A wider picture

"As you wish," The man smirked as he pushed off. Leaving a crater where he used to be, arriving before Hrothgar in less than the blink of an eye. 

'Only a bit faster than me,' Hrothgar smiled as he brought his shield to take the blow. Skidding back a few meters. Deep tracks left in the ground. Holding his ground. 

"Is that all a Devil Prince has?" Hrothgar asked as he shrugged off the shock traveling through his body and swallowed back the blood in his mouth. The armor Amnur had crafted for him was truly a masterpiece but... It could only cover a certain gap of strength. 

Unlike the Vampire Lord, the Devil Prince also had top-grade items. His weapon likely even better than what the abyssal guard captain had. 

"You survived?" The Devil Prince smiled in honest surprise. Few could withstand such an attack, even if he had not used his weapon. The strength of the blow was clear when looking at the devastation caused by the shockwaves.