Chapter 74: Consuming Thousands
’But I know someone that this would be perfect for...’
A small grin spread on Jason’s face as he thought about exactly who he would give this to. He might not be able to use it well, but it would be perfect for Gina. Gina’s ability allowed her to control the winds, so a spell like this would boost her attack power significantly.
Jason was already thinking about ways to protect everyone in his family from danger, and making sure that they could protect themselves was the first thing he had to do. Jason tossed the orb into his Alternate Dimension. He would give it to a craftsman later so they could take a look at it and forge it into a staff for Gina.
Jason turned back to the carcass of the Adamantine Ant Quen and put his hand out towards it while spreading his mana across the floor.
"Resurrect."
Jason’s mana rushed towards the Adamantine Ant Queen and tried to drag it out from its body, and Jason narrowed his eyes as he didn’t see anything happen! Jason grit his teeth and took in a deep breath. He wasn’t discouraged since this was the same thing that happened with the Moonlight Wolf Boss. Jason had already learned from his previous fight that the leader of the Gate always had more of an ego than the other beasts. Maybe it was because they were used to always being in charge, or maybe it was because they just hated the fact that Jason was taking all their followers. But Jason didn’t care. He was going to get this bitch to obey him whether it liked it or not!
Jason glared at the Adamantine Ant Queen as a surge of raw emotion rose from deep within him. His unyielding will clashed with that of the Adamantine Ant Queen and he seethed towards it in raw anger.
"Get the fuck out here, you bitch. Resurrect!"
Boom!
A pressure traveled across the entire cavern as the Adamantine Ant’s body was assaulted by Jason’s mana! The Adamantine Ant’s soul fought against the control as it tried to move away from Jason’s mana! It desperately fought for a few seconds, but the force of Jason’s mana was inevitable! Jason grabbed the monster by the soul and dragged it out forcefully!
SCREECH!
A loud screech echoed through the area as the Adamantine Ant Queen rose from its body! The beast still had its large, imposing appearance, but now there were purple lines moving across its body and it was covered in a purple hue just like all the other monsters in Jason’s Legion. On the left side of its body was a tattoo of a Rook piece with the number two printed in it.
The ant turned towards Jason once it awakened and lowered its head obediently towards him. Jason gave a small smile and put his hands in his pockets as he looked the ant over. It was a formidable beast, and now that Jason was standing in front of it like this, he could understand why the other superhumans said it was strong enough to destroy an entire country.
If not for the fact that Jason was superhuman, then something this powerful could have killed him with a single step.
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[Adamantine Ant Queen]
[Rook Rank II]
[Hierarchy Level: 2 [0.00%]]
[Subordinate Count: 0/30]
[Upgrade Points: 0/150]
[Upgrade Limit: Bishop Rank III]
[MP: 5,000]
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NECROMANCER SYSTEM
Name: Jason Marc
Race: Human [10%] Avarian [90%]
Title: [Alpha]
Legion Class: KING
Rank: A [81%]
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Kill Points: 39,090
Upgrade Points: 0
Mana Points: 4,550/7,951
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Number of Pawn Class Subordinates: 179
Number of Rook Class Subordinates: 3
Number of Bishop Class Subordinates: 0
Number of Knight Class Subordinates: 0
Number of Queen Class Subordinates: 0
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STATISTICS
Strength: A [40.8%]
Stamina: A [47.7%]
Agility: S [9.15%]
Durability: S [3.25%]
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ARTIFACTS
[Moonlight Wolf’s Tooth - A] [Stormheart -S] [Adamantine Ant’s Heart -S]
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SKILLS
[Predator’s Gaze - B] [Exo-Skeletal Armor - S] [Appraisal - B] [Mana Frenzy - A]
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MISSIONS
-> [NEW!] [LONG TERM!] Locate Richard Marc.
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The new subordinate was already a Rook and Jason grinned happily when he saw that it was at Rank II instead of Rank I. At least he didn’t have to use up any kill points in taking it from Pawn to Rook. Jason couldn’t upgrade any of his Rooks until they had enough Hierarchy Points, and both the Adamantine Ant Soldier Rook and Moonlight Wolf Rook were only about halfway to a hundred percent in the hierarchy. At least with the Queen, he could boost a lot of the other Pawns and make them have higher defenses as well.
Jason immediately called on thirty Pawns that weren’t yet subordinates of either Rook and he made them the Queen’s subordinate. Out of the thirty, fifteen of them were Soldier Ants, and the other fifteen were split between the Pawn Rank II Moonlight Wolves and the Pawn Rank II Adamantine Ant Scouts. So now, Jason had fifty subordinates that were boosted by the Rook-based buffs and he was slowly building a proper defensive unit for his army.
[Due to the high mental fortitude of the [Adamantine Ant Queen], all the subordinates under her command will receive the special trait [Free Servants]]
[Free Servants: This trait allows the user to give orders to his subordinates without consuming any stamina.]
Jason hummed in surprise. That was unexpected! So he didn’t have to use up any of his stamina at all for the thirty subordinates that were under the Adamantine Ant Queen. It wasn’t a lot, but it was still going to be a large boost to him in the middle of a fight. Since the Adamantine Ant Queen was one of his strongest subordinates, he was going to be using her a lot, and that meant he wouldn’t have to use up much stamina when sending her out with her subordinates.
Jason tossed another magical stone into his mouth and chewed on it calmly before he bent and grabbed the large Magical Stone from the Adamantine Ant Queen. Jason began to think about what he should do with this stone. A stone like this would definitely bring him a lot of money, but at the same time, it would also give him a huge boost in his abilities. Jason hummed curiously while thinking about what to do with it. Either option could be useful to him since he needed both money and power, but in the end, he decided that he would eat it.
Even though it would give him a lot of money, the other stones that he got from the ants could do the same things. The other stones couldn’t give him the boost that this one stone would give, so it was better to eat this one and then sell a lot of the smaller ones to make money.
Jason threw a few smaller stones into his mouth first and chewed on those before he glanced at the large Magical Stone with an exasperated look. Jason couldn’t believe he was doing this. Just a few days ago, he was worrying about how he was going to pay rent this month, and now he was here eating Magical Stones like they were a snack. He was consuming hundreds of thousands of dollars each time he chewed.
Jason shrugged before he cracked down on the large Magical Stone. He chewed all of it easily. The stone was very tough and it had almost the same hardness as granite. But Jason’s teeth were stronger than ever before because of his status as superhuman, so the stone didn’t stand a chance against his bite force.
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The user has consumed [2] low-level Magical Crystals
+40 MP
+0.3% Strength
+0.5% Stamina
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The user has consumed [1] high-level Magical Crystal
+550 MP
+5% Strength
+5% Stamina
+1% Agility
+2% Durability
[The skill [Mana Frenzy] has evolved into S Rank. This skill is no longer evolvable.]
[At current level; Max Boost: 100%]