Chapter 11 - Battle

Ryuu looked at his map while flying in the air at incredible speeds. He constantly revitalizes himself with the freshed blood that hadn't converted into his Blood magic.  The flaw in his Blood Magic and Mold Magic is that he is incapable of molding them in complicated shape and at most spheres.

He was surprised that his handling of the Blood Magic was much easier compared to earlier. It still weighed down on his mental strength but enough for him to stay in control.

The only thing that became a new issue is his sudden urge to drink blood in a constant manner. Though it is managed by his [ Peak Human Condition Physiology ], it is still an uncomfortable feeling nonetheless. 

'I'm getting closer…'

He flapped his wings and increased his speed. Ryuu soon enough arrived in a deep forested area far from any urban area and found a building that was hidden from the main road. 

He observed the place from the sky and located two guards at the entrances and a few more patrolling armed with heavy duty guns. 

Ryuu knew that this place is where they store humans to sell them for whoever wants them and make deals with drugs. 

His enhanced senses could already smell blood and hear the wailing scream of a woman being defiled. He could feel that the place had someone dangerous though not enough to be a threat.

On the other hand, it felt that another mission would appear and give more reward that only made him excited. 

He soon molded sharp needles before swiftly killing every guard and at the same time afterwards destroying every way of their transportation including the propeller of the helicopter at the roof. He wouldn't want them escaping. 

Ryuu soon descended straight to entrances while controlling his impact by telekinetically manipulating his body that was covered in blood and had blood inside. The reason why he created the wing is due to the fact that it was faster than using telekinesis. 

The silence of his landing hadn't alerted the people inside and began to call every blood of his enemy, drinking some of them. He appeared to be a reaper of the sinners, walking straight to the door while the blood moved as if they were symbiote from Marvel. 

'Damn this is just Overpowered especially in combat. Guess never judge a book from its cover.'

Ryuu acknowledged the power of [Blood Magic] and was surprised that he was using it in a quite skilled way. The only explanation is that the system was assisting him and gradually leveling up. 

He moved towards the hallway looking at the map checking to see if there were any enemies before walking. Ryuu soon saw three thugs moving out of the corner and saw him.

"Hey! Who are you!?"

The one of the thugs questioned as they pointed their weapon towards the bizarre being in front of them. Ryuu only looked at them tilting his head that made them step back before walking his way toward them while holding out his hand doing a weird gesture. 

It was then one of the guards bodies seem to move against his will pointing his guns against his comrade instantly killing him.

"The hell are you doing!!?"

"N-No, I-It's not me!! My body is moving on its own!"

The guard went pale as he pointed at his last allies who did the same and fired at the same time. Ryuu walked past their bodies unbothered by the fact that they alerted the people in the building.

He knew that none would try to escape since they tried to subdue him and those watching the civiliances camera would only watch in horror as he slaughtered them all. They are all heading straight to death's door step.

'Damn, at most I could puppeteer one person perhaps more if I'm not controlling this much blood around me.'

Ryuu walked past the corpse of the criminals and headed next to his target. He did not show any mercy, only seeing them as blood bags. 

Meanwhile, the people tasked with handling the security camera were horrified, unable to accept what they were witnessing. It was straight out of a horror movie.

They witness the bloodsoaked reaper mold the blood in a variety of spikes and blood killing everyone in sight without question. 

Some who survived the initial attack died from blood lost as their body was sucked dry. Ryuu looked at the camera, giving a wave that made them fall out of their chairs.

"What the hell are you doing!? Inform the boss about the situation!! We should escape!"

He desperately screamed causing them to run through the hall before bursting through a door finding a man maniacally grinning while defiling a young girl with a face full of suffering and humiliation. However, it changes once the desperate man enters the room.

"The hell are you doing!? I told you whoever enters while I'm busy is dead!!"

"But sir! It's an emergency!! An intruder is currently at the building and slaughtering everyone!"

"What!? You fools couldn't even kill the intruder!?"

The man let go of the crying naked child who was quivering in fear, having her eyes filled with despair. She felt a sense of hope when the man let her go quickly moving in the corner and hugging her legs. 

"T-The intruder is..is.."

"Is what, Dammit!!"

A gun was then pointed to the desperate man looking at his boss in fear. He was too shaken up from everything that he had witnessed recalling the scene as it was hell itself.

"A monster!"

"A monster you say? Hahaha let me see this monster and let me deal with it!"

He laughed it off, clothing himself in a bathrobe while his subordinate looked at him like a dead man. The boss then shot his subordinate without flinching before heading his way where this monster was. 

Meanwhile, the said monster arrived at where they were creating drugs and other illegal substances quickly disposing of everyone inside. He deeply hated this substance as it had taken the life of his brother.

His brother named Raisen had been killed due to overdosing from using it. He blamed those who pushed him in such a state and vowed to take revenge. 

He bathed in the sea of blood looking around before finding a trailer that was filled with humans based on the smell of blood. Ryuu was becoming more sensitive to the smell of blood and could vaguely sense the people. 

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Ryuu felt something tickling him and turned around to see a survivor shooting him with a shotgun. It heavily damages his armor but not enough that it immediately fixes itself from the blood reservoir. 

"Dammit! Die already!!"

The man shot his final bullet, quickly dropped the gun and took a handgun before shooting Ryuu once again without stopping. He soon was stabbed by multiple blood spikes pinning him into the wall reminisce of a crucifixion. 

"Blurgh!"

He vomited blood looking at the blood armored creature silently staring. The man's body ached in pain from his current position and couldn't believe that a monster before him actually existed in the world.

"..W-Why...did...blurgh...have to….k-kill all of us!?"

"...My goal is beyond your understanding."

The man was shocked hearing the voice of the creature that was completely different from it's horrifying appearance. It sounded like a tired and bored young man. 

Ryuu spoke knowing how ridiculous he sounded and thought of changing his voice by manipulating the blood of his vocal cords but he was unsure if his control was enough. 

He wouldn't want to accidentally destroy his vocal cords by overflowing it with blood. Furthermore, the reason he spoke since the man would be dead anyway. 

" A-A kid!? Blurgh!!"

It was his last words before a blood needle pierced his heart instantly killing him. Ryuu took the man's blood before his body limply plopped into the ground.  

He returned his attention back to the trailer then heard someone clapping turning his head to the side and he witness a man in a bathrobe clapping while grinning at him.

"So you're the monster they were talking about huh? Not bad, you seem to be a Salamangkero? Will you tell me what kind of payment you gave to acquire this power?"

Ryuu was confused when he heard the term 'Salamangkero' which is a word for magician in Filipino. It was mostly associated with black magic or had sold their soul to a Devil or Demon.