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"Explain everything to me from the start."
The System's answer appeared inside Sekhmet's mind while another violent impact shook the courtyard.
[Recommended Upgrade Skills: Blood Control Lv2 → Blood Control Lv3.
Reason: Blood Control Lv3 will unlock a new branch ability suitable for the current situation.
New Skill Branch: Blood Corruption.]
Sekhmet's attention immediately fixed on the notification.
Stephen was still walking toward Elena.
Elena had managed to rise again, but she was badly injured. The wound through her stomach was closing slowly, her left arm still hung at an unnatural angle, and blood ran from the corner of her mouth. Sofia and Natasha were also forcing themselves back onto their feet. Their Half-God bodies could heal injuries that would kill ordinary cultivators, but Stephen was not giving them enough time to recover fully before the next attack.
Sekhmet asked inside his mind.
"What does Blood Corruption do?"
The System responded.
