The Author's POV

Chapter 530

"Huu...huuu..."

My body rose and fell as I breathed in and out. With sweat trickling down my body, I slowly closed my eyes and continued doing the same motion. Alongside it, I made sure to carefully move the mana around my body.

"Are you ready?"

It was then that a voice echoed inside the room.

I promptly ignored the voice.

Lowering my body once more, I flexed my muscles and only stopped once my chest and nose touched the floor before moving.

My movement was very slow.

Slow to the point that my muscles started to sting with each movement.

"Haa..."

It was only after I completed the movement that I finally stood up. Taking a clean towel I cleaned my body.

'Warm's up done.'

Clank. Clank. Clank. Clank.

Detaching four large bracelets from my arms, I put them away.

Knock. Knock.

It was exactly at this moment that I heard a knocking sound coming from the other side of the room.

"Overlord, get ready. Your match is about to begin."

"Okay."

Massaging my shoulders, I leaned and stretched my neck.

"What's your choice?"

The same voice from before spoke. As I glanced in his direction, my eyes paused.

Eventually, I nodded my head and mumbled.

"Okay..."

"Good choice."

A smile began to spread on my other self's face.

'I'm starting to think that this was part of his plans...'

I was honestly still strongly opposed to the idea of having him take over my body, but after taking everything into consideration, and realizing that the Duke could use his true strength at any moment and kill me, I realized that I had no choice but to accept his offer.

'It sucks, but I'm still too inexperienced to face a Duke-ranked demon.'

Clank.

Jolting me out of my thoughts, the door to the room opened up revealing several figures standing behind.

As soon as the door fully opened, one of the demons asked.

"Are you ready?"

"...Yes."

Nodding my head, I took a step forward. Walking shoulder to shoulder with me was my other self.

With the same emotionless expression, he muttered.

"Be sure to pay close attention to everything I do. I will show you the true depth of your strength."

Without saying anything, I opened my mouth and softly mumbled.

"Monarch's indifference."

***

In spite of the fact that he had only been defeated a week ago, Lightning Dragon could not believe what he was seeing.

Duke against

having a hard time processing the information as he stepped onto

how

what I've seen, the Overlord should still be a bit

was able to somewhat gauge how strong

was still a bit

have won

the person who beat

surprises up his sleeve. Particularly with regards to his upcoming battle with the Duke, which took the whole arena

the first time in a very long time, the Duke was finally

have been any fuller as it was packed to

was at

heard of

his appearance.

arena below, the only

to do

arena and city were under the watchful eye

finally make an

the demons couldn't contain

wanted nothing else but to see him crush the

was the Duke. Of course,

he gazed at the audience.

was at that

us welcome the

end of the arena slowly opened, the demoness's crisp and

forward, everyone stopped

large horns that protruded from the side of his forehead,

stepped into

attention of all spectators and

Tok. Tok.

his footsteps resounded

of the arena. There was a calm look on his face as he

brief moment of silence was followed by loud cheers, which

"Duke!"

"Duke Azenoch!"

"Beat him up!"

spite of this, Duke Azenoch appeared to be enjoying the cheers as he basked in

to

top of one of the

"The device…"

opened wide as he gazed at the device that

toward his eyes, Lightning Dragon's eyes

"It's not on."

only could they allow him to detect the general flow of mana in the air, but they could also allow him to track down the general flow of energy in

or aura,

coming out of

this, he came

on killing

planning on killing

completely once he learned of this as he pressed both hands on the window of

I should've

once chose to become the next Overlord was that he knew from the very beginning

eyes, this was only to

lazy to even

without the need

he already knew from the very moment that he had heard the rules that it was

what kind of Duke would ever put their reputation on the line in front of so many

they would

be described as nothing short of a miracle. Within a span of a single month, he managed to accomplish something that the contestants had never been able to accomplish in the past, and that is to fight against the current Duke!

Clank.

faded, the gates on the other side of the arena slowly opened up revealing a familiar figure that everyone had seen in the

"hm?"

the moment he appeared, Lightning Dragons' face

closing his mouth multiple times, a cold chill swept his

"What?"

he raised his hand to touch his face, he felt a wet sensation.

"...Who is he?"

That...

wasn't the White Reaper he had fought in the

He was someone else.

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