The night sky took the place of the roof.
When Jason ca to his senses, he was standing in the midst of a graveyard.
Bright moonlight shone overhead.
The soil beneath his feet was dark.
The wind blew gently.
Branches swayed.
They startled several crows into cawing raucously.
Jason frowned.
He was not the least bit frightened by the scene before him; he strode towards the depths of the graveyard, his gaze fixed on a tall stone structure there.
As he drew closer, Jason was startled to find that the tall stone building had a staircase on one side, while the other three sides were smooth and even, moss filling the crevices between the stones.
The stairs, however, were very clean.
At the base of the first step, there were sculptures on either side.
The sculptures were both of birds and over a ter tall.
However, one was shaped like a cylinder.
The other was square-shaped.
“Is this…”
“An altar?!”
Jason looked around, guessing uncertainly.
Because he had never seen an altar in a graveyard, let alone one that resembled a towering spire.
So, in the ti that followed, Jason beca even more cautious.
After inspecting the sculptures and stairs, Jason finally stepped up.
Nothing happened as he made his way to the top of the altar.
Then…
Jason’s attention was captured by a verdant fruit.
The verdant fruit was placed on a stone plate.
The stone plate rested on a stone table.
This table was so large it almost took up the entire top level of the altar.
But the fruit itself was not large, only the size of a date.
After looking around and ensuring there were no dangers, Jason bent over, picked up the fruit, and then tossed it into his mouth.
Crunch!
Crisp!
Sweet!
Juices were abundant.
Jason unconsciously squinted his eyes.
The next mont, he vanished.
In the instant Jason disappeared, the sculptures on either side of the altar’s stairs both exhaled deeply.
“That was terrifying!”
“We almost got eaten!”
The two sculptures said at the sa ti.
Looking as if they had narrowly escaped a disaster.
But as they were only a bit of true spirit, they were no longer truly existing entities.
Ultimately, they could not escape Jason’s stomach.
The next mont—
A massive mouth appeared in the dark night sky.
The mouth was like a black hole.
The entire graveyard was sucked up into it.
After chewing a few tis, it was completely swallowed.
[A miniscule amount of ‘Dark Crow Blood’ essence has been consud!]
[Physical strength and energy (injuries) are fully restored to the greatest extent!]
[Satiety 9]
[Satiety: 25]
…
[Consuming potion, undergoing special learning ritual, judgnt in progress…]
[Judgnt passed!]
[Acquired ‘Blair Exorcism Technique’ (Basic)!]
[Detected possession of a higher-grade similar secret technique ‘Protection Against Evil’!]
[rging ‘Blair Exorcism Technique’…]
The text before his eyes paused for a second.
Then, more words began to erge.
[Protection Against Evil (Proficiency): Not only have you mastered this secret technique of Seal Imprint, but you have also used a special power to enhance it, and similar forces to strengthen it! In the city’s night, it is enough to fend off the majority of malice, but you still need to expend a great deal of Physical Strength to activate this secret technique! Among the legacies of the Night Watcher you possess, a certain Night Watcher made so changes to it, thus, you also mastered such long-range attack skills; likewise, the modifications you made can also beco part of this legacy; Effect: 1, A special force field attaches to the surface of the body, which can defend against attacks from negative energy beings (above Explosive-level), and can also drive them out along with their forces (above Explosive-level); 2, You can direct the power of expelling evil to target creatures or objects within an 8-ter radius centered on you, and launch a long-range attack.]
…
[Protection Against Evil upgraded to Proficiency Level, gaining inherent mastery option: Glyph Replication]
[Glyph Replication: You can store a use of Protection Against Evil in advance, which has the sa consumption as the normal Protection Against Evil, but because of your improvent, it can last for 4 days, during which the power of Protection Against Evil will gradually weaken, and by the end of the 4th day, the power of the Seal Imprint of Protection Against Evil will completely disappear; you can refill Protection Against Evil at any ti during those 4 days; when released it only requires the brief Dufol Language syllable (Yi)]
…
“The power of [Protection Against Evil] has increased a small level, from Explosive-level to above Explosive-level!”
“The range of long-distance attacks has also increased from 6 ters to 8 ters!”
“The duration of [Glyph Replication] has gained an extra day!”
Jason looked on with delight at this scene.
Although it was far from his initial goal.
But Jason was pleased to see the enhancent of [Protection Against Evil].
However, with enhancents naturally co greater costs.
Originally, for the next level, Expert Level, [Protection Against Evil] required 25 points of satiety and 4 points of Excitent of Feast.
Now it had beco 30 points of satiety and 5 points of Excitent of Feast.
Such a large number of satiety and Excitent of Feast made Jason frown.
But the next mont, Jason adjusted his mindset.
“Save up slowly.”
“One day, I will amass enough.”
Jason thought, turning his head to look at Reed.
The personal attendant stood there while Jason consud the Potion, silently protecting him throughout.
Seeing Jason turn his head, the personal attendant imdiately said:
“Congratulations, my lord.”
The words were confident, and the tone left no room for doubt.
Reed, who had been an observer all along, clearly felt the changes in Jason.
He, who also learned the ‘Blair Exorcism Technique,’ knew exactly what such changes ant.
Success!
And not just any success, but an exceptional one!
Lord Gerard had once said that Jason’s aura and the ‘Blair Exorcism Technique’ were a particularly good match.
But…
He had never thought that this match would be to the extent that upon learning it, one would instantly reach the pinnacle.
“Worthy of being Lord Gerard’s cousin.”
“Talent…”
“Really is terrifying.”
Reed, clearly misunderstanding sothing, thought to himself silently.
However, the personal attendant did not forget the matter at hand.
“General Anno has arrived.”
“He is taking over the defenses of Fort Swallow.”
“You need to go and et this old general.”
“Rember to be friendly.”
Reed quietly reminded Jason.
Jason nodded in understanding.
After all, old General Anno was not only a senior mber of the harbor, but had also been ‘his’ ntor in swordsmanship.
Brave in character, yet impulsive.
Jason recalled the information in his mind.
Then, he followed Reed outside.
“Gerard!”
In the loud voice, a tall figure with white hair and beard approached directly.
The old man’s eyes were bright, his mouth corners upturned, filled with thick joy.
After Reed stepped aside, he ca up to Jason and gave him a bear hug.
“Well done.”
The old general said loudly.
Then,
his voice lowered to a level audible only to the two of them—
“Gerard would be proud of you!”
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