Seth stood in the training room with his hands, wearing black gloves and bouncing on the spot. His body lowered, pushing his hands up with high guard as Elena lifted her right leg and kicked towards his temple with great force. Seth blocked the kick but felt Elena's power through his gloves as he was pushed back slightly from the impact.
"Faster!" Seth commanded.
'He is getting stronger... so fast.'
Elena obliged and sent rapid kicks one after another at Seth's head. Seth ducked and weaved between them all before grabbing Elena by her foot mid-air as she tried to send a roundhouse kick towards him.
He pulled down hard on the foot, causing Elena to lose balance and fall towards the ground.
She landed gracefully, using her other leg to push herself off the floor and lunge with a fierce uppercut aimed directly at Seth's chin. Seth managed to avoid Elena's fist just barely and stepped away, removing himself from combat range.
"Good! Your speed is improving," Seth complimented.
'Why are you the one teaching me? I am your bodyguard!'
Elena smiled and got back into a fighting stance, keeping her legs spread wide apart, one in front of the other, with her left arm guarding her chest while the other stayed close to her face with a raised fist. Seth mirrored her stance and ran towards Elena again, throwing out punches with lightning speed.
She dodged the first two but failed to block the third punch that connected with her face, making her stumble backwards slightly. She shook off the pain and countered with her punches, forcing Seth onto the defensive.
'Why is his defence so strong!? Even though he trained. Seth was never this talented before!' Elena questioned internally.
Seth continued blocking Elena's barrage of attacks until he saw an opening and threw a low kick towards her shin, forcing her to stop attacking as he threw her over his hips and mounted her on the floor.
Elena attempted to escape from Seth's position but found it impossible as his strength increased tenfold and pinned her arms to the floor with his knees. She struggled a bit longer before giving up as she realised how weak she was compared to Seth.
"You lost," Seth smirked, his hands resting on her soft chest, squeezing them through her training bra, yet Elena's face was filled with sweat; she looked to the side, trying to recover. She didn't show any rejection, only a red face, as it began to feel good.
"Hah... hah... Seth... can you get off me?" Elena asked.
"Not yet," Seth grinned mischievously as he squeezed harder on her breasts. "I don't see you complaining, though."
'Pervert! Stop touching me! You'll flip my switch!'
Seth stopped playing around and climbed off Elena, extending his hand to help her up. Elena took Seth's hand and was pulled to her feet effortlessly.
"Again!" Seth ordered as they returned to their stances and prepared to spar again.
They continued sparring until Elena fell to the floor, exhausted and out of stamina. Seth helped her and sat her down on a nearby bench as he grabbed a water bottle and gave it to her.
"Why did you suddenly become so intense with your training?" Elena asked, her body soaked in sweat and hair a mess, but she felt a nice burn in her entire body, looking at the handsome man beside her, now shirtless.
'Damn, you grew up too well, what if other women try to steal you from me?' Elena thought to herself as they both recovered, drinking water filled with vitamins and minerals.
"Well, I decided I want to become stronger since I have no idea how powerful those monsters can be."
"How can I protect my cute wife if I am not the strongest?" He looked at Elena with a wink before letting out a sigh. "I need to prepare myself in case something unexpected happens."
'He's different... but I like this side. It makes my heart throb.'
Elena thought as she subconsciously held his hand, squeezing it and speaking with a cute tone. "That new wife might want to protect you... so let her get strong beside you, okay?"
Seth looked at her, normally just flirting or playing around with Elena, unsure how to progress, but he felt she was growing on him each time they spoke.
"Even if I become a villain, turn away others or kill them to ensure we can live well?" Seth asked seriously, trying to test Elena.
Elena nodded, "If you become evil or a villain, then I will be the one to save you. If you kill someone to make sure we can live well, then I will bury the bodies with you."
She hugged Seth tightly, not caring about how sweaty they were, and snuggled her nose into his neck, "But you can't leave me behind, even if you find other women. I'll stalk you until the ends of the world!" Elena whispered before standing up.
"Now, I'm going to take a shower..."
'Before I invite you to join me, and my virginity is gone like a cloth in the wind... but I was shocked to see you can look so surprised... hot, dominant but with a hidden cute side...? What a great catch.'
"What did I do to deserve such a woman?"
"Even if she knows I have changed so much and said such a horrible thing, she still cares for me," Seth muttered quietly, watching her enter the shower and stuck her tongue out at him.
Seth walked to grab a towel and entered the other shower. He was not a fool to think with his dick right now, there was important business, and he wouldn't sit still.
Elena's words motivated him.
***
After a quick shower, the pair wore a light training outfit covering the entire body, with thick leather biking clothes covering them to avoid any bites or other damage.
"Are you willing to enter the nightmare with me?"
Seth was holding his upgraded pistol, now wearing the harness inside his leather jacket and looked back at Elena, who was tying her hair into tight bundles. In contrast, Elena had one on her thigh and a knife belt on her waist.
Elena nodded seriously, "Didn't I tell you I will follow you wherever you go?" Elena said seriously, "Besides, I know you are hiding many things from me, and you will probably enter this Nightmare alone without telling me."
Seth shrugged, "Alright, let's go."
'She has been acting weird since yesterday, more serious and direct, but I guess being intimate with her had improved our relationship somewhat.' Seth thought as he put on the helmet Elena handed him.
The nightmare was located deep inside the forest behind the cafe and neighbourhood from last time, which Seth had already plotted out, but today they would take a black motorbike instead of the car from last time—it was honestly nice imagining her large chest pressed against his back so Seth didn't mind.
Elena looked back at him as she rushed ahead; the tight leather pants against her thighs and rear almost hypnotised Seth as he shook his head, 'Concentrate!'
In no time, they arrived near the location, parked the bike and hid it in a safe distance, no way near the outbreak, before entering the Nightmare together. Elena's eyes widened, "How could you survive alone?!" Elena shouted as she looked at the horrifying scene; dozens of zombies almost instantly found them the moment they jumped over a fence and knocked over some metal, all rushing towards them with hunger in their eyes.
"Forgive me, my wife. But please! Just shoot!"
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Large-caliber bullets shot towards two zombies, the burst of light from his gun causing more than double the recoil he was used to taking a step back, as the impact was so much stronger, their heads exploded on impact, with the sound of gunfire still echoing in the area. Elena nodded and fired at two zombies running towards Seth, "This feels amazing!" She yelled with excitement in her voice.
⁜ Killed Stage One Zombie x 4
∟ Gained 1 experience point (0/40)
'She seems to enjoy it more than I do...'
—LEVEL UP!
SETH: STR + 2, DEX + 1, AGI +1, INT +1
ELENA: STR +1, VIT +1, DEX +2,
⁜ Partnered Heroine Levelled up! VP + 100
Seth frowned as he focused—the fact that Elena could level up was something he had not expected, and although the system said they would grow, he thought they might learn skills or evolve sooner.
Now, ensuring there was always an escape route or plan because his little wife was here with him, "Let's go deeper!"
*****
⁜ Status Display ⁜
Name:
Race: Human (Getting Smarter?)
Lifespan: 150 Years
Cultivation Stage: One (5%)
Level: 3
Exp: 0/40
Class: None
Condition: 22/22 (Healthy)
STR: 15
VIT: 11
DEX: 13
AGI: 13
INT: 12
DEF: 11
CHA: 26
Villain Points: 1150
⁜ Items ⁜
⁜ Rare Quality Handgun
∟ Self Maintenance - Increased Accuracy
∟ Rapid Fire - Increased Fire Rate
∟ Deadly Rounds Lv.2 - Increase Stopping Power
⁜ Uncommon Harness + Holster Added as a bonus!
⁜ Skills ⁜
Basic Marksmanship Skills, Basic Martial Arts, Intermediate Business, Intermediate Stock Exchange, Advanced Driving, Basic Inspection, Extreme Yang Solar Body Method, Solar Essence Breathing Method.
⁜ Status End ⁜
⁜ Status Display ⁜
Name: Elena Primrose
Race: Human
Lifespan: 120 Years
Level: 3
Exp: 0/40
Class: None
Condition: 20/20 (Healthy)
STR: 11
VIT: 10
DEX: 14
AGI: 13
INT: 8
DEF: 10
CHA: 15
⁜ Skills ⁜
Advanced Marksmanship Skills, Intermediate Martial Arts, Intermediate Driving, Intermediate English, Intermediate Europa languages,
⁜ Evolution ⁜
Shadow-Step (Awakening)
⁜ Status End ⁜