With yet another Ethisian Dead, Ace used its blood and created a quick spinning Blood Cyclone which blinded the remaining three Ethisians standing close to each other. Adding a little bit of his own Blood to the Cyclone, he gave it a glowing effect that later on turned the Blood Cyclone into a Flame Cyclone. The Ethisians didn’t move from where they stood. Despite them taking pride in their strength, they knew that the being in front of them was far stronger than they were, so they needed to devise ways of either getting out alive, killing it, or calling for reinforcements. Since the other two options weren’t on the table, they opted for the next best thing. "CALL FOR REINFORCEMENTS!!!" Taking in long deep breaths, the Ethisians unitedly released a loud and powerful roar which made the Flame Cyclone around them become slightly unstable. The roar, not designed to cause any harm whatsoever, was the Ethisian desperate cry for help to the rest of their comrades within the walls of the fortress from where they came. Hearing this, the other Ethisians started to prepare themselves to attack, taking them about five minutes to ready themselves into their respective groups before marching out all at once. Googlᴇ search 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚•𝙣𝙚𝙩 "Calling more of your kind to their deaths?" Ace questioned as he dragged behind the previous Ethisian’s weapon in his hand, infused with his own blood giving it a shiny crimson glow. "Fine by me. The more, the merrier." Charging into the Flame Cyclone, Ace leaped a few feet high, getting the jump on the unsuspecting Ethisians. Gripping his new weapon tight, the Blood Mutant swung it as hard as he could on the first Ethisian, making contact with its shield. The attack may have not caused anybody harm, but it certainly did push its body out through the flames and sent it sliding on the ground, but that wasn’t all. With one out of the Cyclone, Ace summoned eight Blood Warriors to keep it busy as he dealt with the last ones. Having eight Blood Tendrils on his back, Ace wrapped four around the second Ethisian while constantly ramming his weapon into the third, making sure not to give it any time to recover which eventually led to exhaustion and finally.... [Congratulations: You have killed two Grand Warrior Class Ethisians.] [+200 Blood Mana earned.] [Level 69: 567/440>>>>Level 70: 127/450] [All Stats have been increased by one point.] [Total Blood Mana: 3882/4000] With another body down, the Blood Bishop quickly went to work and drained every last ounce of Blood from it, leaving behind an empty, dry husk. He quickly turned all the Blood into one giant Blood Spear and thrust it at the third Ethisian he had wrapped, repeatedly stabbing its body and leaving behind large gaping wounds. The more the Ethisian bled, the quicker it was to death since the Blood Bishop used its own blood against it, coagulating every drop of it to clog the body until it got swollen to the point of implosion [Congratulations: You have killed a Grand Warrior Class Ethisian.] [+100 Blood Mana earned.] [Level 70: 127/450>>> Level 70: 227/450] [Total Blood Mana: 3982/4000] "One kill to go!!" he growled while looking at the last of the six Grand Warrior Class Ethisians. Still possessing a great level of Blood Lust, Ace slowly approached the Ethisian with his eyes nearly glowing at this point. In fact, his entire body started to glow a malevolent red glow, giving off a choking and blood-curdling feeling that frightened the Ethisian tremendously. All of its hope was lost. Looking ahead of it, it saw the bodies of its comrades completely dried up of all their blood, and looking behind, it saw its last comrade on the ground getting consumed by one of the Humans that had shifted into a beast. And now, standing before it was the bringer of death in its eyes, a Blood Mutant that triggered all of its past memories and encounters it had with a few Blood Mutants not so long ago. "Before I kill you," Ace spoke, the blood wrapped around his head giving way to show his human face, "I have a question to ask you." "Anything, just please...spare my lif..." "I said before I kill you," he interrupted with a stoic look on his face, his orange eyes glowing a furious red glow. "You mentioned something about two Blood Mutants that looked like me and her. Are they your Blood Mutants?" "T-they are..." the Ethisian trembled, having already accepted that it was going to die. "They look like you. You humans all look the same to me." "Describe their features." "They look like you...only older. There are only two but..." the Ethisian sighed, having a sudden change in heart and character. With its head hung, it started to cackle and continued saying, "You’re nothing compared to them. You may have killed my comrades, true, and you’re going to kill me too but if they were to appear here...you’d stand no chance. The same way you’re looking down on me is the same way they’ll look down on you before..." [Congratulations: You have killed a Grand Warrior Class Ethisian.] [+100 Blood Mana earned.] [Level 70: 227/450>>> Level 70: 327/450] [Total Blood Mana: 4082/4000] [Your Blood Mana Grows.] [Blood Mana: Level 2] [Blood Mana: 4082/8000] [+1 New Skill Acquired.] [Description: The Mana Extraction skill, similar in name to what you already do, is a different ability that allows you to separate or extract the Mana in whatever lifeform you desire, provided they are weaker than you. This skill can be used for torture in that you can slowly take out your victim’s life force.] [Bonus: Extracted Mana from victims can be used to either boost your stats or create Blood Warriors.] As soon as Ace finished killing the last Ethisian, the Granian forces he arrived with were now at the entrance of the fortress, ready to kill what would be coming out from the Gates very soon. Meanwhile, Cherry and Skyler were scavenging everything from the Ethisian they killed, starting from its weapons, to its scales and its flesh for Skyler who found Ethisian meat quite delicious and its blood for Cherry...reasons already known. Having finished with consuming their fill, Cherry and Skyler joined the others and waited for the Ethisians to attack. Their numbers were slightly smaller, so they needed to be more on the defensive than the offensive side if they wanted to ensure victory for themselves and make sure to return with no casualties. [Transformation: Cancelled.] With one more thing to do, Ace gathered the six bodies of the six Ethisians he, Cherry, and Skyler killed, ready to see what exactly the second level of Blood Mana Extraction was capable of. Taking a deep breath, the Blood Bishop remembered the words the Ethisian mouthed about the other Blood Mutants and how he was nothing compared to them. With such thoughts resonating in his mind, Ace’s resolve to grow stronger grew intensely, pushing him to acquire new heights quickly for he knew not when the Ethisians would deploy their Blood Mutants. "Blood Essence, manifest." Like puppets being controlled at once, the six Grand Warrior Class Ethisians rose from their dead state, their bodies consumed by a bright red light starting from the crowns of their heads to the soles of their feet. The chests pulsated with a powerful burst of Blood Mana coursing through them while their organic bodies turned into Blood Beings...Blood Warriors to be precise. ’The transformation is certainly different than before.’ [Congratulations: You have unlocked a New Aspect.] [You can now turn strong enemies into leaders of your Blood Warrior Army. Strong enemies can now be divided into different ranks depending on their previous strengths.] [Six Upper Warrior Rank Blood Warriors have been conjured.] ’Upper Class?’ he wondered, shocked that the system graded them as Grand Warrior Class. ’Do their ranks decrease with their deaths? Interesting.’ [You now possess Sixty-Six Blood Warriors, six of them being of a higher Rank.] [Congratulations: Your Mana has been replenished.] ’Perfect timing.’ He sighed, looking at the number of Ethisian soldiers marching their way with vehicles specifically created for war following closely behind. With about four hundred Ethisians in total marching towards them, the Granians and Humans anticipated a total Blood Bath and hoped that they wouldn’t suffer any consequences. As for the Humans, more specifically Ace and Cherry, they saw this as a perfect reason to exercise the skills they already possessed while also gaining new ones. Lastly, Ace sought to use this as a good reason to build his army. If he wanted to, he would have desired to kill all four hundred Ethisians on his own and build them to his army. However, deep down he knew he didn’t have the strength to do so yet so his resolve changed to killing as many as possible with the help of his army. [Hemo-Conjuring Skill: Activated.] [Your Army has been summoned.]