MMORPG: Rise of the Peerless Pumpkinmancer

A man slowly came to his senses, woken up by the clucks of plenty of chickens.

Above Jack, a lone chicken was looking down on him. It had a collar with the tag "Titan"…this had to be the newly built chicken fight gambling den.

— Cluck? Cluck-Cluck! —

A voice suddenly lowly resounded.

"You're finally up. We need to hurry. Time is of the essence." The training instructor uttered somberly. "The Chief is hellbent on causing your demise. We have to get you out of this village ASAP."

"You can arrange that?!" Jack asked, surprised.

"I may be retired, but I still have a few contacts. Two days. In two days you need to leave this place. This is the only chance that we have. Afterward, it will be too late. Do you understand?"

"Two days?!"

"Two days."

The man gazed at him with incredible solemnity, one ruined by the silly-looking chicken prancing at his feet. How big-hearted, even after getting his house destroyed, he was still ready to help.

The training instructor was paying the price of being fond of talent. Why was he doing this all? In front of him, the youngster thought for a few seconds before showing a piercing gaze. He was a man with a plan.

"Two days, alright. Sorry again for your house." Jack muttered as he left with the speed of a tornado.

This would be hella clutch:

- Jack'O: Quick, I need you to sell gear for me. I need potions, a shitload of potions. Send one random Mighty Wolf to buy some at the old lady's place. She probably won't sell if she realizes it's for me.

- Bubblegum: Alright!

—

- Jack'O: I need your people to scout the place. I need to know about it if large PK groups are looking for me. I'm a wanted man after all.

- CPR Dude: Will do, Boss!

—

Jack then summoned Moon Moon back. It wagged its tail in happiness as it saw that its master was fine.

"We have to finish all dungeons by tomorrow. Are you ready!"

"Woo?!" (So sudden?!)

Jack brought the shocked wolf to the wolf clearing, aka the perfect training ground. There the two played fetch to train speed, tag to train agility, and dodge the rock for evasion.

In the middle of it, there came many players. They lingered around the edge of the clearing, shouting a small "Don't worry boss! Train in peace, we're watching over you!". But he could feel their greedy gazes.

They didn't have a D.L. emblem and were glancing at his red name from time to time. Did they think themselves sneaky? Well, he could simply test them.

He went next to them at some point, seemingly not watching his back. That's when they struck.

Jack'O vs. 30 dumb greedy players

They collapsed on him akin to bachelors on a looking for love show. They wanted nothing more than to devour him. Jack had a confirmed record of killing 40 players already, and 30 should be a cinch, right?

Not really. They had freaking mages, well, wannabe mages. They threw magic arrows at him with incredible eagerness.

One does not simply block magic.

Jack had to use the other players as a meat shield as a rain of magic still partially landed on him. He could only grimace as his health went down quickly.

-4

-5

-5

-6

Mages would run out of mana quickly, but burst-wise they were top-notch. Their numbers made it so he couldn't get to them easily either. Alone this would be a tough fight.

But, they had disregarded one thing, he wasn't alone!

"Woo!" (Angry!)

An angry flaming wolf suddenly charged in their midst. That's when Moon Moon used its skill for the first time: Fiery Chicken Rain!

As Moon Moon howled, a fire began to rain in the shape of a single chicken. It was a very modest skill, but it landed right in their group.

As the players began burning, they lost their cool, literately.

"What the fuck is this?!"

"The damn pet can use magic?!"

"What's with that insane DoT damage?!"

Jack chuckled as he saw them all panicked. The burn status actually did a lot of damage over time as 1 damage procs kept going. Really, they would have been fine if they had kept calm, but it was too late.

Jack used the confusion to pounce on them, slaughtering them left and right and finishing the combat with a bloody cleave. Of course, he ended it with a nice butchering session.

"Woo?!" (Stunned.)

Moon Moon watched the destruction it had caused, blanking. Was this really its doing?! This was akin to a dream! Feeling its master's appreciative gaze, it couldn't help but feel glad. Devouring that tasteless heart had been worth it!

"You've done very well. Now it's dungeon time." Jack slowly uttered.

The two of them rushed toward the Fox Grove while being wary of any and all players. The attraction of a legendary class was bound to be high. But given Jack's mastery, he wouldn't get noticed that easily.

He brought them both safely toward their destination:

[Entered Dimensional Dungeon Fox Grove!]

[Difficulty = Hellish]

They promptly slaughtered the Mini-Boss. Sure it was fast and scheming, but Jack was a master baiter.

Then came the last Boss. The little wolf gulped as it saw it, but Jack reassured it.

"Don't worry. Focus and believe in your strength. The tactic is simple: just make them burn, all of them! Can you do that?"

"Woo!" (Hell yeah!)

The Fox kept teleporting all over the place to fuck them over, but the two were able to dodge. Moon Moon was now fast enough to avoid the strikes. It was even taunting the creature as it did so, still looking hella cute as it did so.

Then came the moment of truth. The Boss began to spawn clones. There was no way that two could take care of all of them— or so it seemed.

Step 1: Burn them all

Step 2: Run for your fucking life

Step 3: Cackle evilly as they all die to the burn status

Step 4: Collapse on the confused Boss, wondering where all its clones went!

Step 5: Profit?

The two were even more slippery than a politician dodging a controversial question. The Fox soon began growling in anger and despair. No matter what it did, the two kept fucking running away!

This was bullying!

Moon Moon soon took a liking to throwing flaming chickens all over the place. It was finally getting revenge on the bully weird fox clones! Burning their fur was so fun! It even awakened something in it.

Fire was the best! It couldn't just be used to cook. It was also so very fun to play with. Every time the enemies cried out in anguish, its grin got a little deeper. This was the birth of a pyromaniac pet:

Some wolves just want to see the world burn. Jack saw it all happen with a smile. This was great!

They soon completed the Fox Grove at Hellish. This dungeon had stumped them in the past, but no more! The two couldn't help but look at one another with pride.

Jack's face especially lit up as he grabbed the loot off the Boss....