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."

focused on an enormous beacon that was deeply etched in the ground with four clamps by its

shooting into the sky and absorbing the mana around it, releasing small threads

"Mana Compressor."

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

It was just that...

Report. There appear

...It was completely deserted.

no one

the

body tensing. A subtle hue spread from her amethyst

tell their

"No."

her head with a tense look. With thin vines

threatening auras. About seven of

"That many?"

unexpected revelation left Donna completely taken aback. The Monolith seemed better prepared than

and cast a

we do

"I don't know."

her. They were currently pretending to scout the location while, in reality, they were just waiting

her brows as she turned to face Amber. She

know the exact location of

"More or less."

clear to her whether or not she had tracked down all of the individuals hiding in the ambush. Her vines might not have been able to

She looked at Donna.

you want

"Start a direct attack."

in a stern manner. Her amethyst colored eyes shone brighter

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

looked down at

the combat

"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

at the moment. The feedback she

hope I didn't

locked on all the auras, she looked directly at

"I'm ready."

lowered her hand and fixed her gaze toward the distance.

"Okay, get them out."

"You got it."

Donna's instructions, channeled all of her mana into the vines, which burst forth from the ground and

Rumble―! Rumble―!

thick vines that were about the size of three tree trunks. The very tip of them was extremely sharp,

"We have been discovered!"

"Engage with the enem―"

the Monolith

"Stop."

entire battlefield, and the figures that emerged from the ground froze

Click―!

step, and she brushed

her eyes wide, the world took on a purplish

me a favor and

of words, but the moment they

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

down the side

Boom―! Boom―!

and Amber attacked with everything they got. Blood sprayed all over

Boom―!

drowning out the

of those who emerged were gone, leaving behind only those that held a considerable amount of power. As they looked at Donna, whose eyes shone

you still

the air, halting their movements. It was only for a moment, but it was sufficient for Amber to intervene as thick vines

"How dare you!?"

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