The greatest way to profit isn't to wait for the Blood God to finish strengthening these 700 Bloods and then reap them all at once.
Instead, it's to attack Deacon Frost, put enough pressure on him to force the energy transmitted by the Blood God to be used as much as possible for healing, slowing down the strengthening of the other 700 Bloods.
'I need to find a way to get Tony and the others to cooperate with me.'
After organizing his thoughts, Lucas slowly spoke, "I have a way to block the Blood God's power from invading, but I can't fight for long."
Lucas looked at the Blood God with firm eyes. "The Blood God's power needs to be transmitted through Deacon Frost. I'll try my best to kill him, you cover me."
"Alright, we'll clear the way for you."
"Fire!"
More than a dozen small missiles shot towards the Bloods.
The gathered Bloods now became living targets.
Fire burned in the Blood God's eyes.
He didn't expect Lucas to be so insensible. Had he never heard of bargaining down from an exorbitant price?
He just attacked without even negotiating.
The local superhumans...
Too impolite!
"Half of you scatter, half of you cover me, and we'll all retreat towards the city." The Blood God gave the order with a cold tone.
Normally, Bloods can easily heal from conventional damage, and the energy consumed is very low.
But there's something strange here. Once injured, after the energy dissipates, it mysteriously vanishes.
"Stop them, don't let them enter the city." Nick Fury said urgently.
Tony controlled his armor to fly into the sky, firing at the scattered Bloods from above.
"Damn it, they heal too fast."
Gwen continuously shot out webs and engaged in close combat, coiling and binding Bloods one by one.
"There are too many of them."
Blade also blocked a few Bloods. Even with similar physical attributes, Blade easily suppressed them, gaining the upper hand, but couldn't inflict effective damage.
"Their weakness is anticoagulants. Normal attacks are ineffective against them. Haven't the anticoagulants been delivered yet?" Blade reminded again.
"They're being delivered, but it will take a while."
For a time, the unprepared group was helpless against the Bloods.
'It seems I have to use that move, the strongest mob-clearing skill in the One Piece World.'
"Gwen, step back."
Lucas rushed into the battle, grabbed Gwen's wrist, and flicked her out with skillful force.
Whoosh!
Lucas focused, releasing his mental power with all his might.
The normally invisible and colorless mental power now swept through like a hurricane. Wherever it passed, figures froze. The battle seemed to have been paused.
Thud.
Thud.
Thud.
One Blood after another fell.
Their eyes rolled back, losing consciousness on the spot.
The Blood God's power also seemed to be impacted, constantly wavering.
Finally, all the Bloods who had scattered and were outside the influence of the Blood God's power, were wiped out.
"What... is this?"
Blade plunged his sword into the ground, supporting himself with difficulty as he asked.
As a battle-hardened warrior who had personally slain countless Vampires and their minions, his willpower was unquestionable.
But precisely because of his strong will, he endured the entire process of Lucas's mental assault, allowing him to sense the terror of this power even more deeply. Even as resilient as he was, a hint of fear surged in his heart at that moment.
Gwen looked at Lucas, her expression a mix of surprise and uncertainty. Although not within the attack range, her spider-sense had pulsed frantically and non-stop in that instant.
Lucas ignored Blade.
After fully releasing his mental power to attack, his entire body was stirred up. Now, he only wanted a satisfying fight.
Bang!
Pushing off the ground, Lucas shot towards the Blood God.
As he was about to touch the domain formed by the Blood God's power, energy quickly covered his entire body. Ignoring the intercepting Bloods, Lucas crashed through them.
Bang... Bang...
Like striking an egg with a stone, the huge difference in strength allowed Lucas to easily crush the Bloods blocking his way and charge in front of the Blood God.
A powerful punch entwined with mental power.
Deacon Frost crossed his arms over his chest, trying to block, but he was a beat too slow.
The moment the fist struck, physical energy and mental energy were released, simultaneously causing damage to Deacon Frost's body and soul.
"Ahhhh!"
As his soul was wounded, Deacon Frost couldn't help but let out a scream.
"Hmm?" Lucas was confused.
This tone...
It's not the Blood God's voice.
The Blood God's consciousness ran away?
No way.
A dignified Extra-Dimensional Being ran away because he was afraid of being beaten?
A flash of blood-red light, and Deacon Frost's body rapidly healed.
'As long as the Blood God didn't stop supplying energy, it was fine.'
Shaking his head inwardly, Lucas retracted his mental power.
There was no need to use it to fight just one Deacon Frost, it would kill him.
Outside Universe 404, which is Lucas's current Universe.
A majestic figure, glowing with crimson light and with viscous blood flowing over his body, appeared.
As the Dimensional Ruler of the Blood Dimension, the Blood God's true body would not easily leave the Blood Dimension.
This clone was the strongest combat power the Blood God could summon outside the Blood Dimension.
"Finally arrived. You damned bug, I will crush you."
Thinking of the apostle who had been severely beaten by Lucas for over half an hour, and the massive amount of energy consumed to protect this apostle, the Blood God felt pangs of heartache.
The Blood Dimension was vast and rich, with nearly infinite energy. But this was the accumulation of the Blood Dimension over countless ages.
Even as its Dimensional Ruler, if he squandered it carelessly, he would be disliked by the Blood Dimension itself. At that time, there would be a risk of being overthrown by other beings of the Blood Dimension.
With this thought, the Blood God stopped the energy supply. Since he had arrived, Deacon Frost no longer had any utility.
Bang!
Lucas expressionlessly punched Deacon Frost in the face, blowing off half of his head.
Hmm? The recovery speed has slowed down.
Lucas stopped, observing carefully.
The Blood God had stopped supplying energy.
Alas, who knows when he would encounter such a generous patron again?
With a thought, Lucas opened his panel.
[Name: Lucas (Superhuman)]
[Lifespan: 25 / 3234396]
[Physique: 100]
[Perception: 100]
[Spirit: 100]
[Talents: Energy Absorption, Stat Transfer]
[Energy Absorption: Can absorb any energy and convert it into stat points, defaults to Lifespan.]
[Stat Transfer: Lifespan can be converted into Physique, Perception, Spirit.]
[Description: Can be upgraded. Estimated upgrade time: three months.]
The Blood God provided so much energy?
As early as when his three stats were maxed out at 100 points, Lucas had stopped paying attention to the panel.
Now, seeing the total surplus energy, he couldn't help but be startled.
As for upgrading, Lucas did not consider it during battle.
Learning from the previous lesson, he knew that the panel could not filter energy during the upgrade process. Any energy absorbed during this period would become a mental burden for him.
"Lucas, it's time to reel them in. Deal with them." The Ancient One's voice sounded in his ear once again.
The voice contained complex emotions, both regret and satisfaction.
The current situation was orchestrated by the Ancient One.
What was her goal?