The Author's POV

Chapter 703

"Good job, Jin."

"No problem."

The black spike in the distance slowly retreated into the ground.

I sighed in relief when I saw the Duchess avoid the ambush. I had noticed that something was happening around me during the time that she was dealing with the mammoth. It was for this reason that I didn't participate in the event.

When I realized what was happening, I had Jin and the others stop and had them shift their attention toward the Duchess. If there was anyone who would be the target of an ambush here, it'd be her.

The decision proved to be the correct one, as Jin was able to save her in the nick of time.

Staring at the situation, my mind began to race, and I looked at Jin. I then placed my hand over his shoulder and looked at him seriously.

"Jin."

"What?"

He turned to look at me. His eyes filled with vigilance.

'Am I that untrustworthy?'

I was a bit hurt by his gaze, but I shook it off and looked toward the distance.

"If something does happen in a bit, don't do anything."

"What do you mean?"

"Just don't struggle."

"What?"

"You'll know what I mean soon..."

Without waiting for him to understand my words, I moved further away from him and moved toward where Melissa and Amanda were.

He'll understand soon enough.

"...That was a close one."

Melissa commented, adjusting her glasses beneath the hood.

"If Jin was a little bit slower in his actions she probably would've died... Not gonna lie, that would've been pretty funny."

"No, not really."

I shook my head.

Even though she might have been hurt badly, it was very unlikely that she would have died. Also, did she say it would've been funny?

Demonified Melissa was really twisted...

"I'm sure she had some contingency plans in place for situations like this. Someone of her rank wouldn't die so easily."

"...I guess."

Melissa quickly lost interest and shifted her attention toward the direction from which the ambush came from. An undulation of demonic energy was quickly felt not long after, and a step echoed in the cave.

"Not bad, not bad."

Long black hair with a silky texture, red eyes, tanned skin, and a muscular physique. A figure wearing dragon-patterned robes materialized from the shadows. As soon as his presence became known, the cave's atmosphere became extremely gloomy.

It wasn't long before two more figures appeared behind him. Both wore heavy armor and carried an extremely overbearing aura.

"So it was you! Ukhan!"

fluttering behind her, she glared at the demons while standing

to ambush me?! Are you out of your

"My, my."

the man's facial expression as he calmly advanced. The two demons following

curled as he cast a

damn well that I can't kill you. What's the point of

"Bullshit!"

"How crude."

gaze swept over the remaining individuals

and the

He then continued.

and playing around with these rats. You're

"..."

remind you of

looked at her, I

Jin is a little less

speak. You didn't have him pester you

"Uh... Right."

have worse. After all, Jin did have

kind of get shivers thinking about it. Just what

myself the same

me stunned

did she actually agree

"Are you sick?"

the demonic energy completely fry

seemed to

"I'm just self-aware."

and her

almost all of my time in the lab. Why would you think I wouldn't

that's where you think the

she believes that her busy

a lot of

'Basically, she's delusional.'

some reason, I have the sudden urge to

and I stepped sideways. Turning my attention away, I shifted my gaze toward the situation, which had

she was lying about not being

losing blood, with his hands behind his back, Ukhan's lips curled into a cruel smile as he turned to

this for this little

mammoth was akin to someone looking at a bug. It should be noted that this beast was at the pinnacle of this planet. For him to look at it with such disdain... It was clear that he

as I just sat back

you tried to ambush me, and now you're trying to target my

on an almost corporeal form―slowly extending toward the vast area

"Hostile much?"

much as flinch. Rather, his smile only grew bigger, and his gaze returned to the

I felt Melissa's gaze.

looking so tough, she isn't actually really

"Well, yeah."

took note of the two demons standing behind Ukhan

are not to be trifled with.

"I figured that much."

why did

Melissa shrugged.

from the looks of things, she's getting utterly suppressed by whoever

'She has a point.'

moment the demon made its appearance, none of the demons present uttered a single word, while all Priscilla could do was utter empty threats. It

now, Priscilla. I'm not here to make enemies. Rather, I'm here

"Help me?"

not

"What nonse―"

Spurt―!

his hand, blood spurted all over the cave, and the mammoth's head sagged toward

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