From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 410 Death Agent's Scythe
【Death Agent】

Item Level: SS

[Specifications: Sickle shape, 145 cm long, 10 cm blade width, 7.2 kg weight]

[Attribute: Attack Power 650 (Special Effect Bonus)]

[Special Effects: Bloodlust LV4, Blood Replenishment LV4]

[Divine Skill: Blood Sacrifice]

[Bloodlust LV4: Each time an attack hits an enemy, it absorbs the target's blood and converts it into weapon attack power. Each stack of Bloodlust increases attack power by 20 points, stacking up to 10 times. If blood is not replenished for a long time, the converted attack power will continuously decrease.]

[Blood Replenishment LV4: The Blood Scythe absorbs the target's blood and replenishes its owner, continuously restoring their health and mana.]

[Sacrifice Blood: Sacrifice your own blood to become the master of the scythe, gain the fourth job advancement "Death Agent," and master the job ability "Soul Harvest."]

[Evaluation: This blood-red scythe, forged from ancient and mysterious rituals and unknown dark forces, is an extension of the will of death onto the human world. It not only inflicts physical damage but also possesses the supreme power to harvest souls and control the undead.]

Each blood sacrifice is a deeper pact with Death, making the user Death's agent on Earth.

This wasn't the first time Lu Heng had read the data information of this blood-stained scythe.

Judging from its attributes, this scythe is indeed very powerful; you can tell just by looking at its level.

This is the highest-level weapon I've ever acquired.

According to the weapon's displayed data, this weapon can provide four job advancements, which is quite unique.

Moreover, this class is not fixed to any one person. Even if someone has already sacrificed blood to obtain the [Death Agent] class, as long as they get their hands on the scythe, they can sacrifice blood to take back the class.

However, the blood sacrificed must exceed 30% of one's own body weight, and blood cannot be obtained from the outside during the sacrifice period; otherwise, the blood in the body will be mixed, which will cause the contract binding to fail.

In other words, the sacrificial process is fraught with danger.

For ordinary people, blood loss exceeding 20% ​​is life-threatening. While those with superpowers are resilient, blood loss exceeding 30% is also dangerous.

Even if a high-level superhuman survives, they will temporarily lose their combat ability due to blood loss.

Therefore, to seize this rank, one must return to a safe environment.

……

After purifying the source of abyssal contamination sealed beneath Xiling City, Lu Heng's team and the Elven team returned to Kolos City together.

Queen Alleanna and Tyrese held a ceremony to return Santos to nature, allowing this sage who gave his life for the Elven race to rest in peace.

After attending the ceremony, Lu Heng's team of four returned to their temporary accommodation to discuss their next mission plan.

"The first thing we need to consider now is whether to sacrifice blood to obtain the [Death Agent] class."

The four members of the team took turns checking the attributes of the Blood Scythe, and just looking at the attributes, all four of them were very envious.

As an SS-grade weapon, and with the added bonus of a fourth job advancement, this scythe is arguably the strongest divine weapon obtainable at this stage.

"The amount of blood sacrificed is quite large, isn't it dangerous?" Lin Zeyu had heard before that this scythe had a large blood-draining capacity.

Lu Heng nodded: "Yes, there is some danger. With this amount of blood absorption, even if you don't die, you will be weak for a long time."

Lin Zeyu asked in confusion, "According to our previous analysis, Ke Yiming gave this sickle to someone else, making that person his scapegoat, and then he took it back. Doesn't that mean he has to sacrifice blood again?"

Lu Heng explained, "Indeed, that's why I smelled blood in his room earlier. He must have stockpiled blood in advance, probably his own blood, drawing a certain amount of blood every day to store it."

Lin Zeyu frowned and asked, "According to the rules of blood sacrifice, isn't it said that third-party blood cannot be mixed in during the sacrifice process? Can one's own blood be mixed in?"

Lu Heng wasn't entirely sure either, guessing, "I think it probably won't work. Even if it's your own blood, after it's been extracted and stored for a period of time, it might be classified as third-party blood."

"However, this does not affect Ke Yiming's strategy to regain his rank. He only needs to endure the time of blood sacrifice, and after regaining his rank, he can then transfuse the stored blood back into his body. In this way, there will only be a very short period of weakness."

Lin Zeyu raised an eyebrow: "So that's how it is?"

When Su Muyu touched the blood-red scythe, she felt a strange sensation and frowned as she asked, "Lu Heng, do you want to take this class?"

Actually, Lu Heng wasn't very sure either. When he first got the scythe, he originally planned to wait until the time was right before trying to acquire a class.

This is, after all, the first fourth-tier job advancement that has appeared at this stage. If you can obtain it, it will greatly enhance your combat power.

Moreover, this weapon itself is very powerful.

However, the information Ke Yiming revealed when he escaped made Lu Heng suspicious of the sickle.

Lu Heng pondered for a moment before replying, "I'm not entirely sure right now. This scythe is very powerful, and its class is also very strong, but I suspect that the scythe itself possesses enslavement attributes."

Before escaping, Ke Yiming revealed that he knew in advance that the sealed Santos skeleton had been revived.

"This information is unknown even to the Pharaoh; only Ke Yiming knows it, and it could only have been obtained from the Skeleton Monarch."

"In other words, there is some kind of connection between Ke Yiming and the Skeleton Monarch."

"And the link that connects us is very likely this sickle."

"Considering the name of this scythe, 'Death Agent,' those who obtain this class are merely agents of a certain being, tasked with serving that being."

"From this perspective, isn't this just another form of slavery?"

Su Muyu replied with a serious expression, "I don't know if you've noticed, but when I touched this sickle, I had a very strange feeling, like goosebumps all over my body. But I'm not sure how this feeling came about."

Lu Heng pondered for a moment and guessed, "It's probably because your perception is higher, allowing you to sense auras that we can't."

This situation is very common.

Perception itself is a comprehensive manifestation of all sensory abilities, such as vision, hearing, intuition, etc.

Sometimes people can sense that someone is watching them, which is also a manifestation of perception.

Those with sensory abilities are more acute in this regard than ordinary people, and it is normal for them to sense auras that others cannot detect.

"So what do we do with this sickle now?" Su Muyu asked thoughtfully.

Lu Heng looked at the three people in the group and asked, "Do you have any thoughts on this class?"

Lin Zeyu waved his hand and said, "I had a good idea at first, but you said this thing might be controlled by the Skeleton Monarch, so forget it. I don't want to become a skeleton."

Xie Shi'en began to think seriously, because he was on the mental enhancement path and his current class was [Mentalist].

Based on his class path, he is actually well-suited for the [Death Agent] class.

The problem remains the same: if you acquire this rank, you'll actually have to work for a certain entity, which isn't a good choice.

He considered for a moment and asked, "If we don't offer a blood sacrifice, can this scythe still be used effectively?"

Lu Heng had already tested this before:
"I've done the tests, and the physical attack power can be unleashed. In other words, even without sacrificing blood, this scythe is a divine weapon with an attack power of up to 650 points."

"Apart from that, other special effects and skill effects cannot be utilized."

"However, the scythe's life-draining ability will still exist. When attacking living beings, it will still absorb the target's life force, but it will not give it back to the user."

Lin Zeyu summarized it simply: "Isn't that just a high-attack blank weapon?"

As he said, without blood sacrifice, this scythe is indeed just a high-attack, unremarkable weapon. After careful consideration, Lu Heng said, "Given that this scythe may have enslavement properties, we will not sacrifice blood for now and will seal it away. We will consider how to deal with this scythe after this Abyss Battlefield ends."

"Alright, let's do it that way."

All three agreed, saying it was a relatively safe approach.

After discussing how to deal with the Blood Scythe, Su Muyu changed the subject, saying, "Fortunately, the Skeleton Monarch did not appear when the seal was broken."

“I was very nervous at the time. If the Skeleton Lord appeared, the situation would be terrible.”

Her concerns were valid, given the presence of the Creator's raiding party, the source of abyssal contamination to deal with, and the remains of the elven commander Santos.

These are already difficult to deal with, and with the addition of the Skeleton Lord, the situation will become even more dangerous.

Lu Heng remained relatively calm: "Because the Skeleton Monarch is unaware of our operation, according to my guess, Ke Yiming can indeed have some kind of special connection with the Skeleton Monarch, but he needs the Blood Scythe as a medium."

"Before formulating the action plan, Lu Heng had already taken the scythe from Ke Yiming, so he had no way to notify the Skeleton Monarch."

"Furthermore, I believe that even if the Skeleton Monarch knew, he would not appear."

"Because he should be collecting biological remains now to build his skeleton army."

"This is a very time-consuming task. To collect 100,000 biological skeletons, especially those of powerful creatures, one would need to traverse most of the continent."

After the four members of the team finished their discussion, Su Muyu said, "I want to go to the dungeon to see the Blue-Blooded Man. I have a few questions to ask."

Blue-blooded Man, a Perceptor in the Creator Organization's raiding party, whose real name is Bob Bellock, is a senior mercenary of "The Agents," the largest supernatural mercenary group in the White Eagle Federation, and also a member of the Creator Organization, number 017.

The Blue Blood people have already provided this basic information.

The Bluebloods are currently imprisoned in the Elven anti-magic prison and cannot be seen unless ordered by Queen Orianna.

Blue-blooded people are, after all, human beings, and conscripts at that.

This means that the elves can only imprison him until the Abyss Battlefield ends.

When the return time arrives, as long as he is still alive, no matter where he is imprisoned, he will be teleported back to his original world.

Of course, you can choose to kill him before the return time arrives.

Lu Heng knew why Su Muyu wanted to see the Blue-blooded people, so he took her to Queen Oriana and obtained permission to enter the dungeon.

In the dungeon.

The blue-blooded man was imprisoned in a room made of stone, which was empty, without windows or a door.

Yes, there was no door, but there was a magical barrier in between, so he couldn't get out.

The blue-blooded person has a typical Western face, with brown hair and closed eyes, but a pale blue color is hidden under their skin.

This light blue color is not the color of the skin, but rather it is covering the skin.

Human blood is red, and normal skin color is rosy, but the blood of blue-blooded people is obviously not.

The most obvious thing was his lips, which looked like they were coated with a strange, deep blue lip gloss.

In previous encounters, he was wearing a mask, so his skin color was not visible. His arms and other parts of his body were also covered by clothing and armor, so his skin color was not visible either.

Actually, if you could see his skin color, it would be easy to find out his identity.

After all, there aren't many high-level superhumans with blue blood in the human world, and their identities can be easily identified with a little screening.

This is probably why he covered his entire body with clothing.

At first, Lu Heng didn't know why his blood was blue, but when he met Queen Aureanna, he got the answer from her.

This is an effect caused by the abyss distortion.

That's right, a mutation has occurred in the blue-blooded people.

In other words, absorbing too much chaotic energy from the abyss caused his body to mutate.

The direction of abyssal mutations is highly uncertain, much like human genetic mutations, which can be positive or negative.

In many cases, human gene mutations are ineffective because the vast majority of human DNA is not expressed.

Only when the gene that is expressed mutates will it have a reaction in a person.

Gene mutations are random, and so are abyssal mutations.

The difference is that there are no cases of abyssal distortion that are not expressed, but most distortions are negative and can cause humans to exhibit various strange sexual characteristics.

The blue-blooded person is lucky; his mutation is positive. Although he also exhibits the special trait of blue blood, this gives him a higher blood healing ability and a stronger blood oxygen concentration.

Of course, even with a positive distortion, he dared not continue absorbing abyssal energy.

Because the degree of distortion may be strictly controlled, the distortion of blue blood is currently positive, but this does not mean that it can remain stable if the distortion continues.

Once the distortion gets out of control, the consequences are unpredictable.

Lu Heng looked at his blue skin and asked, "Did the Creator Organization conduct experiments using your blood?"

The blue-blooded man nodded: "It's been done."

Lu Heng then asked, "Have you looked at the experimental data?"

The blue-blooded man shook his head: "I don't do scientific research. Even if I got the experimental data, I wouldn't understand it, and the Creator Organization wouldn't let me see it."

Lu Heng looked at Su Muyu beside him, gesturing for her to ask a question.

Su Muyu took a step forward and asked, "You took the Tree of Life vine from the Ancient Tree of Knowledge, right?"

The blue-blooded man nodded: "They did indeed take the Tree of Life Vine."

Su Muyu took a deep breath and pressed on, "Where is the Tree of Life Vine now?"

The blue-blooded man pondered for a moment before replying, "As far as I know, the Vine of Life was given to 028 as a class-specific source material, and he then passed it on to you. The information I've seen also shows that you have the Vine of Life on you."

Su Muyu was very dissatisfied with this answer and then asked, "I'm asking about the remaining Life Vine. Where did you put it?"

The blue-blooded man shook his head and replied, "After taking the Tree of Life vine back, I handed it over. It's in the organization's hands now, and how it's used is not my business."

Su Muyu pondered for a moment, then pressed on, "So, no one in your team has ever absorbed the Tree of Life Vine?"

The blue man replied, "Of course, the Tree of Life is clearly a support-type source energy ability. Whether it's the Pharaoh or Redbeard, they only like offensive abilities. How could they possibly absorb this kind of support-type source energy?"

Su Muyu pursed her lips, clearly dissatisfied with the question.

The Creator's organization has a more rigorous internal structure than expected, and even the members of the organization do not know much about it.

It seems we'll have to find another way to get the Tree of Life vine back.

……

(End of this chapter)