Andrew knew the true life-and-death moment had finally arrived.
After all, a martial artist like Matthias was never going to be
taken down easily.
On the other side, Walter had already dragged his battered body
outside to look for Scarlett. Bradley''s corpse was mangled
beyond recognition from the earlier sh, and the Peck family
members had disappeared somewhere.
Only Andrew and Victoria remained, facing a Matthias whose
aura had climbed back to its peak.
Victoria, who was half a step in front of Andrew, suddenly
Andrew stepped forward and caught her in his arms, his heart
sinking. Victoria''s body was now soft and ice-cold, without a
trace of warmth. She could have been mistaken for a corpse.
The beautiful Victoria slowly turned her head to look at Andrew
and showed him an incredibly gentle smile. "Andy, I''m useless...
This is as far as I can help you!"
As her words fell,rge amounts of blood flowed from the
corners of her mouth. The moment it emerged, it froze into frost.
Andrew cried out, “Victoria, what happened?!"
She smiled faintly, her voice barely audible. "Foolish child, that
killer move just now not only hurt the enemy, but it consumed
me greatly too."
A crushing wind suddenly pressed down from above, filling
Andrew''s ears with a roaring howl. He looked up to see Matthias
in midair, both hands gripping a massive timber beam as he
came down ina killing strike, his face twisted in a vicious grin.
Matthias sneered. "Andrew, Victoria is willing to throw away her
life for you. With a beauty like that ready to die for you, you
should be able to die happy.”
His voice carried jealousy and hate as he continued, "Victoria, I
never wanted to kill you. Even though we''ve served different
masters for years and you married another, I never let go of my
obsession with you... I just buried it deep. But I never thought
you''d give your heart to some young upstart. That, I cannot
ept. So today, I can spare you... But Andrew must die."
As he roared, the force in his swing split the timber, shards
breaking away midair. In the blink of an eye, his strike was about
to smash into Andrew''s skull
Andrew had been ready to take the hit because there was
nowhere to dodge. Yet, at thest second, the soft Victoria in his
arms squeezed his hand tightly. Her body went rigid, and that
bone-deep chill exploded outward again.
Countless ice shards shot from her palms like a storm of arrows.
Matthias bellowed in fury, "Y-You can still unleash that move?
Victoria, you''re vicious!"
Even Andrew was stunned. Moments ago, he had felt her body
was at its limit, barely able to stand.
So, how was this possible?
Victoria spat a mouthful of blood and copsed backward into
his arms, her body as stiff and frigid as solid ice.
Ignoring the blood she was spitting up, Victoriaughed with
satisfaction. She looked at Matthias and said, "You weren''t the
only one who''s grown stronger over the years. You really thought
I could only suppress you once? This time, let''s see you half-
dead at least.
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He looked like a human pincushion made of ice, his scream
shaking the mountains as he was hurled hundreds of feet away.
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