What seemed like an impossible job for Cherry became slightly easier once she devised a plan on how she’d easily and effectively complete her mission. The Blood Knight thought long and hard, planning and mentally acting out every move and scheme. She made sure to take as much time as she could with this, for it was highly important she attacked with a plan.
Sure, taking on two hundred Ethisians on her own wasn’t difficult. In fact, if it weren’t for the whole "using stealth issue", she would have already attacked and laid waste to everyone on sight, making sure to show no mercy and brutally murder all the Ethisians.
With that option out of the way, it was now time for her to think and plan before making a move. This was one of the many things her brother and One Horn pointed out concerning her character. Cherry was the type that would jump into a deep well if someone fell in, without thinking of her landing strategy or a way out. But now things were about to change for her.
For over an hour, the Blood Knight waited patiently until she saw the gate close. There were no longer any Ethisians moving in or out, which meant that she didn’t have to worry about any extras coming in. All she had to do now was keep the current numbers trapped inside without giving them a chance to run and report.
"This’ll take so much energy, so I better not mess it up."
With her eyes closed, the Blood Knight’s body bled like a fountain. The pool grew bigger and bigger until it was wide enough to fill a small kid’s pool. Slowly, Blood Clones, humanoid-shaped figures of blood, birthed from the pool of blood and quickly slipped out of the walls and surrounded the Command Post. Their duty was to kill any Ethisian that had somehow managed to escape from the Blood Knight, but she was hoping it wouldn’t have to come to that.
The first part of her plan was complete, and so she moved on to the second. Still blending in with the cover of darkness, the Blood Knight snuck past the large courtyard and entered the largest building. Once inside, she moved as quietly and sneakily as possible. This was made possible thanks to her Blood Claws and Blood Legs, which allowed her to stick, pierce, and claw herself on the high walls and ceilings.
Quickly, the Blood Knight found the control room, and like Ace, she too took it out so that there would be no means of communication for them. With that bit settled, she had one last task to accomplish, and that was taking out the Command Post’s power supply.
"Now that that’s complete, let’s get this over with quickly."
Equipped with her Coagulant Daggers, the Blood Knight moved freely in the dark and listened carefully for the Ethisians who were confused, startled, and scared. No electricity and no means of making external communication frightened these soldiers.
This chaos made perfect conditions for Cherry to begin her work.
An amount of about ten Ethisians, who were most likely responsible for catering to the facility’s electrical system, came running in haste to try and fix the problem. Upon arrival, they were welcomed by the sight and smell of blood which touched the walls, ceiling, and floor of the room, creating some sort of web. The smell of the blood didn’t sit right with them, and neither did the sight. The darkness made it worse, given that some parts of the Blood Web were darker than the rest.
"What the hell made this?"
"Doesn’t matter. Cut this down and let us get to work immediately."
"I can’t let you do that and live, my friends," a deep feminine voice echoed in the Blood Web which the Ethisians had already cut deep into. Looking back, they saw the webs growing again into stronger and thicker volumes.
Truly, fear slowly blinded their rational ways of thinking, which forced them to start making hasty decisions. One Ethisian stupidly ran through the webs, which only got his body stuck in them. Another tried sliding underneath, but like the former, it too was stuck in the webs.
"Who are you? Who did this?"
"A Blood Mutant did this," one Ethisian spoke with a scowl on its face. It was the only one that managed to catch on to their current situation and unlike the others, it showed no fear. "The Granians must be here for these damned Mutants don’t move without them." Official source ıs 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡⚑𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚⚑𝙣𝙚𝙩
"Shall we sound the alarms?"
"Hurry and do...." The webs started moving one at a time, their tips growing into long and sharp blades strong enough to pierce flesh.
All ten Ethisians now found themselves entangled in them, their bodies penetrated by the blades through every hole they could find. If there wasn’t one, the webs made for themselves, killing the Ethisians while draining their blood.
"That was a close one," Cherry stood before them with a smile of relief. Taking note of the "alarm" they spoke of, she noticed it was a box-shaped device with a few buttons on it. She couldn’t read the language it was written in, but she knew it was some sort of alarming device. "Looks like they still have alarming devices on them. How do I get rid of them so they won’t alert anyone else?"
Thinking as she made her way out, the
Blood Knight approached the floor levels of the building which had panicking Ethisians running about. She used the cover of darkness, her impeccable vision, and Blood Abilities to pick them off one by one, and after that, she’d leave their dead bodies wrapped to the ceiling so the others wouldn’t find them that easily.
All was going smoothly for the Blood Knight. Her planning beforehand made her job much easier, but she was still moving too slowly for comfort. There were over two hundred Ethisians, but she only took out about fifty. With her Blood Clones outside the walls, it wouldn’t be too long until she ran out of strength, which would leave her incapable of fighting anymore.
’If I attack all of them at once, they might sound those alarm things they have, but if I take too long, I’ll lose my strength by the time I get to one hundred kills. Damn, Cherry. Think!!’
[About thirty minutes later]
"Get that damned Mutant."
A behemoth of a Blood Mutant stood in the middle of the courtyard with tendrils waving about in the rain. The cold falling drops of water made the floors slippery, which came at a disadvantage for the Ethisians. As for the Mutant, it remained stable, with some of its tendrils drilled into the ground to keep it from slipping.
All at once, they all attacked the Blood Mutant which managed to stand its ground against all of them. It used its claws and tendrils to dig into flesh, and drain volumes and volumes of blood while also inflicting so much damage on others that they were left unable to fight until their deaths fell upon them.
"What happened to those alarms?"
"There’s no signal. And the light source has been damaged!!"
Earlier, the Blood Mutant had discovered another control room which, if she didn’t find it on time, would have been the death of her. This room still had working pieces of machinery that would send signals to their intended targets if used. As soon as she destroyed it, she moved outside and began confronting all two hundred Ethisians.
The fight went on for quite a while with Cherry conquering them all. Incorporating her training methods, she was able to be on the offensive and defensive at the same time since the Ethisians had weapons as well.
Quickly, their numbers reduced, leaving about sixty or so but that came at a cost. The Blood Knight was still adapting to having so much control over her blood which would take a toll on her body. For that reason, her keeping her Blood Clones active while also using her Blood Abilities to fight depleted her energy much faster than she expected, leaving her in a dangerous position.
Nonetheless, the Blood Knight pressed on. Beating the elements, and Ethisians, she went on a killing rampage. She changed her tactics and went for their heads instead with the help of her sharp claws, long teeth, and tendrils.
Now there were only about twenty Ethisians alive but these were of the Grand Warrior class. They weren’t impossible for her to kill, but they weren’t easy either.
"You used so much of your strength, Blood Mutant." One spoke, noting out its opponent’s weakness. "You won’t last against all of us at the same time."
"You shouldn’t have come alone. Now you’re going to die before anyone can come to your rescue."
Their words were long and unnecessary and moreover, they didn’t "scare" the Mutant as they had hoped. Instead, they somehow made it laugh while the blood of their fallen comrades raised over them in the formation of a wall. Adding to the wall were her Blood Clones who quickly came to her aid.
"You’re the ones who are outnumbered now," she declared while equipping her Clones with weapons from Ethisian Blood. "If it weren’t for these things you see behind you, your deaths would have come much quicker and been less brutal than they’re about to be!!"