Chapter 276: You’ve Fallen In Love
Jason called out with authority.
"Resurrect."
DOON!
The entire battlefield shook as Jason’s mana washed over it in a pulse of pure power, and the dragon’s soul dragged itself out from its body and unleashed a roar that shook the whole city!
ROARRRR!
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The user has gained [1] Rook Rank II subordinate
+3000 MP
+0.6% Strength
+0.75% Stamina
+0.3% Agility
+0.5% Durability
The skill [Emberstorm] has grown stronger.
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[Ashanevalley Dragon]
[Rook Rank II]
[Hierarchy Level: 2 [0.00%]]
[Subordinate Count: 0/20]
[Upgrade Points: 0/150]
[Upgrade Limit: Knight Rank I]
[MP: 10,000]
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The Radagan soldiers all felt fear pass through their hearts once they saw Jason’s new subordinate turn its head towards its former rider and let out a massive roar in agitation, and the rider immediately knew that this was no longer his dragon! What sort of society could allow someone to do this!? This was dark magic! Jason could almost see the moment when the Radagan soldiers decided that they were going to retreat! No one would want to fight against a mage that could turn your own allies against you! But Jason’s Legion refused to let them go, and they increased the ferocity of their attacks to make sure none of the dragons could get away!
"Jason... I’m so sorry. I led them here, and they destroyed your city. This is all my fault."
Beside Jason, Riyala put her hands over her face as she felt tears coming to her eyes. She didn’t know if there was anything she could say or do to make things better! All this destruction and death were just because she came here! But Jason just took her by the hands, and he easily broke the handcuffs that were still on her wrists. Riyala looked up at Jason, and Jason smiled at her calmly as he spoke.
"I already told you that you don’t need to apologise for anything. We decided to help you because you’re our friend, and that’s all that matters. Besides, you didn’t tell them to do any of this. They chose to destroy this city all on their own, and I’ll make sure they pay for what they’ve done."
Riyala looked up at Jason in surprise, and she felt heat rising on her cheeks when he smiled at her. At that moment, Riyala didn’t know what she must’ve done to deserve meeting someone like Jason! If Riyala hadn’t stumbled into that Orange Gate and met Jason, then she would’ve regretted it for the rest of her life! Riyala was about to say something, but a voice spoke up from behind her, and Riyala’s entire body locked up in shock when she heard it.
"Jason is right, Riyala. None of this is your fault. You should really stop trying to put the weight of the entire world on your shoulders all the time."
Riyala turned around very sharply once she heard the familiar voice! The person was speaking in the Radagan tongue, but Riyala knew who that voice belonged to! There was no way she could forget! But from what Riyala remembered, there was no way that person should know how to speak her tongue! Riyala’s face was set in a look of absolute disbelief, and there was a small part of her heart that prayed to every god she knew that she hadn’t just been hearing things! But the moment her eyes landed on Gina’s smiling face, Riyala felt a heavy sob escape from her as she began to cry even harder! Gina was wearing Jason’s long coat, and the black coat clashed with her red hair in a way that made her look absolutely breathtaking! Riyala moved towards Gina quickly and grabbed her in a tight hug, and Gina stumbled back slightly before she smiled in understanding and held Riyala close.
"I’m so sorry, Gina! I couldn’t do anything at all! I just watched you die! I was so useless!"
Riyala was apologizing in between heavy sobs, and Gina just patted her back calmly as she allowed her to let it all out. Gina knew that Riyala blamed herself for what happened, so she already expected a reaction like this. Gina eventually pulled back, and she gently cleaned Riyala’s tears with her thumbs while giving her a reassuring smile.
"You don’t need to apologise, Riyala. Jason is right, none of this is your fault."
Riyala sniffled as she stared at the ground.
"Yes, it is. The phantoms and the soldiers! They all came here because of me. If I didn’t come here then—"
"If you didn’t come here, then you would be dead and your world would be doomed. No need for all that nonsense, Riyala. You didn’t tell the soldiers to come here and destroy the city, so why should you blame yourself? You’re our friend, and this is what friends do for one another. You have nothing to apologise for."
Gina looked into Riyala’s eyes with absolute seriousness so that Riyala could tell that she was speaking from her heart, and Riyala nodded with a heavy sob before she hugged Gina tightly once again! Gina petted Riyala’s hair softly, and Jason smiled at them before he turned his attention back to the fight.
Ragnar and the new dragon subordinate joined forces and turned their dragon breath towards the other dragons in the city! The dragon riders began to lead the dragons into the air so that they could run away, but Azrael was still standing high up on a building, and it used its magic to summon more lightning from a large magic circle that tore through the dragons! Jason commanded Azrael to take control of the body of the dead dragon, and Azrael quickly sent mana out to resurrect the dead body! One of the dragon riders tried to hide inside a building, but Ragnar slammed his tail into the building and brought the entire thing down onto the man! The soldier pulled himself out from the rubble with a pained grunt, but the moment he surfaced, he was met with dragon breath from Ragnar!
BOOM!
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The user has killed [1] Radagan Dragonborn
+400 Kill Points
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Jason watched as the other dragons and dragon riders were being chased down by his subordinates, and Jason told the superhuman and spider-monkey subordinates in his Legion to go and search through the city for anyone who needed medical attention or healing. Most of the city had been evacuated earlier by the SMD, but that didn’t mean they managed to get everyone out before the attacks began, and there would also be a lot of superhumans who needed aid, so it was better to take care of it now. The subordinates went to do as they were told, and Jason continued watching them calmly.
At the side, Gina and Riyala were still talking quietly. Gina looked over at Jason to make sure that he wasn’t paying any attention to her before she came close to Riyala and spoke in a low voice.
"I noticed how you were looking at Jason earlier. You fell in love with him, didn’t you?"
Riyala’s eyes widened in shock, and she took a step back when she heard Gina’s words! There was a calmness in Gina’s tone that felt very dangerous, and when Riyala looked up, she was shocked to see that Gina was giving her a hard look. If there was one thing that no one could ever trick, it was a woman’s intuition, and in the short interaction Gina had seen between Jason and Riyala, Gina was already certain that something had happened when she was not around. Gina trusted Jason with her life, and she knew Jason loved her, so Jason wouldn’t go behind her back to be with someone else. That was just not the type of person Jason was. So Gina was certain that Riyala was the only one who had these feelings.
Riyala had fallen in love with Jason, and in truth, Gina wasn’t surprised.