Chapter 377: The King’s Audacity
The moon hung at the absolute zenith of the night sky when Alexander and Carmilla arrived at the imposing gates of the vampire kingdom. Upon sensing the overwhelming presence radiating from Alexander, not a single guard at the outposts dared to step into his path. Carmilla followed closely behind with her head bowed, while he marched with steady steps toward the center of the territory.
In the distance, a colossal cathedral made of black stone and gothic spires towered over the horizon. Alexander fixed his eyes on the structure,deducing that it had to be the ruler’s palace.
However, just meters away from the main entrance, the air grew thick. Hundreds of female vampires clad in black combat armor and wielding pure silver spears emerged from the shadows. A thick, crimson bloodlust coated them as they formed an impenetrable barricade. Their faces carried an unmistakable warning: not another step, or there would be no mercy.
"Carmilla!" shouted the guard captain in a stern voice. "How dare you bring such a dangerous outsider into the heart of our territory?! This is high treason!"
"Hello everyone," said Alexander, stepping forward with a carefree smirk and cutting off the argument. "My name is Alexander. Call your queen, I want to talk to her."
"You?!" yelled the captain, pointing her spear directly at his chest. "How dare you speak about Her Majesty in such a manner?! Kneel right now or we will show no mercy!"
Alexander let out a short, cold laugh, looking at the formation of warriors with clear disdain.
"Just you girls?" said Alexander, raising an eyebrow. "You’re not enough..."
Alexander stopped suppressing his aura. Cosmic energy and blood surged to their absolute peak, releasing a crimson shockwave that made the stone ground tremble. The female vampires incapable of resisting the crushing pressure of a true Vampire King, felt their legs give out. One by one, the hundreds of warriors dropped to their knees suffocated and unable to even lift their heads against such dominance.
"Do you dare cause so much chaos in my kingdom?" said a majestic, echoing voice that sliced through the night air. "Does a Vampire King truly possess such gall? Do you think there is no one here who can stop you?!"
The Vampire Queen descended from the sky wrapped in dark mist, closely followed by a younger female vampire. Upon locking eyes with the girl accompanying the queen, Alexander smirked.
"Well, well... seems like we meet again," said Alexander.
The queen turned toward the young woman beside her, surprised.
"Do you know him, Valerie?" asked the Vampire Queen.
"Yes, Mother," said Valerie, looking at Alexander with wide eyes. "He is the young man from Earth I told you about... but I had no idea he was a Vampire King."
"Now this is truly strange..." said the queen, narrowing her crimson eyes. "If you say he wasn’t a vampire before... did you bite him?"
"Yes, Mother," said Valerie, biting her lip. "But I didn’t turn him. I only fed on him a little."
"That makes it even stranger..." muttered the queen, assessing Alexander from head to toe before letting out a sigh. "Dismissed, all of you. Follow me, Alexander... In any case, all my guards are useless against you."
"Just as expected from a ruler," said Alexander, keeping his relaxed smirk. "A very wise decision."
"Don’t tempt me, brat," said the queen, stopping in her tracks to glance back at him. "You may be a Vampire King, but it’s not like I’ve never slaughtered one before."
"Come on, come on, don’t be like that, my queen," said Alexander in a teasing tone. "I’m still missing a couple of vampires to decorate my bedroom, and you look like a fine sheath for my cock. Didn’t your daughter tell you she even passed out? I assure you I’ll take you to heaven if you let me."
"How dare you...?!" shrieked the queen, boiling with rage.
The queen spun around violently and unleashed her [Shadow Bats] skill. Hundreds of dark creatures emerged from her cloak to tear him apart, but Alexander simply activated his upgraded [Shadow Claw Bats] skill. A superior swarm equipped with razor-sharp talons obliterated and tore her shadow bats to shreds within seconds.
"Come on, I love your temper!" said Alexander, letting out a dark laugh. "Resist a little more... The more you fight back, the more turned on I get."
The Vampire Queen, blinded by fury, lunged in close and deployed [Steel Claws]. Her strikes sliced Alexander’s body, severing him vertically into four distinct pieces. However, the severed parts didn’t even drop a centimeter before regenerating back together in an instant.
"I had a bit of an itch, thanks for scratching it," said Alexander, running a hand over his untouched torso.
His [Immortal Body Lvl 8] skill was working flawlessly, granting him a truly terrifying level of survival power.
"How about I give it a try now?" said Alexander, reaching his hand forward. "[Life-Stealing Blood Claws Lvl 6]."
A pair of colossal crimson claws materialized in the air, rending the gloom with crushing violence. Seeing the sheer scale of the oncoming strike, the Vampire Queen lost all her composure; she squeezed her eyes shut and curled into a tight ball on the ground terrified.
"Come on, come on... you’re making me feel like I’m abusing you," said Alexander in a calm voice.
Realizing the fatal blow never landed, the queen slowly looked up to find Alexander gazing down at her with a mockingly amused expression.
"Your Majesty... I concede defeat," said the Vampire Queen, lowering her head in sign of surrender.
The queen exposed her marble-white neck. Alexander leaned down without hesitation and sank his fangs deep into her flesh. The monarch’s blood was a rich, delicious elixir; Alexander could feel every fiber of his being growing stronger with every second he absorbed her vitality.
"Stop, you’re going to kill her! Wait!" shouted Valerie, rushing forward in sheer panic as she saw her mother turn dangerously pale.
Alexander pulled back sharply, breaking the bite. He breathed heavily, feeling the surge of energy coursing through his veins; the taste of royal blood was so spellbinding and addictive that he had come remarkably close to consuming her entirely.