Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System

"That..." Olivia became speechless.

What Seraphine said wasn't wrong; in fact, if possible, she just wanted to look for Alex and meet him first before MingYue, but she knew this was impossible and would just complicate matters.

"I don't get why you acted like this tough. Why did you avoid them? Aren't you clear with your own emotions?"

"But he doesn't like me back."

"I don't know the details, but I'm sure his feelings are not that simple. But even if that's true, does it really matter?

If he were in your position, would he just stay still and give up?"

Olivia knew the answer, but she didn't say anything. If Alex had been in her position, he would have at least kept trying for it until he felt the answer was a clear no.

That's what he did in the past. Despite their difference in age, their relationship, and other people's judgment, Alex still confessed to her.

If she had accepted it at that time, she could already imagine how people would have called them out.

'It seems in the end I'm just really afraid of getting hurt…'

"Olivia," Quartz called out as she put her hand over her shoulder.

"I'm alright, Quartz, just getting emotional."

"Well, it's not my problem, but if you want something, I'd suggest you go for it.

So what if, in the process, you hurt some people? Everyone has the right to be a bit selfish. If you're not the one fighting for your own happiness, who will do it?"

"I never knew you had this kind of tough lady, Seraphine."

"We've only met a few times. How could you know my personality?"

Even then, Seraphine rarely talked, so most didn't even realize her presence.

"Lady Seraphine, can you tell us your real goal?"

Seraphine's gaze turned cold at Quartz. "Basically, what I just said to Olivia is that I just found an opportunity to realize what I've wanted all this time."

"And that was?" Olivia asked.

"It's not a big secret. I'm looking for a way to perfect my ability."

"But you can already control it as you wish."

"Not really, I'm only suppressing it, but it still comes with side effects. Do you think I can have any life with this ability?

Yes, I can survive, and yes, I can use it in certain ways to see the future. But what use is living without having any real life?n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Do you know why I and the others never joined Suzaku Guild?"

"We were curious about it, but no one dared to ask since we thought it should be related to some sensitive topic."

"You're not wrong. Let's just say either each of us has unfinished business, or we know our presence would bring more trouble for Edward and Luca.

Just like me, if I joined the guild, they would have many problems on their hands."

"They wouldn't mind, though. We also wouldn't protest at all. In the first place, almost each one of us owes the Guild Master our life," Olivia added.

"And that is why we stay away. Here's the biggest difference between you and us, Olivia. We want to find a solution to our own problem with our own hands.

I'm not saying this to demean you guys. It's just that we won't allow others to do it for us. There could be many reasons, or it could be as simple as our personality."

Olivia wanted to say more, but Seraphine suddenly stopped in her tracks, and Quartz also raised her shield, looking toward the cliff on the west.

A beastly voice then reverberated. "A human this far inside the beast-man territory, this is not part of our agreement."

A figure leaped down and then landed with a loud bam, creating cracks in the ground.

A tall man with a wolf head appeared in front of them, a gray tail coming out from his back.

"That is your agreement with people in this world, not with us who come from outside."

The wolfman grinned as his eyes started sizing them up. "I don't know what that means, but did you just say you're not part of the agreement? Does this mean I can do what I want with you all?"

Seraphine let out a sigh. "So the first one we meet is an idiot? Just do it if you want to lose your life." She then mumbled in a low voice, "Just where is she? Did that bastard lie to me?"

The wolf's face grimaced with anger, "Who do you call an idiot!?"

He let out a howl, then dashed toward them. Quartz met him in the middle, her shield blocking the attack and creating a spark of qi.

BANG! BANG! The wolf tried to attack a few more times, but it was blocked by the shield.

"So this is why you're confident, but don't think this is enough to handle me."

Qi surged out from the wolf's body, and then he started transforming. His body became more muscular, and his claws grew longer and sharper.

The wind started blowing over his body, then settled around the claws, creating some kind of aura.

"Now try to block this!"

SWOOSH! The claws swiped down, screeching through the shield.

Quartz released her grasp and kicked the shield forward, pushing back the werewolf. A huge hammer then appeared in her hand, and she bashed the shield from behind with full power, effectively launching him into the cliff.

A loud bam reverberated as the wolf got pushed inside.

'I never knew you were this strong now, Quartz,' Olivia said in her mind.

'This is thanks to the gear Alex made; otherwise, with our realm difference, it wouldn't have had this much effect.'

'You're cutting yourself short; your abilities should be the reason for it. Otherwise, Alex wouldn't have given you all that gear.'

'Let's talk later.'

The hammer in Quartz's hand then disappeared, replaced by a huge greatsword. Her armor also changed into crimson red, and flames then burst out from the sharp edge.