The Supreme Alpha - Chapter 132

Author’s note: this is from Duke’s point of view

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I disliked our current situation.

Why did Lazarus call Serina to help him catch a group of murderous werewolves? I mean, isn’t he super-strong, ancient, and influential? How is it possible that he had no one else to call?

If Lazarus can’t manage his territory on his own, he should hire people, form a pack, or cut his territory to a manageable size.

He could also form an alliance with some other pack and allow them to use his territory in exchange for protecting it. Aldus did a similar deal with Fynn and his group.

My point was that there were many ways for Lazarus to find a permanent solution to his problem, and not rely on others.

And this was not just any other person, but MY Serina!

The more I thought about this, the angrier I got.

Sure, technically, Lazarus called Aldus for help, but we still ended up hiking through some random forest in the middle of nowhere.

It could turn into a romantic adventure if Lazarus was not our guide and if we were not chasing werewolves who tore throats and ripped hearts out of four people.

Once we caught up to them, I thought how this was a good thing because we will get to finish what we came for and then head back. My mood dropped when I realized that there were too many of them, and they had cars. Cars introduced the possibility of even more people and weapons.

And this was just what we saw.

They could have more people and vehicles in the area, ready to swarm the place.

How can this be OK?

The situation was so bad that even Nox kept quiet, but I could feel his anxiety sizzling within me.

I wanted to call it all off. This was someone else’s mess in Lazarus’ territory and if anyone needed to deal with it, it would be Lazarus. Why didn’t he call the police? Sure, regular police won’t do, but isn’t this something that hunters should handle?

However, Serina was determined to do this.

I knew that she was under extra pressure because her father was not available. She wanted to conceal the fact that he was in eternal sleep, and if these murders escalate, people will start asking questions that might lead them to find out the truth about her father.

The only thing I could do was to support her, but I took a mental note to discuss the topic of not doing these things in the future. We needed another option.

Maybe Fynn and his men can train for these operations?

Nox agreed that this sounded like a good idea. Fynn, Bert, and a few others are warriors, itching for a fight. In addition to their regular training, I will show them some moves. They could also learn to use weapons. Sure, werewolves hated firearms, but things like staffs and knives will increase their range of attacks. It was the perfect solution.

I felt ridiculous while going to check the cars without any weapons on me.

Since I moved in with Serina, I learned a lot about creatures and I was aware that on most of them a thing like a gun won’t work, but it would still give me some sense of security. Lazarus can crack jokes as much as he wants, but that little security was better than nothing.

My steps were noisy, and I became jittery. Was it possible that I was stepping on every dry leaf and branch in the vicinity? It certainly felt that way.

Anxiousness urged me to find something to distract me. Something… anything.

‘Nox?’

‘Yes?’

I was never a chatty person, and stress would make me shut down, but this was different. ‘Talk to me.’

‘Now? Shouldn’t you focus on what you are doing?’

‘Serina said that we should work together.’, I reminded him. ‘How is it together if you are not contributing?’

‘Right now, I will just be a distraction.’, Nox said. ‘Do your thing and I will let you know if I notice something off.’

Well, it was better than nothing. I knew that Nox felt the jab when Lazarus said how I will be useful if I could shift. But Nox and I never shifted into wolf form, and this was not the time or the place to try it out.

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I reached my position behind the cars with bushes providing coverage.

Serina told me to ensure that cars were empty so that there are no hidden dangers. I can do that.

‘After that, we will go there and help Serina’, Nox said.

‘I don’t think it’s a good idea.’, I said, and I could sense Nox’s disapproval. He wanted to go there and be by Serina’s side. Actually, he wanted to be in her place. I wanted the same, but… ‘Serina knows what she is doing. Do you remember her abilities? She can suck the vitality of a living creature, but for that, she needs to be close. I assume that she will want to get their attention and when they attack her, she will do her thing as they enter her range.’

Nox didn’t like the idea of rogues getting close to Serina. ‘What about her air manipulation? Can’t she just suck the air out of each of them?’

He was right, but… ‘Air manipulation gives her a big range, but control is lacking. She can’t suck the air out of each of them at the same time, but she can suck the air out of the area. And before you say how she could just do that without any of us getting too close, if she does that, she will reveal her ability to Lazarus.’

Nox grumbled dejectedly. But he understood the overall plan and he knew that Serina was doing calculated risks.

Besides, none of us is easy to kill and the worst thing that could happen was that some of us will get hurt.

‘We should complete our task and stay on the side so that we can help out when needed. We are cleaning up the cars, and Laz will attack from the left, which leaves the rest to Serina.’, I reminded Now. That was her plan.

Ideally, she will just make the rogues faint, and then Laz and I will help tie them up so that we can interrogate them. I know that Serina prefers live specimens for her experiments.

There was only one question. When should I attack?

‘The sooner the better.’, Nox said. ‘If Serina makes her move first, people from the cars will be alerted, and we coming here will be useless.’

I agreed with this.

I approached the car on my right. It was closer.

A dark Volvo SUV that could seat seven passengers. From my hiding spot, I could see that there was someone in the driver’s seat.

The guy was smoking with the window wide open.

I got down into a squat and moved stealthily toward my target.

My goal was to incapacitate the guy without making noise. The few people who were in the light were chatting, so as long as I don’t make too much commotion, they shouldn’t notice me.

As I slid on the side of the car, I peered inside to see that the back and the middle row seats were empty. That was good. Just the driver.

I found it strange that I was in an unusual state of calm. It was like I did this a million times, and it was a routine.

Before I had time to reconsider my actions, I sprang up and reached with my hands to hold the guy’s chin and the back of his head.

‘CRACK’

In one swift move, I broke his neck.

A human would definitely die from this in an instant, and if it’s a werewolf or a vampire he wouldn’t die, but it would take him some time to come around.

I positioned his head like was resting and I checked his pulse. There was none.

Car one, done.

Now for the second car.

My mind was plagued with the thoughts that Serina might end up hurt. I needed to hurry up.

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