Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System

Chapter 174: Mysterious Energy

Alex sighed, "I am sorry, I am late."

He didn't say anything more, nor did he try to comfort William. He knew from experience that was not what he needed right now.

Tears kept flowing down William's face. He kept screaming, complaining to Alex, blaming everything he could find.

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The more William screamed, the more the reality crept into his mind.

Roxy is no more. Never will he see her smile again, never will he hear her nag again, never will she stay at his side, carefully planning his next day, reminding him of the tasks he needs to do, and reminding him of every single little thing that he always somehow forgets.

William stopped screaming. His hand dropped from Alex's collar. William then turned his gaze, looking for the people responsible for this tragedy.

But he only found one person from that squad standing now, hammer in hand.

There was a woman he had never seen before, talking with Blaire while Sasha and Lily were lying on the ground.

But this all didn't matter to him; his attention was focused on the man with the hammer, rage flickering in his eyes.

"It's because of him! All because of him!"

He knelt down, taking the two knives that Roxy had wielded before. This pair was his gift to her when she finished her combat training.

Holding them tightly, William started making his way toward the man with the hammer.

Alex didn't stop him; he thought it better to let William vent. If he was losing, he would then intervene to protect his life.

Turning his gaze to Roxy, who had a beautiful smile on her face, Alex wondered, 'You are dead, but you seem very satisfied with it. I wonder if I die, will I have the same expression?'

Alex then shook his head. He is now a progenitor, even though he hasn't completely transformed. He is already ageless and very hard to kill.

When he succeeds, for him to be dead would mean something very significant happened, just like the old progenitor's demise.

Alex used his qi, relaxing the muscles on Roxy's arm. He then placed it above her chest.

Alex flicked his finger, taking out a blanket and putting it over her body, only letting her face show.

Meanwhile, Aurora and Blaire were having a discussion.

Blaire wanted the man punished for hurting Sasha, at the very least, by cutting his arm. But Aurora requested for him to wait until her sister's goal was completed; he is still needed for the plan.

The man with the hammer felt angry, hearing his princess didn't even take his side.

He may have gone overboard, but he still did this because of the mission, and based on what he saw, their VIP target is still alive.

Despite what he felt, the man still didn't dare to attack Aurora.

It was not just out of loyalty; he knew he could not beat her. Even though Aurora is not that strong physically, her ability to create illusions is on a whole other level.

She can easily trap him in one and kill him with ease.

"I am not saying you cannot take revenge, Blaire, but look at the big picture. Please, I beg you.

If we kill him now, my sister will question whether I pose a risk to her plans since I prioritize my feelings.

This will pose a danger for us."

Blaire started to hesitate. He couldn't really get angry at Aurora, despite what Aurora thought of him.

She held a special place in his heart, even more special than Sasha, since she was his first love.

The moment Blaire knew she was Aurora, all his hate toward her disappeared. He also forgot how Aurora had tortured him many times.

In his mind, he understood why Aurora did all this; she had sacrificed so many things for him in the past.

While they were still talking, William suddenly appeared in front of the man with the hammer, surprising him.

William had told Alex before that he was confident in his ability to run away, and he wasn't joking about this.

After learning many footstep techniques, William found it's all about breathing and maintaining posture. With this, they leverage gravity and momentum to increase speed.

William then started mixing it all, customizing it, creating his own personal technique. He did many trials and errors before finally creating this technique.

By using a specific breathing rhythm, William is somehow able to transfer all his body weight to his feet.

This allowed him to get a burst of speed momentarily when he stomped on the ground.

William's hand moved with finesse, slashing toward the man's neck.

With how close they were, the man could not swing his hammer effectively.

He could only fumble and took a step back while raising his hand, blocking the attack. But the strength behind it surprised him; his combat armor was slashed to the surface of his skin, and hot, searing pain started to spread from his arm.

William continued the barrage of attacks. He didn't want to give any time for the man to fix his posture.

Slash! Slash! Slash!

At every opportunity, William tried to slash the same area over and over.

The man gritted his teeth. He glanced sideways toward the princess, but she just watched in silence with nonchalant eyes.

Aurora, at this moment, was thinking if the man were killed by a normal Felidaean, she probably could justify his death to Alice; that way, she wouldn't need to have any debate with Blaire.

Blaire looked at the fight, thinking he would see how it went before having another discussion with Aurora.

Meanwhile, Alex was surprised by what William had done. He could see that the moment William utilized his technique, some kind of weird energy appeared inside his body.

"Do you have any idea what that is, Vesa?"

[A energy byproduct of lifeforce and soul. I don't have much understanding of this, but that is what the last progenitor told me.]

[He speculates it's made when lifeforce reacts toward the will or desire of the soul.]