The Author's POV

It was only momentary.

But in that brief moment of time that Duke Adramalech laid eyes on the figure standing in the middle of the room, he suddenly felt an ominous chill run down his body.

This…

While it came and went as fast as it came, it had a profound impact on him, causing his guard to rise right away.

A nervous grin spread across his face as he examined him closely.

'White hair, blue eyes…human?'

Duke Adramalech's eyes widened at that moment. He then opened his mouth calmly.

"…You're white death."

His white hair, the fact that the events unfolded near the Pride clan's border, and his human status...

Duke Adramalech instantly came to this conclusion.

He was White Death.

Upon coming to this realization, his mind started to race as he also thought of something else.

"…If you're really white death, then everything makes sense."

In no time at all, he understood what had truly transpired at the border.

Raising his head, his eyes met with White Death's.

"Everything that happened in the border was something you did on purpose to divert my attention from the arena, so you could sneak in and do whatever you wanted..."

Glancing around the place, his brows knit.

"Was your goal to enter the treasury and take all of the stuff?"

His voice contained a trace of uncertainty.

Although the treasures in the treasury were valuable, they were not something that someone on a Duke level would desire.

In most cases, that kind of stuff would be too valuable to not be consumed immediately.

"That's not it..."

the Duke's attention, snapping him

you've found out. I'll cut straight to the

a black sphere suddenly materialized in his hands. The Duke's countenance changed the

glance, he was able to instantly

"...That's Duke Azonech's core."

it was the truth.

smiled at the

this in exchange for you helping me

words, Duke Adramalech became even

he was also actually a

true, and he indeed

His body shuddered.

off guard or underestimated him, did not change the fact that

whose strength rivaled

was

orb, he warily opened his

to propose a

"That's correct."

hand that was holding the core, he

exchange, you will help me get out

"Escape with two people?"

the Duke's face

strength, you shouldn't have a

"I wouldn't."

Death shook

exclude the barrier that is currently overlooking the entire city, if you and all the other demons come at me at once, I'll have a hard time

a second,

I want all the information about me sealed. I don't want

saliva, Duke

would linger on the

not a

be honest, the deal wasn't actually

likes of Duke Azonech and him didn't get along well. This wasn't because they had an enmity from the past or anything that grand, it simply had to do with the fact that they both desired the entire city and

although the city and arena provided plenty of resources, it wasn't enough for two Dukes. Hence why the