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."

his head as his gaze paused

places here where energy seems to be blocked. I've found several rooms on 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 the rooms probably are really

"I see…"

my head and crossed my arms

is more troublesome

I would quickly rejoin them once I was done helping Liam, after seeing how much time I had wasted, I realized

attention back

the rooms that you said

"Why?"

asked as he cocked

quick

one thing that I know, however, is that the place is located in the middle upper area of the structure,

"Wait a second."

Liam suddenly cut in.

he looked at me with a confused

"What's wrong?"

as I noted his

I was trying to say? If so, then I really didn't have time to properly explain it to him since we were short on time,

"Ehm…"

hue in his eyes to

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

as I opened and closed my mouth repeatedly, my

at the moment as I ended up mumbling to

have

said the hardest problems had

"Let's go."

second thoughts, I turned around and headed

tell me the

"How strong?"

doesn't matter…no actually, as long as it isn't a

"Got it."

regret my words

***

sparse, allowing the azure blue sky to spread all

several figures standing beneath a tall glass skyscraper. An older figure received a small card from a skinny figure who

very much, this is my business card and if you would like to contact me. I will be available at any

"Brian, huh?"

at the card with a little bit of interest in his eyes. That interest didn't last for long,

make sure to contact you

hitting a golf ball properly,

and thanked the elderly

you, im starting to

"Thank you. Thank you."

thanked the elderly figure as he scratched the back of

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

almost over, I'll make sure to

"Please do."

the premise with what seemed to be

as

back finally disappeared. While still waiting in the same spot for several more minutes, Brian's

"It hurts."

edges of his lips

"Not bad."

voice echoed inside