198 Red Blobs, The Foundation of the Future Base (2/2)

Mark could feel that the red blob seemed happy he returned but he did not really know how he would be able to carry it now considering how many things he was already carrying.

That was when his eyes landed on his [Blood Whip] when he glanced at the bags he was carrying on his back.

He remembered that his blood and the body of the red blob was basically the same and it could even absorb the blood of others like how he did. Then…

Could it also turn into metal?

It seemed that his thought was properly received by the red blob and it extended a tentacle towards him. In a few seconds, the tentacle made of blood solidified into metal and got disconnected from the blob's body making a clanging sound on the floor.

”My Lord, this…”

Amihan was surprised at the scene and turned to Mark who had his eyes shining with expectations. With the existence of the red blob, a lot this problems was given an answer. Especially questions pertaining to the base he wanted to build.

He could turn his blood into metal but it had some limitations. First, even though he could manipulate any shape and size of his blood outside his body, it was only within the scope of the amount of blood in his body. After turning it to metal, the size and shape was limited and it would surely take a long time for it to be used as walls or even foundations of structures. Second, he would suffer from symptoms of anemia if he overdid it. Third, he could only store a limited amount of blood in his body. Lastly, even though he could turn the blood of others into metal without absorbing it, it would still require him to melt the metal and absorb it before it could be shaped and used.

With the red blob however, all of these limitations had been lifted. The blob which had its whole body made of blood could store as much as it could for sure and would just grow in size. It would not feel anemia for sure and since the blood in its body could be bloated in large amounts, the size limit for the [Blood Meta] had lesser limitations.

Mark sent his thoughts to the red blob and it changed its shape into a wheelbarrow without wheels. After the blood metallized and the metal wheel was created, the red blob finally returned to its initial size. Still, its liveliness and the strength of Mark's mental connection to it remained the same like when it was still big.

Amihan looked both amazed and jealous. It seemed like she also wanted such a useful ability since she could only control the wind around her. If Mark knew of her thoughts, he would surely laugh. After all, even though Amihan's ability right now might be weak, it had a fair amount of uses. Not to mention…

It was not like her ability could not be enhanced further. The [Mental Crystals] should be able to help with that. Mark just needed to wait for his mental ability to come back after both psychic abilities consolidated fully in his mind. It was also the reason he could not tap with the uses of the PsyCrystal on his wrist. He needed mental energy to use it.

Finally, he could now remove the heavy things from his back. He also proceeded to loot the houses in this empty area gathering clothes, soap and other daily necessities.

Finally, he could leave. The next goal he had was to investigate where the red blobs came from. As he found a very important use for this unknown creature similar to a fantasy monster called slime, he wanted to find as many as he could. He also wanted to think of a name for this creature after investigating its origin.

And after that was to secure a consistent source of blood to be used for building the base.

He had many options but he thought of something that was very unlikely for most people to do…

***

It took him for a while and his arms felt numb but he managed to return to the village about three hours before sunset. Even though he managed to create a wheelbarrow with the help of the red blob, his hand and arms became numb due to the rocky riverside and the uneven mountain terrain which became one of the reason he spent more time returning.

When he returned, he was gladly given a warm reception by Hallie especially when she saw the medicine that everyone could use. They really needed this medicine after all since most of the people in her group were either sick or injured.

Mark stared at Hallie with a bit of confusion. In terms of injury, she had it worse than the others. Just how was she able to maintain her lively attitude when the others could not even move properly?

Looking at the sky, it seemed that the hornets had already calmed down. Mark felt that it was a waste that it was unlikely for him to find the overly confident guy's body since the oversized hornets were carnivorous. He would not be able to store his ability. Well, it was not like he could anyway since his mental abilities could not be used yet. It was the same for the already existing [Physical Crystals] and [Mental Crystals] which were currently stored inside the PsyCrystal.

Mark was thinking a lot of things and it was also the same for the members of Hallie's group. When Mark returned with the supplies he scavenged in the infected filled community, even though it did not belong to them, they became assured that staying here would not be bad as long as they work properly. Mark had the ability to find supplies in dangerous places and had the ability to protect them. They just needed to show that they were worthy of being fed and protected