’How the hell is this a Rank III world? If I’m feeling the heat this intensely, then there’s no way anything below TITAN Rank can survive here! They’ll be burned to death immediately. Wait, there might be something that could survive.’
Jason called on Ragnar, and the dragon roared as it appeared from the Alternate Dimension. Jason immediately felt a wave of pure excitement coming from Ragnar, and he laughed as the dragon caught him in midair and carried him away before he could land in the lava below. Ragnar was a dragon of fire, so it was obvious that it would be able to survive in any degree of heat! Even though this heat was nearly unbearable for someone as strong as Jason, it was like Ragnar couldn’t even feel it! Jason held on tight as Ragnar carried him over the inhospitable terrain, and Jason turned towards his system, and he read through a notification he had ignored before.
[Would the user like to resurrect the Bishop Rank II subordinate [Skrill]? Yes/No?]
’That’s the TITAN Rank I killed on Gerani.’
Jason had been rushing to escape from the beast, so he hadn’t even given this beast that much thought at all, but he had really gained a Bishop Rank II beast, hadn’t he? Jason grinned, and he immediately chose yes on the system tab. Jason felt his mana drop by more than a hundred thousand points as a giant beast appeared before him. The Skrill was a dinosaur-looking creature with large bony wings and a long neck. It had a long beak that looked sharp enough to cut through even the thickest hide, and its eyes were a dangerous yellow that seemed to catch everything around it for miles!
SCEEEEHH!
The beast released a mighty roar into the sky, and Jason let out a small grunt as the Skrill immediately slammed into him and Ragnar! The Skrill grabbed Ragnar in a hug, and the large dragon let out an annoyed roar as it was almost thrown down to the lava below! But Jason just laughed, and he patted the Skrill on the side of its head and told it to calm down.
’We need to focus right now. Relax.’
The Skrill immediately let go and allowed Ragnar to correct itself again, and Ragnar let out an angry blast of fire towards the Skrill! But the Skrill was strong enough to easily tank the blow, and Ragnar growled when the Skrill started to laugh excitedly while flying circles around him and Jason! Jason just grinned at the playful creature, and after a quick scan of the beast’s mind, he was able to tell exactly what sort of creature this was. The Skrill was a bird of prey that hunted in the world of Gerani using its superior eyesight and speed. Its eyes were so good that it could pinpoint a needle more than a hundred thousand miles away, and it used that to watch for livestock and weaker animals from high above. Jason activated the [Eye of the King] to take a look at what the world looked like from the Skrill’s perspective, and he almost fell off Ragnar from the sudden influx of information that slammed into him! Jason could see everything around him, and even things that were far in the distance seemed like they were right in front of him!
Jason deactivated the skill, and he shook his head to get back into focus. The Beast was going to be here soon, so Jason had to come up with a plan to deal with it. Jason told Ragnar to quickly move away from the location of the Dimensional Tear, and he commanded the Skrill to circle around the area so they could launch a sneak attack on the beast when it appeared, but Jason suddenly felt an intense heat growing from the space behind him, and he felt his eyes widen when he turned around and saw what was behind him!
It was a large wave of lava that rose high above Jason’s head like a literal tsunami! It felt like the entire sea of lava beneath Jason had suddenly come to life, and it was about to swallow him whole. Jason immediately told Ragnar to speed up, and Jason held on tight as Ragnar dashed forward! But even with the added speed, Jason knew that it would be impossible for him to outrun the tsunami behind him, so he called on Trigon and commanded it to fly to the other side of the tsunami. Jason knew Trigon would be fine since it was a fire dragon, and just like Jason predicted, Trigon managed to fly through the wave of lava, and it appeared on the other side of the wave. Once Trigon sent the message that it was in position, Jason immediately activated [King’s Substitute] and Trigon vanished from its position and was replaced by Jason. Jason landed on a black shadow platform, and he watched the wave continue ahead of him with a frown. That was unpleasant. Jason wouldn’t have suffered anything more than a few burns if he entered that lava, but he didn’t want to take any risks before a big fight.
’And where the hell did that wave even come from?’
Ding!
Jason heard the sound of a new message from the system, and he turned to read the message there.
[The World of Helion is not home to any intelligent creature, mainly due to its inhospitable atmosphere. Even creatures that can withstand the heat would be chased off by the constant lava tsunamis and massive heat storms that ravage this world. This world gained its position as a Rank III world solely due to its inhospitable nature. The system urges the user to carry out his mission as quickly as possible since there would likely be an even larger lava tsunami very soon.]
[Estimated time until next Lava Tsunami: 5 mins: 30 secs]
’Great. Another thing to worry about.’
Jason clicked his tongue as he looked around at the large expanse of lava around him. It would be difficult to avoid the lava every single time, but that wouldn’t be an issue as long as he dealt with the beast quickly enough. And just as Jason was having that thought, he felt a smile growing on his face as the mana in the region suddenly spiked and a massive tear formed above the sea of lava. The Dimensional Tear began to open up into a large Dimensional Circle, and Jason immediately moved! Jason coated his body in Qi and flew off the black platform before pulling the [Death’s Mirage] out from his Alternate Dimension! The Beast of the Apocalypse grabbed the edge of the Dimensional Circle as it began to pull itself through, and a strange mixture of cold and heat suddenly began to spread across the region as the two elements fought for dominance!
BUUUOOOHHH!
The Beast finally came through the Circle, and it immediately released a large bellow as it began to free-fall towards the lava sea below! Jason appeared from behind the beast, and for the first time since he started this fight, Jason didn’t feel like freezing his ass off even though he was this close to the beast! Jason could actually touch the bastard! Jason pulled his Death’s Mirage over his head before activating it and forming a long blade of pure mana! The Beast sensed Jason’s mana, and it turned around and roared at him, but Jason was already too close! Jason plunged the blade straight into the Beast’s back, right where the heart was supposed to be! The Beast roared in pain, and it quickly tried to turn and grab Jason, but Jason let go of the Death’s Mirage and landed on a large black shadow disk before watching as the beast plummeted towards the lava below.