Fanna kept her eyes fixed on Victor. She did not make the first move, as she was extremely wary of him due to her instincts warning her that he was extraordinarily dangerous.
"Cough."
Pluto, who was lying on the ground, stood up with gritted teeth and looked at Amber with hatred, thinking, "I should have killed this ungrateful daughter of mine when I was still human."
He limped and slowly walked toward Fanna. Fanna noticed his approach and asked impatiently, "Do you know who that is?"
Pluto heard this, looked at Victor, and nodded. "Yes, he seems to be Amber’s lover, and she said she is going to marry him."
"What! Lover? Future husband?" Fanna exclaimed upon hearing this, her eyes widening in shock. She then looked Victor up and down before a sly grin appeared on her grotesque face.
Fanna Oreburgh put both hands on her hips and raised an eyebrow as she said with clearly feigned anger, "Young gentleman, not only did you interrupt a wonderful reunion between mother and daughter after a lifetime of separation, it’s quite rude, you know. I heard you are my daughter’s lover. Is that true?"
Victor raised an eyebrow at her question and replied, "Indeed, I am."
"Hah, I did not expect my daughter to grow up so quickly. I remember it like yesterday when I was still changing your diapers," Fanna said with a sigh as she looked at Amber.
Amber did not say anything but remained silent as she watched her mother with a complicated expression.
"Young man, don’t interfere with a reunion between mother and daughter. Even the heavens will curse you," Fanna said with displeasure, as she could tell Amber was leaning more toward Victor’s words than hers.
"Meeting between mother and daughter? I’m afraid if I had arrived a second later, my precious Amber would have been convinced to turn into an undead by you," he said with a smile that wasn’t really a smile.
Suddenly, Victor’s pupils contracted as his Danger Sense skill warned him of impending danger.
Rumble
He immediately turned into lightning and moved away while grabbing Amber, who failed to react.
Woosh
The next moment, multiple pillars of fire erupted from the ground beneath where he had been standing just moments before.
"Aunt, that was dangerous. I might not be close to you, but I thought Amber was your precious daughter. It seems you don’t care about your daughter after all," Victor said in a sarcastic tone while shooting a dark look toward the undead.
"So you can turn into lightning, and it’s black. It seems this is your mutated bloodline. No wonder I was getting such a dangerous vibe from you," Fanna ignored his words and said while tapping her chin with her finger as she looked at Victor.
Then her eyes turned toward Amber, who was looking at Fanna in shock, and her voice turned gentle.
"As for my daughter, of course I care about her. If I didn’t know she could dodge, I would never have used such a powerful attack... In fact, I was also testing my future son-in-law."
"Hehe, is that so?" Victor said with a sarcastic laugh.
Suddenly, Fanna paused as she seemed to have a brilliant idea and clapped her hands together. "Actually, I have a proposal. If you accept, we can live together as a family."
"Heh, I refuse," Victor said without hesitation. Agree to the proposal of an undead, who were notorious for their backstabbing nature? No, thank you. Even if it were a proposal that would benefit him, he would still refuse because he knew the nature of undead—they were inherently repulsed by the living.
"Huh? How can you refuse without even hearing what I have to say?" Fanna said with a pout, and before Victor could say anything, she continued.
"How about I become your woman after you become an undead?" Fanna said, and both Victor and Amber looked at her in shock.
Victor regained his composure and asked, "I thought he would be your choice."
Victor pointed toward Pluto, who looked panicked upon hearing her proposal but did not dare utter a single word of refusal.
"Hah, your bloodline seems to be stronger than his, and in undead society, it’s the law of the jungle. The one with the strongest fist is the ruler. I will just cast him aside if you agree to my proposal. So, what’s your decision?" Fanna asked Victor.
"Heh, unfortunately, I have to refuse, as I have no intention of becoming an undead or sleeping with one," Victor said without hesitation.
Only Amber looked at her mother with eyes full of sorrow. Her mother’s personality had never been like this in the past. The mother she knew would never have said something like that with a smile on her face.... Her gentle and kind mother seemed to have disappeared, even though the smile and gentleness in her eyes were identical.
"Amber, you should go back. The fight is going to get dangerous, and I can’t protect you while fighting here," Victor said in a solemn voice. Amber bit her lip and wanted to retort but ultimately nodded.
Fanna seemed to hear Victor’s words as she nodded. "Yes, daughter, you go and wait. I will first turn your lover into an undead, and that way you won’t have any problem becoming an undead, would you?"
Hearing these words, both Amber’s and Victor’s expressions darkened.
"Queen, I will go and stop her," Pluto looked at Amber, who was planning to flee, with a look of excitement. He could not wait to go and punish his unfilial daughter.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, just as he was about to take the first step, he felt his body turn heavy and found himself unable to move. His expression changed instantly. He turned his gaze toward Fanna, and sure enough, she was looking at him with a murderous expression.
"It seems you really are destined to die by my hands," Fanna said in a cold voice.
"Mi-Mistress, wait... AHHHHHHH!"
Pluto immediately panicked and felt his skin begin to melt the very next moment. He knew that after an undead submitted to another, their life and death were controlled by the one they had submitted to, and with a single thought, they could be killed.
His agonizing shrieks filled the entire surroundings as Fanna watched his body coldly while it melted away.
"Who gave you permission to go after my daughter... Now my debts with you are settled," she muttered coldly.
Victor watched calmly, while only Amber paused her steps for a moment, and a look of satisfaction appeared on her face as she watched the miserable fate of her former father.
Victor narrowed his eyes, and white armour appeared around his body immediately as he turned into streaks of lightning.
Bang
"Heh, don’t be impatient. Flame Mark."
Fanna gave a faint grin as she raised her arm and blocked Victor’s kick. Seeing this, Victor’s pupils shrank as he quickly retreated.
Rumble
"Hmm?" Victor frowned as he looked at the back of his palm. There was a faint red tattoo that felt warm.
"What the hell is this tattoo?" Victor thought with a raised eyebrow as he looked at Fanna, who merely smiled at him.
"Flaming Dragon!"
Fire erupted from her body and shot into the sky, quickly gathering together, and within seconds, an orange-colored vortex was formed.
Woosh!!!!
The temperature in the atmosphere soared by several degrees as a huge monster resembling a mythical Eastern dragon burst forth from the flaming vortex and charged toward Victor.
Victor moved to the side as the fire dragon rushed past him. He looked at Fanna and said with a smirk, "Looks like you missed."
"Think again," Fanna sneered, and Victor’s expression changed instantly as he whipped his head back.
"Fuck!?" Victor cursed as he hurriedly crossed his arms upon seeing the fire dragon change direction and charge toward him. He did not get the chance to react as it was only a few inches away from him.
Boom
The fire dragon exploded the moment it struck Victor.
Bang
Victor’s figure was blasted backward through the smoke as he crashed onto the ground.
Victor did not get a chance to catch his breath before several fireballs were launched toward him by Fanna. He hurriedly turned into lightning to avoid them.
Rumble
"Damn, can they follow me? Is it because of the tattoo?" Victor cursed as he saw the fireballs pursue him wherever he went, and they even seemed able to adapt to his speed.
"Moonlight Slash."
Victor spoke as he unleashed his attack.
Boom
Victor watched as the two attacks neutralized each other.
"Looks like you have figured out my trick," Fanna said in a charming voice.
"The tattoo is a special skill. Wherever I engrave the tattoo, whether on a living being or a non-living object, every attack I launch will follow the target until it either hits the target or is neutralized," Fanna said as she raised her hand. Large amounts of flames erupted from her body and surged into the sky.
The next moment...
"Fuck," Victor cursed as he looked at the scene before him.
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"Ugh, what happened?" Olivia, who had been knocked unconscious, scowled as she rose from the ground, but before she could gather her bearings, she looked at the sky in shock.
"What the hell is that thing?" Olivia cried as she looked up at the sky, where a massive 900-meter-long dragon made entirely of fire was hovering.