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

actually tried to ambush me?!

"My, my."

two demons

as he cast a circumspect look

I can't kill you. What's the point of getting so worked

"Bullshit!"

"How crude."

gaze swept over the remaining individuals in

myself and

He then continued.

mingling and playing around with these rats. You're far better

"..."

remind you of the old

Jin. When I looked at her, I opened my mouth but was unable to speak. It hurt, but I found myself agreeing with

Jin is

speak. You didn't have him pester you every day

"Uh... Right."

to me, she truly did have worse. After

thinking about it. Just what did

ask myself

reply left me stunned for

hear correctly, or did she

"Are you sick?"

energy

to be

"I'm just self-aware."

shoulders twitched, and her gaze shifted toward

spend almost all of my time in the lab. Why would you think I wouldn't be aware of the fact that I'm not exactly the best

that's where you think the problem

seems like she believes

clarified a lot of

'Basically, she's delusional.'

some reason, I have the

attention away, I shifted my gaze toward the situation, which had since heated

about not being

which was losing blood, with his hands behind his back, Ukhan's lips curled

all of this

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

mattered to me, as I just sat back and

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

on an almost corporeal

"Hostile much?"

much as flinch. Rather, his smile only grew bigger,

I felt Melissa's gaze.

tough, she isn't actually really

"Well, yeah."

the two demons standing

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

"I figured that much."

did you

Melissa shrugged.

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

'She has a point.'

its appearance, none of the demons present uttered a single word, while all Priscilla could do was utter empty threats. It was clear that whoever the demon was, he wasn't

make

"Help me?"

did not believe in

"What nonse―"

Spurt―!

single swipe of his hand, blood spurted all over the

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