The night hours in this city were the same as in any city in the world, with the peculiarity that the ground tended to retain the heat of the day for a prolonged time. In the rest of the world, the ground is always cold, sometimes becoming freezing.
Because of this peculiarity, Matt was able to get there quickly in the morning, arriving on time to save Alice. If not, it might have taken a few seconds longer, and his help could have been hopeless.
But the earth's warmth gave Matt information about what was happening as soon as he heard Alice's scream.
Tonight, the situation was no different.
Matt and Alice quickly arrived at the square that was their target. Security was not too high in this place, but powerful people occasionally walked around. Matt's targets were those.
They looked from a hidden position at the few people walking around, hoping to find a target.
Some moderately strong women crossed the square while walking quietly, walking their animals, or doing other similar things. None of them thought that someone might be staring at them, waiting for the perfect target to make her undergo an amazing transformation.
The reason their targets were women was because Matt wouldn't feel comfortable sucking a man's blood. After all, when he does that, he gets a deep connection between the two people, something he would be uncomfortable with if it were with a man. Also, a more important reason is that 'The Vampire' had a perfect response in Alice.
It increased her power by an absurd margin. Who would think that something as simple as that could increase her vampire power by 5,000? The thing is, Matt noticed that this happened simply because he and Alice were compatible, which makes sense. A man and a woman are compatible, so finding that kind of target is in his best interest.
So, 2 hours passed.
It was three o'clock in the morning. The number of people who had passed by was not too many. Between men and women, some 100 people had crossed from one side to the other.
But most were too weak to get into Matt and Alice's eyes, so they waited patiently for a good target.
Suddenly, a woman of about 25 years old entered under the sight of both. The peculiarity that caught both of their attention was that she had a strong footprint despite not being muscular or fat.
About Alice's height and the same weight, but with such a firm footstep?
She just wanted to look at the sky and didn't speak for dozens of minutes.
"Sir, what would you do if a very powerful person you can't beat threatened you, your family, and various people you love?" Suddenly, she spoke as she looked at Matt.
She thought Matt might be about 35 years old from his face, so treating him as 'Sir' was expected.
Matt smiled a little at that childish question. "Fight him. If you're in this world and you can't protect the people you love, then what are you doing here?" He looked back at her after saying this, surprising her.
She nodded slightly a few seconds after hearing this.
"You are right... But how can I fight if he is so powerful?" Sighing, she tried to get up.
Matt then spoke. "There's nothing you can do if he's more powerful than you. Only what everyone would do: strengthen yourself. The ways of this life tend to be simpler than they appear."
"What do you mean?" she asked. She couldn't quite understand his words. What did he mean by the ways of life tend to be simpler than they appear?
As she thought so, she noticed Matt's body disappear from where he was.
He appeared behind her and grabbed her around the waist. "I can give you the power you need to stand up to that person who threatens your life and family; that's what I'm talking about." He whispered as he gently held her by the waist and touched her neck.
He then revealed his face, and his vampire fangs were visible next to his beautiful crimson eyes.
She was stunned after hearing this, and when she saw that he was an existence that shouldn't be here, she tried to attack hard, but she realized she couldn't move.
'What the heck? Why do I feel so cold?' She thought in shock...
Suddenly, she felt a slight pain. "Ahh..." A soft moan of pain escaped from her mouth as the pain of feeling fangs digging into her neck reached her...