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.

after another, magic circles appeared at the tips of the vines that were pointed at the Princess, who

"A lot of energy…"

get into her head, and within the span of half a second, the energy that had gathered at the

the once dry world seemed

hair fluttered upward, and she

"Go."

soft voice echoed throughout the land for a brief moment, and the power she had gathered

even the Princess seemed to be rather taken aback by the power of

than

in the least bit. In fact, she seemed

Ooom—!

Maylin's attack started to twist in

soon reached her mouth, and when it did so, the Princess was forced to take several steps

Thump! Thump!

began to crumble, and all of a sudden, her cheeks began to swell up to an

an extent that she resembled a hamster that had overindulged in

"Haaa.. haaa…"

maintain her breath. Her expression was completely pale, and she struggled to

"I… I…"

word, and when she looked in the distance, her gaze seemed to fog up out

this, she forced herself to look in the distance, and that was when, to her horror, she witnessed

the power that was

"I,impossible…"

at that moment. It felt as though the entire world had crumbled before her very eyes, and something sweet lingered at the back

"Pftt."

spat a mouthful of blood, and her

"Damn…"

situation. She thought she had grown stronger over the past five years… strong enough to perhaps fight against one of the seven heads of the demons—but how

were monsters amongst monsters, and they weren't something that the likes of her

"Cough. Cough."

raised her head in resignation, but just as

"W.. what? H,how?"

unable to betray the utter shock she was feeling at the moment. With her gaze directed at the Princess, she watched

so fast that she barely had time to process it,

the air as a muffled

"Mhhhhhh!"

as the figure that stood atop her eyes clung

was trying to suppress inside of her mouth once again became

the situation reversed, and Myalin found herself staring at the scene in the distance with her

is

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