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!"

behind her, she

tried to ambush me?!

"My, my."

no visible change in the man's facial expression as he calmly advanced. The two demons following him in silence were like shadows, quietly following

cast a

know damn well that I can't kill you.

"Bullshit!"

"How crude."

face was contemptuous. His gaze swept over the

myself and

He then continued.

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

"..."

just remind you of

looked at her, I opened my mouth but was unable to speak. It hurt,

is

speak. You didn't have him pester you every

"Uh... Right."

Compared to me, she truly did have worse. After all, Jin

thinking about it. Just what

myself the

left me

did

"Are you sick?"

demonic energy completely

to be

"I'm just self-aware."

twitched, and her gaze shifted toward

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

that's where you think

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

a lot

'Basically, she's delusional.'

have the sudden urge to punch

attention away, I shifted my gaze toward the situation, which

lying about not being an

blood, with his hands behind his back, Ukhan's

this for

a bug. It should be noted that this beast was at the pinnacle of this planet. For him

mattered to me, as I just sat back and enjoyed the show from where

and now

killing intent that Priscilla was emitting had taken on an almost corporeal form―slowly extending toward the vast area surrounding

"Hostile much?"

intent, Ukhan didn't so much as flinch. Rather,

I felt Melissa's gaze.

looking so tough, she isn't

"Well, yeah."

of the two demons standing behind Ukhan and then looked back at

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

"I figured that much."

did

Melissa shrugged.

high. But from the looks

'She has a point.'

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

I'm not here to make enemies.

"Help me?"

did not

"What nonse―"

Spurt―!

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

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