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..."

attention, snapping him

you've found out. I'll cut straight

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

able to instantly recognize

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

was the truth. He really did

Death smiled

correct, I'll give you this in exchange for you helping me get out of this city

Adramalech became even more

he was also actually a

true, and he indeed defeated

His body shuddered.

Azenoch had been caught off guard or underestimated him, did not change the fact that

strength rivaled

he was going to

at the orb, he warily opened

want to propose a

"That's correct."

nodded. Extending the hand that was holding the core,

this, and in exchange, you will help me get out of this city, alongside two other

"Escape with two people?"

on the Duke's face as he listened

your strength, you shouldn't have a problem

"I wouldn't."

Death shook

if you and all the other demons come at me at once, I'll have a hard

for a

me sealed. I don't want other demons hunting me down while I'm trying to

a mouthful of saliva, Duke

the entire time, his eyes would linger on the orb that

not a bad

honest, the deal wasn't actually

along well. This wasn't because they had an enmity from the

the city and arena provided plenty of resources, it wasn't enough