt comfortable admitting. After she had evolved to C-grade, Meira had been very confident in herself and wanted to head straight for Nevermore. However, that was when her teacher – Duskleaf – made her aware of just how lacking she was.

During her leveling in D-grade, she had done some dungeons and stuff to gain levels, but she had always done so in a pretty safe fashion. She never truly took any massive risks and was well-protected as a dedicated healer. However, she couldn’t expect that in Nevermore or if she ever got in any real fights.

The problem was Meira had never really learned how to fight or deal with everything involved in fights. Especially not fights against superior foes. So, Duskleaf had set up this training to allow Meira to improve so she could one day head to Nevermore herself. She wasn’t going to compete on the Leaderboards or anything like that – heck, she likely wouldn’t go while still below level 210, disqualifying her – but she still wanted to at least pull her own weight when in there.

And to make that happen, she had to learn how to fight properly. As the Chosen of Duskleaf, she had to ensure that she didn’t embarrass her Master and Patron, and as she was right now, she definitely would. Even Duskleaf had learned how to fight in his young days, as even alchemists had to be able to defend themselves.

“We could go again,” Duskleaf said. “But I have the feeling you would prefer to go prepare before Jake comes back.”

“Lord Thayne is returning?” Meira asked, surprised.

“That’s what I heard,” he responded rather casually. “Apparently, he has been doing a really interesting ritual with a bunch of demons before coming back, and from what I heard, I will definitely need a word with him.”

“Let’s stop here for today,” Meira quickly said as she took a brief look at herself. She was covered in dirt, grime, blood, and bits of flesh and liquids she wasn’t quite sure about. Her clothes were also mostly torn, and her hair was an absolute mess. Moreover, she wasn’t sure when she took a shower last... not like C-grades really needed showers or any cleaning they couldn’t handle with magic, but Meira still liked the feeling of cleanliness after a bath or shower.

Without delay, she headed off from the training area and teleported back to Lord Thayne’s residence to clean herself up and prepare for his return. Things were a bit messy there, and she wanted everything to look as it did when he left.

Teleporting back, she appeared on the lawn and-

“Oh, hey there,” she heard, freezing up as she slowly turned her head and saw Lord Thayne, who had seemingly also just teleported there.