Chapter 161: Organising The Legion
"Your stamina is bullshit, so that’ll help boost it."
Darren’s smile became even larger as he exclaimed,
"Thank you, boss!"
Darren could tell from the amount of mana coming off the artefact that it was at least an A Rank artefact! Finding something like this in the market was very difficult and it would also cost a lot. Even though Darren could afford it himself, that didn’t mean he wasn’t very grateful!
Darren put it on and started testing it out with his drones, and Jason saw how Henry looked on in slight envy as she saw how much easier it was for Darren to control his drones. Henry turned to Jason when she felt his eyes on her and she looked away with a slight huff while folding her hands! She wasn’t going to ask him for anything, so he didn’t need to look at her like that!
Jason chuckled at her cute reaction before he turned back to analyzing the Spidermonkey. Jason guessed that the boss was slightly weaker than the Moonlight Wolf Boss that he had fought against in his first Red Gate, but since the Moonlight Wolf Boss was far stronger than before, the Spidermonkey boss didn’t stand a chance.
’So I added 76 pawns to my Legion. It’s not a bad number for a Red Gate. At least this entire situation wasn’t for nothing.’
With the way the Spidermonkeys were structured, Jason decided that they wouldn’t be very useful for direct attacks. The current Legion was filled with heavy hitters like the Adamantine ants and Moonlight wolves that would take a lot of damage and also deal just as much. But the Spidermonkeys would need to take a more evasive approach than that since their strength wasn’t that high. Jason would be adding them to various teams of his legion and they would serve as distractions.
From the fights Jason had with them, he knew that they were fast and their webs were annoying to avoid, so they would distract enemies while the other more powerful members of the Legion went in for a frontal attack.
’I should promote the boss to a Rook so it can control the others and I won’t have to waste mana on all of them.’
Jason looked up at the Spidermonkey Boss’s head and saw what its tab looked like.
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[Spidermonkey]
[Pawn Class Rank III]
[Upgrade Points [0/20]]
[Upgrade Limit: Rook Rank III]
[MP: 500]
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Jason had more than forty thousand kill points, so even if he converted two thousand of them to upgrade points, there wouldn’t be any problems. Jason turned to Darren and Henry who were standing at the side and spoke to them.
"Start heading for the exit. I’ll meet up with you soon."
Since the boss was dead, Jason knew that the Red Gate would’ve opened up properly so that they could leave. Jason might have told them some of his abilities, but there was a lot he wanted to keep to himself, so he didn’t want them to see him upgrading the monsters in his possession. Both Darren and Henry looked like they were about to argue for different reasons, but Jason didn’t give them a chance to argue as he commanded some of the wolves to start taking them away. The wolves moved behind the pair of them and the sight of the three-meter-tall wolves looming over them imposingly was more than enough to make them hold their tongue.
Jason grinned at them and spoke kindly.
"I won’t take long, guys. I just need to finish off some things."
Jason was specifically talking to Darren. Even though Jason trusted Darren a lot more than Henry, there were still some things that you had to keep to yourself, both for your own safety as well as the safety of those that you trust. Jason didn’t want to burden Darren with more knowledge than he would be capable of handling. Darren seemed to understand what Jason was trying to do and his face took on a more serious look as he nodded to Jason. They were then led off before Jason turned back to the Spidermonkey boss and began the upgrade points transfer.
[Will the user like to transfer [20] upgrade points to the Spidermonkey? Yes/No]
Jason chose yes and he watched as the points were transferred. The Spidermonkey immediately began to transform in front of Jason’s eyes. It grew even more imposing than it had been with its body becoming larger and stronger, and its mouth opened slightly to show that its canines were also growing longer and sharper. There was a purple hue surrounding the monster and if the monster had only been as strong as a B Rank before, then now it could easily take on a low-level A Rank with no issues! On the Spidermonkey’s left bicep, the image of a Rook piece carved itself into its skin with the number [1] inside it, and Jason nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the new changes.
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[Spidermonkey]
[Rook Rank I]
[Hierarchy Level: 1 [0%]]
[Subordinate Count: 0/10]
[Upgrade Points: 0/50]
[Upgrade Limit: Rook Rank III]
[MP: 1500]
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Jason felt his mana also increase as the Spidermonkey’s mana increased, and he went closer and patted the Spidermonkey on the bicep with a smile on his face. It was a sturdy creature with fast reflexes and with this Jason was sure that his army would be a lot more balanced.
’Now, for a name. What sort of name can I give a Spidermonkey? Maybe... Lupin? Yes, that seems like a good name.’
[The user has given the Rook Class Spidermonkey the name [Lupin]. Does the user wish to save this name? Yes/No?]
Jason chose yes and nodded as the tab above the Spidermonkey’s head showed [Lupin] as it’s name. The Spidermonkey released a low cry before it leaned forward and poked Jason on the cheek with wide, curious eyes. It tilted its head at Jaosn like a child studying something new and Jason laughed at that before ruffling the hair on the Spidermonkey’s head and then turning his attention to its subordinates. A monster like this wouldn’t be very good at controlling monsters of a different species, so it would be better to just give it ten monsters from the Spidermonkey subordinates.
Jason did just that and he watched as the ten he chose began to transform and become stronger just like the other Rook subordinates. Their durability increased by a hundred percent and they also gained the special ability [Stonewall] that allowed them to receive less damage from ranged attacks.
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[Subordinate Count: 10/10]
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The Spidermonkey’s subordinate count increased to ten and Jason nodded in acceptance before ordering all the Spidermonkeys to head back into his alternate dimension. The Moonlight Wolf Boss was still waiting on Jason’s order and Jason first glanced at the tab over its head to see how far it had grown.
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[Fenrir]
[Moonlight Wolf]
[Rook Rank I]
[Hierarchy Level: 1 [61.5%]]
[Subordinate Count: 10/10]
[Upgrade Points: 0/50]
[Upgrade Limit: Rook Rank III]
[MP: 2000]
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Fenrir didn’t lose a single subordinate in the battle against the Spidermonkeys and Jason happily scratched it on the neck with a smile! That was great! At this pace, Jason wouldn’t have to worry about watching over his subordinates all the time since the Commanders were so good at handling them!
The Moonlight Wolf yipped happily and Jason finally waved it away with a smile and told it to head back into the Alternate Dimension with the other wolves. Jason then called on his [Adamantine Ant Queen], Raya, and she speared with a loud screech and skittered towards Jason. She came close to Jason and immediately began rubbing her head on his own and Jason couldn’t help but laugh while trying to make sure she didn’t cut him with her sharp mandibles.
"Alright, alright, that’s enough Raya... We need to get to the exit. Come on."
Raya quickly went low and allowed Jason to climb on her once she heard his order, and Jason got up and held on tight as Raya took off! The exit was a far distance away but with his [Eye of the King], Jason could see that Darren and Henry were already moving through the Gate. Jason ordered the wolves to disperse and return to his Alternate Dimension and Raya sped up so that they would catch up to the others.