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Chapter 587 - Bloody Hell
🕑 Added 2024-12-09 17:00:16 +0000 UTCSofia glanced at the evolution list for summon blood and she could barely believe her eyes.
Oh my fucking… Is this real?
Who would… How?
Why?!
Available Soft-Evolutions for [Summon Blood] Lv.250 (+8) (Levels will be conserved, you do not lose the capacity to summon regular Blood in addition to the evolved Blood):
[Summon Archon Blood] : The Archon Blood is a lot more expensive to summon, is highly toxic, corrosive, and volatile.
[Summon Bloody Blood] : The Bloody Blood converts all nearby liquids to Blood as long as it contains sufficient mana. Liquids revert to their original form after a while.
[Summon Centaur Blood] : The Centaur Blood has decent healing properties for cheap but must be drunk to work and tastes awful.
[Summon Daunting Blood] : The Daunting Blood possesses a faint [Fear] aura that may scare off creatures of a lower level than the skill.
[Summon Electric Blood] : The Electric Blood shocks on contact and is extremely conductive to electricity, allowing for the transfer of very high current.
[Summon Fart Blood] : Nobody knows what kind of abomination may have once lived with this blood within them, but it exists, and it stinks.
[Summon Ghostly Blood] : It only exists in the spiritual plane.
[Summon Holy Blood] : The Holy Blood is prohibitively expensive to summon, forces the body and soul to restore to Blueprint, increases lifespan and charisma (up to a limit), and is toxic to demons and the undead.
Mr.Scribe’s note: We are a demon.
[Summon Instant Blood] : Very cheap and lightweight, the instant blood comes dehydrated; just add water!
[Summon Jörmungandr Blood] : Drinking the Jörmungandr Blood grants the temporary ability to withstand high pressures, see in the dark and breathe underwater. Its presence sends aquatic creatures into a frenzy.
[Summon Kinetic Blood] : Redirects most of the mana cost to velocity instead of quantity, allowing for the use of deadly high-speed blood projectiles.
[Summon Leviathan Blood] : No protection provided.
Mr.Scribe’s note: I fear that it might be genuine.
[Summon More Blood] : Improves the mana to blood quantity conversion. No other effect.
[Summon Necrotic Blood] : The Necrotic Blood sticks to the undead, providing them with strong healing and protection, but greatly slowing them down.
[Summon Odalite Blood] : The Blood of the extinct Odalites is rumored to be the best liquid for magical materials tempering. Who knows whether the rumors are true?
Mr.Scribe’s note: No information or mention of Odalites found in my data.
[Summon Plant Blood] : It is sap.
[Summon Quality Blood] : The taste is divine, should one have such inclinations.
[Summon Random Blood] : The composition of the Random Blood is decided through an unstable molecular binding array, creating different results for every cast.
[Summon Sofia Blood] : It’s yours.
[Summon Tantalizing Blood] : You do not recognize the bodies in the Blood. You do not recognize the bodies in the Blood. You do not recognize the bodies in the Blood. You do not re
Mr.Scribe’s note: I have no idea.
[Summon Urchin Blood] : The Urchin Blood naturally forms into serrated blades that will strike at any nearby movement. Its strength is proportional to the agglomerated amount.
[Summon Virtual Blood] : The Virtual Blood exists only in the mind of the target.
[Summon WORM Blood] : Attracts WORMs. Use with caution.
[Summon Yin Blood] : Sadly does not improve one’s martial constitution. Mr.Scribe’s note: I am pretty confident this one is just Underworld water.
[Summon Xolotl’s Blood] : Consumption will lead to violent and uncontrolled mutations. Feeling lucky?
[Summon Zesty Blood] : A few drops will make any alcoholic drink taste marginally better.
Soft evolution huh?! This is all but soft! This is crazy!
How is the other one?
Available Soft-Evolutions for [Graveyard of the righteous] Lv.250 (+27) (Levels will be conserved):
[Graveyard of the Crusade] : The graveyard’s skeletons are now able to fully come out and attack, inflicting spiritual damage.
[Graveyard of the Nymphs] : The graveyard’s skeletons are now undead nymphs capable of bringing you in and out of the spiritual realm much faster and healing the land.
[Graveyard of the Arbiter] : The graveyard is now home to a single gigantic skeleton with access to a few spells of the [Arbiter] class.
Oh good, at least this one is normal.
“And the choice should be easy enough… I don’t know what the Arbiter class spells are but as exciting as a gigantic skeleton sounds, it’s not practical. Unlike the [Summon blood] evolution, this one doesn’t say I keep the previous version so I would be stuck with that one guy… It’s just bad for tight spaces or battles against many enemies. Though I guess these will become rarer at higher levels, but even then, I would rather keep the current graveyard boys, honestly. So this leaves me with the two other choices…”
Sofia stopped to think for a second, the choice between the two other options wasn’t as clear-cut.
“Both of these are straight upgrades, but not in the same way. The crusade would allow the skeletons to move around much faster, and considering how many of them can come out… It makes the graveyard somewhat of a certain-death zone for my enemies. The one point I’m a bit scared about, though, is that they might not be able to fly. They always used to be stuck in the ground so it wasn’t a question, but now if they’re able to leave… Are they more physical or more ghosts? How fast will they be, really?”
Scratching her head, Sofia mumbled to herself, “Do I even need more damage, in the first place? Do I just take the Nymphs, then? I thought that was just another name for dryads… Am I getting a dryad graveyard? The ‘healing the land’ bit feels about right for dryads, maybe? Going in and out of the spiritual realm faster is definitely good, and might prevent another bird from pecking my head out of the ground like a worm situation… Kept the restore keyword all this time only to get an alternative through the graveyard, ironic. Let’s go with the Nymphs then.”
Sofia was quite certain of her decision, but she did not actually pick it right away, turning her attention back to the daunting wall of text that was [Summon blood]’s soft evolution.
“One for each letter… I didn’t think the high-scribes had that much free time. Leviathan is the obvious standout, and it’s not even close, but whether picking it has any merit is another question. It’s bound to be extremely expensive to summon and ridiculously dangerous… If my own spell’s sole purpose is killing myself I’m not too sure I see the point. Other than that, [Summon Sofia Blood] is quite something… Are we speaking my old human blood? My current Bloodlight? If Bloodlight, is it a copy, or is it actively ‘summoning’ it out of my body? I could probably find a way to use it either way… But I would rather pick something that’s immediately obviously good…”
Faced with too many options, Sofia opted for her preferred method of listing and categorizing all of the possibilities. She organized the ‘bloods’ in four categories, the ‘Funny or Useless’, ‘Fine and safe’, ‘Gamble and safe’, ‘Gamble and risky’.
‘Funny or Useless: Bloody, Daunting, Fart, Ghostly, Instant, Plant, Random, Virtual, Zesty’
“That’s already a third of the options gone. Like… Farts? Really? Anyway, good start… Should I add Quality in there too? Its only uses really are to give Asty good presents and generally get more money from the Vampires… Not entirely useless but also… It’s not like I lack means to make money. I might be in debt right now but that’s only because I bargained with Taxes right before needing so much mithril for leveling… I’ll just put it in Fine and Safe.”
‘Fine and Safe: Centaur, Jörmungandr, Kinetic, More, Necrotic, Quality, Urchin, Yin’
“About the same amount of options for this one. These are all good, taking any of these is certain to not be a bad choice, whether it’s an actually useful choice is another matter entirely, though. I’m quite tempted to just believe in Mr.Scribe and take Yin Blood. An unlimited supply of Underworld Water is honestly just great, knowing how potent the stuff is. The planet’s blood. I wonder if there’s an opposite hot water... Would that just be magma? Well, now for the Gamble categories…”
‘Gamble and Safe: Archon, Electric, Holy, Odalite’
“Getting to the real head-scratchers now… Archon might be a fine choice just in terms of offensive power, or it might not. It being toxic and all I’m not too worried about, I mostly surround myself with skeletons anyway. Electric might work great with the bolts, or it might just be useless and a waste of energy compared to just using the bolts by themselves, probably not something I would pick… Holy is great, just that I can’t use it. But having this as an option to extend the lifespan of low-level people is definitely not to be overlooked. And Odalite… Well, if it performs as advertised, it’s great, especially since I can count of Grandma to make things for me later down the line… But the description itself doesn’t sound sure that it works… So a big gamble. And that only leaves me with the weird choices.”
‘Gamble and Risky: Leviathan, Sofia, Tantalizing, WORM, Xolotl’
“So… Leviathan is still on the table, Sofia blood I think is a no, Tantalizing is also a no, because I already have [Aberrant Sunlight] and it sounds similar, this leaves WORMs and Xolotl… I’ll pass on the random mutations, I think, although it would definitely be one heck of an experimentation tool for skeleton-harvesting purposes… Hmmm… Yeah, no, let’s not. If I summoned some and someone else got their hands on it and like… Started using it on people… I’d rather not this even be a possibility. This leaves me with a final question, what is a WORM? Why capitalized? Is it some kind of abbreviation, or are we talking HUGE WORM SO BIG IT NEEDS TO BE CAPITALIZED?!” Sofia ended with a shout that she knew no one would hear from under the tons of red sand the mithril cube was buried in.
“Because I definitely do not want to attract that one giant sandworm from the red sand desert.”
Sofia shivered just remembering the sheer apocalyptic size of that thing. If she had to guess, it was probably still, even now, one of if not the largest damned creature she had ever encountered, even counting the Sunless Nightbringer and the Deep Whale.
“Yeah, fuck that.” She scratched the WORM off of her bone slate with a swipe of her fingernail.
Comments
50 Shaeds of Fae
Hah, SCP reference
Malphir
Bit of a problem with that plan... Alith is undead, which the blood is harmful to. Said harmful effects could be deeper than usual since it acts with the blueprint. Her alchemy is based on consumption to determine content. There is no guarantee she would be able to do anything with it. We also don't know just how bad prohibitively expensive it is for mana cost. Also... All her summons are undead. Can it be a good option, yes. But it certainly isn't hands down the best option.
Inv7ctus
Yo I didnt even think about cureing the soul parasites. That could be HUGE.
Cyclone001
It was my choice too if you look below. Who knows when Saria, Cynthia, Asty, Mornn, one of the dragons, or even some normies will need it. Theoretically, it sounds like it could even reverse the sinner transformation of Scripture's soul parasites. Besides, the saintomancer could use a few more sainty abilities to go with all the necromancy things.
Inv7ctus
I feel like y'all are sleeping on Holy. That's a major force multiplier for all of her allies. Sure its obviously not directly useful to her own build, but she's a summoner, with lots of friends. Think of the societal and logistical implications of being able to empower so many people, elevate the potential of so many people. I'll understand if she chooses not to pick because that isn't what she wants to do or be, but we need to acknowledge that it is likely the most individually powerful behind leviathan's blood (Which is stupidly hyper lethal), and maybe the unclear or esoteric ones since we can be sure how strong their effects are. The ability to extend lifespans is the kind of thing factions are built around. Then consider she has an alchemist friend who would love to get a look at its principles? Then consider being able to heal ANYTHING. How many old monsters are out there with unhealed scars? This is also the kind of thing that makes you a lot of friends. Even if she doesn't use it for any of that. Having access to a powerful near universal heal, is the kind of thing you want to have, and regret forgoing when a friend is dying in front of you.
Kennyevilmonkey
Graveyard of Nymphs. Thank goodness it isn't Nymphos, or that would be a drastically different spell...
Jeanean
In theory, yes. In praxis, just the smell of its tears has some very concerning effects.
Jonathan Wint
Leviathan BLOOD Leviathan BLOOD Leviathan BLOOD ! That would be a Finishing Move! She still got to kill a God! And she needs a weapon to do it and I bet that Can!
Malphir
Except that one drop would likely be lethal. Just breathing near the exposed tear was enough to condem her to a fate worse than death. She'll have to figure out a way to work with it without backlash or it's just a last ditch trump card if she's out of options.
Silver Dawn
Would singularity Edict work with the Leviathan’s Blood? Like spill one drop on herself and hose her enemies in the rest
E
Tejing, I am referring to the False Lord skills and speculation on how one of the skill quests involves the Leviathan (or at least what it's possibly guarding).
Lazy Monster
All these blood options kinda make me wish she had picked blood forging technique. Imagine if she could have made a weapon for Pareth to hit people with from Leviathan’s blood.
Malphir
For me the choice is between Leviathan, Odalite and Yin. Leviathan is the riskiest, but holds a lot of potential if she can figure out a method of working with it. What exactly its use would be beyond being a last ditch trump card is unknown currently. Odalite has the potential to be very useful depending on what Grandma Erredis has to say about it, or not, we'll see. Yin is the safest good choice, if Mr. Scribe is right about it. It's useful in crafting, a potent combat tool she's immune to and has monetary potential as a resource. Honorable mentions for me are Archon, Holy and Sofia. Archon could be potent, but is a lesser option compared to Leviathan if she can learn to safely use it. Holy is potent, but a lot of people in Sofia's close circle would find it harmful. It's a good option if she doesn't care about personal gain with the choice and we have no idea just how bad it is in terms of being prohibitively expensive. And lastly, Sofia. It's an interesting option, but if it's pre-Lumian it's useless. If it's post-Lumian she would first need to learn to interact with it properly. At that point she should just take this as something to consider possibilities about and nothing more.
Moon Winchester
There’s an old movie and I can’t remember it, but it’s literally about an alien invasion of a species called WORMS. Full on horror movie fucks with your brain makes you deeply afraid of every waking moment type of situation.
Kennyevilmonkey
Pretty sure it is just a Dune reference.
Chance Rose
Yin, odalit, kinetic are the best for sure. WORM and leviathan are both fuck it buttons I think. Drop either one in an area and you either mutate the populace into a flesh abomination, or summon a big ass worm there to decimate the area once it arrives.
Moon Winchester
WORM is from a movie and book right? I feel like I remember reading or watching something about it. I can’t remember if it was giant planet devouring worms, or like a high dimensional conceptual being that was horrifying kind of like an Eldritch abomination.
Songy
Yeah, please don't take the option with the non-zero chance for multidimensional parasitic space-whales being attracted to your location (°ー°〃)
Ceasar Salas
Thanks for the chapter! I’m in agreement about asking Erredis, maybe Richard or headmaster; about Odalite, Sofia, or WORMs. Also, i wonder if WORM is an acronym like Wild Otherworldly Ravenous Monstrosity; like the phegid! On another note, kudos on coming up with 26 unique options
Lazy Monster
For some reason I feel like tantalizing blood is a Lobotomy corporation/SCP foundation reference
Cyclone001
I'd probably lean towards holy blood though. Good to have a powerful heal for the living, although leviation, odalite, quantity and quality all sound tempting.
Tejing
I don't think there's ever been mention of the Leviathan being related to the Deep. And I think Leviathan blood would probably just be too dangerous to ever use. Minor, indirect exposure to the tears screwed with her runes, though it didn't completely nullify them... just no. Don't play with fire.
Tejing
Kinetic, Electric, Yin, and Odalite are the stand-outs to me. Some people like Leviathan, but that just seems like it'd be too dangerous to actually ever use. She should definitely ask Erredis about Odalite blood before deciding on anything. It might well be the best option here. Kinetic is probably the most certain to be useful in combat. Electric might be better, or kinda suck. Combat doesn't really seem like it should be the primary decider here, though. Maybe she should also bring up the Quality blood option with the vampires? Someone might offer her something really good as incentive to take it. If Odalite doesn't seem good after talking to Erredis, though, I think I'd go with Yin. She's immune to cold damage, so it's got some clear synergy there. It's got uses in crafting and such, and could also definitely be useful in combat. For Graveyard, it pretty much has to be the Nymphs option. Crusade is interesting, but she really doesn't need more damage or more generic fighting minions, Bookie has that covered, and it's unclear if they'd even retain as much ability as they have now to phase her through stuff. Phasing is really what she uses Graveyard for. Buff that. Plus there's Erredis' advice about getting a land-healing skill. Corrections: especially since I can count of Grandma to make things for me of -> on X and Y are backwards in the otherwise alphabetical list.
Cyclone001
You sure mere glass can contain it?
KazukiNero
I thinking or Odalite is best choice, as for Odalite might need to ask some of the oldies about it.
ArtTheGreat
Also you have Yin and Xolotl swapped from the proper order of the alphabet.
Matt Grayson
So Write Once Read Many? Takes me back… At least it’s not Copy On Write 😆
brennon Petersen
Tftc!
Mornn
Oh! I'm reading the comments too fast x_x
Lazy Monster
TFTC. I feel like the best ones are the Yin, Odalite, Leviathan, and Holy options. Yin because we’ve seen that it can be used offensively or for crafting things. Odalite for the crafting reasons as well. Holy just isn’t directly useful to Sophia but is still good. My favorite is the levitation blood since if it comes down to offense it’s probably the best upgrade on the list.
ArtTheGreat
So many great options! My favorites are Leviathan, Yin, Holy, and Sophia blood.
Kennyevilmonkey
of -> on
Phsteven
With Sofia being made out of light and mana now, with the ability to subsist off of her own mana, I don't think that the pressure of the deep oceans will affect her basically at all. Jörmungandr blood does not seem like a worthwhile choice anymore :( big sad for the world snake.
E
Leviathan blood for sure. Hasn't there been previous discussion about Leviathan being connected to the Deep? Also, Sofia could fill up some glass vials for some casual biological warfare later on. Why can't she ask Mr. Scribe to clarify the Sofia Blood one? Bloodlight seems to be the most valuable.
Mornn
Erm...
Mornn
Erredis
Mornn
Does not help with the mana situation, no :p
Kennyevilmonkey
Mornn, would you still love your readers if we were WORMS?
Libery
Especially since I can count of grandma to make things. I can count on grandma?
Mornn
Just the blood? About three hours...
Mornn
X.x
Phsteven
Would the Jörmungandr blood help with the mana pressure in the ruins of the last epoch? If not then I think it might be worth asking Erredis about Odalites and seeing if their blood is worth it. Otherwise I would probably just go with Yin.
Libery
Ok, so how long did you take to come up with all that bloody business?
Michael Gordon
leviathan blood. I want leviathan blood. she could feed some to her dyrad too lmao
Cyclone001
So many choices. Probably a good idea to consult with Asty and her butler on this one.
Wolfknap
Thanks for the chapter. If it’s all supposed to be in alphabetical order x and y are backwards
Matt Grayson
Hahahahahah! Love the alphabet! It was take your kid to work day at the High Scribes and someone's 10-year old inserted the Fart option. So is she going for Leviathan? I mean, what's the worst that could happen?
Mornn
By the way, busy schedule tomorrow, so the chapter could be late
Quentin Cozzi
Thanks for the chapter!
Custus
Thanks for the chapter!
Wensber
Thanks for the chapter!
