The Author's POV

Chapter 708

[I'm at the location.]

The abandoned structure far off in the distance captured and held Monica's attention for some time. A fleeting expression of solemnity passed through her eyes as she knelt down and did the best she could to hide her presence.

'...This is it.'

This was the place that she was designated after the meeting a day prior.

In just a few short moments, a battle would erupt, and many would die. Her presence was not yet known to the enemy, and she was only supposed to show up once the enemy showed up in full.

If they didn't show up, she wouldn't either.

Closing her eyes, she inwardly prayed.

'Hopefully...'

***

"Monica is in position."

Donna looked to her left, where a beautiful woman with green hair stood. She was none other than 48th ranked hero, Amber Rose.

Not far from them was another group of lower ranked members scouting the area ahead. They were the main force in charge of the operation. On the other hand, Amber and she were merely there to ensure that nothing occurred to them. Somewhat like bodyguards in disguise.

Their presence shouldn't be out of the Monolith's calculation.

"That's good."

Amber responded, her tone sounding rather low. It was her attempt at hiding her nervousness.

"Don't worry."

Her nervousness didn't slip past Donna. She placed her hand on her shoulder and reassured.

"We've got the upper hand. We may be walking towards a trap, but the fact that we know that should already be enough of an indication that we aren't going there without a plan. Have faith in the Alliance Master."

"You're right."

Amber took a deep breath and stabilized her heartbeat.

She looked at Donna and asked.

"...Is he trustworthy?"

"The Alliance leader?"

"Yeah..."

Amber bit her bottom lip.

"He seems rather young, and there's not much that I know about him. It'd be a lie if I said I wasn't worried."

"..."

Donna wordlessly stared at Amber.

'Is he trustworthy?'

Donna's mind was just now starting to wrap around how far Kevin had come in such a short amount of time compared to when they first met. From having a rank of around a to now being on par with her.

...Then there was Ren as well. Nothing needed to be said about his accomplishments, which surprisingly overshadowed Kevin's already absurd ones.

'Now that I think about it... what kind of monsters did I train? Is my teaching that effective?'

She shuddered at the thought.

Perhaps she was a way better instructor than she had expected.

"We're here."

her head, Donna's eyes focused on an enormous beacon that was

beam shot out from the beacon, directly shooting into the sky and absorbing the mana

"Mana Compressor."

main target of their excursion. As long as they destroyed

It was just that...

Report. There appear

...It was completely deserted.

was no

beneath the ground.

A subtle hue

tell

"No."

tense look. With thin vines secretly

threatening auras. About seven of them to be

"That many?"

Donna completely taken aback. The Monolith seemed better

the ground and cast a solemn

do we

"I don't know."

staring at the attack force ahead of her. They were currently pretending to scout the location while, in reality, they were just waiting for

she turned to face Amber. She finally took a deep

location of all those that

"More or less."

down all of the individuals hiding in the ambush. Her vines might not have been able to extend

She looked at Donna.

do you want me to

"Start a direct attack."

responded in a stern manner. Her amethyst colored eyes shone brighter than before, slowly extending to the area

know their location and that they're waiting for us.

down at

let the

"Got it."

distance. Seeing their bodies tense, she knew that they'd received the direct orders from

auras of her opponents. She couldn't help but feel rather tense at the moment. The feedback she was receiving through the vines led her to

I

on all the auras, she looked directly at

"I'm ready."

fixed her gaze toward the distance. Her amethyst eyes exploded with

"Okay, get them out."

"You got it."

into the

Rumble―! Rumble―!

three tree trunks. The very tip of them was extremely sharp, and following their appearance, several

"We have been discovered!"

"Engage with the enem―"

were the Monolith

"Stop."

quietly spread across the entire battlefield, and the figures that emerged from the ground

Click―!

at her step, and she brushed

opened her eyes wide, the world took on a purplish hue, and her voice

me a favor

were just a couple of words, but the

the weaker individuals found themselves tempted by her voice,

the side

Boom―! Boom―!

meantime, the assault force and Amber attacked with everything they got. Blood

Boom―!

reverberated throughout, drowning out the cries of desperation coming

only those that held a considerable amount of power. As they looked at Donna, whose

are you still

lingered in the air, halting their movements. It was only for a moment, but it was sufficient for Amber to intervene

"How dare you!?"

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