ROARRR!!!!
A massive roar suddenly echoed from above the beast as Ragnar flew in from the side, and from its back, Jason watched the kneeling beast with a predatory look in his eyes! Jason held the [Death’s Mirage] in one hand with a grip that was so tight that his knuckles were white! And the moment Ragnar was close enough to the beast, Jason leapt off its back and plummeted down towards it! Jason felt the cold winds slam into his face, and he ignored the biting cold as he gripped his sword with both hands and pulled back for a downward stab while pouring more than a million units of pure mana into the sword! The Death’s Mirage glowed with the bright purple light of death itself as it grew into a massive blade of pure mana, and Jason let out a deep roar as he thrust the sword down into the Beast!
STAB!
The Death’s Mirage stabbed into the Beast’s right shoulder and pierced through its body before erupting from its chest and finally stabbing into the ground! The beast let out a guttural sound as raw pain shot through its body, and it fell to its knees and lowered its head in pain. Jason breathed heavily as he fell to the ground a few meters away from the Beast. Jason could feel an electric sensation shooting through every nerve in his body and he put his hands on his knees and let out a few ragged breaths before he finally looked up at the beast!
Ba-Dump!
Jason felt his heart rate jump when he saw it staring right back at him! The look in the beast’s eyes had suddenly changed from anything Jason had ever seen before! That primal anger and rage that Jason had once seen in there was now gone, and in its place was a calm focus that Jason had never seen before. It was as if the beast was looking through Jason and seeing everything about him, and Jason glared right back at it!
’My king, we have to go! The beast is healing!’
Azrael spoke up in a hurry as it noticed that the wound on the beast’s body was already starting to close up, and Jason finally decided that it was time to leave. He stepped back and called all his subordinates back into his Alternate Dimension. All the subordinates vanished at Jason’s command, and Jason immediately activated a Legion-based skill!
[King’s Substitute] has been activated!
Jason immediately switched places with the Rook Rank III dragon that had been with Gina, and he reappeared beside Gina and stumbled with a grunt.
’I’m fucking exhausted. How much stamina did I use?’
Jason took in a few more deep breaths, and he felt Gina put her hand on his back softly before she asked him if he was alright. Jason nodded as he allowed Gina to raise him back up to full height, and he took in one more deep breath and sighed. Gina had a worried look on her face as she saw Jason’s tired and ruffled appearance. Gina knew that Jason must have gone through a lot fighting against that beast, and she hated the fact that she hadn’t been there to help him out. But it was alright now. They were both alive, and that was all that mattered.
"Come on, let’s get out of here."
Gina wrapped her hand around Jason’s shoulder and helped to support his weight as she said this, and Jason smiled at her thankfully as they both walked into the Dimensional Circle and vanished from this world.
On the other side of the world, the Beast of the Apocalypse released a deep, rumbling grunt.
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Mission Complete: Escape the Beast of the Apocalypse
The user has successfully escaped from Hanir while making sure that he wasn’t followed by the Beast of the Apocalypse.
Rewards:
+500,000 Kill Points
The user has gained the Legion skill [Terror of Majesty]
The user has gained the Title [Survivor]
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[Terror of Majesty: This is an innate Passive skill that is wielded by every member of the user’s Legion. This skill grants the Legion subordinates a terrifying aura that spreads over the battlefield and influences the mind and heart of any enemy that they face. While Active, all enemies that fall under the effects of the skill will receive a [10%] drop in their base stats, and there will be an additional [0.1%] increase in the effects of [Terror of Majesty] with every enemy the user’s Legion kills.]
[Survivor: This title brands the user as a desperate survivor who has been smiled upon by fate and destiny. While active, this title will grant the user a [10%] boost to all stats and a [50%] boost to all skills when he faces off against an enemy that is at least [1] rank above him.]
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[Radagan]
[The Royal Castle]
Riyala walked through the halls of the castle with calm poise as she made her way towards the throne room. On either side of her, servants and soldiers bowed their heads respectfully as she passed them, and there were many handmaidens following behind her reverently while waiting for any commands that she might have for them. Right now, Riyala was on her way to the throne room because of a message that she had received from the King of Radagan a few minutes ago. A delegate from the Machina race had arrived on Radagan, and they were seeking an audience with Riyala. Riyala had been stalling the payment of the Gold coins that the Overlord had asked for all this time, and she already anticipated that something like this would happen eventually, so she wasn’t surprised by the delegate’s appearance, but that didn’t mean she wasn’t slightly nervous for the upcoming meeting.
It had already been nearly two months since Jason and Gina went on their journey across the Dimensional Expanse, and even though Riyala knew that both of them were still alive and safe, she couldn’t help but be worried for them. Riyala was certain that the Machina didn’t have Jason or Gina yet, so right now she decided that she would just put her trust in her lover and focus on trying to push this payment back for even longer!
Riyala finally reached the large doors that led into the main throne room and the guards at the door bowed before they opened the doors to let her in. The long table at the center of the room had already been filled with delegates from the various tribes of Radagan, and the delegate from the Machina race had been given a seat at one head of the table that was facing an empty seat where Riyala was going to stay. Riyala’s father, the current king, was also in the meeting, but he sat at one of the high chairs on Riyala’s right-hand side since everyone knew that Riyala was the highest authority in this world. Once Riyala appeared, all the Radagan elites stood from their chairs in respect, and Riyala moved to sit down calmly before she finally looked around and motioned for everyone to sit down.
The delegate from the Machina was still seated, and he had his hands folded together with a look of slight annoyance on his face as he stared at Riyala. This delegate was different from the Emissary that had come to announce the Overlord’s decision the last time, and Riyala noticed that this Machina was slightly younger than the Emissary. The delegate had short blond hair and a youthful face, and he only had about half of his left replaced by robotics, so it was obvious his Cybertronic Gene was not yet as strong as the other Machina.