An Extra’s POV

[Moments Earlier]

"M-My Lord… what exactly do you plan to do with those humans?"

Kar'en, as well as her subordinate, were bowed in the presence of the Dark Dragon Lord, but after getting his permission to raise their heads, they both cast their gaze upon him.

They still remained on their knees, though.

As Kar'en's crimson eyes reflected the immaculate form of her superior, she felt tremors within her body. Merely speaking to him gave her shivers.

Despite belonging to the same species as the Death Dragon Lord, and one of those recognized as viable candidates to succeed him, she still revered the Dark Dragon Lord as her true master.

She had trained under his guidance for the longest time, after all.

"Hm? What do you mean? I already said I would let them go, didn't I?" Lord Ob'elisk replied, almost acting surprised by the General's questions.

"J-just like that…?"

The Dragon Lords were mysteries, even to the members of their race. As such, it was very difficult to decipher the true emotions and intentions of one, even if they outwardly displayed a particular trait.

The Dark Dragon Lord was known to be detached and ruthless, yet here he was talking about sparing the insignificant humans.

'Lord Ob'elisk doesn't even care much for any of his offspring, especially if they're weak. That's why he did not even hesitate to take me under his wing despite not being from his lineage…'

As long as one was competent, they had the attention of the Dark Dragon Lord.

"I-I don't understand…"

be a waste to eradicate

eliminate them at any time. There's nothing wrong in waiting a little while

as she heard

was reminded of his ruthlessness and detachment from any life he deemed

she nodded in respect for his

of his fingers, Lord

glass-like compartment, and while it glistened with allure, a certain

"M-My Lord…?"

floating potion in front of her, she couldn't determine whether it was poison, or some other kind of concoction. The look on Ser'ith's face showed that he too was faced

Ob'elisk sighed, almost slapping his hand on his face while shaking his

expression alone showed how disappointed he was

would I even do that?' He almost opened his lips to say. 'You're my subordinates. Plus, I could just kill you myself if

from speaking any further, though, considering how these two would probably misconstrue

has sparked a lot of misunderstandings…' He sighed internally, turning

did so, their bodies glowed, and they began to recover

Potion was very potent,

if it was left up to me, but… apparently, the Emperor caught wind of my secret investigation and told me to ensure the heart of human civilization

meant he had to make sure the Capital

idea what the Emperor is thinking, and why this battle needs to

long, he had

can go back to sleep.'

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I have to obey. The reason I showed up was to stop the whole investigation personally, and also to personally see how much

had been a couple decades or so since he last came out to check the humans out—or even left the comfort of