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..."

caught the Duke's attention, snapping him out of

don't care about what you've found

The Duke's countenance changed the moment his eyes laid

glance, he was able to instantly

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

it was the truth. He really did

smiled

exchange for you helping me get

words, Duke Adramalech became even

fact, he was also actually

are true, and he indeed defeated Azonech

His body shuddered.

his victory, whether Duke Azenoch had been caught off guard or underestimated him, did not change the fact that he had beat a Duke-ranked

strength rivaled

way he was

at the orb, he

want to propose a

"That's correct."

Extending the hand that was

you this, and in exchange, you will help me

"Escape with two people?"

Duke's face as he listened to

shouldn't have

"I wouldn't."

shook his

city, if you and all the other demons come at me at

for a second,

is because I want all the information about me sealed. I don't want other demons hunting me down

mouthful of saliva, Duke

would linger

not a

honest, the deal wasn't actually

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

to rank up, and although the city and arena provided plenty of resources,