Crazy Choice (2)

For a long time, Bloed had known what his greatest weakness was.

His body.

He possessed powerful means of attacks, excellent weapons and tools, the greatest fighting techniques taught to him in the spaceship, and a pair of eyes that allowed him to see any detail during a battle.

His body, however, was noticeably inferior.

In the Human Confederation, Bloed's body, which had undergone a Body Enhancement Surgery, was first-rate. It was the strongest body someone could have at his age.

But in this world, where mana could strengthen the body almost limitlessly, his body was subpar compared to his strength.

Thus, Bloed started to research ways to strengthen his body.

The result? A project that Bloed named [Body-Strengthening Virus].

It was a very crazy idea. Bloed planned to create a virus that modified his cells, creating microscopical magic cores in the cells' nucleus and then using his mind to manipulate the mana inside these magic cores.

The idea was incredibly crazy. It was beyond simple body modification and implied to modify his DNA directly.

But Bloed did not give up despite it, and soon enough, he got results.

The first prototype was a failure that killed every test subject, and the second prototype was not much better.

But Bloed continued trying.

Eventually, Bloed managed to create a virus that seemed stable enough.

However, Bloed knew how crazy his idea was.

He knew that if something went wrong, then he would end dying a very tragic death.

Thus, he did not hurry to use the virus on himself and instead continued realizing tests to make sure that there was no problem with the virus.

But for some reason, he decided to carry a sample of the virus with him.

Bloed was not sure why he did it. Perhaps, he thought of it as a trump card that he could use in a dangerous situation despite the risk that using the virus implied.

And now, this was that dangerous situation.

There were so many monsters that using Imaginary Slash was useless, and he could not use Tito and Leto to activate [Eitr] and [Gungnir] and use [Molecular Disintegration] due to the dragon's domain draining the energy of his pets.

Thus, Bloed's only chance to turn the situation around was the sample of the virus.

"I hope this works."

Otherwise, all of them could die today.

Without any hesitation, he injected the virus into his neck.

Nothing happened at the start, but a few seconds later, his face turned completely pale.

Then–

"Ugh!"

A groan of pain escaped from his lips.

That was the start of one of the most painful memories in Bloed's life.

All of sudden, blood started to flow out of his nose, ears, and eyes; his sight became blurry, and his body started to tremble in pain.

Two seconds after the pain started, he collapsed on the ground as his head was attacked by a soul-splitting headache.

His pores leaked out blood crazily, and his skin seemed to squirm as though it was alive.

It was as though his entire body was rebelling against him. Every part of his body, from his fingers to his liver, heart, and lungs, was twitching and twisting in pain.

As though they wanted to break out of his body.

"Bloed, what is happening!?"

"Brother!"

"Bloed!"

Liu Ying, Eres, and Aya called his name in panic, but he barely heard them. All he could think of was the pain.

With his remaining trace of consciousness, Bloed cursed himself for being reckless. Why in the hell did he think he could use this dangerous thing as a trump card!?

It would be a miracle if he doesn't kill himself.

But when he felt that he was going to faint due to the nightmarish pain, a soft and gentle energy entered his body, soothing his pain slightly.

That energy quickly grew, going from a slight tickle to a torrent that seemed to run through his body, relieving the pain. Then, suddenly, Bloed felt an incredible pleasure that sent shivers down his spine.

It was mana.

"Amazing…" That was everything he could think of.

The entire process of the virus transforming his body did not last more than three minutes. Bloed had designed it that way to avoid the new cells clashing with the old cells.

But in these three minutes, Bloed went from hell to heaven.

And when he opened his eyes again, his body felt better than ever.

Even though the gravity was several times stronger than normal, Bloed did not find it hard to stand up. The endless energy in his muscles, blood, and cells supplied him with the strength to overcome the gravity.

At the same time, his senses felt much sharper than before.

"… Bloed, are you alright? W-What is all that blood about?" Liu Ying hurriedly asked him with a worried look.

Only then did Bloed realize that his body was covered in blood. In fact, a pool of blood had formed in the place where he collapsed.

"I'm alright." Bloed tried to smile softly, but his smile seemed pretty scary with all the blood in his body.

He then looked around him, only to realize that the situation had turned even worse in the brief time he was unconscious.

In the sky, Regina had been injured by the dragon and was desperately resisting his attacks together with the other demigods. Fortunately, her injuries did not seem grave, and Bloed noticed that she still was reserving a part of her strength.

On the other hand, the situation on the ground was much worse.

Several more people had died while Bloed was unconscious, and now less than fifteen people remained. They had formed a circle with the people that could not fight in the center, and the rest of them were defending against the creatures.

Fortunately, Bloed had been protected by Eres, Saintess Charise, George, and Aya while he was unconscious. Thanks to that, Bloed had not been killed by one of the monsters.

'… I should not be this reckless again.' Bloed chastised himself in his mind. His 'genius' idea this time had not only put him at risk, but it had also risked the entire group.

If things would have gone wrong, his loved ones could have died while protecting him.

'Fortunately…' Bloed clenched his fist while feeling the power inside it.

His bet had succeeded.

Taking a deep breath, he grabbed his saber and walked towards the creatures.

"B-Bloed, w-where are you going? Y-You are still injured." Liu Ying hurriedly tried to hold him back, but Bloed just smiled at her.

"Don't worry. I'm alright."

He then continued advancing.

Just then, one of the creatures attacked the group! It screeched angrily as it charged towards one of the knights of the Church of Fate!

The knight hurriedly raised his shield to block the creature, but when he was about to push it away, a figure rushed past him.

Then, a pair of bright blue eyes lit up.

Everything about the creature appeared in Bloed's mind. Its speed, its weight, its abilities, and its movements.

With just a glance, Bloed could predict what the creature was going to do next.

Normally, this would have been useless as the creature's explosive speed would have allowed it to react to Bloed's attack even if he predicted where the creature was going to move next.

But this time–

*Slash!*

Bloed's saber was much faster than before.

And before the creature could react, it had been cut into two.

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