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."

Donna's eyes focused on an enormous beacon that was deeply etched in the ground with four clamps

beacon, directly shooting into the sky and absorbing the mana around

"Mana Compressor."

target of their excursion. As long as they destroyed it,

It was just that...

appear to be no

...It was completely deserted.

no one

presences beneath the ground. There's

tensing. A subtle hue spread from

tell

"No."

thin vines secretly spreading from

can feel several threatening auras. About seven of them

"That many?"

completely taken aback. The Monolith seemed better prepared than they had

and cast a

do we do

"I don't know."

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

as she turned to face Amber. She

know the exact location of all those that are lying in

"More or less."

had tracked down all of the individuals hiding in the ambush. Her vines might not have

She looked at Donna.

what do you

"Start a direct attack."

eyes shone brighter

they're waiting for us. It's best if we attack directly to

down at her

let the

"Got it."

away from Donna and fixed it on the opposing combat force that was off in the distance. Seeing their bodies tense, she knew that they'd received

tense at the moment. The feedback she was receiving through the vines

I didn't miss

all the auras, she looked

"I'm ready."

her gaze toward the distance. Her amethyst

"Okay, get them out."

"You got it."

channeled all of her mana into the vines, which burst forth from the ground and hurled toward the

Rumble―! Rumble―!

the size of three tree trunks. The very

"We have been discovered!"

"Engage with the enem―"

were the Monolith

"Stop."

Donna's voice quietly spread across the entire battlefield, and the

Click―!

clicked at her step, and she

on a purplish hue, and her voice took on an extremely alluring

me a favor and quietly

were just a couple of words, but the moment they

the weaker individuals found themselves tempted by her voice, and they brought their weapons directly toward

down the

Boom―! Boom―!

they got. Blood sprayed all

Boom―!

explosions reverberated throughout, drowning out the cries of desperation

than half of those who emerged were gone, leaving behind only those that held a considerable amount of power. As they looked

are you still

halting their movements. It was only for a moment, but it was sufficient for Amber to intervene as thick vines sprouted behind them like

"How dare you!?"

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