"The Battle for Control: Alex and Orson's Deadly Duel"

Alex was able to kill several people in a matter of seconds with ease, which gave him a sense of control over life and death. This was different from his usual style of fighting, where he would actively engage and kill his enemies.

Meanwhile, the old and overweight Orson realized something was wrong and quickly cast a spell called "Blood Armor" to protect himself and summoned a "blood slave" to stand in front of him as a shield. Orson' caution and habits saved his life, as the blood armour was instantly shattered but the enchanted bullets were unable to penetrate the blood slave, which seemed to be a remarkably resilient being. Alex frowned at this, wondering if the blood slave was an exceptionally powerful entity.

Alex realized that the so-called "blood slave" was actually made up of a viscous liquid with the properties of a non-Newtonian fluid, which could instantly harden upon impact. This type of substance is common, with the blood and lymph fluid of living beings often exhibiting similar characteristics.

The "blood slave" in this case had been created by a "blood master" using a large amount of blood as the main ingredient and had the added ability to block bullets. When a bullet struck the "blood slave," it caused a ripple on the surface of the body but did not seem to cause much bleeding. The old man Orson was terrified by this discovery, and upon seeing the exits blocked by skeleton soldiers, he realized that he was trapped and had no choice but to surrender.

Orson knew that he had to put everything on the line in order to have a chance at victory. He knew that Alex would not let him go, so he braced himself and activated the 'blood coagulation technique', causing his body to tremble and swell as red threads emerged from his pores. The smell of blood filled the air and Orson's face contorted in pain, clearly struggling to maintain the spell.

Alex, on the other hand, remained calm and ordered his skeleton soldiers to engage in melee combat while he readied his wand and the bone spur technique. The gun skeleton soldiers, equipped with enchanted rifles and bayonets, were able to hold their own in close combat, while the other skeleton soldiers continued to shoot.

Alex was not in a rush to call upon the ghouls and now has enough skeleton soldiers to manage the situation with Old Orson. It is unlikely that Old Orson will become an official blood mage as he is quite old and his mental abilities have declined, leaving him stuck in a high-level magic apprenticeship with little hope of advancement.

The four skeleton soldiers approached Old Orson, who had transformed into a large red blood ball, and clashed with him using their rifle bayonets. Despite their expertise in combat, the attacks were blocked by the blood cells surrounding Old Orson' body, and the bayonets were unable to penetrate more than ten centimetres.

Old Orson laughed and shouted, "Hahaha~~~ Boy, do you think those contracted skeletons of yours are enough to take down this old man?" He was venting the pain caused by using blood magic. "Back in the day, a senior magic apprentice contracted an undead earth dragon and even I was drained of blood by this old man, let alone someone like you, a little hairless punk."

As he spoke, the large blood globule shook and knocked all four of the melee skeleton soldiers back, rolling towards Alex. This was a tactic Old Orson often used against strong enemies. If the blood cell's speed increases, the enemy will avoid it. If Alex retreated, Orson could rush down the stairs to escape.

If Alex refused to retreat, Orson could just attack and drain his blood completely. Alex frowned but did not retreat. As the blood cell approached within three or four meters, Alex flipped his staff and activated the bone spur technique, causing a one- or two-meter-long spike to bounce out and deflect the blood ball into the air, onto the roof, and back to the ground.

Old Orson was caught off guard by Alex's move and became dizzy, which was made worse by his advanced age. Alex had a smile on his face as he ordered a skeleton soldier to slowly pierce the blood ball with a bayonet. Most people in this world do not know about the properties of non-Newtonian fluids and would try to break through the blood magic cohesion with increased strength and faster speed, but this is ineffective.

However, slowly piercing the blood cell with a weapon can break through and harm the person inside, in this case Old Orson. When he regained his senses, he saw a sharp bayonet just inches away from his heart. He panicked and tried to roll the blood ball to avoid being impaled, but he was surrounded by more than a dozen skeletons and his blood cell was firmly in place. He was also too frightened to concentrate on manipulating the magic and could only watch as the bayonet pierced his clothes, skin, muscles, bones, and finally cut a thick blood vessel next to his heart.

Old Orson let out a loud scream as he collapsed to the ground, his magic power exhausted and only one breath left. "You... how did you break my blood coagulation technique? This... it's impossible!" he gasped, unable to believe that a young junior had been able to easily shatter the spell he was proud of. Alex sneered inwardly, not wanting to waste time explaining. He was about to order a skeleton soldier to shoot and kill Old Orson when a loud roar interrupted him.

"Stop!" The sound was accompanied by a burst of black light that punched a hole in the cement brick wall, and a large, heavily armoured man with a massive axe rushed in. The man, who was more than two meters tall, swung his axe towards Alex, releasing a piercing light that cut through the air and killed several people. Old Orson, on the verge of death, recognized the man as the "Lord Holy Son" before his eyes dimmed and his blood drained away.

This person is more than two meters tall. He is wearing a heavy and thick armour. He is carrying a huge axe that is not light at first sight. An axe slashed in the direction of Green from the air, and a piercing light was cut out, forming a black wind blade, which was killed one by one.

Holy Son, also known as the little giant, glared at Alex with contempt and hatred in his eyes upon seeing the dying Old Orson. Holy Son clearly held a grudge against Alex for killing the deacon of the Tower of Yin Spirits, a heinous crime in his eyes.

Alex stood his ground, wielding his staff and releasing a series of spikes to defend himself against the incoming wind blade. Thanks to his recently mastered technique of using bone spurs and constant practice, Alex was able to deflect the attack with ease. As a necromancer apprentice, the bone spur technique will likely be one of Alex's main forms of attack magic for the foreseeable future, along with summons.

As the gun skeleton soldiers received the command to counterattack, they aimed at the enemy and fired their guns. Amid the gunfire, the two-meter-tall Holy Son was hit by an enchanted bullet from the skeleton soldiers and screamed in pain. Although most of the bullets were deflected by his skin, three bullets managed to penetrate it. Despite this, the man's muscles tightened and only a small amount of blood was visible, leading Alex to question if this man was a monster due to his strong defence.

If it were not for the fact that this strong man did not have the psionic gems possessed by formal superhumans, Alex would even suspect that he was an official evil god priest. This giant man, who is stronger than a bull, is an evil god priest but not at official level, he just favoured by the Void Yin Spirit (void gods/ evil gods).