Considering there was only a handful of S-grades in the entire world, it didn’t take long for the people present to identify the man Jake had arrived with. His overwhelming aura suppressed every single one of them, his power simply at a whole other level, even compared to the peak A-grade Lord Protector.“Ge… General…” the Lord Protector stuttered as the Founder’s form also changed. Jake already knew he had transformed his body, so it didn’t really come as a surprise when he turned into a slightly older-looking human man. It did surprise everyone else, though.Jake did, however, learn that the Founder had apparently been a general back in the day.“I must admit I find myself disappointed,” the Founder spoke as no one else dared open their mouth. “I truly, for a brief moment, believed this could be resolved without my involvement. Alas, I was proven wrong. Despite all the evidence and the testimony of a high-ranking Courier with a borderline-perfect track record, your response is to do

As the entire trial threatened to promptly come down on his head, Jake sighed. Usually, a collapsing cave wouldn’t really be a problem, and it would, at most, annoyingly trap him for a while, but this place was a bit different. It was clearly rigged to explode and kill whoever was inside, and upon releasing a Pulse, Jake saw that the pathways he had taken to enter the chamber were rapidly collapsing. If he really hurried, there was a chance he could still make it out the way he came, though it would be far more dangerous than the way down there. Even then, it was a risk, and he predicted he would get trapped at quite a few points, requiring his fair share of digging.He could do all that… or he could just go straight up and not waste any more time than he needed to. Summoning his wings, Jake rapidly infused energy into them before he had an enchanted rock fall on his head. A green mist began to emerge, which he then manipulated to slowly surround him. Jake’s body soon enough began to

Jake stared at the Forsaken Dragonkin, wanting more than anything to yell, “What the fuck did you just say to me?” but he managed to hold himself back. However, his face did reveal his distaste for the question, showing that he should have maybe worn his mask for this entire thing.“Oh? Did the question offend you?” the dragonkin asked in an amused tone.“I merely fail to see how my death would change anything,” Jake answered.“It would convince me to help. You don’t need to know anything more than that. Now, why the hesitation? With every passing second, more people die, and the chance of the Guild Founder falling only increases. You can end it all by simply ending yourself… A small sacrifice, if I say so myself.”Jake’s eyes narrowed as he seriously considered the proposition for a moment. Not because he actually considered doing it, but more to try and understand why it was even offered within this Challenge Dungeon.One had to remember that Jake had three lives, so that could make

Jake had never wanted to leave a dungeon more. He promptly exited the Endless Journey before the Forsaken Dragonkin could properly understand what he had just said. He kind of snickered to himself as the chamber was replaced by 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 doing the Endless Journey, Jake had honestly had a hard time getting a feeling for his level of performance, but considering he’d gotten a Mythical Medallion and even done so 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,

Jake still felt extreme confusion when he thought about the First Sage. All Jake really knew was that he was a man from the First Universe who’d died in C-grade while also being the teacher of Villy. Well, and the fact he had apparently been so ridiculously talented it beggared belief, and that he also had a Bloodline, which the Viper had gained many years after his teacher’s death.However, even taking into consideration his extreme talent, things didn’t really make any sense. How was he capable of leaving messages on boots he had owned trillions of years ago? How was a C-grade even capable of doing that in the first place?“Do you think all this boots-business could have been orchestrated by the First Sage?” Jake said after a brief pause, but he instantly felt a bit dumb for even asking. “No, never mind, that’s⁠—”“He could have,” the Viper cut in.” One thing I learned while spending time with him was that he truly encapsulated the meaning of the phrase ‘never say never.’ He did thi