Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System

Now, all combatants needed to face their enemy. This was the best method with the highest survival rate. Running away was just showing their backs to the enemy, allowing them to be massacred.

But if people who could fight decided to face the enemy, even if the odds were against them, this would still give more time for the others to escape. There was also a chance for civilians to awaken their powers in desperate situations.

This had happened a few times—in fact, many of the strongest awakeners got their powers this way, just like Luca and Edward.

But data and logic didn't exist in situations like this. People followed their emotions and instincts to survive.n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Everyone quickly ran, even some of the awakeners. Only those who became hunters and a few civilians chose to stay.

This civilians surprised Alex; he thought they would also leave. He didn't understand why they chose to stay, but now wasn't the time to think about it. Alex then started giving them orders.

Everyone knew he was Edward's son, and his abilities were a public secret. Many awakeners knew about it, so they followed his orders.

The group moved swiftly, executing his commands. Alex ordered the experienced hunters to attack the enemy first while the others would support from a distance.

Even though they barely knew each other, Alex knew each of their abilities just from their faces. This allowed him to order them very efficiently, taking into account their powers.

One of them had earth abilities, while another had wind. They were C-rank level awakeners.

This was also why Alex asked for these types of powers earlier; he knew these two were there.

The earth user was ordered to create a shield to block attacks, while the wind user was to target the Dragari's eyes, smell, and hearing. He could mix wind with sand and dust to block the eyes, while the pressure of the wind disturbed the hearing and smell.

Unfortunately, no matter how good the strategy was, with their difference in power, it was pointless. To Alex's horror, it only took a moment for all his efforts to be stopped.

It took just one swipe from the Dragari, and all of them were cleaved in two. The only reason Alex survived was because Emily pulled him down just in time.

The slash passed barely through his head. It wasn't that Emily was better than Alex at this time; she just focused all her attention on their safety.

The moment she sensed danger, Emily pulled Alex down even before the Dragari made his move.

She then pushed Alex away to escape.

Unfortunately, there was no way the two of them could outrun this Dragari.

"Oh, what do I have here? Two brats that can fight back a little. You dodged that? Interesting. Now try dodging this one!"

The moment the words fell, Dragari suddenly appeared inches away from Alex. He punched Alex right in the stomach, making him fall to the ground. The pain was so unbearable that Alex felt dizzy.

But he knew the only reason he was still alive was because the Dragari found them amusing. The Dragari then threw a kick toward Emily, but when it hit, the Dragari didn't feel any impact.

Instead, Emily turns into a silhouette and disappears as if she were just a mirage.

The Dragari's lips turned into a grin, showing an array of sharp teeth. He then turned around to look at Emily, but Alex raised his hand, grasping the Dragari's leg.

He clenched as hard as he could, then taunted, "You damn lizard, you think you can beat us humans! You are just a lower, imperfect being!"

Alex's taunt worked. The Dragari's face turned to anger. This made him feel a little sense of achievement. He didn't know they were Dragari—a half-breed dragon. He just thought they looked like dragons, and based on novels he had read before, dragons usually had high pride.

That was why he decided to say those words. Finding it worked made Alex feel a bit proud since it meant all the time he spent reading novels was worth it. Not like how many others said it wasn't.

The Dragari raised his leg, trying to kick Emily, but hit nothing.

Her body was now just a silhouette, disappearing like a mirage.

Then, a blinding light spread across the place, followed by a loud crash and boom.

Some buildings that survived the earthquake were pierced through. A few were unlucky enough that the main pillars were hit, causing the buildings to crumble under their own weight.

Thankfully, most of the buildings were already empty due to the earthquake. Only a crazy person would stay inside a skyscraper after such a huge quake.

Emily's hands were covered in dissipating light while it passed through Dragari's stomach.

Her face quickly turned pale from the energy usage. Alex, who had recovered some of his strength, stood up and pulled the dazed Emily away.

This was the first time she had used her whole strength to attack a monster. Emily used it by changing part of her hand into light while leaving her fingernail in physical form.

The result was a light-speed fingernail that even destroyed a few buildings like a railgun. The only problem was this move also harmed her petite body. The fingers she used turned bloody as part of the nails disappeared.

Emily was shocked by the result. Her eyes looked past the hole in Dragari's body toward the collapsed buildings. She was in shock, wondering how many lives she had taken in that one move.

But the next thing she knew, the sky had turned upside down. Alex carried her on his shoulder and escaped. He suspected the Dragari wouldn't die from just this attack.

And his suspicion was right—the wound quickly healed, and the Dragari didn't even flinch. Instead, it looked at them with more interest.

But before he could make any move, the ground in front of him exploded into a crater.