Colonial Suit

The roar was deep and seemed to have been accumulating for countless years.

But as soon as the roar appeared, the entire sea of blood suddenly became eerily silent. All the churning and boiling, all the blood figures, stopped abruptly. It was as if everything was frozen in place for a moment. As the roar spread, the sea of blood surged, erupting into towering waves of blood!

The blood figures looked up at the sky in astonishment, seemingly unable to believe the sound they had heard. But in an instant, their faces lit up with ecstasy, and they screamed as they swam away into the distance. The entire sea of blood was jubilant, as if a festival had arrived.

The blood figures clinging to Blood瞳 quickly retreated, finally exposing him in the sea of blood. The originally boiling blood water licked his skin, so affectionate and gentle, with not a trace of the previous violence. As the blood water caressed him, Blood瞳's spirit body, which had been torn to pieces, began to recover, and the lines began to reconnect.

But… Blood瞳 had changed…

For some unknown reason, the originally light blue mind particle spirit body turned light red after recovering. Every point of light, every line, flowed with a bloody radiance. It was as if he had also become a blood figure. And Blood瞳's eyes emitted an even more intense scarlet color, a pair of blood-colored pupils that were eerily extreme.

Then, Blood瞳 suddenly flew up, hovering above the sea of blood.

In the distance, his roar continued to spread, like muffled thunder…

But Blood瞳 didn't know anything at this moment.

His mind was blank, devoid of memories and thoughts. He didn't even know where he was. Only images flashed through his mind like a revolving lantern.

Some of these images were of warriors in battle, some were of beautiful scenery, and some were of prosperous metropolises. But without exception, these images all seemed to be recording a glorious civilization. In these images, Blood瞳 saw many buildings he had never seen before, and starships shuttling through prosperous planets…

But all the images were covered in blood at the last moment.

A strong warrior was swallowed by the sea of blood and transformed into a blood figure. Planets were eroded by the sea of blood and eventually disappeared silently. The entire civilization vanished in this boundless sea of blood. In the end, only he remained, standing on this boundless sea of blood, watching in solitude.

After an unknown amount of time, consciousness returned to his body, but Blood瞳 didn't move. He just hovered there quietly, his heart filled with sorrow.

For some unknown reason, he felt so sad at this moment, as if the most precious thing in his heart had been shattered. Looking at the boundless sea of blood, he felt abandoned by the entire world. The roars of the warriors before their deaths echoed in his heart, filled with despair and unwillingness.

He finally knew what this sea of blood was…

It was a graveyard.

A graveyard of a civilization.

And he was the one who had accidentally闯 into this graveyard.

Blood瞳 didn't know what that civilization was, but there was no doubt that he had a strange relationship with that civilization, so much so that even after such a long time, his soul would still return home in his dreams, coming to this endless sea of blood. The sea of blood was cruel and terrifying, but it was his hometown.

Silently, Blood瞳 could feel his spirit body changing, and an inexplicable power began to awaken, seeping into every inch of his skin, every nerve. But he was too lazy to care. At this moment, he just wanted to stay here, alone, quietly feeling this sorrow.

He slightly raised his hand, and a wave of blood rose up, forming a blood-colored chair. Blood瞳 sat down in the chair and touched his body, but sighed.

‘A virtual world, doesn't even have cigarettes?’

‘If you need it.’ A voice sounded behind him. Blood瞳 didn't need to turn around to know who it was. The Bandage Merchant. Only he could freely enter and exit this place.

However, Blood瞳 guessed that they could only enter and exit freely in spirit form, otherwise they would have been swallowed by the sea of blood long ago.

A cigarette was offered to his hand. Blood瞳 took it in his mouth, and then the cigarette lit itself. He only took a puff before bitterly smiling. ‘I wonder if this thing can relax me in a virtual world.’

‘Virtuality is just a deception. As long as you want it, everything is possible,’ the Bandage Merchant replied.

Then he didn't say anything else.

Blood瞳 also fell silent. Although he had been fighting to the death with the Bandage Merchant before, on this sea of blood, he only wanted peace. The mind particle spirit body gradually turned red, and he felt the power within his body becoming clearer and clearer. But he was still too lazy to even glance at it.

‘What's this place called?’

‘I can't say,’ the Bandage Merchant replied, his eyes calm. ‘This is the answer you are looking for. I am just a guide.’

‘So, the previous battle was also intentional on your part?’

‘That was your desire. You wanted to open that door. You wanted to know the answer. I was just going with the flow,’ the Bandage Merchant lowered his head, making it impossible to see his expression. ‘But you are still too weak. Right now, you can't even withstand one of my attacks. I don't know if it was right or wrong to bring you here.’

‘But I remember you being killed in front of me. And that guy was just a Meteor-level.’

‘That was my clone,’ the Bandage Merchant smiled. ‘And that was reality. This isn't.’

Blood瞳 fell silent. He knew what the Bandage Merchant meant. This meant that he was indeed a powerless person in reality. But strangely, why was such a powerful soul hidden in his weak body? A true warrior with incredibly rich combat experience, superb combat skills, and the ability to crush Blood瞳 with a wave of his hand.

This didn't follow the rules!

You had to know that no one's combat experience came for free. It all required countless battles to develop. But since he had experienced countless battles, how could the Bandage Merchant be weak? This was simply a paradox!

But no matter what, Blood瞳 wouldn't ask any further. He had already gained enough by coming here today.

At this moment, the sea of blood was no longer as terrifying as it had been in the beginning. Instead, it emitted an affectionate call to him like a mother's womb. All the blood figures had disappeared. The nightmare that had plagued Blood瞳 for so long had instead become his safe haven at this moment. This extremely contradictory difference almost made Blood瞳 doubt everything he had encountered.

But everything else could be fake, but the changes in his spirit body at this moment couldn't be fake.

Raising his hand, Blood瞳 looked at the increasingly red lines of his spirit body and couldn't help but ask curiously.

‘What is it?’

‘A trait,’ a trace of relief flashed in the Bandage Merchant's eyes, and he whispered in reply. ‘It is your trait. To be precise, it is also a unique trait that belongs only to you in the universe.’

‘How do you know?’ Blood瞳 was shocked. The Bandage Merchant's words were too frightening. A unique trait in the universe? How could something like that exist? And if it was unique in the universe, how would he know?

‘You don't need to doubt it, because it is awakening. You will soon feel its influence on you,’ the Bandage Merchant said, a strange joy flashing in his eyes. ‘Actually, before sending you here, I didn't expect you to successfully awaken it. But since you want to pursue that ancient taboo, this is your only path.’

‘What if I fail?’

‘Death,’ the Bandage Merchant smiled. ‘I don't need to answer that, do I?’

Blood瞳 fell silent. The Bandage Merchant's words were merciless, but that was the reality. It was just that Blood瞳 was unwilling to accept it.

You had to know that whether it was in the past, present, or future, Blood瞳's only goal, his true goal, was to live. To live well. Because no matter how brave he acted, he was still essentially the little child struggling to survive. His survival instinct was stronger and more intense than anyone else's.

However, Blood瞳 also knew that running away wouldn't solve the problem. From the moment he met the Bandage Merchant and obtained the Core, everything was already destined.

No, even from the moment he was born, everything was destined.

‘Who am I? What is my relationship with Krodir?’

‘I still can't say.’

The Bandage Merchant smiled apologetically. ‘But the only thing I can tell you is that you don't actually belong to Lin. Your relationship with Krodir is also inseparable.’

‘That's enough,’ Blood瞳 took a deep breath, watching as his entire body was almost completely occupied by red, before standing up and quietly looking at the Bandage Merchant.

‘So, tell me your guidance?’

‘It's still the same sentence, you need to defeat me,’ the Bandage Merchant shrugged, indicating his refusal.

However, the current Blood瞳 wouldn't lose to him. From the moment he roared, he felt that the sea of blood was almost connected to him as one. His spirit, his will, and even his body were inseparable from the sea of blood. This sea of blood that had once frightened him had become his strongest backing.

Because of this, this was his home ground.

The red light of his spirit body flickered, and in the blink of an eye, it had recovered completely, but the color and lines were many times greater than when he started. According to the Bandage Merchant's explanation, Blood瞳 knew what this meant. Strength and sensitivity, he had surpassed the Bandage Merchant.

‘I understand.’

He said this, and then extended his right hand to the Bandage Merchant.

He didn't know why he did this, but it was as if an instinct within his body was driving him to make this move.

And with this action, the entire sea of blood suddenly shook, and blood pillars as thick as the sky rose into the sky, instantly weaving a blood-colored net in the sky. The Bandage Merchant was caught by this net almost without even dodging. Strangely, his speed, which was comparable to lightning, didn't come into play at all at this moment, as if he was being forcibly restrained in place.

Blood瞳 clearly saw a look of relief flash in his eyes as he was caught.

‘Go to the Ghost Starfield. That will be your----.’

The Bandage Merchant said softly, and in the next moment, he disappeared without a trace in the countless blood pillars.

Fresh blood scattered, and above the sea of blood, a broken bandage floated…