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Elena froze for half a heartbeat.
There was recognition inside those eyes.
But it was buried very deep.
The person looking at her knew she was Elena.
He simply did not care about that fact nearly as much as he normally would. His entire attention was being drowned by blood.
Elena tightened her hand around his shoulder.
"You already won. He cannot fight you anymore."
Sekhmet stared at her.
Then Stephen's heartbeat sounded again.
Thump.
Sekhmet's head turned back toward him.
Elena immediately understood that words alone were not reaching him properly.
"Sekhmet!"
The System continued producing notifications he was not reading.
[Blood Proficiency: 182/100.
Blood Proficiency continues to rise.
The host body is absorbing a portion of divine blood essence.]
Another mouthful.
[Blood Proficiency: 200/100.
Two Blood Skill Upgrades available.
Additional Blood Proficiency cannot be stored until one or more skill upgrades are completed.]
