Chapter 104 Blood God

The open area below the cave is only being lit by the multiple gemstone that Ezekiel's guild mates threw prior and the only sound they can hear are the droplets of water that's dropping from the numerous stalactite above the cave.

"Qrr'Askath was right, this pointless waiting turns out not to be pointless at all." The humanoid creature with four tentacles by its mouth muttered. "You mortal will be my first meal of the day." he added while pointing at Ezekiel who came jumping down from above.

Ezekiel just keeps muttering to himself and ignores the creature. Ezekiel's job is a Flagellant, an alternate path that Priest can take after their promotion. Flagellant specialized in using blood magic which some of the religious people deemed blasphemous due to it's side effect that damages its own user. However Ezekiel have its own god that he worshipped the Blood God Nae Saguinis.

"Mortal I will give you a choice." The humanoid creature with four tentacle by its mouth said. "Offer yourself willingly or die a slow and excruciating death." it offered.

Unbothered by the humanoid creature's presence Ezekiel with his flail lunge forward at its direction.

"Blood Strike!" Ezekiel shouted, blood seeps through his pores then it turn into a reddish mana that engulfs his flail.

"You insolent trash! I, Ull'yelel will be your downfall!" Ull'yelel screamed while raising its mace and bracing itself for the impact.

The two weapons made a huge clanging noise that reverberated throughout the cave.

After the initial attack of Ezekiel, he didn't stop attacking the creature. He didn't want the creature to catch its breath and retaliate. The skill Blood Strike that he uses consume blood instead of mana so he can only keep it up for a certain amount of time before he loses all of his blood in the process.

The impact from his flail slowly pushing the Illithid at the wall behind it. However before the Illithid gets cornered it stretch out its tentacles almost piercing Ezekiel's heart. Luckily he manage to avoid it in time by quickly jumping backwards.

"I gave you a choice and this is what you do in return!" Ull'yelel shouted. "I was being benevolent earlier but now I will torture you for a long time before eating your brain." it added.

'Why the hell this monster can talk and knows our language?' Ezekiel said inwardly when he finally got out of his trance due to his skill Blood Communion.

"Impenendierre!" Ull'yelel shouted, a black bolt comes out from its mace that's heading towards the direction of Ezekiel.

'I really don't want to use my God's Gift against a mere monster.' Ezekiel said inwardly while biting his lips in frustration that a mere monster is pushing him into corner and at the same time trying to dodge the black bolt from the monster.

Ezekiel is successfully dodging the black bolts from the Illithid for almost 5 minutes now however unlike him the attacker is not showing even a slight sign of fatigue.

"Nae Saguinis' Blood Pact!" Ezekiel shouted once he saw that he cannot dodge the next barrage of black bolt that's coming at his way.

Upon uttering the skill, a puddle of crimson liquid emerge from where he is standing. The black bolt that's about to hit him was caught by a hand shaped that was form from the puddle of crimson liquid.

The Illithid was taken aback by the sudden appearance of the crimson liquid.

The crimson liquid then engulfs Ezekiel's entire body, covering him from head to toe. After a few second the crimson liquid turn into a full plated armor.