Chapter 225: Rune of Mortal Severance
Massive impacts echoed from outside the chapel, and Katarina waited with her hand held in front of her as the impacts grew louder and closer! A force slammed into the chapel door and made the room tremble, and Katarina knew without a doubt that the King had reached her dwelling place. An even greater force slammed into the door a second time, and this time it tore the door off its hinges and sent it flying towards them! One of the nuns immediately went in front of Katarina and diverted the flying door to the side to make sure it didn’t hit her. Meanwhile, Katarina simply stared at her visitor.
Jason was standing at the chapel entrance with his hands in his coat pockets. There was an empty look in his red eyes that sent a shiver down Katarina’s spine the second it was directed at her, and at that moment, Katarina knew with certainty that this man was the King.
’I’m not going to live through this.’
Katarina didn’t even know where this thought came from. It was like an instinctual declaration that ran through the head of every species the moment they faced off against an opponent far stronger than they were! Life was not a movie, and reality was too cruel for anyone to think that it worked in their favor! It was the same way a cornered deer would stand no chance against a Lion! The moment you faced an opponent that far surpassed your power, and you had no plan other than to fight back in desperation, there was no doubt that you were not going to live to see the next day!
The nuns charged forward immediately they saw Jason, and Katarina closed her eyes and turned away from the sight so she wouldn’t see what was about to happen. Jason put his hand to the side and summoned one of the Dragonsteel swords he had retrieved from the Phantom base! The first nun to reach him had a long spear in her hand that she thrust forward with a shout, but Jason easily sidestepped the attack and slashed his hand across her midsection! The sword easily passed straight through her body, and before she even knew what was happening, her top half was falling away from her bottom half!
Jason started to walk into the chapel with calm strides! The second nun held twin daggers and tried to perform a sweep attack that would take Jason off his feet, but Jason simply stood his ground and allowed her attack to land.
BAM!
The nun’s eyes widened in shock when her leg slammed against Jason’s own, and there was no reaction at all! It felt like she had just kicked a tree! Jason twisted his sword into a reverse grip and brought it down on the nun’s neck in one smooth movement that didn’t allow her to retaliate!
"Grk...!"
The third and fourth nuns attacked simultaneously from opposite sides! One of them had a fire-based Gift that she used to shoot flaming arrows at Jason, and the second one was a brawler who wore gauntlets on her hands and prepared to pummel Jason!
Jason didn’t even bother to stop his stride! Instead, he called on Rosa, the Dragon Rider, and they both appeared from behind the nuns and stabbed them through the back! The nuns let out choked cries when they felt the swords pass through their bodies, and Jason dismissed his subordinates and allowed the bodies to fall to the ground lifelessly! The final nun was still standing in front of Katarina with a nasty glare in her eyes. She was holding a long sword and pointing it at Jason fearlessly! It was obvious that she didn’t care what had happened to the other nuns! She was willing to lay down her life if it meant protecting Katarina! Jason scoffed at the pitiful sight as he kept walking forward.
"Stop! This is your only warning!"
The nun thrust her sword forward in what she believed was a threatening way, and Jason eyed her for a moment before he narrowed his eyes in irritation and sent out a surge of pure mana!
Doon!
The nun gasped when she felt the intense mana push against her, and her hand shook! She stumbled back as the weight of Jason’s mana increased even more, and she eventually fell to one knee when it became too much! What in the world was this mana!? It was astronomical! She had never heard of an S Rank with this much mana in her life! Jason walked up to the nun and looked down at her impassively, and for the first time that night, Jason saw fear flash through her eyes.
Slash!
Jason’s sword came cut through her neck and the nun was dead before she could say a word.
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The user has skilled [5] A Rank superhuman
+1500 Kill Points
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"Resurrect."
Jason gave an immediate order, and the full power of his mana surged towards the dead bodies! He grabbed them roughly and dragged them out, and the five nuns appeared in front of Jason and bowed to him respectfully!
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The user has gained [5] Rook Rank I Subordinates
+4500 MP
+8.1% Strength
+10.2% Stamina
+4.1% Agility
+6.3% Durability
The B Rank skill [Horde Conductor] has evolved to A Rank!
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Jason flicked his sword to one side to get rid of all the blood dripping off it and commanded the five battle nuns to head out of the chapel and make sure there were no other superhumans around the area. The nuns bowed once more before they melted into the shadows and went to do as Jason commanded. They were all Rooks, and Jason could already think of various applications for them since they had such good teamwork.
’An attack force made up of Battle nuns was the last thing I expected to have.’
This thought brought a small smile to Jason’s face, but Jason’s smile vanished as he turned to face the woman he had come here for. Katarina Ford still had her eyes closed in discomfort as she looked away, and Jason allowed his eyes to trail over her regal appearance calmly. There was no denying that she was a beautiful woman. She had caramel skin that glowed in the orange light of the candles surrounding the chapel, and her hair was a pure white that contrasted well with her skin. She was undeniably attractive. But she was also a fucking coward!
Jason walked up to Katarina and harshly grabbed her face! Katarina’s eyes snapped open in fear, and she became even more terrified the moment her eyes met Jason’s piercing gaze! Jason positioned his sword against Katarina’s heart, and Katarina immediately shouted:
"Wait! You’ll kill everyone if you kill me!"
Jason’s eyes narrowed. What?
"What are you talking about?"
Katarina reached up and pulled her shirt down to reveal her dark caramel cleavage. If Jason were any other man, his eyes would have immediately gravitated toward the skin of Katarina’s exposed breasts and how her large chest seemed to strain against her gown, but Jason wasn’t interested in that at all! Instead, Jason’s eyes moved to the tattoo carved into Katarina’s chest just between her breasts. It was a black tattoo of a multi-headed hydra, and Katarina spoke quickly.
"This is the [Rune of Mortal Severance], and it allows me to share my lifeforce with every person I share my power with. I have given my mana to more than fifty thousand people in the past ten years. So, if you kill me now..."
Katarina didn’t need to complete her sentence for Jason to know what she was trying to say. Katarina was currently sharing her life force with more than fifty thousand people across the country, and if Jason killed her, then he would kill them all.