*BANG* *BANG* ᴛhis chapter is ᴜpdated by 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵⟡𝓯𝓲𝓻𝓮⟡𝓷𝓮𝓽 "FIGHT BACK, HUMAN!!!" The Golden Blood Mutant, frightened by the furious nature of the Ethisian, surrounded itself with Blood Clones while shielding its body with two large Blood Blades almost similar to Aces’. The Blood Blades were almost the same width, length, and height as his body, acting more like shields than blades with the purpose of protecting him from the Ethisian’s heavy attacks. As much as he tried, Jim didn’t have the strength or cunning techniques to battle the Ethisian head-on. His fear, pride, and big-headedness made him freeze in front of the colossal beast, despite him knowing that Ethisians were terrified of Blood Mutants. Instead of fighting, Jim went on the defensive while strategizing his next move. Through the countless holes in his Blood Blades, he was able to observe the Ethisian’s fighting styles, analyzing and waiting for an opening where he would strike. For ten whole minutes, the Ethisian struck its heavy weapon at the Golden Blood Mutant while screaming the words "FIGHT BACK!!". It may have been fighting for its freedom, but it didn’t want to achieve it by simply killing something that didn’t put up much of a fight in return. ’Damn it. Its blows keep getting harder and stronger. I can’t keep stalling any longer than I already have.’ Having had enough, the Golden Blood Mutant fired Blood Spikes at the Ethisian, not intending to impale it but rather to act as a distraction so he would escape from his shield. Managing to do so, he leaped a few feet away from the Mutant while calling back what was left of his formerly created blood clones. "You asked me to fight back, huh?" he taunted, his body slowly becoming overwhelmed with a sense of strength, bravery, and pride. "I expect you to do the same." With both legs lunged, the Golden Blood Mutant leaped high in the air with Blood gushing from his feet, acting as an artificial propeller while also hindering the Ethisian’s field of view. Once high enough, two large Blood Spikes formed just above his head and were thrust at incredible speeds toward the Ethisian. Using its heavy body and thick scales, the Ethisian punched through each of the Blood Spikes, shattering them into tiny, almost glass-like shards that scattered all over the floor. Jim continued the attack for the entire duration of his air time, creating and throwing large Blood Spikes at the Ethisian which kept breaking them over and over and over again until it was surrounded with Blood Shards all over. Once on the ground, Jim folded his fists, tucked them in his armpits, and thrust them forward, quickly melting all the Blood Shards and turning them into thick Blood Ropes. Given that he had so many shards to control, the Golden Blood Mutant was able to create thousands of thick ropes that pierced through the Ethisian’s body and limited its movements. "Move recklessly," he said as his fingers started to glow. The Blood Ropes glowed too but unlike Ace’s skill, they didn’t glow a bright pink color. Instead, a bright red glow, followed by tiny sparks that resembled electricity, started to surround the Golden Blood Mutant as the rest of his skin glowed a bright golden color. "You die!!" ’It’s glowing?’ the Ethisian, struggling not to move in fear of losing its life, thought to itself in horror as the Blood Mutant stood before it. ’Blood Mutants don’t glow according to my knowledge so why is it glowing?’ "He’s glowing?" Grim and the rest of the Granians who watched from a safe distance wondered, all clearly amazed by Jim’s new display of power. Even Ace who was injured noticed Jim’s glow. However, unlike the others, he knew exactly why he glowed. ’The serum’s taking an effect on his body. He finally managed to unlock it, just as I did.’ The Golden color in Jim’s skin was a reaction between his DNA, Blood Mutant DNA, and the DNA of the serum that was once injected in Ace back on Earth. Given that he was in the Blood Group A class, the administered serum’s effect would turn its user into an Elemental Gifted. Even though the system told Ace that it expelled the serum from his body when administered, a few traces of it mixed with his DNA and remained dormant, waiting for him to slowly learn and activate it. Hence the reason he was able to learn the Blood Fire Skill and Explosive Blood Techniques, both skills that allowed him to control the element of fire. Now for Jim, his element of control was lightning, and this was evident through his Blood Ropes were charged with electrical charges. As his body glowed, the revelation became more clear to Jim. He began to understand the reason for this latent skill and decided to use it to his full advantage and kill his Ethisian before Ace. ’I hate to admit it,’ he grinned. ’but it’s thanks to that boy that I have this elemental control. Never thought that I would have such energy .’ "YOU’RE STALLING!!" The Ethisian grew impatient and started to shake, tearing the Blood Ropes one at a time. Enraged by this, Jim looked at the Ethisian and forced his remaining Blood Ropes to send an electrical charge so powerful that he and the others saw the creature’s skeletal structure. "ELECTRIC BLOOD!!" He announced the name of his skill while charging in with two Blood Spikes in his hands. "NOW IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO DIE!!" Leaping high in the air, Jim came crashing down with the Blood Spikes gripped in his hands, aimed for the Ethisian’s eyes. The creature, dazed and freshly electrocuted, started to fight its way out despite having multiple wounds on its body but it didn’t care. All that mattered to it was that it got free before the glowing Golden Blood Mutant got close enough. "CORRECTION, IT’S TIME FOR YOU TO DIE!!" The Ethisian shouted as it finally broke free, causing Jim to freeze in mid-air. "YOU TOLD ME TO FIGHT BACK. THIS IS ME FIGHTING BACK!!’