Stairs (7)

The person in the different coloured cloak could see the clear hesitation that this person was feeling, but he didn't say anything about it.

Instead, he released a tiny bit of his aura that he pressed down on this person before saying, "Are you thinking about disobeying my orders?"

That person immediately felt like it was hard to breathe and almost fell down onto the ground. In fact, he would have fallen if there wasn't a force that was holding him up against the pressure, not allowing him to fall.

This would have been good, but with this force holding him in place, it was like there were two different pressures fighting against each other, crushing his innards.

If he was kept like this for any longer, it was clear that he would be flattened.

At this thought, that person couldn't help feeling a chill run down their spine.

That person quickly shook their head as they said, "No, no, my lord, I would never dare!"