As a veteran Blood Hunter, Abi had seen too many tragedies befall members of the Blood Hunter Corps.

Thus, he no longer held much hope for the current state of the world.

He only hoped that the Human Race could hold onto their small piece of territory, and perhaps that the Blood Hunters’ Applied Technology Empire could achieve another breakthrough soon.

Otherwise...

Given the Empire’s current situation, they could only continue to plug the gaps with the lives of generation after generation.

No one heard Abi’s silent sigh.

But now, looking at the kids before him, a rare smile appeared on his face.

"Alright, you brats."

"I know you’re all excited right now, but have you forgotten I’m an injured man? Can’t you show a little concern for me first?"

Hearing Abi say this, the young men and women of the squad suddenly burst into playful laughter.

"Concern?"

"Sounds like the captain really does need our concern! This is the first time we’ve ever seen him get hurt. An opportunity this good doesn’t come often."

"Get him! This is our only chance to rough up the captain!"

"Yisi, what are you waiting for? I remember you’ve always wanted to get a shot at the captain!"

"..."

On the ground, the Blood Hunter Squad, having just survived a perilous battle, seemed to be joking around.

But among them, three members—men and women—had already taken up positions on different sides, constantly on alert for any changes in their surroundings.

And during this time, the hovering trio of He’an, Potter, and Helen witnessed the entire scene.

As a Player, He’an was, after all, different from Potter and Helen.

So, upon first witnessing the scene of these humans fighting the Blood Race, he received a new system notification.

[Discovered native lifeforms: Blood Race, Human Race. The Civilization Pioneers collection system is now retrieving and updating new information...]

[Information retrieval complete. The Player can now directly view the basic information panels of beings from both factions.]

As He’an watched with curiosity, the basic information panels for Abi and the Baron Vampire suddenly appeared before his eyes.

[Name: Ellen Benitez]

[Race: Blood Race]

[Equivalent Tier: Tier Three (Sealed, Tier One Initial Stage)]

(Note: Due to suppression from the Upper-Rank Rules, although his internal Magic Power and physical body have reached Tier Three standards, all power he can currently display is restricted to the Tier One range.)

[Identity: Hails from a small human-rearing city in the Southern Blood Race territory, known as ’Benest Clan’s Thirty-Third Home.’ Other information is unknown.]

...

[Name: Abi Ellis]

[Race: Human Race]

[Equivalent Tier: Tierless (Anomalous, Tier One Initial Stage)]

(Note 1: As his Power originates from a Blood Race Blood Core, under this power system, all Blood Hunter humans must consume their own blood to feed their matched Blood Bone Weapon and Blood Core to unleash Extraordinary Power.)

(Note 2: Under this power system, the human’s lifespan is greatly reduced. This human’s current remaining lifespan is less than 10 years. If he remains in a battlefield environment for long periods, the time of his death will be significantly advanced.)

[Identity: Hails from the small Southern human border town of ’Brighton.’ A member of one of the thirteen squads deployed in this region by the Blood Hunter Corps.]

...

He’an was astounded by the information that appeared before his eyes.

Setting aside everything else for a moment, the situation with the Blood Race alone was already far beyond He’an’s comprehension.

’A Tier Three Blood Race member can only maintain Tier One strength because of a seal-like suppression from the Upper-Rank Rules?’

’What’s going on?’

’Even when he was in danger during the fight, he couldn’t use his full strength?’

’What the hell?’

’What in the world are these Upper-Rank Rules?’

’The True Game didn’t explain. Is it because it doesn’t know either, or is it intentionally withholding information from a Player at my stage?’

He’an was very confused.

But he was even more confused about the humans’ situation.

’What kind of power system is this? Killing a thousand enemies at the cost of eight hundred of your own?’

’Learning the enemy’s techniques to counter the enemy?’

’Is this really how they do it?’

’Blood Core Power and Blood Bone Weapons actually need to consume the user’s own blood to unleash Extraordinary Power?’

But, he had to admit, He’an now had some understanding of how the humans of this world had managed to gain a foothold in a world dominated by the Blood Race.

However, the deeper reasons for this definitely went beyond just the existence of the "Blood Hunter humans."

’Why is the Blood Race’s strength suppressed?’

’The Human Race is physically weak. How can they pose a threat to the High-Tier Blood Race using only the external Blood Core Power?’

’Is the blood of an ordinary human enough for a higher-level Blood Core to absorb?’

’Definitely not.’

’So, the Human Race’s Blood Hunter Corps must have other methods to raise their own Power to the Extraordinary Stage.’

’After all, by my reasoning, a human capable of using a higher-energy-level Blood Core must have ’nutritious’ enough blood. Otherwise, how could an ordinary person’s blood satisfy a High-Tier Blood Core?’

But speaking of the power system of the humans in this world, it reminded He’an of the advancement method for humans on the Oakland Continent.

They used the Bloodline Power within Magic Beast Heart Blood as a source to continuously achieve leaps in their Extraordinary Tier. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

But the technology of the humans on the Oakland Continent was much better in this regard than that of the humans here.

Although the mortality rate was higher, at least they could follow that path straight to the Saint Tier Domain without consuming their lifespan.

The update to He’an’s information panel was naturally shared with the other two very quickly.

At this moment, both Potter and Helen wore complicated expressions.

"What kind of immature Bloodline infusion ritual is this?"

"It’s one thing that it can’t even allow them to enter the Extraordinary Realm, but this so-called Blood Core Power used as an external force actually consumes their own blood and lifespan. What is this garbage?"