Chapter 576: Evolver Hunter
Chapter 576: Evolver Hunter
Jake abruptly pulled his claws from the chest of the grey Orc he had just impaled. A trickle of silvery blood dripped from the gaping wound and the humanoid monster suspended in mid-air collapsed to the ground, its eyes lifeless.
The Goblin and Orc Digestors who had just ambushed him were retreating after their defeat, but he had no intention of letting them escape. Just as he was about to give chase, his body stumbled to a halt and a worry-filled frown appeared on his face.
‘The Vitality Link? Who did this?’
Eyes closed and scrunching his eyebrows intensely, Jake weighed the pros and cons but accepted the transfer of injuries all the same. As long as the head wasn’t fatally wounded he was fairly confident in his regenerative abilities. The real concern was the Death Mark, which was likely to activate if anything happened.
Like Svara, he suddenly became aware of the hidden attribute of this Faction Skill. The Vitality Link was not pulled out of a hat. When this person had used the skill, Jake had been informed of its location, or at least the direction it was in.
[Few Myrtharian Nerds are rich enough to afford activating the Vitality Link.] Xi reminded him before returning to her mute state.
‘Right!’ Jake’s face lit up.
By process of elimination, it could only be Kyle, Will, Svara or one of the felines.
"I hope you’re all fine.’ He muttered worriedly.
The next moment, the wound transfer took place and a searing pain electrified his entire body. His titanium-hard bones cracked all over, his tendons and muscles tore, while numerous bruises and lesions wracked his body.
Because of his superior Constitution and Vitality, his injuries were not as severe as Svara’s and his bones did not completely break, merely cracked.
Taking the brunt of his new injuries, Jake abandoned his Digestor Hunt and promptly teleported to the top of a tree after erasing his footprints. He then turned around, moving from tree to tree at increasing speed without ever leaving the reassuring protection of the canopy.
Moments later, Jake recognized a rocky promontory forming a small cliff about twenty meters high and half as wide.
‘It’s here.’
Jake wasn’t here by chance. He had been here before while fighting these goblins and had already spotted the cliff as a potential resting place.
In this Dungeon Digestor, Jake could not deliberately use his Earth Control to move underground. Until proven otherwise, the walls, ceiling and floor included were part of the Dungeon Digestor and he had seen what awaited those who tried to dig their way out.
He had already analyzed the floor with his senses and his bracelet and had come to the unnerving conclusion that this dirt and rock was alive. He doubted that his Accelerated Healing Skill would work with this artificial organic soil.
Only a few rocks, and a thin layer of soil in some places, escaped this standard, and this small cliff was one of them.
According to Xi, other Digestors had probably brought in these inert materials from outside to brighten up the place. Perhaps the Dungeon Digestor had requested it, but the assimilation of materials could also have occurred during the creation of the Dungeon itself.
In those few moments when Jake was retracing his steps, he had used his Aether Core to generate as much heat and radiation as possible and his swelling had already subsided. The healing of his fractures and muscle tears was also well underway.