Next, Lucas arranged for another hound to enter the testing area and ordered the two hounds to begin fighting.
The three hounds Lucas had selected were roughly equal in all physical attributes, with almost no difference in strength.
The hound injected with Blood of War displayed an overwhelming advantage. Every pounce and bite carried deadly madness, and it surpassed the other hound in both speed and strength.
After only a few exchanges, it found an opening and bit through its opponent's throat.
At the instant that hound died, a sudden change occurred.
Visible to the naked eye, a faint crimson mist of energy rapidly seeped out from the dead hound's corpse. As though drawn by an invisible force, it instantly flowed into the target hound's mouth and nose.
The target hound's body jolted, and a flash of red light passed through its eyes. It did not appear to have changed much.
After Lucas and the others noticed this, they immediately began testing the hound's various data.
A comparison with the hound's physical data after it had been injected with Blood of War showed slight improvements in its strength, speed, and muscle and bone density.
The increase was small, but that was only because it had absorbed the life energy of a single hound.
If it absorbed enough life energy, the hound's strength would naturally rise dramatically.
Duke had been assisting with the experiment, and he carefully observed the entire process as well.
He discovered that the process by which Bloodlust absorbed life energy was somewhat similar to how the natives of the Devourer Plane absorbed energy, yet fundamentally different.
The Awakened of the Devourer Plane absorbed the energy within other Awakened. That energy was an extraordinary power similar to mana, rather than life energy.
The Bloodlust trait absorbed life energy