"Alas!" King Rosen Kate of the Duchy of Kate sighed deeply.
His appearance here was not his intention. In order to escape the Papal State' army, he had no choice but to flee to the Boya Empire. He thought that Yalian III was a wise and benevolent ruler and should have some magnanimity.
But little did anyone know that the Boya Empire would house his entire family in a dilapidated ancient castle, surrounded by a hundred knights as guards.
It was ostensibly for protection, but in reality, it was imprisonment.
Rosen understood this point; after all, as the ruler of a country, he might still have some influence.
But to actually make him act as an ungrateful, doomed king at this royal banquet, questioning the Blood Court's ancestor... This is utterly despicable and shameless!
However, Yalian III had already promised that if he followed the arrangements at the banquet, the Boya Empire would reclaim the lost territory of the Duchy of Kate and hand it over to him.
For the sake of his own power and the throne, Rosen had no choice but to agree.
As for whether that monstrous Blood Clan Progenitor might kill him in a moment of anger?
Hmph, this is, after all, a banquet at the Boya Empire's royal palace. That Blood Clan Progenitor is at most just a powerful Vampire. What makes him dare to make a move here?
Although both possess extraordinary power, there is a vast difference between Vampire with various fatal weaknesses and a flawless Holy Knight!
The banquet was in full swing, with beautiful dancers gracefully performing in the center, while the silent Blood Clan Progenitor, seated on the throne, had been deliberately elevated to the highest position.
" The Holy Lord Empire is despicable and shameless, readily using the power of Holy Knight to change the course of battle. However, now that the Lord of the Blood Court, His Majesty the Blood Progenitor Ancestor, is in my Boya Empire, their Holy Lord Empire's Holy Knight are no longer of any use! With His Majesty Norton's abilities, killing those Holy Knight will be as easy as cutting melons and vegetables..."
Prime Minister Zuoge, who had just exchanged a glance with King Rosen, stood up at the opportune moment, raised his wine glass, and fawned over Norton, who sat on the throne in silence and had only spoken two words so far, praising him to the skies.
This is a classic example of using excessive praise to undermine someone's confidence. By flattering them to the point of arrogance, the perpetrator suddenly launches an attack, causing them to lose face and embarrass themselves, thus depriving them of the initiative in future collaborations.
Just as Prime Minister Zuoge was praising Norton as unparalleled in the world...
A loud "crack!" as a wine glass shattered brought the entire banquet to a sudden silence.
Immediately afterward, King Rosen, seated alongside Grand Duke Abraham and dressed in royal robes, abruptly stood up, his face filled with anger and mockery. Looking at the Blood Progenitor, who had remained completely silent throughout, seated on his throne, he loudly sneered, "Nonsense! If this Lord of the Blood Court, Ancestor Norton, truly possessed such extraordinary martial prowess, why didn't he simply crush the Papal State? Why did he instead come to my human kingdom to form an alliance?"
Instead, those damned Vampire multiplied wildly, attracting the Church and causing my Duchy of Kate to be occupied by Church.
I think you're just a clown trying to gain fame and fortune...
King Rosen's outburst instantly ruined the atmosphere of the banquet.
The members of the Boya Empire's royal family all looked at the pale monster sitting on the throne with schadenfreude. Although his appearance was terrifying, he was surrounded by hundreds of heavily armored knights wielding silver swords, making him extremely safe.
So although the pale Blood Progenitor looked ferocious and terrifying, there were only three Vampire at the entire banquet: the Blood Progenitor and the two Vampire dukes. Even if he possessed power surpassing that of the Holy Knight, he could hardly cause much trouble against the Silver Sword and hundreds of heavily armored knights.
Moreover, this is merely a matter of making things difficult, which is a common practice in upper-class society, so it's highly unlikely that any physical altercation will occur.
Therefore, members of the various royal families have become spectators, eager to see how this Blood Clan Progenitor will perform.
Before he could finish speaking, and before Yalian III, who was about to speak to stop King Rosen, could even open his mouth, Elizabeth, one of the two Vampire dukes who had been sitting at the lower seat, wearing a black robe and a hood, suddenly began to swell up. She then quickly transformed into a pale, thin human body with a ferocious, bat-like face. Before anyone could react, she pounced on them like an arrow released from a bow.
"Gulp..." Yalian III felt a blur before his eyes, and King Rosen, not far below him, had become a headless corpse. Blood gushed from the neck of his standing body before he slowly slumped to the ground.
"Ahhh!!!" The screams of some women in the palace suddenly erupted, and even the ministers sitting around them were slightly disturbed.
"Those who insult His Majesty shall die!" Elizabeth transformed into Pale Devil, raising her head high with her right hand, opening her long, canine-toothed mouth, and lifting King Rosen's head high, causing the blood from his severed neck to flow into her open, scarlet mouth.
"Clatter, clatter..." As she made her move, the heavily armored knights guarding the palace immediately surrounded her, and with a 'clang', their silver swords were drawn.
However, at that moment, Yalian III, who was sitting on his throne and shocked by the sudden murder, hurriedly stood up and shouted to the heavily armored soldiers around him, "Back off! Back off at once! King Kate spoke recklessly, and his words have brought disaster upon himself! My Boya Empire and the Blood Clan Empire are sworn Boya. Although we regret King Kate's death, we still support the Blood Court's judgment!"
Yalian III felt utterly dejected.
The Blood Court Vampire are a complete horde of lunatics from top to bottom! One progenitor used a human jinchūriki to pull down a palace, and another Vampire duke disregarded the occasion and went on a killing spree on the spot. The brutality of these Vampire is simply insane! They cannot be judged by ordinary human standards.
But they can't afford to break off relations right now, since they rely entirely on this Vampire to ensure they won't be beheaded by the Church's Werewolf Legion and the Holy Judgment Order.
Moreover, from beginning to end, the pale monster sitting on the throne remained indifferent, seemingly unconcerned about what was happening at the banquet.
This made Yalian III even more uneasy, fearing that the Blood Clan Progenitor might have some damned tricks up his sleeve.
"Damn it, such an irrational race must be completely wiped out! We must be fully prepared. Once the Church's Holy Judgment Order and the Werewolf are exhausted, we must act immediately and behead these damned Blood Clan!"
However, this matter can be widely publicized to spread rumors of Vampire threats, laying the groundwork for future Vampire eradication!
In a short time, Yalian III adjusted his mindset and even thought of using this opportunity to his advantage.
However, there was one thing he hadn't considered: they needed Norton's protection to prevent the Church's decapitation strikes, so they couldn't afford to fall out with Norton.
But Norton doesn't need to befriend them to mobilize his troops!
Damn it, my Hajinuo castle is practically downstairs from your place, and you still don't understand what that means?