the 4 hulking men that were left all had blunt weapons and were surprisingly quick as they ran up to me.
I thought about doing a other minefield but that took a few seconds to start and I was lucky that everyone was as confused as they were.
I had a feeling that I wouldn't get that chance again.
what looked like the impromptu and in the moment leader of the 3 charged first, violently and primally swinging his weapon, my dodges and parties flowed with grace in comparison, my movements looked fast and hurried but I was taking my time, in the moment he looked to be moving very slow.
thank my luck for my (evolving senses) passive I'd be dead without it.
I hadn't properly gotten to test my newfound strength so I sought to fix that.
balling my fist and sending a punch with all my force behind it towards the man who wasn't as quick as me, he tried but failed as my fist collided directly into his solar plexus and he flew backwards far like really far, hitting the wall on the other side of the arena and cracking it before falling down limply.
*what the hell was that?!*
[most creatures level cap is 40 as their bodies cannot possibly grow stronger]
*most?!*
[your max is 60]
*that's 20 levels higher*
[focus!]
I turned too late, a large broadsword anhialated the front of my leather chestplate, it burst into blood stains on the ground as I collapsed for a moment.
[HP:100/165]
[healing]
[BP:100/165]
[HP:165/165]
[STA:155/165]
the audience and the 2 men left watched on in horror as I stood again, my wounds visibly closing at a fast pace, too fast apparently.
my shirt was barely hanging on my front and my pants were soaked definitely with my own blood, and maybe someone else's, wasn't too sure on that though.
both men had extreme terror in their eyes as I started walking towards them, like cliche dumb teens in a horror movie they tripped over their own feet and began fighting over each other as I slow walked towards them, I wanted to give them a chance at least.
"stop."(calm powerful voice)
[warning creature at level max 40 nearby]
*thats just great!(full of sarcasm)*
"I've seen enough, bring him."(calm powerful voice)
two guards jumped from that extra special viewing platform and before I could react they were on me, no matter how hard I tried I was moved with what seemed to be ease, how large is the difference of 10 to 20 I stats at levels after 30?
[huge difference]
*how?*
[explain later, survive now]
I was brought before a pale man with white hair and a goatee, if it was black I would've thought he was evil or an asshole, I wonder why?
"I seem a tad rude to you at the moment I suspect so why don't I rectify that."(calm powerful voice)
[(blood shift) force cancel]
*wha?!*
my human firm turned to a puddle of blood beneath my tentacle form, now 5 feet tall with an Intricate red metal design covering my body, except for my now 8 tentacles, those grew a small bit larger but not by much, it looked very proportional.
"so youre the evole progenitor I've heard about."(calm powerful man)
"how the?"(fog)
"your form and your sickly white gray color gave it away."(calm powerful man)
"so sorry to hear about Luan she was a good girl."(calm powerful man)
all I could do was sit and grind my fangs as he talked, he's starting to piss me off.
"since you are of some vampiric origin I came to volunteer aid."(powerful vampire)
"what kind of aid?"(fog)
*I wasn't an idiot, don't bite the hand that feeds*
"a way to restart your species and in return a small favor."(powerful vampire)
"would this small favor hurt?"(fog)
"no no my dear boy it would only be a small favor."(powerful vampire)
"like?"(fog)
"marrying my daughter and creating strong heirs."(powerful vampire)
"well get back to that in a second cause belive me that's just.....ok...but wouldn't that make my species almost selectively vampiric?"(fog)
"oh undoubtedly."(powerful vampire)
"what do you?...oh....."(fog)
"an I credibly strong, easily fortified with more numbers army to protect our lands."(powerful vampire)
"in exchange for?"(fog)
"do not disrespect his offer you should be honored!"(vampire guard)
who promptly punched my face like I was some insolent child he couldn't stand.
"thats not necessary he's free to ask that question."(powerful vampire)
"in exchange for a home and peace, a place to belong, a purpose in lives as long as ours."(powerful vampire)
"I had that for 10 years, can't replace that like some damaged sword."fog)
"you do have a point, well if not for that then being free from this place."(powerful vampire)
said before his guard could "discipline" me again.
with a wave if his hand I was being led back to my cell, no collars for me right now I guess.
as I was being dragged back I used my (blood shift) blood shift) and returned to my now normal human appearance, they had to stop and get me clothes on the way back to my cell, which didn't take long.
once back with the girl I saw in my dream who now looked terrified of me, I just sat down on my bed holding back my emotions.
'how dare he suggest that Luan and everything I want through for a decade could be replaced!'
'he wants me to make him an army!'
these thoughts rushed into my head in a voice that sounded like mine but wasn't.
[passive emerging]
'the nerve of him!'
I could feel my control slipping.
hurriedly I rushed to the cell bars and pried one from the ceiling, it beded to me as I used my fingers to make the edges of it sharp.
and before I lost myself entirely I plunged my hand up onto the bar and it went through my palm, my own blood squirting onto my face before stopping as the bar went deeper and the bones and tissues of my middle finger and ring finger in my plam snapped from being pushed aside too far, dangling those two fingers and causing even more pain.
with a scream of pain my hand slipped with me from the bar as my thoughts began returning to normal.
"w..wh....wha.....whats.....wr....wrong.....w.wi....with...y...you?"(cellmate) shakily asked.
my world went bla