Chapter 232: Where Are You Going?
Once Jason was done making his choices, the system brought up a new prompt.
[The user has chosen [20] Adamantine Ants, [10] Iron Bladed Falcons, [5] Swamp Vipers, and [5] Moonlight Wolves. Would the user like to transfer upgrade points to these Subordinates? Yes/No?]
Jason chose yes, and he watched as the upgrade points were transferred to his subordinates. All of the subordinates immediately began to go through changes. The monsters grew larger and more ferocious, their attack weapons became sharper, and Jason grinned as he saw the increase in his Legion’s power reflecting in his own stats.
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+34,000 MP
+21.1% Strength
+12.5% Stamina
+6.2% Agility
+10.5% Durability
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NECROMANCER SYSTEM
Name: Jason Marc
Race: Human [10%] Avarian [90%]
Title: [Alpha] [Avenger]
Legion Class: KING
Rank: SS [13.5%]
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Kill Points: 16,030
Upgrade Points: 0
Mana Points: 58,426/73,756
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Number of Pawn Class Subordinates: [726/3000]
Number of Rook Class Subordinates: [61/50]
Number of Bishop Class Subordinates: 0
Number of Knight Class Subordinates: 0
Number of Queen Class Subordinates: 0
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STATISTICS
Strength: SS [1.7%]
Stamina: SS [4.6%]
Agility: SS [22.4%]
Durability: SS [14.3%]
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Congratulations!
The user has successfully completed the third milestone in the Rook Class unique Skill Tree.
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Unique Skill Tree
[Rook Class]
[Milestone 1: Gain 1 Rook Class Subordinate]
-> 30% Boost in stats relative to the stats of the subordinates.
-> 500% Boost in durability to subordinates in the [Rook Class].
-> Unlock the Unique Skill [Linear Charge]
[Milestone 2: Gain 10 Rook Class Subordinates]
-> King’s Substitute: This allows the user to switch places [Castle] with any Rook class subordinate outside his Alternate Dimension. Each use of this technique will consume [10 x [Distance in miles]] MP.
[Milestone 3: Gain 50 Rook Class Subordinates]
-> Kamikaze: This grants all the Rooks the unique ability to release four blasts of mana in a cross pattern around them to take out surrounding enemies. The damage done by this blast is [10x] higher than the Rook’s maximum damage output, and it will lead to the death of the Sacrificed Rook. Once sacrificed, it will take [10] mins before the sacrificed Rook can be resurrected.
[Milestone 4: Gain 300 Rook Class Subordinates]
-> ???
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Jason hummed curiously while reading through the new Rook Ability, and he couldn’t help but frown slightly at the information. The new skill was very useful, and Jason knew that it was going to help him if he was ever caught in a situation where there were too many enemies surrounding his subordinates, but that didn’t mean Jason liked the idea that he wouldn’t be able to resurrect his Rooks for the next ten minutes. If he were ever in a situation where his subordinates were outnumbered, then he would need to get them back as quickly as possible so he didn’t get overwhelmed.
’But this could also be pretty useful. That Pawn class ability allows the pawns to gain a hundred percent power boost whenever their commanding Rook dies. So if there’s a situation where I need to use Kamikaze, then I won’t need to worry that much since all the pawns under that Rook will be twice as powerful. I’ll have to put more Pawns under the weaker Rooks so I can use them for Kamikaze and spare the stronger Rooks for the battles.’
Jason was already going through various scenarios in his mind and nodded to himself as he was able to figure out how best to use this new ability. Jason turned his attention back to all the new pieces that had just been upgraded to Rooks. They were only Rank I’s, so they could only take ten Subordinates each, and Jason quickly told the Pawns that didn’t have any Rook Rank General to go and stay behind each of them. They all got ten Pawns each, and Jason saw the notification informing him that he now had a total of six hundred and ten Pawn Class Rook Subordinates.
Jason dismissed the notification and placed his hand on Raya’s head as she lay beside him patiently.
Jason knew that this was going to be the biggest challenge he had ever faced, and he wasn’t surprised when he felt a strange sensation rising in his heart. Most people would think that this sensation was nervousness, but Jason knew better than that. It wasn’t that he was nervous. Jason was excited. And he was curious to see just how well his Legion would perform against another creature that possessed a similar power to him.
’The Lich will also have hundreds of Subordinates, so I can’t relax at all once I get in there. I don’t know what other abilities he would have, and I don’t even know what the terrain will be like, but I have to make sure I hit the ground running.’
Jason’s brow furrowed before he shook his head and told his Legion to return to the Alternate Dimension. They all vanished, and Jason activated his [King’s Substitute] and switched places with the Rook that had been guarding his mother’s apartment. The distance was only a few hundred miles, so it cost about two thousand MP to make the journey. Jason rose out of the shadows outside Mira’s door and knocked on it a few times before opening it.
"Mum?"
Mira leaned out from the kitchen with a wide smile on her face once she heard Jason’s voice, and she quickly came out to meet her son!
"Jason! I was just about to call you. You look so tired! Didn’t you get any rest at all last night?"
Mira ran her hand over her son’s cheeks with a worried look on her face, and Jason smiled at his mother and held her hands to tell her to calm down. He looked around for Janet but didn’t see her anywhere, so he asked his mother where she was.
"Oh, she had a call, so she went to her room. It seemed important."
Jason narrowed his eyes at that bit of information and he quickly sent a command to one of the Phantoms guarding the house and told it to go and see what his sister was up to before he refocused on his mother again and spoke to her.
"I need you to stay home with Janet today. Don’t go to the shop."
Mira’s face immediately squeezed in confusion! What in the world was Jason talking about! This wasn’t the first time Mira would hear Jason telling her not to work, but for some reason, she could tell that this was a much more serious situation than the others! Jason usually told her not to work because he was worried about her health, but he had never spoken like this before. Mira immediately knew that there was something up!
Mira put her hand on Jason’s arm and spoke seriously.
"Jason, what’s wrong? Did something happen to the shop?"
Jason shook his head and said that the shop was fine.
"It’s likely not going to reach Riverdale, but there’s going to be a fight soon. A big one. You’ll hear about it on the news later today, so I need you to stay here where I know you’re safe. I’m putting some guards around the house to make sure nothing bad happens. Do you understand?"
Mira still wasn’t completely convinced. She looked like she had a lot of questions and was more than prepared to force some answers out of Jason, but Mira suddenly saw the intense look in her son’s eyes and she was reminded once again of her husband and the look he had given her ten years ago. This was the same look he had before he vanished.
Tears welled up in Mira’s eyes, and she stepped close to her son.
"Jason... where are you going?"