The Author's POV

"Shit, where am I supposed to go?"

Looking toward my right and left sides, my footsteps came to a halt as I scratched the back of my head.

Staring at the two different paths in front of me, I was stumped.

"Which way am I supposed to go?"

I turned to face Angelica who looked at me and shrugged her shoulders.

"I don't know."

She answered. Her tone was rather flat.

Taking a look at Liam that was still slumped on my shoulder, I slapped the side of his cheeks.

"Oy, wake up and start being useful for once."

While he may have tried to hide it, when I turned my head to face him, I noticed a slight twitch in his eye and knew he had woken up.

He had already woken up and was probably embarrassed from the whole ordeal.

"Oy, wake up."

I slapped his cheeks with more force.

"Okay fine! Fine!"

Finally opening his eyes, Liam got off my shoulders and stretched his body a bit. For a short couple of seconds, I just quietly stared at him, waiting for him to say something.

But as time passed and he continued to say nothing, my brows furrowed and I raised my hand.

I was ready to slap him again. That might help him wake him up.

"Where do you want to go?"

A yellow hue sprang from Liam's eyes just as I was about to slap his face again.

I let out a sight when I saw this.

"I want you to help me find the location of where the core of the mana compressor is. It should be the place with the highest demonic energy and mana density."

Since a mana compressor essentially converted mana into demonic energy, there should be a place in the mana compressor where the mana was extremely dense.

That should be the place where the core of the compressor was located, and the place where the others were.

"Let me have a look."

When Liam nodded, his eyes shone with a brighter yellow hue, and his head started to move all over the place as he searched for the location I had pointed out.

Time flew by, and a minute soon passed.

Tap. Tap. Tap.

Impatiently tapping my foot against the ground, I looked at Liam who seemed to still be having trouble looking for the core of the mana compressor.

"Find anything?"

"Nope."

shook his head as his gaze

each layer that block any form of energy from coming in and out of the place. Since I can't tell whether the rooms are big or small, I can't really help you in finding the location that you're looking for. But if there's one thing that I'm sure about, is that

"I see…"

and crossed my

is more troublesome than I

promised the other group that I would quickly rejoin them once I was done helping Liam, after seeing how much time I had wasted, I realized that I had already broken

attention

tell me exactly where the rooms that you said can't let

"Why?"

asked as he cocked his head

quick to

place, we are left with no choice but to look at each room individually. If there is one thing that I know, however, is that the place is located in the middle upper area of the structure, and

"Wait a second."

Liam suddenly cut in.

the side of his head, he

"What's wrong?"

asked as I noted

to say? If so, then I really didn't have time

"Ehm…"

his head, and allowing the hue in his eyes to recede, Liam suddenly opened his mouth and

that way, wouldn't it be easier if we just kidnapped a demon and force him to talk? I mean...since

my body froze. Slowly, as I opened and closed my mouth repeatedly, my eyes began

was genuinely at a loss for words at the moment as I ended up mumbling to

could I have not thought

today what it meant when some said the hardest problems had the easiest

"Let's go."

turned around and headed toward one of

quickly tell me the

"How strong?"

long as it isn't a Duke ranked demon, then I'm fine

"Got it."

regret my

***

the clouds looked sparse, allowing the azure blue sky

a tall glass skyscraper. An older figure received a small card from a

card and if you

"Brian, huh?"

figure stared at the card with a little bit of interest in his eyes. That interest didn't

make sure to contact

tips on hitting a golf ball

his body and thanked the elderly figure who burst

im starting to like you more and

"Thank you. Thank you."

elderly figure as he scratched the back of his

he felt a hand pat him on the shoulder. Without raising his head, he knew

late. Lunch break is almost over, I'll make

"Please do."

figure left the premise

smile spread across the youth's face as he focused his attention on

still waiting in the same spot for several more

"It hurts."

mouth, the edges of his

"Not bad."

familiar voice echoed