Probably sensing Catherine's gaze, the tall skeleton was also looking at Catherine. Two green flames flickered from his fleshless skull, echoing the skull lamp in his hand.

"Hah" the tall skeleton opened its mouth and snorted. Catherine shook her whole body, feeling that her whole body was losing strength, and countless blood-colored dots overflowed from under her skin.

A riding spear was inserted between Catherine and the tall skeleton, and a yellow pit viper coiled around the handle of the gun poked out most of its body, and half-opened its mouth to make a "sizzling" sound at the tall skeleton. The mage's mind suddenly cleared up, and she looked at her reddened palms, and the blood that had already escaped burrowed back into her skin.

"Don't make eye contact with that skeleton mage. The armored knight reached out and pulled out his riding spear, "Take care of your own blood, I won't shoot next time." ”

Catherine understood that she had just been affected by that skeleton mage, and she didn't know if it was a unique spell or some special ability that caused her blood to drain from her body. The female mage stopped looking around and followed the armored knight back to the Isle of the Dead.

The road that spirals under your feet gets steeper and steeper as you go up, and it's hard to focus on because it's covered with fine sand and gravel. However, the metal horse of the Armored Knight can walk on such a road without difficulty. The humanoid armor, including four people with heavy swords in their hands, also walked up with ease.

Catherine later had to use both hands and feet, but the climb was still very difficult, and she would slip back if she was careful. She was gradually thrown away, and the armored knight in front of her showed no signs of asking for help this time, and did not even look back.

There must be some trick to it.

The female mage, who couldn't keep up, simply stopped to rest, and took the opportunity to carefully observe the way the metal horse and the humanoid armor walked. She noticed that whether it was a metal horse or a humanoid armor, when they landed, their feet would appear dark red for an instant. After looking at it for a long time, Catherine was sure that it was not her hallucination.

Is that the power of blood?

The female mage was quick to come to a conclusion. Since controlling blood is so important, one of the best proofs of this importance is that metal horses and humanoid armor use the power of blood to walk.

Catherine can't fully communicate with her own blood right now, but simple control is possible. She had a thought and let some of the blood rush to the soles of her feet. In a matter of seconds, the little red stuff spilled out of the mage's shoes. Catherine stepped forward, immediately realizing that her feet were no longer slipping. The blood seemed to have a firm grip on the sand and gravel on the ground by some means. She took a few steps in a row, and her speed increased significantly.

Catherine didn't stop there, however, as she stopped and let the blood return to her body. Because of those few steps just now, the female mage felt that her blood was draining rapidly. Although the speed of walking like this is not slow, it will not go far, and the blood in your body will be depleted.

So Catherine looked at the metal horses and the humanoid armor again, this time paying special attention to the steps under their feet. That's right, the red color only appears the moment it touches the ground. It's just the right amount of control and should also keep the blood to a minimum.

Catherine began to follow this rhythm and let her blood flow to the soles of her feet. It didn't go well at first, and each step out either spilled too much blood too early, or it didn't take time to get the blood out when you stepped on the ground. She stumbled and fell many times, and it took half a day to get out of the house.

More and more pursuers were closing in on Catherine, and the tall skeleton mage was only a few hundred meters away from her. The skeleton mage climbed up with a dozen skeletons around him, and the skeletons held each other in a circle. It's not fast, but it's moving forward very steadily.

Fortunately, after a lot of practice, Catherine's control of the blood finally barely reached the level of retraction. With each step, a dark red instantly appeared under her feet and touched the ground, and then disappeared again. The female mage walked faster and faster, and gradually trotted up. The steep path was flat in front of her. The distance between Catherine and her pursuers widened again, but she hadn't looked back at all since being alerted by the Armored Knight.

Thanks to the Giant Elephant Descent and the consumption of demons in the Overworld to transform her body, Catherine is far stronger now than she was when she was a scholar in the Imperial City. The hour-long run was not tiring for her, she didn't even breathe, she just breathed faster. After catching up with the Armored Knight, Catherine regained her walking speed and walked beside the metal horse in a relaxed manner.

The Armored Knight glanced at the female mage and said nothing. But he gently pinched his mount, and the metal horse's pace began to quicken, from walking to trotting. The humanoid armor immediately changed their pace, effortlessly following behind their leader.

Catherine quickened her pace, still following the metal horse. The Armored Knight continued to urge his mount, and the metal horse ran faster and faster. Although this kind of running speed is not at full speed, it is more than three or five times faster than not. Catherine was once again left behind.

Fortunately, the current female mage is becoming more and more proficient in the control of blood, and she runs with all her strength, closely chasing the armored knight. The distance between the two sides was not too far, but it was always at a distance.

Another hour passed, and the Knight in Armor finally got the metal horse back to normal speed. Five or six minutes later, Catherine caught up. Her body was now sweating, but her breathing was becoming very rapid.

Catherine slowly followed the group. Although this run consumed a lot of physical strength, it improved her control of her blood one step further. Catherine no longer had to deliberately control the blood under her feet. With every step she took, a dark red sprang out, as if it had become part of her body's instinct.

It seems that the whole process is a training for the Armored Knight, and Catherine realized this as she ran. Before she could catch her breath, the mage stepped forward quickly, walked to the metal horse's side, and said, "Thank you very much for helping me learn how to control my blood." Blood should be used for more than just travel, can you tell me about other uses of blood?"

"I don't have much to tell you, it's up to you to discover what you can learn. If you want to be the victor on the Island of the Dead, it's not enough right now. The Knight in Armor pointed ahead, "I'm about to land on the island." As the first to land on the island, you can choose your own destination first. This will be crucial for the battles that come to come, and you'll have to think before you make a choice. (To be continued.) )