The Author's POV

Chapter 702

'We've got her full attention...'

From afar, I was being viciously glared at by a certain someone. Or at least, that was how it felt as I turned my head away from the duchess and inwardly cursed to myself.

'I knew it...'

Considering what the others were doing, it was inevitable that it would happen, but... why is she staring at me?

What did I even do to prompt her attention?

I didn't even act once.

I didn't do anything special; I just sat still and watched the others go about their business. There was nothing I did that would make her pay attention to me instead of the other things going on around us.

'Is it perhaps my charm?'

...Hm, that did sound rather probable, but it had to be noted that I was currently wearing a hood, making this possibility invalid for the time being.

'Well, whatever.'

I shrugged my shoulders.

My interest only lasted until that point, at which point I turned my attention back to the enormous beast off in the distance.

'...More than anything, I'm surprised by Jin's skills.'

It was surprising that he was able to sneak under the mammoth without being spotted.

The gap between the two parties was wide, and for him to somehow be able to sneak right under it and deal some damage was nothing to make light of.

'I suppose that in exchange for their sanity, they were able to acquire a nice boost in their abilities...'

It was the only plausible explanation for the current situation.

"Whooooo!"

Clank! Clank!

The mammoth and the demons were locked in a fierce struggle; their bodies tangled together as they fought for dominance.

Sparks flew, and the cave echoed with the sounds of their roars and snarls. The air was thick with the scent of blood.

Demons tore at the mammoth with their claws and teeth, looking for a vulnerable spot in its thick hide to exploit. In retaliation, the mammoth delivered a devastating blow with its trunk and tusks, which sent the demons flying across the cavern.

Rumble! Rumble!

The battle raged on, with neither side willing to give up.

The demons were driven by their desire for destruction, while the mammoth fought desperately to rid itself of the little flies that were invading its domain.

As the battle raged on, it seemed as though the outcome was certain. With Jin and Amanda's help in injuring the beast, everything pointed to the demon's side, but...

...slowly but surely, the mammoth's superior strength began to show in the desperate situation.

Swooosh!

The mammoth's strikes were becoming more powerful by the second, wearing down the majority of the demons, and with a raging sound, the trunk of the mammoth began flailing around with more force.

"Whooooo!"

One by one, the demons fell. This went on until only a handful remained.

"Huak!"

"H-elp!"

for help. Staring at the demon, I flicked my finger, and their figure

has turned rather

expected this outcome, it still surprised me to

eyes on the Duchess, whose pretty face was contorted as she gazed at

me that she wants

of god, was she

she

Melissa was the only

"Oy!"

the side of my abdomen. When I turned my

"What was that for?"

like you

"Huh?"

My heart froze.

she some sort

you poked me because you felt like

"No."

to observe

it because you said it

"Huh? I did?"

Well, that was unexpected.

thoughts that I accidentally spoke out loud? Were the whispers that I constantly heard

relieved hearing her answer. So long as she wasn't an

a moment, I thought you

really were

Melissa's

her head turned caused mine to do the same thing, and as our eyes met,

"Ah..."

"Ah."

Well, fuck.

***

"I've seen enough."

eyes away from

primary objective was to observe the people in the cave and determine whether or not any of them would make good candidates for her faction. Despite the fact that the vast majority of the demons that were there were rather underwhelming, she did observe a

particular, a specific hooded

were the ones that captured her

her

for me to take

can handle

took a step forward, and her entire body started to glow

adhering to her body and highlighting

behind her head in a fluttering motion, a silver rapier materialized on her left hand. She

she continued to stare at the battlefield, which was becoming more bloody by the second. She then appeared directly above the

were so quick that even the mammoth had trouble keeping up with them. A beautiful silver curve arced through the air and then sank straight into the mammoth's

the

"Awooo!"

Rumble! Rumble!

As several stalactites fell from above and collided with the demons below, more demons died. It was unnecessary to describe the

"N..nooo!"

"He-help!"

attention to the events taking place around it; instead, it was completely fixated on

they stood face to face, neither of the two behemoths made a sound. Quietly, the two observed one another. The only sound that could be heard was the

Then...

each other, the mammoth raised both of its tusks in the air, and Priscilla's

Clank!

next to the mammoth and thrust her rapier in

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