Arcade

"I was afraid you would run away. It seems you care about this girl more than you let show"

"Why would I run away?"

"You are a human. Here in the kingdom, even if you are a little strong, you are food"

Kaizer's nose inhaled and he seemed to gain a dreamy look.

"When I sensed it, I couldn't believe it. Such high-quality blood right in front of me. At first, I thought about turning you, but it would be such a waste"

Alexander ignored Kaizer and looked at the girl.

"What's your name?"

she was startled by his question and stuttered.

"E-Elane"

"Stay behind me Elane" Alexander didn't have anything against the girl. If she didn't go against him, he wouldn't mind helping out a little.

"O-okay" She was confused by his change of attitude but didn't say anything.

Soon, dozens of soldiers appeared on the teleporter's platform.

"Welcome prince Kaizer!" They knelt on the ground and screamed to show their loyalty.

"You all came at a good time, you can watch as I capture a high-ranking human"

They all became excited by the news and looked at the two standing before Kaizer.

Alexander didn't say anything and summoned his sword. Kaizer was surprised by the sword's beauty. He didn't watch Alexander fighting, back at the village.

But now back at his peak after consuming a lot of blood, the white knights were mere bugs in front of him and he didn't believe this man was much stronger than them.

Kaizer advanced at high speed and punched Alexander. His punch hit Alexander's head making it turn slightly left.

Kaizer felt the punch dealt way less damage than expected but he didn't back down. He was at peak concentration focusing on Alexander's sword while he prepared another punch.

"Huh?" Kaizer's view suddenly changed and everything started spinning.

*Pah!*Pah!*Pah!* A head rolled on the ground.

Kaizer's eyes widened as he saw his body falling to the ground headless.

Alexander didn't use his sword, it was merely a distraction and Kaizer didn't even see as Alexander's left hand punched his chin decapitating him.

Kaizer's body turned into blood and formed a new body under the detached head.

"Now that was surprising... I wasn't expecting you to be this strong" Kaizer became annoyed as things weren't going the way he wanted.

Alexander's assault steps reached another level after the fight with the reapers. His punch could kill normal level five creatures easily.

He didn't waste time and advanced while slashing with his sword. Kaizer just recovered his body when his left arm was cut off.

"Agh!" He could regenerate but the pain was still excruciating.

"What are you watching for?! Get up here and help me!"

The soldiers quickly entered the platform to help the prince. Kaizer lost a few more limbs but he instantly regenerated them.

Alexander discovered that Kaizer's regeneration was way superior compared to the other vampires because when he cut the first vampire soldier in half, he didn't regenerate as expected and just died.

Kaizer quickly went behind the soldiers running from Alexander. But before he could relax he saw Alexander's hair flutter as his speed increased drastically.

[ Sense of taste lost ]

[ All status raised by 50% ]

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Elizabeth met with the resistance members inside the castle.

"There was a change of plans. We will attack and kill the queen right now"

"Right now? Why? It was supposed to happen at night a few days from now. The change is too much" Elizabeth didn't like the change of plans.

"We don't have much time, the princesses are coming back and if we wait, killing the queen will be impossible"

"But..."

"Not everything happens the way we want Elizabeth. I wanted to prepare more and discuss things with Jennifer but we have to go, now"

Elizabeth gritted her teeth and activated her wide area invisibility skill. They passed unseen by the guards and arrived at the throne room.

Silently killing the two guards, they entered the room.

A huge hall with golden runes and paintings presented itself to them. A blood red carpet follows the path from the door to the huge crimson throne

The queen was sitting on the throne with an indifferent face while the king was kneeling beside her. They approached the throne but the queen didn't move.

The king, on the other hand, got up and started walking towards them.

"Let me make it clear for all of you fools how stupid your actions are"

Arcade, the leader of the resistance, walked away from the group to meet the king head-on.

"Get out of the way, puppet"

"I tried to warn you, fool"

The two vampires clashed and the shockwaves destroyed the ground around them. The rest of the group couldn't do anything but watch as they weren't strong enough.

Elizabeth was worried about Arcades. Jennifer, the one talking through the earpiece tried to calm her down.

("Don't worry, Arcade is strong, he can handle this")

"As if those words would help. I already know that"

("Well, tried. Good thing I...") Jennifer's voice was cut off and Elizabeth couldn't hear her anymore.

"Jennifer?! Answer me!"

Elizabeth tried again for a few minutes but she didn't get any response from Jennifer.

At the same time, the fight between the king and Arcade intensified. They both punched each other furiously.

The king was faster but Arcade was stronger. Arcade received a lot of punches but his body was tough and strong, overwhelming the king with sheer pressure.

Soon, both became covered in bruises. The majority of the injuries healed right away but it still drained a lot of energy. The injuries kept accumulating and the healing was slowing down.

The king's injuries seemed more severe and Arcade was slowly gaining the advantage.

"You are a strong fool... But between the sixth and seventh levels, there is a huge barrier"

The king activated his territory and the space around them changed. Both warriors were covered in a black dome.

Arcade's vision changed and he found himself in a flower field.

"Impressive, indeed"