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 out of her delusions. Raising her head, Donna's eyes focused on an enormous beacon that was deeply etched in the ground with four clamps by its

shooting into the sky and

"Mana Compressor."

long as they destroyed it, their mission would be

It was just that...

There appear to

...It was completely deserted.

no one

beneath the ground.

found her body tensing. A subtle hue spread

you tell their

"No."

a tense look. With thin vines secretly

feel several threatening auras. About seven

"That many?"

taken aback. The Monolith

from the ground and cast a solemn

do we do

"I don't know."

of her. They were currently pretending to

brows as she turned to face Amber. She finally took a deep breath, and

exact location of all those

"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.

do you want me

"Start a direct attack."

manner. Her amethyst colored eyes shone brighter than before, slowly extending

for us.

down

the combat

"Got it."

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,

The feedback she was receiving through the vines led her to believe that there were a significant number of powerful adversaries lurking

hope I didn't miss

on all the auras, she looked directly at

"I'm ready."

her gaze toward the

"Okay, get them out."

"You got it."

of her mana into the vines, which

Rumble―! Rumble―!

three tree trunks. The very tip of them was

"We have been discovered!"

"Engage with the enem―"

the Monolith

"Stop."

entire battlefield, and the figures that emerged from

Click―!

ground clicked at her step, and she brushed her black

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

a favor

were just a couple of words, but the moment they spread, the eyes of many

her voice,

trickled down the

Boom―! Boom―!

Amber attacked with everything they got. Blood sprayed

Boom―!

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

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

are you still

it

"How dare you!?"

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