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!"

her, she glared at the demons

tried to ambush me?!

"My, my."

The two

lips curled as he cast a circumspect look

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

"Bullshit!"

"How crude."

was contemptuous. His gaze swept over the remaining

myself and

He then continued.

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

"..."

you of the

her, I opened my mouth but was unable

think Jin is a

You didn't have him pester you every

"Uh... Right."

worse. After all, Jin did have

kind of get shivers thinking about it. Just what did he see

myself the same

reply left me stunned

or did she actually

"Are you sick?"

energy completely fry her

to be the

"I'm just self-aware."

and her

you think I

where you think the problem

ass.' I felt my face loosen up. 'It seems like she believes that her busy schedule, as

a lot of

'Basically, she's delusional.'

the

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

about not being

his back, Ukhan's lips curled into

this

scrutinized the 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

mattered to me, as I just sat back

to ambush me, and now you're trying

taken on an almost corporeal form―slowly extending toward the

"Hostile much?"

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

I felt Melissa's gaze.

looking so tough, she isn't actually

"Well, yeah."

two demons standing

trifled with. She

"I figured that much."

did

Melissa shrugged.

high. But from the looks of things, she's getting utterly

'She has a point.'

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

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

"Help me?"

she did not believe in

"What nonse―"

Spurt―!

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

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