Book 5: Chapter 24: Experimentation

Book 5: Chapter 24: Experimentation

Scarlet

Scarlet, Tar says amidst the silence.

I hum, indicating that I heard him.

I think this might be a bit overkill, Tar continues.nôvel binz was the first platform to present this chapter.

I hum again with a light nod of my head as I look out over the wasteland that Ive accidentally created.

What was once a beautiful green forest on the coast of whatever continent I am on right now albeit filled with some spider demons of some sort that I didnt even bother to identify due to their low Class has now turned into a wasteland of red ash. Red ash in the air, red ash on the ground, red ash even in the ground in some parts. In fact, I think the ground was turned to red ash itself.

Whats worse is the writhing Red Plague thats just going over the red ash and devouring that further, using it somehow to self-replicate even faster than it normally would.

The very instant that I let the Red Plague out and directed it to infect the first spider demon near us, the plague jumped straight to it, shooting across the air to the point that I could only see a red streak before it struck the demon, sending it flying in the process. Then the usual glowing red cracks began to spread from the point of impact rather quickly until the demons entire body was covered with the cracks. And then it became like the cloth from earlier.

All either without feeling any pain, or without being able to show that it was feeling pain.

Probably the latter, considering my experience with the plague. Which wasnt pleasant.

I raise both my hands, directing them in front of me as I attempt to reign in the Red Plague. But the plague doesnt want to be reigned in, instead fighting against me and seemingly moving away from me instead.

So I grunt and put in some life energy to enhance the skill using Blood Empowerment, which strengthens my control over the Red Plague enough to begin dragging all of the Red Plague in the area towards me until it all begins to seep in through the pores on my skin and into my body. Then I let out a sigh the moment all of the plague is back inside of me, almost collapsing in the process.

You Tar mutters, making me nod my head as I sit down on the now barren land that doesnt even have much red ash anymore, the Red Plague having devoured most of it leaving only the edges remaining with a large crater.

Yeah. I cant use this skill on the frontlines or near humans. Not until I get more control over it.

Maybe I should try testing that out a bit too.

I frown at that before turning into blood again and flying through the air to a new location. Because this place doesnt exactly have anything living to test it on.

After flying for a few minutes, I find another batch of spiders. But unlike the last test, I go ahead and use Blood Manipulation and some of my own blood to grab the thing and lift it up into the air. Only to realize my mistake when the small amounts of my blood touching it immediately infect it with the Red Plague.

Oh, right. Forgot it infects in every single way possible.

Oops.

Almost immediately after the red cracks begin to appear across the spiders body I yank the Red Plague back out of it, immediately making the cracks vanish as the spider lets in a coughing screech and falls down to the ground.

Looks like you were right.

I watch the spider lying prone on the ground for several seconds before realizing its got a bunch of broken limbs from the fall.

Oops. Again.

Didnt happen because of the Red Plague though, so theres that at least.

Im going to have to start using something elses blood to pick things up like that though. Unless I want to infect everything I do that to.

Shouldnt be much of a problem though.

Now I just need to figure out how long it takes for the infection to truly settle into place.

So more experimentation is required.