Chapter 206: Long-Range Skill
Jason’s mana surged through the area, and the Falcons released loud cries into the air as they emerged in their new form. Jason frowned as his eyes traveled towards the boss who refused to resurrect along with the others.
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The user has gained [58] Pawn Rank II Subordinates
+1160 MP
+6.2% Strength
+7.1% Stamina
+12% Agility
+15.5% Durability
The skill [Mana Forge] has grown stronger.
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Jason realized a long time ago that the boss of the gate always needed a bit more force than the other beasts, so he wasn’t surprised that the boss didn’t respond to his summon.
Jason walked over to the large body of the falcon boss and stood over it with a hard look on his face. Jason’s mana burst out from his body and washed over the corpse, and Jason commanded:
"Resurrect."
Doon!
The ground shook from the force of Jason’s pressure, and this time the boss tried to fight back with all the willpower in its soul, but it didn’t even stand a chance! Jason had fought a battle of will against a literal dragon, so there was no way the boss would have enough strength to stand up to Jason’s authority! Jason’s mana latched onto the boss’s soul and the Skyking rose from the dead in all its glory!
CAWWWW!!
The Skyking spread its wings proudly and cried out towards the sky once it was free, and Jason smiled as he felt his connection with the beast forming. The skybeast came down while ruffling its feathers proudly and rubbed its neck around Jason while using its wings to hug him close. Jason scratched it under its head with a wide smile and it preened deeply. The bladed feathers hadn’t been strengthened by mana yet, so they were still soft to the touch.
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The user has gained [1] Rook Rank I subordinate
+900 MP
+3% Strength
+4% Stamina
+6% Agility
+8% Durability
The B Rank Skill [Mana Forge] has evolved into the A Rank skill [Iron Storm]
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[Iron Storm: This skill allows the user to create silver blades that float in the air around him. These blades can be used for defense or they can be shot towards opponents in the distance for long-range attacks. The number of blades depends on how much mana the user puts into the skill.]
This skill is not evolvable.
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’I can shoot blades?’
Jason hummed as he read through the skill and immediately activated it, watching as a small thread of mana floated out from his body! The thread elongated to about one meter before forming into an elaborate silver sword with no guard or handle. It was just a silver blade. Jason reached for it and he plucked it out of the air to test its durability and was surprised when he saw that it was very durable! It felt just like any regular sword! Jason put some pressure on the sword and bent it!
Break!
Jason was shocked when he was able to easily break the sword with his regular strength, but he decided that it wasn’t that surprising. The skill was only an A Rank and the system said that adding more mana to the skill was only going to increase the number of blades that he could make. It never said that he would be able to increase the strength of the blades, so that meant the blades were all going to be only as strong as A Ranks.
’But that won’t matter since I can still shoot them like projectiles.’
Jason turned towards the wall of the cave in front of him before activating the skill again and watching as ten swords appeared around him. Jason put his hand towards the wall and sent a mental command to the swords!
Twoom! Twoom! Twoom!
All ten swords suddenly shot forward like bullets and slammed into the wall of the cave before breaking through it and destroying the entire wall in the process! Riyala released a loud cry of shock when the wall exploded and Jason calmly apologized for scaring her. Jason turned back to the wall and couldn’t help but smile.
’I feel like fucking Gilgamesh. This is awesome.’
Jason could tell that this was the perfect long-range skill. It wouldn’t do much against someone stronger than S Rank, but at least it would be a good way to provide distractions and cause injuries.
A growl came from behind Jason and he wasn’t surprised when Ragnar suddenly grabbed the Skyking from behind and pulled him away! The Skyking released a loud cry as Ragnar threw it to the ground roughly and Jason just watched in mild amusement as the Skyking tried its best to fight against Ragnar’s raw strength! The Skyking had no idea why Ragnar was suddenly fighting it, but it wasn’t going to go down without a fight! It tried to use its blades to attack, but Ragnar’s strength was just too much for it to handle!
Ragnar and the Skyking tussled on the ground for a few seconds until Ragnar easily overpowered it! Ragnar put his feet on the Skyking to hold it down and the Skyking cried out constantly as it tried to get away from Ragnar! Behind them, Riyala began to creep closer with as much silence as possible and before they could react, she pounced on Ragnar and threw him to the ground! Ragnar roared in agitation at the cowardly attack! Riyala couldn’t fight him alone so she was trying to sneak up on him! But Riyala didn’t care if Ragnar thought it was cowardly! She had been waiting for revenge for a long time and she was going to use any opportunity she had!
Riyala teamed up with the Skyking and they both began to tussle with Ragnar! The entire platform shook from the roughhousing between the three beasts of immeasurable power and Jason just watched from the side with a smile on his face. Riyala came close to Jason and asked him if this was okay and Jason just waved her concerns away calmly.
"They do this all the time. They’re just welcoming him into the family."
Jason’s answer made Riyala smile and she suddenly turned back to the fight and cheered when she saw Ragnar easily overpowering both Riyala and the Skyking! Ragnar first threw Riyala to the ground and sat on her before he grabbed the Skyking by the neck and threw him to the ground as well! Ragnar put his full weight on both of them and they both began to cry out helplessly! This was so unfair! Ragnar was too strong!
Jason decided that the fighting was a good thing since it would help them stay sharp and get stronger, so he decided not to stop it. Instead, he turned to his system to take a look at the Skyking’s tab.
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[Iron Bladed Falcon]
[Rook Rank I]
[Hierarchy Level: 1 [0%]]
[Subordinate Count: 0/10]
[Upgrade Points: 0/50]
[Upgrade Limit: Bishop Rank III]
[MP: 3000]
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[Would the user like to pick a name for the Rook Rank Subordinate? Yes/No?]
Jason chose yes and the system brought up another tab asking him to pick out a name for the Falcon Boss. Jason hummed curiously as he tried to think of something good and he eventually decided to go with the nickname that all the other falcons had given the Boss.
[Does the user wish to select the name [Skyking]? Yes/No?]
Jason chose yes and he watched as the Falcon’s tab changed to display the new name.
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[Skyking]
[Iron Bladed Falcon]
[Rook Rank I]
[Hierarchy Level: 1 [0%]]
[Subordinate Count: 0/10]
[Upgrade Points: 0/50]
[Upgrade Limit: Bishop Rank III]
[MP: 3000]