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!"

voice. Pink hair fluttering behind her, she glared at the demons while standing

ambush me?! Are you out

"My, my."

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

as he cast a circumspect

can't kill you. What's the point of

"Bullshit!"

"How crude."

was contemptuous. His gaze swept over the remaining individuals

myself and

He then continued.

your words. Someone of your stature shouldn't be mingling and playing around with these rats. You're

"..."

he just remind you of the

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

is a little less

one to speak. You didn't have him pester

"Uh... Right."

me, she truly did have worse.

kind of get shivers thinking about it. Just

ask myself

me stunned

or did

"Are you sick?"

demonic energy completely fry

seemed to be

"I'm just self-aware."

shoulders twitched, and her gaze shifted

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

where you

seems like she believes that her busy schedule,

a lot

'Basically, she's delusional.'

some reason, I have the sudden urge to

away, I shifted my gaze toward

was lying about not

blood, with his hands behind his back,

of this for this

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

that it really mattered to me, as I just sat back and enjoyed

to ambush me, and now you're trying to

that Priscilla was emitting had taken on an almost corporeal form―slowly extending toward the

"Hostile much?"

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

I felt Melissa's gaze.

she isn't

"Well, yeah."

two demons standing behind Ukhan

are not to be trifled with. She probably knows that, hence why she's only

"I figured that much."

why did you

Melissa shrugged.

figured her status was high. But from the looks of things, she's getting

'She has a point.'

the demons present uttered a single word, while all Priscilla could do was utter empty

here to make enemies. Rather, I'm

"Help me?"

face distorted. Clearly, she did not believe in whatever

"What nonse―"

Spurt―!

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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