Chapter 194: New Mission
Jason’s toned body glistened under the light coming from the moon outside, and water dripped from his wet hair to the floor. His body had already been impressive before he got his system because of how much he worked out, but ever since he began leveling up aggressively, he only became more toned!
Jason summoned Fenrir from his Alternate Dimension, and the large wolf appeared in all its glory. Its dark fur cast a dark shadow across the room, and each movement it made caused the muscles on its body to ripple with power. Fenrir bowed its head towards Jason once it appeared, and Jason took its head in his hands gently before joining their foreheads together. Fenrir could feel the sadness in the heart of its king, so it was trying its best to comfort the king and make him feel better.
Jason released a calm breath before telling Fenrir to come down. Fenrir sat on the ground, and Jason looked at its tab to see how far it had grown.
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[Fenrir]
[Moonlight Wolf]
[Rook Rank I]
[Hierarchy Level: 1 [100%]]
[Subordinate Count: 10/10]
[Upgrade Points: 0/50]
[Upgrade Limit: Rook Rank III]
[MP: 2000]
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After the battle that Fenrir and Raya had with Agiel earlier, Fenrir finally managed to reach a hundred percent in his rank progression, so it was now possible for Jason to give it the points it needed to advance to Rook Rank II. Raya had also grown from the battle, but she was already a Rook Rank II, so it was going to take some more time for her to reach the required progression point. Jason gently rubbed behind Fenrir’s ears while thinking about Agiel and the strange spark that had passed between them back at the SMD building. Jason had been too distracted to pay it much mind, but Jason wouldn’t deny that a small part of him was curious about what that was, but the larger part of Jason was still annoyed by her actions back at the SMD building. Jason knew she had only been trying to do her job, but if Agiel hadn’t stood in his way, then he might’ve reached Gina sooner. It was only a few seconds, but those seconds could’ve changed everything.
Fenrir released a low whine in happiness as Jason rubbed a particularly sensitive spot under his chin and Jason grinned at him before he finally turned to his system and told it to send the upgrade points.
[Would the user like to convert [5000] kill points to upgrade points? Yes/No?]
Jason chose yes, and he immediately transferred the upgrade points into Fenrir’s system once it was done being converted! Fenrir slowly stood to its feet as it began to go through the changes. Its entire body began to grow in size, and its claws and teeth grew sharper and longer. The intense aura around it became more intimidating, and its red eyes began to glow with a bright light!
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[Fenrir]
[Moonlight Wolf]
[Rook Rank II]
[Hierarchy Level: 2 [0%]]
[Subordinate Count: 10/20]
[Upgrade Points: 0/150]
[Upgrade Limit: Rook Rank III]
[MP: 3000]
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Jason smiled at the improvement and chuckled as Fenrir came closer and licked his face in happiness! Jason patted Fenrir on the side a few times before telling it to go back into the Alternate Dimension. Fenrir quickly obeyed, and Jason released a sigh as the house became silent once again.
Jason bowed his head and watched the tiny water droplets falling to the floor as his consciousness traveled into his Alternate Dimension. Gina’s body was lying in the middle of the plain field peacefully. There was a warm light shining down on her like the sun, and a gentle breeze was blowing across the plain. All five hundred of Jason’s subordinates could feel that Jason’s only goal at that moment was to protect Gina, so they were all sitting around her body protectively.
Jason stayed like that for a few seconds and just stared at Gina calmly before he finally had to turn away. The pain in his heart only got worse the longer he looked at her, and he knew that the only way to make things better now was to find the [Banshee’s Tears] and get strong enough to face the Lich.
Jason changed his view to one of the Rooks who was looking after his mother’s apartment, and he saw that his mother had gone to bed while his sister was still in the living room watching a show on TV. Jason changed his view again to the Rook that was keeping an eye on Cerci, and he frowned when he saw that Cerci was still on the move. Cerci was making his way to the airport, and Jason could only guess that he was going to be leaving the country.
"Can I still control my subordinates from other countries? I know they can still use the Shadow Walker Authority even if they leave this world, but I don’t think I’ll be able to give them orders from that distance."
Jason’s range for giving orders had increased a lot compared to what it was when he first got his powers, and now he could order his Legion from more than 150 kilometres [100 miles] away. But if Cerci went to another country, then it would be too far for him to give any orders. The best course of action here was to give them an absolute order now that they would have to follow even if they were outside of Jason’s control.
’Keep following Cerci no matter what. Make sure no one discovers that you are there, but also make sure you don’t lose him.’
Jason gave the phantom spies their order, and they sent back a confirmation of acceptance before Jason closed the mental link again. Jason allowed his mind to travel back to the conversation that he had with Liam earlier. It was now obvious that it was the BloodRaven guild leaders who had planned his death, but the real question that was bothering him now was why? Why the hell would they want him dead?
Jason had never met any of the BloodRaven guild members since they operated in an entirely different city, and he had just got his powers, so the chances of them crossing paths inside a gate were zero. The only possible reason that Jason could think of for them wanting him dead was that it was probably because of his father. Did his father do something that would make them come after him like this?
Jason’s face squeezed in a frown, and he shook his head and decided not to let that bother him for now. He gave the SMD till afternoon to apprehend them, and he was also keeping an eye on them, so he was sure that he would get his answers soon enough. Instead, what Jason had to focus on now was getting strong as quickly as possible. The system told Jason that he was far weaker than the Lich he had to face later, so he needed more battle experience and subordinates.
"Are there any Gates open around me?"
Jason sent his message to the system, and it immediately sent a message back.
[A Dimensional Tear 70 miles away from the user has developed into an Orange Gate. Will the user like the system to create a mission curated for this gate? Yes/No?]
Jason chose yes, and the system immediately brought up a prompt.
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New Mission: Clear the Orange Gate
An orange Gate is about to emerge in the city of New York. The user is tasked with clearing out this gate and killing the Gate boss in order to return the Gate to its dormant state.
Reward:
+20,000 points
+1 S Rank Artefact.