If Solam were to give a serious assessment, then in his eyes, Alfred was even stronger than an orthodox bloodkin!
First, he had originally been a vampire progenitor. His innate spellcasting ability, combined with the spells he had learned over countless years, made him stronger than ordinary bloodkin! As mentioned before, bloodkin were an extremely laid-back race. They were not particularly driven in their pursuit of power, so every bloodkin only trained their abilities according to their own interests.
Bloodkin were even innately weaker than vampires when it came to spellcasting.
Second, combat experience. From the moment a vampire was born, they fought to survive. Bloodkin, on the other hand, were not enthusiastic about battle because of their laid-back nature. Take Philip, for example. He had lived far, far longer than Alfred! But the problem was, he had never needed to worry about survival. After all, he was immortal. So compared to fighting, he was better at other things—such as painting, chasing women, and running away...
But Alfred was different. Any vampire who had survived to his level must have lived through countless battles. To them, combat was the guarantee of survival. So when it came to actual fighting strength, Alfred was indeed stronger than ordinary bloodkin.
Third, he had no shame.
Alfred was a coward—an absolute coward. He deeply understood that staying alive came first! That flaw had not changed even after he became an ancient divine vampire. This sort of fellow might be looked down upon, but without a doubt, he was also the hardest kind of opponent to deal with.
Not to mention anything else, when it came to reading the situation, preserving his life, fleeing, being sneaky, and playing dirty, even ten Philips put together would not be Alfred's match! Defeating an old monster like him