Modern Cultivation : The Strongest Couple Bonded by Vampire System-Chapter 581 - 581: Alex's Move

Alex followed Aira as she walked closer to the Mechalyte.
Just when they were one step away, the whole room turned pitch dark.
Before anyone could say a word, the room turned back to normal.
It was so fast that most of them just continued with their activity, thinking they had hallucinated.
Aira didn't.
She looked at Alex like some kind of monster.
Alex only let out a confident smile while looking at the Mechalyte he had already controlled.
The Mechalyte was a species evolved from silicon.
This made their brain structure closer to computer code.
It gave them the benefit of interfacing directly with computers and other technology.
But it also opened a weakness for someone like Alex to hijack them.
In that brief second, Alex used a rune that absorbed all light.
He moved quickly, touched the Mechalyte, then used another rune to imprison its soul.
He also created a fake soul.
In this case, it was something like an AI that would act as the Mechalyte while the real personality was locked inside its own body.
He needed to do this because each Mechalyte was connected to a hive-like network.
Every individual could contact the others at any time as long as they were not too far from the connection nodes.
It wasn't a true hive mind.
Each one still had its own individuality.
'Now I just need to wait for the right moment to completely capture the soul so I can extract the information I need,' Alex thought.
Despite how easy it's sound in reality it's not easy at all.
Many have the same idea like Alex but almost all of them fail.
The only reason Alex succeed is the right skill, time and opportunity.
He have good understanding on lifeforce and rune far more than mecalyte, he also come when the mecalyte guard is down.
For the mecalyte he look down on human as they're weakling that it can kill anytime.
But the mecalyte for Alex is at the same level.
He could easily kill it with a single punch.
All this together with his ability, allow him to achieve his goal.
The banquet continued.
Alex and Aira moved through the crowd and headed to Helena.
Aira was the one who spoke first.
"Helena, I'm glad you attended. I wanted to meet you in person."
Helena's expression stayed polite, but her eyes were sharp.
"Save your interest for later. Take care of your father first."
Aira stiffened.
Helena lowered her voice slightly.
"I've heard rumors," she said.
"His condition is not good."
Aira forced a calm nod.
But her hands had already tightened at her sides.
They moved away from Helena and drifted toward an empty corner of the hall.
Aira lowered her voice.
"Alex, couldn't you help my father?"
"I will," Alex said.
"The moment Vesa and Alice return and reach the moon, I should be able to teleport there."
He glanced at her.
"But don't worry too much.
You should have more faith in your father."
Aira nodded, but her eyes didn't soften.
She knew better than anyone that both her parents were scientists first.
Their combat strength was a joke.
No matter how much she wanted to believe, the chances of survival felt close to zero.
Alex didn't press her right away.
He let her sit with the fear for a breath, then spoke again.
"Your father has survived this long in a world that eats weak people alive," he said.
"That says something."
Aira's lips tightened.
"That could also mean he was lucky."
"Maybe," Alex replied.
"But panicking here won't change anything."
He leaned slightly closer.
"We do what we can, where we can."
Alex exhaled slowly.
"You know my father is also missing."
Aira paused, she looked up at him with a flicker of surprise.
"I'm sorry to hear that."
Alex let out a small chuckle.
"In the past he someone strong and capable, but not in physical way.
Than one day incident happened, making him disappear without trace.
My mother and sister still believe he's alive, but I don't."
Aira studied his face.
"So is he still alive?"
"Yes he does, but I only know about this recently."
Alex sighed as he know his father disappearance is not a simple matter.
He already concluded there's some kind of conspiracy in the association.
A traitor form his planet, that cause the dungeon outbreak.
It than become domino effect that lead to current situation.
But now it doesn't matter at all.
A lot of time has passed, who knows if the one responsible is still alive.
'Even if that event doesn't happen, somehow I feel another one will happen.
One way or another alucard blood will reach my hand.'
This is just Alex feeling, but he believe it's true.
He than look back toward Aira, with a warm smile.
"So don't worry. I don't know your father, but I know your mother.
She's not someone that give up easily.
And your father is the man she choose, so he will not be someone we can underestimate either."
Aira's shoulders eased a little.
The doubt was still there, but she feel calmer.
"By the way, can you tell me something."
"What?"
"Your parents," he said.
"What were they like together?"
Aira hesitated, then gave a faint, tired smile.
"My mother is the dominant one."
"She always has been," she added.
"She decides most things."
"And your father is okay with it?" Alex asked.
"Yes. He's the one who gives in.
I asked him before, and he just said it's better to make your mother happy."
Aira smiled as she remembered the small things from the past.
When she was still a child, the world was already controlled by the Mechalyte.
She didn't have friends, but her father and mother were always there for her.
Sometimes they were busy with work, but they still remembered to give her something to play with.
The number of robot pets she had destroyed in the past made her sigh.
Time passed, and the banquet was nearing its end.
Outside the tower, the city lords started returning to their cities through teleportation.
Some preferred using their own personal transport like helicopters and airplanes.
"Should we go now?"
Darius asked, pointing toward his plane.