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Chapter 851 - Nevermore: The All-Stars of the Challenge Dungeons
🕑 Added 2024-02-15 11:38:15 +0000 UTCJake had never wanted to leave a dungeon faster as he promptly exited the Endless Journey before the Forsaken Dragonkin could properly understand what Jake had just said. He kind of snickered to himself as the chamber got replaced with a white void similar to the ones he had seen before fully leaving other Challenge Dungeons.
Speaking of the Challenge Dungeon… Jake had done pretty well, hadn’t he? While he was doing the Endless Journey, Jake honestly had a hard time getting a feeling for where his level of performance was at, but considering he got a Mythical Medallion and even did this without losing a single one of his three lives, he had to have done pretty damn well. He wouldn’t say it was at the “impossible” tier, though… which was why he was honestly a bit surprised when he read the Grand Achievement.
Grand Achievement earned: Successfully completed the Endless Journey while proving yourself a truly Mythical Courier. With minimal errors during Courier Jobs, a persistently near-perfect performance, and fast deliveries, your performance as a normal Courier was unquestionable. During Special Courier Jobs, you showed great skill to get yourself out of perilous situations and using your far overqualified stealth abilities, managed to operate near-unimpeded during all your jobs. Your Journey may not have been Endless, but seemingly, your talent is. 100.509 Nevermore Points earned. Due to completing a Grand Achievement, you will receive a 25% multiplier of all Nevermore Points at the final calculation.
Jake smiled a bit as he read the description… and for some bloody reason, it finally only clicked for him now why the Endless Journey had seemed to be “off” and easier than it probably should have been. It mentioned his stealth skills were far overqualified, and while his Unseen Hunter was a great skill, he wouldn’t say it made him overqualified… but Shroud of the Primordial sure did.
It explained a lot. The only times Jake ever got attacked was when he went straight into an ambush or approached enemies by himself. No one ever tracked him down and attacked despite several Courier Jobs saying he would be hunted. So, it seemed like the skill had been far more of a cheat than Jake already knew, and coupled with the cheats Jake used knowingly, he could see how he had gotten the 25% bonus. It was just on the margins, though, if this theory that you needed at least 100,000 Nevermore Points was true.
Jake wasn’t going to feel bad about “cheating,” though. Everyone who was talented was a bit of a cheat in their own right. Just looking at his party should make that clear, with it having another Bloodline, a Transcendent, a weird borderline-never-seen-before hawk-elemental hybrid, and finally, a Unique Lifeform, who were literally born cheaters.
What especially didn’t make him feel bad about cheating was the reward he got from it… because Jake had succeeded. He felt it in his body he had succeeded even before he saw all his system notifications and, more importantly, that his little theory had been right.
Back when Jake cleared his first Nevermore Challenge Dungeon, and gained the 25% multiplier, it had come with a title reward. It was the only title he had gained from any of the Challenge Dungeons, as the title specified one could only have one at a time. The title itself had been good but not overly exciting.
Colosseum of Mortals: True Grand Champion – You have proven yourself the one true Grand Champion of the Colosseum of Mortals, defeating beings that stand at the apex of the multiverse and exited the Colosseum of Mortals with more than 10,000,000 Colosseum Points. Even a Primordial was slain on your path, making you truly worthy of the title. Only one Nevermore Challenge Dungeon title can be held at a time. +200 to all stats.
Jake had theorized that there was more to it, though. He believed that if one did reallywell, there would be some kind of meta-achievement for doing extremely well in all Challenge Dungeons. And, as always, his intuition that was the case proved true as he saw the notification.
Reward gained: Nevermore All-Star Challenger Title.
Being right felt awesome, especially when being right also meant you got an even more awesome title.
Nevermore All-Star Challenger – Prove yourself a being standing at the apex in not one but multiple different disciplines. Achieve at least a 100% Nevermore Points multiplier through Grand Achievements from the five Challenge Dungeons available in the C-grade version of Nevermore. This must be done while actively competing on the Nevermore Leaderboards. Only one Nevermore Challenge Dungeon title can be held at a time. +300 to all stats. +5% to all stats.
Comparing this title to the one just giving +200 to all stats wasn’t even fair. It now being +300 to all stats was nice for sure, and for someone like Jake, it was a few full levels worth of stats, but the 5% was where the real meat was at. Percentage titles weren’t easy to get and were considered pretty rare – even if Jake had his fair share already. Their impact throughout one’s entire Path simply made them so meaningful, as they would give massive benefits even when one reached S-grade… potentially even in godhood.
One also had to remember one more thing… Jake was kind of double-dipping with this title. He had gained a title for getting a big multiplier that could likely help him get yet another title once Nevermore was over. At least he expected there to be another title, as that only made sense… the big question just was if there was potentially more than one. Oh well, he would find out eventually.
Taking stock of his Nevermore Point multiplier by now, Jake smiled. He had gained two times 5% - once from the Dark Witch, and another time during the climb – along with the 25% from Minaga’s Labyrinth. Adding on top of the now 105% from the Challenge Dungeons, Jake was sitting on a comfortable 140% Nevermore Point multiplier. And it wasn’t as if he didn’t have a lot of those.
Nevermore Points: 1,242,425
With the multiplier, Jake had just shy of three million. For now, that is. There was still time to clear some more floors, and who knows, maybe he could even reach above four million total points if things went well.
As he had completed a Challenge Dungeon, Jake had naturally also gained one more thing: His item reward. He hadn’t really made many considerations as to what he would get, as most of the rewards so far had been kind of novel or only really things that were useful circumstantially. So, with little expectations, he checked out the reward… which turned out to be a bit of a mistake.
What appeared before him was an odd sculpture-looking thing. It looked a bit like a crystalized splashing wave or something, but from it, Jake felt an intense aura… and when he saw the name in the system notification, his eyes opened wide. They opened even wider when he used Identify.
[Wyrm’s Breath of Akashic Awakening (Mythical)] – Infuse a piece of equipment with additional Records while also attempting to awaken or amplify existing Records within, upgrading the item to a maximum of mythical rarity. If the item is already at mythical rarity, all existing Records will still be empowered. Contains faint Records related to the Wyrmgod of Nevermore, making this item especially suited to upgrading items related to the space affinity. WARNING: Touching directly upon the Records of an item may make others related to the associated Records aware. Additionally, some items do not have enough innate Records to amplify or awaken, lessening the effect significantly.
Requirements: C-grade. Soulbound.
Sometimes, you go in with zero expectations and end up incredibly pleasantly surprised. This was one of those moments. Jake didn’t even have any forethought as to what this Challenge Dungeon could reward so that only made the surprise even better.
When it came to the Wyrm’s Breath, Jake also recalled an item he had bought a long time ago, all the way back in E-grade. It was the Token of Akashic Awakening he purchased during his first meeting with Sultan, a token that could upgrade an item to epic rarity. Needless to say, this one was far, far more valuable. Epic items were a dime a dozen, while mythical equipment was incredibly rare. Something that could potentially upgrade a piece of equipment to mythical rarity even more so.
The first Token of Akashic Awakening Jake used on his Boots of the Wandering Alchemist, and looking at the description of this item – especially the part about the item he wanted to upgrade needing to have good enough innate Records – Jake had a feeling he would use it once more on the boots. Jake had already upgraded them two times, the latest at the beginning of C-grade when he made them ancient rarity, but he felt pretty damn confident they had more than enough innate Records to become mythical too.
Smiling with satisfaction, Jake put the Wyrm’s Breath away as he exited the white void entirely, leaving the fifth and Final Challenge Dungeon for good. His vision flashed for a moment as he appeared outside of the entrance to all the Challenge Dungeons. Perhaps he shouldn’t have been surprised, but there were even more people than usual there, and he was kind of happy he had remembered to put his mask and cloak back on.
Jake released a Pulse of Perception right away as he felt for any of his party members. He frowned a bit when it didn’t pick up any of them, making him wonder if he was really the first. At least he did wonder about that until he returned to the Order of the Malefic Viper’s very small base of operation on the city floor.
There, he learned that both Sylphie and the Sword Saint had finished their five Challenge Dungeons already, and had both returned back to a prior floor to do their own thing for a while. Jake also remembered the weird time-painting he had been given by the Sword Saint before he entered the first Challenge Dungeon. It was made to track time, so they all would spend only a total of ten years doing the dungeons to still have another ten remaining to do a final push for some more floors and levels.
Taking out his painting, Jake confirmed that he was actually a lot ahead of schedule. All of them seemed to be. Despite having done all five Challenge Dungeons, only around eight and a half years had passed. Seeing as Jake was the third to be done, he also reckoned the Fallen King and Dina would finish before all ten years were up, so there was a chance they would have more than ten years to grind.
Jake considered for a moment if he should do the same thing as the Sword Saint and Sylphie by going to a prior floor – probably just the one just before this city floor – but after a bit of thinking, decided not to. Instead, he went to one of the private rooms in the Order of the Malefic Viper base.
During the last many years, Jake hadn’t really ever taken a break to properly go through stuff, and he decided now was a better time than ever. He had just gained the Wyrm’s Breath that he could use to upgrade an item, plus he also had another Challenge Dungeon reward saved, namely the High-Quality Storybook Page.
[High-Quality Storybook Page (Unique] – The page of an unknown storybook containing empty Records of a tale yet untold. Allows you to infuse the Records of a skill into the storybook page. Ripping a page infused with the Records of a skill will grant you an opportunity to upgrade the skill. The effect is lower, the higher the rarity of the skill, and the page will not accept Records of certain skills. It will have no effect if used on skills at or above legendary rarity. Skill upgrades are not guaranteed.
Requirements: C-grade. Soulbound.
With this, Jake would be able to upgrade a skill, and while he hadn’t quite decided which one yet, he saw no reason to delay using it any longer. Plus, he wanted to be at his best when it was time to begin doing floors once more.
There was also the Cradle to check for his Soulflame growth… and some alchemy to get done, especially considering his party members would probably want more potion and elixirs and such for when they continued. So much to do, and hopefully so little time, because he really hoped the Fallen King and Dina would also arrive soon so they could get going.
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Jake was far from the only one who was finishing up the Challenge Dungeons. Many powerful parties were getting them done, though Jake’s was one of the first of the Leaderboards teams to do so, as their speed had been high just reaching the city floor where all the Challenge Dungeons became fully available.
However, some other teams did match Jake and company’s speed. What’s more, as these people finished up the Challenge Dungeons, they didn’t do so quietly. Instead, their results were announced and spread throughout the city floors and quickly picked up by the different factions. Davion from Valhal did all five, ending with a multiplier of 70%, with his best performance in the Colosseum of Mortals and House of the Architect, proving himself a diverse fighter. 70% was around the number where it was worth bragging about, and it was impressive, especially for someone like Davion, who was a very focused fighter to get it.
With time, more scores were shared. Dozens more came out with a 70% score, including people from the Court of Shadows, Holy Church, Altmar Empire, Pantheon of Life, Dao Sect, and pretty much every other faction. Soon, those who had gotten even better than that also reared their heads as a few 75% scores were shared.
Not soon after, the Holy Church made a big deal out of a member of theirs, gaining an 80% multiplier. It was a member of Jacob’s party, but naturally not Jacob himself. Much praise was levied, but it was short-lived.
He was soon overtaken when Azal the Ghost King exited the five Challenge Dungeons with an overall multiplier of 85%. This was the kind of score that proved he truly was a multi-faceted genius, and his existing popularity skyrocketed.
Of course, there were also many who didn’t share any details about their performances but kept it all a secret. Many were simply disciples of powerful individuals and saw no reason to publicize anything, while others didn’t want to draw unwanted attention. They would showcase their true talent on the final Leaderboards instead. A great example of someone who just didn’t care about attention was Arnold. He had ended with a total multiplier of 75%, but he didn’t tell anyone… and he wasn’t even the one with the highest score on his team.
Some also performed below expectations. There had been much hype about the new Chosen from the Lifesoul Daolord – Eron – but his score was never publicized. In part because he only ended with a 50% multiplier total. He was simply too lopsided. He got a 25% score in House of the Architect and 15% in Minaga’s Endless Labyrinth, but those were his only two good performances, with the only other Challenge Dungeon he got percentages in being the Test of Character.
Time passed, as soon an announcement made waves. A dragonkin from the Regalflight – the golden dragons – had achieved a multiplier of 90%. She was the daughter of one of the Grand Elders within the dragonflights, and they proudly flaunted their achievement.
Not too long after, a previously unknown figure matched this performance. A Demon Prince from one of the hells that few had their eyes on made this shocking announcement, as the often-forgotten demon faction also got some buzz.
More scores were published for a while, as all the big factions had big performers, but very few reached their mythical 90% multiplier. It had to be noted that these multipliers mattered for more than simply the clout. If one reached 70% after doing all five, there would be a title that improved at 80% and 90%, too. At 90%, it would even give 5% to one’s three highest stats, making it incredibly impactful and one many people aimed for – and failed to hit.
As the era was long, someone would definitely get more than that at some point… but none of them had expected it to have already happened a while ago, as the announcement had merely been delayed. Definitely intentionally so to make it at a good time to generate the most attention.
It was naturally made by someone who cared a lot about his reputation and one of the people most had their eyes on… the Chosen of Yip of Yore: Ell’Hakan. His score sent a new shockwave through Nevermore as he didn’t just announce the final score but what he got in each Challenge Dungeon.
20% Colosseum of Mortals, succeeding in gaining the recognition of Valdemar with his final life. Proving his ability to fight, even without all his skills.
25% Test of Character, never once taking control, but exploiting the situation by never having to, and instead controlling the person he was inhabiting to always choose the outcome he wanted. This proved his strong character and unshakeable will in the eyes of many.
10% Minaga’s Endless Labyrinth. The first true stumble on his journey, but still a very respectable score.
20% House of the Architect, showing his ingenious creative mind. Nobody needed to know he had exploited much within this Challenge Dungeon.
20% Endless Journey, proving that even if he was a Chosen, he could also show humility and adapt… assuming that is what he had actually done, and not merely made use of his Bloodline to sway things in the directions he wanted, exploiting the prone-to-be-exploited natives of the dungeon.
With a score of 95%, it was difficult to imagine anyone could beat him. While it was true getting a 100% multiplier was possible, it was simply so rare and often didn’t happen more than a dozen or so times in every era. At least, that was how many openly stated they had gotten the score, though there may have been more who kept it hidden. In either case, it was simply that hard to find someone talented in so many different areas at once. As for getting above 100%... that sounded like a pipedream to most.
As for Jake publicizing his score… well, he was frankly too busy doing alchemy to decide if he wanted to rain on everyone’s parade.
Comments
kapat
yay the boots!!! my favorite ongoing mystery I’m so hyPeD
Alon C
Thnx for the chapter, I forsee elhakan trying to flaunt how much better he is than Jake with his score only for Jake to mention his score stunning the braggart and how crew.
Olof Karlsson
Thanks for the chapter!
kiwi
Haha, what a loser, only 95%
Hunter Thornton
Definitely shoulda flaunted it in front of that douche El Hakan
keyra knightley
For while the attendants are doing the dungeon, are they who advertise their scores not their patrons,
NoctisMi
Thanks for clarifying 🙏
Marcel Diaz
Villy is actually pretty big on respecting Jake and his choices though...
Drew
It's an even better story if you let them parade around how awesome they are for a while, and then be like, "oh, that's not too bad. Better luck next era."
Fake Powerles
If you include time dilation, this is not the case.
Mats
I think one step mile. So El's teleporting won't work on him anymore. 🤔
Secret Weapons
Oh come on! No way Villy doesn't immediately dick slap his Chosen's god-like score into everyones face like 3 seconds after Yip's Chosen's supposed "legendary" score. For those that focus so much on the narrative... seems odd to let them control the story like that.... or perhaps the humble nature is meant to counteract this whole "Evil" angle they are trying to cast Villy into?
Secret Weapons
I believe also that the 30-40 level was considered really good for new C grade challengers. Most of these faction powerhouses are not new C grades, they are seasoned and hand picked warriors. Only them, and the few absurd giants from the new Universe, are tossing out these monster scores.
SmokeJam
Double dabbing their tears away.
kry
Also just realized Jake has now spent more time in Nevermore than out of Nevermore
Numbzy
I mean, will it actually be able to contain the energy from it though? This is a Mythical upgrade. I could see the energy not being contained and causing a scene. Jake ends up mixing his aura with the items so everyone can tell its him. Everyone senses it and comes to see what happened. Jake comes out, tells everyone to chill. Someone ask his score, Jake casually tells them 105%. Everyone freaks out. EH in shamble in the back.
BumAssBumAss
Jake is not doing the upgrade sitting outside. He is using a building reserved for the order of the malefic viper.
BumAssBumAss
While it would be funny and Minaga is bad at keeping secrets, it is technically still not allowed to share nevermore information without the permission of the individual the information is from. With something that intentional, wyrmgod won't allow it.
BumAssBumAss
The trap room teleported people back to the beginning after they take even a single hit point of damage. In the labyrinth, there is no such mechanic so his only challenge was actually navigating the maze.
It be cool if Jake’s bloodline can strip his blood line or rip it out of him
Syf0
"It is also interesting to think about how that trap room was partly based on one of the Challenge Dungeons available here in Nevermore,..." The Labyrinth should have those traps too then right? Maybe only a view here and there, but he got 15%. That's more than ss got for CoM. And that without any good movement options that we know of? How many years did he spend in there? An how much blood....? Sounds like something manga would complain about, "that guy that flooded my dungeon with not water"
VenL.C.
Yesssss Finally done with the challenge dungeons! But I gotta say, I would have hoped this chapter ended more like this: Scores of people, yada yada ….. Jake has no interest in the D measuring contest…. Ell Hakan brags about his scores…. Jake decides, “No, F-That guy” and reports his scores Right after, to kill his momentum.
Ty Cooper
Because some of those death traps didn't phase him. He had extra lives ish
Syf0
how the fuck did eron get 15% in the Labyrinth? The guy that spent 97 DAYS in a single trap room back in chapter 699?
JJMand
He bought the token from sultan when he was in D grade, and not E grade as it says here?
Chase
I thought that meant going into the challenge dungeons
Ben
The system is still in effect though so everyone’s stats are normalised so I don’t see how age has any impact. He’s definitely classified as an old man pre system but I’m not sure if age really matters as this is a litrpg so age shouldn’t have any impact from what I’ve seen ie. strength 10 is strength 10.
BubblyGhost
Yeah but physically he's just an old man without his stats keeping him afloat. Which was the whole thing in the colosseum
Michael Fannon
Next chapter might be all the team comparing, then Jake bragging, with Minaga piping in that it is all true before broadcasting it all of the town just to annoy Jake.
Michael Fannon
Please oh mighty Villy let Jake flex.
Michael Fannon
Just a thought, but I wonder if any other planet can compete with Earth. I mean, if you compare the scores of those from Earth vs from anywhere else I imagine that Earth would be ahead by far. So much so that I wonder if that will become a big issue, especially when those former slaves show up in Nevermore with supercharged records just from living on Earth for a few years.
Arkenian
I agree it seems likely that defeating ell'hakan is part of the final C grade arc, rather than something that lingers into B grade, for just this reason. Although maybe the primal stuff changes things.
Vega
That’s my first thought too, but I think that considering how massive this story is & the fact that it’s self-published & done so chapter by chapter, we’ve got to accept that there’s going to be some minor continuity issues
sata
Cause all the top geniuses currently in nevermore range, are doing nevermore. From across the entire multiverse
Arkenian
So with the publicizing scores.... I would love to see the reaction of Carmen's team to his performance in the colosseum
Vega
Fully grown sylphian hawk then
Arkenian
I feel like that's a dangerous underestimating of ell'hakan. I mean yes he is good with people, but we have every evidence that even beyond that he is frighteningly competent. The sword Saint made this same point. Also, he is not just able to get people to do what he wants, but he generally is pretty smart about what he asks them to do, which I think is likely to trip up Jake a few more times before the end.
kry
Both happy and sad we’re nearing the end of the Nevermore arc. Hyped for the last 10+ years
Bent Sommer
Fantastic chapter 🙌 I am Just a bit disappointed by all these extreme scores. In the Start of the challenge dungeons it was stated that 30-40% multiplier someone would be an outstanding Genius. Why the hell is +90% multiplier seen a dozen times each era
kry
I thought the necklace had to be upgraded not with one of the items of Akashic awakening but by an elf craftsperson, like he had the vampire one do it at the Order previously. Do they also separately have to have an item of awakening used? Also I think Jake’s curiosity about the boots may win out, + Villy will probably tell him to upgrade them haha
Owen Kaz
Going through this, I feel the need to remind people that Ell'Hakan isn't getting much stronger at this point. Not in the levels and skills way, but in the Over-the-top way Jake can and will. His bloodline actually GROWS with each grade increase. Ell's hasn't changed since the system appeared. It's losing more and more effect as he reaches higher grades as they have higher innate resistances. Even if he dumps charisma, that just decreases his own combat ability. I believe that by the time they fight again, Jake will destroy his mooks then beat him like any other elite fighter. Not a Pinnacle one.
Luke Scheffe
Or he convinces villy to sneak him into the void, and tries hunting some of the things that even gods have to be wary of.
austin kutz
The spatial records synergistically interacting with one step via the boots isn't necessarily a good thing, though. Jake always advances that skill when it's a do or die situation, if his support gets too good he might not improve the skill for a long time
Ben
Definitely wouldn’t call the ss a regular old man as he’s being called a monster multiple times by Villy (partially created a void slash straight after experiencing the void). Also his strength is literally fighting other people not monsters. Only thing I can think of is he’s really dependent on his sword which he obviously lost access to.
Mat
Good point. In cooperate sense Jake is that talented guy that actually knows his stuff and performs the task above and beyond while keeping it to himself. Ell’Hakan is that loud, confident, good at politics guy who will find himself promoted over and over again to roles he knows nothing about and fakes it all the way to the bank.
Steven Bartels
While I'm interested in the boots the necklace probably has more compatibility seeing as how it's a spacial item. Then again the spacial records might synergize with one step.
Numbzy
Maybe but I kinda doubt it. The item was given inside Nevermore with the direct line that it will inform the original owner of the boots. Why block it then? It's doing what it's intended to do.
Ty Cooper
I love how Jake keeps inadvertently just wrecking yip's plan. Can't wait to see the final scores and fair wells
Ty Cooper
Wouldn't Nevermore block the signal or whatever is sent out to the original owners of the boots.
Ty Cooper
Don't you mean sipping a beer. Lol yeah I am looking forward to El's broken dreams and still not getting one up on him. Even Valdy was openly trying to recute Jake in front of all the other gods
Ryan Ulrich
But what did SS get overall. That’s what I care about
Ty Cooper
We are so close to the end of Nevermore and I am getting really excited to see the final scores and rewards.
Ty Cooper
Yeah El is trying to build up the hype with the C-grades while Villy and Jake are proving how amazing Jake is with all the God's. He didn't even get up from alchemy for the little people. El is probably going to try and show off in front of Jake. Jake will just show him up again with a mic drop and walk off all nonplussed.
Adam Fore
The item works for any level in c grade so I bet he waits until peak c grade to upgrade them
Grine
Seems like one more hole in Ell’Hakan & Yip of Yore stories. But I wonder : Does it matter for them? In real life we have a ton of bullsh*tter that can't survive a 5 minutes google search... Yet, despite that, no matter how factually wrong they are, they thrive. Their follower will believe anything they say, and any debunk will only be further proof of how great their leader is. Your cult leader said the end of the world was tomorrow... Didn't happen? That's because you did a good job believing him! And this is in a world without any superpower...
Mat
Funny idea on one-shot a god while in S grade. Reminds the story of Aeon Clock, hope Jake ups one on his accomplishments
Cnewton84
This was a great chapter. Challenge dungeons were awesome but I am ready for the reunion and to see the squad back in action. Been awhile since we’ve seen Jake’s full stats/skills/titles list and I wouldn’t mind getting a refresher now that stuff has upgraded/will be upgraded.
Paul Reading
Crush those hopes and dreams
James Faulkner
Tftc!
John Balman
😂
Hodge Wasson
Looks like 2 of my predictions at the beginning of the challenge dungeon were wrong. Thought Jake was going to mess up and piss someone off at the end and get 20% and I thought Ell'Haken's ability to manipulate would get him one over on Jake. Happy to be wrong though and I can't wait for Jake's score to mess with Ell'Haken and Yip's narrative.
One Winged Angel
ohhhhh man thats soooo much worse than what i was thinking lol, half the entire primordial pantheon appearing as the score is posted to just laugh and applaud jake....ohhhh thats meeeeeaaaannnn.
CinnamonHawk263
Pretty sure she did during her c grade evolution, to juvenile sylphian hawk.
Aerlevsedi
I so look forward to cheeto boy's reaction when he finds out. That and the godly peanut gallery if they don't already realize.
Vega
Great chapter! I’m looking forward to the reunion & future floors, wonder if Sylphie will have grown up from an eyas to a hawk. This really is an awesome story
Numbzy
I mean, some probably could. Presumably most of the major factions are on good enough terms with the order to be allowed in. Some people might even interest Jake somewhat, like Ghost King Azul. Also all of the people from Earth could probably get in too.
Cordell Patrick
Interested yes dumb enough to go try and look in on him probably not
One Winged Angel
See Zogarth, im all for not telling anyone till the end, just Get Ell'Hakken all nice and happy that he got such a great score, build his own little story and get all these plans in place, because how the hell could Jake beat that score, match it maybe but beat noooooooo. And when the crawl is complete, just watch that orange and blue boys face drop hard, his entire story crumbling like a sandcastle as Jake sips a cup of tea on the 1st place podium, giggling the entire time.
Fleetpanda
I’d more expect them to fall into the 80-95 range. They’re good, but besides Jake they all lack in one or more of the challenge dungeon areas
Blake Noyes
I don’t think sylphie is gonna even get a multiplier for her performance in the endless journey based on what we saw of that one
Numbzy
Alright, so we all know that items give off an aura right? And when crafting items the aura seems to be more exposed to be detected. And upgrading an item to mythical will presumably give off quite the aura? Bets on if everyone in the city will be able to sense Jake upgrading his boots? Thus making everyone more interested in what's going on in there?
Seiryus
I really doubt he can communicate directly with anyone inside nevermore. What he could do is have someone who left the dungeon for a while deliver the news, though maybe even that would be censored by the system. Not to mention it probably not being worth the trouble in the first place.
Chris
Light at the end of the tunnel for Nevermore.
joel southard
Nice thank you for the chapter
Ben Sheahan
Big game hunter (Or whatever it’s called now) I reckon.
Daniel Hamilton
That should be on a shirt “Get Gud”
Daniel Hamilton
Love the chapter, it’s a shame tomorrow is Friday 😱. Can’t wait to see what you come up with next.
Mrburns93
So Jake is on a path right now where he swings above his weight class, even challenging himself to one shot a grade above himself before evolution every grade. Sooooo when he is mid tier S grade will he start hunting gods with the goal of oneshoting a God before ascending. I could just imagine a God sitting in his realm doing his best to advance further when an arrow splits his realm in half and as the God tries to sway to avoid it freezes then dies. Villy would be so proud. Also when Jake ascends will his presence send a shiver of fear down the backs of every living being in the multiverse? That would be fantastic.
Daniel Hamilton
He’s going to write his story, and then have to rewrite it after Jake’s info comes out, tmessing with him and his God‘s plans and weakening them.
Daniel Hamilton
I imagine this is gonna mess with the dudes story that him and his god are trying to write. Ha ha
JonO
Are you saying she has not been sitting in a puddle since he shielded her with his aura?
forgetfulposum
" (Unique]" -> (Unique)]
JonO
Well each win deserves a dab... so double dabbing is correct either way lol
JonO
Villy can communicate it to his buildings within. Maybe not personally but he can tell someone to tell the area within.
TBONEMAN
He is probably not going to publicize it until he is done with nevermore. Also he is probably going to reveal that he beat Valdemar by destroying his heart.
Ragereous
I bet he'll upgrade the boots, get another visit with the Sage and maybe an upgrade to One Step. Sounds very... space oriented.
Athena
tftc :) "more potion and elixirs" -> "more potions and elixirs"
Xarow
Yeah I can see him using it at the right time to plant the knife in Yip. Really take the gloss of his image and story!
Michael Fannon
War for the milky way. Need a good war saga
JJB4345_80_815
Ah, it seems that while I was busy typing up my overly long dissertation, the great one responded much more succinctly. Thank you! Edit: And after looking at it closer it also means that the only people who get a multiplier to Nevermore points are those who EARN Nevermore points so therefore only those who compete on the Leaderboards earn that achievement. Therefore, Jake still has a lot of hidden competition than just Ell'hakan for the top spot... Well, I guess I asked a dumb question. Oops!
Logan
I love this story a lot
Joshua Smock
What would be cool would be if his whole team got 100% with him at 105% truly showing the other Nevermore participants who the top dogs are...
Mack
Yup!
InfernoDroid
I can feel nevermore coming to and end and am so hyped for whatever comes next
Meruem92
He was counting the multipliers from the floors previously, challenge dungeon multipliers are 105% and total multipliers are 140%
joey
the minaga achievement was 20% or 25% and there was another that was mentioned during a time skip that was 5% I think.
Mat
Minaga’s final floor fight was 25%. The other 5% wasn’t specified
Specter
Association with the Sage leaves a lot of records to improve and a lot of benefit from doing so
Sam Rosenberg
Fun chapter!
Bacon Sir
Hopefully Jake spills the beans about his multiplier at some point, wouldn’t be very satisfying to let Hakan keep his smug self-satisfaction.
JJB4345_80_815
@ NoctisMi - I don't believe that you are correct. You can enter Nevermore whenever you want and at whatever level. When Villy first returned to the Order of the Malefic Viper he sent ALL of the S-grades to Nevermore. Surely all of the S-grades weren't within a same narrow level of grade. When Jake's group first entered Nevermore and checked the Leaderboards, they wondered why they were filled with worshipers of the Holy Mother. It was explained that those people were "carried" by others originated from other eras (& I believe at a higher level but can't recall). They keep meeting members from the Order of the Malefic Viper on the merchant levels, one of which I am almost certain was a higher level C-grade that explained that since she didn't qualify for the Leaderboards that she was taking a slower approach through Nevermore. If groups/people wanted to compete in the Leaderboards, then they had to enter Nevermore under level 210. Everyone else over 210 could still enter BUT they wouldn't qualify for the Leaderboards.
Adam
Jake needs to change the name of his bloodline to Achievement Hunter after finishing Nevermore.
Zizawah
He had gained two times 5% - once from the Dark Witch, and another time during the climb – along with the 25% from Minaga’s Labyrinth.
Isley
good chappie
Mat
C-grades in Nevermore being wowed by Ell’Hakan while Gods in the Multiverse know that Jake is the top dog
Lars de Tombe
wait how did he get a total of 140%? He got 105% (25 + 25 + 25 + 20 + 10) from all the challenge dungeons and then 2x5% from dark with and beating minaga. Where did the other 25% come from?
Ty Cooper
It would need to be Minaga. Villy cannot go into Nevermore and Minaga would be much better. No one can annoy better than Minaga
Zogarth
You can enter after 210, just not compete on the Leaderboards, aka no Nevermore Points.
Billy Schult
I know thats a distinct possibility. Only reason I think it might be otherwise is because that line about the persons whose records it touches upon becoming aware of it
Ty Cooper
The hype and bragging is beneath him.
Ty Cooper
I really would have liked Minaga to announce that Jake got 105% and rain on El's parade. Only he could do it so perfectly annoying. And yes, the boots! We will finally find out who they belonged too! So stoked! Not sure which skill I would like to see updated though. Which skill does everyone think will get upgraded?
Mat
Correct me if I am wrong but Sword Saint did state to Jake that Ell’Hakan is a warrior and to stand a chance against him if Ell’Hakan had be serious during they fight he would have needed to use his transcendence but might not have have won
NoctisMi
You can't enter Nevermore in C-Grade if if your level exceeds 210, it was stated in the beginning of the arc. The thing is, for people to reach 100% is so hard because you basically have to be a cheater like Jake and those are just too rare. But by considering that a era can be as along as several billion years, the chances are higher to have more than one or to get this title because more than C-Grades will emerge in that time. Also getting a good score alone in the challenge dungeons doesn't seem to be a indicator of how well you do in the rest of Nevermore, like Jake getting extra percentages for things others can't even imagine to do
SmokeJam
Jake won't announce shit (and the Viper will use it in his schemes), the end result on the leaderboard will speak for itself and I can already imagine El Hakkan flustering and sputtering.
Jason Hardman
Nope, double dipping is the phrase in the UK too. Double dabbing sounds like making a swept back arm gesture twice, once in each direction 😂
Christian Sullivan
Jake getting #1 on the leaderboards with a huge gap between 1st and 2nd is going to be crazy. Talk about a powerhouse among mortals
Johnny_B
Villy: Such a disappointment that my Chosen did not get +100% to beat Ell'hakan. ... He just had to show him what mediocrity is by not just beating him by a breath but a whole 10% percent.
Bi-Dailey
All he did was have Valdemar acknowledge him, which he could have cheated on by doing just enough in the fight to make this think he was a decent fighter and then use his bloodline to multiply that feeling.
JJB4345_80_815
Okay I have a question about this sentence: "While it was true getting a 100% multiplier was possible, it was simply so rare and often didn’t happen more than a dozen or so times in every era." So is this 100+ multiplier achieved mainly by people striving for a spot on the Leaderboards or for people who enter Nevermore past the level requirement of 210? I mean, if someone entered Nevermore around level 300 and reaches the Challenge Dungeons around level 320+ I would assume that it's easier with more levels to do better in the Challenge Dungeons? Asking another way, how often do the top Leaderboard contenders in an era reach the 100+ multiplier?
Zizawah
There’s artisans who can upgrade the necklace but he won’t be able to find someone who can upgrade worn boots
Decibel790
Lol. Get good, El. Thanks for the chapter!
CrabClaw
C'mon Jake, share the score! Embrace the chaos!
kingofshibainu
I'm thinking he might go with his necklace given it's space affinity
Why the boots and not the neckless from the tutorial challenge dungeon?
Tyler S.
With the added benefit of extra space magic the boots pull natural treasures towards him. But i wonder what message the original owner (first sage) will leave this time
Clint
Human penalty. Valdemar is less willing to be ‘surprised’ by humans fighting at a high level.
Micah Molina
Let's gooo! Challenge Dungeons compete! And did better than Ell'hakan. Finally time to get back to the crew and others.
Yaldabaoth
This! This right here would be fantastic 😂
TwistedVanity
I enjoyed the chapter and the author is always right. However, deep down for some reason I wanted yip of yor to get less than 75%. His god isn't a primordial and their thing is just about cheating. So I wanted at least a few too beat him.
Tyler S.
It was only stated in a brief description during their 20yr fast forward
JJB4345_80_815
Talking boots???
JJB4345_80_815
Right before Jake enters the Colosseum of Mortals it is ever so briefly mentioned and no real details were shared on it.
Kris Piskorski
I need his score to be announced cause I know he's not going to do it
donvitogonzalle
Sword Saint himself said El Hakan is way stronger than one thinks. The Saint also had severe problems with Umbra, which El Hakan probably didnt due to his sun affinity.
JJB4345_80_815
I'd prefer if he informed Ell'hakan's rapidly decaying corpse... But I might be a wee bit unhinged... 🤷
Jake Schmitz
Jake over here like, "Cool story bro"
JJB4345_80_815
Yes, thank you for the chappy, Zogarth!
One Winged Angel
"SORRY I COULDNT ANNOUNCE MY SCORE CAUSE IM DOING MY BUBBLE BUBBLE TOIL AND TROUBLE, COME BACK LATER! GIT GUD SCRUBS!"
mitchell kaiser
Please have him publish his score, Please!
Billy Schult
Great chapter. Can't wait to see the boots upgraded. And what skill he will upgrade. And I really want to see reactions to his score.
Aidan
Supposedly El-Hakan hides his power level extremely well based on prior chapters, also the sword saint is just a regular old man with a conditional ability that has a drawback so it's a pretty reasonable result
Adam Owada
Yup that feels good
jb qspam
I mean that’s success in general. All the famous people you can think of had some kind of luck- whether it be who they’re born to or something later in life. But almost all of them (unless born rich) had to also work hard to turn that luck into something.
Ben
surprised el hakan got 20% in the colosseum while the ss only got 10%
Bob Fight
Jake really sitting in his alchemy hole while all these scrubs thinking they are hot stuff
BlackRazaras
Thanks for the chapter
Alexikon
I am just waiting for the chapter where Jakes performance gets announced.
Linzey17
Arty will be getting wet seeing that
J. E. Barney
Jake’s gonna have to dunk on some morons and show them all who’s boss
Nate Oppy
Woooooooo!
James Lucas
Ya... Jake is totally going to rain on Ell'Haken's parade. And in a very nonchalant way.
Naotsugu97
TFTC. Here is hoping Jake’s level of petty is mythical! Also, the was an expression used “double dabbing” which I think is usually “double dipping”, however, double dabbing may be common in “proper” English. Double dipping may be primarily an American English expression.
An Open Book
Tftc
Max
Wonder what will happen with the boots.
Bi-Dailey
Remind me: where did Jake get the second 5%? Just 'the climb' is a bit too vague for me to remember.
Baconwargod
I kinda hope Villy announces his score for the LOLs so when Jake comes out of his alchemy and skill hole he’s confused as hell.
Max
Can’t wait for the next chapter.
Justin Buro
It's going to be an absolutely devastating day if Jake's boots are ever lost. I genuinely believe it would be as heart wrenching as the death of a loved one
Michael McMahon
Can't wait for Jakes next meeting with Ell'hakan and drop the fact he beat him.
Hayden Leech
Bruhhhhh
Valhazstromoz
Screw alchemy for a bit Jake embrace chaos
Angelo
Tyftc.
Saijibott Saijibott
Tftc
Blem
Yezzir
Mack
Jake is a game breaker on a multiversal scale, lol. I like how in these stories it usually starts out as a lucky break that the protagonist continually works to turn into a true lead without getting caught. Love that sharing his score hasn't even occurred to him. Get good, losers. 🤣
James Lucas
Tftc
