042 faintly became aware of something and slowly retreated, but at that moment, the blood pool beneath his feet began to boil, and radiant light filled the walls of the well, with countless inscriptions shining, surrounding him.
"Our time is running out, to replicate the Well of Ascension and collect so much Holy Grail blood... this is the last thing I can do."
The old man said as he released the wine cup, all the blood mixing together, his aged gaze deepening, then he picked up a short dagger and removed his shirt.
The aging body was imprinted with the same Alchemy Matrix as on 042's body. Similarly, the Alchemy Matrix on the old man's body was also incomplete, and he did not contain Secret Blood within him.
