Blood, Sweat and Tears

Blood, Sweat and Tears is the twenty-second episode of the second season of The ACS, and the fortieth episode overall. In this episode, the "Psycho Subunit" continues their invasion on the ACS HQ.
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==Plot==
Collector runs inside the showers and puts himself in jeopardy by stopping at its peripherals, intending to shoot Nathaniel Quartz when he enters. However, the waves of blood rush in and slam Collector against the wall, causing him to drop his gun. Soon, he finds himself drowning in the bodily fluid as Nathaniel watches over him with an impassive look. Fortunately, AIA comes to Collector's aid and attacks Quartz, prompting him to expel the blood. AIA had finished his training faster than anybody in the team could have, proving his dependability and usefulness. Entrusting him with taking on Nathaniel, Collector attempts to stop Miss Risus but finds that he's unable to move. Using Collector's blood to control his motor functions, Nathaniel is intent on finishing off the Immortal. He doesn't like letting his prey escape. Quartz creates a blade out of his blood and rushes towards Collector but his attack is thwarted by AIA who, similar to Nathaniel, can create a plethora of constructs but, dissimilar to Nathaniel, out of his own technology instead of blood. Proceeding to attack relentlessly, Quartz is forced to focus on AIA which allows Collector to run off to the main hall.
Collector confronts Miss Risus in the main hall where she politely asks him to wait as she's almost done extracting the HQ's data. Evidently unable to follow through with her request, Collector attempts to incapacitate her by throwing a stun grenade but before he is even able to throw the projectile, Risus shoots it mid-typing without even looking, causing Collector's plan to backfire and stunning himself. Risus doesn't allow him to recover either, launching a series of strikes and knocking him to the floor, where she holds Collector at point-blank range with her Bangers, the guns used to poison SSK. Normally there would be no escape from this type of situation, so Risus wasn't expecting to get punched in the face by Collector. As Miss Risus basks in pain, Collector takes advantage of the situation and kicks away her pistols and arms himself with his own firearms.
Meanwhile, at the Zhao Industries HQ, Nozus has gathered all but one of the necessary supplies for the experiment. For the project to work, Nozus needs Transparent's assistance, since he was in charge of designing the original project. Heading to Pinwheel, however, Nozus finds that he's unable to reach Transparent due to the guards explaining that said villain's threat level is too high and that not even his ACS clearance is enough to override commands. As Nozus is prepared to fight the guards, he is stopped by warden of the prison Michael Kiefer, who allows Nozus to follow through with his request so long as he accompanies him.
Because of their similar abilities, AIA and Nathaniel are evenly matched. Having prepared for such a situation, AIA resorts to psychological attacks in order to weaken his opponent's defense. By simply smiling and retorting optimistic remarks, AIA manages to infuriate Nathaniel, who believes the robot is trying to belittle him. Quartz lets his emotions get the best of him and slips up, allowing AIA to puncture him with a triangular blade construct. Trained to only exercise killing as a last resort, AIA made sure to avoid any major organs or arteries. Impaled by the robot's blade, Nathaniel smiles and remarks that AIA should have killed him when he had the chance. Augmenting his strength via blood pressure manipulation, Quartz punches a whole straight through AIA's chest and completely destroys his torso by generating a series of long blades around his bloody fists.
==Soundtrack==
Blood ChantPlayed during AIA and Nathaniel's fight.
==Quotes==
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