Supernatural Ability Emerges

The Blood Shield was circular, about one and a half meters in diameter, a thin layer no more than one centimeter thick, looking so fragile. Yet, this very shield blocked several bone darts without taking any damage.

I was stunned, and the Bone Armor Lion was stunned too. Such a turn of events in the Death Realm was completely beyond my expectations.

But where did this shield come from?

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt my arms were wet, as if covered in warm liquid. I looked down and felt a wave of dizziness.

It was blood! My arms were actually covered in bleeding wounds! Not only that, many tiny blood droplets and blisters rose from my arms, floating into the air, unbound by gravity, and merging into the shield!

So this shield was made of my own blood! This... could it be some kind of Supernatural Ability? Looking closely, there were no wounds on my arms; all this blood seemed to be seeping through my skin.

On the other side, the Bone Armor Lion, seeing its attack fail, became enraged. With a terrifying roar, it shot out twice as many bone darts as before, like a dense shotgun blast, heading straight for me!

If it could block the first time, it could definitely block the second! "Reinforce Shield!" I roared in my mind. A tingling sensation spread through me again, and a large amount of blood overflowed from my body, shooting into the shield. The Blood-Red Shield squirmed and deformed, its size and thickness doubling, with faint carved patterns appearing at the edges, presenting a strange beauty. A series of clinking sounds rang out as the bone darts that hit the shield were all deflected, and some even shattered.

It works!

Having successfully defended twice, my confidence soared. Without a doubt, I now possessed a Supernatural Ability to control blood! The two men before were no match for the Bone Armor Lion's attack, and compared to them, I had perfectly defended its attacks twice. This showed that my current strength was definitely not weak!

A deafening rumble snapped me out of my self-admiration. I looked closely and saw the Bone Armor Lion roaring and charging at me like a cannonball! It seemed that its two failed attempts had made it abandon ranged attacks, and it intended to use its physical advantage to confront me head-on!

Bring it on, who's afraid of whom! It's a perfect chance to test how strong I am now!

BOOM! The violent impact seemed to shake the very ground. The Bone Armor Lion was thrown back nearly ten meters, and several cracks appeared on its bone armor, while my blood shield vibrated slightly, with signs of cracking appearing on its surface.

The Bone Armor Lion's ferocity was fully ignited. Disregarding the damage to its own bone armor, it leaped again and slammed into the blood shield! This time, it was repelled nearly twenty meters, with several pieces of bone armor falling off its body, making it look even more ferocious. My blood shield's surface also showed large areas of cracking; it would shatter completely in at most two more hits!

What should I do? To repair the shield, I would need more of my blood. Honestly, judging by Earth's standards, the amount of blood I had already lost would have been fatal. Although I didn't feel any obvious discomfort now, continuing to lose blood might lead to unforeseen consequences.

In that case, I'll try attacking this time!

The Bone Armor Lion charged for the third time, its momentum fiercer than the previous two! If I took a direct hit, I'd be instantly turned into a pile of minced meat!

First, I'll strip it of its mobility!

I tried to calm my racing heart, imagining it injured and falling. My mind was focused like never before, clearing away all distractions.

"Hit its knee!"

My blood moved with my thoughts. The shield, which had been incredibly hard moments ago, instantly twisted and melted, transforming into an extremely flexible Blood Whip. I lashed out, leaving afterimages, and struck the Bone Armor Lion's knee!

The bone armor covering the Bone Armor Lion's knee was shattered with a single blow. Accompanied by the sound of breaking knee bones, its massive body lost its balance and flipped onto its side, unable to move for the moment.

Now's the time! Deliver the finishing blow!

I suddenly remembered the way that man unleashed his Wind Blade. If he could use a Wind Blade, why couldn't I use a Blood Blade?

Mimicking his movements, I raised my right hand, allowing the Blood Whip to revert to its amorphous liquid state, gathering around my right hand. Then, aiming at the Bone Armor Lion, I swung down forcefully!

Crimson blood traced a beautiful arc, condensing into a giant, crescent-shaped Blood Blade. The Blood Blade was covered in rose-like patterns, drawing a light red trajectory in the air, and struck the downed Bone Armor Lion squarely!

The Blood Blade cut through the bone armor as if tearing paper, slicing through its entire body without any resistance, from its left shoulder to its lower back, leaving a massive gash. A colossal Demonic Beast was thus cut in half! And the cut was incredibly smooth, with not even its internal organs spilling out!

I couldn't help but gasp, the sharpness of this Blood Blade far exceeded my imagination! I felt a surge of ecstasy. After all, strength is the foundation of survival anywhere. Now, though alone in another world, I possessed enough power to protect myself, and this power was my greatest reliance for returning home!

Since I've dealt with this beast, I should leave quickly. The commotion just now was huge, and it might attract companions of those two cannon fodder guys. Although I don't think they are bad people, based on their previous conversation, their group seems to be searching for suspicious individuals in this forest. If I, who know nothing about this world, were caught by them, I'd most likely be treated as a suspicious person. I don't want any unnecessary trouble.

Suddenly, an intense wave of fatigue washed over me. My limbs felt weak, my vision darkened, and my consciousness became hazy. These symptoms... could it be anemia? Had I lost too much blood after all?

No... if I collapse here... I tried to support myself with my weak legs, not letting myself fall, but my increasingly heavy head wouldn't allow it. Just as I was about to collapse—

In my daze, I seemed to see a faint light, a trickle of warmth flowing into my body, and my mind instantly cleared a bit. A few minutes later, more and more warm currents flowed into my body, and my strength began to slowly recover. My vision became clearer, and I was surprised to find that scattered specks of light were gathering around me. These lights, some as dots, some as streaks, continuously merged into my body, allowing me to regain my strength. I blinked, and my vision blurred, the faint lights disappearing from my sight. When I focused again, the faint lights reappeared.

"It's Spiritual Energy!"

I had heard the term "Spiritual Energy fluctuation" in the conversation of the two men before. This world, just like many web novels, indeed had Spiritual Energy!

My strength had recovered by sixty percent. Feeling the Spiritual Energy merging into my body was an indescribable sensation. With Spiritual Energy, Supernatural Abilities, and Demonic Beasts... I was becoming increasingly interested in this world. I suddenly felt the urge to examine the lion's corpse. After all, countless protagonists earned their first fortune from Demonic Beasts, selling things like beast hides, bones, Magic Cores, and essence blood. I was penniless now, and unless this world had abolished currency, my early days would be difficult.

I slowly approached the corpse, which had been cut in half. After confirming it was completely dead, I reached out and touched it. The moment my hand made contact, a suction force erupted from it. A powerful energy surged into my body through my palm! My strength increased at an extremely rapid rate, far more efficient than absorbing Spiritual Energy from the air! If absorbing Spiritual Energy before was like sipping soup, this felt like chugging a potent elixir!

In just a few seconds, my strength was fully restored. Every nerve, every muscle, every cell in my body was filled with vitality. I even felt like I could easily handle ten more Demonic Beasts!

I let go of my hand and looked at the corpse again. The flesh beneath the bone armor had shriveled into a mummy. Judging by its appearance, I seemed to have... sucked all its blood dry.

Did the blood-controlling Supernatural Ability also come with a soul-absorbing technique? Manipulating blood to create shields, whips, or blades was understandable, but absorbing essence blood... that felt a bit sinister. After all, in games, those who used such skills were usually villains... and the kind easily defeated by the protagonist.

However, setting aside such petty biases, this skill was incredibly practical for recovery. With it, my survival rate in dangerous situations had undoubtedly increased significantly.

I didn't know when someone might arrive, so I needed to speed up my investigation. I condensed blood into a short knife and easily dismembered the beast. Fortunately, its blood and energy had been completely drained by me, so there was no messy blood splatter when I cut it open. The shriveled internal organs also greatly reduced the gore.

My efforts were rewarded. I found three dark red stones in its chest cavity, each about half the size of my fist. These were probably Magic Cores, and there were three of them.

After packing them up, I started walking out of the forest along the river.

Thus, my journey in this other world officially began!