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"I see you know the order word by word."
Alex nodded his head while he closed his eyes.
He had already seen all he wanted to, and he knew what the maximum power Rohrg could amount to.
But as he opened his eyes, they were devoid of emotion.
His eyes had turned back to the normal shade of haunting red, yet for some reason, they looked eerie.
"But if you know what I ordered and you are as loyal as you seem to be, why do I sense a broadcasting device on your body?"
Alex's eyes were still half closed, his body relaxed on the throne, and his arm wrapped around Luna's waist, yet his momentum had changed.
If before he seemed to be a majestic yet magnanimous emperor, now he seems like a tyrant who wouldn't let a single word against himself slide.
*Tremble*
Rohrg, who looked up with much effort, shivered under the cold gaze of Alex, frozen still.
He was a mere A-ranker—someone who could be blown away by the breath of an EX-ranker—so his body freezing under the gaze of a legendary-ranker wasn't unwarranted.
"I-I, I....."
Rohrg had already thought of an answer that could suit well in this situation, but the moment he saw those cold, emotionless eyes staring at him, his words got stuck in his throat.
"You?"
Alex, who heard the shuttering voice of Ruhrg, stood up from his seat along with Luna while questioning Rohrg.
Luna stepped aside as she saw Alex walking down the stairs in slow and deliberate steps.
Alex didn't pull Luna close or stop her from moving away.
He let her stay back as he folded his hands behind his back and questioned the guy again.
"You, what?"
He tilted his head, but his eyes were still boring on Rohrg's body.
The tension in the atmosphere had reached its peak; if one waved their hand, they could feel the palpable pressure, but no one moved.
They waited for Alex's next move with bated breaths.
They didn't care about Rohrg's death; what they cared about was Alex's nature.
They wanted to know what kind of person their new lord was.
They could tell that he wasn't a naive goody two shoes; that much was clear from the way he carried himself, but they weren't sure of his ruthlessness.
"U-Um, I-I, that, I wasn't, I..."
Rohrg's eyes trembled violently, and his heartbeat fastened.
*Step**Step*...
Each step Alex took reverberated through his mind.
He gritted his teeth as he felt like his brain was being hammered by something.
His body trembled intensely, and his mind started to go blank.
His eyes were now clear so he noticed something.
'None of the demon generals seemed to be making a move...'
His eyes inadvertently moved toward the ball of purple flame, and he finally sighed in relief and excitement.
It took him some time, but he realized what was happening.
Morvan, who was pressuring them, saw the change in Grum's expressions, so she waved her hand, pulling back her pressure.
"Don't let it happen again."
After those words, she turned her eyes back at the mass of purple flames that had turned a bit darker, with no worry or shock visible in her eyes.
The demon generals could easily look through that veil of purple flame; anyone at legendary or above could see it without much effort.
If Grum's eyes weren't clouded with worry and dread, he would've seen it as well.
All of them were aware of what was happening.
*Swoosh*
The next instant, that dome-like shape of purple flames that was covering both Alex and Rohrg started shrinking.
Luna, who was a bit worried for a second, sighed in relief when Alex's and Rohrg's ankles came into view.
She, who was an EX-ranker right now, felt that those flames were very dangerous; they gave off the same vibe she felt from the destruction energy when she first saw Alex use them.
"Hmm, so you awakened a royal bloodline, huh?"
A humming and unbothered voice was heard as Alex and Rohrg came into view of the demons.
*Gasp*
Shocked and surprised gasps were heard as all of the demons saw the situation.
Alex was standing without a scratch; even his hair wasn't messed up as he curiously looked at the ball of compressed purple flame in his palm.
It was as if he had shrunk the dome-shaped flames that covered them whole into the size of a tennis ball.
Then there was Rohrg, whose appearance was contradictory to the dismissive and unbothered look that Alex had.
His hair was disheveled, and his fancy suit and shirt were shredded, leaving him with a look that made him seem like a beggar.
He had burn marks all over his body, which seemed to be caused by the same purple flames.
His body was trembling uncontrollably, as if scared of something, while his purple eyes that glowed with an eerie light were now sunken as if their lives were pulled out.
It was clear that Rohrg was exhausted, but as they focused on what Alex had uttered before, the demons had their eyes widened in disbelief.
'A Royal bloodline!'
Alex, on the other hand, deactivated his zone as he clenched his fist, extinguishing the purple flames from before.
'Is this the plot armor that the protagonists are so famous for?'
He raised a brow with a scoff as he questioned Sophia. His eyes, however, scanned the throne room, and he could already see that many of the high-ranking nobles and some kings were looking at Rohrg as if he were a gem.
He just shook his head at that.
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