The Author's POV

Chapter 513

"This will be a short fight."

Overlooking the arena from above, SilverMoon's eyes narrowed. All of the top Duke bracket competitors were standing beside her.

"That's good for Skull Crusher."

"Yeah."

"It was a given considering his strength. Although he's nothing much himself."

None seemed to be interested in the upcoming fight. There was an air of certainty about the fight, despite the fact that it hadn't even begun yet.

Who was going to win was already clear to them.

"Why do you even bother with that human, anyway?"

A lazy-looking figure languidly asked. His shoulder-length black hair spread across the sofa as he leaned back against the sofa and stared up at the ceiling with his yellow-colored eyes.

From his mouth, he took out a popsicle and looked at SilverMoon.

"I admit that he is strong, but Skull Crusher should be able to handle him."

"I know."

SilverMoon replied. Glancing back at the figure, she asked.

"You're also a human, what did you think of him?"

"Him?"

The figure leaned back once again on the sofa and crossed his arms behind his head as he gazed at the ceiling of the room.

"Huaaam."

He let out a yawn.

"He aight. Nothing special apart from his hair."

That was the last thing he said before he closed his eyes

"I see..."

SilverMoon nodded her head and once again turned to look at the arena below. However, this was merely a pretense. Her attention was secretly drawn to the human from earlier.

'Rank 3, Lightning Dragon.'

He was the individual that SilverMoon feared the most out of all the bracket contenders. His strength was quite unknown as he always ended an opponent within a couple of moves, but SilverMoon always felt this unsettling feeling whenever she saw him.

She couldn't explain it clearly, but there were times that she would fear him above the current Emperor.

Perhaps it was because her instincts had been honed over a long period of time, but she knew that the human sitting on the sofa was bad news.

Had it not been for his lazy personality, who knows...

He could've even been the current Emperor.

'What am I thinking?'

After shaking her head to clear her mind, SilverMoon returned her attention to the arena.

With the demoness already present and preparing to announce something, SilverMoon's eyes narrowed even further.

"The match is about to start."

Her words drew the attention of everyone in the room as they all gazed at the arena.

"Should we bet on how long the human will last against Skull Crusher?"

"Sounds fun."

"I want in."

***

In a calm manner, I got up from the bed and walked toward the cell door.

"Are you ready?"

"Yeah."

Nodding, I pressed my hand against the cell door and opened the door.

Clank—!

My ears were pricked up by the sound of several demons waiting on the other side of the door.

I didn't pay much attention to them since I was used to such scenes.

deeper into

"Follow me."

"..."

saying anything, I followed him from behind. As for the other demons, they followed me from behind, trapping me completely. This was

had any plans to

At least not yet.

*

crowd inside the arena were the

the arena,

the fight as

Glancing in his direction,

'That's the plan.'

ten rankers in my bracket, there

for when I fought the Emperor. Someone

"We're here."

enormous gate made out of metal, the demon turned to

will start any minute

I took a deep breath and concentrated on the noise

corner, with

gates. It was the same voice

[...Please welcome White Reaper!]

Clank—!

the doors soon started to

I entered the

"White Reaper!"

"Fuck him up!"

"Skull Crusher! Destroy him!"

the arena, I could hear the

them no

focus was directed toward the towering

"We meet again."

Skull Crusher's face as

Crack. Crack. Crack.

"..."

at him, I didn't

what will happen next. We clearly gave you a way out. I hope you last long enough for me

"Sure."

when he realized I wasn't taking him seriously, but I didn't notice as I had my eyes on something

the fact that no one could

to proceed as we

tone. In the midst of

nodded my head

'Yes.'

the two contestants

I felt the demoness's gaze pause on me.

"Yes."

[Skull Crusher?]

"Yes."

her a short

the arena

the air. At the exact moment

[You may fight!]

lowering her hand, she announced the start of the fight and

'The one.'

I activated 'The one,' everything came to a halt. Neither Skull Crusher nor Demoness dared move an

other self slowly moved behind

eyes still locked on Skull Crusher, I remained standing. From the corner of my eyes, I kept my focus

behind Skull

then that I

Tok.

***

'What's going on?'

muscles loosen as he couldn't muster any strength in them. He

body

to glance at his hands, he muttered in a trembling

"Is this fear?"

had

Actually, not quite.

ago. Back when he met the current Emperor of the Duke

beaten so many contenders without losing a single match, he had grown

biggest mistake of his

been for his mercy, he would've long

'I...impossible.'

the one coming from

even stronger than the

back at him once more as

"Ah..."

let out a

"What are you doing?!"

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