Jude's arm was twisted behind his back and broken, and he was writhing on the ground. Duke was just looking to the side—right where the Joseph family's third son, Nicholas, was sitting. Nicholas, shocked, watched Jude writhing on the ground, screaming, trying to crawl forward with one hand raised. His other arm, twisted back from the shoulder, was now useless.
The spectators who had come to watch the match were horrified at such brutality. Fear began to spread among them—what was Duke going to do next? Whispers broke out in the crowd—
"He broke a 1st-level Beta's arm so easily… how is that possible? Maybe he's been hiding his real strength.""Yes, he's stronger than a Beta… but I can't sense Alpha-level energy from his eyes or his body…"
Ignoring them all, Duke kept staring at Nicholas. As soon as Nicholas met Duke's gaze, his body began to tremble. He couldn't understand why he was shaking. Duke kept smiling with wide eyes—his gaze alone was making Nicholas nervous.
On the other side, Queen, Elle, Veronica, the other family members, Blake, and the people of the Falcon family were completely in shock. They couldn't believe what they were seeing—was it real or an illusion? The Falcon family couldn't decide whether they should side with Duke or stop him.
Smiling, Duke broke his gaze from Nicholas and walked up to Jude's head. He pushed Jude's remaining good hand aside with his foot and stepped on it. Jude, already writhing from the damage to his core, was too consumed by pain to notice anything else, only screaming louder.
Duke pulled his arm further away from his body and pinned it down with his foot. The spectators now began to realize what Duke was about to do. Those who had already sensed his energy core knew instantly—Duke was going to completely destroy both cores in Jude's shoulders.
The crowd shouted—
"Duke, stop!""Referee! Stop the match! He'll kill him!"
The referee looked once at Duke.
Duke (smiling): "You know the rules…"
Hearing the shouts, Duke laughed loudly, as if enjoying the chaos. Then he turned his neck toward Nicholas with a devilish grin and raised his other foot. The color of Duke's eyes slowly began to turn white, his gaze fixed entirely on Nicholas.
He lifted his foot up to chest level and brought it down with immense force right where Jude's core was. Bang! — In one strike, the joint of Jude's arm snapped completely apart from his body, and his core was shattered into pieces. Blood sprayed from Jude's body, splattering onto Duke's clothes and face.
The moment his other arm broke, Jude lost consciousness. One core was damaged, and the other completely destroyed. The referee quickly shoved Duke away from Jude, lifted Jude up, and rushed him toward the staff room.
When pushed back, Duke staggered a little, but his eyes stayed locked on Nicholas, and he kept laughing. Nicholas, himself a 1st Alpha who had killed many vampires, had never seen or heard of such savagery. He trembled in fear.
Seeing Duke's white eyes, people began to murmur—
"He's an Alpha…""That kick was Alpha-level too…"
But Duke didn't care—he just kept staring at Nicholas, as if saying, "Come… it's your turn now."
Blake, who had regained his senses, came to Duke's side. He noticed Duke was looking at Nicholas with anger, so he didn't move forward but instead stood beside Duke, as if they were both ready for battle. The rest of the Falcon family—Jerry, Magius—all stood behind Duke as well. Their message was clear—from today onwards, if anyone stands in our way, this will be their fate.
Nicholas, frozen in place, felt the weight of countless eyes on him. He quickly gathered his people and began to leave. The Falcon family, seeing him run, shouted and taunted him loudly, but he didn't stop.
Once he left, the Falcon family began to dance and cheer in celebration. Duke silenced them and spoke loudly to everyone present in the hall—
Duke (in a loud voice): "From today onwards, if anyone comes between me and my family… this will be their fate."
Saying that, Duke walked out of the hall with the Falcon family.
Slowly, the people in the hall began to regain their senses. Laila was collecting the winnings from her placed blood-capsule bets. Then, from the crowd, a boy said—
"He's a demon… a living demon…"
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