The Author's POV

"Shit!"

Maylin's eyes widened the moment she witnessed the hand come down to crush the human's body.

Although she didn't want to believe it, Maylin knew that it was impossible for the human to dodge the attack, and in the last moment, she saw him give up and sit down cross-legged on the bridge of the Princess's nose.

Then…

As if swatting a bug, the Princess's large hand came smacking down against her face.

Smack—!

Shockwaves spread across the land as a result of that smack, sending all the nearby people scattering into the distance.

Maylin included as her body flung into the air several times. When she stabilized herself, a curse slipped from her mouth.

"Shit. Damn it!"

'Damn it, I had already warned him before hand that this was dangerous… why did he have to go ahead and kill himself like that?!'

Maylin was understandably angry at the situation.

It was never easy to see such a talented individual die, and the fact that this could've all been avoided made her even angrier.

'What am I going to do when he comes and finds out that his comrade has died?'

Staring at the Princess who towered over her, Maylin felt helpless by the enormous power gap between the two of them, but she could only grit her teeth and channel all of the mana inside of her body.

Knowing of just how wide the gap between the two of them was, Maylin could only use her most powerful move.

One after another, green magic circles appeared behind her.

Thump! Thump! Thump!

The land beneath started to tremble, and out of nowhere, thick vines that numbered in the hundreds sprouted out and made their way toward Maylin.

The speed at which the vines were moving was extremely fast, and upon reaching her, they twisted and bent around her body.

Glowing with a yellow light, power started to filtrate Maylin's body as her silver hair fluttered forward and runes appeared all over her body.

Power that was unlike any other surface within every corner of her body. Letting go of Maylin, the vines around her turned around and pointed directly at the Princess whose attention was now focused on her.

"What powerful energy."

Princess Adephagia muttered, her deep voice rumbling throughout the rotten land.

She seemed rather impressed… perhaps even salivating at the power as she brought her arm to her mouth to wipe the saliva that leaked down from the corner of her mouth.

the tips of the vines that were pointed at the Princess, who once again swallowed

"A lot of energy…"

her head, and within the span of half a second, the energy that

land, and the once dry world seemed to come to life for a

and she pointed her hand at

"Go."

the power she had gathered burst forth and headed directly for the Princess with

her attack, and even the Princess seemed to be rather

than I

to be scared in the least bit. In fact, she seemed even

Ooom—!

and Maylin's attack started to twist in the air

did

Thump! Thump!

began to crumble, and

that she resembled

"Haaa.. haaa…"

toward the ground as she struggled to maintain her

"I… I…"

looked in the

look in the distance, and that was when, to her horror, she witnessed the Princess slowly coming to a halt and closing her mouth as she

the power that was contained

"I,impossible…"

wasn't sure how to feel at that moment. It felt as though the entire world had crumbled before her

"Pftt."

she spat a mouthful of

"Damn…"

the situation. She thought she had grown stronger over the past five years… strong enough to perhaps fight against one of

and they weren't something that the likes of her

"Cough. Cough."

resignation, but just

"W.. what? H,how?"

the moment. With her gaze directed at the Princess, she watched as a figure appeared right next to her open eye,

happened so fast that she barely had time to

blood spurted into the air as a muffled wail echoed in the

"Mhhhhhh!"

left to right as the figure that stood atop her eyes

was trying to suppress inside of her mouth once again became wild,

found herself staring at the scene

how is

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works too, I

vision blocked by his hair, which fluttered in front of him