Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You Novel

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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 | 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?!"

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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, |

never wanted to kill you. Even though we've served different

masters for years and you married another, | never let go of my

obsession with you... | just buried it deep. But I never thought

you'd give your heart to some young upstart. That, | cannot

accept. So today, | 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 the last second, the soft Victoria in his

arms squeezed his hand tightly. Her body went rigid, and that

bone-deep chill exploded outward again.

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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 collapsed backward into

his arms, her body as stiff and frigid as solid ice.

Ignoring the blood she was spitting up, Victoria laughed with

satisfaction. She looked at Matthias and said, "You weren't the

only one who's grown stronger over the years. You really thought

| could only suppress you once? This time, let's see you half-

dead at least.

“From the moment we parted ways years ago, I've been

preparing for this. For Andrew's sake, you think | wouldn't keep a

backup?"

The first thing to shatter was the timber in Matthias's hands.

Next came his chest and arms as the ice shards punched

through him, blood splattering in crimson bursts.

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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His body smashed through the stone steps down the back of the

mountain before finally stopping in front of a grand hall

By then, his breathing turned shallow. He was more dead than

alive and did not move again.