" Mercy- " begged Farid as he lost all hopes of defeating Max.
Instantly Max's impression of this tier5 warrior crumpled, as he understood that inside all that hoax of being a commander, as a man Farid was hollow.
A real warrior made his enemy tremble even when at the doors of death.
As a child, Max's father used to tell him the tale of the mighty warriors of the Rajput clan, the kings of the past known for their unmatched valour.
It was said that the bravest of all the Rajput kings, Rajendra Rajput was a warrior whose body kept instinctively fighting his enemy for 45 seconds after his head was decapitated over his shoulders.
Even when dying, he clutched his sword and kept swinging at his enemies, only truly falling in combat once his blood ran cold.
After his death for a full five minutes, none of his enemies dared approach his corpse, such was the fear he instilled in their hearts.
Having idolised such men growing up, Max could not respect cowards like Farid at all, who despite being the commander of the army and a mighty tier5 existence were spineless at their core.
" Why should I show you mercy? " Max asked Farid in an emotionless tone, as he waited for Farid to try to convince him.
Farid stuttered and scrambled, gathering his thoughts as he said " If you spare me, I'll give you everything!
All the money I've hidden, about 2.5 billion gold coins.
I'll tell you all Kingsman clan secrets and teach you all the forbidden moves!
I'll become your mentor to the vampire clans social world and help you stabilise your reign as lord!
I'll control riots for you, make sure the economy runs smoothly.
Please just spare me, I promise I'll make myself useful to you ".
Falling on his nose, Farid began to kiss Max's feet as he shed crocodile tears, hoping that the cold vampire would be moved and spare his life.
" Fine- Prove it, prove to me that you will be useful if I keep you alive.
Tell me where you've hidden your money stash and one Kingsman clan secret, in return I'll let you live.
But if you dare lie to me..... " Max said in a dangerous tone as Farid gulped a mouthful of saliva.
" My stash, it's hidden in the Doldrum Motel. Inside the motel's kitchen there is a hidden basement, where I've stashed all the money as gold bars.
The motel is in sector 4, don't kill me please, you can go verify it now if you want to-
As for the Kingsman Clan secret, my brother Will strongly supported Marcus Aurelius's rise to throne, but after his fall from grace we are supporting second prince Lucius Aurelius in his appointment to be named crown prince.
Just after the clan assessment in one year's time, Ixtal's revolutionary cycle around its star will complete a full cycle, and it would be time for the ancient dungeon in the ice glaciers to open.
The goal this time is to go past Boss monster number 7 and retrieve the secret artefact.
Although it's not made public, inside news suggest whichever prince is able to retrieve that artefact will be named the next crown prince.
The 36 vampire clans under the monarchy have already started to align themselves amongst the two princes, and except for Vega Titus who plans of usurping the throne, everyone's waiting for who receives Julian Caesar's support.
So far the top3 clans have not shown interest in the succession race, but it might change soon ". Farid said nervously as he hoped that this information was enough to exchange for his life.
Just moments ago, he was planning to kill Max because he was a vampire clan enemy and a primordial vampire by race. However, the moment he had to choose between his clan and his neck, he chose the latter, becoming a songbird and leaking all the clan's secrets.
Max showed no emotion, as he calmly processed Farid's words and internally degraded the evaluation of the man even further.
Someone who could not even be loyal to his own origins had 0 chance of being loyal to an outsider like Max.
Since he knew his secret of being a primordial vampire, Max had long decided to kill him, but since he could be milked for benefits, Max played this short game of charades with him.
" Rise..." Max said as he offered Farid his hand, allowing the warrior to raise his head as he smiled brightly towards Max with his crocodile tear filled eyes.
" Thankyou for sparing me, my lord, your trust in me means everything to m- "
Farid had only started his flattery session, when he felt something was wrong with his body as he suddenly vomited a mouthful of blood.
[ Blood Manipulation ]
Holding his opponents hand tight, Max thoroughly began destroying critical veins as he gave Farid the most painful death imaginable.
With bloodshot eyes, Farid stared at Max with intense hatred, however, towards his hate Max was indifferent.
Having no faith in a man like Farid, Max had long decided to not rear snakes in his own backyard.
He had to die, and while Max could make it painless, he deliberately made it excruciating because in his mind it was what Farid deserved.
3 minutes later, due to a clogged lung and air passage, Farid Kingsman died on the battlefield.
[ System Notification - You have killed a tier5 warrior ' Farid ' inside the Battle-Zone Dombivli.
Since the player belongs to the same faction, exp reward will be adjusted.
You have received + 200,000 exp! ]
Looking at the notification, Max smiled, with Farid's death he had removed all the tier5 opponents on the enemy's side and could not finally hope for a smooth road to victory.
Removing all the blood Chains sealing the area, Max let Anna in who immediately rushed to his aid with a stamina potion bottle to help him recover some strength.
" What's the frontline situation? " Max asked worriedly as he chugged down the stamina potion bottle
" It's in our favour, but we can use a healer over a damage dealer " Anna said as she placed Max's hand over her shoulder and supported his weight as the two began walking towards the frontlines.
After checking and double checking that there were no witnesses around of his [ Blood Manipulation ] skill, friend or foe, Max left sector 13 clinching victory.
/// A/N - Chapter 32/40, day 8 done right! ///
