"Blood Essence, manifest."
A glorious, horrendous, majestic scene played out for everyone present as soon as they set their eyes on the dead bodies cast before the Blood Bishop.
A scenery of power unfolded as the bodies glowed a bright, ominous red, followed by whatever blood was left in their bodies taking the form of their once mortal bodies. Like zombies arising from the earth, the new Conjured Blood Warriors shot their arms in the air first and pulled themselves out of their bodies while taking the shape of their new ones.
The numbers slowly grew from tens to hundreds and now thousands. Each new conjured warrior glowed with power and was joined by the already existing Scarlet Army who stood by the side, watching their Blood Commander make an addition to their numbers.
As for the Granians, they watched in awe and horrendous fear, fear stemmed from unwishful thinking. They feared that if the Blood Bishop continued at this rate, he would eventually grow strong enough to turn on them and have enough strength and power to wipe out their race.
Of course, the higher-ups, especially Lord Gravax, were overconfident in their brainwashing tactics which freed them, and only them, from whatever fear they could possibly have. Instead of fearing Ace, they began to respect him for his power, often praising him and their own efforts for now they felt victory would be coming to them quickly.
[Blood Warriors: 12,989]
[Your Blood Army grows]
Double bonus; a large Blood Mana Pool and a large army consisting of Ethisians in the majority of the power classes, starting from civilian to High Grade. This was more than the Blood Bishop bargained for but it was all worth. it The best part was that this was not all he had gotten as a reward. The best was yet to come.
[Congratulations: You successfully bargained for one thousand eight hundred souls despite knowing its repercussions.]
[Reward: +10 Blood Points; +200 HP Boost]
[Blood Points: 10.5>>>>20.5]
[Total HP: 710/710>>>>710/910]
[Congratulations, Blood Commander. You have earned a new Title] Chapters fırst released on 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩⚫𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢⚫𝔫𝔢𝔱
[Title: Blood Commander>>>>Crimson Lord]
[Description: A Crimson Lord has ascended beyond mere command, becoming a sovereign ruler of conjured blood. The Crimson Lord can conjure tens of thousands of Blood Warriors, create permanent blood constructs, and perform rituals that alter the very fabric of life and death in his warriors. As a Crimson Lord, you can now create permanent settlements for your Blood Warriors and perform blood magic rituals to enhance or decrease their abilities.]
[+ 1 New Blood Skill]
[Skill: Crimson Resonance]
[Description: As a Crimson Lord, you now share a psychic link with all 12,989 of your Blood Warriors. This allows you to see through their eyes, hear through their ears, and command them telepathically. The bond is so strong that any injury suffered by one Blood Warrior can be distributed across the others, minimizing the damage and loss of Blood Mana. Conversely, their collective strength can be funneled into a single warrior, transforming them into a near-unstoppable force. This skill is only applicable when more than one Blood Warrior has been summoned.]
As soon as Ace read the last line, one person came into mind and that was Enoris, the strongest of all his Blood Warriors. If he could place the strength of twelve thousand units in her, she could make a formidable training partner or even better, an overpowered soldier.
Of course, there was Exon and the two Emberwyrms who were also of great strength and this brought the Blood Bishop: Crimson Lord to think;
’Imagine the four of them have the strength of three thousand soldiers!!’
Ace lifted his head, his eyes holding the sheer sight and glory of his large Blood Army. the rewards were certainly bountiful, but not as bountiful as his army’s size. The Crimson Lord felt his energy flowing through his Blood Army, his power even began to increase the longer he was in his presence.
The same could be said of them for they too felt stronger and more powerful in the presence of their Crimson Lord. All Warriors, both Ethisian and beast, stood side by side and together, they all bowed while the two Emberwyrms flew above and roared, declaring the strength of their Crimson Lord.
’One unit having the strength of twelve thousand.’
[Hemo-Conjuring skill canceled]
As the Blood Army disassembled into a single drop of blood that wrapped itself on his arm, another thought came into his mind, one that was in the interests of another Blood Mutant.
Since the other Granian ships were going to rendezvous at the dwarf planet, Ace readied himself to try and convince his sister to get an upgrade to have her strength increased.
The previous time he tried to do so ended in failure and ever since then, Ace thought more about how he could at least move her up to the Blood Bishop rank, or even higher, so that she too could have the chance to conjure Blood Warriors of her own.
’If Cherry and I share the Blood Bishop Rank and build a large army, it’ll be easier to wipe the Ethisians out quickly and then go for the Granians next.’
While in thought, the Blood Bishop was approached by the other Blood Mutant who, just like him, had contributed heavily in the raid.
Jim, the Golden Blood Knight, took note of the red mark on Ace’s arm which increased from a small dot to line as large as a small scar. Looking at that, Jim wondered just how many Blood Warriors it would take to cover his entire wrist, let alone his whole arm.
"You outdid yourself today," Jim congratulated Ace and they both sat next to each other while watching the Granians pitch camp on all four forts. "Your Blood Army’s certainly grown larger. The dot on your arm’s now as large as a small scar. Imagine how big it would be if it covered your wrist. Or even your entire arm."
"If that ever happened," Ace chuckled lightly, " I could singlehandedly win this War."
The two laughed for a moment and then sat in awkward silence. Then, after mastering the courage, Jim looked at Ace and asked, "Is there any way you can teach me to do that? What you’ve just done?"
"What do you mean?" Ace acted stupid, hoping that the Blood Knight wasn’t going to ask him to use some of his Blood Points.
"I wish to learn how to conjure Blood Warriors like you did. If the four of us could make our own armies, we would win this War for the Granians. We’d become victorious and be praised among them. No one would dare challenge them or us. Think about it. Wouldn’t that be amazing?"
’He’s a lost cause,’ the voice of the Blood God reverberated in Ace’s mind as he too couldn’t believe what he was hearing. The Golden Blood Knight, who used to loathe the Granians, was seeking their praise and validation. ’Waste your Blood Points on him and you’ll have yourself another problem.’
"No, I cannot, Jim," Ace answered and lied while becoming weary of the Blood Knight. "You’ll just have to do it the same way I did..."
’And if you do, I’ll put you down myself.’
"It’s a shame. Imagine all four of us commanding large armies along with the Granian Emprie on our side. We’ll be unstoppable..." Jim sighed but his facial expression showed otherwise. "...let’s head to the Southern Fort. The others will be here any minute from now."