Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System

She then changed the topic to smaller matters, finding out more about MingHao's life.

They enjoyed their talk while Xue Fang lay her head on his shoulder. Time passed peacefully for them but not for Sylva and Zold.

Deep under the crater, Zold's body was covered with blood; on his back, he was carrying Sylva.

It's quite a long story to tell how he reached there, but to put it simply, the situation in the city had stabilized. Zold then decided to go down to check on his father since there was no news.

Halfway in, he found his father escaping, half dead.

Behind him, a group of creatures was slithering. While their movement looked slow, their speed was not. They not only kept up with Zold, but they also closed the distance.

SWOSH! SWOSH!

Zold leaped to the side, dodging the enemy's arrows. "Dammit, just what kind of creatures are they?"

"Z-Zold… Leave me and go. If this keeps going, both of us will be dead."

"No, Father, there is no way I will let you go like this."

Despite saying it, Zold knew their fate was sealed. The enemy was something that beat his father to this state. As a cultivator himself, he knew how resilient they were.

To beat him like this in the time his father spent here only meant he was completely outmatched.

"Can you at least tell me the situation, father?"

"The ones hunting us down are the Orochi clan of the Naga species."

Sylva then narrated what happened. There was a strong being stored inside. Based on Edward's investigation, it was a demonic cultivator that had ties with the ancient Orochi clan.

Sylva came to finish the job, or at the very least to reseal it. But unfortunately, what he found was outside of his expectations.

Other than the demonic cultivator, there was another being. Something that made the hair on his back stand.

All his senses told him it was dangerous, and there was no way he could win this. But thankfully, the enemy was now in a standoff.

The Sky Ember Sect patriarch was joining hands with the Demonic Cultivator. The fight looked like a standoff, but Sylva could tell it was just because the opponent was playing around.

He speculated the opponent had just been unsealed and was in a very weak condition. He was using the moment to recover as much energy as he could.

Given the situation, he decided to prepare for an ambush. He looked for an opportunity to deal with a fatal attack on the being. Unfortunately, this was all the being's trap.

The moment he made the attack, the being captured him and absorbed almost all of his cultivation, leaving only his ability as an awakener. It was like his body reverted back to mortal.

The Sky Ember patriarch and the demonic cultivator used this opportunity to escape. They somehow created a portal connecting them with another world. From that portal, Naga's army emerged.

These Naga had the upper body of a human with four arms. Their lower body was that of a snake. Sylva only learned about them as he overheard what the patriarch and demonic cultivator talked about.

The army of Naga then started attacking indiscriminately, some of them even going all the way here, pursuing Sylva.

Zold dodged once more, the arrow hitting the ground, creating a small crater. Based on their strength, he speculated each of them was at least as strong as a Golden Core cultivator.

If he released Sylva, he should be able to fight back and kill them all, utilizing Alex's weapon. But the problem was how much time would be wasted.

Now, knowing the situation, it was only a matter of time until that strong being came after them. He could not waste time like this. Your adventure continues at empire

A few grenades appeared in his hand; he then began tossing them out.

But before they could reach their target, arrows shot through them, making them explode in midair.

Gritting his teeth, Zold decided to use his trump card. His lightning started turning purplish. His speed increased, allowing him to put some more distance between them.

Different from Emily, Zold's power didn't allow him to change into lightning; he just used its element to boost his speed. Otherwise, he would have already easily escaped the place.

Lightning crackled around his body as he pulled further away.

The exit was close; now, he just needed to climb through the cliff and leave the spot. Looking up, he could already see Owl spotted them.

He jumped, then ran vertically through the wall. But suddenly, something weird happened. The wall moved like it was alive, trying to attack Zold.

The wall where he stepped transformed into an arm that captured his leg in place.

A dagger appeared in his hand, and he slashed it down. But another part of the wall changed, this time into something like mud. It then shot forward like a water jet toward his body, pushing him back deep into the crater.

Seeing this, Owl jumped down, his body transforming into a raven, flying quickly to catch them.

But a similar thing happened; the cliff attacked him, blocking his pathway. Not only did it attack, but it also strengthened to the point he could not underestimate it.

From where Zold came out, a Naga then emerged. Her hand grasped a magic staff shining in a yellow hue.

On her back, there was a tattoo glowing in the same color. It was created using many weird symbols arranged in a square pattern.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

If Alex were here, it would quickly pique his interest. The symbols looked quite similar to runes.

"Trying to escape? You think I will allow it?"

The staff glowed once more; this time, the top of the crack started moving like a jaw closing down.

The light disappeared as the area became completely sealed. Zold kicked the air, lightning a thunderbolt as he shot toward the Naga.

"Why go this far? We didn't do anything to you. The one inside is more dangerous."

CLANG!

His dagger stopped, clashing with some kind of magic barrier.

"I just follow orders. As for what happens, it's up to them."