[Blood Warriors Created: 20]
[All your Blood Warriors’ strengths depend on your own. The stronger you get, the stronger they become.]
[To dismiss your warriors, say "Revert," and they will be summoned back to your arm.]
The twenty Ethisian Blood Warriors that bowed before Ace turned into large, thick puddles of blood and returned to Ace’s arm in the form of a tiny red spot just above his wrist. As soon as the last of the Blood Warriors was back on his arm, a large surge of energy overwhelmed his body, nearly making him dizzy.
Despite this, Ace’s heart was more than content with this new Skill. Hemo-Conjuring, an ability that allowed him to turn all of his killed foes into his Blood Warriors. With the war going on, the Blood Bishop anticipated the immense growth his army was going to have.
Now all he had to do was focus on increasing his own strength and Blood Mana count, not just to strengthen himself but also to strengthen the toughness, dexterity, strength, durability, and power of his Blood Warriors. There was no need for him to rely on Blood Clones anymore, for what he possessed was far greater.
"Teach me that move," Cherry asked as she playfully bowed before her brother. The Blood Mutant sibling duo laughed, and yet Cherry was terribly serious.
"I’m serious, Ace," she bowed once more, only this time she was more serious about it. "Teach me how to do what you just did."
As if it were reading his mind, Ace’s system sent a message that read, [The Hemo-Conjuring Skill can only be used by you, a Blood Bishop.] Official source ıs 𝗇𝗈𝗏𝖾𝗅✦𝖿𝗂𝗋𝖾✦𝗇𝖾𝗍
’What if Cherry becomes a Blood Bishop?’
No response came from his system, making Ace wonder if the system was specifically intent on only making him the wielder of such power.
Looking at how his sister was serious about learning the ability, Ace decided to instead teach her the next best thing.
"I can’t show you how I did that," he responded, sending a rush of disappointment to Cherry. "However, I can show you something else. Your Blood Cloning skills have always been far superior to mine since day one, Cherry. Why not use that as your own alternative?"
An idea sparked in Cherry’s mind, her eyes glinting with joy as she stood up on her feet and faced her brother. Nodding in agreement, the female Blood Knight collected the remaining scraps of Blood and used them to create Blood Clones of her own, around ten to be exact.
However, creating so many Blood Clones and sustaining them consumed a large amount of energy, a dilemma that even Ace faced once.
’System, is there a way I can help her gain Blood Mana as well?’
[Blood Mana is an essence that cannot be given but slowly learned and mastered. Luckily, you can acquire something that does that in the Blood Store.]
"Here, maybe this might help with your strength."
[Welcome to the Blood Store.]
[Items Category selected.]
[Elixir of Mana Extraction.]
[Description: An alternative for those who cannot learn how to conjure Blood Mana. The Elixir of Mana Extraction enables the target that consumes it to quickly learn Blood Mana Extraction within a short period. Note!! The Elixir does not grant one the ability to extract Blood Mana but simply acts as a catalyst to help them learn how to do so.]
’A million Blood Coins?’ Ace gasped in shock, surprised by how costly the Elixir was. Yet again, it was a fair price for an item so powerful and useful.
[+1000 Exp for acquiring the Elixir of Mana Extraction.]
[Level 61>>> Level 64. EXP:207/390]
[All stats have been moved up by three points.]
In his palms formed a crimson, squash-shaped bottle with a blood-red cork at its mouth. Inside was a shining, pinkish-red liquid glowing brightly.
"This will help with your energy problem. Might even help you create more Blood Clones at once."
Gulping down every single drop, Cherry drank the contents of the Crimson bottle, not even bothering to question how Ace was able to get it, or why he had something like that in the first place.
Once every drop was consumed, the female Blood Knight’s body was overwhelmed with a rush of energy coursing through her veins. Her eye and vein color changed to the color of the bottle’s contents, and her strength reached new heights she had never acquired before.
"Remember, what you’ve just drunk will not grant you unlimited energy, but it will help you increase your durability and how long you’ll be able to create and sustain your Blood Clones."
While the Blood Mutants were discussing among themselves, the Granians that led them to fight with the Ethisians remained in one area, afraid that the Blood Mutants would come for their lives. Fear overwhelmed their judgment, some opting to kill them while others wanted to run.
To see Ace walking towards them nearly made them panic, even though he had no malicious intent towards them...for now.
"What’s next?" he asked the Granian who was in charge. "I can still hear a lot of commotion coming from down below. Are we going after them?"
Remaining quiet for a moment, the Granian stood frozen as his eyes looked into Ace’s glowing red ones. Knowing that the being before him could end his life just by touching him frightened the Granian greatly, nearly making it flee for its life.
"Yes, we’re still commencing an attack," the Granian responded, having snapped out of its fear-induced daze. "Thank you for your help, but we can take it from..."
"Nonsense," the three humans replied all at once. "We’re doing what we were told to do. Kill the Ethisians and win this war.
In reality, the three humans were only in this war for the sake of increasing their strength. Since being engrossed in war was the only way they could gain battle experience, they all opted to watch the entire thing unfold while taking part in it at the same time.
"Let’s move on, shall we?"
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[Meanwhile, somewhere else in the Outer Gate of the Akrina Galaxy.]
"That’s enough, Jim. Stop it." Anya, the other female Blood Mutant, sat on an Ethisian carcass as she watched her comrade Jim, the Golden Blood Mutant, brutally and gruesomely consume every drop of blood from the Ethisian in his grasp.
Sticking his tendrils inside the Ethisian’s body through its head holes, the Blood Mutant sucked the Ethisian dry while ripping its limbs apart.
Behind Anya were the rest of the Granians who were deployed along with the two Mutants. Watching in fear and horror, the Granians took a few steps back, fearing that the Golden Mutant would come for them next.
"Snap out of this, Jim," Anya approached Jim with a smack to the back of his head. "You’ve already had enough blood. Stop what you’re doing. You’re scaring the...."
Angrily, the Golden Blood Mutant smacked Anya across the hard ground. The Granians, upon seeing one Mutant attack the other, positioned themselves with their weapons aimed at Jim, ready to fire at him if he attacked them,
"Damn it," Anya cursed as she glared furiously at Jim. Getting up on her feet, the female Blood Mutant got her neck wrapped around with tendrils, suspending her in the air while constricting her airways.
’He’s gone rogue,’ she mumbled, having seen the exact same thing happen to Ace a while ago. ’He must be ranking up then...doesn’t mean I won’t kill him if I must.’
Now that her life was on the line, Anya decided to go head-to-head with the rogue Golden Blood Mutant. Without giving it a second thought, Anya transformed into her Blood Mutant form with her hands turning into long Blood Blades, slicing off Jim’s tendrils.
On the ground, Anya and Jim glared at each other while tendrils formed on their backs. The Granians remained undecided, neither of them sure whether to defend themselves against either Mutants or help the female fight against the Golden One.
"I’m warning you now, Jim," Anya spoke while taking in a deep breath. "Snap out of what you’re doing before I put you out myself."
Roaring louder than before, Jim dashed for Anya with his claws ready to pierce deep into her chest. The female Blood Mutant, upon sensing her opponent’s bloodlust, opened her mouth wide and let out a blood-curdling scream so powerful that it slammed Jim’s body downwards.
Still screaming, Anya dashed for Jim too and penetrated her tendrils into his shoulders, arms, thighs, and feet, pinning him down on the floor. Creating more tendrils, she quickly wrapped his body while choking the air out of his lungs, slowly limiting his movements.
"Your stupidity will get us killed, Jim. Snap out of it." She warned, referring to the Granians that had their weapons aimed at them. "Do it before I end your life."
Anya wasn’t speaking just for the sake. Deep down, she knew she had the potential to kill Jim and wouldn’t have any second thoughts about it. With the way he behaved ever since she made a full recovery, the urge to end him grew stronger each moment, and right now, she was at the tipping point.
"Hold your fire, Granians. That’s an order" A familiar voice interrupted Anya in the midst of her thoughts, prompting her to look over and see who it was while still keeping Jim in check. "Stand down, soldier. Let the Blood Mutant come to me."