Blood of CUBE runs thin after being hit now

Assets/Scripts/PlayerController.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ using UnityEditor;
 
 public class PlayerController : MonoBehaviour
 {
+    
     [Header("Keybinds")]
     public KeyCode forwardKey = KeyCode.W;
     public KeyCode backwardKey = KeyCode.S;
@@ -25,8 +26,6 @@ public class PlayerController : MonoBehaviour
     public KeyCode dashKey = KeyCode.LeftShift;
     public bool canDash = true;
     public float dashCooldownTimer = 0f;
-
-    [Header("Particles")]
     public ParticleSystem particleSystem;
     public Transform particleTransform;
 
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ public class PlayerController : MonoBehaviour
     public string enemyTag = "Enemy";
     public float invulnerabilityTimeSeconds = 0.25f;
     public int lives = 3;
+    public ParticleSystem bloodParticleSystem;
 
     [Header("Audio")]
     public AudioSource metalPipe;
@@ -124,16 +124,19 @@ public class PlayerController : MonoBehaviour
 
     void HandlePlayerHit()
     {
-        lastHit = Time.time;
-        metalPipe.Play(); // Play damage sound effect
-
         lives--;
-        // Update visual feedback (if any) for losing a life, e.g. hearts
-
         if (lives <= 0)
         {
             ExitGame();
         }
+
+        bloodParticleSystem.Play();
+
+        lastHit = Time.time;
+        metalPipe.Play(); // Play damage sound effect
+
+       
+        // Update visual feedback (if any) for losing a life, e.g. hearts
     }
 
     void ExitGame()