Scott and Nightblade dashed through the dim jungle shrouded in darkness. They had to reach and recover the Perfect Lifeform before Qilin could capture it.

Suddenly, an inconspicuous silver thread appeared in Scott's path. He was caught completely off guard, and the thread instantly severed his neck.

However, Nightblade's reaction speed was incredibly fast. Just as the silver thread was about to decapitate him, he drew his blade and slashed forward, cutting the thread in two.

Although Scott’s head was severed, the blood flowing out from the wound acted like a rope, tethering his head back to his neck. This was one of his abilities, Blood Manipulation. 

"Watch out! It's an ambush!" he shouted.

Using his blood as a tether, he rotated his head to survey the surroundings....