In the footage, after the Foot-washing Acolytes killed a Tyranid Saint, they immediately caught the dark-red blood flowing from its body in buckets or helmets, then ran excitedly to the rear.
To them, the blood seemed precious.
The grand marshal said to Li Qinwu:
"My lord, the fortress controlled by the Grand Inquisitor lies to the north. Until now, his people hadn't done anything drastic. They seemed listless.
But after the Tyranids created a large number of giant creatures, half attacked us in the south, while the other half attacked the territory controlled by the Cultists in the north.
When the Cultists encountered these giant creatures, they grew wildly excited and formed groups to hunt them!
My priest told me the Cultists are hunting valuable targets to collect some kind of energy.
He said most creatures in this universe have red blood because hemoglobin is the optimal solution for living organisms.
That is why the blood of most naturally evolved creatures in this universe is also red.
When intelligent beings hunt or slaughter one another, bright-red blood spills. People have come to fear blood, revere it, and even worship it!
Some believe blood contains an energy that can make people stronger!
From these beliefs, a Daemon that uses blood as its medium was born!
The Blood Daemon made the Grand Inquisitor and his followers drink its blood, granting them power.
But to grow stronger, they must hunt more valuable creatures, collect their blood, and pour it into the Daemon Artifact—that great brass cauldron.
At first, the Cultists were extremely active. Even ordinary Blade Bugs and Gun Bugs bled when killed, and that blood was enough to satisfy the brass cauldron.
Later, killing Blade Bugs and Gun Bugs no longer drew the blood they needed. They had to kill higher-ranking Tyranid