The Bloodline System

Chapter 24: Death Crisis

Because he moved at the same time Paul swung his hand, he was able to dodge it by a hair length.

But before Gustav could completely return his body to a normal position Paul had already raised his knee with force.

Paulʼs right knee was currently headed for Gustavʼs stomach and there was no way he could dodge it in time so Gustav quickly placed both of his arms in front of himself to block the knee.

Bang!

The knee slammed into Gustav with explosive force throwing him into the air in a backward motion.

Crack!

Gustavʼs wrists bones had cracked from the impact as he flew backwards with a slight look of pain.

[Regeneration has been activated]

As he traveled in an arc across the air, a notification popped up in his line of sight.

Paul had already dashed out again towards Gustav as he was still being sent flying across the air.

His fist headed for Gustavʼs stomach as he descended.

Gustav who was still in mid-air saw the fist coming towards his stomach and with no way to counter it, he finally activated dash.

ʼActivate dash!ʼ He said internally.

The fist approaching suddenly slowed down a bit.

Gustav stretched out his hands towards the fist and pulled himself upward using it.

Using that to jump forward, he was close to colliding with Paulʼs upper body.

He suddenly raised his knee with force.

Blam!

Gustavʼs knee slammed into Paulʼs jaw stopping his initial movement.

Paul was dumbstruck by the sudden hit as he stared forward, only to see that Gustav had disappeared.

”Huh?” He turned around with a dumbfounded look only to receive another hit.

Blam!

Gustav threw a punch to Paulʼs face.

The punch wasnʼt as effective as earlier due to Paulʼs increase in strength but it was still heavy.

Blam! Blam! Blam! Blam!

Gustavʼs speed was too fast for Paul to follow so he kept getting punched repeatedly.

By the time he would throw his fist out Gustav would have dashed towards his back.

This happened until dash time was exhausted and Gustav went back to normal.

The narrative changed again as Gustav became on the receiving end without the speed of dash.

Gustav kept evading and receiving punches as he thought of ways to deal with Paul.

ʼI can only use dash one more time,ʼ Gustav was thinking about how to make dash effective because at his current strength level he wouldnʼt be able to make Paul passed out within that ten seconds of repeatedly pummeling him.

Pow!

Gustav received another hit sending him tumbling towards the edge of the rooftop.

He nearly fell from the top of the hundred-story building.

He stared at the bottom with a look of fear as he remembered the mountain.

He quickly came back to his senses remembering that he was still having a fight but as he stared forward back, Paul had already arrived in front of him.

Grab!

Paul grabbed him by the neck and lifted him.

Gustav started punching and jabbing to no avail.

Paul moved forward while clutching Gustavʼs neck.

Gustav was now hanging by his neck and also hanging from the edge of the rooftop.

”This is where your life will end,” Paul stated as he moved slightly forward again.

Gustav stared at the below with a visible look of fear on his face.

He was currently thinking of a solution as fast as he could.

He still clenched onto Paulʼs hand with both his hands while trying to free himself.

Paul arched back his left hand as he tightened his fist.

”Goodbye,” He uttered.

Just as he was about to throw his fist forward Gustav muttered something.

”Add five points to strength!”

Paul, who didnʼt hear what he said clearly paused his fist and asked, ”Uh what did you say? your last prayer?”

[+5 points have been added to strength]

Gustav suddenly felt a rush of energy coursing through his veins immediately after the notification popped up.

If he could see his biceps, he would be able to witness the physical change it went through in a blink of an eye.

”Well, you must have finished saying your prayers by now, Goodbye!”

Just as Paul swung his fist Gustav spoke in his mind, ʼActivate dash!ʼ

Swoon!

The fist traveled towards him in slow motion again.

Gustav clenched on the hand of Paul tightly causing him to release his grip. Still using that same hand, Gustav swung forward like a monkey and landed several feet in front, on top of the roof.

Paulʼs fist phased through thin air without making contact with flesh like he expected.

He noticed that Gustav had disappeared from his front again.

”Only eight seconds left so I have to make it count!”

Gustavʼs words only lingered in the air. By the time Paul heard it, a punch was already headed towards his jaw.

Bang!

This time the sound was way louder than before as the tiles under Gustavʼs feet cracked due to the immense force generated back to his body after his fist collided with Paulʼs jaw.

Paul hadnʼt expected it to be this powerful so the force not only shocked him but also overwhelmed him.

Paul was catapulted backward with blood and teeth flying out of his mouth.

By the time he came back to his senses he noticed that the rooftop was no longer in his line of sight, instead, he could see the top of a tall uncompleted building gradually getting farther and farther from him as an intense breeze blew through his body.

”Huh? Iʼm falling?”

These were the last words he uttered before his large body slammed against the hard cold ground.

Plop!

Gustavʼs chest was heaving up and down as he stared at his right fist.

ʼDid I just kill a person?ʼ Gustav walked towards the edge of the rooftop and stared at the human body on the ground covered in a pool of blood.

Hung Jo and Ben stared at Gustav from behind.

”Monster! Youʼre a monster! You have killed Paul!”

The both of them voiced out with a scared look.

At first, Gustav was very scared as the concept of Killing a living thing was very new to him.

He wanted to say it was an accident and it truly was but then he remembered that this same person was trying to kill him a while ago.

He turned around and stared at the two of them with a dark and devilish look.

”No one knows about what has happened here except for the both of you and that recording device over there which I will destroy now!” Gustav spoke as he started walking towards them.

The both of them flinched and Hung Jo quickly brought out his device and tried to call a number.

Swoosh!

Gustav suddenly appeared in front of him and kicked the rectangular device away from his hand.

crash!

The device slammed into the ground and broke into fragments.

”Now you both, actually you three... but the other one is dead now so... you both have made me suffer, made me wish for death, make me hate my existence... wouldnʼt it be fair for me to return the favor!” Gustav looked like he had absolutely lost his mind at this moment as he grabbed both of them before they could run.

”Noooo! Kyyarrhh!”

Cries of pain enveloped the place as sounds akin to slaps and punches rang out.

-

About ten minutes later when the skies were starting to darken Gustav stood in front of Paulʼs body that had its head cracked.

Paul would have survived had it not been that he transformed back into his human form before making contact with the ground.

Gustav squatted and placed his hands on Paulʼs body to lift him when several notifications popped up in his line of sight.

[Requirement for Bloodline acquisition has been met]

[Analysing Host compatibility with ʼBeast transformation Bloodlineʼ 0%/100%...]

[Analysis complete - 87%/100%]

[Host compatibility with ʼbeast transformation bloodlineʼ is 87%]

[Does host desire to steal this bloodline - Yes/No]

Gustavʼs eyes widened as he stared at the familiar notifications.