Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System

"Stop being cryptic and just tell me the answer," Alex replied.

"It's simple, really. You and she will each gain half of my progenitor essence at some point, or... well, both of you will just be dead." He said in a flat tone, making Alex want to punch the boy in the face. But he knew Alucard hadn't finished with his explanation.

"Where was I again? Oh yeah.

So when both of you reach half of my progenitor essence, the rest will be up to you.

My progenitor's power is nothing more than fuel to start the ignition."

"You mean you really don't have any idea?"

"Hahaha, who do you think I am?

Of course, I have an idea, but it's better if you don't know.

It's not something that can be forced, and the moment you know, it will become harder to attain.

Alright, that is enough. I will now go back to slumber and only wake up after you finish the project.

If you fail… oh well, I already do what I can."

Alucard said with a yawn, then his body started getting submerged in the red ocean at a fast rate.

Alex tried to ask a question, but Alucard didn't respond at all, making him feel frustrated.

"Dammit!" He cursed out loud, frustrated with the situation.

In the end, he learned nothing other than Alucard was an irresponsible progenitor.

Although he couldn't say Alucard was wrong, as he already gave him a huge amount of strength, this still meant he had a huge burden on his shoulders.

'More complicated than the progenitor war, then is it related to that eye being?' Alex asked himself.

Based on the novels he used to read, the story he was in usually meant an outer species invader that was stronger than the progenitor.

But if this was really the case, he felt even more confused as, usually, with an invasion, the progenitors should unite.

'Since the eyes are here and even have a universe transit system using the outer gate, this means our universe should already be conquered.'

Back in the castle, Vesa was still in a cocoon while MingYue had finished relishing her newfound power.

Compared to Alex, where part of the essence contained Alucard's soul, MingYue could use it fully as she wanted.

She felt excited, wanting to know the limits of her power; she knew she had enough now to survive in the central region.

Calming herself down, her eyes then started darting around; she could see Thalia was nowhere to be seen.

A red cocoon was floating in the air. Turning in another direction, she saw Alex standing in a daze.

Remembering what Vesa told her, she began to worry.

What if Alucard awoke and took over Alex?

Things would become very dangerous for her.

She then asked telepathically, 'Alex, are you alright?'

Alex's eyes started moving, and his expression turned annoyed, "I am fine, just another annoying geezer."

"You mean Alucard?"

"Yes, as I expected, he isn't really dead, but now, at least, I can guess what his current goal is."

"Tell me."

Alex then started explaining everything that happened. He then added his own guess, "I think Alucard wants to be reborn but not as a progenitor.

I don't know if this is a side effect or his real goal all this time."

"You mean his real purpose is to get out of being a progenitor? Isn't that weird?

It's like someone saying they don't want to be strong."

"It does, but I think he just wants to laze around.

He is looking for a loophole to keep some of the power while having none of the responsibility."

"But didn't you say we probably need to fight the Eye thing? Or worse, our universe is already conquered?"

"That is just speculation, and what I was talking about is more about Alucard's current goal.

Do you forget I told you he just went to sleep directly? I could not even detect any trace of him now."

Alex then looked around. Not finding Thalia, he became confused, "Where is she?"

Normally, Thalia should be staying with them, except if something serious was happening.

Like Gluttony wreaking havoc in one of the cities.

"I don't know. I also didn't see her when I finished absorbing Alucard's essence."

"How much did you get?"

"Thankfully, we are not too late on that part; I got the rest."

"That is good, but you will still need more to reach ten percent then."

"Before then..." MingYue then told Alex what Vesa had told her.

Hearing it, Alex didn't feel much. He just put his hand on his chin while looking at Vesa's cocoon.

If it had been before he met Alucard, he would have been angrier, but now, since he was already sure of Alucard's goal, he didn't feel too worried.

If Alucard wanted his body, he would already have done it at their meeting.

Waiting for him to get stronger would just make things harder. Alucard's nonchalant attitude also made this clear to him.

"Keep an eye on Vesa then, I will look for Thalia," Alex said.

MingYue agreed since they couldn't just leave Vesa alone, just in case something happened.

Walking through the hallway, Alex decided to go to the library. He wanted to see the journal once more, wondering if he could take it out now.

He was far stronger than before, even without using his full potential.

Walking through the hallway, it didn't take long for Alex to reach the library.

His eyes then locked on the area where the book should have been. His eyes turned sharp as he couldn't find the book. The place was empty now.

Like what he saw was never there.

Feeling curious, Alex walked closer but didn't find anything.

'There is really no trace at all. Did Thalia leave and take it out? But that doesn't make sense; this place is hers. Where would she go now?'

Alex then tried to look for her around the castle but couldn't find anyone.