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That was the first thought that appeared in his mind.

His grandchild, whose life could\'ve been roped any moment, was not going to be killed!

How good of a news was that?

Grum had thought of using all of his future merits to help his grandson escape death if he had to.

He was a legendary ranked demon, someone who had fought a lot of wars and made a lot of contributions, so for all that sacrifice and contribution, he could at least ask for his grandson\'s life.

But none of that was needed anymore.

Alex didn\'t seem to want to kill Rohrg or blame him for anything.

\'He awakened a Royal Bloodline, after all.\'

Finally, the fact that his grandson, the one who was called useless by the whole empire, had awakened the highest-ranked bloodline in the empire settled in his mind.

*Hmph*

He hmphed audibly, while his chest puffed in pride.

Even Grum had noticed the look in the demon higher-ups\' eyes, causing a content grin to tug on the corner of his lips.

\'Heh, don\'t you guys have talented grandchildren?\'

He sneered inwardly as he recalled all the humiliation he and his family had to go through for taking in his daughter Trupha and her children, much more so when one of them was the infamous useless grandchild of the Flaming Hound.

Rohrg was now going to grow into a being as strong as the demon generals and have an authority that was far greater than any of them could hope to have.

Yet, the atmosphere took a sharp turn when Alex\'s next words were heard.

"Now, could you tell me why you have this device on your body?"

Alex\'s smile was nowhere to be seen; all that was a cold and apathetic expression.

*Crack*

"Argh!"

Then Rohrg\'s pained grunt along with a cracking sound was heard as well, but everyone stood frozen in shock.

Lilia, who had yet to recover from the last internal injury, was the same.

The change in Alex\'s attitude was a bit too fast for them to follow.

Lilia was weak, so it would take her some time to break out of her shock, but Grum wasn\'t weak.

He was a legendary 3-ranker who was statistically Alex\'s equal, so it didn\'t take him much time to break out of his thoughts.

Added to the fact that he was horrified when he heard the cracking noise earlier, it wasn\'t uncalled for that he, a legendary ranker, was able to break out of his shock faster than the dukes of the empire, who were mythical rankers.

His eyes hurriedly moved toward the generals, hoping to find at least one of them wanting to stop Alex, but all he saw was three pairs of cold eyes staring at Rohrg the same way Alex was doing.

\'Why aren\'t they helping him?!\'

\'Aren\'t the generals supposed to value talent? So why not protect a potential general candidate?!\'

Grum couldn\'t make sense of what was happening.

Why were the generals and the so-called ancestor not making a move to stop Alex, even though it seemed that Alex was thinking of killing the most talented individual in the hall among the younger generation?

Grum, who had just experienced a roller coaster of emotions, couldn\'t think straight, or he wouldn\'t have thought the same and would\'ve realized why the generals were not making a move right now.

On one side was a guy who wasn\'t even strong enough to protect himself if a really strong enemy were to appear; on the other side, there was a monstrous bastard who had the power to cause the fight between him and the four demon generals to reach a stalemate.

Which one would they choose to side with?

That wasn\'t even a question.

They knew that Rohrg was talented, but things weren\'t that normal.

They weren\'t affected by the plot armor for some reason, so they could see things clearly.

A demon lord won\'t cause any political stir because he won\'t be sharing the position with someone and sitting on top alone.

Then there was the fact that the ancestor and the generals all supported him.

So, even if someone wanted to plot something, they would have to think 100 times.

But a new general would change many things.

Right now, there were four major powers that protected the four directions, which was pretty balanced.

But if a new power were to rise, where would they rule?

They would fight for either the central power, which is the demon lord, or one of the four directions.

That would plunge the whole empire into chaos—more than it already is.

Yes, it can be prevented if the right steps and precautions are taken, but was there a need?

They already had a demon lord who could turn into the strongest person in the world in some years, and before Rohrg could even get to the mythical rank, the world would already be in the hands of the demon empire.

So, what would he be needed for?

They won\'t deny that it would be good to have more people with power in the Demon Empire, but they decided to leave the decision in Alex\'s hands.

The one who committed the offense was against him since his order was taken lightly, so they let Alex make the call.

Alex, on the other hand, opened his palm, revealing the broadcasting device that was still blinking, showing its active status.

He did ask the question, so he had to show Rohrg that his plan of destroying the proof along with the explosion had also failed.

But before he could get a reaction out of Rohrg, who seemed to be going through a ton of emotions, a yell was heard.

"No, my lord!!"

Along with the scream filled with pleas and desperation, Alex could also see Rohrg\'s face lightening with hope, causing a sharp glint to pass through his eyes.

\'That shitty plot armor again...\'

He grumbled inwardly before….

*Boom*

A colossal pressure descended upon the people in the room.

The device that Alex had in his palm was crushed due to Alex clenching his fist, but it didn\'t matter.

The fact that everyone had already seen the device in his hand was enough.

Alex knew that every event until now had already been broadcasted, which meant the people he didn\'t want to see his face as well as the people he wanted to see it.

So, it didn\'t matter even if the device was destroyed.

His eyes then turned toward the source of the desperate yell from before, and he saw the same old man who was suppressed and warned by Morvan some seconds ago.

\'With four demon generals and one ancestor present in the room, none of them could stop the guy before he could move like before, all because he was the only one who could disturb the moment.

Now, how am I wrong for calling this plot armor thing bullshit?\'

Alex growled inwardly, his red eyes turning black and golden again as he peered into the soul of the man in front of him.

The man, Grum, shivered as he saw those eyes focusing on him, and a chill ran down his spine, but he remained steadfast, not willing to back down.

"What did Morvan tell you a few moments ago?"

Alex closed his eyes, his arm rising from Rohrg\'s shoulder—much to the guy\'s relief—before he closed his eyes and turned his head toward the ceiling.

*Fuuuu*

A deep breath left his lips, and not getting an answer from Grum, who was still shivering as unease started gripping his heart, Alex questioned again.

"Answer my question, Grum."

Alex\'s eyes, which had turned back to a shade of red, opened. His gaze turned to look down on Grum, who was kneeling on the floor as he commanded.

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