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!"

hear Priscilla's voice. Pink hair fluttering behind her, she glared at the demons while

ambush me?! Are you

"My, my."

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

he cast a circumspect look at the

can't kill you. What's

"Bullshit!"

"How crude."

was contemptuous. His gaze swept over the remaining individuals in the

and

He then continued.

and playing around with these rats. You're

"..."

you of

casting a distant glance at Jin. When I looked at her, I opened my mouth but was unable to speak.

is a little

didn't have him pester you every

"Uh... Right."

worse. After all, Jin did

it. Just what did he see

myself

me stunned for

did she

"Are you sick?"

energy completely

seemed to be

"I'm just self-aware."

twitched, and her

think I wouldn't be aware of the fact that I'm not exactly

that's where you think the problem

my face loosen up. 'It seems like she believes that her busy schedule, as opposed to her personality,

clarified a lot

'Basically, she's delusional.'

reason, I have the sudden urge to

I stepped sideways. Turning my attention away, I shifted my gaze toward the

about not being an

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

this for

at the pinnacle of this planet. For him to look at it with

as I just sat back

ambush me, and now you're trying to target

Priscilla was emitting had taken on an almost corporeal

"Hostile much?"

presence of such killing intent, Ukhan didn't so much as flinch. Rather, his smile only grew bigger, and his gaze returned to

I felt Melissa's gaze.

she isn't actually

"Well, yeah."

demons standing

two demons behind him are not to be trifled with. She probably knows that,

"I figured that much."

why did

Melissa shrugged.

was high. But from the looks

'She has a point.'

all Priscilla could do was utter empty threats. It was clear that whoever the demon was, he wasn't

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

"Help me?"

not believe in whatever

"What nonse―"

Spurt―!

span of a couple of seconds. With a single swipe of his hand, blood spurted all over the cave, and the mammoth's head sagged toward the ground. Priscilla's face froze, and

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