Chapter 22: New Ability

[Raven, I want to test something. Can you place your hand on the Orc's chest?] Zera asked.

Although Raven didn't understand her intention, he quietly nodded his head and soon arrived near the cart.

But as he moved closer, a strong stench of blood assaulted his nose. He also felt a bad urine smell from the Orc Commander and soon vomited.

"Don't stress yourself, Raven. You can just tell us what to do from afar." Shirley said with a worried look and hurriedly went inside the house to get some water.

Before long, she returned with a jug of water and allowed him to clean his mouth.

On the other hand, Raven finally managed to get used to the bad smell and spoke.

"I want to take a closer look. Help me, sister."

Nodding, Athena also arrived behind him, picked him up with both arms, and put him on the cart.

On the other hand, Raven slowly stepped on the Orc's Legs and felt a headache due to the bad smell.

But he still crawled forward while not minding the red blood sticking on his hands and soon arrived above its chest region.

No, his hands and legs were shaking for unknown reasons. But he endured.

[Place your hand on the chest wound area.] Zera instructed.

'What are you trying to do?' He asked, but no response came.

But all of a sudden, a bunch of notifications popped up, causing him to freeze in shock.

...

[Bloodline Devouring System activated!]

[Warrior Orc's Bloodline Essence has been found!]

[Analyzing the purity of the Bloodline Essence....]

[Calculating....]

[The corpse has 5.3% purity of a Rank-0 Warrior Orc's Bloodline Essence.]

[It is possible to absorb a part of the Orc's Bloodline Essence and its abilities.]

[Would you like to use 'Bloodline Devouring Ability'? Yes/No.]

...

[Hmm, this Orc Commander must be a descendant of a Rank-0 Warrior Orc. Raven, please select 'yes.']

'Can't you explain to me what's happening now? What is this 'Blooding Devouring System'?'

[I only know a little thing about it. But one thing I'm sure of is that absorbing the Orc's bloodline Essence might help you increase your lifespan.] Zera said in a solemn tone and urged him to press yes.

With no other choice, he took a deep breath and spoke.

"Yes."

Just as he spoke, a strange suction force came out of his palm and started pulling the blood of the Orc Commander.

Within seconds, blood droplets crept from all parts of the Orc Commander and started to condense in Raven's hand.

As Athena and Shirley were baffled by such a strange scene, the gathered blood essence slowly absorbed into his palm and disappeared.

At the same time, more notifications popped up before his eyes.

['Bloodline Devouring' ability is on commences!]

[Randomizing the bloodline ability extraction!]

[Orc Warrior's Iron Resilience Bloodline Ability has been selected!]

[Due to the low purity, the 'Iron Resilience' bloodline skill has been demoted to 'Regeneration!']

[Host has obtained 'Regeneration' skill!]

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[Host has obtained a new Class!]

[Warlock Pathway Class has been obtained!]

[Host's Rank has been increased from mortal to Level-1 Acolyte Warlock!]

[Host also managed to absorb a part of the Orc Warrior's blood Essence!]

[Host's spirit has been increased by 1.0]

[Host's vitality has been increased by 0.3]

[Host's strength has been increased by 0.2]

[Host's agility has been increased by 0.1]

[Host's body is undergoing a mutation process!]

...

Just as those notifications popped up, an unbearable amount of pain appeared all over his body, causing him to open his mouth and scream. But no sound came out.

Athena was the first to notice the strangeness as he saw him trying his hard to breathe.

"O-OH N-No! Something happened to him!" She hurriedly jumped onto the cart and picked him up with both hands.

"Oh my god! His body is so hot like a boiler!" She then jumped down from the cart and ran towards Shirley.

"Don't panic. Although he seems in a painful moment, I feel like his body is undergoing some change. It felt like he has been going through some kind of breakthrough." Shirley cautiously glanced around to see if anyone had noticed what was happening inside and soon breathed out a sigh of relief.

"Athena, bring him inside the house and let him rest in his room. We've got to wait until Raven wakes up. In the meantime, we should dismantle the corpse and take out its 'Magic Stone.'"

Athena nodded her head and hurriedly went inside the house to put Raven in his bedroom. Although she was worried, she knew that she didn't have the power to do anything and felt a sense of urgency.

After placing him in his bedroom, she returned to the yard and started taking out the magic stones with the help of Shirley.

...

On the other hand, Raven went through a painful experience for more than 30 minutes and finally noticed that the pain was starting to disappear.

Not only that, but he also sensed a strange greenish hexagonal structure that appeared within his mind and appeared to be shaking.

At the same time, he saw another notification appeared before his eyes.

[Host's damaged soul has been repaired partially with the help of Blood Essence!]

[Current Host's Soul damage percentage: 72.4%]

[Host's lifespan has been increased by 12 years!]

[Host's body status has been updated successfully!]

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[Name: Raven Sillalus Jorvot

Age: 7

Nationality: Zenith Empire

Title: 66th Prince of Zenith Empire

Level: 1

Class: Acolyte Warlock (0th Circle)

Soul Rank: Mortal (Soul damaged 72.4%)

Life Pathway: Beginner Alchemist

Attributes:

Strength: 0.5

Agility: 0.5

Vitality: 0.6

Luck: 1.0

Spirit: 2.4

Bloodline Spells:

Regeneration (Incomplete)

Additional Skills: Instant Memorize.

Affinities:

None.]

...

[Regeneration is a good skill. And with your current attributes, your body is as powerful as a ten-year-old child. So, you should better control your strength and be careful not to get into any fight for a while. Although you won't be able to practice Knight Technique anymore, you are now walking on the path of Warlocks.]

'Does that mean I can become as strong as my sister from now on?'

[No. It's not an easy thing. For now, you should focus on physical exercise and max out your physical attributes up to 1.0. At the same time, you should also focus on Alchemy and start making potions to increase your lifespan and affinities. When you become 15 years old, I will start teaching you the Elemental Circle Technique and Spirit Circle technique.] Zera said as she looked at his physical status.

"Elemental Circle Technique? Spirit Circle? But why wait until I turn 15?" Raven asked in puzzlement.

[That's because it will hinder your growth. If I start teaching now, you might not even grow up anymore and remain in this same appearance for a long time. As for those techniques, they are the basics to enter the realm of Wizards, Warlocks, and even Knights. Elemental Circle is a technique used to gather particular elemental energy from the environment and store it within your Inner World. There are a total of ten circles in this technique; each Circle will be capable of storing a particular elemental energy. They also form some connection with the spell model in your mind and allow you to cast spells more easily. And Spirit Circle is a technique used to gather spirit power from the environment and help you strengthen your soul.] Zera explained calmly.

"Strengthen my soul? Does that mean it can heal my broken soul?" Raven asked, even though he barely understood her words.

[Unfortunately, it's not possible to heal your soul using spirit power. But didn't you notice something else? When the system devoured the bloodline essence, it also managed to heal your soul to some extent. Even though I'm not 100% sure, I think the 'remnant will' in those bloodline essences are capable of healing your souls.]

"Does that mean I can heal myself as long as I hunt more Orc Commanders or other beings and absorb the bloodline essences?"

[Yes. But it isn't an easy matter to get your hand on the corpse of a magical beast.]

"In the end, I've no choice but to wait. I should go and help my sister and aunt. They must have brought that Orc Commander's corpse to dismantle and take out the materials useful for alchemy." He hurriedly walked out of the bedroom and went out of the house.

At that moment, the Orc Commander's corpse appeared to be in a pale-skinned state.

He felt nauseous just by looking at the monster covered in blood.

'But the bad smell seems to have disappeared. Is it due to the extraction of Bloodline Essence?' He also saw his sister standing beside the corpse and seemed to be in deep thought.

"Where did Aunt go, sister?" He asked, startling her deeply.

"You woke up already?" She hurriedly turned around, arrived closer to him, and checked if there were any changes in his body.

But as soon as she touched his small body, he froze.

"Strange... Why does your tiny body look a bit stronger now?" She paused for a moment and soon asked.

"Also, can you tell me what that strange phenomenon was a while ago? Why did that Orc's blood gather in your palm mysteriously and disappear into your body? Why did you faint?"

'What should I say, Zera?' Raven asked.

[Just tell her that was your teacher's doing. Say it like he extracted a part of the Orc's life force and transferred it to you using some secret method.] In truth, what Zera said was almost identical to the truth itself.

"I'll explain once Aunt comes back," Raven said calmly and focused his attention on the corpse.

"Sister, did you guys take out the Orc Commander's Heartstone yet?" He asked as he arrived closer to the corpse's chest region.