Alpha Damien's Trouble Maker (by Ruby Anne) novel Chapter 180

Chapter 180

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The host smiled brightly as her gaze swept across all of us, as if she were savoring every bit of tension hanging in the air. “Is today’s match clear to everyone, or does anyone need me to repeat myself?” she asked lightly, tilting her head as though she already knew the answer.

No one spoke, and instead, people simply shook their heads, their expressions shifting into excitement as their eyes lit up with anticipation, as if they could not wait for the match to begin. Some of them even looked smug and arrogant, their lips curling into confident smiles as though they had already decided exactly what they were going to do to win.

I looked at all of them quietly, my expression giving nothing away, but inwardly, I could not help the faint shake of my head at their behavior.

People were far more gullible than I thought, because the moment they were given even the smallest end of a stick, they convinced themselves that they held the entire thing, never realizing they were only a single step away from their own downfall.

As that thought crossed my mind, I turned slightly, and at that exact moment, I felt the host’s gaze was on me.

I lifted my eyes and met hers, and her smile deepened instantly, her expression even more excited than it had been the previous day, as though she was relieved that her favorite pet was still playing her game. I did not respond to her look because I had other things to think about, and she was not important enough to distract me.

“Good,” she said smoothly, her voice filled with satisfaction. “Now that we understand the rules, let the game begin.” She paused briefly before continuing, her tone turning almost playful. “A word of advice though, before you leave.”

People immediately turned their attention back to her, curiosity flickering across their faces as they waited.

She tilted her head slightly, her eyes gleaming in a way that felt almost dangerous. “Guard not only your body,” she said softly, “but your mind.”

Before anyone could question what she meant, the fog around us began to thicken unnaturally fast, spreading across the forest floor and rising into the air until it swallowed the trees, the sky, and everything in sight. In the next moment, the host and her people standing with her vanished completely, as though they had ne ver been there at all.

Panic spread instantly through the crowd as people looked at each other, confusion quickly turning into fear

“What is going on- someone began to say, but before he could finish his sentence, his voice suddenly cut off, and in the next second, he disappeared, swallowed whole by the fog.

More people began to vanish.

One after another.

Some screamed as they tried to run, while others stumbled back in terror, but it made no difference because the fog reached them no matter what they did, engulfing them completely and erasing them from sight as if they had never existed.

1 watched everything quietly for a moment before turning my head to the side.

My gaze met the prince’s.

He was already looking at me.

His expression was calm and unreadable, his eyes steady as if nothing about this situation concerned him in the slightest, 174

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Chapter 180

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and the woman standing behind him looked just as composed. Neither of them moved, and neither of them showed even the slightest sign of panic. Then, in the next moment, the fog swallowed them too.

A small smile curled at my lips as I watched them disappear.

The white fog closed in around me immediately after, wrapping around my body and pulling me into it without resistance, and when I opened my eyes again, everything was pure white.

There was nothing around me, as though the entire world had been erased and replaced with an endless void where even the trees had disappeared.

I raised an eyebrow as I looked around, trying to take in my surroundings, but there was nothing to see. Then suddenly, I felt something tighten around my wrist.

I turned immediately and saw Miles standing beside me, his small hand gripping mine tightly as if I was the only thing keeping him grounded in this empty space. His eyes were wide as he stared at the white void before turning to me, panic flickering across his face as he spoke.

“N-Noah, what is going on?” he asked, his voice unsteady. “Where are we? What happened to the rest of the contestants?”

When I did not answer him immediately, Miles’ expression shifted dramatically, and then he gasped loudly, his mouth falling open as if the truth had just struck him like lightning.

“Wait,” he said, his voice rising in panic as he tightened his grip on my hand, “don’t tell me we are dead. How can we die so soon when we are still this young? I have so many things I still want to do, so many people I still need to defeat. I cannot seriously just die now!”

I stared at him, completely unimpressed by his outburst, before lifting my free hand and pinching his cheek without warning, applying just enough pressure to make him yelp in pain.

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