Jasonâs concerns about Ginaâs mental state were real, but Jason should have known better. There was no way a subordinate could make Jason feel this way. The ability to both piss him off and make him fall impossibly in love at the same time was something that only one person had. This was authentically Gina.
Jasonâs lips spread into an apologetic smile as he used his fingers to slowly clean the tears on Ginaâs cheeks.
"Iâm sorry, babe. I wasnât thinking straight. Iâm sorry."
Gina pouted while sniffling as Jason continued to remove the tears falling down her chubby cheeks. Jason wrapped a hand around her head and pressed her face into his chest, and Gina put her hands around him while mumbling,
"I love you, Jason. Please donât leave me."
Jason chuckled as he kissed the top of Ginaâs head. Leave her? Where the fuck would he go if he left her? Jason just went against death itself for this woman. Did she think she was ever getting away from him again?
"Iâm not going anywhere, babe. Iâm never going anywhere."
Gina sniffled.
"You promise?"
"I promise. Haha... youâre such a crybaby."
Jason mocked Gina in a playful tone, and Gina hit Jason on the chest and told him to shut up! She wasnât crying! It was just allergies! Jason just chuckled and nodded along. He held Gina until she finally stopped crying, and he gently kissed her once he was sure that she had gotten herself back. Gina smiled up at him once they separated, and she pressed her face into Jasonâs chest as Jason turned to the Lichâs dead body again. Gina understood that Jasonâs fear was reasonable. No one would want to hear that they took away the free will of the person they loved and Gina would feel horrible if there was ever a time when Jason lost his free will and became someone who just agreed with her at all times or did everything she wanted! That person wouldnât be the same Jason that she fell in love with!
The fact that Jason was scared for her like this only made her love him more than ever before! Gina listened to Jasonâs heartbeat, and she felt her entire body slowly relaxing along with the steady rhythm! Gina felt closer to Jason than ever before now, and there was a part of Gina that knew she was now capable of growing stronger than she ever thought she would. Jasonâs abilities, as well as the new improvements to her Gift, assured her that the limits of her potential were practically nonexistent, and she finally had a way to become powerful enough to stand beside Jason!
Gina swore at that moment that she would work even harder to make sure she became as strong as possible. Jason had fought through hell itself to bring Gina back to life, and Gina swore that she would be ready if Jason ever needed her to do the same thing for him! Ginaâs eyes narrowed as her hands tightened around Jasonâs waist possessively. Gina would eradicate anyone who would try to hurt the man she loved. She would burn the world to ashes if it meant she could protect Jason.
Jason was completely oblivious to the intense thoughts running through Ginaâs head, and he was completely focused on the Lichâs dead body. Jason hadnât been able to resurrect any of the Lichâs subordinates, but for some reason, he had a feeling that the Lich would be different. The Lichâs subordinates had only been dead husks without souls, and they were only moving because of the Lichâs mana, but the Lich was an actual living thing, so there was no reason why Jason shouldnât be able to resurrect it.
Jason put his hand out towards the Lich, and he spoke authoritatively.
"Resurrect."
Doon!
Ginaâs eyes widened at the sheer volume of mana that spread out from Jasonâs body! Gina knew that she had far more mana than most A Ranks back on Earth, and she already thought that what she had was insane, but what she could feel rolling off Jason at that moment was more than just insaneâit was pure madness! How in the world was all this mana coming off just one person!?
The body of the Lich jolted, and Gina watched in shock as a phantom replica of the Lich rose out from its main body! This was the Lichâs soul, and it had the exact same skeletal look and also wore the same robes as the dead Lich, but it was a lot larger than the original! The new subordinate was at least ten feet tall, and it towered over Jason and Gina like a giant! Gina swallowed in slight fear as she looked up at its imposing figure and she stepped close to Jason when she saw the empty black eye sockets staring down at her.
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The user has gained [1] Rook Rank III Subordinate
+12,000 MP
+2.2% Strength
+3% Stamina
+1.3% Agility
+1.9% Durability
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The user has gained the S Rank Skill [Necrotic Reanimation]
[Necrotic Reanimation]: This skill allows the user to use a percentage of his mana to reanimate the body of any dead creature and make it into one of his followers. The reanimated body will not be capable of independent thought, and it will only be able to carry out simple tasks given to it by the user.
This skill is not evolvable.
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Jason was shocked when he saw the new skill that he had! Jason immediately knew that this skill was the same one that the Lich had used to control all the subordinates that Jason fought earlier. Doesnât that mean that the Lich would also have this skill? Jasonâs eyes widened in shock as he came to a sudden realization! The Lich was Jasonâs subordinate, but Jason could only control its soul. But now that Jason had the ability to use [Necrotic Reanimation], doesnât that mean that Jason could gain both the monsterâs soul as well as its body!? Holy shit, that would make his legion twice as strong as they used to be!
Jason knew that he wouldnât be able to increase the rank or strength of the reanimated monsters, but that doesnât mean they wonât be useful! Jason still had Ragnarâs body in his Alternate Dimension, and Jason decided that he would immediately test out his theory the first chance he got!
Jason turned back to the Lich as it took a step closer to him, and the pressure it was releasing seemed to grow even more imposing! Gina tightened her hold on Jason when she saw the Lich eyeing her curiously, and she wondered what the hell was going through its mind!
Gina was about to ask Jason to tell the monster to stop staring at them like that, but she jolted when the Lich suddenly fell to one knee and bowed its head to them in reverence. Gina blinked in surprise at the Lichâs action, and she turned to Jason to see that he was just smiling knowingly! Jason chuckled as he squeezed Ginaâs hand, and Gina frowned up at his betrayal! Jason knew that the Lich wasnât actually going to attack them, but he didnât say anything because he wanted to mess with her!
Jason mentally commanded the Lich to rise, and he glanced up at the notification bar floating above its head.
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[Immortal Lich]
[Rook Rank III]
[Hierarchy Level: 3 [0.00%]]
[Subordinate Count: 0/50]
[Upgrade Points: 0/500]
[Upgrade Limit: Knight Rank III]
[MP: 40,000]