"Gu gu —"
Lying in the bathtub filled with hot water, Gray unscrewed the cap of the small bronze bottle and drank it all in one go.
The blood from the Steel-armed Ape was like a catalyst. Once it entered Gray's body, it immediately caused a drastic change.
A scalding heat rose from Gray's stomach and spread throughout his body. Waves of numbness spread throughout his body …
This was a feeling that he had experienced many times.
Gray's entire body was crimson red. His entire body was burning hot and his consciousness gradually became blurry.
After an unknown amount of time, when the water in the bathtub had turned cold, Gray gradually woke up.
After waking up, he immediately felt a wave of fatigue in his heart. Every muscle in his body was incomparably sore, transmitting the message of "fatigue" to him.
After resting for a while, he finished bathing, put on his clothes and walked out of the bathroom. His body was extremely weak. Now, he only wanted to have a good sleep.
After sleeping until the afternoon, Gray's physical strength had recovered quite a bit. Although he was still a little tired, it was no longer a big problem.
He decided to test the specific effects of the Steel-armed Ape's iron arms on his body.
This was extremely necessary.
After all, if he did not have a thorough understanding of his own ability, he would not be able to use it reasonably in battle.
After leaving the castle, he came to the forest that he had set as one of the training grounds. Behind him, a man with a medium build followed closely.
In order to deal with the possible assassination of the Shadow Serpent and protect the castle's safety, all the blood fiends and people controlled by the ability to control corpses were placed in the basement of the castle by Gray. If the castle was attacked, they would be able to rush over immediately.
Moreover, there was another advantage. The basement of the castle had a passageway that led to the outside of the castle.
Usually, when he was preparing to use the blood fiends, he could secretly bring them out of the castle from here without causing too much of a commotion. After all, nine blood fiends entering and leaving the castle was too conspicuous.
Bang, bang, bang!
After entering the forest, Gray punched the nearest few trees.
Kacha, kacha, kacha!
Under his fists, the thinnest trees that were as thick as buckets were easily smashed by him. However, he did not feel the slightest bit of pain.
With regards to this phenomenon, he was already used to it. After all, before consuming the Steel-armed Ape's blood, he, who possessed the Shadow Snake's defensive characteristic, was already able to reach this level.
The reason why he was doing this now was just to move his body a little and warm it up.
After moving his body, Gray rolled up his left sleeve and held it diagonally in front of him. His gaze was cautious as he looked at the middle-sized man opposite him.
"Use 10% of your strength to attack my arm."
He ordered the man of medium build.
Following his order, the man with a medium build who had been standing there in a daze suddenly seemed to come alive. The long spear in his hand was like the spitting of a poisonous snake, swiftly thrusting out.
Whoosh!
The long spear pierced through the air and pierced Gray's arm.
Ding!
After a piercing sound that sounded like metal colliding.
The man withdrew his spear and stood aside. Gray looked at his arm where the spear had pierced him.
Unscathed!
He couldn't see any damage at all, not even a scratch.
Moreover, during the collision, he did not feel any pain at all.
"20% of my strength!"
Raising his arm, Gray continued to give orders to the man of medium build.
Ding!
The long spear swiftly thrusted out and once again pierced Gray's arm. Once again, the sound of metal colliding rang out.
However, Gray's arm was still unscathed. He still did not feel any pain.
"30% of my strength!"
Unscathed. He did not feel any pain.
"40% of my strength!"
Unscathed. He did not feel any pain.
…
"70% of my strength!"
When the spear collided, there were faint sparks.
Unscathed. He did not feel any pain. He was only slightly pushed back by the force of the spear.
"80% of my strength!"
Sparks blossomed. Unscathed. He did not feel any pain. He retreated a little more.
"90% of my strength!"
Sparks blossomed. Unscathed. He did not feel any pain. He retreated a few big steps.
"100% of my strength!"
Unscathed. He did not feel any pain. However, he was pushed back continuously.
"Just as I guessed, even the attacks of the Ferocious Blood Warriors would not be able to injure me at all!"
Staring at his unscathed arm, Gray muttered to himself in satisfaction.
"Moreover, this is clearly not the limit of this pair of arms. I'm afraid that even a Berserker would find it hard to injure this pair of arms. It's a pity that I can't find a Berserker to test it out."
A pair of arms that even a Berserker would find it hard to injure would definitely be of great use to Gray, who was only a Ferocious Blood Warrior.
With this pair of arms, it was as if he had two indestructible shields. Moreover, it was the kind that he could carry with him at all times.
One could imagine that a person who carried two indestructible shields at all times would have a strong ability to protect himself and survive. How could he not be strong?
Moreover, the use of this pair of arms was not only reflected in defense. In battle, it could also provide him with great assistance.
This pair of arms was also two hidden weapons. When used at a crucial moment, it could definitely deal a fatal blow to the enemy.
Not to mention others, just a few months ago, when he fought with the Shadow Serpent assassins.
If the him at that time already had this pair of arms, he was even confident that he could get rid of those two Shadow Serpent assassins without relying on the corpse control ability.
"Not bad, not bad at all!"
Extremely satisfied with the results of the test, Gray brought the man with a medium build back to the castle. At the same time, a decision had already formed in his heart.
"It's time to increase the number of blood fiends!"
Originally, Gray already had this idea a few months ago when he had just returned to Fergus Castle.
However, the sudden attack from the Shadow Serpent forced him to put this plan on hold.
From the information obtained from the Rock family's spy, it was certain that the Fergus family had been targeted by the Shadow Serpent.
Although they had withstood the first wave of assassinations from the Shadow Serpent, there would definitely be more to come. Under such circumstances, how could he be at ease and leave?
He didn't want to return as a "loner" after going out for a while.
Now that a few months had passed, the Shadow Serpent's follow-up assassinations still hadn't come. It was obvious that the other party had temporarily given up on assassinating the Fergus family for some reason.
Although he wasn't clear on the reason behind this, it was obvious that if he left temporarily, the castle shouldn't encounter any danger.
Therefore, he decided to carry out his previous plan.
The next day, after finishing his morning training, Gray went to the basement.
In the basement, there were nine blood fiends, the man with a medium build, and five assassins from the Shadow Serpent.
Because of their existence, the huge basement seemed to be slightly crowded.
Gray went to one of the walls of the basement and activated a rune mechanism. A slanted passageway appeared.
He walked down the passageway. Behind him, the nine blood fiends, the man with a medium build, and the five assassins from the Shadow Serpent followed.
Fortunately, the constructed passageway was relatively large. The nine blood fiends walked one by one, barely able to pass through it.
Following the passageway, after seven or eight twists and turns, they reached the end of the passageway.
At the end of the passageway, there were stairs leading upwards. At the end of the stairs, a stone door appeared, blocking the way.
He found a rune mechanism on the stone wall beside it and activated it.
The door slid open and a trace of light appeared in front of Gray's eyes. Gray walked down the stairs.
What entered his eyes was a field of verdant green. From time to time, he could hear the chirping of birds. He appeared in a forest.
Because the door could only be opened and closed from the inside, Gray found some weeds and dead wood to block the entrance. Then, he walked towards the Scarlet Leaves Forest.
As for Viscount Fergus, he had already informed him.