Chapter 62: Two-Pronged Attack
If his father’s warnings were true, then his family was going to be in danger soon. He needed to get stronger to make sure he could handle anything that attacked them.
Jason called out to the Legion and began to explain his new plan of action. Jason had initially planned to attack the eastern entrance next before moving onto the southern entrance, but now that the ants in the colony were expecting him, Jason was going to be carrying out a two-pronged attack.
Jason had enough points to make one more rook and promote four of the Pawn Rank II subordinates to Pawn Rank III. If he did that, then he would have two Rooks and twenty Rook subordinates and one of them could lead the charge at one of the entrances alone.
Jason told four Pawn Rank II scouts to go ahead of the Legion to both of the entrances. Two to each one.
’Report back with information on what the colony is doing. If they are preparing to launch an attack here, then send a signal.’
Jason gave them this order and they all screeched in understanding before they took off to go and do as they were told. Jason still wasn’t certain of how far he could communicate with the ants, but from the fights that he had with the colony here, he was at least sure that he could communicate with them over the distance between tunnel entrances.
’It should be about one kilometer. Beyond that, the signals get a little distorted. System, is there a set distance for communication?’
[No, the user does not have a specific distance for communication with his Legion. Communication range increases with the user’s strength, so the user must improve his overall strength before he will be able to communicate over longer distances.]
’Yeah, that makes sense.’
Jason wasn’t surprised since he already guessed it was something like that. His communication range had been steadily increasing with each power-up he received, so he was sure that getting stronger would allow him to communicate with the Legion over longer distances.
Jason finally turned away from the system messages and called on the large Black Moonlight Wolf Boss. It trekked forward menacingly and stood in front of Jason, and Jason felt a small laugh bubble up at how freaking tall the bastard was. It towered over him like some sort of mythological monster!
Jason carried the kill points and converted them to upgrade points.
[Does the user wish to convert 4000 Kill points into 40 upgrade points? Yes/No]
Jason chose yes quickly and he watched as the points moved into the upgrade tab. Jason then looked up at the system tab of the Moonlight Wolf Boss and transferred the points that it needed into its system.
The wolf’s body was immediately enveloped in a bright purple light as it began to grow even larger than it already was! The wolf had once been six meters tall—more than twice Jason’s height—but now it was easily surpassing seven meters!
Its fur grew stronger and tougher, and its shoulders gained bony structures that served as defensive mechanisms in case of a frontal attack. On the left side of its body, a rook piece with the number one written on it appeared, denoting it as a commander in the first rank.
Its teeth became sharper and every time it snarled, it exposed a thick, dangerous set of teeth that would be enough to put the fear of the divine into anyone’s body!
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[Moonlight Wolf]
[Rook Rank I]
[Hierarchy Level: 1 [0.00%]]
[Subordinate Count: 0/10]
[Upgrade Points: 0/50]
[Upgrade Limit: Rook Rank III]
[MP: 2000]
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The Moonlight Wolf let out a loud howl once its transformation was complete and Jason watched it appreciatively with his hands in his pockets. Jason could no longer look at the wolf without straining his neck upwards and he frowned slightly before mentally telling the wolf to take a few steps back so he could see it properly.
His monsters were all larger than him in almost comical ways, and if anyone saw them, they would never be able to guess that Jason was the leader rather than the multiple large monsters surrounding him.
The new Rook had the same properties and buffs that all the Rook class subordinates were entitled to, so Jason simply picked out ten pawn-rank subordinates for it to be in charge of. Since the Rook couldn’t fly, Jason decided it would be best if most of the subordinates it controlled were ground-based monsters with only a few flying monsters. That way it would be able to keep track of all of them and make sure they were following orders properly.
Jason chose one Pawn Rank III wolf, five Pawn Rank II wolves, and four Pawn Rank II Adamantine Ants Scouts to serve as the Wolf’s subordinates. Once they were chosen, they slowly began to mutate. Their bodies grew sturdier and tougher and there was an increase in their defenses. They also gained the [Stone Wall] skill that would allow them to reduce the damage taken from ranged attacks. Jason nodded in appreciation of the changes before he called four Rank II Pawns—two wolves and two ants—and quickly shared the two thousand upgrade points that he still had into their systems.
The pawns all changed immediately. Growing larger and stronger as they transformed into Rank II pawns. The wolves grew taller and the ants became tougher and their skins grew a brilliant luster that improved their defenses.
’That should be enough preparation.’
Jason still had about three hundred kill points left, but he couldn’t use it for anything meaningful right now, so he was going to save it for when he had more points so he could use it in improving the Legion even more. Once he was done, Jason turned in the direction of the next ant entrance and sent a mental message to the scouts he sent out to ask them what was happening at the other entrances.
The scouts sent a message that the colony workers were retreating back into the hill while the soldiers were forming a protective wall outside the entrance. They were trying to create a stronghold inside the tunnel and block all the entrances to prevent anyone from entering. Jason frowned once he heard this and he called the Adamantine Ant Rook and told it to lower itself so he could climb on.
Once Jason was on it, he turned to the Moonlight Wolf Boss and ordered it to take half of the Legion towards the southern entrance and make its way into the colony. Jason and the rest of the Legion were going to head towards the eastern entrance and make their way inside from there.
The Legion already blocked the northern and western exits, so Jason was sure that the ants wouldn’t be able to escape from there, so he was going to launch a two-pronged attack that would lead straight to the Queen at the center of the colony.
The large Moonlight Wolf let out a growl of understanding as it received Jason’s orders and Jason turned away with the Adamantine Ant Rook and told it to take off. Jason didn’t have to use up too much stamina explaining the entire plan to the other ants under the command of the Rooks, but he gave an order to the other creatures that weren’t Rook subordinates and told them to follow the orders of the Rook if he wasn’t there.
Jason took off on the back of the Ant Rook and all the subordinates that were coming with him vanished into his Alternate Dimension to preserve mana and stamina. The Moonlight Wolf Rook took off running in the opposite direction with all the other subordinates and Jason just hoped that nothing unpredictable happened while they were carrying out the plan.