[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-bloodline-system":3,"chapter-the-bloodline-system-the-bloodline-system-chapter-269":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Bloodline System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1075851,1391,"Chapter 269 - Trapped","the-bloodline-system-chapter-269",269,"\u003Cp>’That was close,’ He said internally before letting go of the spear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gustav landed on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had reached the bottom of the massive hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Gustav couldn’t tell the exact number of feet they descended before getting here, he estimated it was over twenty thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The underground ruins were already in-depth. Now they were reaching a deeper spot within the already deep Caskia ruins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gustav could already feel that the temperature here was higher, and there was only a little oxygen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a step forward and stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Huh?’ He looked down after noticing that the ground felt weird.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[God Eyes Have Been Activated]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gustav’s sight suddenly regained color as he activated God Eyes at the bottom of the dark hole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gustav had only been making use of perception all this time, so he couldn’t really see his environment. He could only sense it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided not to activate God Eyes while they were descending to save energy, but now, he decided to activate it because of how weird the texture of the ground felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Hmm, why does this look like a shell?’ Gustav wondered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The part of the ground he was stepping on was dark green, and parts of it looked similar to a mosaic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was looking like a tortoiseshell with another color, and it covered a radius of six hundred feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stone had fallen to the ground about a thousand feet away, so it wasn’t in the range.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gustav would have studied it more, but the current situation didn’t give him the time for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the dust settled, a small crater could be seen in the middle of the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The walls of the hole served as a barricade, creating a space that covered ten thousand feet within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gustav dashed forward again the moment he noticed the rock. However, the rock seemed to have stabilized itself now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shiiiinnnnn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sent out a silver-like wave from its being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gustav leaped upwards, trying to dodge the ripple of waves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, when his body was only ten feet away, the same screech as before reverberated inside his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ssskkkyyyrrhhhhhcchhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gustav held his head in pain as his body descended from the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rock sent out another wave, this time purplish in color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It slammed into Gustav, sending him flying backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gustav slammed his head into the shell-like area he landed on previously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trail of blood flowed down his head as he struggled to get on his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"YOU STILL DON’T KNOW, DO YOU?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rock voiced out while slowly floating towards Gustav.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gustav stood up and stared at the rock with a fierce look while cleaning the bead of blood rolling down the side of his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"YOU BROUGHT ME RIGHT BACK TO WHERE IT ALL STARTED!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rock added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\" Gustav was confused by its words when the shell-like area he was standing on suddenly lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trroooiiinnnn!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outlines of purplish glowing arrows appeared all over the edges of the shell-like area, encircling Gustav.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire space on the ground within the hole was lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shell-like area seemed to resonate with the rock. The runic patterns on the rock started to change color as it moved closer to the shell-like area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From golden color to silver and from silver to white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, it was slowly turning to a blood-red color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swooooshhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gustav dashed forward after sensing how off this area was. However, the instant he got to the edge of a shell-like area, he collided with a barrier that suddenly appeared out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got blasted backward due to that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier became invisible once again after he was blasted backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"THANK YOU FOR SPILLING THAT DROP OF BLOOD WHERE I WANTED IT!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rock voiced out as it approached the edge of the shell-like area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gustav stared at the ground and noticed that his blood really did drop onto the shell-like area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, it was floating a few inches above the ground in the middle of the shell-like area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"NOW THE SACRIFICE CAN BEGIN,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rock laughed lightly as it spoke with a tone of victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gustav squinted his eyes upon hearing that and dashed forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bam!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was sent flying backward again by the invisible barrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Hmm, this doesn’t look good,’ Even though Gustav knew he was in a kind of dilemma, he was still calm and collected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought of a way out while deciding to engage the rock in a conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What sacrifice?\" Gustav asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"HAHA, DO YOU NOT KNOW? FOR ME TO BE FREE, I NEED TO BE BATHED IN THE ESSENCE OF A POWERFUL MIXEDBLOOD!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ALL THE OTHERS IN THIS HOLE HAVE PROVEN TO BE WEAKER THAN YOU ARE, AND I WANT THE HIGHEST CHANCE OF SUCCESS, SO I CHOOSE YOU!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"REJOICE!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"THIS SACRIFICE WILL EXTRACT THE VERY ESSENCE OF YOUR BEING, WHICH WILL BE ABSORBED BY ME! FREEING ME FROM MY SHELL!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"MY FREEDOM IS AT HAND!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rock voiced out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That means I’ll die after all this is done?\" Gustav asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"OF COURSE, YOU’LL DIE! YOU WILL BECOME AN EMPTY VESSEL WITHOUT YOUR ESSENCE, SO TYPICALLY, YOU WILL BE DEAD!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rock answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I see,\" Gustav nodded while holding his chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why does this kid still look so calm? Other kids his age will be freaking out by now?’ The rock was somehow concerned about Gustav’s calmness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, you mentioned that I brought you back to where it all began. What did you mean by that?\" Gustav asked with a look of curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"SEE IF YOU’RE PLANNING ANYTHING, IT WON’T WORK!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"YOU CAN NEVER ESCAPE FROM THAT ENTRAPMENT,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rock voiced out with a tone of suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, since I can’t escape and will end up eventually dying, why don’t you just tell me about it. At least I can die with closure. It won’t be bad to understand some things since I have gonna die,\" Gustav stated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’For someone who is about to die, he seems awfully calm,’ The rock thought, but then he also saw meaning in Gustav’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"HMM, I WILL START FROM HOW I ENDED UP HERE,\" The rock voiced out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I AM A VINDRUELLA SPECIES FROM THE NORTHERN STAR GALAXY...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1039,"2026-06-03T10:33:30.958Z",1,"novelbin.me","74d4c562d6e23692e0b5fa6f20b3f8aed98b1dbc6e3c594458957d4b65220835","the-bloodline-system-chapter-270","the-bloodline-system-chapter-268",1688,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-bloodline-system-cover.jpg"]