Rising from the Ashes (Andrew) novel Chapter 1956

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 clash, 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 swayed.

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, large 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 in a 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 accept. So today, I can spare you… But Andrew must die."

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