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.

circles appeared at the tips of the vines that were pointed at the Princess,

"A lot of energy…"

into her head, and within the span of half a second, the energy that had gathered at the tip of the vines burst forth and covered the entire land

the once dry world seemed to

and she pointed her hand at the

"Go."

land for a brief moment, and the power she had gathered burst forth and headed directly for the Princess with unbelievable might and

to a sudden stop at her attack, and even the Princess seemed to be rather taken aback by

than I

least bit. In fact, she seemed even more excited as she pressed her foot forward and opened

Ooom—!

humming sound came forth from her mouth, and Maylin's attack started to twist in the air before directing

it did so, the Princess was forced to

Thump! Thump!

she took, the terrain beneath her began to crumble, and all of a sudden, her cheeks

an extent that she resembled a hamster that had overindulged in

"Haaa.. haaa…"

gradually descended toward the ground as she struggled to maintain her breath. Her expression was completely pale,

"I… I…"

could barely formulate a single word, and when she looked in the distance, her gaze seemed to fog

horror, she witnessed the Princess slowly coming to a halt and closing her mouth as she sucked her attack in

for a couple of seconds before the power that was contained within them calmed

"I,impossible…"

moment. It felt as though the entire world had crumbled before her very

"Pftt."

mouthful of

"Damn…"

at the 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

monsters, and they weren't something that the likes of her could even deal

"Cough. Cough."

several times, she raised her head in resignation, but just

"W.. what? H,how?"

the utter shock she was feeling at the moment. With her gaze directed at

barely had time to process

into the air as a

"Mhhhhhh!"

the figure that stood atop

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

herself staring at the scene in the distance with her mouth

is he

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works too,

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