Chapter 83: Emberstorm!
The dragon that had been killed was still lying on the ground in a pool of blood. There were various subordinates standing around it and watching it closely for any signs of movement, and Jason told them to get back since he knew that it was already dead. Jason took in a deep breath and turned to look at his mana tab. This was going to be the most difficult resurrection that Jason had ever done! Jason already knew that the dragon was a creature unlike anything he had ever resurrected before, so it would definitely have a will that was much stronger than regular Gate bosses!
If Jason did a resurrection like this while he wasn’t prepared, then there was no way he would succeed!
Mana Points: 8,550/14,910
Jason nodded when he saw that he had more than enough mana, and Jason rubbed his hands together and put his palm out towards the dragon! Jason might seem calm on the outside, but there was no way Jason could deny the excitement that he was feeling deep in his heart! Even though he was just a regular human until recently, Jason had heard about dragons in the myths and legends on Earth, and he was more than aware of just how extraordinary these creatures were! Having one of them as a member of his Legion was enough to make Jason feel like a little boy again!
But Jason had missed one very important aspect at that moment! In his excitement, Jason failed to realize that his stamina was already low due to the amount of stamina that he consumed while fighting against the dragon and the Dragonborn! Jason didn’t pay any mind to that and he simply called out:
"Resurrect! Urk!"
Jason suddenly felt a massive amount of energy fly out from his body as his mana points dropped by more than four thousand points! Jason fell to one knee and coughed out some blood before a wretched feeling spread through his body! Holy shit! Am I dying!?
Jason had this thought as he tried to get his vision to stop swimming! How in the world did one resurrection do this to him!? Jason grit his teeth and forced himself to his feet! He should have known that dragons were different from regular monsters! There was no way you could compare the will of a dragon to that of a common Gate boss! Even if this was just a baby dragon, it was still a monster of myth, so its will was also much greater than regular monsters!
Jason thought that this resurrection would be a failure because of the reaction he had, but he was shocked when he felt a massive gale of wind blow across the entire forest! The dragon’s body jolted as Jason’s mana grabbed hold of it and Jason gained a wicked smile on his face as he watched the giant monster climbing out from its dead body!
The dragon clawed it’s way back into the world of the living like the majestic creature of myth that it was, and it spread its large wings into the air before letting out a massive roar that shook the forest to its core!
ROARRRRR!!
Jason’s grin widened even more until it evolved into an excited laugh! This was the greatest thing Jason had ever seen! Jason put his hand up towards the dragon expectantly, and the dragon came closer before lowering its giant head and putting its snout into Jason’s hand.
Now that Jason was finally getting a closer look at it, Jason could tell that the dragon was a majestic-looking creature. Its scales flashed like black obsidian gems in the sunlight and purple lights were glowing within its eyes. Its wings were wide enough to wrap around its entire body, and it had sharp, dangerous-looking talons on all four of its legs. No wonder the Rooks weren’t able to take it down alone. A monster like this was definitely going to be stronger than an Orange Gate boss!
Jason looked up to see what was written about the dragon’s head.
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The user has gained [1] Rook Rank II subordinate
+3000 MP
The user has acquired the B Rank Skill [Emberstorm]
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[Emberstorm: This skill grants the user a heart filled with fire which can be used to shoot explosive projectiles toward the user’s enemies. This skill is evolvable.]
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[Ashenvalley 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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STATISTICS
Strength: A [85.3%]
Stamina: A [95.1%]
Agility: S [16%]
Durability: S [13%]
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Jason read through all the changes to his system rather quickly, but there was only one thing that stuck with him at that moment.
’I can shoot fire?’
Jason’s grin widened even more as he read through the description of the Emberstorm skill. There wasn’t a single man in the world who wouldn’t feel excited at the possibility of being capable of shooting fire from his mouth, and Jason was no different! Jason immediately turned to his left to face a wide open space that was filled with only trees, and he reared his head back before activating the skill!
[Emberstorm] has been activated!
An intense heat surged through Jason’s chest as he felt something like lava rising from his heart, and in the next moment, he shot his head forward and unleashed fire!
ROARRRRR!!
The fire roared into life and scorched everything in front of Jason for more than three hundred meters! The trees began to burn, the rocks cracked and broke into pieces, and even the air around Jason began to boil from the intensity! It took a few seconds for Jason to finally end the skill, and when he did, he beat his chest while bending forward and coughed out some smoke and charcoal.
’Fuck, I can taste the fire.’
[That is the ember residue from the user’s heart. The user will eventually become accustomed to it with practice.]
’Is there anything you don’t know?’
[The system is the greatest single archive of knowledge existing in the vast Primordial Expanse. But the system is only aware of what had been stored in its expansive database, therefore the system knows only what the system knows.]
Jason laughed at this before sighing and getting up to see the damage that he had done. The forest was absolutely cooked. The trees were still burning and Jason could see that the flames were spreading quickly over the other parts of the forest. Jason immediately told his ants to begin burying the trees with sand so that it would snuff out the fire, and more than a hundred ants went to do as they were told.
Once Jason was sure that the forest wasn’t going to burn down, he turned to his dragon again with a wider grin than before. He was only getting more and more rewards from this bastard and Jason couldn’t contain his excitement. The dragon rose its wings and roared into the sky in acknowledgment of Jason’s recent Emberstorm attack! It was an impressive display for a youngling! Even though Jason was the dragon’s master, the dragon knew that Jason was weaker than it! It felt that Jason was young and Jason still had the potential to grow stronger, so the dragon was trying to encourage Jason to make his Emberstorm stronger!