Chapter 273 - 269: Traitor

Ryder looked ahead to see who had attacked him. He was sure that it wasn't the Skeleton King, so that only left one possibility. It must be someone from the Death Domain.

Ryder looked up and saw a person only to see someone he never expected to be there.

He couldn't help but laugh out loud as he saw the person.

"So it's you. I should've expected it. The Teleportation and everything," Ryder let out as his laughter changed to the laughter of anger. "Miss Inheritor."

A girl was standing in front of him, but she was not the one that had attacked him. Right beside the girl, a middle-aged man was standing. The middle-aged man was the one that had attacked him.

"Interesting. I never knew that you would still survive after taking a hit from Master Mao," the Girl let out as she smiled while looking at Ryder.

The girl was none other than the Girl that Ryder had met in Duke Devilia's Hunting Grounds. According to information, the Girl was the contender for the Crown of Death Domain. She was in a race against the Bloodline Inheritor because she had inherited the Weapon of the Death Emperor somehow. 

"That attack? Meh, that was a child's attack," Ryder let out mockingly as he dusted his clothes.

" Interesting. Master Mao is as strong as a Duke from your Demon Realm. To take his attack without dying and still mocking him, you're really brave, aren't you, Prince Hades. Do you really think that I don't know what the shield you used is? Everyone knows that the Moon Scythe of the Demon Emperor can transform. I never knew you would gain enough control in it that soon but still, do you really think a Shield would be enough to save you?" the girl asked mockingly 

Ryder looked towards his left at the door of the Great Hall, wondering if he could enter or even somehow attract the attention of the High Dukes inside the Great Hall.

The girl noticed him looking towards the door and chuckled lightly.

"Go ahead. Scream all you want. No one will listen. Do you really think we would dare attack this place without taking precautions and collecting proper information?"

" Everything happened according to our plan—the suggestion of using the brain linking spell, and the High Dukes being inside. We have sealed that room. No one can go inside. Not even any sound can infiltrate that room. As for the High Duke that has his brain linked to guards, he wouldn't know anything either since all the guards that he has linked to are searching the city. None of them are near the Palace. No one is going to know what's happening here,"  The girl said as she grinned.

"So that's what it was. I was wondering why none of them were here yet, but I don't understand one thing. Why are you doing this? If you actually killed me, there will be a war. The Blood Prince has more to gain from the war than you do. Why are you doing it? If you were after a conflict to blame Blood Prince, you could've just let the Black Skeleton King found in the city, and things would've gone your way. There wouldn't be a war, but there would be serious talks which would've been beneficial to you," Ryder inquired in confusion.

"On the other hand, if you kill me, you won't be able to bear the consequences,"  he said in a threatening tone.

" Don't worry about the consequences. We were able to guess your thoughts and plan all this, but you have no idea what our actual plans are. Only know one thing that today is going to be your last day. The Demon Realm will lose its prince and..." the girl started speaking, but she stopped suddenly and didn't continue.

She looked to the left and glanced at the middle-aged man on the side.

The middle-aged man had a pale skin, but unlike the Vampire King, his skill was comparatively less pale. His eyes were out h black

"Master Mao, you can kill him now," the girl said as she looked to her left and stepped back.

As the girl moved back, the middle-aged man known as Mao cracked his knuckles as he grinned.

"Who knew that the one leading the Demon Realm would be such a weak kid. This place is nothing but trash. I'm ashamed that our Glorious Death Domain lost a war with a trashy place like the Death Domain," Mao laughed as he started walking closer towards Ryder. "I'll give you a quick death, little prince."

"Wait! Since you're confident that you're not going to be caught, why don't you let me live for longer? There are more questions I have. Just answer two of them, and then I can die in peace," Ryder let out as he raised his hand.

He was curious about many things in this scenario, and who better to ask but the person who planned it all. He wanted to know who the spy inside Devilia's Palace was! He also had many more important questions that he wanted to know before he took further action.

" Why should I care if you die a bad death or if you die in peace? You can die without peace. I'm not answering anything. The faster you die, the faster we can leave," the girl replied as she rolled her eyes.

Master Mao reached near Ryder as he grinned.

"Little Girl, even your father can't kill me without my permission, let alone you. As for my permission, you're not getting that. I'm not going to repeat a day when I have another option," Ryder muttered as he grinned.

The girl felt something strange as she saw him smile.

"Kill him fast! Don't take any chances!' She exclaimed as she commanded Mao.

"Too late," Ryder muttered as he snapped his fingers. "Rewind!"

Ryder activated his Ruler of Time's Active Skill, Rewind, which helped him rewind time by minutes that were equal to his highest level.

The surroundings started changing as they got blurry. In the real world, the clock started moving back until it moved back by just over an hour. 

Ryder opened his eyes and found himself sitting in the Great Hall, on the throne.

The Vampire King and High Duke Eston were still not here. High Duke Mila had her eyes closed as if she was waiting.

This was the time when they were waiting for the arrival of the Vampire King and High Duke Eston.

'I've come back in time, but things are still not perfect. That future... I need to stop it,' Ryder thought as he frowned.

He looked to his side and glanced at everyone present in the room. His eyes stopped on Devilia as he wondered something.

'That girl, she said everything went according to the plan, including the suggestions. Devilia suggested the linking spell that engaged High Duke Eston and made us send most of the guards outside while we stayed inside the Palace. Without that Spell, I would've left with High Dukes in search as well. Could it be her?' Ryder wondered as he looked at Devilia.

'It is already pretty suspicious that she wouldn't know about the Black Skeleton King infiltrating her Domain. Is that really possible, though? For a Duke to betray us? She already had everything she could hope for here. How would she even get in contact with the Death Do... Her father, right! How could I forget! Her father must be the link that worked to make Devilia betray us. Was it really a coincidence that I found the Death Domain Second Inheritor in her hunting grounds? It's a really serious accusation, so I can't talk about it lightly as well,' Ryder continued as he placed his chin on his hands and continued thinking about it deeply.

'The only people that should've known about the entire plan are Devilia, High Duke Mila, Rale and...' Ryder's thoughts reached till here when his frown deepened. He looked around and realized that Miku wasn't here. He had sent her for other matters and to handle his schedule.

'Miku knows about the plan as well, and she is in the Palace. Devilia also warned me about her before. She said that Miku is the sister of the Duke that I injured. She could be the betrayer too. High Duke Mila would not betray us since she's already at the Peak here. As for Rale, I already know that his Loyalty towards me is really high. He can't be the betrayer. The only people that are suspicious are Devilia and Miku,' Ryder thought as he closed his eyes and thought about everything that happened in the last twenty-four hours in the previous timeline.

'When Devilia left to collect the guards, she could've set things up for the death domain since our plan was confirmed, but I still don't know if anyone left the Great Hall after I left with Rale.'

Ryder was getting a headache; the more he thought about it.