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

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

"Mana Compressor."

target of their excursion. As long as they

It was just that...

Report. There appear

...It was completely deserted.

no one

the ground. There's

Donna found her body tensing. A subtle hue

tell

"No."

look. With thin vines secretly spreading from her

I can feel several threatening auras. About seven of them to

"That many?"

unexpected revelation left Donna completely taken aback. The Monolith seemed

her vines from the ground and cast a

we do

"I don't know."

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

turned to face Amber. She finally took a deep breath, and then her

you know the exact location of all those that are lying

"More or less."

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

She looked at Donna.

you want

"Start a direct attack."

colored eyes shone brighter than before, slowly extending to the

waiting for us. It's

looked down at her

let the combat

"Got it."

tore her gaze 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 the direct orders from Donna,

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

hope I

was locked on all the auras, she looked directly at

"I'm ready."

toward the distance. Her

"Okay, get them out."

"You got it."

mana into the vines, which burst forth from the ground

Rumble―! Rumble―!

came thick vines that were about the size of three tree trunks.

"We have been discovered!"

"Engage with the enem―"

the

"Stop."

and the figures that emerged

Click―!

clicked at her step, and

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

me a favor and

couple of words, but the moment they

few of the weaker individuals found themselves tempted by her voice, and they brought

the

Boom―! Boom―!

everything they got. Blood sprayed all over the

Boom―!

reverberated throughout, drowning out the cries of desperation coming from those

the space of just a few seconds, more than half of those who emerged were gone, leaving behind only those that held a considerable amount of

are you

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

"How dare you!?"

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