Supreme Archer: Taking The Game's Weakest Class To The Top

"Cease this! Stop wasting such precious—" Wine Researcher IX barged into the dungeon.

He wanted to stop Jake from wasting the precious wine on worms! He was delighted to buy a whole stock of it from him. His pleas, however, clogged his throat as he noticed the terror Jake had conjured in the dungeon.

Worms emerged from various crevices like tendrils of a different, more terrifying existence. They came out from walls, ceilings, floors, and whenever possible. The tiered crevices had been broken in places, and some were connected, forming canyons no one sane would peek into.

Ava Rice and Black Shore's guild members discussed crafting bridges out of the high-level steel that would endure the monsters' resurgence.

The rest followed Jake's wake, amazement clear in their eyes.

Wine Researcher IX became like them.

He stared at Jake, skipping from one crevice's edge to another in light steps while wielding the bow with eight unique arrows nocked in. He drew the bowstring like an athlete, releasing all of them with precision and accuracy no level thirty archer should have ever achieved.

The arrows' trajectory shocked him as he could sense them going straight into the monster's mouths, then plummeting into their stomachs.

He didn't only release eight arrows.

He was so fast that he might have released one hundred of them while Lee studied the trajectory of the first batch.

And then, the already infamous blood rain spattered everyone at the scene.

"This is more amazing than I've imagined," Lee commented.

Rabbit stood beside him, "Yeah… I told him I'd follow him to the dungeon boss, but there was no place for anyone around him. He's taken everything into his control and is having so much fun. Well, that's the monster you've created, Lee! Not gonna lie, he's so damn cool! I love the performance so far!"

Lee exhaled, "Where does the wine come from? We tried to lure more worms with the blood of high-level monsters before, none of which worked. Ava Rice could indeed have spent more resources on changing the shape of the dungeon to our advantage, but…"

Rabbit nodded. "His wine is legendary, isn't it? Good thing he's willing to spend so much on the dungeon. He must have much more of it, and with this performance, it won't be odd of you to curry favor with him. I'll eavesdrop on your conversation!"

"We'll speak through the voice chat," Lee retorted as a matter of fact, causing Rabbit to look down sadly.

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Jake entered another tunnel, which would lead him to the second floor of the dungeon. However, the path to the second floor had a twist, as it was the longest path.

He had decided he would spend much more time here.

It was so much fun.

He combined his archery with the wine that was like a nuke!

'Say cheese, little worms' became a quote that Jake could capitalize on after making a video about his dungeon run. The crowd behind him cheered with precisely those words, laughing as the blood sputtered through the dungeon's tunnel. The terrifying monsters were popping off like balloons, which was amusing.

He'd speak about it with Arthur and probably make a few hundred shirts with the cool design and 'Say cheese, little worms' in the middle.

If it sold well, then Jake would have another source of income.

As of now, Jake thought of something else—the glitch.

He discovered that combining his blood and Ender's nests resulted in the baby eagle leveling up faster than others. It also didn't trigger the battle cooldown, meaning Ender was still with him, perched on his shoulder.

That was when Ender flapped his wings.

He took over Jake's head. "Theoretically speaking—"

"Woah, guys, you heard him? Someone's speaking big words. He must have leveled up a lot!" Jake teased the prideful companion.

Ender raised his beak so high that his head could be snapped in a flick.

The others stared at him with jealousy.

"Medusa should be able to work with us," Ender finished his sentence.

Medusa crawled up on Jake's shirt, threatening to scale his head.

Ender looked at her with a pathethique expression, "All you have to do is to spit lots of your natural poison and let Jake create poison arrows. We've never seen you create poison before. But because your arrow creates a deadly poison, you should be able to create it for Jake to soak his arrows in."

Wukong and Odin cheered on Medusa.

Ender stared at her with a pathethique expression, saying, 'You should have thought of it before.'

Medusa hadn't created any poison out of her mouth so far, and for the same reason, she disliked eating dead mice before Jake—it felt unsightly. She had broken that uncomfortable barrier with the dead mice and indulged in dead mice more often than not, meaning she had what it took to break another barrier.

She looked at Jake, then slithered toward his arrow.

She spat a golden liquid.

"It doesn't look like a poison. Rather, like a holy liquid," Jake commented.

Ender scoffed, while Medusa was happy. The other two cheered louder.

"Alright, let's see if poisoning their stomachs works better than food!" Jake declared, taking the first light step forward. Sooner than he thought, the monsters loomed over him.

He didn't attack their mouths this time but crumbled into his Formless Soldier Form to attack their stomachs. He already knew its location, as he had killed over enough of them.

"Now, we count to five," Jake said.

As he muttered five, however, the worms exploded and died.

It seemed Medusa's poison was much more potent than food.

Ender nodded.

Medusa's eyes shone with delight.

Odin and Wukong were like a pair of supportive brothers, exclaiming happily.

In this way, Medusa leveled up along with Jake and Ender.

A few hours later, when Jake hit level forty, Medusa and Ender were already close behind him. Their levels rose much faster now that Jake could detonate monsters in less than a second.

Another hour later, Ender and Medusa also broke the threshold of level forty.

The moment Medusa hit level forty, all the past experiences she had gone through kicked in. The changes she had unconsciously triggered blended in.

Her small form shone brightly.

It was like a golden sun appeared in the dungeon.

Everyone was blinded, save for Jake.

He could see that there was more to this evolution.

Medusa's shape changed so much within that light.

And then, it shimmered down, revealing a little, adorable human creature.
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Jake stood still, his eyes widened.

Wukong and Odin tilted their heads.

Ender narrowed his little eyes, "Human form so fast? How come? Isn't it too early? What triggered it? Her jealousy? She's so unbelievable.

It may cause more harm than good… stupid snake."

Medusa's lips bobbed a few times.

She tried to speak, but the new knowledge had not yet settled within her.

A minute later, she whispered, "Jake."

She happily smiled and looked up. She was like a little kid wanting attention or a pat.

Jake, however, screamed, "Abort! We'll return here soon!"

"Huh? Why?" Ender asked.

Jake patted Medusa's white hair before turning her into a tattoo.

He turned around and ran toward the exit.

"She needs clothes!" Jake exclaimed.

"This has made me recall something!" Ender shouted, "I was good in fashion!"

"Sure thing, Ender!" Jake shouted, "You'll help me pick up clothes."

He felt a pang in his heart.

"I guess not," Jake sighed.