The man didn't stay surprised for a long time. He recovered quickly and chanted that spell all over again. Even though Zion dodged once, it didn't mean he could dodge the second time! Sure, from what it looked like, the human might have learned how to fight from the dhampir girl, but it didn't mean that this human had the energy and skills to fight off with someone who could use magic!

After thinking of this, the silver-masked man got enough confidence and charged another set of energy balls in his hands before throwing them at Zion's face.

This time, however, the human didn't dodge. Instead, he used his sword to slash the energy balls and make them dispersed. This was one of the tricks he had learned back when Lia was still teaching him how to fight and had especially used her energy ball skills to attack him. After learning from her, the attack of this masked man didn't seem single but difficult. It almost seemed like a child's play.

After dodging and slashing a bunch of similar energy balls, even the masked man's forehead was covered with sweat. He cursed the human under his breath and glanced at the children then turned toward the human who just disrupted his plans all of a sudden. Then he gritted his teeth to stare hatefully at the human. "Why am I even trying to fight you like this? I am an elf! I can escape easily whether you like it or not!"

After that, the masked man quickly abandoned his plan to capture the human and rushed inside the house to get those kids sleeping soundly inside the blanket. He didn't care about the sword that this human snatched from him at this time. It wasn't like it had any royal emblem or something. It was just a regular sword that even had a bit of rust on the surface. He was going to throw it away anyway.

The masked man took out two handkerchiefs filled with sleeping powder and put them on the children's noses.

It was a good thing that none of the house owners were awake to see him here. Even though he was talking to the human, his voice was also low, so none of the adults were woken up because of the intruders in the house.

Zion, who watched the killer's actions, felt astonished at being ignored like this. Did the man think he wasn't worth even a glance during a fight? His irritation grew stronger as he glared at the man's back who picked up the children from the bed. It almost seemed as if this man had unknowingly offended him somehow.

But he still knew that if he reacted in anger, he wouldn't be able to get the result as he expected, so he curbed his emotions and walked over before pointing the sword at the man's neck again. "You think I'm dead? Picking up kids right in front of my eyes! As long as I'm still alive, I can deal with people like you!"

Zion's plan was simple. He had seen that the elf had suddenly stopped attacking and instead, he went toward the kids and picked them up one by one. The room had two little kids, and they were both unconscious.

At this time, even the masked man got frustrated after being disturbed so rapidly. He put them down on the bed and turned to glare at the person standing in front of him. "I didn't want to kill you just yet, but it seems you like seeking death!" After saying this, he picked up a table lamp and turned toward the human standing in front of him. "You and me, outside!"

Zion squinted his eyes and looked around. This house still had a few adults who could wake up any minute and see this silver-masked man here trying to kidnap their children. They didn't have to fight anymore, and he would just have to make sure to wake them up and show them the truth about who was the real killer.

At this time, he paused and hesitated. He still didn't have a single piece of evidence, but he could prove that Lia wasn't the real killer. This could be his easiest way out, but even this had a setback. The masked man could easily turn the situation around and point fingers at Zion's face saying he was the real murderer.

As for the face behind the mask….

Zion looked at the man's height that was similar to him and frowned. Even though this man's height was more than Lia's, he knew for sure that the civilians blinded by rage wouldn't think twice before considering this person as the dhampir girl who was caught. Then the next day, this man would spread rumors about Lia sneaking outside the palace and conveniently sneak the dhampir princess out with the help of his spies to make things even more realistic. That way, the elf wouldn't have to continue lying in front of so many people like this.

But did he have any other choice?

His lips pursed as he thought of the consequences of what he was going to do, but this was his only safest option. Without thinking twice, he turned around and walked toward the second bedroom right in front of the room they were standing inside, and knocked slowly.

The masked man saw what this human was doing, and his eyes widened. He quickly threw the lamp aside and went to stop the human, but by the time he reached, Zion had already knocked twice. They could hear a rustling sound from inside of the room as the door opened, revealing a woman elf wearing a nighty. Her eyes frowned as if she were still confused whether it was a dream or reality.

After staring at Zion for a while, she finally woke up from a daze and stared at his face with a pale face. She backed up a bit and grabbed her husband's arms, who had also gotten up from his bed. "You-You….Get out of here!"

Zion didn't move and refused to say a thing. For once, even if he tried to explain, seeing how humans' image had been, they wouldn't believe him. Secondly, even if they listened, the silver-masked man would quickly turn the table around just because he was an elf! At this time, his first goal was to save those kids and somehow turn the table around such that the masked man's face would be revealed.