Chapter 536 A good laugh [1]

Chapter 536 A good laugh [1]

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..."

White Death's voice caught the Duke's attention, snapping him out of his thoughts.

"I don't care about what you've found out. I'll cut straight to the chase."

Extending his hand, a black sphere suddenly materialized in his hands. The Duke's countenance changed the moment his eyes laid on the sphere.

With only one glance, he was able to instantly recognize what the object was.

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

'…So it was the truth. He really did kill Azenoch.'

White Death smiled at the sight.

"That's correct, I'll give you this in exchange for you helping me get out of this city and keeping everything under wraps."

Hearing his words, Duke Adramalech became even more guarded.

In fact, he was also actually a little bit worried.

'If rumors are true, and he indeed defeated Azonech in two seconds…'

His body shuddered.

The reason for 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 demon.

Someone whose strength rivaled him!

There was no way he was going to make the same mistake.

Staring at the orb, he warily opened his mouth.

"You want to propose a deal?"

"That's correct."

White death nodded. Extending the hand that was holding the core, he continued.

"I'll give you this, and in exchange, you will help me get out of this city, alongside two other people."

"Escape with two people?"

A frown appeared on the Duke's face as he listened to his words.

"…Given your strength, you shouldn't have a problem escaping."

"I wouldn't."

White Death shook his head.

"…But it would be a hassle. Let's 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 escaping. Especially since I'm trying to protect a couple of people."

Pausing for a second, he added.

"Also, and the main reason, is because I want all the information about me sealed. I don't want other demons hunting me down while I'm trying to leave."

Swallowing a mouthful of saliva, Duke Adramlech calmly listened.

Throughout the entire time, his eyes would linger on the orb that he was holding.

'…It's not a bad deal.'

To be honest, the deal wasn't actually terrible.

It was famously known that the 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 arena for themselves.

It took a lot of resources for demons to rank up, and although the city and arena provided plenty of resources, it wasn't enough for two Dukes. Hence why the two of them never got along.

With him now gone, the entire city was now his to rule, and so were the resources.

Furthermore, if he managed to get ahold of the core…

Raising his head, he glanced around the treasury.

Noticing that a lot of the items that were previously here were missing, the frown on his face deepened.

"It seems like you took quite a lot of the items here. It would've been a—"

"Shut up."

Cutting the Duke off, White Death suddenly clenched the core.

"Im going to make this clear now. This is not a negotiation. It is either you agree with what I said, or I will take matters into my own hand."

His eyes slowly shifted from blue to grey.

"Don't mistake my proposal as a sign of weakness. Just like the other Duke, I can kill you if I wanted to. The only reason why I'm proposing the deal in the first place is because of all the problems that will arise from me not doing this. Choose carefully."

The look on Duke Adramalech's face sank as he listened to what he said.

Staring at the place on more time, he asked.

"What did you take?"

"You value your life less than the items that I took?"

"…Answer me."

Duke Adramalech's voice raised.

Demonic energy started leaking out of his body.

'He actually threatened me?'

Duke Adramalech's teeth clenched tightly.

Given the clan that he was in, the Pride clan, Duke Adramalech would never agree with a deal that was at least equal to or in favor of him.

Even if it ended up costing his life, he would never agree to a deal that was unfavorable to him.

'Impossible…'

Exactly at the moment when Duke Adramalech was about to blow up, he heard the words of White Death.

"All the martial manuals belonging to the humans, a couple of high ranked herbs, an S ranked artifact and an