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Chapter 73 Do not make an enemy of the big three
When Jake got to his dorm, he lay on the bed to sleep because he was tired because of the beast hunt. Jake slept for three hours before he woke up to the sound of his roommates chatter. Then he slowly got out of the bed. "What's the noise about?"
"Huh?" Peter said. "What do you mean?"
"Can't you guys see I was sleeping?" Jake asked.
"Why are you even sleeping by this time? I haven't seen you sleep by this time? And where were you?" Kate asked.
"Woah woah, easy with the questions. Which do you even want me to answer first?" Jake asked.
"How about you start with where you were." Kate said.
"I went to the VR room for some training." Jake answered.
"I think you have become somewhat become obsessed with that VR stuff." Sophia said. "It's just a waste of time."
Jake didn't answer. He was about to go back to sleep when something clicked in his head. "Hey Jack."
Jack then turned around to listen to Jake. "Do you know everything about Qi?"
"Huh? That is a very weird question which you asked all of a sudden." Jack responded back. Enjoy more content from empire
"Can you please just answer my question?" Jake requested.
Jack sighed then he decided to reply. "Yes I do know everything about Qi mainly because my family is part of the big three."
"Then can you explain Qi to me better? Because I think that Kron was hiding some things from us." Jake said.
Jack then raised an eye brow. "Is there another reason to this question?"
"No there's not. I'm just curious." Jake replied but it was a lie. Jake had noticed that Berg used a different Qi to his when they were battling the wolves and also Harry had used a stronger and more visual Qi to theirs.
"Okay to answer your question, the explanation Kron gave about Qi was correct. Qi is a type of energy that comes from within us. But he didn't explain it completely." Jack said.
"What do you mean?" Vynn asked now sitting properly to listen to what Jack had to say. It wasn't only him, even Peter and Kate sat up to listen to Jack's explanation.
"You see, the explanation that Kron gave was correct but he didn't go deep. You see Qi has three stages." Jack said.
"Three stages?" Jake asked.
"Yes three stages. You see the first stage is what Kron has been teaching you guys about. The stage that allows us to strengthen the cells in our body to give us a strong body. While the second stage allows us to coat our weapon with Qi. Move it around our bodies to either enhance our speed or strength. We could also shoot invisible Qi strikes either from our weapon or fists."
"And the third?" Jake asked.
"The third stage is something called the Visual Qi. This will allow a person to shape and shoot visual Qi towards their enemy. Although the shooting of Qi is similar with the second stage, the third stage projectile is much more powerful and faster. The third stage could even allow someone to create shields out of Qi but mind you, it all depends on the amount of Qi in your body." Jack explained.
"Wow! I never knew that Qi was this awesome." Vynn said. "Well I knew it was awesome but not to this extent."
'So it was the second stage Berg used when we were fighting the wolves earlier.' Jake thought.
"What stage are you at?" Peter asked Jack.
"I'm still at the first stage. But my immediate elder brother is already at the second stage about to advance to the third stage." Jack answered.
"I don't understand something." Jake said.
"And what's that?" Jack asked.
"If the academy and the big Guilds and the government know about the three stages of Qi, then how are the Big three still at the top?" Jake asked.
"That's because the Big three where the one to teach the world Qi and also were the ones to push the werewolves back so they all respect them. Besides, do you think it's only Qi the Big three have at their disposal?" Jack asked.
"What do they have?" Jake asked.
"If I go ahead telling you the secrets of my family, do you think I will be spared? My advice for you, do not make an enemy of the Big three if you want to live." Jack said with a face of seriousness. "Anyway it's late now so I think it's time for us to go to sleep right?"
"Yeah right. Let me get back to my dorm now." Cindy said already getting up heading for the door. "See you guys tomorrow."
They all told her bye and then they all went to bed all except Jake who was laying on his bed with his eyes open. 'What did Jack mean by the Big three have something else at their disposal? Something is fishy about them. Come to think of it, I know that Sophia and Jack's family are part of the Big three, so who's the third one?'
'I just hope they are as nice as Sophia and Jack's family. Anyway, I almost forgot to check the rewards I got from the system.'Nôv(el)B\\jnn
"System, pull up my previous notifications." Jake quietly said.
<Congratulations! User has completed his quest. User has defeated the intermediate wolf.>
<Rewards: 1000 XP for the kill; a leve-up reward and a new skill>
<First time killing an intermediate beast: 1000XP.>
<Total reward XP:2000 XP.>
"Woah! Now that's massive." Jake still whispered. "System pull up my status screen."
<Status>
<User: Jake Lucas>
<Level: 15>
<Combat level: Skilled>
<Skill level: Trained>
<XP level: 2600/3000>
<HP: 45/45>
<Strength: 49>
<Agility:47>
<Endurance: 52>
'Finally, I have gotten to level 15. Just 5 more levels to unlock my magic ability. Haha I can't wait.' Jake excitedly thought.
'okay now let's see that new skill.'
<Skill Tab>
<Melee combat (Lv2): Deals 20 damage with intermediate weapons therefore removing 20% HP from enemy.
<Stealth (Lv1): Increases evasion chances by 10%>
<Inspect Skill (Lv2): Brings up information of an enemy>
<Frenzy Strike (Lv2): a skill that deals rapid consecutive attacks for 6 seconds, with a cool down timer of 10 minutes.>
<Second wind (Lv1): Restores 5 points of user's HP. (Skill can only be used once a day)>
<Stun Strike (Lv1): stuns the opponent, making them vulnerable to attacks for a second. cool down timer; 2 minutes>
<Strength Surge: Increases user's strength by 10 percent for five minutes. Cool down timer; 1 hour.>
<Lockdown(Lv1): Immobilizes the opponent for 5 seconds. Cool down timer; 3 minutes.
<Step shift(Lv1): A short, quick movement skill to create or close distance and gaps within one metre.
<Immunity{Passive}: This is skill is always active, it protects the host from any werewolf bite that could turn the host to a werewolf.>
<{New} Inventory: user can now store items, weapons and armour In his system and when it's needed, it will pop out.>
"Finally! This is what I have been looking for. This inventory has finally solved my storage situation. First thing tomorrow, I'm trying it out." Jake smiled.
'Now I believe there was another quest earlier.' Jake thought as he went through the next notification.
<Congratulations! User has defeated an advanced tier beast>
<First time defeating an advanced tier beast. Rewards: 2000 XP>
<Rewards: +5 stat points in all stats; a new skill.>
Before he checked the new skill, he decided to check his status screen again.
<Status>
<User: Jake Lucas>
<Level: 16>
<Combat level: Skilled>
<Skill level: Trained>
<XP level: 1600/4000>
<HP: 50/50>
<Strength: 53>
<Agility:51>
<Endurance: 56>
<Congratulations! User has levelled up, +2 free stat point.>
Now under his status tab, it had the free stat points space there.
<Status>
<User: Jake Lucas>
<Level: 16>
<Combat level: Skilled>
<Skill level: Trained>
<XP level: 1600/4000>
<HP: 50/50>
<Strength: 53>
<Agility:51>
<Endurance: 56>
<Free stat point: 2>
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Now that he had checked the status screen, it was now time for him to see his second new skill.
<Skill Tab>
<Melee combat (Lv2): Deals 20 damage with intermediate weapons therefore removing 20% HP from enemy.
<Stealth (Lv1): Increases evasion chances by 10%>
<Inspect Skill (Lv2): Brings up information of an enemy>
<Frenzy Strike (Lv2): a skill that deals rapid consecutive attacks for 6 seconds, with a cool down timer of 10 minutes.>
<Second wind (Lv1): Restores 5 points of user's HP. (Skill can only be used once a day)>
<Stun Strike (Lv1): stuns the opponent, making them vulnerable to attacks for a second. cool down timer; 2 minutes>
<Strength Surge: Increases user's strength by 10 percent for five minutes. Cool down timer; 1 hour.>
<Lockdown(Lv1): Immobilizes the opponent for 5 seconds. Cool down timer; 3 minutes.
<Step shift(Lv1): A short, quick movement skill to create or close distance and gaps within one metre.
<Immunity{Passive}: This is skill is always active, it protects the host from any werewolf bite that could turn the host to a werewolf.>
<{New} Inventory: user can now store items, weapons and armour In his system and when it's needed, it will pop out.>
<Shadow step {Lv 1}: Teleport two metres away to avoid attacks or reposition. Skill can only be used once a day.>
'Now that's a cool skill. Too bad I can only use it once a day. I will only have to use the skill when I can't avoid a particular attack that will be lethal.' Jake thought. 'all this skills are amazing. Thank you system. With this, eventually I will grow strong enough to even rival the big three and then I promise mom and dad, I will avenge your deaths from the hands of those filthy werewolves.'
Jake said as he was now ready to go to sleep and then after a few minutes, he fell asleep.