"Don't Falter Too Fast." E ach level in C-grade mattered far more than those in D-grade. It was just simple math, really. However, there was still one thing that could make up for this gap in stats: titles. Jake had over 70% more in all stats just from title increases, and this was not counting all of the pure stats he got from some of them. Jake also had a pretty damn good class in D-grade and an excellent profession. The Malefic Viper skills added even more stat points, allowing Jake to truly stand out from nearly any other newly evolved C-grade. All of these advantages had already meant that Jake outclassed a level 239 Hive Queen and her Protector by quite a bit, but this Hive Queen was 272, with an even more powerful Hive King at 272. When he last visited, Jake had estimated the Hiv

